Granted Patent B2

US 12,566,856 · App. 18/597,863 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Inventors: Edward Allen Cain, Jr. (Plano, TX); Adam Loyd Parker (Dallas, TX); Jonathan S. Burnham (Frisco, TX)

Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

G06F21/57G06F21/602G06F21/606

Abstract

Claims (59)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving a request to compile a software application;

identifying dummy values which were previously stored in source code of the software application;

mapping secret values stored in a secure storage to the dummy values, respectively;

cutting the dummy values from locations in the source code and pasting the mapped secret values at the locations in the source code; and

compiling, via a device, the source code of the software application into binary code using the secret values.

2 . The method of claim 1 , comprising

mapping the dummy values to the secret values

within a list of secret values.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the dummy values are obfuscated codes which are deobfuscated by applying the secret values in place of the dummy values.

4 . The method of claim 1 , comprising

retrieving a list comprising the secret values from a data store of a separate device from the device performing the compiling; and

decrypting the secret values using a key stored on the separate device.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the separate device comprises at least one of a vehicle and a mobile device of a vehicle occupant.

6 . The method of claim 1 , comprising

identifying a vehicle comprising the device is proximate a location; and

responsive to the vehicle being proximate, forwarding the software application to the device of the vehicle.

7 . The method of claim 6 , comprising

identifying a mobile device of an occupant is proximate the location; and

retrieving the secret values from the mobile device.

8 . A system comprising:

a hardware device storing instructions; and

a processor coupled to the hardware device, wherein when executed, the by the processor the instructions configure the processor to:

receive a request to compile a software application;

identify dummy values which were previously stored in source code of the software application;

map secret values stored in a secure storage to the dummy values, respectively;

cut the dummy values from locations in the source code and pasting the mapped secret values at the locations in the source code; and

compile the source code of the software application into binary code using the secret values.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

map the dummy values to the secret values

within a list of secret values.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the dummy values are obfuscated codes which are deobfuscated by the secret values being applied in place of the dummy values.

11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

retrieve a list comprising the secret values from a data store of a separate device from the device performing the compiling; and

decrypt the secret values using a key stored on the separate device.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the separate device comprises at least one of a vehicle and a mobile device of a vehicle occupant.

13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify a vehicle comprising the device is proximate a location; and

responsive to the vehicle being proximate, forward the software application to the device of the vehicle.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify a mobile device of an occupant is proximate the location; and

retrieve the secret values from the mobile device.

15 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform:

receiving a request to compile a software application;

identifying dummy values which were previously stored in source code of the software application;

mapping secret values stored in a secure storage to the dummy values, respectively;

cutting the dummy values from locations in the source code and pasting mapped secret values at the locations in the source code; and

compiling, via a device, the source code of the software application into binary code using the secret values.

16 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

mapping the dummy values to the secret values

within a list of secret values.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the dummy values are obfuscated codes which are deobfuscated by applying the secret values in place of the dummy values.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

retrieving a list comprising the secret values from a data store of a separate device from the device performing the compiling; and

decrypting the secret values using a key stored on the separate device.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the separate device comprises at least one of a vehicle and a mobile device of a vehicle occupant.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

identifying a vehicle comprising the device is proximate a location; and

responsive to the vehicle being proximate, forwarding the software application to the device of the vehicle.

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