Kenneth K Orlando

20130201817, Aug 8, 2013

Feb 6, 2012

13/366453

Shengbing Jiang - Rochester Hills MI, US
Katrina M. Schultz - Clarkston MI, US
Kenneth P. Orlando - Sterling Heights MI, US

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC - DETROIT MI

H04L 12/26

370217

A method of detecting and mitigating an unintended active state of an in-vehicle communication network. The in-vehicle communication network includes a plurality of electronic control units (ECUs) communicating over a controller area network bus system. Each ECU includes both transmitting and receiving capabilities, and is configured with a communication protocol that provides guidelines for exchanging messages with other ECUs within the communication system. Each ECU enters a communication kernel active state for communicating on the bus. Virtual networks within the communication system are identified. Each virtual network includes a collection of signals involving respective ECUs whose transmission and reception are started and stopped collectively as a unit. Each respective virtual network that is active by fault is detected. Each faulty active virtual network is deactivated.

20190324858, Oct 24, 2019

Apr 24, 2018

15/960941

- Detroit MI, US
Kenneth P. Orlando - Sterling Heights MI, US
Riley S. McGarry - Shelby Township MI, US

G06F 11/14
G06F 8/65
H04L 29/08

A system, computer-program product and computer-implemented method of updating a software configuration of a vehicle. A communication interface communicate with a plurality of electronic control units (ECUs) of the vehicle, and a processor. The processor performs an updating operation on the plurality of ECUs to change the software configuration for the plurality of ECUs from a first software configuration to an intended software configuration, identifies at least one ECU from the plurality of ECUs that fails to update to the intended software configuration after performing the updating operation. The processor rolls back the at least one successfully updated ECU to the previous version of software configuration.

20180107473, Apr 19, 2018

Oct 13, 2016

15/292764

- Detroit MI, US
Kenneth P. Orlando - Sterling Heights MI, US
Alan D. Wist - Macomb MI, US
Mahesh Balike - Farmington Hills MI, US

G06F 9/445
H04L 29/08

A software update system for a vehicle is disclosed, as well as a method of determining whether to install a software update at an electronic control unit (ECU) in the vehicle. The method includes the steps of: receiving at the ECU a first signal from a first vehicle system module (VSM) in the vehicle; receiving at the ECU a second signal from a second VSM in the vehicle, wherein the first and second signals each provide an indication that the vehicle is in a stationary state; based on the first and second signals, assessing at the ECU that the vehicle is in the stationary state, wherein the assessment is in accordance with a first predetermined confidence level; and in response to the assessment, authorizing at the ECU an installation of the software update on ECU memory.