ECU and peripherals update using central dispatch unit
US11256494B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/34
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer implemented method of updating software of embedded devices connected to a central dispatch device, comprising using one or more processors of a central dispatch device, the processor(s) are adapted for executing a code for obtaining a respective update package for one or more of a plurality of embedded devices which are operatively connected to the central dispatch device via a communication interconnection, transferring a transient update agent to the embedded device(s) and transferring the update package to the embedded device(s), the one or more embedded devices execute the transient update agent to apply the update package in the one or more embedded devices. The one or more embedded devices discard the transient update agent after the update package is applied.
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