Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Erase-replace OTA smart power strategy
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Application No.: US15864736Application Date: 2018-01-08
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Publication No.: US10988091B2Publication Date: 2021-04-27
- Inventor: Sangeetha Sangameswaran , Jason Michael Miller , William C. Dierker , Douglas B. Thornburg
- Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Agent Michael J. Spenner
- Main IPC: B60R16/023
- IPC: B60R16/023 ; B60R16/03 ; B60W50/00 ; G06F8/65 ; H01H47/00 ; B60R16/033

Abstract:
A power distribution box (PDB) includes relays to connect a vehicle battery to corresponding electronic control units (ECUs) of a vehicle. A processor is programmed to instruct the PDB via a control interface to cause one of the relays to power a target ECU, send a sleep command over a vehicle bus to cause powered ECUs other than the target ECU to sleep, and install a software update to the target ECU.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190210545A1 ERASE-REPLACE OTA SMART POWER STRATEGY Public/Granted day:2019-07-11
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