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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Paul Mueller, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Medville J. Throop, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian David Tillman, Dearborn, MI (US);
April Deneane Johnson, Canton, MI (US);
Gregory William Farrey, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Jason Michael Miller, Woodhaven, MI (US);
John Dolinsky, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Charles Henry Nagi, Livonia, MI (US);
Thomas Eric Svenson, Novi, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system includes a processor configured to wirelessly receive update requests from a plurality of vehicles. The processor is also configured to, for each request, determine if any vehicle modules require updating. Also, the processor is configured to retrieve an updated version and sending the updated version to a vehicle for reflashing, for each module that requires updating. The processor is additionally configured to receive confirmation for each module that has been reflashed and update a vehicle configuration with a version identifier corresponding to the updated version for each reflashed module.