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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2016
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventor:
Robert A. Hrabak, Birmingham, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/48 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04W 48/02 (2009.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04W 84/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 76/11 (2018.02); H04L 61/6022 (2013.01); H04L 67/18 (2013.01); H04W 84/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method of controlling use of vehicular Wi-Fi hotspots by a handheld wireless device includes: detecting that the handheld wireless device is communicating via a Wi-Fi hotspot; determining at the handheld wireless device that that the Wi-Fi hotspot is provided by a vehicle; and enabling one or more default prohibitions against transmitting low-priority data from the handheld wireless device via a cellular wireless carrier system while the handheld wireless device communicates with the Wi-Fi hotspot provided by the vehicle.