US-20260129095-A1 - COMMAND AND CONTROL DELIVERY MECHANISM

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Abstract

A system includes a first device, an internet-of-things ecosystem, and a vehicle The first device is operational to transmit a message to the internet-of-things ecosystem. The internet-of-things ecosystem is operational to transmit wirelessly the message per a given internet-of-things protocol to the vehicle. An internet-of-things-protocol capable circuit in the vehicle is operational to receive the message, wake up one or more modules in response to reception of the message, and transfer the message to the modules The modules are operational to process the message. The one or more modules are non-internet-of-things-protocol capable. The vehicle is operational to transmit an acknowledgement signal external to the vehicle in response to a completion of the processing of the message.

Inventors

Azin Neishaboori
Venkata Naga Siva Vikas Vemuri
LAKSHMI V. THANAYANKIZIL
John Sergakis
Mustafa H. Chmeiseh
Scott T. Droste

Assignees

GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Dates

Publication Date: 20260507
Application Date: 20241105

Claims (20)

1 . A system comprising: a first device operational to transmit a message via a first protocol; an internet-of-things ecosystem with an internet-of-things controller and one or more internet-of-things-protocol capable nodes, wherein: the internet-of-things controller is operational to receive the message from the first device per the first protocol; and one of (i) the internet-of-things controller and (ii) the one or more internet-of-things-protocol capable nodes is operational to transmit wirelessly the message per a given internet-of-things protocol; and the given internet-of-things protocol is different than the first protocol; a vehicle with an internet-of-things-protocol capable circuit and one or more modules, wherein: the internet-of-things-protocol capable circuit is operational to: receive the message per the given internet-of-things protocol from the internet-of-things ecosystem; wake up the one or more modules in response to reception of the message; and transfer the message to the one or more modules; the one or more modules are operational to process the message; the one or more modules are non-internet-of-thing-protocol capable; and the vehicle is operational to transmit an acknowledgement signal external to the vehicle in response to a completion of the processing of the message.
2 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the internet-of-thing-protocol capable circuit is further operational to: filter the message among a plurality of allowable messages in the given internet-of-things protocol; accept the message upon passing the filter; and reject the message upon failing the filter.
3 . The system according to claim 2 , wherein: the internet-of-things-protocol capable circuit includes a vehicle transceiver operational to receive the message per the given internet-of-things protocol from the internet-of-things ecosystem; the vehicle transceiver is a low-power transceiver while in a standby mode; and the internet-of-things-protocol capable circuit is operational to wake up the one or more modules in further response to acceptance of the message.
4 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein: the internet-of-things ecosystem is further operational to register the vehicle with the internet-of-things controller prior to transmission of the message to the vehicle; and the vehicle is an internet-of-things device while registered.
5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle further includes a vehicle transceiver; the vehicle transceiver is operational to transmit wirelessly the acknowledgement signal directly to the first device using a second protocol; and the second protocol is different than the given internet-of-things protocol.
6 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle further includes: a vehicle transceiver operational to transmit wirelessly the acknowledgement signal to the internet-of-things controller per the given internet-of-things protocol.
7 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein: the internet-of-things-protocol capable circuit hosts an internet-of-things hub; and the internet-of-things hub is operational to communicate via a plurality of internet-of-things supported technologies.
8 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein: the internet-of-things ecosystem is further operational to establish a multi-hop path through the one or more internet-of-things nodes between the internet-of-things controller and the vehicle.
9 . The system according to claim 1 , further comprising: a smart device operational to transmit the message to the first device, wherein: the first device is a server computer operational to receive the message from the smart device; and the server computer is operational to transfer wirelessly the message to the internet-of-things controller via the first protocol.
10 . The system according to claim 1 , further comprising: a smart device operational to transmit the message directly to the internet-of-things controller via the given internet-of-things protocol, wherein: the first device is a server computer; and the message from the smart device to the internet-of-things controller bypasses the server computer.
11 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein: the internet-of-things ecosystem is further operational to cascade the message received from the first device; the internet-of-things ecosystem includes a designated trusted internet-of-things node of the one or more internet-of-things nodes; the vehicle includes a vehicle transceiver; the vehicle transceiver is operational to transmit wirelessly a check-for-command message periodically per a second protocol to the designated trusted internet-of-things node for the message; the second protocol is different than the given internet-of-things protocol; and the internet-of-things ecosystem is further operational to transmit wirelessly the message to the vehicle transceiver per the second protocol in response to reception of the check-for-command message.
12 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein: the vehicle transceiver is further operational to transmit wirelessly the acknowledgement signal to the designated trusted internet-of-things node per the second protocol.
13 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein: the vehicle further includes a battery; the battery has a state-of-charge; and a period of the transmission of the check-for-command message from the vehicle transceiver is varied in response to one or more of (i) the state-of-charge of the battery and (ii) a configuration latency.
14 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein: the internet-of-things-protocol capable circuit is further operational to register the one or more modules as a pre-condition to transfer the message from the internet-of-things-protocol capable circuit to the one or more modules.
15 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein: a designated trusted internet-of-things node of the one or more internet-of-things nodes in the internet-of-things ecosystem is further operational to authenticate the one or more additional circuits in the vehicle as a pre-condition to transmit the message from the designated trusted internet-of-things node to the vehicle.
16 . The system according to claim 15 , wherein: the designated trusted internet-of-things node is further operational to filter the message based on the authentication of the one or more modules; the message is transmitted to the vehicle in response to passing the filter; and the message is withheld from the vehicle in response to failing the filter.
17 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein: the given internet-of-things protocol is a Matter protocol defined by a Matter Specification by Connectivity Standards Alliance.
18 . A method for a command and control delivery mechanism comprising: transmitting a message via a first protocol from a first device; receiving the message per the first protocol at an internet-of-things controller in an internet-of-things ecosystem from the first device; transmitting wirelessly the message per a given internet-of-things protocol from one of (i) the internet-of-things controller and (ii) one or more internet-of-things nodes in the internet-of-things ecosystem; receiving the message per the given internet-of-things protocol at an internet-of-things-protocol capable circuit in a vehicle from the internet-of-things ecosystem; waking up one or more modules in the vehicle with the internet-of-things-protocol capable circuit in response to the receiving of the message, wherein the one or more modules are non-internet-of-things-protocol capable; transferring the message from the internet-of-things-protocol capable circuit to the one or more modules additional; processing the message with the one or more modules; and transmitting an acknowledgement signal from the vehicle in response to a completion of the processing of the message.
19 . The method according to claim 18 , further comprising: cascading the message received from the first device in the internet-of-things ecosystem, wherein: the internet-of-things ecosystem includes a designated trusted internet-of-things node of the one or more internet-of-things nodes; and the vehicle includes a vehicle transceiver; transmitting wirelessly a check-for-command message periodically per a second protocol from the vehicle transceiver to the designated trusted internet-of-things node for the message, wherein the second protocol is different than the given internet-of-things protocol; and transmitting wirelessly the message from the internet-of-things ecosystem to the vehicle transceiver per the second protocol in response to reception of the check-for-command message at the internet-of-things ecosystem.
20 . A vehicle comprising: a vehicle transceiver operational to receive a message per a given internet-of-things protocol from an internet-of-things ecosystem, wherein the vehicle is registered with an internet-of-things ecosystem as an internet-of-things device; one or more modules operational to process the message, wherein the one or more modules are non-internet-of-things-protocol capable circuits; an internet-of-things-protocol capable circuit operational to: wake up the one or more modules in response to reception of the message; transfer the message to the one or more modules; and host an internet-of-things hub, wherein the internet-of-things hub is operational to communicate via a plurality of internet-of-things supported technologies; wherein the vehicle transceiver is further operational to transmit an acknowledgement signal external to the vehicle in response to a completion of the processing of the message; and a wireless transceiver operational to link the vehicle to the Internet, send data to the Internet, and receive data from the Internet.

