Patent ID: 7149206

Claim:
A system for vehicle protocol conversion, comprising: a bus connector adapted to be coupled to a vehicle bus; a protocol transceiver coupled to the bus connector, the protocol transceiver operable to: receive messages destined for communication through the bus connector and send the messages through the bus connector according to a vehicle bus protocol, and receive messages through the bus connector according to the vehicle bus protocol; a computer coupled to the protocol transceiver, the computer operable to: claim multiple addresses on the bus, analyze the messages received through the bus connector to determine whether the messages should be transmitted to a diagnostic system, the determination based on predetermined criteria set by the diagnostic system, and receive the messages destined for communication through the bus connector; and a wireless communication device coupled to the computer, the wireless communication device, using a wireless link, operable to transmit the messages that should be transmitted and receive the messages destined for communication through the bus connector.