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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
James Andrew Miloser, Saline, MI (US);
Steve Michael Cunningham, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Chris Acosta, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/04 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/04 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/085 (2013.01); G06F 11/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to selectively disable functions in electronic control units are disclosed. An example method includes executing, via a processor of an electronic control unit in a vehicle, a first software function and a second software function. The method further includes preventing the execution of the first software function while continuing to execute the second software function.