System and method for updating vehicle computing platform configuration information
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1. A system to update first configuration information of a computing platform of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- an off-vehicle information store configured to receive and store second configuration information associated with a driver of the vehicle;
a token associated with the driver configured to supply first identification information;
an on-vehicle identification module configured to receive the first identification information and determine whether to enable the computing platform based on the first identification information;
an on-vehicle communication module configured to establish a communication line between the computing platform and the information store if the computing platform is enabled; and
an on-vehicle update module configured to determine whether the first configuration information is different from the second configuration information and update the computing platform with the second configuration information if the second configuration information is different from the first configuration information.
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Abstract
A configurable vehicle computer is enabled based on identification information associated with a driver. Updates to the configurable vehicle computer are stored at a remote location. The updates are downloaded upon an authorized vehicle start-up.
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1. A system to update first configuration information of a computing platform of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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an off-vehicle information store configured to receive and store second configuration information associated with a driver of the vehicle; a token associated with the driver configured to supply first identification information; an on-vehicle identification module configured to receive the first identification information and determine whether to enable the computing platform based on the first identification information; an on-vehicle communication module configured to establish a communication line between the computing platform and the information store if the computing platform is enabled; and an on-vehicle update module configured to determine whether the first configuration information is different from the second configuration information and update the computing platform with the second configuration information if the second configuration information is different from the first configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for updating first configuration information of a computing platform of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving, at an information store remote from the vehicle, second configuration information associated with a driver of the vehicle; storing, at the information store, the second configuration information; receiving, at the vehicle, first identification information from a token associated with the driver; determining whether to enable the computing platform based on the first identification information; establishing a communication line between the computing platform and the information store if the computing platform is enabled; determining whether the first configuration information is different from the second configuration information; and updating the computing platform with the second configuration information if the second configuration information is different from the first configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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