Managing communications for connected vehicles using a cellular network
AssigneeT-Mobile USA, Inc.
InventorAhmad Arash Obaidi
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described herein for managing communications for a connected vehicle, such as between the connected vehicle and other connected vehicle and/or between the connected vehicle and infrastructure entities, such as providers of services to the connected vehicle. For example, a communication network, such as a network provided by a network carrier, may include various cloud engines or other network-based servers that manage, coordinate, and/or provision communications between the connected vehicle and other parties, such as vehicles, road devices, buildings, and other infrastructure entities.
Claims20
A method for managing communications between vehicles, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a vehicle via a wireless communications network, information that identifies an occurrence of an event at the vehicle,
- wherein the information is received by a network server associated with a telecommunications service provider providing the wireless communications network to the vehicle and other vehicles located within geographic proximity to the vehicle, and
- wherein the information is not received via a direct vehicle-to-vehicle wireless connection;
- determining, by the network server, a geographic location of the vehicle;
- determining, by the network server and based at least on part on the geographic location of the vehicle, a geographic area predicted to be affected by the occurrence of the event at the vehicle;
- identifying, by the network server, a subset of the other vehicles located within the geographic area predicted to be affected by the occurrence of the event at the vehicle;
- and
- performing, at the network server, an action associated with the subset of the other vehicles in response to the occurrence of the event at the vehicle,
- wherein the performed action includes transmitting information indicative of one or more parameters of the occurrence of the event to the identified subset of the other vehicles, and
- wherein transmitting the information causes displaying information about the event at a display of a vehicle of the subset of other vehicles.
A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions recorded thereon that, when executed by at least one processor of a system of a wireless telecommunications network, cause the system to:
- receive information from a vehicle via a wireless communications network that indicates an occurrence of an event at the vehicle;
- determine a geographic location of the vehicle;
- determine based at least on part on the geographic location of the vehicle a geographic area predicted to be affected by the occurrence of the event at the vehicle;
- identify, a set of other vehicles located within the geographic area predicted to be affected by the occurrence of the event at the vehicle;
- and
- perform an action associated with the set of other vehicles in response to the occurrence of the event at the vehicle,
- wherein the performed action includes transmitting information indicative of one or more parameters of the occurrence of the event to the set of other vehicles, and
- wherein transmitting the information causes displaying information about the event at a display of a vehicle of the subset of other vehicles.
An apparatus operating as a network server, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one hardware processor;
- and
- at least one data storage device, coupled to the at least one hardware processor, and storing instructions, which when executed by the at least one hardware processor, perform operations comprising:
- receiving, from a vehicle via a wireless communications network, information that indicates an occurrence of an event at the vehicle;
- determining a geographic location of the vehicle;
- determining based at least on part on the geographic location of the vehicle a geographic area predicted to be affected by the occurrence of the event at the vehicle
- identifying a set of other vehicles located within the geographic area predicted to be affected by the occurrence of the event at the vehicle;
- and
- performing an action associated with the set of the other vehicles in response to the occurrence of the event at the vehicle,
- wherein the performed action includes transmitting information indicative of one or more parameters of the occurrence of the event to the set of other vehicles, and
- wherein transmitting the information causes displaying information about the event at a display of a vehicle of the subset of other vehicles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.