Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle control apparatus
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Application No.: US17096409Application Date: 2020-11-12
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Publication No.: US11597398B2Publication Date: 2023-03-07
- Inventor: Koichi Okuda , Atsushi Tabata , Masafumi Yamamoto , Yoshito Sekiguchi
- Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota
- Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- Priority: JPJP2019-207445 20191115
- Main IPC: B60W50/00
- IPC: B60W50/00 ; B60W50/06 ; G01C21/34 ; B60W60/00 ; B60W10/18 ; G06F8/65 ; H04L67/00 ; H04W4/024 ; H04W4/40 ; B60W10/20

Abstract:
When a required download time is equal to or shorter than a communication-enabled time on a running route, an update program is received from an external device via wireless communication, so a vehicular program is appropriately updated. Besides, when the required download time is longer than the communication-enabled time on the running route, a driving method ensuring the communication-enabled time that is equal to or longer than the required download time is suggested to a driver, so the update program is easy to receive via wireless communication. In consequence, the opportunities to update the vehicular program can be ensured. That is, the vehicular program can be restrained or prevented from being updated with a delay.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210146941A1 VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2021-05-20
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