Mobile terminal relaying of event notifications in an intelligent transportation system
First Claim
1. A method implemented by a mobile terminal for use in a cooperative intelligent transportation system (ITS), comprising:
- establishing a first communication link between the mobile terminal and an ITS application client associated with a vehicle;
establishing a second communication link, via an infrastructure-based wireless communication network, between the mobile terminal and an ITS application server; and
relaying one or more event notification messages between the ITS application client and the ITS application server via the first and second links, the one or more messages each indicating the occurrence of an event pertinent to travel conditions;
wherein establishing the first link comprises establishing the first link between the ITS application client and an emulator client on the mobile terminal that emulates the ITS application client, and wherein said relaying comprises relaying the one or more messages between the ITS application client and the emulator client via the first link.
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Abstract
Embodiments include a mobile terminal and an intelligent transportation system (ITS) application client associated with a vehicle. The mobile terminal establishes a first communication link between the mobile terminal and the ITS application client. The mobile terminal also establishes a second communication link, via an infrastructure-based wireless communication network, between the mobile terminal and an ITS application server. Having established these links, the mobile terminal relays one or more event notification messages between the ITS application client and the ITS application server via the first and second links. These one or more messages each indicate the occurrence of an event pertinent to travel conditions. Relaying of messages by the mobile terminal in this way advantageously allows the ITS application client associated with the vehicle to send messages to and/or receive messages from the ITS application server, even if the vehicle itself is not configured to connect to the infrastructure-based network.
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24 Claims
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1. A method implemented by a mobile terminal for use in a cooperative intelligent transportation system (ITS), comprising:
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establishing a first communication link between the mobile terminal and an ITS application client associated with a vehicle; establishing a second communication link, via an infrastructure-based wireless communication network, between the mobile terminal and an ITS application server; and relaying one or more event notification messages between the ITS application client and the ITS application server via the first and second links, the one or more messages each indicating the occurrence of an event pertinent to travel conditions; wherein establishing the first link comprises establishing the first link between the ITS application client and an emulator client on the mobile terminal that emulates the ITS application client, and wherein said relaying comprises relaying the one or more messages between the ITS application client and the emulator client via the first link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method implemented by an intelligent transportation system (ITS) application client associated with a vehicle, comprising:
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establishing a first communication link between the ITS application client and a mobile terminal that is configured to establish a second communication link, via an infrastructure-based wireless communication network, between the mobile terminal and an ITS application server; and sending one or more event notification messages to, or receiving one or more event notification messages from, the ITS application server via the first and second links, by sending the one or more messages to, or receiving the one or more messages from, the mobile terminal via the first link, the one or more messages each indicating the occurrence of an event pertinent to travel conditions; wherein establishing the first link comprises establishing the first link between the ITS application client and an emulator client on the mobile terminal that emulates the ITS application client, and wherein said sending or receiving comprises sending the one or more messages to, or receiving the one or more messages from, the emulator client via the first link. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A mobile terminal for use in a cooperative intelligent transportation system (ITS), comprising:
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a first interface circuit configured to establish a first communication link between the mobile terminal and an ITS application client associated with a vehicle; a second interface circuit configured to establish a second communication link, via an infrastructure-based wireless communication network, between the mobile terminal and an ITS application server; and a relay controller circuit configured to relay one or more event notification messages between the ITS application client and the ITS application server via the first and second links, the one or more messages each indicating the occurrence of an event pertinent to travel conditions; wherein the first interface circuit is configured to establish the first link between the ITS application client and an emulator client on the mobile terminal that emulates the ITS application client, and wherein the relay controller circuit is configured to relay the one or more messages between the ITS application client and the emulator client via the first link. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An intelligent transportation system (ITS) application client associated with a vehicle, comprising:
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an interface circuit configured to establish a first communication link between the ITS application client and a mobile terminal that is configured to establish a second communication link, via an infrastructure-based wireless communication network, between the mobile terminal and an ITS application server; and a messaging controller circuit configured to send one or more event notification messages to, or receive one or more event notification messages from, the ITS application server via the first and second links, by sending the one or more messages to, or receiving the one or more messages from, the mobile terminal via the first link, the one or more messages each indicating the occurrence of an event pertinent to travel conditions; wherein the interface circuit is configured to establish the first link between the ITS application client and an emulator client on the mobile terminal that emulates the ITS application client, and wherein the messaging controller circuit is configured to send the one or more messages to, or receive the one or more messages from, the emulator client via the first link. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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