US 11,868,760 B2
Vehicle controller, program updating method, and non-transitory storage medium that stores program for updating program
Akira Hayashidera, Nisshin (JP)
Assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/727,916.
Application 17/727,916 is a continuation of application No. 17/009,214, filed on Sep. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,347,495.
Application 17/009,214 is a continuation of application No. 16/259,033, filed on Jan. 28, 2019, granted, now 10,795,661, issued on Oct. 6, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2018-026151 (JP), filed on Feb. 16, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0244945 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 8/65 (2018.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01); H04L 67/00 (2022.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 8/65 (2013.01) [B60R 16/023 (2013.01); H04L 67/34 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a sensor;
a memory configured to store a first program storage area that stores a control program to control a driving of the vehicle based on information acquired by the sensor and a second program storage area that stores an updated control program that is an updated version of the control program; and
a processor configured to:
acquire the updated control program from data transmitted by a device different from the vehicle;
store the updated control program in the second program storage area regardless of whether the control program is executing; and
execute the updated control program when an ignition switch of the vehicle is turned on after a predetermined verification of the updated control program is established to verify whether or not the update control program operates properly before the ignition switch of the vehicle is turned on.