Description

INTRODUCTION The present disclosure relates to a system and a method for a command and control delivery mechanism. Current command and control mechanisms for automobiles depend on cellular short message service (SMS) messages sent over integrated management systems (ISM). Such messages consume considerable power due to registration overhead and may incur undesirable latency. Accordingly, those skilled in the art continue with research and development efforts in the field of command and control delivery mechanisms. SUMMARY A system is provided herein. The system includes a first device, an internet-of-things ecosystem, and a vehicle. The first device is operational to transmit a message via a first protocol. The internet-of-things ecosystem has an internet-of-things controller and one or more internet-of-things-protocol capable nodes. The internet-of-things controller is operational to receive the message from the first device per the first protocol. One of (i) the internet-of-things controller and (ii) the one or more internet-of-things-protocol capable nodes is operational to transmit wirelessly the message per a given internet-of-things protocol. The given internet-of-things protocol is different than the first protocol. The vehicle has an internet-of-things-protocol capable circuit and one or more modules. The internet-of-things-protocol capable circuit is operational to: receive the message per the given internet-of-things protocol from the internet-of-things ecosystem; wake up the one or more modules in response to reception of the message; and transfer the message to the one or more modules. The one or more modules are operational to process the message. The one or more modules are non-internet-of-thing-protocol capable. The vehicle is operational to transmit an acknowledgement signal external to the vehicle in response to a completion of the processing of the message. In one or more embodiments of the system, the internet-of-thing-protocol capable circuit is further operational to: filter the message among a plurality of allowable messages in the given internet-of-things protocol; accept the message upon passing the filter; and reject the message upon failing the filter. In one or more embodiments of the system, the internet-of-things-protocol capable circuit includes a vehicle transceiver operational to receive the message per the given internet-of-things protocol from the internet-of-things ecosystem. The vehicle transceiver is a low-power transceiver while in a standby mode. The internet-of-things-protocol capable circuit is operational to wake up the one or more modules in further response to acceptance of the message. In one or more embodiments of the system, the internet-of-things ecosystem is further operational to register the vehicle with the internet-of-things controller prior to transmission of the message to the vehicle. The vehicle is an internet-of-things device while registered. In one or more embodiments of the system, the vehicle further includes a vehicle transceiver. The vehicle transceiver is operational to transmit wirelessly the acknowledgement signal directly to the first device using a second protocol. The second protocol is different than the given internet-of-things protocol. In one or more embodiments of the system, the vehicle further includes a vehicle transceiver. The vehicle transceiver is operational to transmit wirelessly the acknowledgement signal to the internet-of-things controller per the given internet-of-things protocol. In one or more embodiments of the system, the internet-of-things-protocol capable circuit hosts an internet-of-things hub. The internet-of-things hub is operational to communicate via a plurality of internet-of-things supported technologies. In one or more embodiments of the system, the internet-of-things ecosystem is further operational to establish a multi-hop path through the one or more internet-of-things nodes between the internet-of-things controller and the vehicle. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a smart device operational to transmit the message to the first device. The first device is a server computer operational to receive the message from the smart device. The server computer is operational to transfer wirelessly the message to the internet-of-things controller via the first protocol. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a smart device operational to transmit the message directly to the internet-of-things controller via the given internet-of-things protocol. The first device is a server computer. The message from the smart device to the internet-of-things controller bypasses the server computer. In one or more embodiments of the system, the internet-of-things ecosystem is further operational to cascade the message received from the first device. The internet-of-things ecosystem includes a designated trusted internet-of-things node of the one or more internet-of-things nodes. The vehicle includes a vehicle