Method and system for communicating with a vehicle in a mixed communication service environment
First Claim
1. A method accessing a mobile vehicle using a wireless communication system, comprising:
- placing a vehicle communication device into a first communication service sleep mode of a sleep cycle, determining if a first communication service is currently available to the vehicle communication device, if the first communication service is available, remaining in a first communication service awake mode for a first interval of the sleep cycle, and if the first communication service is not available, remaining in the first communication service sleep mode for the first interval of the sleep cycle.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of accessing a mobile vehicle using a wireless communication system. A vehicle communication device is placed into a first communication service sleep mode of a sleep cycle. It is determined if a first communication service is currently available to the vehicle communication device. If the first communication service is available, the vehicle communication device remains in a first communication service awake mode for a first interval of the sleep cycle. If the first communication service is not available, the vehicle communication device remains in the first communication service sleep mode for the first interval of the sleep cycle. Programs and systems of using the method are also provided.
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28 Claims
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1. A method accessing a mobile vehicle using a wireless communication system, comprising:
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placing a vehicle communication device into a first communication service sleep mode of a sleep cycle, determining if a first communication service is currently available to the vehicle communication device, if the first communication service is available, remaining in a first communication service awake mode for a first interval of the sleep cycle, and if the first communication service is not available, remaining in the first communication service sleep mode for the first interval of the sleep cycle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Computer program product in a computer usable medium for accessing a mobile vehicle using a wireless communication system, comprising:
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means far placing a vehicle communication device into a first communication service sleep mode of a sleep cycle;
means for determining if a first communication service is currently available to the vehicle communication device;
if the first communication service is available, means for remaining in a first communication service awake mode for a first interval of the sleep cycle; and
if the first communication service is not available, means for remaining in the first communication service sleep mode for the first interval of the sleep cycle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile vehicle access system, comprising:
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means for placing a vehicle communication device into a first communication service sleep mode of a sleep cycle;
means for determining if a first communication service is currently available to the vehicle communication device;
if the first communication service is available, means for remaining in a first communication service awake mode for a first interval of the sleep cycle; and
if the first communication service is not available, means for remaining in the first communication service sleep mode for the first interval of the sleep cycle. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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