公开(公告)号：US20230020101A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17785032

申请日：2020-02-28

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bumho PARK ,  Kyounghwa KIM

IPC: G07C5/08

Abstract: A modular control apparatus for a vehicle comprises: a base block mounted on the vehicle to provide an interface with apparatuses within the vehicle; and an upgrade block detachably mounted on the base block. The base block detects whether or not the upgrade block is valid. The upgrade block includes a checking circuit for physically detecting whether or not the upgrade block is a valid upgrade block. The upgrade block periodically transmits a checking message indicating whether or not the upgrade block is the valid upgrade block.