Heading-dependent routing method and network subsystem

• US 20070237101A1
• Filed: 09/07/2005
• Published: 10/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MEC Management, LLC (Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Edward, Cohen, Alexander, Tegreene, Clarence, Lord, Robert, Rinaldo, John
• Granted Patent: US 9,456,469 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/310
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3822 specially adapted for use in vehicles H04B1/3827 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/00 Network planning, e.g. coverage or traffic planning tools; Network deployment, e.g. resource partitioning or cells structures
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/26 Resource reservation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/18 based on predicted events
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/20 based on geographic position or location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Apparatuses, methods and systems are described that are configured to act on a heading-dependent suitability indicator of a channel through a mobile communication system that can have a defined heading, such as a passenger vehicle or other motor-propelled vehicle. The indicator may also use other determinants such as a latitude and longitude of the system.

Claims

1. A network subsystem comprising:

routing circuitry operable to route data beyond a passenger vehicle at least partly based on a vehicle-position-index-dependent and vehicle-heading-dependent suitability indicator of a signal channel that includes the passenger vehicle.

2. The network subsystem of claim 1, further comprising:

a device-readable medium bearing at least one of

at least one instruction for predicting a motion of the passenger vehicle, and

at least one instruction for generating the vehicle-position-index-dependent and vehicle-heading-dependent suitability indicator.

3. The network subsystem of claim 1 wherein the routing circuitry includes at least:

means for gathering information about one or more data channels available for routing that include the passenger vehicle.

4. A network subsystem comprising:

a passenger vehicle that relays data responsive to a vehicle-position-index-dependent and vehicle-heading-dependent suitability indicator of a channel that includes the passenger vehicle.

5. The network subsystem of claim 4, further comprising:

routing circuitry for providing to the passenger vehicle routing information that is at least partly based on the suitability indicator.

6. The network subsystem of claim 4, further comprising:

a signal-bearing medium bearing at least one instruction for obtaining the suitability indicator as a function of a content of the data.

7. The network subsystem of claim 4, further comprising:

circuitry for obtaining the suitability indicator as a function of an estimated time interval.

8. A network subsystem comprising:

a device-readable medium that guides data along a channel toward a mobile system determined at least partly based on a vehicle-position-index-dependent and vehicle-heading-dependent suitability indicator of the channel; and

a module that controls the device-readable medium.

9. The network subsystem of claim 8 wherein the device-readable medium includes at least:

a conduit carrying a signal containing a portion of the data.

10. The network subsystem of claim 8 wherein the module includes:

a transceiver configured to relay at least a portion of the data beyond the mobile system.

11. The network subsystem of claim 8 wherein the module includes:

a transceiver configured to provide the data to the device-readable medium via a wireless link.

12. A network subsystem comprising:

a mobile system; and

means for transmitting data through the mobile system at least partly based on a heading-dependent suitability indicator of a channel that includes the mobile system.

13. The network subsystem of claim 12 wherein the means for transmitting data is aboard the mobile system.

14. The network subsystem of claim 12 wherein the means for transmitting data is within the mobile system.

15. The network subsystem of claim 12 wherein the mobile system includes:

one or more antennas for detecting a position of the mobile system.

16. The network subsystem of claim 12 wherein the mobile system includes:

means for providing electricity to the means for transmitting.

17. The network subsystem of claim 12 wherein the mobile system includes:

means for generating power accessible to the means for transmitting.

18. The network subsystem of claim 12 wherein the mobile system includes:

one or more antennas remote from the mobile system.

19. The network subsystem of claim 12 wherein the means for transmitting includes:

means for generating the suitability indicator as a function of a position index of the mobile system.

20. The network subsystem of claim 12 wherein the means for transmitting includes:

means for communicating with a user aboard the mobile system.

21. The network subsystem of claim 12 wherein the means for transmitting includes:

means for obtaining the suitability indicator.

22. The network subsystem of claim 12, further comprising:

means for detecting a position of the mobile system.

23. The network subsystem of claim 12, further comprising:

means for obtaining a property of at least some of the data.