This disclosure provides for improvements in managing multi-drive, multi-die or multi-plane NAND flash memory. In one embodiment, the host directly assigns physical addresses and performs logical-to-physical address translation in a manner that reduces or eliminates the need for a memory controller to handle these functions, and initiates functions such as wear leveling in a manner that avoids competition with host data accesses. A memory controller optionally educates the host on array composition, capabilities and addressing restrictions. Host software can therefore interleave write and read requests across dies in a manner unencumbered by memory controller address translation. For multi-plane designs, the host writes related data in a manner consistent with multi-plane device addressing limitations. The host is therefore able to “plan ahead” in a manner supporting host issuance of true multi-plane read commands.

A method for managing a control software of a braking system of a vehicle, the method including downloading, a vehicle-adapted control software from a server via a wireless interface of the vehicle, and flashing a control unit of the braking system with the vehicle-adapted control software.

A method for managing a control software of a braking system of a vehicle, the method including downloading, a vehicle-adapted control software from a server via a wireless interface of the vehicle, and flashing a control unit of the braking system with the vehicle-adapted control software.

A method for applying a plurality of vehicles each including an onboard server and at least two apparatuses, an onboard server and each of the apparatuses storing initial data, each onboard server being connected to the apparatuses mounted in the same vehicle with a local network. The method includes the steps of transferring modified data, through an extended radiofrequency communication network, from a server on the ground towards the onboard servers, when the modified data have been stored in memory in each onboard server, emitting via the extended network, an updating command, and transmitting modified data to at least one apparatus through the corresponding local network, the modified data replacing, in said apparatus, the initial data.

An information processing apparatus includes a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to: generate first information including configuration information and/or interface information of a first program of an old version based on code of the first program of the old version, and generate second information including configuration information and/or interface information of the first program of a new version based on code of the first program of the new version; and generate information on compatibility between the first program of the old version and the first program of the new version based on whether there is a difference between the first information and the second information generated by the processor.

According to an example embodiment, a firmware rewriting apparatus includes: call position specifying means for specifying, among instructions described in a program of firmware stored in a memory, the instructions for changing a control flow; free area specifying means for specifying a free area in a storage area of the memory in which the program is not stored; and program rewriting means for rewriting the instruction specified by the call position specifying means into a call instruction of a frequency adjustment code and writing the frequency adjustment code for calling an inspection code at a frequency corresponding to a frequency of calling the frequency adjustment code and the inspection code for performing a security check of the program in response to a call from the frequency adjustment code into the free area specified by the free area specifying means.

A vehicle system includes: a reprogramming slave device that is an electronic control unit (hereinafter, referred to as ECU) to be a target of updating an update file of a program stored among a plurality of the ECUs; a reprogramming master device that transmits the update file to the reprogramming slave device in response to a request from a terminal operable by a vehicle user to control updating of the program stored in the reprogramming slave device; and a determination unit that determines traveling propriety of a vehicle when the update file is rewritten in the reprogramming slave device. The vehicle device functions as the reprogramming master device, and includes: an obtaining unit that obtains the traveling propriety determined by the determination unit; and a notification command unit that commands a notification medium to notify information of the traveling propriety obtained by the obtaining unit.

A process for management of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices includes a management system for identifying, interrogating, and updating devices connected to one or more networks. The management system can include a data store for storing various data related to the devices and the various processes of the management system. The management system can include a controller for executing processes such as interrogation processes, firmware change processes, credential change processes, and other processes. The controller can determine versions of firmware and other configuration properties of a device and generate various profiles for updating the firmware and other configuration properties. The controller can determine upgrade paths for updating the firmware and other configuration properties from a first version to a second version, the upgrade paths including one or more intermediary versions for facilitating the upgrade path. The management system can update devices individually, on a device family basis, or on a system-wide basis.

A process for management of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices includes a management system for identifying, interrogating, and updating devices connected to one or more networks. The management system can include a data store for storing various data related to the devices and the various processes of the management system. The management system can include a controller for executing processes such as interrogation processes, firmware change processes, credential change processes, and other processes. The controller can determine versions of firmware and other configuration properties of a device and generate various profiles for updating the firmware and other configuration properties. The controller can determine upgrade paths for updating the firmware and other configuration properties from a first version to a second version, the upgrade paths including one or more intermediary versions for facilitating the upgrade path. The management system can update devices individually, on a device family basis, or on a system-wide basis.

A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium of a control system includes a firmware program file, a signature detection module that causes a processor to detect whether a pre-defined signature is present; a booting module that causes the processor to perform, after it is determined that the pre-defined signature is not present in the main block, operations of power management and pin initiation included in the booting sequence; and a flashing module that causes the processor to perform, in response to receipt of a flashing command, a flashing operation that includes overwriting the firmware program file with an update firmware program file.