Arrangement At A Mobile Data Unit

Abstract

The invention is based on a platform that has both hardware and software. The latter includes, amongst other things, an algorithm to solve the problem encountered when, on passing between countries and operators, data services have to roam between mobile networks. The invention handles and solves existing technical limitations such as existing roaming logic for switches between operators not taking into account: which services the “original” operator has activated; geographical coverage; different costs for different services; and, whether services other than speech can function in the selected network.

1 . Mobile unit/apparatus that is equipped with mobile telephone parts used for sending/receiving and mobile telephone parts that have unique storage units such as SIM cards, the unit/apparatus having software and storage surfaces for data, the whole being characterised by algorithms controlling searches for system types, data formats, operators and selected prioritisation parameters, the searches being between and in different geographical networks. 
     
     
         2 . Unit/apparatus as per patent  claim 1  characterised by logical algorithms and empirical data from previous searches being used to select and test the way forward to establishing communication that is optimised for the purpose in question. 
     
     
         3 . Unit/apparatus as per patent  claim 1  characterised by the data relating to network/operator being automatically updated and by the unit/apparatus being self-learning and registering new data that controls the algorithms for the selection of operator(s) in accordance with preset/learned prioritisations. 
     
     
         4 . Unit/apparatus as per patent  claim 1  characterised by its enabling the customer-side optimisation of various services and factors (e.g. speech, data communication, geographical coverage, etc.) that differ between operators. 
     
     
         5 . Unit/apparatus as per patent  claim 1  characterised by its having configurable functions that can be downloaded from a server and which, for example, set: the voltage level to “restart” the unit/apparatus when it has gone into a power management mode; and, the voltage level at which the unit/apparatus goes into a power management mode. 
     
     
         6 . Unit/apparatus as per patent  claim 5  characterised by the data unit being able to start up in response to alarms and the suchlike. Alarms are sent to a server and when an acknowledgement has been received or, alternatively, positions have been notified, the unit/apparatus can return to a power management mode. 
     
     
         7 . Unit/apparatus as per patent  claim 5  characterised by the data unit, in a network, being able to monitor whatever parameters are considered to be of interest, irrespective of whether they relate to: the cargo in the cargo area (e.g. temperature and the suchlike); the vehicle's engine (e.g. fuel consumption); or, driver behaviour (e.g. total distance driven, speed, rests, etc.).