System and Method for Provisioning a Wireless Networking Connection
First Claim
1. A vehicle communication system, including:
- a computer processor in communication with persistent and non-persistent memory;
a transceiver capable of communicating with one or more wireless devices and in communication with the processor;
wherein the processor is operable to query a wireless device in communication with the processor through the transceiver to obtain wireless device information;
wherein the processor is operable to determine a carrier identity for a service provider for the wireless device based at least in part on the wireless device information;
wherein the processor is further operable to determine information for provisioning a connection to a remote network through the wireless device, based at least in part on the carrier identity; and
wherein the processor is operable to connect to the remote network over the connection through the wireless device after provisioning the connection to the wireless device using the provisioning information.
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Abstract
A vehicle communication system includes a processor that may query a wireless device to determine, among other things, a carrier identity. The carrier identity is the identity of the service provider for the wireless device. If the carrier identity is known, the processor may use a lookup table to determine an access phone number (APN) and a user name and password for provisioning a wireless internet connection through the wireless device. If the carrier identity is unknown, or if more than one APN and/or user name/password combination are associated with a given carrier, the processor is operable to perform a guess and check process to determine the appropriate provisioning information.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle communication system, including:
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a computer processor in communication with persistent and non-persistent memory; a transceiver capable of communicating with one or more wireless devices and in communication with the processor; wherein the processor is operable to query a wireless device in communication with the processor through the transceiver to obtain wireless device information; wherein the processor is operable to determine a carrier identity for a service provider for the wireless device based at least in part on the wireless device information; wherein the processor is further operable to determine information for provisioning a connection to a remote network through the wireless device, based at least in part on the carrier identity; and wherein the processor is operable to connect to the remote network over the connection through the wireless device after provisioning the connection to the wireless device using the provisioning information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle communication system, including:
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a computer processor in communication with persistent and non-persistent memory; a transceiver capable of communicating with one or more wireless devices and in communication with the processor; wherein the processor is operable to query a wireless device in communication with the processor through the transceiver to obtain wireless device information; wherein the processor is operable to test a plurality of provisioning information sets stored in persistent and/or non-persistent memory to determine provisioning information for provisioning a connection to a remote network through the wireless device; and wherein the processor is operable to connect to the remote network over the connection through the wireless device after provisioning the connection to the wireless device using the provisioning information. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A vehicle communication system, including:
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a processor in communication with memory; a transceiver for wireless device communication in communication with the processor; wherein the processor is operable to query a wireless device to determine a carrier identity and to determine connection provisioning information based at least in part on carrier identity, and wherein the processor is operable to connect to a remote network over a connection, provisioned using the provisioning information, through the wireless device.
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