Claims
- 1. An in-vehicle terminal employed in a communication system for downloading programs from a center to in-vehicle terminals, comprising:
a communicating unit communicating with said center; a storage unit in which a program downloaded from said center via said communicating means is stored; a detecting unit detecting whether an ACC power supply has been turned off; a storing unit, when a program is downloaded from said center to said in-vehicle terminal, if said detecting unit detects that the ACC power supply has been turned off, storing information indicating a state of downloading attained at that time; and a transmitting unit, when the ACC power supply is restored, transmitting the stored information indicating the state of downloading to said center.
- 2. An in-vehicle terminal employed in a communication system for downloading programs from a center to in-vehicle terminals, comprising:
a communicating unit communicating with said center; a storage unit in which a program downloaded from said center via said communicating unit is stored; a selecting unit selecting suspension of downloading or continuation thereof; a suspending unit, when said selecting unit selects suspension, if it is detected that an ACC power supply has been turned off, autonomously suspending downloading; a storing unit, when said selecting unit selects continuation, if it is detected that the ACC power supply has been turned off, storing information indicating a state of downloading attained at that time; and a transmitting unit, when communication is restarted, transmitting the stored information indicating the state of downloading to said center.
Priority Claims (1)
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Date |
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11-009649 |
Jan 1999 |
JP |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 10/105,359, filed Mar. 26, 2002, now pending, which is a divisional application of application No. Ser. 09/461,423, filed Dec. 16, 1999, now pending.
Divisions (2)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
10105359 |
Mar 2002 |
US |
Child |
10373021 |
Feb 2003 |
US |
Parent |
09461423 |
Dec 1999 |
US |
Child |
10105359 |
Mar 2002 |
US |