Vehicle communications interface and method of operations thereof
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1. A vehicle communication interface (VCI), comprising:
- a software application configured to process data received from a vehicle via one or more vehicle interfaces;
a first driver configured to communicate with a first host system interface of a host system using a first communications protocol;
a second driver configured to communicate with a second host system interface of the host system using a second communications protocol;
a processor that implements the software application, the first driver and the second driver; and
an operator interface; and
a standardized interface configured to communicate with each of the software application, the first driver and the second driver using a third communications protocol.
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Abstract
A vehicle communication interface (VCI) that allows for a single communications protocol to be used between a software application and a plurality of software drivers that are connected to physical interfaces of the VCI. Also, a method of communicating with a vehicle using a host system such as a personal computer. The method also makes use of a single communications protocol between a software application that processes information received from a vehicle and a plurality of software drivers.
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1. A vehicle communication interface (VCI), comprising:
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a software application configured to process data received from a vehicle via one or more vehicle interfaces; a first driver configured to communicate with a first host system interface of a host system using a first communications protocol; a second driver configured to communicate with a second host system interface of the host system using a second communications protocol; a processor that implements the software application, the first driver and the second driver; and
an operator interface; anda standardized interface configured to communicate with each of the software application, the first driver and the second driver using a third communications protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of communicating with a vehicle, the method comprising:
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processing, using a software application and a processor, information received from the vehicle via one or more vehicle interfaces; communicating with a first host system interface of a host system using a first driver and a first communications protocol; communicating with a second host system interface of the host system using a second driver and a second communications protocol; and communicating with the software application, the first driver and the second driver using a standardized interface and a third communications protocol. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle communication interface (VCI), comprising:
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a software application configured to process information received from a vehicle via one or more vehicle interfaces; a processor to implement the software application; a first driver configured to communicate with a first host system interface of a host system using a first communications protocol; a second driver configured to communicate with a second host system interface of the host system using a second communications protocol; and a standardized interface configured to communicate with the software application, the first driver and the second driver using a third communications protocol, wherein the standardized interface operates between software application and the first and second drivers. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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