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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2006
Burkhard Kuhls, Stadtbergen, DE;
Harry Knechtel, Berglern, DE;
Horst Kiessling, Freising, DE;
Thomas Kalverkamp, Munich, DE;
Burkhard Kuhls, Stadtbergen, DE;
Harry Knechtel, Berglern, DE;
Horst Kiessling, Freising, DE;
Thomas Kalverkamp, Munich, DE;
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for updating and/or expanding the functionality of the sequence control of at least one control unit of a motor vehicle are provided. In accordance with the method, a first data may be read from a first control unit and a second data may be read from a second control unit. A first check in the vehicle may be performed to ascertain whether the version of the sequence control currently running in the second control unit corresponds to a predetermined version of a sequence control or is even more current than the predetermined version. If the outcome of the first check is positive, a more current version in comparison with the version of the sequence control currently running in the first control unit may be saved and/or a version which expands the functionality may be saved in the first control unit.