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

Claim 5:
6. A vehicle control device comprising one or more processors configured to:
connect to an in-vehicle network including one or more electronic control units;
communicate with a center over a wireless network;
communicate with an information processing terminal by wired communication;
perform an update process of updating a program on the one or more electronic control units based on a distribution package received from the center;
determine whether a 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; and
when a state of the vehicle is switched between the first state and the second state after start of a update process using the distribution package and before completion of the update process, carry over a progress of the update process performed until the state is switched, and perform the update process in the switched state, 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.