Dynamic RF communication resource access by roving mobile units
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1. A method for more efficiently providing dynamic RF communication resources for at least a first mobile unit based on dynamic needs and anticipated dynamic needs of the at least first mobile unit, the method comprising at least the steps of:
- A) at least a first central processor'"'"'s obtaining at least first route information of the at least first mobile unit;
B) the central processor'"'"'s utilizing the at least first route information of the at least first mobile unit to determine at least one of;
dynamic and anticipated dynamic RF communication resource needs of the at least first mobile unit; and
C) the central processor'"'"'s dynamically providing at least a first dynamic RF communication resource, where available, to the at least first mobile unit in correspondence with the dynamic RF communication resource availability and the dynamic and the anticipated dynamic mobile unit RF communication resource need determination, wherein the at least first central processor'"'"'s utilizing the at least the first route information of the at least first mobile unit to determine at least one of;
dynamic and anticipated dynamic RF communication resource needs of the at least first mobile unit further includes at least one of;
D) the at least first central processor utilizing the at least first route information to estimate an anticipated dynamic route for the at least first mobile unit;
E) the at least first central processor utilizing the at least first route information provided by an external navigational resource to determine a first dynamic route for the at least first mobile unit; and
F) the at least first central processor utilizing at least partial mobile unit dynamic route information to determine a second dynamic route for the at least first mobile unit, where that dynamic route information is provided by the at least first mobile unit;
such that the RF communication resource needs of the at least first mobile unit are determined in view of at least one of;
that mobile unit'"'"'s anticipated dynamic route, first dynamic route, and second dynamic route.
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Abstract
A method and system are set forth for providing dynamic RF communication resources to a mobile unit as that mobile unit changes geographic areas such that RF communication resource use by that mobile unit is generally not forcibly terminated as that mobile unit roves to a geographical area not served by the RF communication resource where the mobile unit is presently located.
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1. A method for more efficiently providing dynamic RF communication resources for at least a first mobile unit based on dynamic needs and anticipated dynamic needs of the at least first mobile unit, the method comprising at least the steps of:
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A) at least a first central processor'"'"'s obtaining at least first route information of the at least first mobile unit; B) the central processor'"'"'s utilizing the at least first route information of the at least first mobile unit to determine at least one of;
dynamic and anticipated dynamic RF communication resource needs of the at least first mobile unit; andC) the central processor'"'"'s dynamically providing at least a first dynamic RF communication resource, where available, to the at least first mobile unit in correspondence with the dynamic RF communication resource availability and the dynamic and the anticipated dynamic mobile unit RF communication resource need determination, wherein the at least first central processor'"'"'s utilizing the at least the first route information of the at least first mobile unit to determine at least one of;
dynamic and anticipated dynamic RF communication resource needs of the at least first mobile unit further includes at least one of;D) the at least first central processor utilizing the at least first route information to estimate an anticipated dynamic route for the at least first mobile unit; E) the at least first central processor utilizing the at least first route information provided by an external navigational resource to determine a first dynamic route for the at least first mobile unit; and F) the at least first central processor utilizing at least partial mobile unit dynamic route information to determine a second dynamic route for the at least first mobile unit, where that dynamic route information is provided by the at least first mobile unit;
such that the RF communication resource needs of the at least first mobile unit are determined in view of at least one of;
that mobile unit'"'"'s anticipated dynamic route, first dynamic route, and second dynamic route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for more efficiently providing at least a first dynamic RF channel for at least a first mobile unit based on at least dynamic needs and anticipated dynamic needs of the at least first mobile unit, the method comprising at least the steps of:
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A) a central processor'"'"'s obtaining at least first route information, and where selected, at least partial dynamic route information, of the at least first mobile unit; B) the central processor'"'"'s utilizing the at least first route information and the at least partial dynamic route information, where selected, of the at least first mobile unit to determine at least one of;
