Method and system for communicating telematics messages
First Claim
1. A method for communicating telematic messages among a plurality of telematic devices using a message router, comprising:
- receiving by the message router, a telematic message generated by a first telematic device comprising one of said plurality of telematic devices wherein the message router and the first telematic device are located in a vehicle;
converting the telematic message into a first translated message having a standard format using a first software object contained in the router and associated with the first telematic device;
using the message router to process the first translated message and select at least a second telematic device comprising one of said plurality of telematic devices as a destination device to which to communicate the first translated message based on a characteristic of the first translated message;
converting the first translated message into a second translated message using a second software object contained in the router and associated with the second telematic device; and
transmitting by the message router the second translated message to the second telematic device.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method and system for communicating standardized telematic messages among a plurality of telematic devices. A telematic message is received by a message router from one of the telematic devices. The message router selects a destination device and transmits the message to the destination device, where the message is processed. In one embodiment, the message router determines whether the destination device is available to receive a message before transmitting the message. If the destination device is not available, the message is maintained in memory. In another embodiment, a time-to-live parameter is assigned to the message and the message is removed from memory of the time-to-live expires before the destination device becomes available. In a further embodiment, a priority parameter is assigned to the message and the processing of a prior message is interrupted if a new message is received that has a higher priority parameter than the previously received message.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for communicating telematic messages among a plurality of telematic devices using a message router, comprising:
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receiving by the message router, a telematic message generated by a first telematic device comprising one of said plurality of telematic devices wherein the message router and the first telematic device are located in a vehicle;
converting the telematic message into a first translated message having a standard format using a first software object contained in the router and associated with the first telematic device;
using the message router to process the first translated message and select at least a second telematic device comprising one of said plurality of telematic devices as a destination device to which to communicate the first translated message based on a characteristic of the first translated message;
converting the first translated message into a second translated message using a second software object contained in the router and associated with the second telematic device; and
transmitting by the message router the second translated message to the second telematic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A telematic message router comprising:
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a first port operable to accent a telematic message from a first telematic device located in a vehicle;
a processor, coupled to the first input, the processor operable to execute computer software, the computer software operable to convert the telematic message into a first translated message having a standard format using a first software object contained in the router and associated with the first telematic device;
process the first translated message and select at least a second telematic device as a destination device to which to communicate the first translated message based on a characteristic of the first translated message; and
convert the first translated message into a second translated message using a second software object contained in the router and associated with the second telematic device;
a second port coupled to the processor and to a second telematic device and operable to send the second translated message to the second telematic device; and
wherein the telematic message router is located in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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