Patent ID: 7917260

Claim:
An apparatus for remotely testing a plurality of communication channel inputs to an automobile computer, the apparatus comprising: microprocessor electrically connected to a persistent memory having stored therein communication channel test messages corresponding to each of two or more communication channel inputs to an automobile computer, at least one of which is a wireless communication channel, wherein the microprocessor is configured to output a test message over a selected communication channel to the automobile computer; a wireless transceiver in communication with the microprocessor for wirelessly communicating at least one of the test messages to a wireless communication input to the automobile computer; and one or more switches connected to the microprocessor which, upon operation, cause the microprocessor to (1) pair the wireless transceiver with the wireless communication input to the automobile computer, (2) select one of the two or more communication channel inputs and corresponding test messages for testing, and (3) output the corresponding test message over the selected communication channel input.