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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2024
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Coh L. Yoshizaki, Wixom, MI (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for simulating a connection between a vehicle and an accessory system. A system may include a bus connector configured to connect with the accessory system. The system may include a plurality of transceivers and one or more microprocessors (MCUs) electrically connected to the bus connector and the plurality of transceivers. The one or more MCUs may transmit, via one or more transceivers of the plurality of transceivers, signals simulating communication with and/or from the accessory system. The one or more MCUs may further receive the signals simulating communication with and/or from the accessory system. The system may include a void seal. The void seal, when attached to the bus connector, prevents the accessory system from being connected to the bus connector, and when detached from the bus connector, the one or more MCUs stop transmitting the signals simulating communication with and/or from the accessory system.
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