Crowd enhanced connectivity map for data transfer intermittency mitigation
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
- a communication interface configured to communicate over a communication network;
a memory device configured to store a connectivity map associated with a geographic area, the connectivity map defining a communication quality at a plurality of locations in the geographic area; and
a processing device programmed to initiate a remote data transfer over the communication network in accordance with the connectivity map, determine from the connectivity map whether a vehicle is heading toward a location with poor communication quality and determine whether there is time to complete the remote data transfer before reaching the location with poor communication quality, andif the remote data transfer has already begun and the remote data transfer cannot be completed before reaching the location with poor communication quality, the processing device is programmed to pause a pending remote data transfer prior to the vehicle arriving at the location with poor communication quality, andif the data transfer has not yet begun and the remote data transfer cannot be completed before reaching the location with poor communication quality, the processing device is programmed to wait to initiate the remote data transfer until after the vehicle is through the location with poor communication quality.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a communication interface, a memory device, and a processing device. The communication interface is configured to communicate over a communication network. The memory device is configured to store a connectivity map associated with a geographic area. The connectivity map defines a communication quality at a plurality of locations in the geographic area. The processing device is configured to initiate a remote data transfer over the communication network in accordance with the connectivity map.
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
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a communication interface configured to communicate over a communication network; a memory device configured to store a connectivity map associated with a geographic area, the connectivity map defining a communication quality at a plurality of locations in the geographic area; and a processing device programmed to initiate a remote data transfer over the communication network in accordance with the connectivity map, determine from the connectivity map whether a vehicle is heading toward a location with poor communication quality and determine whether there is time to complete the remote data transfer before reaching the location with poor communication quality, and if the remote data transfer has already begun and the remote data transfer cannot be completed before reaching the location with poor communication quality, the processing device is programmed to pause a pending remote data transfer prior to the vehicle arriving at the location with poor communication quality, and if the data transfer has not yet begun and the remote data transfer cannot be completed before reaching the location with poor communication quality, the processing device is programmed to wait to initiate the remote data transfer until after the vehicle is through the location with poor communication quality. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle system comprising:
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a processing device programmed to initiate a remote data transfer over a communication network in accordance with a connectivity map, the connectivity map defining a communication quality at a plurality of locations within a geographic area, wherein the processing device is programmed to determine from the connectivity map whether a vehicle is heading toward a location with poor communication quality and determine whether there is time to complete the remote data transfer before reaching the location with poor communication quality, and if the remote data transfer cannot be completed before reaching the location with poor communication quality, the processing device is programmed to; pause a pending remote data transfer prior to the vehicle arriving at the location with poor communication quality, and wait to initiate a new remote data transfer until after the vehicle is through the location with the poor communication quality. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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accessing a connectivity map defining a communication quality at a plurality of locations within a geographic area; comparing the communication quality at one of the plurality of locations to a threshold; initiating a remote data transfer over a communication network if the communication quality at one of the plurality of locations exceeds the threshold; determining from the connectivity map whether a vehicle is heading toward a location with poor communication quality; determining whether there is time to complete the remote data transfer before the vehicle reaches the location with poor communication quality; and if the remote data transfer cannot be completed before reaching the location with poor communication quality; for a pending remote data transfer; pausing the pending remote data transfer prior to the vehicle arriving at the location with poor communication quality; determining a communication quality at a present location; and resuming the pending remote data transfer if the communication quality at the present location exceeds the threshold; and for a new remote data transfer; waiting to initiate the new remote data transfer until the vehicle is through the location with poor communication quality. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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