METHOD FOR SOFTWARE UPDATING OF VEHICLE COMPONENTS

摘要

A method for real-time widespread distribution of software updates of vehicle components comprising flash memory is provided. The method comprises: providing a client server for originating said software updates; providing an arbitration server operable to communicate with the client server; providing a distributed network comprising a plurality of communication servers, each of said communication servers operable to communicate with apparatus in a plurality of corresponding vehicles; operating each apparatus to communicate via a wireless network with one of the plurality of communication servers to receive and deploy software updates to electronic control units (ECUs) within its corresponding vehicle; operating each apparatus to generate status updates and to communicate the status updates to one communication server via the wireless network; and operating each communication server to generate a data stream comprising the data messages from the plurality of corresponding vehicles, and sending the data stream to the arbitration server.

主权项

1. A method for real-time widespread distribution of software updates of vehicle components comprising flash memory, said method comprising:
providing a client server for originating said software updates; providing an arbitration server operable to communicate with said client server; providing a distributed network comprising a plurality of communication servers, each of said communication servers operable to communicate with apparatus in a plurality of corresponding vehicles; operating each said apparatus to communicate via a wireless network with one communication server of said plurality of communication servers to receive and deploy software updates to electronic control units (ECUs) within its said corresponding vehicle; operating each said apparatus to generate status updates for said software updates and to communicate said status updates to said one communication server via said wireless network; operating each communication server of said plurality of communication servers operable to concurrently receive said data messages comprising status updates from said plurality of corresponding vehicles; and operating each said communication server to generate a data stream comprising said data messages from said plurality of corresponding vehicles, said data stream being sent to said arbitration server.