Systems and methods for providing robust connectivity to vehicles

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided to manage, control, and configure connectivity for vehicles or other devices. Data in different formats, which is received from different connectivity providers, is converted into a unified data format and stored in a data store. The unified data format allows analytics to be performed across the converted data. In some embodiments, a connectivity type of a plurality of connectivity types associated with a vehicle is controlled based on a current lifecycle stage of the vehicle. In some embodiments, a first data connection between a device and a first connectivity provider is utilized. Based on an identified change in location of the device and information associated with a second data connection between the device and a second connectivity provider, a switch to the second data connection is facilitated based on a determination that the second data connection has more optimal characteristics.

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         9 . A connectivity configuration method for a device, comprising:
 identifying a location of the device;   identifying a preferred connectivity provider among a plurality of connectivity providers based on the location of the device and historical information associated with the plurality of connectivity providers; and   facilitating a connection to the preferred connectivity provider by providing a profile or connection information required for communicating with the preferred connectivity provider.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the preferred connectivity provider is a first cellular provider; and   facilitating the connection to the preferred connectivity provider by providing the profile or connection information required for communicating with the preferred connectivity provider comprises:
 downloading to the device, by a connection provided by a second connectivity provider among the plurality of connectivity providers, a profile associated with the first cellular provider; 
 provisioning an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) of the device with the profile associated with the first cellular provider; and 
 enabling, on the eSIM, the profile associated with the first cellular provider. 
   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising evaluating cellular performance of the plurality of connectivity providers at the location based on the historical information,
 wherein identifying the preferred connectivity provider comprises identifying the preferred connectivity provider in response to determining that the cellular performance of the preferred connectivity provider is better than other ones of the plurality of connectivity providers at the location.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the preferred connectivity provider is a W-Fi provider, and   facilitating the connection to the preferred connectivity provider by providing the profile or connection information required for communicating with the preferred connectivity provider comprises:
 downloading to the device, by a connection provided by a second connectivity provider among the plurality of connectivity providers, connection information for connecting to the Wi-Fi provider; and 
 connecting, by the device, to the Wi-Fi provider with the connection information. 
   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the second connectivity provider is a second cellular provider. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the historical information associated with the plurality of connectivity providers comprises cost information of each of the plurality of connectivity providers. 
     
     
         15 - 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the device is a vehicle. 
     
     
         22 . A connectivity configuration system, comprising:
 a memory storing instructions; and   control circuitry configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to:
 identify a location of the device; 
 identify a preferred connectivity provider among a plurality of connectivity providers based on the location of the device and historical information associated with the plurality of connectivity providers; and 
 facilitate a connection to the preferred connectivity provider by providing a profile or connection information required for communicating with the preferred connectivity provider. 
   
     
     
         23 . The connectivity configuration system of  claim 22 , wherein:
 the preferred connectivity provider is a first cellular provider; and   the control circuitry is further configured, when facilitating the connection to the preferred connectivity provider by providing the profile or connection information required for communicating with the preferred connectivity provider, to:
 download to the device, by a connection provided by a second connectivity provider among the plurality of connectivity providers, a profile associated with the first cellular provider; 
 provision an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) of the device with the profile associated with the first cellular provider; and 
 enable, on the eSIM, the profile associated with the first cellular provider. 
   
     
     
         24 . The connectivity configuration system of  claim 23 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to evaluate cellular performance of the plurality of connectivity providers at the location based on the historical information,
 wherein the control circuitry is configured, when identifying the preferred connectivity provider, to identify the preferred connectivity provider in response to determining that the cellular performance of the preferred connectivity provider is better than other ones of the plurality of connectivity providers at the location.   
     
     
         25 . The connectivity configuration system of  claim 22 , wherein:
 the preferred connectivity provider is a W-Fi provider, and   the control circuitry is configured, when facilitating the connection to the preferred connectivity provider by providing the profile or connection information required for communicating with the preferred connectivity provider, to:
 download to the device, by a connection provided by a second connectivity provider among the plurality of connectivity providers, connection information for connecting to the Wi-Fi provider; and 
 connect, by the device, to the Wi-Fi provider with the connection information. 
   
     
     
         26 . The connectivity configuration system of  claim 25 , wherein the second connectivity provider is a second cellular provider. 
     
     
         27 . The connectivity configuration system of  claim 22 , wherein the historical information associated with the plurality of connectivity providers comprises cost information of each of the plurality of connectivity providers. 
     
     
         28 . The connectivity configuration system of  claim 22 , wherein the device is a vehicle. 
     
     
         29 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having non-transitory computer-readable instructions encoded thereon that, when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to:
 identify a location of the device;   identify a preferred connectivity provider among a plurality of connectivity providers based on the location of the device and historical information associated with the plurality of connectivity providers; and   facilitate a connection to the preferred connectivity provider by providing a profile or connection information required for communicating with the preferred connectivity provider.   
     
     
         30 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 29 , wherein:
 the preferred connectivity provider is a first cellular provider; and   execution of the instructions to facilitate the connection to the preferred connectivity provider by providing the profile or connection information required for communicating with the preferred connectivity provider further causes the processing circuitry to:
 download to the device, by a connection provided by a second connectivity provider among the plurality of connectivity providers, a profile associated with the first cellular provider; 
 provision an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) of the device with the profile associated with the first cellular provider; and 
 enable, on the eSIM, the profile associated with the first cellular provider. 
   
     
     
         31 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 30 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing circuitry, further cause the processing circuitry to evaluate cellular performance of the plurality of connectivity providers at the location based on the historical information,
 wherein execution of the instructions to identify the preferred connectivity provider further causes the processing circuitry to identify the preferred connectivity provider in response to determining that the cellular performance of the preferred connectivity provider is better than other ones of the plurality of connectivity providers at the location.   
     
     
         32 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 29 , wherein:
 the preferred connectivity provider is a W-Fi provider, and   execution of the instructions to facilitate the connection to the preferred connectivity provider by providing the profile or connection information required for communicating with the preferred connectivity provider further causes the processing circuitry to:
 download to the device, by a connection provided by a second connectivity provider among the plurality of connectivity providers, connection information for connecting to the Wi-Fi provider; and 
 connect, by the device, to the Wi-Fi provider with the connection information. 
   
     
     
         33 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 32 , wherein the second connectivity provider is a second cellular provider. 
     
     
         34 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 29 , wherein the historical information associated with the plurality of connectivity providers comprises cost information of each of the plurality of connectivity providers.