Abstract: As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the health monitoring system 100 of one embodiment includes an electromagnetic transmitter 110 configured to transmit an electromagnetic signal towards a target body region on a user; an electromagnetic receiver 120 configured to receive reflected energy from a target body region on a user; a calibration sensor 130 that measures reference cardiovascular-related parameters of a user (such as vessel pressure, stiffness, or motion); and an activity sensor 140 configured to detect the activity state of a user. The system also includes an attachment mechanism 150 for fixing the electromagnetic transmitter, electromagnetic receiver, calibration sensor and activity sensor to the user; and a stand-off mechanism 160 for fixing the electromagnetic transmitter and electromagnetic receiver at a known standoff distance from a target body region on the user.

Abstract: A system and method for evaluating cardiovascular-related health of a user including an RF sensor device configured to transmit incident pulse signals towards the user, and to receive reflected pulse signals for generating a reflected pulse signal dataset, a pulse signal modification module configured to modify the reflected pulse signal dataset, and a processing system communicably coupled to the RF sensor device and the pulse signal modification module, the processing system configured to generate a cardiovascular parameter for the user based on the modified reflected pulse signal dataset.

Abstract: A method in one embodiment includes intercepting a message in an on-board unit (OBU) of a vehicular network environment between a source and a receiver in the vehicular network environment, verifying the message is sent from the source, verifying the message is not altered, evaluating a set of source flow control policies associated with the source, and blocking the message if the set of source flow control policies indicate the message is not permitted. In specific embodiments, the message is not permitted if a level of access assigned to the source in the set of source flow control policies does not match a level of access tagged on the message. In further embodiments, the method includes evaluating a set of receiver flow control policies associated with the receiver, and blocking the message if the set of receiver flow control policies indicates the message is not permitted.

Abstract: A system and method for evaluating cardiovascular-related health of a user including an RF sensor device configured to transmit incident pulse signals towards the user, and to receive reflected pulse signals for generating a reflected pulse signal dataset, a pulse signal modification module configured to modify the reflected pulse signal dataset, and a processing system communicably coupled to the RF sensor device and the pulse signal modification module, the processing system configured to generate a cardiovascular parameter for the user based on the modified reflected pulse signal dataset.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a processor of a data collector, a request for sensor data related to an event. The method also includes sending a plurality of requests for the sensor data to a plurality of on-board units (OBUs), respectively, where the plurality of OBUs is associated with a plurality of vehicles, respectively. The method further includes receiving a plurality of responses from the plurality of OBUs, respectively, wherein each response of the plurality of responses includes a sensor data item related to the event. In more specific embodiments the plurality of requests are sent to the plurality of OBUs based on the plurality of OBUs being located within a certain proximity to the event. In yet further embodiments, each sensor data item of the plurality of responses is encapsulated with a respective tag.

Abstract: As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the health monitoring system 100 of one embodiment includes an electromagnetic transmitter 110 configured to transmit an electromagnetic signal towards a target body region on a user; an electromagnetic receiver 120 configured to receive reflected energy from a target body region on a user; a calibration sensor 130 that measures reference cardiovascular-related parameters of a user (such as vessel pressure, stiffness, or motion); and an activity sensor 140 configured to detect the activity state of a user. The system also includes an attachment mechanism 150 for fixing the electromagnetic transmitter, electromagnetic receiver, calibration sensor and activity sensor to the user; and a stand-off mechanism 160 for fixing the electromagnetic transmitter and electromagnetic receiver at a known standoff distance from a target body region on the user.

Abstract: A method in one embodiment includes intercepting a message in an on-board unit (OBU) of a vehicular network environment between a source and a receiver in the vehicular network environment, verifying the message is sent from the source, verifying the message is not altered, evaluating a set of source flow control policies associated with the source, and blocking the message if the set of source flow control policies indicate the message is not permitted. In specific embodiments, the message is not permitted if a level of access assigned to the source in the set of source flow control policies does not match a level of access tagged on the message. In further embodiments, the method includes evaluating a set of receiver flow control policies associated with the receiver, and blocking the message if the set of receiver flow control policies indicates the message is not permitted.

Abstract: A method in one embodiment includes intercepting a message in an on-board unit (OBU) of a vehicular network environment between a source and a receiver in the vehicular network environment, verifying the message is sent from the source, verifying the message is not altered, evaluating a set of source flow control policies associated with the source, and blocking the message if the set of source flow control policies indicate the message is not permitted. In specific embodiments, the message is not permitted if a level of access assigned to the source in the set of source flow control policies does not match a level of access tagged on the message. In further embodiments, the method includes evaluating a set of receiver flow control policies associated with the receiver, and blocking the message if the set of receiver flow control policies indicates the message is not permitted.

Abstract: A method in one example embodiment includes identifying a power state and a battery level of a vehicle. The method also includes allocating power to critical applications (for example) in response to determining that the battery level is above a reserve threshold while the power state of the vehicle is engine-off. The method also includes allocating remaining power in excess of the reserve threshold to non-critical applications according to a power management policy. The power management policy may comprise at least one of a user power preference index and an application power preference index.

