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Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015

Filed:

Jan. 16, 2014
Applicants:

General Motors Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Muhammad Fahad Alam, Macomb, MI (US);

Jonathan L. Gerlach, Canton, MI (US);

Dipankar Pal, Sylvania, OH (US);

Assignees:

GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);

General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04W 76/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/008 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 76/02 (2013.01); H04W 76/025 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of controlling a wireless hotspot at a vehicle includes receiving one or more Wi-Fi control variables along with a vehicle identity at a central facility; authenticating the received Wi-Fi control variables at the central facility using the vehicle identity; establishing a cellular connection between the central facility and a vehicle providing the Wi-Fi hotspot identified by the transmitted vehicle identity; and transmitting a command to change the Wi-Fi control variables from the central facility to the vehicle when the Wi-Fi control variables have been authenticated.


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