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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
May. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Douglas A. Oliver, Redford, MI (US);
Jayanthi Rao, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/04 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/046 (2013.01); H04W 4/027 (2013.01); H04W 4/028 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle wireless network access system includes a wireless connection switch disposed within a vehicle and configured to, in response to receiving a data transfer request, establish a wireless connection with one of a plurality of network links according to a prioritization of the network links that is based on a speed of the vehicle and an expected path of travel of the vehicle relative to the network links.