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Vehicle and system for updating configuration of module to support different function

A vehicle, functional technology that can be used in general control systems, transmission systems, control/regulation systems, etc., to solve problems such as increased part number complexity

Active Publication Date: 2015-07-15
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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In such a system, the complexity of the part number can increase exponentially as new functionality is added

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[0017] As required, detailed embodiments of the invention are disclosed herein; however, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, which may be embodied in various and alternative forms. The figures are not necessarily to scale; certain features may be exaggerated or minimized to show details of particular components. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention.

[0018] To allow the system to enable the setting of functions supported by the vehicle's build configuration, the vehicle's functions may be associated with part numbers of modules included in the vehicle. In this approach, individual vehicles would lack the flexibility to choose which features to enable or disable, since the build configuration depends on the part number. Furthermore, du...

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A vehicle may gather vehicle build configuration information, and provide a vehicle identifier and the vehicle information to a server. The server may determine a feature set configuration of a configurable module of the vehicle based on the vehicle information and vehicle feature associations retrieved from a vehicle data source, and provide, in a message topic of a topic tree associated with the vehicle identifier to which the vehicle is subscribed, a notification to configure the configurable module. The vehicle may update a feature set configuration of a configurable module supporting a plurality of features based on the notification.

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technical field [0001] Exemplary embodiments generally relate to a method and apparatus for updating the configuration of a module to support different functions. Background technique [0002] Part number complexity can create inefficiencies at the supplier's site when the part is manufactured or at the manufacturing plant when the part is added to the vehicle. Similar complexities can also exist with service components. As a possibility, a part may have multiple part numbers to identify the part's use in different vehicle lines and model years. The complexity of these multiple part numbers can be compounded by having the same part have different part numbers in different regions of the world. In such systems, the part number complexity can increase exponentially as new functionality is added. Because component complexity can have a direct impact on a company's bottom line, managing component complexity globally can be critical for businesses. Contents of the invention ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G05B19/042
CPCH04L67/12G06F8/65H04L67/125H04L67/34G05B19/042G05B2219/25314
Inventor 瑞塔什·潘迪亚布莱恩·彼得森约瑟夫·保罗·洛克普拉文·亚拉法蒂
Owner FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC