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Dynamic status update solicitation

  • US 10,103,996 B2
  • Filed: 05/04/2016
  • Issued: 10/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing status updates to a mobile device, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) selecting at least one real-time characteristic based upon an expected impact of the at least one real-time characteristic on a communication capacity of the central office;

    (b) receiving a vehicle action request from the mobile device at a central office;

    (c) initiating a communication to a vehicle of an instruction to carry out a vehicle action;

    (d) determining a status update frequency based upon the at least one real-time characteristic as an indicator of real-time communication capacity of the central office; and

    (e) instructing the mobile device to request status updates on the vehicle action request to the central office at the status update frequency, wherein instructing the mobile device addresses the communication capacity at the central office by preventing the mobile device from requesting the status update more quickly than the instructed status update frequency.

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