IP Library Granted Patent US 11,277,477
Granted Patent B2
US 11,277,477 · App. 16/566,933 · Granted Mar 15, 2022

On-vehicle communication device controlled based on self-driving level, communication control method controlled based on self-driving level, and non-transitory storage medium

Inventors: Hideki Takehara (Yokohama, JP); Akinori Suyama (Yokohama, JP); Tatsumi Naganuma (Yokohama, JP); Satoru Hirose (Yokohama, JP); Takeshi Aoki (Yokohama, JP); Yasushi Watanabe (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: JVCKENWOOD Corporation
H04L67/125B60R25/24B60R25/33B60W30/143B60W40/105B60W60/001G07C5/0866
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Patent No.
US 11,277,477
App. No.
16/566,933
Granted
Mar 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an on-vehicle communication device that includes a vehicle information acquiring unit that acquires vehicle speed information on a vehicle capable of performing self-driving and/or current location information on the vehicle. The on-vehicle communication device also includes a self-driving level acquiring unit that acquires self-driving level information indicating a self-driving level of the vehicle. Further, the on-vehicle communication device includes a controller that determines whether to enable or disable a connection to a high-confidential communication channel based on the self-driving level information and the vehicle speed information and/or the current location information.

Claims (23)

1. An on-vehicle communication device comprising:

a memory that is configured to store computer executable instructions; and

a processor that is configured to execute the computer executable instructions to perform operations, comprising:

acquiring vehicle speed information on a vehicle capable of performing self-driving;

acquiring self-driving level information indicating whether the vehicle is controlled for the self-driving by at least one system of the vehicle;

disabling, when the self-driving level information is equal to or higher than a level 3 and the vehicle speed information is lower than a first threshold speed, a connection to a communication channel listed in an access control list stored in a storage;

determining, when the self-driving level information is equal to or higher than the level 3 and the vehicle speed information is equal to or higher than the first threshold speed and lower than a second threshold speed, a first level as an accessible confidentiality level for a high-confidential information on which a confidentiality level including multiple levels is set, enabling the connection to the communication channel listed in the access control list, and limiting accessible information according to the determined accessible confidentiality level, and

determining when the self-driving level information is equal to or higher than the level 3 and the vehicle speed information is equal to or higher than the second threshold speed, a second level as the accessible confidentiality level, enabling the connection to the communication channel listed in the access control list, and limiting accessible information according to the determined accessible confidentiality level,

wherein the second level includes the first level determined as the accessible confidentiality level, and the level 3 is self-driving with conditions.

2. A communication control method comprising:

acquiring vehicle speed information on a vehicle capable of performing self-driving;

acquiring self-driving level information indicating whether the vehicle is controlled for the self-driving by at least one system of the vehicle;

disabling, when the self-driving level information is equal to or higher than a level 3 and the vehicle speed information is lower than a first threshold speed, a connection to a communication channel listed in an access control list stored in a storage;

determining when the self-driving level information is equal to or higher than the level 3 and the vehicle speed information is equal to or higher than the first threshold speed and lower than a second threshold speed, a first level as an accessible confidentiality level for a high-confidential information on which a confidentiality level including multiple levels is set, enabling the connection to the communication channel listed in the access control list, and limiting accessible information according to the determined accessible confidentiality level; and

determining when the self-driving level information is equal to or higher than the level 3 and the vehicle speed information is equal to or higher than the second threshold speed, a second level as the accessible confidentiality level, enabling the connection to the communication channel listed in the access control list, and limiting accessible information according to the determined accessible confidentiality level,

wherein the second level includes the first level determined as the accessible confidentiality level, and the level 3 is self-driving with conditions.

3. A non-transitory storage medium that stores a computer program for causing a computer to execute:

acquiring vehicle speed information on a vehicle capable of performing self-driving and current location information on the vehicle;

acquiring self-driving level information indicating whether the vehicle is controlled for the self-driving by at least one system of the vehicle;

disabling, when the self-driving level information is equal to or higher than a level 3 and the vehicle speed information is lower than a first threshold speed, a connection to a communication channel listed in an access control list stored in a storage;

determining, when the self-driving level information is equal to or higher than the level 3 and the vehicle speed information is equal to or higher than the first threshold speed and lower than a second threshold speed, a first level as an accessible confidentiality level for a high-confidential information on which a confidentiality level including multiple levels is set, enabling the connection to the communication channel listed in the access control list, and limiting accessible information according to the determined accessible confidentiality level; and

determining when the self-driving level information is equal to or higher than the level 3 and the vehicle speed information is equal to or higher than the second threshold speed, a second level as the accessible confidentiality level, enabling the connection to the communication channel listed in the access control list, and limiting accessible information according to the determined accessible confidentiality level,

wherein the second level includes the first level determined as the accessible confidentiality level, and the level 3 is self-driving with conditions.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2019
From: TAKEHARA, HIDEKI; SUYAMA, AKINORI; NAGANUMA, TATSUMI; HIROSE, SATORU; AOKI, TAKESHI; WATANABE, YASUSHI
To: JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-181401 · Sep 27, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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