Patent ID: 11945453
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 5:
6. A vehicle comprising an onboard device configured to communicate with one or more other onboard devices in an onboard network and configured to execute processing for updating of software of an own device while communicating with the one or more other onboard devices, the onboard device comprising a processor programed to:
determine whether or not processing for updating the software of the own device is in progress;
generate, when not performing the processing, information to transmit to the one or more other onboard devices by executing the software, as first information, wherein the first information includes first control values that execute functions of the one or more other onboard devices;
control an actuator, based on the first control values;
generate, when performing the processing, information to transmit to the one or more other onboard devices without executing the software, as second information, wherein the second information includes second control values that execute functions of the one or more other onboard devices; and
control the actuator, based on the second control values, on at least a limited or temporary basis during the processing for updating the software,
wherein the one or more other onboard devices each comprise a processor, and the second information is software executed by a processor of at least one of the one or more other onboard devices.