US 11,706,689 B2
Systems and methods for providing robust connectivity to vehicles
Nicholas Butler, Mill Valley, CA (US); Connie W. Yang, Saratoga, CA (US); Vamsi Karteek Devata, Santa Clara, CA (US); Sai Dheeraj Guntupalli, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Srividya Latha Gogulapati, San Jose, CA (US); Robert Francis, Menlo Park, CA (US); and Jon Boeing, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/733,859.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/291,878, filed on Dec. 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0199612 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 40/20 (2009.01); H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 4/60 (2018.01); H04W 40/24 (2009.01); H04W 84/06 (2009.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 4/46 (2018.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 40/20 (2013.01) [H04W 4/50 (2018.02); H04W 4/60 (2018.02); H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 40/24 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 84/06 (2013.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.02); H04W 4/46 (2018.02)] 11 Claims
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1. A connectivity configuration method for a device, comprising:
utilizing a first data connection between the device and a first cellular provider;
identifying a change in location of the device;
based on the identified change in location and information associated with a second data connection between the device and a second cellular provider different from the first cellular provider, determining that the second data connection has more optimal characteristics over the first data connection by:
evaluating cellular performance of the first data connection and the second data connection at the changed location; and
determining the cellular performance of the second cellular provider is better than the cellular performance of the first cellular provider at the changed location, based on a result of the evaluating; and
facilitating a switch from the first data connection to the second data connection based on the change in the location by:
downloading to the device, by the first data connection provided by the first cellular provider, a profile associated with the second cellular provider;
provisioning an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) of the device with the profile associated with the second cellular provider;
enabling, on the eSIM, the profile associated with the second cellular provider; and
disabling, on the eSIM, a profile associated with the first cellular provider,
wherein the first data connection is available at the changed location.