Method for sending a message from an application of a vehicle to an off-board server, computer-readable medium, system, and vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for sending a message from an application of a vehicle to a server external to the vehicle, the method comprising: receiving the message from the application of the vehicle at the server external to the vehicle via a network router of the vehicle; determining a communication connection from a plurality of communication connections of the vehicle via the network router of the vehicle, wherein the determined communication connection is a communication connection with a mobile terminal coupled to the vehicle; generating a data packet for the determined communication connection via the network router of the vehicle, wherein the data packet comprises the message of the application and optional additional information for a network proxy of an application of the mobile terminal coupled to the vehicle as the recipient of the data packet;Transmitting the generated data packet from the network router of the vehicle via the determined communication connection to the network proxy of the application of the mobile terminal coupled to the vehicle, wherein the network proxy of the application of the mobile terminal coupled to the vehicle extracts the message of the vehicle application from the transmitted data packet, and wherein the network proxy of the application of the mobile terminal coupled to the vehicle transmits the message of the vehicle application via a communication connection of the mobile terminal coupled to the vehicle to the vehicle-external server as the recipient of the message;

Claims

[1] A method (100) for sending a message from an application (302, 304, 306) of a vehicle (308) to an off-vehicle server (330), the method (100) comprising: Receiving (102) the message of the application (302, 304, 306) of the vehicle (308) to the off-vehicle server (330) by a network router (310) of the vehicle (308); Determining (104) a communication connection (318) from a plurality of communication connections (312, 314, 316, 318) of the vehicle (308) by the network router (310) of the vehicle (308), wherein the determined communication connection (318) is a communication connection (318) with a mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle; generating (106) a data packet for the determined communication connection (318) by the network router (310) of the vehicle (308), wherein the data packet comprises the message of the application (302, 304, 306) and optional additional information for a network proxy (324) of an application (320) of the mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle as a receiver of the data packet; Transmitting (108) the generated data packet from the network router (310) of the vehicle (308) via the determined communication connection (318) to the network proxy (324) of the application (320) of the mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle, wherein the network proxy (324) of the application (320) of the mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle extracts the message of the application (302, 304, 306) of the vehicle (308) from the transmitted data packet, and wherein the network proxy (324) of the application (320) of the mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle transmits the message of the application (302, 304, 306) of the vehicle (308) via a communication connection (326, 328) of the mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle to the vehicle-external server (330) as the recipient of the message. [2] The method (100) of claim 1, wherein determining (104) the communication link (318) from the plurality of communication links (312, 314, 316, 318) of the vehicle (308) by the network router (310) of the vehicle (308) comprises: Determining the communication connection (318) with a mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle by the network router (310) of the vehicle (308) depending on an availability of the communication connection (318) with the mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle, a unique identifier of the application (302, 304, 306) of the vehicle (308), a type of application (302, 304, 306) of the vehicle (308), and / or a type of data requested by the application (302, 304, 306) with the message. [3] The method (100) of any preceding claim, wherein the network proxy (324) of the application (320) of the mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle is an Internet network proxy integrated into the application (320) of the mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle. [4] Method (100) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the determined communication connection (318) is an automatically established, secure, and authenticated communication connection between the vehicle (308) and the mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle, in particular between the vehicle (308) and the application (320) of the mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle. [5] Method (100) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the network proxy (324) of the application (320) of the mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle transmits the message of the application (302, 304, 306) of the vehicle (308) via a communication connection (326, 328) of the mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle to the vehicle-external server (330) as the recipient of the message depending on a user-specific communication profile of the application (320) of the mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle, wherein the user-specific communication profile of the application (320) of the mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle preferably comprises a communication connection (326, 328) for transmitting the message of the application (302, 304, 306) of the vehicle (308) depending on a type of application (302, 304, 306) of the vehicle (308). [6] A method (200) for receiving a message of an application (302, 304, 306) of a vehicle (308) from an off-vehicle server (330), the method (200) comprising: Receiving (202) a data packet from a network proxy (324) of an application (320) of a mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle via a communication connection (318) by a network router (310) of the vehicle (308), wherein receiving (202) the data packet from the network proxy (324) of the application (320) of the mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle via the communication link (318) by the network router (310) of the vehicle (308) comprises: Receiving the message of the application (302, 304, 306) of the vehicle (308) from the off-vehicle server (330) by the network proxy (324) of the application (320) of the mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle; Determining the communication connection (318) by the network proxy (324) of the application (320) of the mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle; Generating a data packet for the determined communication connection (318) by the network proxy (324) of the application (320) of the mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle, wherein the data packet comprises the message of the application (302, 304, 306) of the vehicle (308) from the vehicle-external server (330) and optional additional information for routing to the network router (310) of the vehicle (308) as the recipient of the data packet; and Transmitting the generated data packet via the determined communication connection (318) to the network router (310) of the vehicle (308) by the network proxy (324) of the application (320) of the mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle for receiving the data packet from the network proxy (324) of the application (320) of the mobile terminal (322) coupled to the vehicle via the communication connection (318) by the network router (310) of the vehicle (308); Extracting (204) the message of the vehicle's application from the received data packet by the vehicle's network router; and Transmitting (206) the extracted message of the application (302, 304, 306) of the vehicle (308) from the network router (310) of the vehicle (308) to the application (302, 304, 306) of the vehicle (308) for receiving the message of the application (302, 304, 306) from the off-vehicle server (330) by the application (302, 304, 306) of the vehicle (308). [7] A computer-readable medium for sending a message from an application (302, 304, 306) of a vehicle (308) to an off-vehicle server (330), the computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed on a computer and / or a control unit, carry out the method (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 5. [8] A computer-readable medium for receiving a message of an application (302, 304, 306) of a vehicle (308) from an off-vehicle server (330), the computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed on a computer and / or a control unit, carry out the method (200) of claim 6. [9] System for sending a message from an application (302, 304, 306) of a vehicle (308) to a vehicle-external server (330) and / or for receiving a message from an application (302, 304, 306) of a vehicle (308) from a vehicle-external server (330), wherein the system is designed to carry out the method (100, 200) according to one of claims 1 to 5 and / or according to claim 6. [10] Vehicle comprising the system (300) for sending a message of an application (302, 304, 306) of a vehicle (308) to a vehicle-external server (330) and / or for receiving a message of an application (302, 304, 306) of a vehicle (308) from a vehicle-external server (330) according to claim 9.

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