METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UPDATING SOFTWARE IN A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION
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1. A method for updating software of a control device situated in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- storing, prior to starting the update, an image of the software on the control device in a data memory which is able to be connected to the control device via a communications system;
loading an updated software onto the control device;
checking whether the update has been successful; and
transmitting at least a portion of the image stored in the data memory to the control device and restoring the image if the update is not successful.
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Abstract
To implement an update of the software of a computer device, especially a closed-loop and/or open-loop control device, situated in a means of transportation, such as a motor vehicle, it is proposed to store, prior to starting the update, an image of the software located on the computer device in a data memory which is able to be connected to the computer device via a communications system, to load an updated software onto the computer device, to check whether the update has been successful, and if this is not the case, to transmit at least a portion of the image stored in the data memory to the computer device and to restore it there.
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1. A method for updating software of a control device situated in a motor vehicle, comprising:
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storing, prior to starting the update, an image of the software on the control device in a data memory which is able to be connected to the control device via a communications system; loading an updated software onto the control device; checking whether the update has been successful; and transmitting at least a portion of the image stored in the data memory to the control device and restoring the image if the update is not successful. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device for updating software on at least one computer device in a transportation device, the device comprising:
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a data memory which is connectable to the computer device via a communications system; an element to create an image of a software stored on the at least one computer device; an element to transmit the image to the data memory; an element to load an updated software onto the at least one computer device; a test element to check whether the update has been successful; and a transmission element to transmit the image stored in the data memory to the at least one computer device and to restore the image if the software update was not successful.
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9. A control device in a motor vehicle, the control device configured to:
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store, prior to starting the update, an image of the software on the control device in a data memory which is able to be connected to the control device via a communications system; load an updated software onto the control device; check whether the update has been successful; and transmit at least a portion of the image stored in the data memory to the control device and restored the image if the update is not successful.
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10. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program, the program when executed by a computer device, causing the computer device to perform a method for updating software of a control device situated in a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
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storing, prior to starting the update, an image of the software on the control device in a data memory which is able to be connected to the control device via a communications system; loading an updated software onto the control device; checking whether the update has been successful; and transmitting at least a portion of the image stored in the data memory to the control device and restored the image if the update is not successful.
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