A system and method for providing security to a network may include maintaining, by a processor, a timing model of an expected behavior of data communications over the in-vehicle communication network; receiving, by the processor, a message sent over the network; determining, by the controller, based on the model and based on a timing attribute of the message, whether or not the message complies with the model; and if the message does not comply with the model then performing, by the processor, at least one action related to the message.

System and method for time based anomaly detection in an in-vehicle communication network

An e-reader with a password protected supervisory account that controls various features and functions of the e-reader, and e-reader user profile accounts for reading users of the e-reader. The supervisory account permits the supervisor user to set up one or more e-reader user profiles that are each assigned its own customizable bookshelf for displaying the available electronic published content, such as, e-books.

Interactive electronic reader with parental control

A system, method, and computer program product are described for dynamically assessing and improving driver performance, including that of an autonomous driving system. Based on received electronic driver performance messages, the system determines whether an instant feedback message is required to dynamically adjust driving behavior of a subject driver or autonomous driving system. If yes, then the system provides an instant feedback message, otherwise the system provides an aggregate feedback message, calibration message, and/or coaching recommendation as appropriate. An aggregate feedback message may be provided based at least on integral rating and/or driver performance score calculated and based at least on the driver performance messages received over a predetermined time period. The system may be adapted to perform one or more of the following: calculate insurance premium, insurance coverage, calculate cost of hiring a vehicle, monitor driving quality of drivers, recruit drivers, provide incentives, provide coaching, provide driver performance reports, and inform a third party about the driving performance of a subject driver.

Dynamic learning driving system and method

Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a CAN device is disclosed. The CAN device includes a TXD input interface, a TXD output interface, an RXD input interface, an RXD output interface, and a traffic control system connected between the TXD input and output interfaces and between the RXD input and output interfaces. The traffic control system is configured to detect the presence of CAN Flexible Data-rate (FD) traffic on the RXD input interface and if the traffic control system detects the presence of CAN FD traffic on the RXD input interface, disconnect the RXD input interface from the RXD output interface and disconnect the TXD input interface from the TXD output interface.

Controller area network (CAN) device and method for controlling CAN traffic

Systems, methods, and machine-readable and executable instructions are provided for encryption key storage. Encryption key storage may include associating each of a plurality of identifiers with a different one of a plurality of key fragment stores, determining a plurality of indexes, where each of the plurality of indexes is based upon a handle provided by a customer, an authorization token provided by the customer, and a different one of the plurality of identifiers, partitioning an encryption key provided by the customer into a number of encryption key fragments, and distributing the plurality of indexes and the number of encryption key fragments to the plurality of key fragment stores.

Encryption key storage

In one embodiment, a method implemented on a node connected to a network bus includes: storing one or more message identifiers, the one or more identifiers comprising at least one message identifier identifying the node, the at least one message identifier being included in a message at a time when the message is sent by the node onto the network bus; monitoring network bus traffic, the network bus traffic comprising messages transmitted by the node and by other nodes connected to the network bus; and alerting a processor of the node if a message transmitted on the network bus by at least one of the other nodes is identified as having a message identifier corresponding to the at least one message identifier.

Intrusion detection mechanism

A method for distributing information includes distributing an item of encrypted information to a plurality of clients and distributing respective key- shares to the clients, such that each client will require a key-share that has been distributed to at least one other client in order to reconstruct a key for decrypting the encrypted information. Upon receiving from a first client a report that a second client requested and received a respective one of the key-shares from the first client, a record of a delivery of the item to the second client is made responsively to the report.

Electronic content distribution based on secret sharing

A method and system is described for protecting content on a device, the method and system including providing a device, the device having at least one content item, the device including an optical system, and a processor, episodically performing the following steps in response to a request to consume the at least one content item capturing an image of an object consuming the at least one content item, processing the captured image, utilizing user recognition in order to determine if the processed image includes an image of the user, in response to a positive result of the determining permitting the continued consuming of the at least one content item, in response to a negative result of the determining preventing continued normal functioning of the device. Related methods, systems, and hardware are also described.

Electronic book security features

A method, system and apparatus are described, the method, system, and apparatus, in one embodiment including assigning at a processor an initial driving score S(V) to a vehicle which is being driven, receiving a report at a communication system controlled by the processor, the report including a report of a reckless driving incident in a vicinity of a receiver disposed in the vehicle, incrementing S(V) by the processor upon receipt of the report of the reckless driving incident, decreasing S(V) by the processor for every unit of driving the vehicle is driven, broadcasting the value of S(V) to other vehicles by the communication system controlled by the processor. Related methods, systems and apparatuses are also described.

Methods and systems for increasing vehicular safety

In one embodiment, a device discovery system includes a data storage medium to store a clustered data structure including device signatures grouped according to clusters. Each device signature includes device information. Each cluster from a sub-set of the clusters has a different device name. The system also includes an input/output sub-system to receive, from a remote device, a first device signature describing information about a first device, and a processor to perform a decision process based on the clustered data structure with the first device signature as input yielding an output including a first device name or an indication that a name associated with the first device signature is unknown. The processor is operative to prepare a response message including data about the output. The input/output sub-system is operative to send the response message to the remote device.

Harel Cain

Papers

Intrusion detection mechanism

Electronic content distribution based on secret sharing

Electronic book security features

Methods and systems for increasing vehicular safety

Device discovery system