Patent №
US 7,636,859
Granted
2009-12-22
Filed 2005
Owner
CUMMINS, INC.
Lab
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AI components
2
planning · evo
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
11215144
A method of authorizing transfer of software into an embedded system, comprising the steps of obtaining a hardware identification code (HWID) relating to one of a service/recalibration tool and an embedded system, obtaining a software identification code (SWID) relating to at least a portion of software information that is not resident in the embedded system but is to be downloaded into the embedded system, creating a password as a function of the HWID and the SWID, and downloading a password-protected portion of the software information from the service/recalibration tool into the embedded system based on the password.
AI classification
Ownership
CUMMINS, INC.
assignment · 204770146
Assignors
LITTLE, LINCOLN M., MCNULLY, MARK P.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.