(19)
(11) EP 1 256 859 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
02.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/14

(43) Date of publication:
13.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/46

(21) Application number: 02014026.5

(22) Date of filing: 07.12.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7G05B 19/042, G06F 12/14, G06F 9/445, B60R 16/06
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR IT

(30) Priority: 07.12.1999 JP 34756299

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
00126873.9 / 1109085

(71) Applicant: Denso Corporation
Kariya-city, Aichi-pref., 448-8661 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Suganuma, Takeshi, Denso Corporation
    Kariya-city, Aichi-pref. 448-8661 (JP)
  • Fujii, Yoshimitsu, Denso Corporation
    Kariya-city, Aichi-pref. 448-8661 (JP)
  • Hozuka, Minoru, Denso Corporation
    Kariya-city, Aichi-pref. 448-8661 (JP)

(74) Representative: Winter, Brandl, Fürniss, Hübner, Röss, Kaiser, Polte Partnerschaft 
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Alois-Steinecker-Strasse 22
85354 Freising
85354 Freising (DE)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 27 - 06 - 2002 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.
 


(54) Control center for communication with a control information rewriting device


(57) A control center for communication with a control information rewriting device which rewrites control information stored in a nonvolatile memory comprises storing means storing associated information associated with identification information of the rewriting device, and legitimacy determining means for acquiring the associated information of the rewriting device in data communication with the rewriting device, and transmitting and not transmitting rewriting permission to the rewriting device when an association relationship of the acquired identification corresponds and does not correspond to the associated information stored in the storing means, respectively, thereby to control rewriting operation of the rewriting device.