APPARATUS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF USER EQUIPMENT COUPLED TO A VEHICLE

• US 20140163814A1
• Filed: 11/20/2013
• Published: 06/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: ROUSU, Seppo, JUNTUNEN, Timo
• Granted Patent: US 9,646,429 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/33.9
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0808 Diagnosing performance data testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005

Abstract

Apparatus, a method and a computer program product periodically determine one or more temperature thresholds and configuration settings attributable to one or more user equipment coupled to a vehicle. The one or more determined temperature thresholds and configuration settings are sent to the one or more user equipment in a thermal management scheme message. The one or more user equipment are adapted to adjust an operational threshold in response to the received thermal management scheme message.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

periodically determining one or more temperature thresholds and configuration settings attributable to one or more user equipment coupled to a vehicle; and

sending the one or more determined temperature thresholds and configuration settings to the one or more user equipment in a thermal management scheme message,

wherein the one or more user equipment are adapted to adjust an operational threshold in response to the thermal management scheme message.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of:

a special purpose network/server periodically determines the one or more temperature thresholds and configuration settings and sends the thermal management scheme message to the one or more user equipment,

the temperature thresholds and configuration settings are determined by a field failure rate of one or more geographic areas in which the vehicle is located,

the temperature thresholds and configuration settings are determined by a location where the vehicle is sold or detected to be operational after a predetermined time or at predetermined time intervals,

the one or more user equipment are members of a predefined group,

the temperature thresholds and configuration settings are determined by comparing a current operational threshold to the rank order of a geographic area, and

the temperature thresholds and configuration settings are determined by comparing a current aging scenario to a predetermined component aging scenario attributable to the one or more user equipment.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the thermal management scheme message is transmitted and/or received over at least one of:

a) an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, a Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, a GSM Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution Radio Access Network, a public safety network, or a first responder network, and

b) a wired or a wireless short range communication link comprising at least one of;

a Bluetooth™

radio access interface;

a Zigbee radio interface;

a radio frequency identification interface;

a wireless local area network computer;

a near field communication link;

or

a communications access for land mobiles link.

4. An apparatus for use in a special purpose network, the apparatus being arranged to at least:

periodically determine one or more temperature thresholds and configuration settings attributable to one or more user equipment coupled to a vehicle; and

send the one or more determined temperature thresholds and configuration settings to the one or more user equipment in a thermal management scheme message,

whereby said one or more user equipment can adjust an operational threshold in response to the thermal management scheme message.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the apparatus is at least one of:

arranged to periodically determine the one or more temperature thresholds and configuration settings and send the thermal management scheme messages to said one or more user equipment,

the temperature thresholds and configuration settings are determined by a field failure rate of one or more geographic areas in which the vehicle is located,

the temperature thresholds and configuration settings are determined by a location where the vehicle is sold or detected to be operational after a predetermined time or at a predetermined time intervals,

the temperature thresholds and configuration settings are determined by comparing a current operational threshold to the rank order of a geographic area, and

the temperature thresholds and configuration settings are determined by comparing a current aging scenario to a predetermined component aging scenario attributable to the one or more user equipment.

6. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the thermal management scheme message is transmitted and/or received over at least one of:

a) an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, a Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, a GSM Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution Radio Access Network, a public safety network, or a first responder network, and

b) a wired or a wireless short range communication link comprising at least one of;

a Bluetooth™

radio access interface;

a Zigbee radio interface;

a radio frequency identification interface;

a wireless local area network computer;

a near field communication link;

or

a communications access for land mobiles link.

7. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer coded instructions stored therein which when executed by a processor causing performance of operations, said operations comprising:

periodically determining one or more temperature thresholds and configuration settings attributable to one or more user equipment coupled to a vehicle; and

sending the one or more determined temperature thresholds and configuration settings to the one or more user equipment in a thermal management scheme message,

whereby the one or more user equipment can adjust an operational threshold in response to the thermal management scheme message.

8. The computer program product according to claim 7, wherein at least one of:

a special purpose network/server periodically determines the one or more temperature thresholds and configuration settings and sends the thermal management scheme message to the one or more user equipment,

the temperature thresholds and configuration settings are determined by a field failure rate of one or more geographic areas in which the vehicle is located,

the temperature thresholds and configuration settings are determined by a location where the vehicle is sold or detected to be operational after a predetermined time or at predetermined time intervals,

the temperature thresholds and configuration settings are determined by comparing a current operational threshold to the rank order of a geographic area,

the temperature thresholds and configuration settings are determined by comparing a current aging scenario to a predetermined component aging scenario attributable to the one or more user equipment, and

the operational threshold is adjusted after altering of the operational geographic area is detected.

