Vehicle communications interface and method of operations thereof
AssigneeBosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc.
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.
Claims19
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.
A method of communicating with a vehicle, the method comprising:
- 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.
A vehicle communication interface (VCI), comprising:
- 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.