US 12,168,432 B2
Vehicle device
Yuzo Harata, Kariya (JP); Sho Nakamura, Kariya (JP); and Kazuhiro Uehara, Kariya (JP)
Assigned to DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya (JP)
Filed by DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya (JP)
Filed on Mar. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/190,212.
Application 18/190,212 is a continuation of application No. 16/211,437, filed on Dec. 6, 2018, granted, now 11,685,359.
Application 16/211,437 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2017/014672, filed on Apr. 10, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 2016-115307 (JP), filed on Jun. 9, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0234549 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01); B60W 10/30 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 16/182 (2019.01); H04L 67/00 (2022.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01)
CPC B60W 10/06 (2013.01) [B60R 16/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/10 (2013.01); B60W 10/30 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G06F 11/00 (2013.01); G06F 16/183 (2019.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04L 67/34 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0004 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle device as a gateway device or a reprogramming master device configured to transmit an update file to an ECU as a reprogramming slave device among a plurality of ECUs in a vehicle system in response to a request from a terminal operable by a vehicle user to control updating of a program stored in the ECU, the vehicle device comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
obtain traveling propriety of a vehicle when the update file is rewritten in the reprogramming slave device, and
command a notification medium, in response to receiving notification of an event occurrence from outside of the vehicle, to
allow the vehicle user to choose whether to download the update file or not to download the update file from outside of the vehicle while notifying information of the travelling propriety,
allow the vehicle user to choose whether to execute the updating of the program or not to execute the updating the program while notifying the information of the travelling propriety, based on a condition that the vehicle user chooses to download the update file from outside of the vehicle and then the update file is completely downloaded, and
notify of a required time until the vehicle is permitted to travel based on the information of the travelling propriety, before the user choosing to execute the updating of the program.