| 主权项 |
1. A method of automotive multi-generation connectivity that enables a short range wireless device in a motor vehicle to exchange transmissions with one or more long range wireless devices not in the motor vehicle, comprising:
receiving, by a communications control device installed in the motor vehicle, a wireless communication from the short range wireless device; applying, by the communications control device, at least one decision criterion to a first radio of a plurality of radios and a second radio available to transmit the wireless communication to a destination specified in the wireless communication, wherein each of the plurality of radios is a component of the communications control device, and wherein one of the plurality of radios provides a mobile access point; selecting, by the communications control device, the second radio for transmission of the wireless communication based on the application of the at least one decision criterion to the first radio and the second radio; and transmitting, by the communications control device, the wireless communication to the specified destination using the second radio; transmitting, by the communications control device, wireless communications received via the mobile wireless access point to the short range wireless device, wherein the wireless communications are received from a remote long range wireless device; detecting, by the communications control device, that a signal strength of a stationary wireless access point exceeds a predetermined level; and turning off, by the communications control device, the mobile wireless access point. |
