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US 12,545,201 · App. 18/566,727 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

In-vehicle communication device, in-vehicle relay device, in-vehicle communication system and communication method

Inventors: Ryo Kurachi (Nagoya, JP); Hiroaki Takada (Nagoya, JP); Hiroshi Ueda (Yokkaichi, JP)
Assignees: Nation University Corporation Tokai National Higher Education And Research System; AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd.; Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.; Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
B60R16/023
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Patent No.
US 12,545,201
App. No.
18/566,727
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An in-vehicle communication system includes an in-vehicle communication device having a stream database and multiple in-vehicle relay devices connected to the in-vehicle communication device. Each in-vehicle relay device is connected to multiple in-vehicle control devices. The in-vehicle communication device and the in-vehicle relay device communicate with each other in a first communication protocol. The in-vehicle relay device and the in-vehicle control devices communicate with each other in a second communication protocol. The in-vehicle communication device stores time-series information received from the in-vehicle relay device in the stream database, and delivers the information stored in the stream database to the in-vehicle relay device. The in-vehicle relay device receives information delivered from the in-vehicle communication device and transmits it to the in-vehicle control devices and receives information transmitted from the in-vehicle control devices and transmits it to the in-vehicle communication device to store the information in the stream database.

Claims (19)

1 . An in-vehicle communication system, comprising: first and second in-vehicle communication devices each having a stream database storing received time-series information and

a plurality of in-vehicle relay devices each connected to the first and second in-vehicle communication devices through individual first communication lines, wherein

each of the in-vehicle relay devices is connected to a plurality of in-vehicle control devices through a second communication line,

the first and second in-vehicle communication devices and the in-vehicle relay devices communicate in compliance with a first communication protocol for service-oriented communication,

the in-vehicle relay devices and the in-vehicle control devices communicate in compliance with a second communication protocol different from the first communication protocol,

the first in-vehicle communication device

stores time-series information received from one of the in-vehicle relay devices in the stream database,

accepts a registration request for a delivery destination of time-series information stored in the stream database from one of the in-vehicle relay devices and registers the one of the in-vehicle relay devices as a delivery destination of the time-series information,

reads time-series information stored in the stream database to deliver read information to one of the in-vehicle relay devices registered as a delivery destination, and

transmits time-series information stored in the stream database to the second in-vehicle communication device,

the second in-vehicle communication device

receives time-series information transmitted from the first in-vehicle communication device and stores the time-series information in the stream database,

delivers time-series information of the first in-vehicle communication device stored in the stream database to one of the in-vehicle relay devices if an abnormality of the first in-vehicle communication device is detected,

each of the in-vehicle relay devices

requests the first in-vehicle communication device to register a delivery destination of time-series information stored in the stream database of the in-vehicle communication device,

receives time-series information delivered from the first in-vehicle communication device and transmit the time-series information to the in-vehicle control devices,

receives time-series information transmitted from the in-vehicle control devices and transmits the time-series information to the first in-vehicle communication device, to store the time-series information in a stream database of the first in-vehicle communication device,

determines a presence or an absence of an abnormality of the first in-vehicle communication device, and

transmits and receives time-series information to and from the first in-vehicle communication device, and transmits and receives time-series information to and from the second in-vehicle communication device if it is determined that an abnormality occurs in the first in-vehicle communication device.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S DATA PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 65750 FRAME: 518. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Feb 20, 2024
From: KURACHI, RYO; TAKADA, HIROAKI; UEDA, HIROSHI
To: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKAI NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SYSTEM; AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 066630/0267 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2023
From: KURACHI, RYO; TAKADA, HIROAKI; UEDA, HIROSHI
To: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKAI NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SYSTEM; AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 065750/0518 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-094335 · Jun 4, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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