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Method and apparatus providing information transfer

  • US 20050125483A1
  • Filed: 11/02/2004
  • Published: 06/09/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of providing information transfer from at least one data unit to a central server, said at least one data unit being mounted on a mobile carrier and comprising an input/output interface at least for local data collection for said information transfer, the data unit further comprising at least two different communication means, the at least two communication means having an overlapping availability in at least a part of a geographical area in which the at least one data unit is located, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps in each data unit:

  • initiating the at least two communication means;

    determining a preferred communication means;

    determining an availability of the communication means;

    selecting a current communication means from one of the at least two communication means, in dependence of;

    the determined preferred communication means, and the availability of the communication means;

    providing information transfer to the central server by means of the current communication means.

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