Enhanced mobile communication device with extended radio, and applications
First Claim
1. A communication method for an enhanced mobile communication device of a participating vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- (a) operating the mobile communication device in an enhanced ad-hoc mode;
(b) detecting when a beacon from one egress point of a plurality of egress points is in range of the mobile communication device;
(c) switching the mobile communication device from the enhanced ad-hoc mode to an infrastructure mode upon the detection of the beacon; and
(d) communicating with only the one egress point.
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Abstract
An enhanced mobile communication device, or on-board equipment, communicates according an enhanced ad-hoc mode of communication and an infrastructure mode of communication. A method switches between the enhanced ad-hoc mode of communications and the infrastructure mode of communications. The enhanced mobile communication device receives content and updates a geographic database. The enhanced mobile communication device reads the geographic database and transmits content. Data, such as location information from global positioning satellite signals, is collected by the enhanced mobile communication. On-board software of the enhanced mobile communication device communicates with the geographic database for computing routes, paths, and turn-by-turn direction.
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31 Claims
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1. A communication method for an enhanced mobile communication device of a participating vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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(a) operating the mobile communication device in an enhanced ad-hoc mode;
(b) detecting when a beacon from one egress point of a plurality of egress points is in range of the mobile communication device;
(c) switching the mobile communication device from the enhanced ad-hoc mode to an infrastructure mode upon the detection of the beacon; and
(d) communicating with only the one egress point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An enhanced mobile communication device for providing communications and navigation in a vehicle, comprising:
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an extended radio unit, the extended radio unit being configurable for use in an enhanced ad-hoc mode and an infrastructure mode of communication;
a microprocessor executing a user space application, wherein the user space application executes a finite state machine, wherein the microprocessor also executes a device driver that generates a MAC signal in response to receipt of a beacon from an egress point by the extended radio unit, wherein the MAC signal is passed to the finite state machine, thereby prompting the finite state machine to initiate a transition from the ad-hoc mode to the infrastructure mode. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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