Patent ID: 7725218

Claim:
A multi-mode in-vehicle control apparatus to be placed in a vehicle, comprising: a first communication device configured to transmit a first vehicle data over a first transmission network using a first transmission protocol, the first vehicle data corresponding to a first operating parameter of the vehicle; a second communication device configured to transmit a second vehicle data over a second transmission network using a second transmission protocol, the second vehicle data corresponding to a second operating parameter of the vehicle; and a processor in communication with the first communication device and the second communication device, the processor being configured to make the control apparatus operable to: monitor an operating parameter of the vehicle; compare the operating parameter to a predefined parameter threshold for the operating parameter; recognize an operating parameter exception, the operating parameter exception comprising a violation of the predefined parameter threshold for the operating parameter; and upon recognizing the operating parameter exception, transmit: the first vehicle data corresponding to the first operating parameter of the vehicle using the first communication device and the first transmission protocol; and the second vehicle data corresponding to the second operating parameter of the vehicle using the second communication device and the second transmission protocol.