Gateway selection for a virtual parked vehicle network
First Claim
1. A method for selecting one or more gateway vehicles for a virtual parked vehicle network including a plurality of parked vehicles that are members of the virtual parked vehicle network, the method comprising:
- assigning position data to the plurality of parked vehicles which describes a plurality of unique position values for the plurality of parked vehicles in the virtual parked vehicle network; and
designating a parked vehicle having a lowest position value in the plurality of unique position values as a gateway vehicle for the virtual parked vehicle network, wherein the gateway vehicle is an only member of the virtual parked vehicle network that is operable to provide access to the virtual parked vehicle network, the method is executed by a processor of the parked vehicle and the parked vehicle is assigned the lowest position value because it is executing the method.
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Abstract
The disclosure includes embodiments for selecting one or more gateway vehicles for a virtual parked vehicle network including a plurality of parked vehicles that are members of the virtual parked vehicle network. A method according to some embodiments includes assigning position data to the plurality of parked vehicles which describes a plurality of unique position values for the plurality of parked vehicles in the virtual parked vehicle network. The method includes designating a parked vehicle having a lowest position value in the plurality of unique position values as a gateway vehicle for the virtual parked vehicle network. In some embodiments, the gateway vehicle is an only member of the virtual parked vehicle network that is operable to provide access to the virtual parked vehicle network.
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1. A method for selecting one or more gateway vehicles for a virtual parked vehicle network including a plurality of parked vehicles that are members of the virtual parked vehicle network, the method comprising:
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assigning position data to the plurality of parked vehicles which describes a plurality of unique position values for the plurality of parked vehicles in the virtual parked vehicle network; and designating a parked vehicle having a lowest position value in the plurality of unique position values as a gateway vehicle for the virtual parked vehicle network, wherein the gateway vehicle is an only member of the virtual parked vehicle network that is operable to provide access to the virtual parked vehicle network, the method is executed by a processor of the parked vehicle and the parked vehicle is assigned the lowest position value because it is executing the method. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for selecting one or more gateway vehicles for a virtual parked vehicle network including a plurality of parked vehicles that are members of the virtual parked vehicle network, the system comprising:
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an onboard unit of a parked vehicle including a non-transitory memory storing computer code which, when executed by the onboard unit causes the onboard unit to execute steps comprising; assigning position data to the plurality of parked vehicles which describes a plurality of unique position values for the plurality of parked vehicles, wherein the parked vehicle is assigned a lowest position value in the plurality of unique position values because the onboard unit of the parked vehicle is executing the steps; and designating the parked vehicle having the lowest position value in the plurality of unique position values as a gateway vehicle for the virtual parked vehicle network, wherein the gateway vehicle is an only member of the virtual parked vehicle network that is operable to provide access to the virtual parked vehicle network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for selecting one or more gateway vehicles for a virtual parked vehicle network including a plurality of parked vehicles, the method comprising:
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receiving global positioning system data (GPS data) for the plurality of parked vehicles included in the virtual parked vehicle network; for each non-gateway vehicle included in the virtual parked vehicle network, determining their first average distance to all the other non-gateway vehicles in the virtual parked vehicle network based on the GPS data; and designating a non-gateway vehicle having a highest value for first average distance as a gateway vehicle for the virtual parked vehicle network, wherein the gateway vehicle is an only member of the virtual parked vehicle network that is operable to provide access to the virtual parked vehicle network for one or more other vehicles which are not members of the virtual parked vehicle network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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