Patents by Inventor Carel Anthoni

Carel Anthoni has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for providing a software module to an automotive vehicle control unit, and computer program for executing the method
    Publication number: 20060130033
    Abstract: A method for providing a software module to an automotive vehicle control unit comprises the steps of a) establishing a connection between a programmable memory of the vehicle control unit and a programming device, b) generating a request message, the request message comprising a software module identifier for identifying the software module, c) sending the request message via a communication means to a server, d) receiving from the server an access message, enabling the programming device to access a software module, and e) loading the software module, by the programming device, into the programmable memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Applicant: Snap-On Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicolaas Stoffels, Robert Hoevenaar, Carel Anthoni