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Vehicle data distribution system and method

  • US 10,382,555 B2
  • Filed: 11/13/2012
  • Issued: 08/13/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of distributing data to a vehicle that is in-flight, comprising:

  • selecting, by a computing device fixedly connected to the vehicle that is in-flight, and based on a bearer selection preference indicated by a system user, a bearer selection preference indicated by an end-user, and a set of selection rules, a particular bearer from a plurality of bearers,the bearer selection preference indicated by the system user corresponding to a particular type of data included in information that is to be received onto the vehicle,the particular type of data from a set of data types including one or more types of end-user data and one or more types of vehicle data,the plurality of bearers being of different types and having interfaces for receiving information onto the vehicle,the interfaces being fixedly coupled to the vehicle and communicatively coupled to the computing device,the bearer selection preference indicated by the end-user corresponding to at least one of a speed, an urgency, or a cost of data delivery,the set of selection rules represented by a respective set of weightings applied to each selection criterion for a plurality of possible conditions associated with the vehicle, and the set of selection rules indicating, for a plurality of current conditions associated with the vehicle, a respective relative importance of each selection criterion amongst a plurality of selection criteria for the plurality of current conditions, wherein at least one current condition is a current physical state of the vehicle during a journey from an origination point to a destination point, and wherein the current physical state of the vehicle is detected by the vehicle, andthe end-user being a passenger operating a destination device within the vehicle;

    causing the information including the particular type of data to be received onto the vehicle using the particular bearer while the vehicle is in-flight; and

    routing, by the computing device via one or more networks that are on-board the vehicle, the information that has been received onto the vehicle to the destination device within the vehicle.

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