US 12,464,447 B2
Selection of offload-opportunity wireless networks that respect personal data
Lakshmi V. Thanayankizil, Rochester Hills, MI (US); James J. Kelly, III, Detroit, MI (US); and Christopher J. Wieland, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/357,760.
Prior Publication US 2025/0039778 A1, Jan. 30, 2025
Int. Cl. H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/18 (2013.01) [H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
detecting that a vehicle is parked;
in response to the detection that the vehicle is parked, initiating a parking session of the vehicle, wherein the parking-session initiation includes: scanning for, identifying, and tracking one or more wireless local area networks (WLANs) within range of the vehicle;
detecting that the vehicle is activated;
in response to the detection of the activation of the vehicle, terminating the parking session of the vehicle, wherein the parking-session termination includes: calculating a duration of the parking session; scanning for and identifying one or more WLANs within range of the vehicle;
selecting one or more of the WLANs that were identified during both the parking-session initiation and the parking-session termination; and determining that one or more of the selected WLANs meet one or more qualifying criteria;
in response to the duration of the parking session exceeding the parking-session threshold, scoring one or more of the determined WLANs;
based on the scoring, designating a WLAN of one or more scored WLANs as an offload-opportunity network to join;
prompting a user of the vehicle to authorize the vehicle to join the opportunity network; and
in response to the prompting, joining the opportunity network to communicate therethrough.