Vehicle and on-board communication devices
US10939453B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle includes a telematics control unit configured to communicate with a telematics server via a base station, a communication interface for communication with a wireless communication terminal connected to a cellular network, a first obtainment circuit configured to obtain a communication quality of a first communication path for connecting to the telematics server via the telematics control unit and the base station, a second obtainment circuit configured to obtain a communication quality of a second communication path for connecting to the telematics server via the communication interface, the wireless communication terminal, and the cellular network, and a selection circuit configured to select a communication path with a superior communication quality from among the first communication path and the second communication path based on the communication quality of the first communication path and the communication quality of the second communication path.
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