Reprogramming vehicle computers via CD player
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1. In a vehicle having at least one electronic control module, an arrangement for flashing a memory of the at least one module comprising:
- a portable data storage medium containing one of entertainment data and control module data, the data storage medium further containing an indicator of the presence of control module data; and
an entertainment system component of the vehicle having a memory reader for removable receipt of the portable data storage medium, the entertainment system component coupled via a data bus to the at least one module, said entertainment system component operative to read control module data from said data storage medium and to transfer the control module data to the at least one electronic control module via the data bus upon detection of the indicator in the portable data storage medium.
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Abstract
A method and system for flashing motor vehicle electronic control modules incorporates a networked system to transfer data from an entertainment system associated with the vehicle to electronic control modules. The data is stored on a data storage medium accessed by the entertainment system component and transferred to the database network which then transports the data to the electronic control modules.
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1. In a vehicle having at least one electronic control module, an arrangement for flashing a memory of the at least one module comprising:
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a portable data storage medium containing one of entertainment data and control module data, the data storage medium further containing an indicator of the presence of control module data; and
an entertainment system component of the vehicle having a memory reader for removable receipt of the portable data storage medium, the entertainment system component coupled via a data bus to the at least one module, said entertainment system component operative to read control module data from said data storage medium and to transfer the control module data to the at least one electronic control module via the data bus upon detection of the indicator in the portable data storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
electronic control module identification information, an s-record file, obsolete part numbers, and a list of vehicles to which the data applies.
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8. A method for flashing a memory of a motor vehicle electronic control module using an entertainment system component installed in the vehicle, said method comprising:
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inserting a data storage medium into said entertainment system component, detecting presence of control module data on said data storage medium;
accessing, with the entertainment system component, said control module data resident on said data storage medium; and
flashing said electronic control module with the entertainment system component by transferring the control module data to said memory of said electronic control module. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
initiating flashing only after determining that the vehicle is stopped and a vehicle engine is off.
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