Detachable wireless adapter for vehicle communication modules

Detachable wireless adapter for vehicle communication modules

A wireless adapter for use with a vehicle communication module (VCM) for converting a signal received from a vehicle in a first signal protocol to a second signal in a second signal protocol. The VCM has a network connector dedicated to sending and receiving signals compliant to a local area network signal format in a wired manner. The adapter includes a VCM connector configured to detachably connect to the network connector of the VCM for receiving the signals compliant to the local area network signal format sent from the VCM. A data processor generates a wireless VCM signal based on the signals received from the VCM connector. A wireless transceiver is provided to establish a wireless link to a wireless data network. The wireless transceiver transmits the wireless VCM signal to the wireless data network, and receives a wireless host signal from the wireless data network. Information included in the received wireless host signal is processed to be compliant to the local area network signal ...