Patents by Inventor Thaddeus Fortenberry
Thaddeus Fortenberry 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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Patent number: 11960901Abstract: An autonomous driving controller includes a plurality of parallel processors operating on common input data. Each of the plurality of parallel processors includes a general processor, a security processor subsystem (SCS), and a safety subsystem (SMS). The general processors, the SCSs, and the SMSs of the plurality of parallel processors are configured to first, boot the plurality of SCSs from ROM second, boot the plurality of SMSs of the plurality of parallel processors from RAM or ROM, and, third, boot the plurality of general processors of the plurality of parallel processors from RAM. Between booting of the SCSs and the SMSs, at least one of the plurality of SCSs may load SMS boot code into the RAM that is dedicated to the plurality of SMSs.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Patryk Kaminski, Thaddeus Fortenberry, David Glasco
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Publication number: 20230281017Abstract: An autonomous driving controller includes a plurality of parallel processors operating on common input data. Each of the plurality of parallel processors includes a general processor, a security processor subsystem (SCS), and a safety subsystem (SMS). The general processors, the SCSs, and the SMSs of the plurality of parallel processors are configured to first, boot the plurality of SCSs from ROM second, boot the plurality of SMSs of the plurality of parallel processors from RAM or ROM, and, third, boot the plurality of general processors of the plurality of parallel processors from RAM. Between booting of the SCSs and the SMSs, at least one of the plurality of SCSs may load SMS boot code into the RAM that is dedicated to the plurality of SMSs.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Patryk Kaminski, Thaddeus Fortenberry, David Glasco
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Patent number: 11646868Abstract: An autonomous driving controller includes a plurality of parallel processors operating on common input data received from the plurality of autonomous driving sensors. Each of the plurality of parallel processors includes communication circuitry, a general processor, a security processor subsystem (SCS), and a safety subsystem (SMS). The communication circuitry supports communications between the plurality of parallel processors, including inter-processor communications between the general processors of the plurality of parallel processors, communications between the SCSs of the plurality of parallel processors using SCS cryptography, and communications between the SMSs of the plurality of parallel processors using SMS cryptography, the SMS cryptography differing from the SCS cryptography. The SCS and/or the SMS may each include dedicated hardware and/or memory to support the communications.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Thaddeus Fortenberry, Samuel Douglas Crowder, Patryk Kaminski, Daniel William Bailey, David Glasco
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Patent number: 11593119Abstract: An autonomous driving controller includes a plurality of parallel processors operating on common input data. Each of the plurality of parallel processors includes a general processor, a security processor subsystem (SCS), and a safety subsystem (SMS). The general processors, the SCSs, and the SMSs of the plurality of parallel processors are configured to first, boot the plurality of SCSs from ROM second, boot the plurality of SMSs of the plurality of parallel processors from RAM or ROM, and, third, boot the plurality of general processors of the plurality of parallel processors from RAM. Between booting of the SCSs and the SMSs, at least one of the plurality of SCSs may load SMS boot code into the RAM that is dedicated to the plurality of SMSs.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Patryk Kaminski, Thaddeus Fortenberry, David Glasco
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Patent number: 11423178Abstract: A System on a Chip (SoC) includes a plurality of general purpose processors, a plurality of application specific processors, a plurality of SoC support processing components, a security processing subsystem (SCS), a general access Network on a Chip (NoC) coupled to and servicing communications between the plurality of general purpose processors and the plurality of SoC support components, and a proprietary access NoC coupled to and servicing communications for the plurality of application specific processors and the SCS. The SoC may further include a safety processor subsystem (SMS) coupled to the proprietary access NoC, wherein the proprietary access NoC further services communications for the SMS and isolates communications of the SMS from communications of the plurality of general purpose processors. The general access NoC and the proprietary access NoC isolate communications of the SCS and the SMS from communications of the plurality of general purpose processors.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: David Glasco, Patryk Kaminski, Thaddeus Fortenberry
