Patents by Inventor Edward Allen Cain, JR.
Edward Allen Cain, JR. 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).
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Publication number: 20250117806Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of: detecting a request for a software application from a vehicle computer, wherein the software application includes source code comprising one or more embedded placeholders that are mapped to one or more secrets stored in a data store of a vehicle; identifying the one or more secrets stored in the data store that are associated with the one or more embedded placeholders; replacing the one or more embedded placeholders with the one or more secrets identified from the data store into the source code of the software application; and executing the source code of the software application to cause the vehicle to perform an action.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: April 10, 2025Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Edward Allen Cain, JR., Adam Loyd Parker, Jonathan S. Burnham
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Patent number: 12190099Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of downloading an update of a non-volatile electrically erasable memory storage of a vehicle, determining whether the memory storage is arranged in one of a block of bytes of memory and an individual byte of memory, selecting a programming protocol based on the memory storage arrangement and writing the memory storage based on the selected programming protocol.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Edward Allen Cain, Jr., Satyajit P. Patne, Russell K. Barker, Ryan N. Wilson, Ismail Thanickel
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Patent number: 12179699Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to securing wireless communications for passive keyless entry (PKE) to an asset. In one embodiment, a method includes, responsive to acquiring sensor data about at least a surrounding environment of a vehicle that provides access according to wireless communications with a remote device, analyzing the sensor data to define operating conditions identifying security characteristics of the vehicle and interactions of the remote device with the vehicle. The method includes activating a countermeasure from an available group of countermeasures according to at least the operating conditions. The method includes wirelessly communicating, by the vehicle with the remote device, according to the countermeasure.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignees: Toyota Motor North America, Inc., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satyajit Patne, Edward Allen Cain, Jr., Gabriel Lawrence, Joshua Davis, Mark Klausner, Nathan Humpal
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Publication number: 20240413979Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of creating, by a transport, a digital key when the transport is powered on, wherein the digital key relates to an identity of an occupant of the transport, creating, by the transport, a digital sub-key that is related to the digital key, using, by the transport, the digital key during processing of a first set of functions, and using, by the transport, the digital sub-key during processing of a second set of functions that are more critical than the first set of functions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2024Publication date: December 12, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Satyajit P. Patne, Ismail Thanickel, Edward Allen Cain, JR.
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Publication number: 20240400059Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a transport, data to be forwarded to one or more devices associated with each of one or more occupants based on a type of the data and characteristics of the one or more occupants, and forwarding, by the transport, one or more portions of the data based on the determining.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Edward Allen Cain, JR., Satyajit P. Patne
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Patent number: 12118829Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a transport, first data from a first device, wherein the first device is affixed to the transport, receiving, by the transport, second data from a second device, wherein the second device is detachably attached to the transport and wherein the first data and the second data constitute a same unit of measure, and displaying, by the transport, a value based on the first data and the second data.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr., Satyajit P. Patne, Edward Allen Cain, Jr., Brian D. McFarland
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Publication number: 20240330885Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a server, a request for particular data, determining, by the server, a transport that can provide the particular data based on one or more current settings of the transport and a current route of the transport, requesting, by the server, the transport to provide the particular data for a value, and receiving, by the server, the particular data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Edward Allen Cain, JR., Satyajit P. Patne
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Publication number: 20240303211Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of sending data from a component on a transport to at least one other component on the transport in at least one location on a bus, comparing the data at the at least one other component to a threshold, and sending a notification, by the at least one other component, to a processor when the data is outside the threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Satyajit P. Patne, Edward Allen Cain, Jr., Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
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Publication number: 20240296248Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of utilizing data, by a transport, for a period of time according to a license file, removing a first type of the data, by the transport, while the transport is operating, removing a second type of the data, by the transport when the transport ceases operating, and retaining a third type of data in memory after the transport ceases operating.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2024Publication date: September 5, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Edward Allen Cain, JR., Satyajit P. Patne
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Patent number: 12079616Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving a request for an application from a vehicle; responsive to the request, pushing a version of the application to the vehicle; installing the application when a mode of the vehicle is set to at least one of a testing mode, a development mode, and a service mode; and performing at least one of testing a functionality of the vehicle by the application, validating the application, and modifying the application.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Edward Allen Cain, Jr., Satyajit P. Patne, Ryan N. Wilson
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Patent number: 12062027Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a server, a request for particular data, determining, by the server, a transport that can provide the particular data based on one or more current settings of the transport and a current route of the transport, requesting, by the server, the transport to provide the particular data for a value, and receiving, by the server, the particular data.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Edward Allen Cain, Jr., Satyajit P. Patne
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Publication number: 20240208537Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining an action of a vehicle that causes an unsafe environment; storing a count of the action during a period; and autonomously controlling the vehicle to correct the action when the count is over a threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2022Publication date: June 27, 2024Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Edward Allen Cain, JR.
