Software-installed apparatus, and software updating method

• Main Author: KIRIMURA MASAYUKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 12.10.2016
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; PHYSICS

The present invention is provided with a software-installed apparatus (1) characterized in having: a storage unit which is designed to realize the updating of software in a small storage area, and in which are stored a first program (100) for controlling a device (14) connected to the apparatus and a second program (200) smaller in size than the first program (100), the second program (200) including only some of a plurality of functions of the first program (100); and a control unit, connected to the storage unit, which, when a request for updating the first program (100) is accepted, stops executing the first program and updates the first program (100) by overwriting, and also executes some functions of the second program while updating the first program. 本发明是为了在较少的存储区域实现软件的更新而完成的，具有软件搭载设备1，其特征在于，具有：存储部，其存储了第1程序(100)和第2程序(200)，其中，第1程序(100)控制与设备连接的器件14，第2程序(200)的程序大小比第1程序(100)小，包含第1程序(100)的多个功能中的部分功能；和控制部，其与存储部连接，在受理了第1程序(100)的更新请求的情况下，停止第1程序的执行，改写更新第1程序(100)，并且，在第1程序的更新中，执行第2程序的部分功能。