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Patent No.:

US 11539827 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 12, 2021

Method and apparatus for cellular network backup connectivity

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Oliver Lei, Windsor, CA;

Allen R. Murray, Lake Orion, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Michael Spenner

Brooks Kushman P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Joshua L Schwartz

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01); H04W 4/024 (2018.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72412 (2021.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/024 (2018.02); H04W 4/44 (2018.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 64/003 (2013.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.02); H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

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 connect to the wireless access point and report connection information relating to the connected wireless access point to an entity capable of establishing direct cellular connection with a vehicle, identifying the connected wireless access point as an alternative communication method if cellular communication is unavailable.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Lei, Oliver. (2022). Method and apparatus for cellular network backup connectivity (U.S. Patent No. 11539827). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11539827

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