CONFIGURABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION

• US 20150222707A1
• Filed: 02/04/2014
• Published: 08/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Goldstein, David B., Frost, Wendell
• Granted Patent: US 9,826,039 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3822 specially adapted for use in vehicles H04B1/3827 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/26 at least one of which is mobile
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/302 Route determination based on requested QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements

Abstract

A method is provided for managing communications from a computing device of a vehicle. The method includes receiving configuration parameters generated by a user; determining a communication priority scheme based on the configuration parameters; communicating a first subset of data according to a first communication medium based on the communication priority scheme; and communicating a second subset of data according to a second communication medium based on the communication priority scheme.

Claims

1. A method for managing communications from a computing device of a vehicle, comprising:

receiving configuration parameters generated by a user;

determining a communication priority scheme based on the configuration parameters;

communicating a first subset of data according to a first communication medium based on the communication priority scheme; and

communicating a second subset of data according to a second communication medium based on the communication priority scheme.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the configuration parameters is based on a user interacting with a user interface.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the configuration parameters is based on a stored configuration file.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration parameters comprise attributes of a communication medium.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration parameters comprise at least one of cost, speed, reliability, availability, data criticality, and path in use.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration parameters comprise a ranking of attributes of a communication medium.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration parameters comprise at least one condition associated with at least one of rankings of attributes and attributes.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one condition is associated with at least one of security of data to be transmitted, criticality of data to be transmitted, and an operational state of the vehicle.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining available communication mediums, and wherein the communicating the first subset of data is further based on the available communication mediums.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the communicating the first subset of data is further based on attributes of the available communication mediums.

11. A communication system for a computing device associated with a vehicle, comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising;

a first module that receives configuration parameters generated by a user and that determines a communication priority scheme based on the configuration parameters; and

a second module that communicates a first subset of data according to a first communication medium based on the communication priority scheme, and that communicates a second subset of data according to a second communication medium based on the communication priority scheme.

12. The communication system of claim 11, wherein the first module receives the configuration parameters based on a user interacting with a user interface.

13. The communication system of claim 11, wherein the first module receives the configuration parameters based on a stored configuration file.

14. The communication system of claim 11, wherein the configuration parameters comprise attributes of a communication medium.

15. The communication system of claim 11, wherein the configuration parameters comprise at least one of cost, speed, reliability, availability, data criticality, and path in use.

16. The communication system of claim 11, wherein the configuration parameters comprise a ranking of attributes of a communication medium.

17. The communication system of claim 11, wherein the configuration parameters comprise at least one condition associated with at least one of rankings of attributes and attributes.

18. The communication system of claim 17, wherein the at least one condition is associated with at least one of security of data to be transmitted, criticality of data to be transmitted, and an operational state of the aircraft.

19. The communication system of claim 11, further comprising a third module that determines available communication mediums, and wherein the second module communicates the first subset of data based on attributes of the available communication mediums.

20. A computing device of an aircraft, comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising;

a first module that receives configuration parameters generated by a user and that determines a communication priority scheme based on the configuration parameters; and

a second module that communicates a first subset of data according to a first communication medium based on the communication priority scheme, and that communicates a second subset of data according to a second communication medium based on the communication priority scheme.