Method for reprogramming a vehicle system or a user system in a vehicle
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsSewim F. Ablay, Mark A. Gannon, Ron G. Akers, Bryan A. Thale
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Abstract
A communication system (100) includes an infrastructure (150) and at least one vehicle (101), the vehicle including at least one vehicle system (103), and at least one user system (113). The infrastructure includes an application (155) which, in turn, is arranged to reprogram the vehicle system, the user system, or both.
Claims92
In a communication system having an infrastructure and a vehicle, the vehicle including one or more vehicle systems, a vehicle gateway, a wireless gateway and a user control unit,
- each of the one or more vehicle systems coupled to the vehicle gateway,
- the wireless gateway coupled to the vehicle gateway,
- the user control unit coupled to the vehicle gateway,
- the infrastructure including an application,
- a method for the application to transfer executable code to reprogram a vehicle system of the one or more vehicle systems, comprising the steps of:
- (a) by the infrastructure, establishing a connection with the wireless gateway;
- (b) by the infrastructure, establishing a routable authenticated connection with the wireless gateway;
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- (c) by the infrastructure, authenticating itself with the user control unit.
In a communication system having an infrastructure and a vehicle, the vehicle including one or more user systems, a wireless gateway and a user control unit,
- each of the one or more user systems coupled to one another, and to the wireless gateway and the user control unit,
- the infrastructure including an application,
- a method for the application to transfer executable code to reprogram a user system of the one or more user systems, comprising the steps of:
- (a) by the infrastructure, establishing a connection with the wireless gateway;
- (b) by the infrastructure, establishing a routable authenticated connection with the wireless gateway;
- and
- (c) by the infrastructure, authenticating itself with the user control unit.
In a communication system having an infrastructure and a vehicle, the vehicle including one or more vehicle systems, a vehicle gateway, a wireless gateway and a user control unit,
- each of the one or more vehicle systems coupled to the vehicle gateway,
- the wireless gateway coupled to the vehicle gateway,
- the user control unit coupled to the vehicle gateway,
- the infrastructure including an application,
- a method for the application to transfer executable code to reprogram a vehicle system of the one or more vehicle systems, comprising the steps of:
- (a) by the infrastructure, establishing a connection with the wireless gateway;
- (b) by the infrastructure, establishing a routable authenticated connection with the wireless gateway;
- and
- (c) by the infrastructure, authenticating itself with the user control unit;
- (d) by the application, authenticating itself with the user control unit;
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- (e) by the application, causing the user control unit to be authenticated with the vehicle system.
In a communication system having an infrastructure and a vehicle, the vehicle including one or more vehicle systems, a vehicle gateway, a wireless gateway and a user control unit,
- each of the one or more vehicle systems coupled to the vehicle gateway,
- the wireless gateway coupled to the vehicle gateway,
- the user control unit coupled to the vehicle gateway,
- the infrastructure including an application,
- a method for the application to transfer executable code to reprogram a vehicle system of the one or more vehicle systems, the vehicle system including a vehicle system status, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) by the infrastructure, establishing a connection with the wireless gateway;
- (b) by the infrastructure, establishing a routable authenticated connection with the wireless gateway;
- (c) by the infrastructure, authenticating itself with the user control unit;
- (d) by the application, authenticating itself with the user control unit;
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- (e) by the user control unit, obtaining the vehicle system status and sending the vehicle system status to the application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.