Wireless vehicle-specific data management
First Claim
1. A method for providing information to a mass-transit vehicle comprising:
- determining whether or not the mass-transit vehicle is within a first area;
retrieving information specific to the mass-transit vehicle;
transmitting vehicle-specific information to the mass-transit vehicle;
upon receiving an acknowledgement that all information has been received accurately by the mass-transit vehicle, transmitting an error-detection message; and
upon receiving an indication that all information has not been received accurately by the mass-transit vehicle, repeating the process.
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Abstract
System and method for providing vehicle-specific data to vehicles is provided. A preferred embodiment comprises downloading vehicle-specific data to mass-transit vehicles when vehicles are within a predetermined area, such as a garage, parking lot, gas station, or the like, via a wireless interface, such as a WiFi communications link. The vehicle-specific information may include route information, advertising information, or the like. In a preferred embodiment, the information is encrypted and compressed for transmission by an application server and decrypted and decompressed upon receipt. The data may also be divided into multiple blocks for transmission and reassembled upon receipt. Data integrity checks may be performed for each block and for the entire message.
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48 Claims
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1. A method for providing information to a mass-transit vehicle comprising:
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determining whether or not the mass-transit vehicle is within a first area;
retrieving information specific to the mass-transit vehicle;
transmitting vehicle-specific information to the mass-transit vehicle;
upon receiving an acknowledgement that all information has been received accurately by the mass-transit vehicle, transmitting an error-detection message; and
upon receiving an indication that all information has not been received accurately by the mass-transit vehicle, repeating the process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of receiving vehicle-specific information by a mass-transit vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving a polling message when the mass-transit vehicle enters a first area;
transmitting a first message indicating that the mass-transit vehicle is within the first area, the first message identifying the mass-transit vehicle;
receiving one or more messages, each message including vehicle-specific information; and
storing the vehicle-specific information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of retrieving data by a mass-transit vehicle, the method comprising:
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(a) entering a sleep mode for a first time period;
(b) after expiration of the first time period, entering a low power mode;
(c) determining, while in the low power mode, whether a first message has been received;
(d) if the first message has not been received, re-entering the sleep mode; and
(e) if the first message has been received, performing the steps;
entering a normal operating mode;
receiving vehicle-specific information; and
re-entering the sleep mode. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for transmitting information to a mobile control unit, the apparatus comprising:
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a transceiver;
an application server communicatively coupled to the transceiver, the application server being configured to store instructions to cause the application server to perform the steps;
determining whether or not the mobile control unit is within a first area;
retrieving information specific to the mobile control unit;
transmitting vehicle-specific information to the mobile control unit;
upon receiving an acknowledgement that all information has been received accurately by the mobile control unit, transmitting an error-detection message; and
upon receiving an indication that all information has not been received accurately by the mobile control unit, repeating the process. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An apparatus for receiving vehicle-specific information by a mass-transit vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a transceiver;
a control unit communicatively coupled to the transceiver;
memory communicatively coupled to the control unit, the memory being configured to store instructions to cause the control unit to perform the steps;
receiving a polling message when the mass-transit vehicle enters a first area;
transmitting a first message indicating that the mass-transit vehicle is within the first area, the first message identifying the mass-transit vehicle;
receiving one or more messages, each message including vehicle-specific information; and
storing the vehicle-specific information. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An apparatus for receiving vehicle-specific information by a mass-transit vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a transceiver;
a control unit communicatively coupled to the transceiver;
memory communicatively coupled to the control unit, the memory being configured to store instructions to cause the control unit to perform the steps;
(a) entering a sleep mode for a first time period;
(b) after expiration of the first time period, entering a low power mode;
(c) determining, while in the low power mode, whether a first message has been received;
(d) if the first message has not been received, re-entering the sleep mode; and
(e) if the first message has been received, performing the steps;
entering a normal operating mode;
receiving vehicle-specific information; and
re-entering the sleep mode. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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