Motorola Corporation

Continental Automotive Systems Corporation

Temic Automotive of North America, Inc.

Google Inc.

Motorola Mobility LLC

Continental Teves, Ag and Company Ohg

Continental Automotive Systems Us, Inc.

Robert Faust D'Avello

James A Van Bosch

James R Snider

Michael J Schellinger

Francis P Tobolski, Jr

Robert K Krolopp

Thomas A Brey

Michael A Newell

Scott B Davis

Daniel S Rokusek

Raymond L Sokola

Ramy Peter Ayoub

Harsha Dabholkar

Robert Allen Gee

James M Williams

Manohar A Joglekar

James A Walby

Gabriel Alan Matlin

Chris Mulderink

Gus S Giunta

Nick B Grivas

Michael Cruz

Marc Menzel

Timothy M Burke

Phillip D Rasky

Axel Fuchs

Richard J Vilmur

William S Hede

James Earl Mathis

Shafer Burch Seymour

Marcia Jean Otting

Nicholas C Hopman

Emad S Isaac

Edward Almquist

Joseph L Kowalski

Themi Anagnos

Jonathan Michael Lasch

Andrew Kirby

Jerome D Meyerhoff

Tomasz Jan Kaczmarski

Steve DeCabooter

Steven G Lee

Brian Droessler

Omer Manya

Brian D Iehl

Philip H Burrus

Tim R Van Goethem

David J Wheatley

Methods and systems include receiving vehicle data that is associated, at least in part, with one or more vehicle-related products/services. One or more predictions that are associated with the one or more vehicle-related products/services are determined. The one or more predictions are based, at least in part, on the vehicle data.

Generating predictive information associated with vehicle products/services

An apparatus for protecting signals, including a first electronic computing device, and a second electronic computing device, wherein the second electronic computing device has a checking device, wherein the first and second electronic computing devices are designed to receive one or more different signals from one another and/or to emit them to one another, wherein the checking device is designed to check signals received from the second electronic computing device for formal correctness and/or to check the plausibility of said signals and to transmit the signals to the first electronic computing device and/or to a bus for transmitting data on the basis of the plausibility check and/or the check for formal correctness, wherein the second electronic computing device is configured according to a higher safety integrity level than the first electronic computing device. A corresponding method and to the use of the apparatus in a vehicle is also disclosed.

Apparatus for protecting signals

Communications are established between a base station and a mobile unit. The mobile unit analyzes the content of at least some information received from the base station relating to neighboring cells. When the analyzing indicates that the base station is a cloned base station, a warning is initiated to the user.

Apparatus and method for detecting a cloned base station

A system and method for providing content from a source to a vehicle is disclosed. The content is restricted by associating the content with at least one requirement for vehicle information from a vehicle to which the content is provided. When restricted content is requested, a vehicle system obtains vehicle related information from the vehicle. The vehicle information is transferred to the vehicle system from the source, and the restricted content is transferred from the source to the vehicle system. The vehicle system, the source, or both determine whether the vehicle information meets the at least one requirement restricting the content. As long as the requirement for vehicle information is met, processing of the restricted content is allowed.

System and method for providing content to vehicles in exchange for vehicle information

A determination is made as to whether an expected signal has not been received from a stolen vehicle tracking (SVT) module in a vehicle. When the expected signal has not been received, at least one operating parameter of the vehicle is determined and based upon the at least one operating parameter, a reason for the absence of the expected signal is determined. Based upon the determined reason for the absence of the expected signal, it is then determined whether or not to issue an alarm.

Apparatus and method for reducing false alarms in stolen vehicle tracking

Communications are established with a first base station and the communications include first validation information associated with the first base station. Second validation information is obtained and the second validation information is stored in a data structure. The second validation information is associated with a second and valid base station. The first validation information is compared to the second validation information stored in the data structure and it is determined whether the first base station is valid based upon the comparison. When the comparing indicates that the first base station is not valid, a warning is initiated to a user.

Before a vehicle is parked, a signal is received from at least one of a base station and a location determination system. It is determined when the signal fails to meet at least one predetermined criteria. When the signal fails to meet the at least one predetermined criteria, a warning message is formed and presented to an operator of the vehicle.

Apparatus and method for compromised vehicle tracking

Communications are established and conducted between a communication and jamming detection at a vehicle and a base station. At the communication and jamming detection device, a determination is made as to when jamming of the communications between the communication and jamming detection device and the base station is occurring. When jamming is determined to be occurring, at least one location determination signal is transmitted from the communication and jamming detection device to at least one external tracking device. At the at least one external location determination device, the at least one location determination signal is received from the communication and jamming detection device. The location of the communication and jamming detection device at the vehicle is determined from the at least one location determination signal.

Apparatus and method for determining vehicle location

Location determination signals are received and a location of interest is determined from the location determination signals. A communication service is established and synchronized with a known, valid base station via a first communication channel. A value of a signal strength indicator associated with the first communication channel is monitored. When the value of the signal strength indicator falls below a threshold level, a warning message is transmitted to the known, valid base station before synchronization of the communication service is lost with the known, valid base station.

Apparatus and method for detecting communication interference

Methods and systems for updating device software are disclosed, including a method for updating an information handling system, the method comprising: receiving an update, wherein the update is identified with an update type selected from a predefined set of update types; determining a probability that the information handling system enters an essential operating state; and installing the update only in response to the probability being less than a threshold probability.

Systems and methods for updating device software

Methods and systems for analyzing communication options, including determining one or more states of one or more communication-related conditions, and analyzing the one or more states and one or more communication options to determine an optimum communication option.

Systems and methods for analyzing communication options

Methods and systems for updating device software are disclosed, including a method for updating an information handling system, the method comprising: rebooting the information handling system; loading operational software for operating the information handling system; applying one or more updates to the operational software to obtain updated operational software; and executing the updated operational software.

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Lake Zurich, IL, United States of America

Robert Faust D'Avello