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- Patent Title: Systems, methods and apparatus for distributed software/firmware update and software versioning system for automated vehicles
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Application No.: US15941959Application Date: 2018-03-30
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Publication No.: US11204750B2Publication Date: 2021-12-21
- Inventor: Igor Tatourian
- Applicant: Intel Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Spectrum IP Law Group LLC
- Main IPC: G06F8/65
- IPC: G06F8/65 ; H04W4/46 ; H04L29/08 ; B60W50/00 ; H04W12/10 ; H04W4/44 ; G06F8/654 ; H04W4/50

Abstract:
The disclosed embodiments generally relate to methods, systems and apparatuses for dynamic firmware/software (FW/SW) update distribution in highly and fully autonomous or automated vehicles. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to an apparatus to dynamically upgrade code in a vehicle. The apparatus may include: a communication module for one or more of wireless or landline communication; a central processing unit (CPU) in communication with the communication module, the CPU configured to receive an indication requiring a code upgrade to an existing vehicle code software and receive the code upgrade; store the code upgrade; execute code upgrade in parallel with the existing vehicle code software; log one or more error indications resulted from execution of the code upgrade; replace the existing vehicle code with the code upgrade if the logged error indication is less than a first threshold; and direct the code upgrade to a second vehicle to update the second vehicle code. The disclosed embodiments may be implemented in autonomous driving (AD) vehicles as well as vehicles having operating code or software/firmware.
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