Patent ID: 8301196
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A reconfigurable wireless modem adapter, comprising: a control board having at least two user-data interfaces for respective at least two dissimilar modems, the at least two dissimilar modems including at least one diversity/multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) modem, wherein the control board is configured to communicatively couple to at least one onboard system in a vehicle, and wherein the control board is configured to activate a selected one of the at least two dissimilar modems interfaced to one of the at least two user-data interfaces; and a radio frequency switch communicatively coupled to the control board via a modem-select interface and via the selected one of the at least two dissimilar modems, wherein the radio frequency switch is configured to communicatively couple one of at least one diversity/MIMO antenna on the vehicle to the selected one of the at least two dissimilar modems based on a control signal sent from the control board to the radio frequency switch via the modem-select interface.