Patents by Inventor Gerald P. Humphreys, Jr.

Gerald P. Humphreys, 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for software updating
    Patent number: 10379837
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a restore command to restore a vehicle computing system (VCS) system state. The method further includes restoring a base system state to a known, functional state and obtaining a list of applications previously installed on the VCS. The method also includes for each application previously installed on the VCS, finding a version of the application compatible with the restored base system state. Also, the method includes installing the version of each application compatible with the restored base system state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher K. Davey, Rajya Adibhatla, Chad Evert Esselink, Gerald P. Humphreys, Jr., Salwan H. Ishac