Granted Patent B2

US 12,430,467 · App. 18/662,593 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Inventors: Edward Allen Cain, Jr. (Plano, TX); Satyajit P. Patne (The Colony, TX)

Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

G06F21/6245H04W4/48G06Q10/02

Abstract

Claims (74)

1. A method, comprising:

identifying data stored in a memory device of a transport, wherein the data comprises multiple different data types;

downloading a license file to the memory device;

identifying a window of time during which a first data type is available for use based on data use rules stored within the license file, and identifying a second data type that is retained after the transport is powered off, wherein the second data type is different from the first data type;

launching at least one software application on the transport based on the license file;

performing an operation with the transport during the window of time based on execution of the at least one software application on the first data type;

modifying steering wheel controls, by a computing device of the transport, based on the second data type;

controlling a steering wheel of the transport, by the computing device, while the transport moves based on the modified steering wheel controls; and

deleting the first data type from the memory device in response to the transport receiving a different license file.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising modifying at least one transport control based on at least the first data type and the second data type.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising

accessing the second data type when the transport begins operating; and

accessing the first data type before the transport ceases operation.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising

identifying a data use time rule from the license file;

accessing the first data type at a particular time during the window of time based on the data use time rule; and

removing the first data type after the accessing.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising

identifying a transport occupant associated with the data;

retrieving data use consent information from the license file;

accessing at least one of the first data and the second data type; and

updating the license file to reflect that the at least one of the first data type and the second data type were accessed.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

receiving a validation of data utilization from at least one component, wherein the validation comprises a blockchain consensus between a peer group comprising the transport and the at least one component.

7. The method of claim 6 , comprising:

executing a smart contract to record the validation and the at least one component on a blockchain based on the blockchain consensus.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the license file is associated with a first entity, and the method further comprises receiving a different license file associated with a different entity, and in response, replacing the license file previously stored within the memory with the different license file, and launching at least one different application based on the different license file.

9. A transport, comprising:

a memory device; and

a processor that, when executing instructions stored in the memory device, is configured to:

identify data stored in the memory device of the transport, wherein the data comprises multiple different data types, and identify a second data type that is retained after the transport is powered off, wherein the second data type is different from the first data type;

download a license file to the memory device;

identify a window of time during which a first data type is available for use based on data use rules stored within the license file, and identify a second data type that is retained after the transport is powered off, wherein the second data type is different from the first data type;

launch at least one software application on the transport based on the license file;

perform an operation with the transport during the window of time based on execution of the at least one software application on the first data type;

modify steering wheel controls, by a computing device of the transport, based on the second data type;

control a steering wheel of the transport, by the computing device, while the transport moves based on the modified steering wheel controls; and

delete the first data type from the memory device by the processor.

10. The transport of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to modify at least one transport control based on at least one of the first data type and the second data type.

11. The transport of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

access the second data type when the transport begins operating; and

access the first data type before the transport ceases operation.

12. The transport of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify a data use time rule from the license file;

access the first data type at a particular time during the window of time based on the data use time rule; and

remove the first data type after the first data type is accessed.

13. The transport of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify a transport occupant associated with the data;

retrieve data use consent information from the license file;

access at least one of the first data type and the second data type; and

update the license file to reflect that the at least one of the one or more of the first data type and the second data type was accessed.

14. The transport of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a validation of data utilization from at least one component, wherein the validation comprises a blockchain consensus between a peer group comprising the transport and the at least one component.

15. The transport of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

execute a smart contract to record the validation and the at least one component on a blockchain based on the blockchain consensus.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor of a transport, cause the processor to perform:

identifying data stored in a memory device of the transport, wherein the data comprises multiple different data types;

downloading a license file to the transport and storing the license file in the memory device;

identifying a window of time during which a first data type is available for use based on data use rules stored within the license file, and identifying a second data type that is retained after the transport is powered off, wherein the second data type is different from the first data type;

launching at least one software application on the transport based on the license file;

performing an operation with the transport during the window of time based on execution of the at least one software application on the first data type;

modifying steering wheel controls, by a computing device of the transport, based on the second data type;

controlling a steering wheel of the transport, by the computing device, while the transport moves based on the modified steering wheel controls; and

deleting the first data type from the memory device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , modifying at least one transport control based on at least one of the first data type and the second data type.

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

accessing the second data type when the transport begins operating; and

accessing the first data type before the transport ceases operation.

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

identifying a data use time rule from the license file;

accessing the first data type at a particular time during the window of time based on the data use time rule; and

removing the first data type after the accessing.

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

receiving a validation of data utilization from at least one component, wherein the validation comprises a blockchain consensus between a peer group comprising the transport and the at least one component.

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