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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
May. 20, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Vivekanandh Elangovan, Canton, MI (US);
Timothy Thivierge, Jr., Carleton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A first computer is connected to a communication network and is assigned a first network address on the communication network. A second computer is connected to the communication network and is assigned the first network address on the communication network. A first message, including the first network address and a request to generate a random number, is transmitted by the first computer via the communication network. A first reply message, including the random number, is received from the second computer in response to the request. A second network address is assigned for the second computer by the first computer based on the random number. A second message, including the second network address and the random number, is transmitted by the first computer via the communication network.