Abstract: A computer-implemented method that, when executed by data processing hardware, causes the data processing hardware to perform operations comprising detecting one or more alert events, assessing an impact of the one or more alert events on wireless communication technology of a vehicle, estimating status of the wireless communication technology, evaluating resource management for use of a digital key, and providing a matrix of the wireless communication technology to a mobile device.

Abstract: A system includes data processing hardware and memory hardware in communication with the data processing hardware. The memory hardware stores instructions that when executed on the data processing hardware cause the data processing hardware to perform operations. The operations include configuring a ping interval protocol for an electronic control unit (ECU), initializing a ping fail counter of the ping interval protocol, and establishing a message queueing telemetry transport (MQTT) session. The operations also include detecting a ping status of the ping interval protocol, determining, automatically, an optimal ping interval of the ping interval protocol based on the detected ping status and the ping fail counter, constructing a ping interval topic for the MQTT session, and publishing the determined optimal ping interval to the ping interval topic.

Abstract: A vehicle system includes a user device configured to produce acoustic sounds at varying frequencies. The vehicle system also includes a vehicle microphone for collecting acoustic data from the user device. Additionally, the vehicle system includes a vehicle processor for storing vehicle data including the acoustic data and a server communicatively coupled to the vehicle processor. In some examples, the server is configured to determine if the acoustic data match one or more predetermined frequencies of sound.

Abstract: A latency reduction system for a vehicle is disclosed. The latency reduction system includes a vehicle processor for storing vehicle data including ignition status. The latency reduction system also includes a user device communicatively coupled to the vehicle processor and including data processing hardware storing a first predetermined paging latency time interval. Additionally, the latency reduction system includes a server communicatively coupled to the vehicle processor and the user device and configured to change the first predetermined paging latency time interval to a second predetermined paging latency time interval based on the ignition status.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method that when executed on data processing hardware causes the data processing hardware to perform operations including setting an initial transmission channel for a transmission radio between a station and an access point, setting an initial listen channel for a listen radio between the station and the access point, obtaining cleanliness data and free channel data, performing one of maintaining the initial transmission channel and the initial listen channel or switching transmission from the transmission radio to the listen radio based on the cleanliness data, and performing one of maintaining the initial transmission channel and the initial listen channel or changing the initial transmission channel to a different channel based on the free channel data.

Abstract: A method includes transmitting a first wireless communication from a user device via an authorized first cellular network. The first wireless communication includes a current geographic location of the user device. The user device maintains a forbidden list identifying unauthorized cellular networks. Based on determining that the user device is approaching a geofence between a first network coverage area of the first cellular network and a second network coverage area of a second cellular network that is identified on the forbidden list, the method includes removing the second cellular network from the forbidden list. With the second cellular network removed from the forbidden list and based on the user device entering the second network coverage area, the method includes transmitting a second wireless communication from the user device via the second cellular network that includes an updated geographic location of the user device.

Abstract: A system includes a user equipment (UE) traveling at least at a predetermined velocity. The UE is in RRC_INACTIVE state since time T. The system further includes at least a first base station and a second base station. The first base station receives an RRC_INACTIVE state message from the UE. The RRC_INACTIVE state message includes a location and a velocity of the UE, and a time-lapse, which is an elapsed duration since T. In response to a paging message from a core network, the first base station predicts a location of the UE. In response to the UE being within range of the first base station, the first base station sends the paging message to the UE. In response to the UE being within range of the second base station, the first base station sends a request to the second base station to send the paging message to the UE.

Abstract: A system includes a user equipment (UE) traveling at least at a predetermined velocity. The UE is in RRC_INACTIVE state since time T. The system further includes at least a first base station and a second base station. The first base station receives an RRC_INACTIVE state message from the UE. The RRC_INACTIVE state message includes a location and a velocity of the UE, and a time-lapse, which is an elapsed duration since T. In response to a paging message from a core network, the first base station predicts a location of the UE. In response to the UE being within range of the first base station, the first base station sends the paging message to the UE. In response to the UE being within range of the second base station, the first base station sends a request to the second base station to send the paging message to the UE.

Abstract: A method of facilitating on-demand wireless connectivity and data pooling with a vehicle platoon. The method includes detecting a potential host vehicle within a predetermined radius from the requesting vehicle; sending a request message to the potential host vehicle requesting to join the potential host vehicle in a vehicle platoon and to execute an application (APP) by utilizing the vehicle platoon's mobile edge computing (MEC) capabilities; sending a reply message by the host vehicle to join the potential host vehicle in the vehicle platoon; joining the potential host vehicle, by the requesting vehicle, in the vehicle platoon; and wirelessly transmitting to the potential host vehicle in the utilization of the host vehicle's MEC capabilities by pooling the APP data. The vehicle platoon is configured with an advance driver assisted system (ADAS) wireless communications, and MEC capabilities. A MEC module is disposed in at least one of the platoon vehicles.

Abstract: A method of facilitating on-demand wireless connectivity and data pooling with a vehicle platoon. The method includes detecting a potential host vehicle within a predetermined radius from the requesting vehicle; sending a request message to the potential host vehicle requesting to join the potential host vehicle in a vehicle platoon and to execute an application (APP) by utilizing the vehicle platoon's mobile edge computing (MEC) capabilities; sending a reply message by the host vehicle to join the potential host vehicle in the vehicle platoon; joining the potential host vehicle, by the requesting vehicle, in the vehicle platoon; and wirelessly transmitting to the potential host vehicle in the utilization of the host vehicle's MEC capabilities by pooling the APP data. The vehicle platoon is configured with an advance driver assisted system (ADAS) wireless communications, and MEC capabilities. A MEC module is disposed in at least one of the platoon vehicles.

Abstract: The method operates in a wireless communication system, and includes receiving at a first base station having a first location, a widebeam signal from a first mobile communication unit having a second location; measuring, by the first base station, a characteristic of the received widebeam signal to form a first widebeam characteristic; receiving the widebeam signal at a second base station having a third location; measuring, by the second base station, the characteristic of the received widebeam signal to form a second widebeam characteristic; receiving, at the first base station, a narrowbeam signal from the first mobile communication unit; measuring, by the first base station, a characteristic of the received narrowbeam signal to form a first narrowbeam characteristic; receiving the narrowbeam signal at the second base station; measuring, by the second base station, the characteristic of the received narrowbeam signal to form a second narrowbeam characteristic; comparing the first widebeam characteristic a