Abstract: A method includes establishing communication channels between an on-board unit (OBU) of a vehicle and a plurality of nodes, tagging each of a plurality of data from the plurality of nodes with a priority level, storing the plurality of data in a priority queue according to respective priority levels, selecting a medium to present a first data of the plurality of data to a user, and presenting the first data to the user via the medium. In the method, the plurality of nodes includes a remote node and an in-vehicle device. Another method includes receiving a data from a remote node, generating a plurality of data streams from the data and transmitting the plurality of data streams across a plurality of wireless interfaces. Another method includes enhancing audio signals from a plurality of microphones and speakers. Yet another method includes various gesture based user interfaces coupled to the OBU.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a processor of a data collector, a request for sensor data related to an event. The method also includes sending a plurality of requests for the sensor data to a plurality of on-board units (OBUs), respectively, where the plurality of OBUs is associated with a plurality of vehicles, respectively. The method further includes receiving a plurality of responses from the plurality of OBUs, respectively, wherein each response of the plurality of responses includes a sensor data item related to the event. In more specific embodiments the plurality of requests are sent to the plurality of OBUs based on the plurality of OBUs being located within a certain proximity to the event. In yet further embodiments, each sensor data item of the plurality of responses is encapsulated with a respective tag.

Abstract: A method includes selecting a path for routing a data packet from a source node to a destination node in a vehicular ad hoc network, storing the data packet if the selected path is identified as a dead end, and establishing a communication link with a first node. The method also includes forwarding the data packet to the first node if a first distance between the first node and the destination node is less than a second distance between the source node and the destination node. More specific embodiments include sending a query for location information of the destination node, receiving the location information including two or more available paths from the source node to the destination node, and determining the path for routing the data packet is an optimal path of the two or more available paths.

Abstract: A system and method for evaluating cardiovascular-related health of a user including an RF sensor device configured to transmit incident pulse signals towards the user, and to receive reflected pulse signals for generating a reflected pulse signal dataset, a pulse signal modification module configured to modify the reflected pulse signal dataset, and a processing system communicably coupled to the RF sensor device and the pulse signal modification module, the processing system configured to generate a cardiovascular parameter for the user based on the modified reflected pulse signal dataset.

Abstract: A system includes an on-board unit (OBU) in communication with an internal subsystem in a vehicle on at least one Ethernet network and a node on a wireless network. A method in one embodiment includes receiving a message on the Ethernet network in the vehicle, encapsulating the message to facilitate translation to Ethernet protocol if the message is not in Ethernet protocol, and transmitting the message in Ethernet protocol to its destination. Certain embodiments include optimizing data transmission over the wireless network using redundancy caches, dictionaries, object contexts databases, speech templates and protocol header templates, and cross layer optimization of data flow from a receiver to a sender over a TCP connection. Certain embodiments also include dynamically identifying and selecting an operating frequency with least interference for data transmission over the wireless network.

Abstract: A method includes joining a vehicular access network (VAN) comprising cooperative communication between a plurality of on-board units (OBU) in respective vehicles, scanning the VAN to pick up a coverage of at least one infrastructure access point (IAP), which operates on a control channel in a radio access tree (RAT) comprising a plurality of cells, listening to a channel allocation information from the IAP that includes a request for a mobile cell gateway (MCG) at a nominal location in the RAT, and sending a candidacy message to the at least one IAP to become an MCG. Certain embodiments include establishing the VAN in a highway, and in urban areas, aggregating traffic in a cell and transmitting to the IAP via the MCG, and other features.

Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, a system and method are provided for translation services to facilitate interoperation between mobility schemes. In other embodiments, the system and method may provide transport and network services for legacy applications, and adaptive coding for message, packet, link and physical layers.

Abstract: A method includes selecting a path for routing a data packet from a source node to a destination node in a vehicular ad hoc network, storing the data packet if the selected path is identified as a dead end, and establishing a communication link with a first node. The method also includes forwarding the data packet to the first node if a first distance between the first node and the destination node is less than a second distance between the source node and the destination node. More specific embodiments include sending a query for location information of the destination node, receiving the location information including two or more available paths from the source node to the destination node, and determining the path for routing the data packet is an optimal path of the two or more available paths.

Abstract: A method in one example embodiment includes identifying a power state and a battery level of a vehicle. The method also includes allocating power to critical applications (for example) in response to determining that the battery level is above a reserve threshold while the power state of the vehicle is engine-off. The method also includes allocating remaining power in excess of the reserve threshold to non-critical applications according to a power management policy. The power management policy may comprise at least one of a user power preference index and an application power preference index.

Abstract: A method in one embodiment includes maintaining a list of authorized devices; creating an association between a wireless device being operated by an end user and an onboard unit (OBU) element, which is provisioned in a vehicle; establishing a session over a designated port for an application to be executed on the OBU element; and accessing resources associated with the vehicle through the OBU element. In other examples, authentication of the wireless device can occur via a wired equivalent privacy (WEP) WiFi access point provided by the OBU element. Authentication of the wireless device can also occur via a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag. The resources can include any number of items such as speakers, a display, a microphone, a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, or any other suitable element that may be provisioned in the vehicle.

Abstract: A method includes selecting a path for routing a data packet from a source node to a destination node in a vehicular ad hoc network, storing the data packet if the selected path is identified as a dead end, and establishing a communication link with a first node. The method also includes forwarding the data packet to the first node if a first distance between the first node and the destination node is less than a second distance between the source node and the destination node. More specific embodiments include sending a query for location information of the destination node, receiving the location information including two or more available paths from the source node to the destination node, and determining the path for routing the data packet is an optimal path of the two or more available paths.