Patent ID: 6744352
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: B60R,G08G

Abstract:
A vehicle comprising:a cab; and a data communications apparatus connected to said cab for communicating data to and from said cab, said data communications apparatus comprising: at least one electronic subsystem associated with the vehicle and related to the operation of the vehicle; a plurality of electrical conductors connected to the at least one electronic subsystem and associated with the vehicle; a connector connected in series with said plurality of electrical conductors and positioned in said cab; vehicle data communications protocol converting means connected to said plurality of electrical conductors for converting a first data communications protocol associated with data communications along the plurality of electrical conductors to a second data communications protocol; a first transceiver associated with said connector and connected to said vehicle data communications protocol converting means for transmitting and receiving the second data communications protocol; and a remote data communications terminal including a second transceiver for transmitting the second data communications protocol to said first transceiver and receiving the second data communications protocol from said first transceiver.