Sonatus, Inc.

Jan Cardenas

Yu Fang

Xuanran Zong

Yixiang Chen

Andrew Ling

Robin Reed

Troy Michael Trenchard

An example system includes a mobile system having a first network zone and a second network zone of a different type than the first network zone; a policy manager circuit structured to interpret a policy comprising an external data routing description, wherein the external data routing description comprises a local domain name server (DNS) comprising a plurality of local address values for end points of the second network zone; a gatekeeper interface circuit interposed between the first network zone and a transceiver selectively couplable to an external device; and a configuration circuit structured to configure the gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the external data routing description; wherein the gatekeeper interface circuit is structured to regulate communications between end points of the first network zone and the transceiver, and to regulate communications between end points of the second network zone and the transceiver.

System, method, and apparatus for extra vehicle communications control

An example system includes a vehicle having a first network zone and a second network zone of a different type than the first network zone; a gatekeeper interface circuit interposed between the first network zone and a transceiver selectively couplable to an external device, and further interposed between the second network zone and the transceiver; a policy manager circuit structured to interpret a policy comprising an external data access description; and a configuration circuit structured to configure the gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the external data access description; wherein the gatekeeper interface circuit is structured to regulate communications between end points of the first network zone and the transceiver, and to regulate communications between end points of the second network zone and the transceiver.

An example method includes interpreting a policy comprising a network usage permission description; configuring a gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the network usage permission description; and regulating communications, using the gatekeeper interface circuit, between: end points of at least one network zone of a mobile system; and at least one of an external communications portal or an external device.

An example system includes a vehicle having a first network zone and a second network zone of a different type than the first network zone; a gatekeeper interface circuit interposed between the first network zone and a transceiver selectively couplable to an external device, and further interposed between the second network zone and the transceiver; a policy manager circuit structured to interpret a policy comprising an external data routing description; and a configuration circuit structured to configure the gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the external data routing description; wherein the gatekeeper interface circuit is structured to regulate communications between end points of the first network zone and the transceiver, and to regulate communications between end points of the second network zone and the transceiver.

System, method, and apparatus to extra vehicle communications control

An example system includes a vehicle having a first network zone and a second network zone of a different type than the first network zone; a gatekeeper interface circuit interposed between the first network zone and a transceiver selectively couplable to an external device; a policy manager circuit structured to interpret a policy comprising an external data routing description; and a configuration circuit structured to configure the gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the external data routing description; wherein: the gatekeeper interface circuit is structured to regulate communications between end points of the first network zone and the transceiver, and to regulate communications between end points of the second network zone and the transceiver; the external data routing description comprises a plurality of local communicating devices, each corresponding to an external data routing path; and each external data routing path comprises an access point name of a regulated communication.

An example system includes a vehicle having at least one network zone; a policy manager circuit structured to interpret a policy including a local domain name server (DNS), an authorization description, and a firewall configuration description; a configuration circuit structured to configure a gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the policy; and a gatekeeper interface circuit interposed between the at least one network zone and an external communication portal selectively couplable to an external device, and further structured to regulate communications between end points of the at least one network zone and the external communication portal.

An example system includes a vehicle having at least one network zone, and a policy manager circuit that interprets a policy including a local DNS, an authorization description, and a firewall configuration description. The system includes a configuration circuit that configures a gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the policy, where the gatekeeper interface circuit is interposed between one of the network zones and an external communication portal, and regulates communications between end points of the network zone and the external communication portal.

An example system includes a vehicle having at least one network zone; a policy manager circuit structured to interpret a policy comprising an external data routing description, wherein the policy includes a default policy value; a configuration circuit structured to configure a gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the external data routing description and the external data service description; the gatekeeper interface circuit interposed between the at least one network zone and at least one external communication portal selectively couplable to an external device; and wherein the gatekeeper interface circuit is structured to regulate communications between end points of the first network zone and the at least one external communication portal, and to regulate communications between end points of the second network zone and the at least one external communication portal.

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Cupertino, CA, United States of America

Jan Cardenas