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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2019
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Hyeok Sang Jeong, Gunpo-si, KR;
Myeong Gyu Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Dong Youl Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jae Am Seo, Seongnam-si, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for controlling firmware update of a vehicle are provided. The apparatus may include a state manager configured to manage state information regarding a plurality of controllers included in the vehicle, a control device configured to determine whether to perform an update based on the state information when an ignition of the vehicle is turned off, and an update manager configured to perform a reprogramming operation on at least one controller of the plurality of controllers depending on whether to perform the update.