US 2023/0410564 A1 · TECHNOLOGIES FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN COMMUNICATION MODES IN A TELEMATICS DEVICE

Abstract

Technologies for switching between communication modes in a telematics device includes a communication subsystem having a communication processor electrically coupled to a location antenna to receive location data form a location beacon system and a data antenna to communication with a remote computer system(s). The communication processor may have multiple modes of operation including a location mode in which the communication processor is configured to receive and process location data from the location beacon system and a data mode in which the communication processor is configured to transmit and receive data communications from the remote computer system(s). The communication subsystem may control the operating mode of the communication processor by switching the communication processor between the location mode and the data mode according to a determined switching duty cycle.

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Dependent claims

A telematics device comprising:

a location antenna configured for receiving location data from a location beacon system;
a data antenna configured for communications with a remote computer system;
and
a communication subsystem comprising a communication processor electrically coupled to each of the data antenna and the location antenna, the communication processor having multiple modes of operation including (i) a location mode in which the communication processor is configured to receive and process location data from the location beacon system using the location antenna and (ii) a data mode in which the communication processor is configured to transmit and receive data communications from the remote computer system using the data antenna, wherein the communication subsystem is configured to:
determine a switching duty cycle between the location mode and the data mode of the communication processor;
and
switch the communication processor between the location mode and the data mode based on the switching duty cycle.

4 more elements

A method for switching between communication modes of a telematics device, the method comprising:

determining, by a communication subsystem of the telematics device, a switching duty cycle between a location mode and a data mode of a communication processor of the communication subsystem, wherein the communication processor has multiple modes of operation including (i) the location mode in which the communication processor is configured to receive and process location data from the location beacon system using a location antenna of the telematics device and (ii) the data mode in which the communication processor is configured to transmit and receive data communications from the remote computer system using a data antenna of the telematics device;
and
switching, by the communication subsystem, the communication processor between the location mode and the data mode based on the switching duty cycle.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Technologies for switching between communication modes in a telematics device

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Abstract

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