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Multiple-stage secure vehicle software updating

US9916151B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 2015
Grant dateMar 13, 2018
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Expiry dateAug 25, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W12/71
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle may receive a software update to be installed to a vehicle electronic control unit (ECU). The vehicle ECU may download a software update received from a server to a first storage; generate a nonce value associated with the software update; send to the server, a swap authorization request including the generated nonce value; receive a swap authorization including the nonce value and a command-and-control signature from the server; validate the signature and the nonce value from the swap authorization; and reboot using the first storage instead of a second storage when the recovered nonce value matches the generated nonce value.

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