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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2014
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Donald K. Grimm, Utica, MI (US);
Timothy J. Talty, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Duane S. Carper, Davidson, MI (US);
Daniel J. Forest, Macomb, MI (US);
Esayas Naizghi, Warren, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A plug-in communication system, for implementation with a vehicle. The system in one aspect includes an onboard diagnostics port-expansion device, configured for mounting in the vehicle to, or adjacent, an onboard diagnostics port, and an onboard diagnostics port expansion connection line extending from the onboard diagnostics port-expansion device, the connection line being configured to connect the port-expansion device to one or more vehicle components. In another aspect, the system includes an inline remote-services terminal configured for wired connection inline, via a plurality of connection lines, to a remote-services module of the vehicle, a first connection line, of the plurality of connection lines, configured to connect to the inline remote-services terminal and to the remote-services module, and a second connection line, of the plurality of connection lines, configured to connect to the inline remote-services terminal and to the remote-services module.