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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2012
Applicant:
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc., Warren, MI (US);
Inventors:
Manokar Chinnadurai, Owatonna, MN (US);
Paul Sontheimer, Waseca, MN (US);
Assignee:
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc., Warren, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/2823 (2013.01); G06F 8/30 (2013.01); G06F 9/541 (2013.01); G06F 9/545 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04L 69/08 (2013.01); H04L 69/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle communication interface (VCI) that allows for a single communications protocol to be used between a software application and a plurality of software drivers that are connected to physical interfaces of the VCI. Also, a method of communicating with a vehicle using a host system such as a personal computer. The method also makes use of a single communications protocol between a software application that processes information received from a vehicle and a plurality of software drivers.