Vehicle communications interface and method of operation thereof
AssigneeSPX Corporation
InventorsManokar Chinnadurai, Paul Sontheimer
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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.
Claims20
A vehicle communication interface (VCI), comprising:
- a software application configured to process data received from a vehicle, wherein process data received from the vehicle comprises translating the data received from the vehicle to a third communications protocol;
- a first driver configured to communicate with a first host system interface using a first communications protocol;
- a second driver configured to communicate with a second host system interface using a second communications protocol;
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- a standardized interface configured to communicate with each of the software application, the first driver and the second driver using the third communications protocol.
A method of communicating with a vehicle, the method comprising:
- processing information received from the vehicle using a software application, wherein processing information comprises translating the information received from the vehicle to a third communications protocol;
- communicating with a first host system interface using a first driver and a first communications protocol;
- communicating with a second host system interface 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 the third communications protocol.
A vehicle communication interface (VCI), comprising:
- means for processing information received from a vehicle, wherein, means for processing information comprises means for translating information received from the vehicle to a third communications protocol;
- means for communicating with a first host system interface using a first communications protocol;
- means for communicating with a second host system interface using a second communications protocol;
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- means for communicating with the means for processing, the means for communicating with the first host system interface and the means for communicating with the second host system interface using the third communications protocol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.