Method for loading software
First Claim
1. Method for loading software into a target appliance in a vehicle control system having a plurality of appliances, comprising:
- subdividing the loading process for at least one software module into task elements, including at least one monitoring appliance task, one update appliance task and one receiving appliance task; and
assigning performance of each task element to a respective one of a target appliance, other appliances in said plurality of appliances in said vehicle control system, and a control appliance situated outside the vehicle control system;
whereinthe monitoring appliance task includes processing and passing on control commands for loading of a first software module from outside the vehicle control system;
the update appliance task includes controlling the loading of the software module between the target appliance, the other appliances and/or the control appliance; and
the receiving appliance task includes provision of an interface for the first software module which is to be loaded from outside the vehicle control system.
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Abstract
In a method for loading software into a target appliance in a vehicle control system having a plurality of appliance, the loading process for one or more software modules is subdivided into task elements (at least one monitoring appliance task, one update appliance task and one receiving appliance task), and performance of the respective task elements is assigned to the target appliance, other appliances and/or to a control appliance outside the vehicle control system. The monitoring appliance task includes processing and passing on the control commands for the loading of the software module from outside the vehicle control system; the update appliance task includes controlling the loading of the software module between the target appliance, the appliances and/or the control appliance; and the receiving appliance task includes provision of an interface for the software module which is to be loaded from outside the vehicle control system.
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14 Claims
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1. Method for loading software into a target appliance in a vehicle control system having a plurality of appliances, comprising:
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subdividing the loading process for at least one software module into task elements, including at least one monitoring appliance task, one update appliance task and one receiving appliance task; and assigning performance of each task element to a respective one of a target appliance, other appliances in said plurality of appliances in said vehicle control system, and a control appliance situated outside the vehicle control system;
whereinthe monitoring appliance task includes processing and passing on control commands for loading of a first software module from outside the vehicle control system; the update appliance task includes controlling the loading of the software module between the target appliance, the other appliances and/or the control appliance; and the receiving appliance task includes provision of an interface for the first software module which is to be loaded from outside the vehicle control system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for loading software into a target controller in a vehicle control network that includes a plurality of other controllers, said method comprising:
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dividing the loading process for loading at least one software module into task elements; loading said at least one software module into said target controller by causing at least one of said task elements to be performed by said target controller, and at least one other task element to be performed by one of said other controllers in said vehicle control network, which communicates with said target controller via said vehicle control network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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