US 12,034,601 B2
System, method, and apparatus to support mixed network communications on a vehicle
Yu Fang, Palo Alto, CA (US); Yixiang Chen, Palo Alto, CA (US); and Xuanran Zong, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to Sonatus, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by SONATUS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/570,060.
Application 17/570,060 is a continuation of application No. 17/027,167, filed on Sep. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,411,823.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/024,383, filed on May 13, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/986,444, filed on Mar. 6, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/911,249, filed on Oct. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/911,248, filed on Oct. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/903,462, filed on Sep. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0131751 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 12/40 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 41/0893 (2022.01); H04L 41/28 (2022.01); H04L 43/0876 (2022.01); H04L 47/20 (2022.01); H04L 61/3015 (2022.01); H04L 61/4511 (2022.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01)
CPC H04L 41/0893 (2013.01) [G07C 5/008 (2013.01); H04L 41/28 (2013.01); H04L 43/0876 (2013.01); H04L 47/20 (2013.01); H04L 61/3025 (2013.01); H04L 61/4511 (2022.05); H04L 63/0236 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); H04L 2012/40215 (2013.01); H04L 2012/40273 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a mobile system having an Ethernet based network and a controller area network (CAN) based network;
a CAN control device disposed onboard the mobile system, connected to the CAN based network, and structured to control operation of a component of the mobile system;
an Ethernet control device disposed onboard the mobile system, connected to the Ethernet based network, and structured to electrically communicate with the CAN control device;
an Ethernet switch disposed onboard the mobile system and having a plurality of physical ports connected to the Ethernet based network, at least one physical port of the plurality forming part of a physical network path between the Ethernet switch and the Ethernet control device;
a CAN gateway disposed onboard the mobile system and connected to the CAN based network and the Ethernet switch; and
a network convergence circuit defined at least in part by the Ethernet switch and/or the CAN gateway, and structured to facilitate electronic communications between the Ethernet control device and the CAN control device by translating and relaying data messages between the Ethernet based network and the CAN based network.