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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2022
Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Tateishi, Yokkaichi, JP;
Ken Furuto, Yokkaichi, JP;
AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A management apparatus to be mounted on a vehicle that includes: a first communication unit; a second communication unit; a third communication unit; and a control unit configured to cause the first communication unit to transmit the update data received by the second communication unit or the third communication unit to the target ECU. The control unit performs switching from a first path through which the update data received by one of the second communication unit and the third communication unit is transmitted from the first communication unit to a second path through which the update data received by the other of the second communication unit and the third communication unit is transmitted from the first communication unit.