System and method for providing mobile wireless data network connectivity via vehicle-installed small cell

S Thalanany, N Saxena, M Irizarry - US Patent 9,338,714, 2016 - Google Patents
A system is described for managing in-vehicle small cell gateway (IV-SCG) connections with
a mobile wireless device. A home IV-SCG maintains a list identifying a set of neighboring …

Integrating in-vehicle access-point with cellular offloading system

N Lavi, KJ Scheim, M Laifenfeld - US Patent 9,497,729, 2016 - Google Patents
A method and system for selectively providing cellular offload services to mobile user data
devices via vehicle-based access points. Subscribers and affiliates of vehicle-related online …

Single transceiver for use with multiple cellular networks

N Lavi, KJ Scheim, AJ Macdonald… - US Patent App. 13 …, 2014 - Google Patents
A system and method for wirelessly communicating over two wireless networks having
different communication protocols using a single transceiver of a vehicle telematics unit. The …

Method and apparatus for dynamic telematics network selection and utilization

O Lei, AR Murray, DJ Orris - US Patent 10,159,028, 2018 - Google Patents
A system includes a vehicle-based processor configured to store SIM profiles of locally
connectable wireless devices on a list in vehicle memory. The processor is also configured …

Remote telematics unit band control with dynamic memory

ST Droste, D George, S Emani - US Patent 9,705,992, 2017 - Google Patents
A system and method of remotely changing use of a cellular protocol at a vehicle includes:
storing, in a network access device (NAD) at the vehicle, identities of one or more cellular …

System for connecting wireless devices to a vehicle

J Gibeau - US Patent 7,079,015, 2006 - Google Patents
A method and system relating to connecting a wireless device carried by an individual to a
vehicle network by providing a hands-free feature for notifying a vehicle module of the …

Method and system to manage wireless communications of high-occupancy vehicles

BW Falchuk, MY Lai - US Patent 8,488,522, 2013 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system and method for managing wireless communications for a plurality
of devices in a high occupancy vehicle is presented. The method comprises steps of …

Method and apparatus for cellular network backup connectivity

O Lei, AR Murray - US Patent 11,064,065, 2021 - Google Patents
A system includes a processor configured to detect the presence of a wireless network
access point usable for vehicular communication. The processor is also configured to …

Wireless device connection management

DH Smith - US Patent App. 15/612,749, 2018 - Google Patents
A system and method of managing short-range wireless communications between a vehicle
and a plurality of personal mobile devices, wherein the method comprises: establishing a …

Providing cellular data to a vehicle over different data channels

AJ Macdonald, JL Gerlach, D Pal, D George - US Patent 9,418,489, 2016 - Google Patents
A method and a system for providing vehicle data services to communication devices
located at a remote vehicle. The method includes the steps of: establishing data …