Method and system for maintaining a configuration history of a vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for maintaining a configuration history of a configuration of a vehicle, the method performed by the vehicle and comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a prospective component;
obtaining from a certification authority a certification that an authentic component is associated with a cryptographic key;
utilizing the cryptographic key in cryptographic communication with the prospective component;
determining whether the prospective component is the authentic component based on whether the cryptographic key is successfully utilized in the cryptographic communication with the prospective component;
if the prospective component is the authentic component, maintaining a record of configuration elements of the configuration of the vehicle, wherein the authentic component is a member of the configuration elements; and
maintaining a history of configuration functions for each of the authentic components included in the configuration elements.
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Abstract
A vehicle maintains a record of configuration elements, such as components for use in the vehicle, of the configuration of the vehicle. The vehicle also maintains a history of configuration functions for each of the configuration elements. The history may include a type of each configuration function, such as installation of a configuration element into the vehicle, and may also include a record of corresponding times at which the configuration functions have occurred, which can be utilized to determine a configuration of the vehicle at a time of an event. Additionally or alternatively, the vehicle may maintain a service history of at least one service technician performing a service operation with respect to a corresponding one of the configuration elements. The service history may include a type of each service operation, and may also include a record of a corresponding time at which the service technician performed the service operation, which may be utilized to determine a service technician having most recently performed a service operation at a time of an event.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for maintaining a configuration history of a configuration of a vehicle, the method performed by the vehicle and comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a prospective component;
obtaining from a certification authority a certification that an authentic component is associated with a cryptographic key;
utilizing the cryptographic key in cryptographic communication with the prospective component;
determining whether the prospective component is the authentic component based on whether the cryptographic key is successfully utilized in the cryptographic communication with the prospective component;
if the prospective component is the authentic component, maintaining a record of configuration elements of the configuration of the vehicle, wherein the authentic component is a member of the configuration elements; and
maintaining a history of configuration functions for each of the authentic components included in the configuration elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for maintaining a configuration history of a configuration of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle maintains the configuration history, comprising:
a vehicle system obtaining from a certification authority a certification that an authentic component is associated with a cryptographic key, the vehicle system comprising;
a cryptographic unit utilizing the cryptographic key in cryptographic communication with a prospective component;
a computing unit determining whether the prospective component is the authentic component based on whether the cryptographic key is successfully utilized in the cryptographic communication;
a plurality of configuration elements of a configuration of the vehicle, wherein if the prospective component is the authentic component, including the authentic component in the plurality of configuration elements; and
a configuration database maintaining a record of the authentic components included in the configuration elements and maintaining a history of configuration functions for each of the configuration elements. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for maintaining a configuration history of a configuration of a vehicle, the method performed by the vehicle and comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a prospective component;
obtaining from a certification authority a certification that an authentic component is associated with a cryptographic key;
utilizing the cryptographic key in cryptographic communication with the prospective component;
determining whether the prospective component is the authentic component based on whether the cryptographic key is successfully utilized in the cryptographic communication with the prospective component;
if the prospective component is the authentic component, maintaining a record of configuration elements of the configuration of the vehicle, wherein the authentic component is a member of the configuration elements; and
maintaining a service history of at least one service technician performing a service operation with respect to a corresponding one of the authentic components included in the configuration elements in the configuration. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for maintaining a configuration history of a configuration of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle maintains the configuration history, comprising:
a vehicle system obtaining from a certification authority a certification that an authentic component is associated with a cryptographic key, the vehicle system comprising;
a cryptographic unit utilizing the cryptographic key in cryptographic communication with a prospective component;
a computing unit determining whether the prospective component is the authentic component based on whether the cryptographic key is successfully utilized in the cryptographic communication;
a plurality of configuration elements of a configuration of the vehicle, wherein if the prospective component is the authentic component, including the authentic component in the plurality of configuration elements; and
a configuration database having a service history of at least one service technician performing a service operation with respect to a corresponding one of the authentic components included in the configuration elements in the configuration. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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