Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Efficient and secure method and apparatus for firmware update
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Application No.: US15639436Application Date: 2017-06-30
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Publication No.: US10171478B2Publication Date: 2019-01-01
- Inventor: Phillip McCauley , Jana Mahen Fernando , Nathan Coerper
- Applicant: Faraday&Future Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Gardena
- Assignee: FARADAY & FUTURE INC.
- Current Assignee: FARADAY & FUTURE INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Gardena
- Agent Skyler R. Lund
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06 ; G06F8/65 ; H04L29/08 ; H04L9/32 ; G06F21/57 ; H04W4/40

Abstract:
This relates to a vehicle and, more particularly to, a vehicle configured to perform a secure firmware update. Some examples of the disclosure include receiving a firmware update package including updated firmware for one or more electronic control units (ECUs) of a vehicle. According to the disclosure, the firmware update package can be transmitted to and stored on an untrusted ECU and distributed to one or more target ECUs in a secure firmware update process monitored by a secure ECU.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180145991A1 EFFICIENT AND SECURE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FIRMWARE UPDATE Public/Granted day:2018-05-24
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