IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,934,822
Granted Patent B2
US 11,934,822 · App. 17/658,399 · Granted Mar 19, 2024

Systems and methods for connected vehicle enhancements

Inventors: Andrew Denis Lewandowski (Sterling Heights, MI); Jordan Barrett (Milford, MI)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
G06F8/65B60W40/02B60W40/09B60W50/06B60W30/18018B60W50/00B60W50/0097B60W50/0098B60W2540/30B60W2555/20B60W2556/10
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,934,822
App. No.
17/658,399
Granted
Mar 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure describes systems and methods for connected vehicle enhancements. An example method may include causing to present, based on a first factor, an offer to install a first software update to a vehicle for a first period of time. The example method may also include receiving a request to install the first software update for the first period of time. The example method may also include causing to install the first software update on the vehicle at a first time. The example method may also include causing to disable, based on a determination that the first period of time has elapsed, the first software update on the vehicle. The example method may also include receiving a request to permanently install the software update on the vehicle. The example method may also include causing to permanently install the first software update on the vehicle at a second time.

Claims (54)

1. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing computer-executable instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

cause to present, based on a first factor, an offer to install a first software update to a vehicle for a first period of time;

receive a request to install the first software update for the first period of time;

cause to install the first software update on the vehicle at a first time;

cause to disable, based on a determination that the first period of time has elapsed, the first software update on the vehicle;

receive a request to permanently install the first software update on the vehicle;

cause to permanently install the first software update on the vehicle at a second time;

cause to disable, subsequent to the second time, the first software update;

cause to enable, at a third time and based on a first condition being satisfied, the first software update; and

cause to disable, at a fourth time, the first software update.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first factor includes at least one of: the vehicle being in a first location, a weather condition being present, a road condition being present, historical driving patterns associated with a user, or a maintenance condition associated with the vehicle.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first factor includes the vehicle being in a first location, and wherein the first condition includes the vehicle being present in the first location.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first factor includes a weather condition or a road condition being present, and wherein the first condition includes the weather condition or the road condition being present.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first factor is a maintenance condition associated with the vehicle, and wherein the first condition includes a vehicle component being associated with a threshold amount of mileage.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first software update is enabled at all times subsequent to the second time.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to:

cause to permanently install a second software update on the vehicle, wherein the first software update and second software update are different types of software updates;

cause to disable, subsequent to the second time, the first software update;

cause to enable, at a third time and based on a first condition being satisfied, the first software update; and

cause to disable, at a fourth time, the first software update, wherein the second software update is enabled at all times subsequent to the second time.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the offer is presented on at least one of: a mobile device associated with a user or a human machine interface (HMI) of the vehicle.

9. A method comprising:

causing to present, based on a first factor, an offer to install a first software update to a vehicle for a first period of time;

receiving a request to install the first software update for the first period of time;

causing to install the first software update on the vehicle at a first time;

causing to disable, based on a determination that the first period of time has elapsed, the first software update on the vehicle;

receiving a request to permanently install the first software update on the vehicle; and

causing to permanently install the first software update on the vehicle at a second time causing to disable, subsequent to the second time, the first software update;

causing to enable, at a third time and based on a first condition being satisfied, the first software update; and

causing to disable, at a fourth time, the first software update.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first factor includes at least one of: the vehicle being in a first location, a weather condition being present, a road condition being present, historical driving patterns associated with a user, or a maintenance condition associated with the vehicle.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first factor includes the vehicle being in a first location, and wherein the first condition includes the vehicle being present in the first location.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first factor includes a weather condition or a road condition being present, and wherein the first condition includes the weather condition or the road condition being present.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first factor is a maintenance condition associated with the vehicle, and wherein the first condition includes a vehicle component being associated with a threshold amount of mileage.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first software update is enabled at all times subsequent to the second time.

15. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

causing to permanently install a second software update on the vehicle, wherein the first software update and second software update are different types of software updates;

causing to disable, subsequent to the second time, the first software update;

causing to enable, at a third time and based on a first condition being satisfied, the first software update; and

causing to disable, at a fourth time, the first software update, wherein the second software update is enabled at all times subsequent to the second time.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the offer is presented on at least one of: a mobile device associated with a user or a human machine interface (HMI) of the vehicle.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions, that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations of:

causing to present, based on a first factor, an offer to install a first software update to a vehicle for a first period of time;

receiving a request to install the first software update for the first period of time;

causing to install the first software update on the vehicle at a first time;

causing to disable, based on a determination that the first period of time has elapsed, the first software update on the vehicle;

receiving a request to permanently install the first software update on the vehicle; and

causing to permanently install the first software update on the vehicle at a second time causing to permanently install a second software update on the vehicle, wherein the first software update and second software update are different types of software updates;

causing to disable, subsequent to the second time, the first software update;

causing to enable, at a third time and based on a first condition being satisfied, the first software update; and

causing to disable, at a fourth time, the first software update, wherein the second software update is enabled at all times subsequent to the second time.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the first factor includes at least one of: the vehicle being in a first location, a weather condition being present, a road condition being present, historical driving patterns associated with a user, or a maintenance condition associated with the vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2023
From: LEWANDOWSKI, ANDREW DENIS; BARRETT, JORDAN
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 062496/0744 →
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