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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2010
Michael Drew, Dexter, MI (US);
Brian Herron, Dexter, MI (US);
Michael Drew, Dexter, MI (US);
Brian Herron, Dexter, MI (US);
DREW TECHNOLOGIES, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A data acquisition, data display, vehicle computer interface and programming tool in the form of a module. The module of the present invention can be set into a dock, which is connected to the vehicle's control modules. The vehicle can be reprogrammed to accept vehicle manufacture's updates and/or performance updates. Once the reprogramming is finished the module is removed from the dock and is be placed into/onto the vehicle's dashboard or other location readily viewable by the vehicle operator to report one or more of the vehicle's operating parameters. The present invention is readily connectable to a vehicle's data link for bi-directional communication with the various control modules on the vehicle.