Method and system for implementing a vehicle WiFi access point gateway
First Claim
1. A method of operating a vehicle telematics device as a communication gateway, comprising:
- detecting a wireless access point with a vehicle telematics device;
establishing a communication gateway between the detected wireless access point and a service provider utilizing the vehicle telematics device; and
communicating data between the wireless access point and the service provider via the communication gateway.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of operating a vehicle telematics device as a communication gateway. The method includes detecting a wireless access point with a vehicle telematics device, establishing a communication gateway between the detected wireless access point and a service provider utilizing the vehicle telematics device, and communicating data between the wireless access point and the service provider via the communication gateway. The step of detecting the wireless access point may include transmitting a polling message from the telematics device and receiving a response, generated by the wireless access point, to the polling message. The step of establishing the communication gateway between the detected wireless access point and the service provider may include establishing communication between the communication gateway and the detected wireless access point utilizing a first communication protocol, and establishing communication between the communication gateway and the service provider utilizing a second communication protocol.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of operating a vehicle telematics device as a communication gateway, comprising:
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detecting a wireless access point with a vehicle telematics device;
establishing a communication gateway between the detected wireless access point and a service provider utilizing the vehicle telematics device; and
communicating data between the wireless access point and the service provider via the communication gateway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer readable medium storing a computer program comprising:
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computer readable code for detecting a wireless access point with a vehicle telematics device;
computer readable code for establishing a communication gateway between the detected wireless access point and a service provider utilizing the vehicle telematics device; and
computer readable code for communicating data between the wireless access point and the service provider via the communication gateway. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for operating a vehicle telematics device as a communication gateway, comprising:
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means for detecting a wireless access point with a vehicle telematics device;
means for establishing a communication gateway between the detected wireless access point and a service provider utilizing the vehicle telematics device; and
means for communicating data between the wireless access point and the service provider via the communication gateway.
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