Mobile router network

• US 9,204,327 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2011
• Issued: 12/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lear Corporation
• Original Assignee: Lear Corporation
• Inventors: Moeller, Douglas S, Pashby, Ronald W
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, DINH
• Application Number:
  US13/373,934
• Publication Number:
  US 20120155251A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,457 Days
• Field of Search: 370/310, 370/328, 370/331, 370/332, 370/338, 370/346, 370/359, 370/401, 370/419, 370/463, 455/3.01, 455/11.1, 455/41.2, 455/403, 455/422.1, 455/432.1, 455/435.1, 455/436, 455/445, 455/456.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0894 Packet rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/106 using time related information in packets, e.g. by adding timestamps
• 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: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports

Abstract

A method comprises: providing a wireless mobile router in a vehicle. The mobile router is operable to establish a communication link to a network management system. The mobile router collects data independent of the router being coupled to the network management system; stores the data in the router; establishes a first communication link between the router and the network management system upon an occurrence of a first predetermined event; operates the router to upload the data to the network management system upon occurrence of the first predetermined event; and transmits the data to the network management system via the first communication link.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing a wireless mobile router in a vehicle, said wireless mobile router comprising a wireless wide area network interface, and a mobile wireless local area network interface, said wireless mobile router being operable to selectively establish a first communication link coupling said wireless mobile router to a network management system by selecting between one of said wireless wide area network interface and said mobile wireless local area network interface for said first communication link, said network management system operable to monitor, administer and manage acquired data from a plurality of wireless mobile routers and to manage communications with said plurality of wireless mobile routers;

utilizing said wireless mobile router to collect data independent of said wireless mobile router being coupled to said network management system;

operating said wireless mobile router to select said data as at least one of diagnostic data for said vehicle and statistical data;

storing said data in said wireless mobile router;

operating said wireless mobile router to automatically select and utilize said one of said wireless wide area network interface and said mobile wireless local area network interface to establish said first communication link between said wireless mobile router and said network management system upon an occurrence of a first predetermined event;

operating said wireless mobile router to upload said data to said network management system upon said occurrence of said predetermined event;

operating said wireless mobile router to upload said data to said network management system via said first communication link, and

operating said wireless mobile router to synchronize said transmitted data with said network management system when said first communication link is established.

2. A method in accordance with claim 1, comprising:

operating said wireless mobile router to detect if data transmission communication to said network management system via said first communication link is interrupted;

operating said wireless mobile router to determine if a second communication link to said network management system is reestablished; and

operating said wireless mobile router to restore said data transmission communication subsequent to establishment of said second communication link such that no data is lost.

3. A method in accordance with claim 1, comprising:

providing time stamps for said data;

storing said time stamps in said wireless mobile outer in association with corresponding data.

4. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein said vehicle comprises a standardized data bus, and said method further comprises:

coupling said wireless mobile router to said vehicle standardized data bus; and

operating said wireless mobile router to obtain said data from said vehicle via said standardized data bus.

5. A method in accordance with claim 4, comprising:

operating said wireless mobile router to select said data as at least one of diagnostic data for said vehicle and statistical data.

6. A method in accordance with claim 4, comprising:

operating said wireless mobile router to determine whether said data is data of a first type or data of a second type;

operating said wireless mobile router to process said first type data and prepare said processed first data for uploading to said network management system; and

operating said wireless mobile router to prepare said second type data for immediate uploading to said network management system.

7. A method in accordance with claim 1, comprising:

hosting one or more application programs on said wireless mobile router, said one or more application programs operable to collect said data.

8. A method in accordance with claim 1, comprising:

coupling said wireless mobile router to at least one of a peripheral device and an interface to said vehicle;

operating said wireless mobile router such that said collected data is collected from said at least one of said peripheral device and said interface.

9. A method in accordance with claim 8, comprising:

hosting one or more application programs on said wireless mobile router, said one or more application programs operable to determine said data collected.

10. A method in accordance with claim 1, comprising:

operating said wireless mobile router to assign a priority to said data collected; and

utilizing said assigned priority to determine when said data is uploaded.

11. A method in accordance with claim 10, comprising:

utilizing said assigned priority to determine the data rate at which said data is uploaded.

12. A method comprising:

providing a wireless mobile router in a vehicle, said wireless mobile router comprising a wireless wide area network interface to a wireless wide area network and a wireless local area network interface to a mobile wireless local area network;

operating said wireless mobile router to selectively establish and utilize a communication link to between said wireless mobile router and a network management system via an automatically selected one of said wireless wide area network interface and said wireless local area network interface, said wireless mobile router operable to select between one of said wireless wide area network interface and said wireless local area network interface for said communication link, said network management system operable to monitor, administer and manage acquired data from a plurality of wireless mobile routers and to manage communications with a plurality of wireless mobile routers;

utilizing said wireless mobile router to collect data independent of said router being coupled to said network management system;

operating said wireless mobile router to select said data as comprising at least one of diagnostic data for said vehicle and statistical data;

storing said data in said wireless mobile router;

establishing said communication link between said wireless mobile router and a network management system upon an occurrence of a first predetermined event;

operating said wireless mobile router to upload said data to a network management system at a predetermined time;

transmitting said data to said network management system via said communication link; and

operating said wireless mobile router to provide synchronization of said transmitted data with said network management system when said communication link is established.

13. A method in accordance with claim 12, comprising:

operating said wireless mobile router to detect if data transmission communication to said network management system via said communication link is interrupted;

operating said wireless mobile router to selectively reestablish said communication link via a selected one of a said wireless wide area network and said wireless local area network to said network management system;

operating said wireless mobile router to determine if said communication link to said network management system is reestablished; and

operating said wireless mobile router to restore said data transmission communication subsequent to re-establishment of said second communication link such that no data is lost.

14. A method in accordance with claim 12, comprising:

providing time stamps for said data;

storing said time stamps in said wireless mobile router in association with corresponding data.

15. A method in accordance with claim 12, wherein said vehicle comprises a standardized data bus, and said method further comprises:

coupling said wireless mobile router to said vehicle standardized data bus; and

operating said wireless mobile router to obtain said data from said vehicle via said standardized data bus.

16. A method in accordance with claim 15, comprising:

operating said wireless mobile router to select said data as comprising at least one of diagnostic data for said vehicle and statistical data.

17. A method in accordance with claim 15, comprising:

operating said wireless mobile router to determine whether said data is data of a first type or data of a second type;

operating said wireless mobile router to process said first type data to produce processed first type data and to prepare said processed first type data for uploading to said network management system; and

operating said wireless mobile router to prepare said second type data for immediate uploading to said network management system.

18. A method in accordance with claim 12, comprising:

hosting one or more application programs on said wireless mobile router, said one or more application programs operable to collect said data.

19. A method in accordance with claim 12, comprising:

coupling said wireless mobile router to at least one of a peripheral device and an interface to said vehicle;

operating said wireless mobile router such that said collected data is collected from said at least one of said peripheral device and said interface.

20. A method in accordance with claim 19, comprising:

hosting one or more application programs on said wireless mobile router, said one or more application programs operable to determine said data collected.

21. A method in accordance with claim 12, comprising:

operating said wireless mobile router to assign a priority to said data collected; and

utilizing said assigned priority to determine when said data is uploaded.

22. A method in accordance with claim 21, comprising:

utilizing said assigned priority to determine the data rate at which said data is uploaded.