9. The computer program product according to claim 7, wherein the thermal management scheme message is transmitted and/or received over at least one of:

a) an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, a Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, a GSM Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution Radio Access Network, a public safety network, or a first responder network, and

b) a wired or a wireless short range communication link comprising at least one of;

a Bluetooth™

radio access interface;

a Zigbee radio interface;

a radio frequency identification interface;

a wireless local area network computer;

a near field communication link;

or

a communications access for land mobiles link.

10. A method comprising:

periodically receiving a thermal management scheme message based upon a predetermined temperature threshold and configuration setting attributable to one or more user equipment coupled to a vehicle; and

adaptively adjusting an operational threshold in response to the received thermal management scheme message.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein at least one of:

the temperature thresholds and configuration settings are determined by comparing a current operational threshold to one or more historical operational thresholds stored in memory in the one or more user equipment,

the temperature thresholds and configuration settings are determined by comparing a current operational threshold to the rank order of a geographic area, and

a current ageing scenario is determined by availability of airflow in the one or more user equipment.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein adjusting the operational threshold of the one or more user equipment comprises one or more of:

altering a data Class of the one or more user equipment;

altering power class of the one or more user equipment;

altering additional maximum power relaxation of the one or more user equipment; and

altering multiple input multiple output class of the one or more user equipment.

13. An apparatus, the apparatus being arranged to at least:

periodically receive a thermal management scheme message based upon a predetermined temperature threshold and configuration setting attributable to one or more user equipment coupled to a vehicle; and

adaptively adjust an operational threshold in response to the received thermal management scheme message.

14. Apparatus according to claim 13, wherein at least one of:

the temperature thresholds and configuration settings are determined by comparing a current operational threshold to one or more historical operational thresholds stored in memory in the one or more user equipment,

the temperature thresholds and configuration settings are determined by comparing a current operational threshold to the rank order of a geographic area,

a current ageing scenario is determined by availability of airflow in the one or more user equipment,

one or more aging circuits, position sensors and heat dissipation hot spot detectors are proximately located to the one or more user equipment, and

a current aging scenario is determined by an aging circuit in the one or more user equipment.

15. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein adjusting the operational threshold of the one or more user equipment comprises at least one of:

altering a data class of the one or more user equipment;

altering power class of the one or more user equipment;

altering additional maximum power relaxation of the one or more user equipment; and

altering multiple input multiple output class of the one or more user equipment.

16. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the thermal management scheme message is transmitted and/or received over at least one of:

a) an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, a Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, a GSM Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution Radio Access Network, a public safety network, or a first responder network, and

b) a wired or a wireless short range communication link comprising at least one of;

a Bluetooth™

radio access interface;

a Zigbee radio interface;

a radio frequency identification interface;

a wireless local area network computer;

a near field communication link;

or

a communications access for land mobiles link.

17. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer coded instructions stored therein, said instructions causing performance of operations, said operations comprising:

periodically receiving a thermal management scheme message based upon a predetermined temperature threshold and configuration setting attributable to one or more user equipment coupled to a vehicle; and

adaptively adjusting an operational threshold in response to the received thermal management scheme message.

18. The computer program product according to claim 17, wherein at least one of:

the temperature thresholds and configuration settings are determined by comparing a current operational threshold to one or more historical operational thresholds stored in memory in the one or more user equipment,

the temperature thresholds and configuration settings are determined by comparing a current operational threshold to the rank order of a geographic area,

a current ageing scenario is determined by availability of airflow in the one or more user equipment, one or more aging circuits, position sensors and heat dissipation hot spot detectors are proximately located to the one or more user equipment, and

a current aging scenario is determined by an aging circuit in the one or more user equipment.

19. The computer program product according to claim 17, wherein adjusting the operational threshold of the one or more user equipment comprises at least one of:

altering a data class of the one or more user equipment;

altering power class of the one or more user equipment;

altering additional maximum power relaxation of the one or more user equipment; and

altering multiple input multiple output class of the one or more user equipment.

20. The computer program product according to claim 17, wherein the thermal management scheme message is transmitted and for received over at least one of:

a) an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, a Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, a GSM Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution Radio Access Network, a public safety network, or a first responder network, and

b) a wired or a wireless short range communication link comprising at least one of;

a Bluetooth™

radio access interface;

a Zigbee radio interface;

a radio frequency identification interface;

a wireless local area network computer;

a near field communication link;

or

a communications access for land mobiles link.