APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXPEDITING TRANSMISSION OF VEHICLE MESSAGES
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1. A method for processing vehicle messages, comprising:
- receiving a vehicle message for transmission;
determining whether a condition exists to expedite transmission of the vehicle message regardless of source of origin of the vehicle message;
determining if a preferential sub-network is available;
determining if at least one less preferential sub-network is available; and
when the condition exists, when the preferential sub-network is not available for use, and the less preferential sub-network is available, expediting the transmission of the vehicle message over a less preferential sub-network.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for processing vehicle messages is provided. The method comprises: receiving a vehicle message for transmission; determining whether a condition exists to expedite transmission of the vehicle message; determining if a preferential sub-network is available; determining if at least one less preferential sub-network is available; and when the condition exists, when the preferential sub-network is not available for use, and the less preferential sub-network is available, expediting the transmission of the vehicle message over a less preferential sub-network.
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1. A method for processing vehicle messages, comprising:
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receiving a vehicle message for transmission; determining whether a condition exists to expedite transmission of the vehicle message regardless of source of origin of the vehicle message; determining if a preferential sub-network is available; determining if at least one less preferential sub-network is available; and when the condition exists, when the preferential sub-network is not available for use, and the less preferential sub-network is available, expediting the transmission of the vehicle message over a less preferential sub-network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for processing vehicle messages, comprising:
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receiving a vehicle message for transmission; determining whether a condition exists to expedite transmission of the vehicle message; determining if a preferential sub-network is available; determining if a less preferential sub-network is available; when the condition exists, the preferential sub-network is not available for use, and the less preferential sub-network is not available, then determining if a vehicle message of a lower priority type is being transmitted or acknowledged on an active preferential or less preferential sub-network; and if a vehicle message of a lower priority type is being transmitted or acknowledged on an active preferential or less preferential sub-network, then interrupting the transmission or acknowledgement of the vehicle message of the lower priority type and transmitting on the same sub-network the vehicle message for which the condition exists to expedite transmission. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A system, comprising:
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a processor; a memory coupled to the processor wherein the memory stores sub-network preference data and at least one at least one set of rule(s) that specify at least one condition when to expedite the transmission of a vehicle message regardless of source of origin of the vehicle message; wherein the processor is configured to process one or more vehicle messages of different vehicle message types; and wherein upon the occurrence of at least one such a condition, when the most preferred sub-network is not available and a less preferred sub-network is available, the processor is configured to expedite transmission of the vehicle message over the less preferred available sub-network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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