Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Michael J Schanerberger

Julius Marchwicki

Michael Raymond Westra

Sukhwinder Wadhwa

Sandeep Singh Waraich

Doron M Elliott

Jeffrey Raymond Ostrowski

Jason Bernard Johnson

Tahrik Alcodray

In one or more embodiments, a vehicle resource usage control system includes a vehicle computer having security policies that define usage rules for one or more vehicle resources. One or more devices communicating with the vehicle computer may have installed in memory software applications that use one or more vehicle resources for operation. Programmed instructions may be received that define which of the one or more vehicle resources the software applications use for operation. These programmed instructions may be associated with the one or more security policies. The security policy associated with the software applications may be determined based on the programmed instructions. Operation of the software applications may be permitted according to the security policy.

Methods and systems for implementing and enforcing security and resource policies for a vehicle

In one or more embodiments, two or more devices may interface with a computing system over multiple communication channels. A connection may be established between a computing system and two or more devices communicating data using different communication protocols. The communication protocol of the two or more devices may be determined and a general transport protocol for communicating data with the two or more devices based on the respective communication protocols may be imposed on the communication protocol of the two or more devices. Data may be communicated with the two or more devices based on the general transport protocol. An event may be performed at the vehicle computing system or the two or more devices based on the data.

Methods and systems for interfacing with a vehicle computing system over multiple data transport channels

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Michael J Schanerberger