Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing redundancy, diagnostics, and authentication for hardwired circuit boards in an electronic device. The method and apparatus include a first printed circuit board and at least one second circuit board physically and electrically hardwired to the first printed circuit board. A wireless communications system comprising a first transceiver coupled to the first printed board and at least one second transceiver is respectively coupled to the at least one second printed circuit board. The first transceiver communicates with each of the at least one second transceivers via a respective wireless communications path, such that each wireless communications path runs parallel with at least one hardwired signal path between the first printed circuit board and the at least one second circuit boards.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for communicating information between vehicles and/or other systems, including the Internet. Such information may include vehicle operations information, emergency information, email and any other form of information. To facilitate communications each vehicle is equipped with an onboard communications system. In one embodiment, the onboard communications systems are configured to transmit/receive tokens to other systems within a predefined range (as determined by the transmission equipment) without regard for whether the information tokens are addressed to a particular recipient.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for communicating information between vehicles and/or other systems, including the Internet. Such information may include vehicle operations information, emergency information, email and any other form of information. To facilitate communications each vehicle is equipped with an onboard communications system. In one embodiment, the onboard communications systems are configured to transmit/receive tokens to other systems within a predefined range (as determined by the transmission equipment) without regard for whether the information tokens are addressed to a particular recipient.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing redundancy, diagnostics, and authentication for hardwired circuit boards in an electronic device. The method and apparatus include a first printed circuit board and at least one second circuit board physically and electrically hardwired to the first printed circuit board. A wireless communications system comprising a first transceiver coupled to the first printed board and at least one second transceiver is respectively coupled to the at least one second printed circuit board. The first transceiver communicates with each of the at least one second transceivers via a respective wireless communications path, such that each wireless communications path runs parallel with at least one hardwired signal path between the first printed circuit board and the at least one second circuit boards.