Patent · US Active

System and method for updating vehicle computing platform configuration information

US8751104B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25References

3Claims

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Assignee

Ford Motor Company · US

Inventors

Thomas Joseph Hermann · Iserlohn, DE
Timothy Curtis · Central Saanich, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 15, 2011
Grant date	Jun 10, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 15, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/083
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle includes a computing platform configured with first configuration information, an identification module that receives driver identification information and determines whether to enable the computing platform based on the identification information, and a communication module that establishes communications between the computing platform and an off-vehicle information store storing second configuration information if the computing platform is enabled. The vehicle also includes an update module that updates the computing platform with the second configuration information if the second configuration information is different than the first configuration information.

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