Patents by Inventor Steven James Craig

Steven James Craig 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).

  • Unified secure automatic ECU provisioning and ECU message validation
    Patent number: 11443566
    Abstract: A system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) including a processor that determines that the ECU has been communicably connected to a vehicle communication system. The processor sends a provisioning message, via the communication system, to a remote server, responsive to connection to the vehicle communication system. The message includes a vehicle identifier provided by an element of the vehicle system and signed with a unique security key specific to the ECU. The processor is also receives a confirmation response from the remote server and enables further communication for the ECU responsive to the confirmation response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sergio Santos, Yona Shaposhnik, Steven James Craig
  • UNIFIED SECURE AUTOMATIC ECU PROVISIONING AND ECU MESSAGE VALIDATION
    Publication number: 20210312723
    Abstract: A system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) including a processor that determines that the ECU has been communicably connected to a vehicle communication system. The processor sends a provisioning message, via the communication system, to a remote server, responsive to connection to the vehicle communication system. The message includes a vehicle identifier provided by an element of the vehicle system and signed with a unique security key specific to the ECU. The processor is also receives a confirmation response from the remote server and enables further communication for the ECU responsive to the confirmation response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Sergio Santos, Yona Shaposhnik, Steven James Craig