Methods and structures to extend vehicle connectivity

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12263848
APP PUB NO 20240059298A1
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17889515

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A method of extending connectivity of a recipient vehicle may be executed by a non-transitory computer-readable medium. During an ignition off state of the recipient vehicle, the method includes disabling a recipient cellular network access device (NAD) of the recipient vehicle and connecting to a low power communications source. The method includes communicating with a centralized location over the low power communications source. The low power communications source may be a recipient Bluetooth® low energy (BLE) within the recipient vehicle. The method may include connecting to a donor vehicle proximate the recipient vehicle. The donor vehicle includes a donor NAD and a donor BLE, such that the donor NAD of the donor vehicle communicates with the centralized location on behalf of the recipient vehicle.

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GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCP O BOX 300 MAIL CODE 482-C24-A65 DETROIT MI 48265

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gilbert-Eyres, Matthew E Rochester, US 38 8
Hosey, Eric T Royal Oak, US 59 74
MacDonald, Andrew J Grosse Pointe Park, US 59 812
Pal, Dipankar Sylvania, US 38 326
Patenaude, Russell A Macomb Township, US 120 987
Vikas, Vemuri Venkata Naga Siva Famington Hills, US 1 0

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