Mobile router network
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1. A method comprising:
- providing a wireless mobile router in a vehicle, said wireless mobile router comprising a wireless wide area network interface, and a mobile wireless local area network interface, said wireless mobile router being operable to selectively establish a first communication link coupling said wireless mobile router to a network management system by selecting between one of said wireless wide area network interface and said mobile wireless local area network interface for said first communication link, said network management system operable to monitor, administer and manage acquired data from a plurality of wireless mobile routers and to manage communications with said plurality of wireless mobile routers;
utilizing said wireless mobile router to collect data independent of said wireless mobile router being coupled to said network management system;
operating said wireless mobile router to select said data as at least one of diagnostic data for said vehicle and statistical data;
storing said data in said wireless mobile router;
operating said wireless mobile router to automatically select and utilize said one of said wireless wide area network interface and said mobile wireless local area network interface to establish said first communication link between said wireless mobile router and said network management system upon an occurrence of a first predetermined event;
operating said wireless mobile router to upload said data to said network management system upon said occurrence of said predetermined event;
operating said wireless mobile router to upload said data to said network management system via said first communication link, andoperating said wireless mobile router to synchronize said transmitted data with said network management system when said first communication link is established.
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A method comprises: providing a wireless mobile router in a vehicle. The mobile router is operable to establish a communication link to a network management system. The mobile router collects data independent of the router being coupled to the network management system; stores the data in the router; establishes a first communication link between the router and the network management system upon an occurrence of a first predetermined event; operates the router to upload the data to the network management system upon occurrence of the first predetermined event; and transmits the data to the network management system via the first communication link.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a wireless mobile router in a vehicle, said wireless mobile router comprising a wireless wide area network interface, and a mobile wireless local area network interface, said wireless mobile router being operable to selectively establish a first communication link coupling said wireless mobile router to a network management system by selecting between one of said wireless wide area network interface and said mobile wireless local area network interface for said first communication link, said network management system operable to monitor, administer and manage acquired data from a plurality of wireless mobile routers and to manage communications with said plurality of wireless mobile routers; utilizing said wireless mobile router to collect data independent of said wireless mobile router being coupled to said network management system; operating said wireless mobile router to select said data as at least one of diagnostic data for said vehicle and statistical data; storing said data in said wireless mobile router; operating said wireless mobile router to automatically select and utilize said one of said wireless wide area network interface and said mobile wireless local area network interface to establish said first communication link between said wireless mobile router and said network management system upon an occurrence of a first predetermined event; operating said wireless mobile router to upload said data to said network management system upon said occurrence of said predetermined event; operating said wireless mobile router to upload said data to said network management system via said first communication link, and operating said wireless mobile router to synchronize said transmitted data with said network management system when said first communication link is established. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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providing a wireless mobile router in a vehicle, said wireless mobile router comprising a wireless wide area network interface to a wireless wide area network and a wireless local area network interface to a mobile wireless local area network; operating said wireless mobile router to selectively establish and utilize a communication link to between said wireless mobile router and a network management system via an automatically selected one of said wireless wide area network interface and said wireless local area network interface, said wireless mobile router operable to select between one of said wireless wide area network interface and said wireless local area network interface for said communication link, said network management system operable to monitor, administer and manage acquired data from a plurality of wireless mobile routers and to manage communications with a plurality of wireless mobile routers; utilizing said wireless mobile router to collect data independent of said router being coupled to said network management system; operating said wireless mobile router to select said data as comprising at least one of diagnostic data for said vehicle and statistical data; storing said data in said wireless mobile router; establishing said communication link between said wireless mobile router and a network management system upon an occurrence of a first predetermined event; operating said wireless mobile router to upload said data to a network management system at a predetermined time; transmitting said data to said network management system via said communication link; and operating said wireless mobile router to provide synchronization of said transmitted data with said network management system when said communication link is established. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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