Patent ID: 11941926
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A method, comprising:
receiving variation definition data, from a remote computer, defining a plurality of variations including one or more of (i) a start-stop operation fails to restart a vehicle engine or (ii) a poor audio quality of a vehicle loudspeaker is detected;
detecting, in a vehicle, one of the plurality of variations, based on data received from one or more vehicle sensors or a vehicle interface;
transmitting, to the remote computer, variation data including the detected variation and a version of software in the vehicle computer, wherein the variation data identifies the detected variation and the version of the software;
receiving, from the remote computer, a response including that a software update is identified based on the detected variation, and actuating one or more vehicle components including a hazard light to flash or to limit a maximum vehicle speed; and
upon identifying the software update, downloading and installing the software update in the vehicle computer.