Patent ID: 9729638
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: G08G,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A networking controller in a motor vehicle having bus systems provided for communications between different vehicle systems, a controller-external mobile radio antenna, and at least one communication connection, the networking controller comprising: a controller-internal mobile radio antenna integrated into the networking controller; a communication device including an interface configured to connect to the controller-external mobile radio antenna, the communication device being configured to perform wireless communication in a mobile radio network, to output an emergency call signal to the mobile radio network when an emergency trigger signal is received via at least one of the bus systems and/or the at least one communication connection, and to use the controller-internal mobile radio antenna when the controller-external mobile radio antenna fails; a connection device connected to the bus systems of the motor vehicle; and a computer device connected to the connection device and configured to control an exchange of data between the bus systems and between the bus systems and at least one of the mobile radio network and an external network including the Internet, which can be reached via the mobile radio network.