US 12,253,907 B2
Monitoring-data processing method and system
Masao Kimura, Kariya (JP)
Assigned to DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya (JP)
Filed by DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya (JP)
Filed on Feb. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/650,638.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-020932 (JP), filed on Feb. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0261307 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/24 (2006.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 11/0793 (2013.01) [G06F 1/24 (2013.01); G06F 11/0721 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A monitoring-data processing system comprising:
a monitor control apparatus that includes a first controller, the first controller being configured to retrieve monitoring data indicative of surroundings of a vehicle captured by a surroundings monitor; and
a power supply apparatus including a second controller and configured to power the monitor control apparatus,
at least the monitor control apparatus including an internal register provided therein,
at least one of the first controller and the second controller being configured to determine whether there is a malfunction in at least one of the monitor control apparatus, the surroundings monitor, and the power supply apparatus,
the first controller being configured to:
write, in response to a malfunction determination that there is a malfunction in at least one of the monitor control apparatus, the surroundings monitor, and the power supply apparatus, malfunction data indicative of the malfunction into the internal register; and
perform a reset task of switching the monitor control apparatus to be in a reset state in response to the malfunction determination while holding the malfunction data in the internal register, wherein:
the first controller of the monitor control apparatus is configured to:
perform a restart task of restarting the monitor control apparatus that is in the reset state, so that the monitor control apparatus including the first controller is restarted; and
perform, after being restarted, a restart determination task of determining, based on data stored in the internal register, whether at least one of the monitor control apparatus, the surroundings monitor, and the power supply apparatus has malfunctioned.