Patent ID: 8605698

Claim:
A vehicle, comprising: a vehicle network bus; a mobile router comprising: a local area network interface comprising a first wireless transceiver of a first predetermined type to provide a link to a local area network comprising a first client device; a wide area network interface comprising a second wireless transceiver of a second predetermined type to provide a link to a wide area network; at least one processor to control operation of said local area network interface and said wide area network interface; one of said wide area network interface and said local area network interface selectively operable to establish a wireless communication link with a network management system separate from said wide area network and said local area network, said network management system comprising a communication server, said network management system being operable to monitor, administer and manage acquired data from and an operation of each router in a network of mobile routers comprising said mobile router; an application executable by said at least one processor to selectively acquire predetermined data from said vehicle network bus; a communication agent operable to upload said predetermined data to said network management system communication server; said at least one processor is operable to assign a priority selected from a plurality of priorities to said predetermined data; said at least one processor is operable to control upload of said predetermined data having a first one priority at a first data rate; and said at least one processor is operable to control upload of said predetermined data having a predetermined second priority at a second predetermined data rate, said second predetermined data rate being slower than said first predetermined data rate.