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System and method for vehicle based cellular offload

  • US 8,995,956 B2
  • Filed: 09/23/2011
  • Issued: 03/31/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • activating a plurality of vehicle communication systems associated with a plurality of vehicles, wherein the activating the plurality of vehicle communication systems comprises;

    determining, by a network management system, based on one or more vehicle owner policies associated with the plurality of vehicle communication systems whether to activate the plurality of vehicle communication systems; and

    activating, if the one or more vehicle owner policies is not be violated, the plurality of vehicle communication systems; and

    activating, if an operator network capacity and load necessitate additional coverage, the plurality of vehicle communication systems, according to the operator network;

    determining a gateway vehicle as a vehicle of the plurality of vehicles having a strongest backhaul link;

    establishing a backhaul connection by a backhaul hardware module of the vehicle communication system associated with the plurality of vehicle communication systems with the gateway vehicle, between the vehicle communication system associated with the gateway vehicle and a cellular infrastructure, wherein said backhaul connection is operative to aggregate data from the plurality of vehicles;

    receiving signals from the cellular infrastructure at the vehicle communication system associated with the gateway vehicle;

    transmitting, using the vehicle communication system associated with the gateway vehicle, the signals received from the cellular infrastructure;

    receiving signals from one or more mobile devices at the vehicle communication system associated with the gateway vehicle; and

    transmitting, using the vehicle communication system associated with the gateway vehicle, to the cellular infrastructure using the backhaul connection, the signals received from the one or more mobile devices.

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