System for advertising vehicle information wirelessly

摘要

A system and apparatus for advertising vehicle information using network names includes a wireless transceiver removably attached to the data port of a vehicle. The transceiver creates a wireless network having a unique name. The transceiver advertises vehicle specific information as part of the wireless network name. The transceiver communicates the network name to an app running on a wireless user computing device. A plurality of unique network names may be collected by the app and stored for use in researching additional information about each vehicle having such a transceiver mounted thereon.

主权项

1. A system for wirelessly advertising vehicle specific information comprising:
a device adapted to be removably attached to a vehicle diagnostic data port; the device being configurable by a vehicle operator or other user; the device being capable of communicating through the vehicle diagnostic data port with at least one built-in vehicle electronic control module; the device being capable of communicating over a wireless communications system external to the vehicle diagnostic data port; the device configured to read or request or communicate vehicle specific information from the vehicle diagnostic data port; and the device incorporating the vehicle specific information as part of a wireless communications system name, whereby the vehicle specific information is visible on an external independent user computing device without requiring a user to open a wireless communications connection or socket between the device and the external independent user computing device, and whereby the device automatically changes the wireless communications system name in real time upon receiving a change in the vehicle specific information obtained from the vehicle through the vehicle diagnostic port.