IP Library Granted Patent US 11,472,422
Granted Patent B2
US 11,472,422 · App. 17/349,179 · Granted Oct 18, 2022

System and method for implementing automobile electronic control function

Inventors: Yalin Liu (Shanghai, CN); Xiaohua Chen (Shanghai, CN); Jianyong Cai (Shanghai, CN); Xiaoqing Liu (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
B60W50/0098
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Patent No.
US 11,472,422
App. No.
17/349,179
Granted
Oct 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for implementing an automobile electronic control function includes a plurality of automobile parts and an integrated unit VIU, and the VIU is configured to obtain control information of the plurality of automobile parts. The VIU is configured to control the plurality of automobile parts based on the control information. The plurality of automobile parts include automobile parts having only an execution function, and/or automobile parts having a part of an electronic control function and an execution function.

Claims (92)

1. A system for implementing an automobile electronic control function on an automobile, wherein the system comprises:

a plurality of automobile parts located on the automobile, wherein the plurality of automobile parts comprises a first automobile part and a second automobile part, the first automobile part is configured to perform a first execution function and the first automobile part lacks an electronic control ability, the second automobile part is configured to perform a second execution function and the second automobile part includes a partial electronic control ability; and

a vehicle integration unit (VIU) connected to the plurality of automobile parts, wherein

the VIU comprises a processor,

the VIU is configured to obtain a first control information of the first automobile part,

the VIU is configured to obtain a second control information of the second automobile part,

the VIU is configured to control, based on the first control information, the first automobile part to perform the first execution function, and

the VIU is configured to cooperate with the second automobile part, based on the second control information, the second automobile part to perform the second execution function.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the partial electronic control ability includes a data processing function or a logic control function.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of automobile parts further comprises a third automobile part configured to perform

a logic control function,

a data processing function, and

an execution function.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a domain controller (DC), wherein

the DC is configured to send a control information to the VIU.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a central computing platform (CCP), wherein

the CCP is configured to send a control information to the VIU.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the VIU is configured to generate a control information.

7. A system for implementing an automobile electronic control function, wherein the system comprises a plurality of automobile parts, a vehicle integration unit (VIU), and an automobile controller, wherein

the VIU comprises a processor,

the VIU is configured to obtain first data from the plurality of automobile parts, wherein the plurality of automobile parts comprises a first automobile part and a second automobile part, the first automobile part is configured to perform a first execution function and the first automobile part lacks an electronic control ability, the second automobile part is configured to perform a second execution function and the second automobile part includes a partial electronic control ability,

the VIU is configured to send the first data to the automobile controller,

the VIU is configured to control the first automobile part to perform the first execution function, and

the VIU is configured to cooperate with the second automobile part to control the second automobile part to perform the second execution function.

8. The system according to claim 7 , wherein

the partial electronic control ability includes a data processing function or a logic control function.

9. The system according to claim 7 , wherein

the plurality of automobile parts further comprises a third automobile part configured to perform

a logic control function,

a data processing function, and

an execution function.

10. The system according to claim 7 , wherein

the VIU is configured to implement some or all electronic control functions of the plurality of automobile parts.

11. The system according to claim 7 , wherein

the VIU is configured to:

obtain second data from the plurality of automobile parts, and

perform first processing on the second data to obtain the first data, and

the first processing comprises at least one of:

data processing on the second data from the plurality of automobile parts,

protocol conversion on the second data from the plurality of automobile parts, or

encapsulating the second data from the plurality of automobile parts according to a transmission protocol.

12. The system according to claim 7 , wherein

the plurality of automobile parts further comprises a third automobile part configured to:

obtain third data, and

perform second processing on the third data to obtain the first data, and the second processing comprises at least one of:

data processing on the third data,

encapsulating the third data according to a transmission protocol, or

data format conversion on the third data.

13. A method of implementing an automobile electronic control function on an automobile, wherein the automobile comprises a plurality of automobile parts located on the automobile and a vehicle integration unit (VIU) connected to the plurality of automobile parts, wherein the plurality of automobile parts comprises a first automobile part and a second automobile part, the first automobile part is configured to perform a first execution function and the first automobile part lacks an electronic control ability, the second automobile part is configured to perform a second execution function and the second automobile part includes a partial electronic control ability, the VIU comprises a processor, and

the method comprises:

obtaining, by the VIU, a first control information of the first automobile part;

obtaining, by the VIU, a second control information of the second automobile part;

controlling, by the VIU based on the first control information, the first automobile part to perform the first execution function;

controlling, by the VIU cooperate with the second automobile part, the second automobile part to perform the second execution function based on the second control information.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:

obtaining, by the VIU, first data from the plurality of automobile parts; and

sending, by the VIU, the first data to an automobile controller of the automobile.

15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein

the partial electronic control ability is a data processing function or a logic control function.

16. The method according to claim 13 , wherein

the plurality of automobile parts further comprises a third automobile part that executes

a logic control function,

a data processing function, and

an execution function.

17. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the automobile further comprises a central computing platform (CCP), wherein the method further comprises:

sending, by the CCP, a control information to the VIU.

18. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the automobile further comprises a domain controller (DC), wherein a method further comprises:

sending, by the DC, a control information to the VIU.

19. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:

generating, by the VIU, a control information.

20. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the VIU is configured to obtain first data from the plurality of automobile parts,

the VIU is configured to send the first data to the automobile controller.

21. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the VIU is configured to:

obtain second data from the plurality of automobile parts, and

perform first processing on the second data to obtain the first data, and

the first processing comprises at least one of:

data processing on the second data from the plurality of automobile parts,

protocol conversion on the second data from the plurality of automobile parts, or

encapsulating the second data from the plurality of automobile parts according to a transmission protocol.

22. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of automobile parts further comprises a third automobile part configured to:

obtain third data, and

perform second processing on the third data to obtain the first data, and

the second processing comprises at least one of:

data processing on the third data,

encapsulating the third data according to a transmission protocol, or

data format conversion on the third data.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 1, 2026
From: SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075316/0074 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2024
From: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069335/0922 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2021
From: LIU, YALIN; CHEN, XIAOHUA; CAI, JIANYONG; LIU, XIAOQING
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056563/0249 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910867053.6 · Sep 12, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
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