Patent ID: 11947945
Assignee: KIA CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A method of updating software of a vehicle cluster, the method comprising:
receiving a cluster software update file from a server via a wired or wireless connection, by a head unit;
changing a universal serial bus (USB) host of a USB terminal to a cluster, by the head unit; and
receiving a cluster software update file through the USB terminal and updating software of the cluster, by the cluster,
wherein the head unit and the cluster transmit and receive data through the USB terminal, and
wherein the method further comprises
instructing, by the head unit, a HUB integrated circuit (IC) of the USB terminal to change a data transmission path through a USB device to a data transmission path through the cluster when the head unit transmits the data to the cluster, or
instructing, by the head unit, the HUB IC of the USB terminal to change the data transmission path through the USB device to a data transmission path through the head unit when the cluster transmits the data to the head unit.