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System and method for transitioning to a vehicle network resource

  • US 9,730,116 B2
  • Filed: 06/26/2016
  • Issued: 08/08/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • at a multifunction device;

    communicating with a first wireless network provided by a fixed-location base station using a first communication protocol;

    determining one or more capabilities of the first wireless network;

    querying, over a first communication channel, one or more capabilities of a mobile wireless networking device hosting a mobile wireless network in a vehicle;

    determining a set of conditions for transitioning the multifunction device from the first wireless network to the mobile wireless network in the vehicle;

    responsive to an occurrence of one or more of the set of conditions, performing a handoff process for migrating the multifunction device from the first wireless network to the mobile wireless network in the vehicle; and

    communicating with the mobile wireless network in the vehicle using the first communication protocol.

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