Patent ID: 11861354
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 3:
4. An update control method that is performed by one or more computers of an update control system including a vehicle, an information processing terminal, and a center, the vehicle including an in-vehicle control device configured to update software on one or more electronic control units, the information processing terminal being configured to communicate with the in-vehicle control device by wired communication, and the center being configured to communicate with the in-vehicle control device over a wireless network, the update control method comprising:
determining, by one or more computers of the in-vehicle control device, whether the vehicle is in a first state in which a wireless update process is possible or a second state in which a wired update process is possible, the wireless update process being performed using the wireless network, and the wired update process being performed using the wired communication;
when a state of the vehicle is switched between the first state and the second state after start of an update process using a distribution package and before completion of the update process, carrying over a progress of the update process performed until the state is switched, and performing the update process in the switched state by the one or more computers of the in-vehicle control device, the distribution package including over-the-air (OTA) data and wired update data, the OTA data being data to be used in the wireless update process, and the wired update data being data to be used in the wired update process;
storing the distribution package by one or more computers of the center; and
sending data included in the distribution package to the vehicle by the one or more computers of the center.