Patent ID: 8600345
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for establishing a connection between a vehicle and an external network, the method comprising: establishing a data connection between a plurality of personal electronic devices and the vehicle, wherein the plurality of personal electronic devices each have a mobile plan having a data limit and an amount of data used, and wherein the plurality of personal electronic devices are each communicatable with the external network; monitoring the mobile plan of each of the plurality of personal electronic devices; selecting at least one of the plurality of personal electronic devices; and establishing a data connection between the external network and the selected one of the plurality of personal electronic devices to connect the vehicle with the external network; and determining an amount of data available for the mobile plan for each of the plurality of personal electronic devices, wherein the amount of data available is the difference between the data limit and the amount of data used prior to selecting the at least one of the plurality of personal electronic devices based on the amount of data available.