SERVER
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1. A server, comprising:
- a transmitter that sends an update program to an on-vehicle apparatus that updates a control program of a controller installed in a vehicle; and
a server controller that (i) detects a distance between the vehicle and a user of the vehicle, and (ii) that instructs the on-vehicle apparatus to update the control program by use of the update program when the detected distance is equal to or longer than a first distance.
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Abstract
A server that delivers a control program for an on-vehicle apparatus detects a distance between a vehicle and a user of the vehicle, and instructs the on-vehicle apparatus to update the control program by use of an update program when the detected distance is equal to or longer than a prescribed distance.
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1. A server, comprising:
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a transmitter that sends an update program to an on-vehicle apparatus that updates a control program of a controller installed in a vehicle; and a server controller that (i) detects a distance between the vehicle and a user of the vehicle, and (ii) that instructs the on-vehicle apparatus to update the control program by use of the update program when the detected distance is equal to or longer than a first distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A program delivery system that delivers a control program, the program delivery system comprising:
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an on-vehicle apparatus that updates the control program of a controller installed in a vehicle; and a server that instructs the on-vehicle apparatus to update the control program, the server including; a transmitter that sends an update program to the on-vehicle apparatus; and a server controller that (i) detects a distance between the vehicle and a user of the vehicle, and (ii) transmits to the on-vehicle apparatus an instruction signal that gives an instruction to update the control program by use of the update program when the detected distance is equal to or longer than a first distance, the on-vehicle apparatus including; a memory that stores the update program sent from the transmitter; a receiver that receives the instruction signal transmitted from the server controller; and an update part that updates the control program by use of the update program stored in the memory when the receiver receives the instruction signal.
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9. A program delivery method for delivering a control program, the program delivery method comprising the steps of:
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(a) sending an update program to an on-vehicle apparatus that updates the control program of a controller installed in a vehicle; (b) detecting a distance between the vehicle and a user of the vehicle; and (c) instructing the on-vehicle apparatus to update the control program by use of the update program when the distance detected in the step (b) is equal to or longer than a first distance. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that stores a server program executable by a computer included in a server, the server program causing the computer to execute the steps of:
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(a) sending an update program to an on-vehicle apparatus that updates a control program of a controller installed in a vehicle; (b) detecting a distance between the vehicle and a user of the vehicle; and (c) instructing the on-vehicle apparatus to update the control program of the controller by use of the update program when the distance detected in the step of (b) is equal to or longer than a first distance. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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