| US 7,558,603 B2 | ||
| Method and system for providing information and for communication in vehicles | ||
| Gerhard Kadel, Darmstadt (Germany); and Sven Hischke, Bad Homburg (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Deutsche Telekom AG, Bonn (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 19, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/369,854. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 102 07 858 (DE), filed on Feb. 19, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2003/0157975 A1, Aug. 21, 2003 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04M 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 455—569.2 [455/431; 455/556.2; 455/575.9; 455/96; 725/76; 725/74; 370/332] | 31 Claims |
| 1. A method for providing information and for communication in a vehicle, comprising:
providing an information and communication system in the vehicle, the system being configured to enable a passenger of the
vehicle to access at least one of a local service provided by the system and an external service, the system serving as a
central platform for the local service and as a switching device to the external service;
communicating wirelessly with the system by the passenger using an electronic communication device via a system access point
in the vehicle;
buffering, using a server, data between the communication device and the external service and passing the buffered data at
a reduced data rate so as to prevent interruptions in communications;
updating the local service at an appropriately configured stopping point of the vehicle; and
providing the passenger the access to the external service over a plurality of different external radio networks in an alternating
manner.
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