Patent ID: 11954476
Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. An on-board update apparatus, comprising:
a communication unit configured to communicate with a first on-board apparatus including a storage unit that stores a program in a rewritable manner, a second on-board apparatus including a sensor that performs detection of a person present around a vehicle and configured to transmit a detection result indicating presence or absence of a person around the vehicle, and a third on-board apparatus including a sensor that performs detection of a person present in the vehicle and configured to transmit an inside-of-vehicle detection result indicating presence or absence of a person in the vehicle; and
a processing unit configured to obtain an update program for updating the program stored in the storage unit from outside, and execute update processing of the program stored in the storage unit using the obtained update program, wherein the processing unit
executes update processing of the program stored in the storage unit using the update program, when it is determined that no person is present around and in the vehicle based on the detection result and the inside-of-vehicle detection result received through the communication unit so as to prevent an update from occurring when a person is around or within the vehicle, and
in a case where a predetermined time has elapsed without a person being detected around the vehicle, causes the communication unit to transmit a locking instruction signal for instructing locking of a door of the vehicle so as to prevent a person from entering the vehicle during the update.