Module updating device

摘要

An automobile, vehicle, vessel or other device may include a plurality of modules, software applications, computer program products, controllers or other logically executing entities to facilitate controlling, implementing or otherwise enabling various operations according to computer-readable instructions, code or other information stored within a memory, such as within a file or other memory construct. A controller having capabilities sufficient to facilitate updating, modifying, creating or otherwise manipulating such stored files and/or corresponding instructions is contemplated.

主权项

1. A controller comprising:
an interface configured for communicatively interconnecting a module included within a vehicle with an exterior port of the vehicle, the module being configured to facilitate a vehicle related operation based at least in part on a first plurality of computer-readable instructions included at least partially within an old filed stored on a first memory, the module including a Universal Serial Bus (USB) loader to facilitate erasing and/or writing processes computer-readable instructions to the first memory; a processor configured to determine a new file to be stored within the first memory of the module in order to facilitate the vehicle related operation, the new file including a second plurality of computer-readable instructions different in at least content and/or form than the first plurality of computer-readable instructions; a second memory for storing the new file; and a relay included as part of the interface being configured for: i) communicatively connecting the module to the exterior port when in a first position; and ii) communicatively connecting the module to the second memory when in a second position; wherein the USB loader is configured to automatically obtain the new file stored on the second memory and to perform the erasing and/or writing processes necessary for replacing the old file stored on the first memory with the new file when the relay is in the second position, whereby the module thereafter facilitates the vehicle related operation at least based in part on the second plurality of computer-readable instructions.