US 11,985,575 B2
System and method for operating vehicle in multiple vehicle-to-everything (V2X) regions
Ulrich Stählin, Oakland Township, MI (US)
Assigned to Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/557,232.
Prior Publication US 2023/0199444 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 4/40 (2018.01); G01S 19/51 (2010.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/40 (2018.02) [G01S 19/51 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for switching operation of an electronic device between vehicle-to-everything (V2X) protocols, the method comprising:
storing a plurality of software programs in a memory at a vehicle, each of the plurality of software programs performing operations for a vehicle component and each of the programs conforming to a different V2X protocol;
detecting a trigger event, the trigger event indicating a movement of the vehicle from a first geographic region to a second geographic region wherein each of the first and second geographic regions utilizes different V2X protocols;
determining an identity of the second geographic region based at least in part upon the trigger event;
selecting one or more software programs from the plurality of software programs based at least in part upon the identity of the second geographic region;
uploading the selected one or more software programs from the memory to an electronic device within the vehicle, wherein the selected one or more software programs allows the electronic device to operate within a V2X environment of the second geographic region;
wherein the uploading is effective to change a configuration of the electronic device.