Method and apparatus for dynamically updating a vehicle module configuration record

• US 9,298,649 B2
• Filed: 05/30/2014
• Issued: 03/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Pandya, Ritesh, Petersen, Brian, Rork, Joseph Paul, Yalavarty, Praveen
• Primary Examiner(s): Huynh, Luke
• Application Number:
  US14/291,294
• Publication Number:
  US 20150347326A1
• Time in Patent Office: 669 Days
• Field of Search: 701/31.4, 701/31.5, 717/170, 717/173
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/14 Handling requests for interconnection or transfer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57

Abstract

A system includes a processor configured to detect that a vehicle module update has been performed. The processor is further configured to create an identifier associated with a module that indicates an updated status and for each module having an identifier indicating an updated status associated therewith, requesting subscription to a topic, corresponding to the updated module, and specific to an individual vehicle, from a remote server.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a processor configured to;

detect that a vehicle module update has been performed;

create an identifier associated with a module that indicates an updated status; and

for each module having an identifier indicating an updated status associated therewith, requesting subscription to a topic, corresponding to the updated module, and specific to an individual vehicle, from a remote server.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the module is a software module.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the module is a firmware module.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the topic is identified by the same name as the identifier.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to receive confirmation from the remote server that the subscription request was successful.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the identifier comprises a previous identifier name identifying a previous module version, having indicia appended thereto indicating the updated status.

7. A system comprising:

a processor configured to;

receive a request from a vehicle computer to subscribe to a topic associated with an updated vehicle module;

determine that the topic does not already exist for the specific requesting vehicle; and

based on receipt of the request and the determination that the topic does not exist, create a vehicle-specific topic corresponding to the updated module.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the vehicle module is a software module.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the vehicle module is a firmware module.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the topic is named based on an identifier associated with the updated module.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the identifier comprises a previous identifier name identifying a previous module version, having indicia appended thereto indicating the updated status.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the topic identifies a current module version for a specific vehicle.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the topic name identifies the current module version.

14. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a request from a vehicle computer to subscribe to a topic associated with an updated vehicle module;

determining, via a computer, that the topic does not already exist for the specific requesting vehicle; and

based on receipt of the request and the determination that the topic does not exist, creating a vehicle-specific topic corresponding to the updated module.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the vehicle module is a software module.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the vehicle module is a firmware module.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the topic is named based on an identifier associated with the updated module.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the identifier comprises a previous identifier name identifying a previous module version, having indicia appended thereto indicating the updated status.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein the topic identifies a current module version for a specific vehicle.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the topic name identifies the current module version.