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Vehicle control device and program update system

US10871959B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 17, 2018
Grant dateDec 22, 2020
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Expiry dateJan 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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