Communication control method

• US 8,472,417 B2
• Filed: 09/03/2008
• Issued: 06/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mobotix AG (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Mobotix AG (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Gabel, Oliver
• Primary Examiner(s): Jiang, Charles C
• Application Number:
  US12/679,817
• Publication Number:
  US 20100290443A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,756 Days
• Field of Search: 370331-334, 455/403, 455/422.1, 455/436, 455/440, 340/932.2, 340988-996, 701400-541
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for controlling communication between at least one stationary and at least one mobile, data-exchanging unit. In said method, a position of the mobile unit is determined, and communication is made possible in response thereto. According to the invention, a priority measure is determined in response to the determined position, and data can be transmitted from the mobile, data-exchanging unit according to the priority.

Claims

1. A method for controlling secure communication between at least one stationary unit and at least one mobile unit, wherein the at least one stationary unit and the at least one mobile unit exchange data, the method comprising:

determining a position of the mobile unit;

enabling communication in response to the determined position;

determining a priority measure in response to the determined position; and

enabling data transmission from the mobile unit according to the priority measure, wherein

determining the position of the mobile unit includes determining the position of the mobile unit in several stages,

determining the position of the mobile unit includes using a satellite-based method of position determination with high security, and

a history of positions of the mobile unit is recorded and the data transmission is enabled only if a position where the data transmission takes place has been reached via a given path.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data are transmitted with a limited transmission rate.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmission takes place via bandwidth-limited channels.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile unit passes a multiplicity of stationary units and the stationary units communicate with a central processing unit.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile unit is arranged on a means of passenger transport and the several stationary units are arranged at stopping points.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile unit is arranged on a bus or a train.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile unit includes a security van.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the security van includes an armored car.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein determining the position of the mobile unit includes using a method with increased protection against forgery.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the history of positions is recorded after a position determination failure.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the satellite-based method of position determination method includes determination by means of GPS.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein determining the priority measure includes determining at least one of a transmission period, a point in time, and a transmission bandwidth.