Patent ID: 8626375

Claim:
An adaptive cable for use with a vehicle diagnostic tool, comprising: a complex programmable logic device adapted to receive instructions from the vehicle diagnostic tool; a multiplexer adapted to receive instructions from the complex programmable logic device to configure multiplexer connections for a vehicle communication protocol and for a jump connection of cable pins; a first cable to connect the adaptive cable to the vehicle diagnostic tool at a first end and to communicate with the complex programmable logic device at a second end; a second cable to connect to a data link connector in a vehicle at a first end, the first end having the cable pins for the jump connection, and to communicate with the multiplexer at a second end; a housing that houses the multiplexer, a portion of the first cable, a portion of the second cable, and the complex programmable logic device; and a plurality of switches on a surface of the first end of the second cable, each of the plurality of switches paired to the corresponding cable pin.