MULTIPLE EVENT-BASED VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS

• US 20190141756A1
• Filed: 11/09/2017
• Published: 05/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: LEI, Oliver, MURRAY, Allen R.
• Granted Patent: US 10,813,143 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/18 Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/16 Involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer

Abstract

Systems and methods for generating multiple vehicle communications in response to an event include a vehicle having a first embedded modem, a second embedded modem, and a processor. The processor is configured to identify occurrence of a predetermined event. Responsive to occurrence of the predetermined event, the processor is configured to wirelessly transmit a vehicle location offboard the vehicle via a voice call established by the first embedded modem and via a data call established by the second embedded modem for a remote monitoring service.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a vehicle including an embedded first modem and second modem, and

a processor configured to, responsive to occurrence of a predetermined event, wirelessly transmit a vehicle location offboard the vehicle via a voice call established by the first modem and via a data call established by the second modem for a remote monitoring service.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first modem is configured for a first cellular network, and the second modem is configured for a second cellular network that differs from the first cellular network.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the predetermined event is an airbag deployment.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the voice call is between the vehicle and the remote monitoring service.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the data call is between the vehicle and a server geographically remote from the remote monitoring service, and the server is configured to, responsive to receiving the vehicle location, transmit the vehicle location to the remote monitoring service.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to, responsive to occurrence of the predetermined event, transmit a vehicle identifier and an event identifier via the voice call and via the data call.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first modem is configured to wirelessly receive and process remote control commands for the vehicle, and the second modem is configured to wirelessly receive and process software updates for the vehicle.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first modem is configured for a wireless voice service, and the second modem is configured for a wireless data service and not a wireless voice service.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the first modem is configured for a wireless data service.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to wirelessly transmit the vehicle location via the voice call by wirelessly transmitting a plurality of dual-tone multi-frequency tones via the voice call.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to, responsive to occurrence of the predetermined event, wirelessly transmit the vehicle location offboard the vehicle for the remote monitoring service via a text message sent by the first modem.

12. A vehicle, comprising:

a first embedded modem configured to receive remote control commands for the vehicle,

a second embedded modem configured to receive software updates for the vehicle, and

a processor configured to, responsive to occurrence of a predetermined event, wirelessly transmit a vehicle location offboard the vehicle via the first modem and via the second modem for a remote monitoring service.

13. The vehicle of claim 12, wherein the first modem is configured for a first cellular network, and the second modem is configured for a second cellular network that differs from the first cellular network.

14. The vehicle of claim 12, wherein the processor is configured to, responsive to the predetermined event, cause the first embedded modem to establish a voice call with the remote monitoring service for the transmission of the vehicle location.

15. The vehicle of claim 12, wherein the processor is configured to, responsive to the predetermined event, cause the second embedded modem to establish a data call with a server geographically remote from the remote monitoring service for the transmission of the vehicle location, and the server is configured to, responsive to receiving the vehicle location, identify the remote monitoring service from a plurality of remote monitoring services based on the vehicle location, and transmit the vehicle location to the remote monitoring service.

16. The vehicle of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to, responsive to occurrence of the predetermined event, wirelessly transmit the vehicle location offboard the vehicle for the remote monitoring service via a text message sent by the first modem.

17. A method comprising:

by a vehicle, responsive to occurrence of a predetermined event,

wirelessly transmitting a vehicle location offboard the vehicle via a first text message to a remote monitoring service, and

wirelessly transmitting the vehicle location offboard the vehicle via a second text message to a server geographically remote from the remote monitoring service, wherein responsive to receiving the vehicle location, the server is configured to transmit the vehicle location to the remote monitoring service.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the first text message and the second text message are sent by a first embedded modem of the vehicle, and further comprising, responsive to occurrence of the predetermined event, wirelessly transmitting the vehicle location offboard the vehicle via a voice call established by the first modem.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising, responsive to occurrence of the predetermined event, wirelessly transmitting the vehicle location offboard the vehicle via a data call established by a second modem of the vehicle.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the first modem is configured for a first cellular network, and the second modem is configured for a second cellular network that differs from the first cellular network.