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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2022
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Andrew J. MacDonald, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
Dipankar Pal, Sylvania, OH (US);
Russell A. Patenaude, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Matthew E. Gilbert-Eyres, Rochester, MI (US);
Eric T. Hosey, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Venkata Naga Siva Vikas Vemuri, Famington Hills, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of extending connectivity of a recipient vehicle may be executed by a non-transitory computer-readable medium. During an ignition off state of the recipient vehicle, the method includes disabling a recipient cellular network access device (NAD) of the recipient vehicle and connecting to a low power communications source. The method includes communicating with a centralized location over the low power communications source. The low power communications source may be a recipient Bluetooth® low energy (BLE) within the recipient vehicle. The method may include connecting to a donor vehicle proximate the recipient vehicle. The donor vehicle includes a donor NAD and a donor BLE, such that the donor NAD of the donor vehicle communicates with the centralized location on behalf of the recipient vehicle.