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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
May. 23, 2008
Henry Thomas Ubik, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
James Smarr Collins, New Boston, MI (US);
Gary M Denomme, Grafton, OH (US);
Henry Thomas Ubik, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
James Smarr Collins, New Boston, MI (US);
Gary M Denomme, Grafton, OH (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention includes an apparatus for remotely testing a plurality of communication channel inputs to an automobile computer. The apparatus may include a microprocessor electrically connected to a persistent memory. The memory may have stored therein communication channel test messages corresponding to each of two or more communication channel inputs to an automobile computer. At least one of the communication channels is a wireless communication channel. The microprocessor may be configured to output a test message over a selected communication channel to the automobile computer.