{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9836300","patent":{"patent_number":"US-9836300","title":"Method for updating vehicle ECUs using differential update packages","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2015-06-16T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2017-12-05T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["H04L","G06F","G06F","H04L"],"num_claims":38,"abstract":"A method for upgrading vehicle electronic control units (ECUs) in a vehicle comprises: creating a differential upgrade package (DUP) for each upgrade to a predetermined ECU, said creating comprises: comparing a new image of the digital contents of a predetermined ECU flash memory with a present image of the digital contents of the predetermined ECU flash memory; and producing a set of changes to modify the present image to the new image, said changes comprising a set of instructions. The DUP comprises a set of instructions that are utilized to update the ECU flash memory a block at a time."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Method for updating vehicle ECUs using differential update packages","description":"A method for upgrading vehicle electronic control units (ECUs) in a vehicle comprises: creating a differential upgrade package (DUP) for each upgrade to a predetermined ECU, said creating comprises: c","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9836300","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9836300","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Method for updating vehicle ECUs using differential update packages\" (US-9836300). https://patentable.app/patents/US-9836300","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-9836300","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-9836300","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-06-06T05:19:31.811Z"}