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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Perry Robinson MacNeille, Lathrup Village, MI (US);
John Michael Galan Ferrer, Carson, CA (US);
Prashant Rao, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Taylor Hawley, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joseph Wisniewski, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Fling Finn Tseng, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system is disclosed that may comprise: one or more processors of a center node, wherein the center node is a vehicle computer; and memory of the center node, wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the one or more processors, the instructions comprising to: determine a first network comprising the center node and a plurality of member nodes based on a mesh network of the center node and the plurality of member nodes; add at least one virtual node to the first network; and using the first network, exchange cryptographic data between the at least one virtual node, the center node, and the plurality of member nodes.