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Patent number: 12019574Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of sending data from a component on a transport to at least one other component on the transport in at least one location on a bus, comparing the data at the at least one other component to a threshold, and sending a notification, by the at least one other component, to a processor when the data is outside the threshold.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Satyajit P. Patne, Edward Allen Cain, Jr., Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
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Patent number: 12021970Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of creating, by a transport, a digital key when the transport is powered on, wherein the digital key relates to an identity of an occupant of the transport, creating, by the transport, a digital sub-key that is related to the digital key, using, by the transport, the digital key during processing of a first set of functions, and using, by the transport, the digital sub-key during processing of a second set of functions that are more critical than the first set of functions.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Satyajit P. Patne, Ismail Thanickel, Edward Allen Cain, Jr.
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Publication number: 20240177601Abstract: An example operation includes determining an action by a vehicle causing a dangerous situation; setting a driving score, based on a number of occurrences of the action; creating a notification, based on a number of occurrences of the action; responsive to the number of occurrences of the action being above a threshold, sending the notification to the vehicle, wherein the notification includes a modification to the vehicle; and applying the modification to the vehicle to minimize the action, wherein an amount of the modification is related to a change of the threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2022Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Edward Allen Cain, JR.
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Publication number: 20240163662Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving a request into a transport network comprising at least one transport for a proposed use of personal data associated with the at least one transport prior to the at least one transport entering an area; receiving into the transport network a deletion time of the personal data, prior to the at least one transport entering the area; providing, from the transport network an acknowledgement of the deletion time; and providing, from the transport network, the personal data when the at least one transport is in the area based on the received acknowledgement. This enables an occupant of a transport to share personal data relating to the transport with confidence that the data will be deleted by an agreed time.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2024Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Ryan N. Wilson, Edward Allen Cain, JR.
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Publication number: 20240129966Abstract: An example operation includes starting, by a vehicle, a timer when a pairing request is initiated; receiving, by the vehicle, a first response to the pairing request from a first device and a second response to the pairing request from a second device; recording the timer when each of the first response and the second response are received; determining a first connection time, from the recorded timer, for the first device, and determining a second connection time, from the recorded timer, for the second device; and connecting, by the vehicle, to a device having a fastest connection time among the first device and the second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satyajit P. Patne, Edward Allen Cain, JR., Gabriel E. Lawrence, Joshua R. Davis, Mark R. Klausner, Nathan Humpal
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Publication number: 20240103843Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of downloading an update of a non-volatile electrically erasable memory storage of a vehicle, determining whether the memory storage is arranged in one of a block of bytes of memory and an individual byte of memory, selecting a programming protocol based on the memory storage arrangement and writing the memory storage based on the selected programming protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Edward Allen Cain, JR., Satyajit P. Patne, Russell K. Barker, Ryan N. Wilson, Ismail Thanickel
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Patent number: 11917395Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving a request into a transport network comprising at least one transport for a proposed use of personal data associated with the at least one transport prior to the at least one transport entering an area; receiving into the transport network a deletion time of the personal data, prior to the at least one transport entering the area; providing, from the transport network an acknowledgement of the deletion time; and providing, from the transport network, the personal data when the at least one transport is in the area based on the received acknowledgement. This enables an occupant of a transport to share personal data relating to the transport with confidence that the data will be deleted by an agreed time.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Ryan N. Wilson, Edward Allen Cain, Jr.
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Patent number: 11897450Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by sensors on a transport, a slope of a road and a surface condition of the road and engaging one or more wheels of the transport, based on the slope, the surface condition, and a characteristic of the one or more wheels. Engaging includes braking to the one or more wheels at a different rate as the transport is moving on the road.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Satyajit P. Patne, Edward Allen Cain, Jr.