Adapter
AssigneeHella Gutmann Solutions GmbH
InventorThorsten Hoes
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an adapter comprising: a housing, a plug for connecting to a vehicle diagnostic interface of a vehicle, an extension cable connected to the plug, and a first communication unit connected to the extension cable. The first communication unit is designed to communicate wirelessly with a vehicle diagnostic device, a mobile terminal, with at least one vehicle control device connected to the vehicle diagnostic interface. The adapter further comprises a fastening means for attaching the housing to a vehicle exterior, a window pane, a vehicle door, a vehicle pillar, and/or a vehicle roof. Further disclosed is a method and a system comprising the adapter and a vehicle diagnostic device, and system comprising the adapter and a mobile terminal.
Claims20
An adapter, comprising:
- a housing;
- a plug to connect to a vehicle diagnostic interface of a vehicle;
- an extension cable connected to the plug;
- a first communication unit connected to the extension cable, wherein the first communication unit is configurable to communicate wirelessly with at least one of a vehicle diagnostic device, a mobile terminal, or at least one vehicle control device connected to the vehicle diagnostic interface;
- and
- a fastening member for attaching the housing to at least one of a vehicle exterior, a window pane, a vehicle door, a vehicle pillar, or a vehicle roof.
A method for using an adapter, the adapter comprising:
- a housing;
- a plug to connect to a vehicle diagnostic interface of a vehicle;
- an extension cable connected to the plug;
- a first communication unit connected to the extension cable, wherein the first communication unit is configurable to communicate wirelessly with at least one of a vehicle diagnostic device, a mobile terminal, or least one vehicle control device connected to the vehicle diagnostic interface;
- and
- a fastening member for attaching the housing to at least one of a vehicle exterior;
- a window pane, a vehicle door, a vehicle pillar, or a vehicle roof;
- and
- the method comprising the steps of:
- connecting the plug to the vehicle diagnostic interface;
- attaching the housing to at least one of a the vehicle exterior, the window pane the vehicle door, the vehicle pillar, or the vehicle roof with a the fastening member;
- establishing a communication connection between the] first communication unit of the adapter and the at least one vehicle control device;
- and
- establishing a communication connection between the first communication unit of the adapter and at least one of the vehicle diagnostic device or the mobile terminal.
A system comprising:
- an adapter, the adapter including:
- a housing;
- a plug to connect to a vehicle diagnostic interface of a vehicle;
- an extension cable connected to the plug;
- a first communication unit connected to the extension cable, wherein the first communication unit is configurable to communicate wirelessly with at least one of a vehicle diagnostic device, a mobile terminal, or least one vehicle control device connected to the vehicle diagnostic interface;
- and
- a fastening member for attaching the housing to at least one of a vehicle exterior;
- a window pane, a vehicle door, a vehicle pillar, or a vehicle roof;
- a vehicle diagnostic device, wherein the vehicle diagnostic device includes a second communication unit configurable for wireless communication with the first communication unit, and a control and processing unit configurable for evaluation of data transmitted from the at least one vehicle control device to the first communication unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.