Patent ID: 7917603

Claim:
A method for setting an Internet Protocol (IP) address for a communication module of a vehicle to access a network, the method comprising the steps of: detecting inherent vehicle information from a vehicle identification number (VIN) from a network interface card, wherein the VIN includes the inherent vehicle information and information related to the vehicle other than the inherent vehicle information, and wherein the inherent vehicle information is set according to a universal manufacturer rule for identification of the vehicle; converting at least a portion of the detected inherent vehicle information, which is represented by a plurality of alphabetical characters, into preset values, which are represented as Arabic numerals; expressing the preset values and any unconverted portion of the detected inherent vehicle information as binary data, wherein any unconverted portion of the detected inherent vehicle information is represented as Arabic numerals; creating an interface identifier (ID) of the IP address by combining a hexadecimal value of the binary data and a specific bit value for reporting that the IP address is a unique address; creating the IP address by combining the interface ID with a network prefix; and providing the IP address to the network.