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Publication number: 20210385073Abstract: An autonomous driving controller includes a plurality of parallel processors operating on common input data received from the plurality of autonomous driving sensors. Each of the plurality of parallel processors includes communication circuitry, a general processor, a security processor subsystem (SCS), and a safety subsystem (SMS). The communication circuitry supports communications between the plurality of parallel processors, including inter-processor communications between the general processors of the plurality of parallel processors, communications between the SCSs of the plurality of parallel processors using SCS cryptography, and communications between the SMSs of the plurality of parallel processors using SMS cryptography, the SMS cryptography differing from the SCS cryptography. The SCS and/or the SMS may each include dedicated hardware and/or memory to support the communications.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Thaddeus Fortenberry, Samuel Douglas Crowder, Patryk Kaminski, Daniel William Bailey, David Glasco
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Patent number: 11005649Abstract: An autonomous driving controller includes a plurality of parallel processors operating on common input data received from the plurality of autonomous driving sensors. Each of the plurality of parallel processors includes communication circuitry, a general processor, a security processor subsystem (SCS), and a safety subsystem (SMS). The communication circuitry supports communications between the plurality of parallel processors, including inter-processor communications between the general processors of the plurality of parallel processors, communications between the SCSs of the plurality of parallel processors using SCS cryptography, and communications between the SMSs of the plurality of parallel processors using SMS cryptography, the SMS cryptography differing from the SCS cryptography. The SCS and/or the SMS may each include dedicated hardware and/or memory to support the communications.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Tesla, Inc.Inventors: Thaddeus Fortenberry, Samuel Douglas Crowder, Patryk Kaminski, Daniel William Bailey, David Glasco
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Publication number: 20190332390Abstract: An autonomous driving controller includes a plurality of parallel processors operating on common input data. Each of the plurality of parallel processors includes a general processor, a security processor subsystem (SCS), and a safety subsystem (SMS). The general processors, the SCSs, and the SMSs of the plurality of parallel processors are configured to first, boot the plurality of SCSs from ROM second, boot the plurality of SMSs of the plurality of parallel processors from RAM or ROM, and, third, boot the plurality of general processors of the plurality of parallel processors from RAM. Between booting of the SCSs and the SMSs, at least one of the plurality of SCSs may load SMS boot code into the RAM that is dedicated to the plurality of SMSs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: TESLA, INC.Inventors: Patryk Kaminski, Thaddeus Fortenberry, David Glasco
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Publication number: 20190334706Abstract: An autonomous driving controller includes a plurality of parallel processors operating on common input data received from the plurality of autonomous driving sensors. Each of the plurality of parallel processors includes communication circuitry, a general processor, a security processor subsystem (SCS), and a safety subsystem (SMS). The communication circuitry supports communications between the plurality of parallel processors, including inter-processor communications between the general processors of the plurality of parallel processors, communications between the SCSs of the plurality of parallel processors using SCS cryptography, and communications between the SMSs of the plurality of parallel processors using SMS cryptography, the SMS cryptography differing from the SCS cryptography. The SCS and/or the SMS may each include dedicated hardware and/or memory to support the communications.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: TESLA, INC.Inventors: Thaddeus Fortenberry, Samuel Douglas Crowder, Patryk Kaminski, Daniel William Bailey, David Glasco
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Publication number: 20190332816Abstract: A System on a Chip (SoC) includes a plurality of general purpose processors, a plurality of application specific processors, a plurality of SoC support processing components, a security processing subsystem (SCS), a general access Network on a Chip (NoC) coupled to and servicing communications between the plurality of general purpose processors and the plurality of SoC support components, and a proprietary access NoC coupled to and servicing communications for the plurality of application specific processors and the SCS. The SoC may further include a safety processor subsystem (SMS) coupled to the proprietary access NoC, wherein the proprietary access NoC further services communications for the SMS and isolates communications of the SMS from communications of the plurality of general purpose processors. The general access NoC and the proprietary access NoC isolate communications of the SCS and the SMS from communications of the plurality of general purpose processors.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: TESLA, INC.Inventors: David Glasco, Patryk Kaminski, Thaddeus Fortenberry