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Patent No.:

US 10171478 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2017

Efficient and secure method and apparatus for firmware update

Applicant:

Faraday&future Inc., Gardena, CA (US);

Inventors:

Phillip McCauley, Carson, CA (US);

Jana Mahen Fernando, Torrance, CA (US);

Nathan Coerper, Corona, CA (US);

Assignee:

FARADAY & FUTURE INC., Gardena, CA (US);

Attorney:

Skyler R. Lund

Primary Examiner:

Jeffery L Williams

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/123 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); H04L 63/045 (2013.01); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01); H04L 63/0435 (2013.01); H04L 63/0442 (2013.01); H04L 67/34 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02);
Abstract

This relates to a vehicle and, more particularly to, a vehicle configured to perform a secure firmware update. Some examples of the disclosure include receiving a firmware update package including updated firmware for one or more electronic control units (ECUs) of a vehicle. According to the disclosure, the firmware update package can be transmitted to and stored on an untrusted ECU and distributed to one or more target ECUs in a secure firmware update process monitored by a secure ECU.

Find Patent Forward Citations

McCauley, Phillip. (2019). Efficient and secure method and apparatus for firmware update (U.S. Patent No. 10171478). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10171478

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