Interworking among automobile buses, portable user equipment and mobile networks
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
InventorsEric Lee Valentine, Walter Lee Davidson
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Abstract
An interworking module and method are described herein which allows information to be exchanged between a user terminal (e.g., mobile phone) and a communication bus which is installed within a vehicle. The communication bus is connected to different components (e.g., engine sensors, on-board diagnostic systems, video-audio equipment, heating-cooling equipment, stereo system, and seats) which are installed within the vehicle.
Claims22
An interworking module for use in a vehicle, said interworking module comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- at least one memory that includes processor-executable instructions, where the one or more processors are adapted to interface with the at least one memory and execute the processor-executable instructions to:
- allow communications between a user terminal and a communication bus that is installed within the vehicle;
- and
- run an uplink monitoring loop that includes:
- receiving sensor information from the communication bus, where the sensor information is related to one or more components within the vehicle;
- building a message including the received sensor information;
- and
- sending the message to the user terminal which then routes the message through a wireless communication network to an application server.
A method for enabling a user terminal to interface with a communication bus within a vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
- installing an interworking module within the vehicle;
- connecting the interworking module to the communication bus within the vehicle;
- using the interworking module to allow communications between a user terminal and the communication bus;
- and
- running an uplink monitoring loop which includes the steps of:
- receiving sensor information from the communication bus, where the sensor information is related to one or more components within the vehicle;
- building a message including the received sensor information;
- and
- sending the message to the user terminal which then routes the message through a communication network to an application server.
A vehicle telematics system, comprising:
- a communication bus;
- and
- an interworking module that includes:
- one or more processors;
- and
- at least one memory that includes processor-executable instructions, where the one or more processors are adapted to interface with the at least one memory and execute the processor-executable instructions to:
- allow communications between a user terminal and the communication bus;
- and
- run an uplink monitoring loop that includes:
- receiving sensor information from the communication bus, where the sensor information is related to one or more components within the vehicle;
- building a message including the received sensor information;
- and
- sending the message to the user terminal which then routes the message through a wireless communication network to an application server.
A user terminal, comprising:
- a user interface;
- one or more processors;
- and
- at least one memory that includes processor-executable instructions, where the one or more processors are adapted to interface with the at least one memory and execute the processor-executable instructions to upload or download information from or to a communication bus via an interworking module which are installed within a vehicle wherein the uploaded information is routed through a wireless communication network to an application server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.