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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2023
Fortinet, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Chengyong Lin, San Jose, CA (US);
Feng Yan, Fremont, CA (US);
Langtian Du, Saratoga, CA (US);
Masanori Bando, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Hauwei Yu, Fremont, CA (US);
Fortinet, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A request to check for updated configuration files for a specific automobile and a specific automobile type is received in real-time over the data communication network. A checksum of received request is compared against stored configuration file, checks for an update. If there is an update, a signature is generated using the certificate from the unique VIN number portion and the stored configuration file for encrypting the stored configuration file. The signature and stored configuration file are transmitted to the specific automobile for local configuration update.