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Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 18, 2021
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Venkata Kishore Kajuluri, Southgate, MI (US);

Xin Ye, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Bradley Warren Smith, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/08 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 7/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); G07C 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/088 (2013.01); B60R 16/0232 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/04 (2013.01); H04L 7/0008 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle communication network is monitored to detect a plurality of electronic control units (ECUs). Upon identifying a new ECU in the plurality of ECUs, a highest ECU trip counter is determined from the plurality of ECUs. A global trip counter stored in the memory is updated based on the highest ECU trip counter. The updated trip global trip counter is greater than the highest ECU trip counter. Then a replacement synchronization message is provided to the plurality of ECUs on the vehicle communication network. The replacement synchronization message includes the updated global trip counter.


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