dynamic and anticipated dynamic RF communication resource needs of the at least first mobile unit employing at least one of the steps B1-B3;B1) the at least first central processor utilizing at least the first route information, and where selected, the at least partial dynamic route information, to estimate an anticipated dynamic route for the at least first mobile unit; B2) the at least first central processor utilizing at least the first route information provided by an external navigational resource, and where selected, the at least partial dynamic route information, to determine a first dynamic route for the at least first mobile unit; and B3) the at least first central processor utilizing at least the first route information determined by the at least first mobile unit utilizing an at least first external information source, and where selected, the at least partial dynamic route information, to determine a second dynamic route for the at least first mobile unit, where that dynamic route information is provided by the at least first mobile unit;
such that the RF communication resource needs of the at least first mobile unit are determined in view of at least one of;
that mobile unit'"'"'s anticipated dynamic route, first dynamic route, and second dynamic route; andC) the central processor'"'"'s dynamically providing at least a first dynamic RF communication resource, where available, to the at least first mobile unit in correspondence with dynamic RF communication resource availability and at least one of;
dynamic and anticipated dynamic mobile unit RF communication resource need determination based on that mobile unit'"'"'s anticipated dynamic route, first dynamic route, and second dynamic route. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for more efficiently providing at least a first dynamic RF channel, allocated for continuation of mobile unit communications as mobile units change geographic areas, for at least a first mobile unit based on at least dynamic needs and anticipated dynamic needs of at least a first mobile unit, the method comprising at least the steps of:
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A) at least a first central processor'"'"'s obtaining one of; A1) at least first route information of the at least first mobile unit, that information being obtained by at least one of A1a-A1c; A1a) location-determining means onboard that at least first mobile unit, A1b) the at least first mobile unit'"'"'s utilization of an external information source, and A1c) at least a first external navigational resource'"'"'s determination of the at least first route information of that first mobile unit; B) the at least first central processor'"'"'s being provided at least one of;
at least first partial mobile unit dynamic route information obtained from the external navigational resource for that at least first mobile unit, at least second partial mobile unit dynamic route information sufficient to enable the central processor to determine an anticipated dynamic route for that at least first mobile unit wherein the at least first central processor then determines that anticipated dynamic route, and at least partial anticipated dynamic route information provided by the mobile unit describing an anticipated dynamic route for that at least first mobile unit;C) the central processor'"'"'s determining at least one of;
dynamic needs and anticipated dynamic needs of the at least first mobile unit in view of at least one of;
at least first partial mobile unit dynamic route information, at least second partial mobile unit dynamic route information, and at least partial anticipated mobile unit dynamic route information; andD) the central processor'"'"'s dynamically providing the at least first RF channel, where available, for the at least first mobile unit in correspondence with dynamic RF channel availability and the at least first mobile unit'"'"'s dynamic and anticipated dynamic need determination. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A dynamic RF communication system, having at least a first central processor and at least a first mobile unit, the mobile unit having at least a first transmitter and at least a first receiver, for more efficiently providing dynamic RF communication resources for at least a mobile unit based on at least dynamic needs and anticipated dynamic needs of the at least first mobile unit, the system comprising at least:
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A) an at least first dynamic RF communication resource availability determining means for determining availability of reserved dynamic RF communication resources and for obtaining at least first route information of the at least first mobile unit; B) a first communication resource allocator means of the at least first central processor, responsive to the at least first dynamic RF communication resource availability determining means; for utilizing the at least first route information of the at least first mobile unit to determine at least one of;
dynamic and anticipated dynamic RF communication resource needs of the at least first mobile unit; andfor dynamically providing at least a first dynamic RF communication resource, where available, to the at least first mobile unit in correspondence with the dynamic RF communication resource availability and at least the dynamic and the anticipated dynamic mobile unit RF communication resource need determination wherein the at least first mobile unit, responsive to at least one of; at least a first external information source; at least a first external mobile unit navigational resource; and information obtained from an onboard information source of the at least first mobile unit; such that the mobile unit further transmits at least first route information and partial dynamic route information for that at least first mobile unit to the at least first central processor. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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