Wireless network and methodology for automotive service systems

A vehicle service system comprising a main processor, a master controller and at least one slave device;

• wherein the master controller is for wirelessly communicating with the at least one slave device using a standard communications link;
• wherein the at least one slave device is for gathering vehicle data and transmitting the data to the master controller via the standard communications link;
• wherein the master controller includes a processor configured to process the data;
• and
• wherein the main processor and the master controller are in communication with each other, and the processor of the master controller sends the processed data to the main processor for further processing.

A vehicle service system comprising a master controller and at least one slave device;

• wherein the master controller is for wirelessly communicating with the at least one slave device using a standard communications link;
• wherein the at least one slave device is for gathering vehicle service data and transmitting the data to the master controller via the standard communications link;
• and
• wherein the master controller includes a processor configured to process the data and serve the processed data.

A system comprising a master controller and at least one slave device, the system using a standard communications link between the master controller and the at least one slave device to form a wireless communications network, wherein the master controller includes a processor configured to perform the steps of:

• generating a list of available slave devices for the network having the standard communications link;
• determining valid slave devices from the list of available slave devices based on an identification protocol of the standard communications link;
• selecting the at least one slave device from the valid slave devices;
• establishing a network identification between the master controller and the at least one slave device;
• and
• using the network identification to establish a network comprising only the master controller and the at least one slave device.