US 12,169,988 B2
Modular control apparatus for vehicle
Bumho Park, Seoul (KR); and Kyounghwa Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/785,032
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Feb. 28, 2020, PCT No. PCT/KR2020/002857
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 13, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/172628, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0020101 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. G07C 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC G07C 5/0808 (2013.01) [G07C 5/0825 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A vehicle comprising:
an engine;
a display device for displaying driving information to a driver; and
a modular control device for providing the driving information to the display device,
wherein the modular control device comprises:
a base block mounted on the vehicle and providing an interface with devices within the vehicle; and
an upgrade block detachably coupled with the base block,
wherein the base block includes an auxiliary processor for providing first functions to the vehicle and for detecting whether the upgrade block is valid to confirm that the upgrade block can normally operate with the base block after a power is supplied to the upgrade block, and
wherein the upgrade block includes:
a memory;
a checking circuit to be used by the auxiliary processor for detecting whether the upgrade block is valid; and
a main processor for providing second functions to the vehicle and for periodically transmitting, to the auxiliary processor, a checking message to confirm that the upgrade block is valid, and
wherein the auxiliary processor is configured to detect that the upgrade block is valid based on both the checking circuit and the checking message.