US 12,437,075 B2
Control apparatus and control method
Hiroki Yoshikawa, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/451,903.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-154740 (JP), filed on Sep. 28, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0104218 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01)
CPC G06F 21/572 (2013.01) [G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G06F 2221/033 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control apparatus comprising a processor, wherein the processor includes:
an alarm unit that executes a monitoring function of detecting a wrongful act on a vehicle and causes an alarm output unit to output an alarm when the wrongful act is detected by the monitoring function;
a software update unit that performs an update of software of an electronic device equipped in the vehicle; and
an alarm output control unit that performs restriction of the output of the alarm when the software update unit performs the update of the software of the electronic device.