Patent · US Active

System, method, and apparatus to extra vehicle communications control

US11252039B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

29Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Sonatus, Inc. · US

Inventors

Yu Fang · Palo Alto, US
Yixiang Chen · Palo Alto, US
Xuanran Zong · Sunnyvale, US
Robin Reed · Redwood City, US
Andrew Ling · Daly City, US
Troy Michael Trenchard · Scotts Valley, US
Jan Cardenas · Cupertino, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 16, 2021
Grant date	Feb 15, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 16, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W12/67
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An example system includes a vehicle having at least one network zone; a policy manager circuit structured to interpret a policy including a local domain name server (DNS), an authorization description, and a firewall configuration description; a configuration circuit structured to configure a gatekeeper interface circuit in response to the policy; and a gatekeeper interface circuit interposed between the at least one network zone and an external communication portal selectively couplable to an external device, and further structured to regulate communications between end points of the at least one network zone and the external communication portal.

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