NETWORK SELECTOR IN A VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes a microprocessor executable network selector on board a vehicle (a) to select, from among plural communication networks, a network for signal transmission of a selected signal to an on board destination based on one or more of a status of the selected network, a status of a node in the selected network, a signal/noise ratio of the selected network, type, urgency, importance, format, and/or requirement of signal to be transmitted, an available and/or unavailable bandwidth in the selected network and/or node of the selected network, a current performance parameter(s) of the selected network, and a quality of service of the selected network and (b) configure the selected signal for transmission over the selected network to the on board destination.
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42 Claims
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22. A vehicle, comprising:
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a power source to propel the vehicle; a power controller to control a level of power provided by the power source; a braking system to brake the vehicle; a display panel to display information associated with one or more components of the vehicle; an occupant seating system; plural discrete communication networks defined by one or more different communication protocols providing different communication paths for signals transmitted between on board components; a microprocessor; and a computer readable medium, the computer readable medium comprising; a microprocessor executable network selector that, when executed by the microprocessor, (a) selects, from among the different communication paths traversing different ones of the plural discrete communication networks, a communication path for signal transmission of a selected signal from an on board source component to an on board destination component based on one or more of a status of the network traversed by a corresponding selected communication path, a status of a node in the network traversed by the corresponding selected communication path, a signal/noise ratio of the network traversed by the corresponding selected communication path, an available and/or unavailable bandwidth in the network and/or node of the network for the corresponding selected communication path, a current performance parameter(s) of the network traversed by the corresponding selected communication path, and a quality of service of the network traversed by the corresponding selected communication path and (b) configures the selected signal for transmission over the selected communication path from the on board source component to the on board destination component. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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27. A method, comprising:
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(a) in a vehicle in communication with plural discrete communication networks, selecting, by a microprocessor executable network selector and from among the plural discrete communication networks defined by one or more different communication protocols providing different communication paths for signals transmitted between on board components, a discrete communication network for signal transmission of a selected signal from an on board source component to an on board destination component based on one or more of a status of the selected discrete communication network, a status of a node in the selected discrete communication network, a signal/noise ratio of the selected discrete communication network, an available and/or unavailable bandwidth in the selected discrete communication network and/or node of the selected discrete communication network, a current performance parameter(s) of the selected discrete communication network, and a quality of service of the selected discrete communication network; and (b) configuring, by the network selector, the selected signal for transmission over the selected discrete communication network from the on board source component to the on board destination component. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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- 33. In a vehicle in communication with plural discrete communication networks defined by one or more different communication protocols providing different communication paths for signals transmitted between on board components, a non-transient, tangible computer readable medium, comprising processor executable instructions that, when executed, (a) select, from among the different communication paths traversing different ones of the plural discrete communication networks, a communication path for signal transmission of a selected signal from an on board source component to an on board destination component based on one or more of a status of the network traversed by a corresponding selected communication path, a status of a node in the network traversed by the corresponding selected communication path, a signal/noise ratio of the network traversed by the corresponding selected communication path, an available and/or unavailable bandwidth in the network and/or node of the network traversed by the corresponding selected communication path, a current performance parameter(s) of the network traversed by the corresponding selected communication path, and a quality of service of the network traversed by the corresponding selected communication path and (b) configure the selected signal for transmission over the selected communication path from the on board source component to the on board destination component.
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