System for connecting a telematics device to a vehicle using a wireless receiver configured to transmit diagnostic data
An embodiment provides a system for connecting a telematics device to a host vehicle. The system may comprise a short-range wireless transmitter and a short-range wireless receiver. The short-range wireless transmitter may be connected to an in-vehicle diagnostic system. The short-range wireless receiver may be connected to the telematics device installed in the host vehicle. The short-range wireless transmitter may be configured to wirelessly transmit diagnostic data to the short-range wireless receiver.
1. A system for connecting a telematics device to a host vehicle, comprising:
a short-range wireless transmitter connected to a diagnostic port of an on-board diagnostic system of the vehicle; and
a short-range wireless receiver connected to the telematics device installed in the host vehicle;
wherein the transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit diagnostic data to the receiver; and
wherein the transmitter includes a diagnostic port that provides connectivity to a device as if the diagnostic port of the transmitter was the diagnostic port of the vehicle.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the short-range wireless transmitter is a Bluetooth™ transmitter.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the short-range wireless receiver is a Bluetooth™ receiver.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the short-range wireless transmitter is a 802.11-based transmitter.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the short-range wireless receiver is a 802.11-based receiver.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the telematics device formats the diagnostic data in separate packets.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the telematics device transmits the separate packets of diagnostic data over a wireless network.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the wireless network is a nation-wide wireless network.
9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the separate packets of diagnostic data are transmitted over an airlink.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the separate packets of diagnostic data are transmitted to a base station included in the wireless network.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the separate packets of diagnostic data are propagated through the wireless network to a host computer system, wherein the host computer system is configured to process and store the separate packets in a database using gateway software.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the host computer system hosts a website which when accessed by a user is configured to display the diagnostic data.
13. The system of claim 1 wherein the diagnostic port of the transmitter includes a female OBD connection.
14. The system of claim 1 wherein the diagnostic port of the transmitter includes a male OBD connection.
15. A short-range wireless transmitter connected to a diagnostic port of an on-board diagnostic system of a vehicle;
wherein the transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit diagnostic data to the receiver; and
wherein the transmitter includes a diagnostic port that provides connectivity to a device as if the diagnostic port of the transmitter was the diagnostic port of the vehicle.
16. The transmitter of claim 15 wherein the diagnostic port includes a female OBD connection.
17. The transmitter of claim 15 wherein the diagnostic port includes a male OBD connection.
18. A method for coupling diagnostic tool to a vehicle, comprising:
plugging a wireless transmitter in to an on-board diagnostic port of the vehicle, wherein the transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit diagnostic data to the receiver, and wherein the transmitter includes a diagnostic port that provides connectivity to a device as if the diagnostic port of the transmitter was the diagnostic port of the vehicle; and
plugging the diagnostic tool into the diagnostic port of the transmitter while the transmitter is plugged in to the vehicle's on-board diagnostic port.
19. The transmitter of claim 18 wherein the diagnostic port includes a female OBD connection.
20. The transmitter of claim 18 wherein the diagnostic port includes a male OBD connection.