Patent ID: 9716542
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of processing, by a registration server, communication requests intended for a destination electronic device connected to an on-board communications network of a vehicle, the method comprising: receiving a communication request that is (1) initiated by an electronic device connected to a terrestrial network and (2) intended for the destination electronic device, the communication request including a short message service (SMS) message and a subscription identification associated with the destination electronic device; determining, based on the subscription identification of the destination electronic device, that there is an active product or service associated with communications capability of the destination electronic device on the vehicle; in response to the determining, retrieving a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that was previously associated with the subscription identification of the destination electronic device during a registration by the destination electronic device with the registration server; converting the SMS message into a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message using the URI of the destination electronic device; and transmitting, to the on-board communications network for delivery to the destination electronic device, the SIP message.