Facilitating communications between on-board electronic devices and terrestrial devices
First Claim
1. A method of providing communications to and from a first electronic device connected to a terrestrial network and a second electronic device connected to an on-board mobile communications network, the method comprising:
- receiving, from the first electronic device via a service provider network, a first voice- or message-based content that identifies the second electronic device;
generating, by a processor, a forward communication (i) including the first voice- or message-based content and (ii) indicating the second electronic device;
transmitting the forward communication from a data center to the second electronic device via a satellite communication link;
receiving, at the data center via a reverse link supported by a first allocated frequency band, feedback information corresponding to the transmission of the forward communication to the second electronic device;
receiving, at the data center, a return communication from the second electronic device via a terrestrial communication link, the return communication (i) including a second voice- or message-based content, and (ii) indicating the first electronic device;
transmitting the second voice- or message-based content from the data center to the first electronic device via the service provider network;
identifying a type of a subsequent forward communication received by the data center, wherein the type of the subsequent forward communication is at least one of;
an application, configuration data, and software that the second electronic device requested to download; and
selecting, by the data center, a forward link over which the subsequent forward communication is to be delivered from the data center to the second electronic device, the forward link supported by a second allocated frequency band different from the first allocated frequency band, wherein the data center selects the forward link based on (i) the feedback information and (ii) the type of the subsequent forward communication.
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Abstract
Techniques for facilitating data communications among electronic devices via various communication networks are provided. A first electronic device may be connected to a terrestrial network and a second electronic device may be connected to an on-board communications network of a vehicle. A first voice- or message-based content may be received from the first electronic device, for delivery to the second electronic device. A data center may transmit a corresponding forward communication to the second electronic device via a satellite communication link. The data center may also receive a return communication from the second electronic device via either the satellite communication link or a terrestrial communication link, and transmit corresponding content to the first electronic device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing communications to and from a first electronic device connected to a terrestrial network and a second electronic device connected to an on-board mobile communications network, the method comprising:
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receiving, from the first electronic device via a service provider network, a first voice- or message-based content that identifies the second electronic device; generating, by a processor, a forward communication (i) including the first voice- or message-based content and (ii) indicating the second electronic device; transmitting the forward communication from a data center to the second electronic device via a satellite communication link; receiving, at the data center via a reverse link supported by a first allocated frequency band, feedback information corresponding to the transmission of the forward communication to the second electronic device; receiving, at the data center, a return communication from the second electronic device via a terrestrial communication link, the return communication (i) including a second voice- or message-based content, and (ii) indicating the first electronic device; transmitting the second voice- or message-based content from the data center to the first electronic device via the service provider network; identifying a type of a subsequent forward communication received by the data center, wherein the type of the subsequent forward communication is at least one of;
an application, configuration data, and software that the second electronic device requested to download; andselecting, by the data center, a forward link over which the subsequent forward communication is to be delivered from the data center to the second electronic device, the forward link supported by a second allocated frequency band different from the first allocated frequency band, wherein the data center selects the forward link based on (i) the feedback information and (ii) the type of the subsequent forward communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for providing communications to and from a first electronic device connected to a terrestrial network and a second electronic device connected to an on-board mobile communications network, comprising:
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a communication module configured to send and receive data; and a data center comprising a memory and a processor, and communicatively connected to the communication module, the data center is configured to; receive, from the first electronic device via a service provider network, a first voice- or message-based content that identifies the second electronic device, generate a forward communication (i) including the first voice- or message-based content and (ii) indicating the second electronic device, transmit, via the communication module, the forward communication to the second electronic device via a satellite communication link, receive, by the communication module via a reverse link supported by a first allocated frequency band, feedback information corresponding to the transmission of the forward communication to the second electronic device, receive, via the communication module, a return communication from the second electronic device via a terrestrial communication link, the return communication (i) including a second voice- or message-based content, and (ii) indicating the first electronic device, transmit, via the communication module, the second voice- or message-based content to the first electronic device via the service provider network, identify a type of a subsequent forward communication received by the data center, wherein the type of the subsequent forward communication is at least one of;
an application, configuration data, and software that the second electronic device requested to download, andselect a forward link over which the subsequent forward communication is to be delivered from the data center to the second electronic device, the forward link supported by a second allocated frequency band different from the first allocated frequency band, wherein the forward link is selected based on (i) the feedback information and (ii) the type of the subsequent forward communication. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of providing communications to and from a first electronic device connected to a terrestrial network and a second electronic device connected to an on-board mobile communications network, the method comprising:
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receiving, from the first electronic device via a service provider network, a first voice- or message-based content that identifies the second electronic device; generating, by a processor, a forward communication (i) including the first voice- or message-based content and (ii) indicating the second electronic device; transmitting the forward communication from a data center to the second electronic device via a satellite communication link; receiving, at the data center via a reverse link supported by a first allocated frequency band, feedback information corresponding to the transmission of the forward communication to the second electronic device; receiving, at the data center, a return communication from the second electronic device via the satellite communication link, the return communication (i) including a second voice- or message-based content, and (ii) indicating the first electronic device; transmitting the second voice- or message-based content from the data center to the first electronic device via the service provider network; identifying a type of a subsequent forward communication received by the data center, wherein the type of the subsequent forward communication is at least one of;
an application, configuration data, and software that the second electronic device requested to download; andselecting, by the data center, a forward link over which the subsequent forward communication is to be delivered from the data center to the second electronic device, the forward link supported by a second allocated frequency band different from the first allocated frequency band, wherein the data center selects the forward link based on (i) the feedback information and (ii) the type of the subsequent forward communication. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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