Vehicle based intelligent network interactivity
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- means for establishing communications between a first network and a second network in proximity to the first network;
means for predicting a time period during which communications between the first network and the second network can be made; and
means for transferring information between the first network and the second network so that said transferring means completes the information transfer within the time period.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus that interactively determine which data is exchanged between two networks or devices operating on the networks and the order in which the data is transferred. One of the networks can be a vehicle area network. The determination is capable of being based on one or more data criteria, including file size, user access, device interaction, user preferences, history of use, and so on. The available time in which to communicate is forecasted so that the appropriate data can be transmitted. It is emphasized that this abstract is being provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow examiners and other searchers to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, as promised by the rules of the Patent Office.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for establishing communications between a first network and a second network in proximity to the first network;
means for predicting a time period during which communications between the first network and the second network can be made; and
means for transferring information between the first network and the second network so that said transferring means completes the information transfer within the time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus, comprising:
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a local area network having at least one or more devices communicatively coupled on said local area network;
means for establishing communications with a vehicle area network having at least one or more devices communicatively coupled on the vehicle area network;
means for predicting a time period during which communications between said local area network and the vehicle area network can be made; and
means for transferring information between said local area network and the vehicle area network so that said transferring means completes the information transfer within the time period. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
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a vehicle area network having at least one or more devices communicatively coupled on said vehicle area network;
means for establishing communications with a local area network having at least one or more devices communicatively coupled on the local area network;
means for predicting a time period during which communications between said vehicle area network and the local area network can be made; and
means for transferring information between said vehicle area network and the local area network so that said transferring means completes the information transfer within the time period. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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establishing communications between a first network and a second network in proximity to the first network;
predicting a time period during which communications between the first network and the second network can be made; and
transferring information between the first network and the second network so that said transferring means completes the information transfer within the time period. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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establishing communications between a local area network and a vehicle area network when the vehicle area network enters a communication range of the local area network;
determining a status of the vehicle and communicating the status of the vehicle to the local area network;
predicting a time period during which the vehicle area network will remain within communication range of the local area network so that communications may occur, said predicting step being based at least in part on the vehicle status determined in said determining step;
selecting an appropriate file capable of being transferred within the time period predicted in said predicting step; and
transferring the file between the local area network and the vehicle area network during the time period. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for establishing communications between a first network and a second network in proximity to the first network;
means for determining an amount of data to be transferred between the first network and the second network, the amount being based at least in part on a personal profile of at least one or more users of at least one of the first network and the second network; and
means for transferring information between the first network and the second network based at least in part on the personal profile of at the at least one or more users. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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