US 12,141,566 B2
Vehicle information communication system
Nao Sakurai, Kariya (JP); Shuhei Takahashi, Kariya (JP); Yuzo Harata, Kariya (JP); Kazuhiro Uehara, Kariya (JP); Takuya Hasegawa, Kariya (JP); Takuya Kawasaki, Kariya (JP); and Kazuaki Hayakawa, Kariya (JP)
Assigned to DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya (JP)
Filed by DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya (JP)
Filed on Feb. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/166,610.
Application 17/166,610 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2019/031460, filed on Aug. 8, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 2018-151414 (JP), filed on Aug. 10, 2018; and application No. 2019-129954 (JP), filed on Jul. 12, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0157567 A1, May 27, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 9/445 (2018.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60R 16/03 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); G06F 8/654 (2018.01); G06F 8/658 (2018.01); G06F 16/23 (2019.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/51 (2013.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.01)
CPC G06F 8/65 (2013.01) [B60R 16/023 (2013.01); B60R 16/0231 (2013.01); B60R 16/03 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0673 (2013.01); G06F 8/654 (2018.02); G06F 8/658 (2018.02); G06F 9/445 (2013.01); G06F 16/2365 (2019.01); G06F 16/2379 (2019.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/51 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); H04W 4/14 (2013.01); H04W 4/48 (2018.02); G06F 2221/033 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle information communication system comprising:
a center device that is located outside of a vehicle and manages data to be written to a plurality of electronic control units mounted on the vehicle; and
an in-vehicle device mounted on the vehicle and including a vehicle inside communication unit that performs communication with the plurality of electronic control units, and a vehicle outside communication unit that performs wireless communication with the center device,
wherein,
the in-vehicle device transmits configuration information regarding configurations of the plurality of electronic control units to the center device, the configuration information including hardware identification information and software identification information of the plurality of electronic control units,
the center device includes:
an individual vehicle configuration information storage unit that stores the configuration information transmitted from a plurality of vehicles and identification information of software for each vehicle together with an access log for each vehicle so that transmission timings are specifiable, the access log including a date and time when the in-vehicle device has transmitted the configuration information to the center device; and
a campaign information storage unit in which campaign identification information and target vehicle identification information for identifying data update target vehicles are stored as campaign information related to data update for a target vehicle, and
wherein the center device refers to the campaign storage unit and the individual vehicle configuration information storage unit to determine whether a predetermined period has elapsed since the data update target vehicle last transmitted the configuration information, and
wherein when the center device determines that the predetermined period of time has elapsed after last transmitting, the center device transmits a message for urging data update to the in-vehicle device of the target vehicle.