Patent ID: 9439121
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A mobile wireless network data router configured to connect vehicles to an Internet infrastructure through a multi-technology network device; wherein the router is configured to form a mesh network of vehicles connected to the infrastructure, wherein the router is configured to redistribute a Wi-Fi signal from a fixed hotspot among a plurality of parked vehicles, and wherein a expected contact time between the network data router of a vehicle i and a reachable network j of another vehicle or Wi-Fi hotspot or roadside unit (“RSU”), is derived from a formula comprising: wherein, and further wherein x and y are, respectively, the positions of the vehicles or Wi-Fi hotspots or RSUs in a Cartesian coordinate system, v represents a speed of vehicles and is equal to 0 for Wi-Fi hotspots or RSUs, wherein 8 is the angle formed with the road in which the vehicle is traveling, and R is the radio communication range of Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (“WAVE”) or Wi-Fi connections.