US 11,943,826 B2
Systems and methods to establish secure vehicle networks
David Lindner, Fargo, ND (US); and Jason Malarkey, Fargo, ND (US)
Assigned to DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US)
Filed by Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/462,160.
Application 17/462,160 is a division of application No. 16/445,704, filed on Jun. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,178,712.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/740,070, filed on Oct. 2, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0392712 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 4/46 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 76/15 (2018.02) [H04W 4/46 (2018.02)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of communicating among a plurality of vehicles including a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the first vehicle including a plurality of electronic components, each of the plurality of electronic components including a memory storing a leader/follower field, the method comprising:
before sending a first protected message, performing an election among the plurality of electronic components included in the first vehicle;
electing a first electronic component of the first vehicle to be a network leader in response to the performing the election by changing the leader/follower field of the first electronic component to a value corresponding to a network leader;
sending the first protected message from the first electronic component in the first vehicle to a first electronic component in the second vehicle; and
receiving a second protected message from the second vehicle.