Method and system for software installation in a vehicle
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorsMagnus PERSSON, Eric SANDBLING
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Abstract
A method is described for over-the-air installation of software in a vehicle. The method includes receiving installation instructions from a remote server, validating a received data package, validating pre-installation conditions of the vehicle determining if a software installation can be performed, installing software in the vehicle, validating post-installation conditions of the vehicle determining if the software is correctly installed, and providing an installation report to the remote server. A system is also described.
Claims15
A method for over-the-air installation of software in a vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving installation instructions from a remote server;
- validating a received data package;
- validating pre-installation conditions of the vehicle to determine if a software installation can be performed;
- installing software in the vehicle upon validating the pre-installation conditions of the vehicle;
- validating post-installation conditions of the vehicle to determine if the software is correctly installed;
- and
- providing an installation report to the remote server.
A system for over-the-air installation of software in a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with a remote server;
- and
- an installation control unit configured to
- receive installation instructions from the remote server,
- validate a received data package,
- validate pre-installation conditions of the vehicle to determine if a software installation can be performed,
- install software in the vehicle upon validation of the pre-installation conditions of the vehicle,
- validate post-installation conditions of the vehicle to determine if the software is correctly installed, and
- provide an installation report to the remote server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.