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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2010
Radhakrishna G. Sampigethaya, Bellevue, WA (US);
Walter R. Beck, Salkum, WA (US);
Kristine Kay Lane, Duvall, WA (US);
Radha Poovendran, Seattle, WA (US);
Radhakrishna G. Sampigethaya, Bellevue, WA (US);
Walter R. Beck, Salkum, WA (US);
Kristine Kay Lane, Duvall, WA (US);
Radha Poovendran, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing software components and information. An apparatus comprises a computer system, a library application running on the computer system, a distribution application running on the computer system, and a crate tool in the computer system. The library application is configured to store a number of software components and information for ground vehicles in the computer system and generate tasks to manage software components and the information in the ground vehicles. The distribution application is configured to send a selected software component in the number of software components to a ground vehicle and receive the information from the ground vehicle. The crate tool is configured to manage crates containing the software components and the information and validate signatures associated with the software components and the information in the crates.