SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEGREGATED AND INDEPENDENT COMMAND AND CONTROL OF WIRELESS SERVICE SELECTION, ROUTING, TRANSPORT AND/OR DELIVERY

• US 20110046814A1
• Filed: 08/24/2010
• Published: 02/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SignalSet, Inc.
• Original Assignee: SignalSet, Inc.
• Inventors: van der Gracht, Peter, Cortes, William Patrick, Buffmire, Andrew W., Lhamon, Ruskin Taylor
• Application Number:
  US12/862,027
• Publication Number:
  US 20110046814A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

Systems, methods, and devices are operable to system for communicate with vehicles. An exemplary embodiment employs a vehicle device and a server. The vehicle device is configured to communicate with a control network and at least one carrier. The server is configured to communicate with the control network and the at least one carrier, is configured to communicate command information with the vehicle device using the control network, and is configured to separately communicate information of interest with the vehicle device using the at least one carrier in accordance with the communicated command information communicated over the control network.

Claims

1. A system for communicating with vehicles, comprising:

a vehicle device configured to communicate with a control network and at least one carrier; and

a server configured to communicate with the control network and the at least one carrier, configured to communicate command information with the vehicle device using the control network, and configured to separately communicate information of interest with the vehicle device using the at least one carrier in accordance with the communicated command information communicated over the control network.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle device comprises:

an antenna configured to communicate the command information using the control network and the information of interest using the at least one carrier.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the antenna is a software configured antenna configured to optimize a radio frequency emission pattern to best match a current operating environment about the vehicle device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle device comprises:

a global positioning system (GPS) module configured to receive location information corresponding to a current location of the vehicle device; and

a micro processor module configured to determine at least one of a current speed, distance of travel, and a current direction of travel, and configured to communicate the determined at least one of the current speed, distance of travel and the current direction of travel to the server using a selected one of the control network and the at least one carrier in accordance with a specification from the server that is communicated over the control network.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a repeater communicatively coupled to the vehicle device; and

at least one tag associated with a payload of the vehicle and configured to communicate tag information to the repeater,

wherein the repeater is configured to communicate the tag information to the vehicle device, and

wherein the vehicle device is configured to communicate the tag information to the server using a selected one of the control network and the at least one carrier in accordance with a specification from the server that is communicated to the vehicle device over the control network.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the server is configured to communicate a request for the tag information to the vehicle device using the control network, and wherein the tag information is communicated from the tag in response to the request.

7. The system of claim 5, further comprising:

a repeater communicatively coupled to the vehicle device; and

at least one component associated with a payload of the vehicle and configured to communicate component information to the repeater,

wherein the repeater is configured to communicate the component information to the vehicle device, and

wherein the vehicle device is configured to communicate the component information to the server using a selected one of the control network and the at least one carrier in accordance with a specification from the server that is communicated to the vehicle device over the control network.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle device is configured to control communications of a controlled device based upon command information communicated to the vehicle device using the control network.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the controlled device is selected from a group consisting of a cell phone, a personal computer, and a game console.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the controlled device is assigned an internet protocol (IP) address by the vehicle device, wherein the IP address is communicated to the server using the control network, and wherein the server communicates with the controlled device based on the assigned IP address.