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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2016
General Motors Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Bonnie Chen, Grapevine, TX (US);
General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle telematics system and a method for controlling access to a plurality of wireless communication channels between the telematics system and on-board vehicle systems and mobile communications devices is provided. The telematics system includes one network interface connected to a telecommunications network and another network interface connected to one or more on-board vehicle systems and mobile communications devices to permit the on-board vehicle systems and communications devices to access the telecommunications network. The telematics system further includes a controller that receives a request by an on-board vehicle system to establish a communication channel, determines whether all of the channels are in active use, and, if so, identifies a low priority application of one of the on-board vehicle systems or communications devices using one of the active channels and then severs the channel and establishes the communication channel between the telematics system and requesting vehicle system.