US 12,394,257 B2
Managing data protection settings for an electronic control unit
Jack Austin Doan, Addison, TX (US); and Michael Lamunion, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on May 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/742,859.
Prior Publication US 2023/0368588 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); G01R 31/3185 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G07C 5/0808 (2013.01) [B60R 16/0231 (2013.01); G01R 31/318569 (2013.01); G01R 31/318572 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/0825 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for indicating control protections for a vehicle, the method comprising:
causing, using control circuitry, instructions stored on at least one electronic control unit (ECU) to execute prior to operation of the vehicle;
generating, using the control circuitry, a diagnostic code indicator if a data protection setting is disabled for the at least one ECU based on the instructions;
causing a malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) to illuminate based on the diagnostic code indicator; and
disabling booting of the at least one ECU from a communications interface based on the diagnostic code indicator.