Patent ID: 9363710
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A method for managing in-vehicle system network connectivity, comprising: determining an application requirement of a media application running on a first wireless device in communication with a first communication network over a first communication link; determining a first available bandwidth of the first communication link; receiving in the first wireless device from a second wireless device a second available bandwidth of a second communication link with a second communication network, wherein the second wireless device is in communication with the second communication network over the second communication link and in communication with the first wireless device over a third communication link; ranking an ability of the first wireless device and the second wireless device to meet the application requirement based on the first and second available bandwidths; selecting a highest ranked of the first wireless device and the second wireless device to receive content for presentation by the first wireless device over the respective first or second communication link; and receiving the content from the selected highest ranked of the first wireless device and the second wireless device.