Method, apparatus and system for retrofitting a vehicle
AssigneeSucxess LLC
InventorAxel Nix
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method for retrofitting a vehicle are presented. The method relates to a vehicle with a factory-installed first apparatus which communicates with a factory-installed second apparatus through a vehicle data bus using a first message. The method includes electrically disconnecting the vehicle data bus between the first apparatus and the second apparatus and electrically connecting a retrofit apparatus to the vehicle data bus. The method further includes transmitting a second message from the retrofit apparatus to the first apparatus which is indistinguishable from the first message.
Claims19
A method, comprising:
- providing a vehicle having a factory-installed first apparatus including a processor, programmed to communicate with a factory-installed second apparatus through a vehicle data bus with a first message having an identifier;
- electrically disconnecting the vehicle data bus between the factory-installed first apparatus and the factory-installed second apparatus;
- adding a second data bus to the vehicle;
- electrically connecting a retrofit apparatus to the vehicle data bus and to the second data bus;
- electrically connecting the factory-installed first apparatus to the second data bus;
- and
- transmitting a second message from the retrofit apparatus to the factory-installed first apparatus through the second data bus, the second message being indistinguishable from the first message.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a factory-installed first apparatus including a first processor which is programmed to receive a first message on a vehicle data bus from a factory-installed second apparatus;
- and
- a retrofit apparatus connected to the vehicle data bus including a second processor programmed to transmit a second message which mimics the first message through a second data bus.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a factory-installed first apparatus including a first processor, programmed to receive a first message via a vehicle data bus from a factory-installed second apparatus, the first message having a message identifier;
- and
- a retrofit apparatus, operatively connected to the vehicle data bus, including a second processor programmed to send a second message having the same message identifier,
- wherein the factory-installed first apparatus communicates with the retrofit apparatus through a second data bus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.