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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2012
General Motors Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Charles A. Everhart, Canton, MI (US);
Lawrence D. Cepuran, Northville, MI (US);
Mark S. Frye, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Steven Swanson, Commerce Township, MI (US);
General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for teaching an aftermarket accessory component how to actuate a vehicle function is disclosed herein. The aftermarket accessory component is configured to monitor communications across a vehicle bus. The method includes, but is not limited to, sampling message traffic transmitted across the vehicle bus while the vehicle function is not actuated. The method further includes setting filters in the aftermarket accessory component based on the sampled message traffic. The method further includes prompting a user to actuate the vehicle function in a first manner. The method further includes collecting filtered message traffic from the vehicle bus while the vehicle function is actuated in the first manner. The method further includes parsing the filtered message traffic to identify a command associated with actuation of the vehicle function. The method further includes testing the command to confirm that the command actuates the vehicle function.