Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus to improve a network connection via a connected vehicle
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Application No.: US15397226Application Date: 2017-01-03
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Publication No.: US09961706B2Publication Date: 2018-05-01
- Inventor: Ming-Ju Ho , Patrick Mascarenhas , Iftekhar Alam
- Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLC
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
- Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
- Main IPC: H04W48/16
- IPC: H04W48/16 ; H04W76/02 ; H04W8/00 ; H04B1/3822 ; H04W24/10 ; H04B17/318 ; H04W88/04 ; H04W84/04

Abstract:
Methods are apparatus are disclosed to improve a network connection of a cellular-enabled device via a connected vehicle. An example method disclosed herein include receiving an indication that a first cellular-enabled device is within range of a cellular-enabled vehicle to which the first cellular-enabled device has a connection relationship. When a first signal strength between the cellular-enabled vehicle and a cellular network is greater than a second signal strength between the first cellular-enabled device and the cellular network, the cellular-enabled vehicle is instructed to establish a first connection between the cellular-enabled vehicle and the cellular network using a first subscriber identifier stored in the first cellular-enabled device. The cellular-enabled vehicle is instructed to establish a second connection between the cellular-enabled vehicle and the first cellular-enabled device, and routing first cellular data associated with the first cellular-enable device between the cellular network and the first cellular-enable device via cellular-enabled vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170118782A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE A NETWORK CONNECTION VIA A CONNECTED VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2017-04-27
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