Patents by Inventor Norbert M. Fabritius

Norbert M. Fabritius 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).

  • Simultaneously testing whether a plurality of electronic devices connected via a communication network correctly handle exceptions
    Patent number: 11570189
    Abstract: A system for simultaneously testing whether a plurality of electronic devices connected via a communication network correctly handle exceptions. The system includes a communication network, and a plurality of electronic devices and a testing device connected via the communication network. The testing device includes an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to send a first status query message to the plurality of electronic devices, send fuzzed data to one or more of the plurality of electronic devices, and send a second status query message to the plurality of the electronic devices. The electronic processor is also configured to, for each electronic device that responds to the first status query message with a valid response and responds to the second status query message with an invalid response or fails to respond to the second status query message, record the electronic device in a failure log.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: John McShane, Timothy S. Arntson, Lena Jokanovic, Frederic W. Brosch, Norbert M. Fabritius
  • SIMULTANEOUSLY TESTING WHETHER A PLURALITY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES CONNECTED VIA A COMMUNICATION NETWORK CORRECTLY HANDLE EXCEPTIONS
    Publication number: 20200186558
    Abstract: A system for simultaneously testing whether a plurality of electronic devices connected via a communication network correctly handle exceptions. The system includes a communication network, and a plurality of electronic devices and a testing device connected via the communication network. The testing device includes an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to send a first status query message to the plurality of electronic devices, send fuzzed data to one or more of the plurality of electronic devices, and send a second status query message to the plurality of the electronic devices. The electronic processor is also configured to, for each electronic device that responds to the first status query message with a valid response and responds to the second status query message with an invalid response or fails to respond to the second status query message, record the electronic device in a failure log.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: John McShane, Timothy S. Arntson, Lena Jokanovic, Frederic W. Brosch, Norbert M. Fabritius