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Granted Patent B2
US 12665662 · App. 18/360,297 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Event triggered satellite communications

Inventors: Francesco Grilli (La Jolla, CA); Vivek Khanna (San Diego, CA); Sivaramakrishna Veerepalli (San Diego, CA); Shailesh Patil (San Diego, CA); Gene Wesley Marsh (San Diego, CA); Cheng Tan (Denver, CO); Jungsik Park (San Diego, CA); Carl Hardin (Encinitas, CA); Rashmin Anjaria (San Diego, CA); Shuanshuan Wu (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04B7/18519H04B7/18513
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12665662
App. No.
18/360,297
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may detect a trigger event associated with a satellite communication link, the trigger event being based at least in part on at least one of: a status of an access link associated with the UE, or information associated with another device or a component of the UE. The UE may transmit a communication via the satellite communication link based at least in part on detecting the trigger event. Numerous other aspects are described.

Claims (70)

1 . An on-board unit (OBU) of a vehicle, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors individually or collectively configured to:

receive status or sensor information from another component of the vehicle;

detect a trigger event associated with a satellite communication link, the trigger event being based at least in part on the status or sensor information;

determine a format of a communication based at least in part on a type or category of the trigger event; and

automatically transmit the communication using the format via the satellite communication link based at least in part on the trigger event.

2 . The OBU of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further individually or collectively configured to:

establish a communication connection associated with the satellite communication link based at least in part on the trigger event and without instructions or input from a user.

3 . The OBU of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further individually or collectively configured to:

receive, from another device or the other component, information indicating that the OBU is to transmit the communication.

4 . The OBU of claim 3 , wherein the information indicates at least one of the format or a content of the communication.

5 . The OBU of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to receive the status or sensor information, are individually or collectively configured to:

receive the status or sensor information via a controller area network (CAN) communication.

6 . The OBU of claim 1 , wherein the other component is a central processing unit (CPU), a central control unit (CCU), or an electronic control unit (ECU).

7 . The OBU of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to detect the trigger event, are individually or collectively configured to:

detect the trigger event based at least in part on analyzing the status or sensor information.

8 . The OBU of claim 1 , wherein the status or sensor information indicates a status associated with the OBU or the vehicle.

9 . The OBU of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to automatically transmit the communication via the satellite communication link, are individually or collectively configured to automatically transmit the communication via the satellite communication link based at least in part on the satellite communication link being used for communications that are triggered via the trigger event.

10 . The OBU of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to detect the trigger event, are individually or collectively configured to:

detect the trigger event based at least in part on a status of an access link indicating that the access link is unavailable.

11 . The OBU of claim 1 , wherein the communication includes a short message service (SMS) communication.

12 . The OBU of claim 1 , wherein the communication is an emergency service communication.

13 . The OBU of claim 1 , wherein the communication indicates at least one of:

a geographic location of the OBU,

vehicle information of the vehicle,

user information associated with the OBU, or

incident information associated with the trigger event.

14 . A method of wireless communication performed by an on-board unit (OBU) of a vehicle, comprising:

receiving status or sensor information from another component of the vehicle;

detecting a trigger event associated with a satellite communication link, the trigger event being based at least in part on the status or sensor information;

determining a format of a communication based at least in part on a type or category of the trigger event; and

automatically transmitting the communication using the format via the satellite communication link based at least in part on detecting the trigger event.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

establishing a communication connection associated with the satellite communication link based at least in part on detecting the trigger event and without instructions or input from a user.

16 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

receiving, from another device or the other component, information indicating that the OBU is to transmit the communication.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the information indicates at least one of the format or a content of the communication.

18 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

receiving the status or sensor information via a controller area network (CAN) communication.

19 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the other component is a central processing unit (CPU), a central control unit (CCU), or an electronic control unit (ECU).

20 . The method of claim 14 , wherein detecting the trigger event comprises:

detecting the trigger event based at least in part on analyzing the status or sensor information.

21 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the status or sensor information indicates a status associated with the OBU or the vehicle.

22 . The method of claim 14 , wherein detecting the trigger event comprises:

detecting the trigger event based at least in part on a status of an access link indicating that the access link is unavailable.

23 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the communication indicates at least one of:

a geographic location of the OBU,

vehicle information of the vehicle,

user information associated with the OBU, or

incident information associated with the trigger event.

24 . The method of claim 14 , wherein transmitting the communication causes a two-way communication session to be initiated.

25 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the communication is an emergency service communication.

26 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an on-board unit (OBU) of a vehicle, cause the OBU to:

receive status or sensor information from another component of the vehicle;

detect a trigger event associated with a satellite communication link, the trigger event being based at least in part on the status or sensor information;

determine a format of a communication based at least in part on a type or category of the trigger event; and

automatically transmit the communication using the format via the satellite communication link based at least in part on the trigger event.

27 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the OBU to:

establish a communication connection associated with the satellite communication link based at least in part on the trigger event and without instructions or input from a user.

28 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26 , wherein the one or more instructions further cause the OBU to:

receive, from another device or the other component, information indicating that the OBU is to transmit the communication.

29 . An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for receiving status or sensor information from another component;

means for detecting a trigger event associated with a satellite communication link, the trigger event being based at least in part on the status or sensor information;

means for determining a format of a communication based at least in part on a type or category of the trigger event; and

means for automatically transmitting the communication using the format via the satellite communication link based at least in part on the trigger event.

30 . The apparatus of claim 29 , wherein the means for detecting the trigger event comprises:

means for detecting the trigger event based at least in part on a status of an access link indicating that the access link is unavailable.