Vehicle control device and program update system
US10871959B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2556/45
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a vehicle control device and a program update system capable of effectively suppressing erroneous execution and update of a plurality of control programs stored in a nonvolatile memory. A vehicle control device according to the present invention has a flash ROM and an operation unit. In addition, the flash ROM has a first area and a second area which store a control program executable by the operation unit and a plurality of management data areas which store management data including current program area information representing one storage area of the first area and the second area as a storage area storing a current control program to be executed by the operation unit.
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