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US 12,391,197 · App. 18/500,402 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Information processing system, non-transitory storage medium, and information processing method

Inventors: Taichi Matsumura (Toyota, JP); Katsuma Ishizaki (Nagakute, JP); Mitsuo Sawada (Miyoshi, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60R16/0231
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Patent No.
US 12,391,197
App. No.
18/500,402
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing system includes a first ECU and a second ECU. The first ECU is configured to: communicate with the second ECU; acquire an activation request signal from an external device; determine whether the acquired activation request signal has continued for a prescribed period or more; when the first ECU determines that the activation request signal has continued for the prescribed period or more, identify the external device that has output the activation request signal as an abnormal external device; switch the second ECU to a wake-up mode when the first ECU acquires the activation request signal from the external device that is not the abnormal external device while the second ECU is in a sleep mode; and switch the second ECU to the sleep mode when the first ECU acquires the activation request signal from the abnormal external device.

Claims (31)

1. An information communication system comprising:

a first electronic control unit configured to

communicate with a second electronic control unit,

acquire an activation request signal from an external device,

determine whether the acquired activation request signal has continued for a prescribed period or more,

when the first electronic control unit determines that the activation request signal has continued for the prescribed period or more, identify the external device that has output the activation request signal as an abnormal external device,

switch the second electronic control unit to a wake-up mode when the first electronic control unit acquires the activation request signal from the external device that is not the abnormal external device while the second electronic control unit is in a sleep mode, and

switch the second electronic control unit to the sleep mode when the first electronic control unit acquires the activation request signal from the abnormal external device; and

the second electronic control unit.

2. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the first electronic control unit is configured to switch the second electronic control unit to the sleep mode, when the first electronic control unit acquires the activation request signal from the abnormal external device and does not acquire the activation request signal from the external device that is not the abnormal external device.

3. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the first electronic control unit is configured to acquire the activation request signal from a plurality of the external devices, and

the first electronic control unit is configured not to identify a predetermined specific external device out of the external devices as the abnormal external device even when the activation request signal from the specific external device has continued for the prescribed period or more.

4. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the first electronic control unit is configured to reset data regarding whether the external device is the abnormal external device every time a prescribed timing comes.

5. The information processing system according to claim 4 , wherein the prescribed timing is a timing when a main switch configured to operate a system of a vehicle is turned on or off.

6. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the first electronic control unit is configured to

acquire the activation request signal from a plurality of the external devices, and

even when the first electronic control unit acquires the activation request signal from the abnormal external device, switch the second electronic control unit to the wake-up mode when the first electronic control unit acquires the activation request signal from the external device that is not the abnormal external device while the second electronic control unit is in the sleep mode.

7. A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions that are executable by one or more processors of a first electronic control unit and that cause the one or more processors to perform functions comprising:

communicating with a second electronic control unit;

acquiring an activation request signal from an external device;

determining whether the acquired activation request signal has continued for a prescribed period or more;

when determination is made that the activation request signal has continued for the prescribed period or more, identifying the external device that has output the activation request signal as an abnormal external device;

switching the second electronic control unit to a wake-up mode when the activation request signal is acquired from the external device that is not the abnormal external device while the second electronic control unit is in a sleep mode; and

switching the second electronic control unit to the sleep mode when the activation request signal is acquired from the abnormal external device.

8. An information processing method that is performed by a first electronic control unit, the information processing method comprising:

communicating with a second electronic control unit;

acquiring an activation request signal from an external device;

determining whether the acquired activation request signal has continued for a prescribed period or more;

when determination is made that the activation request signal has continued for the prescribed period or more, identifying the external device that has output the activation request signal as an abnormal external device;

switching the second electronic control unit to a wake-up mode when the activation request signal is acquired from the external device that is not the abnormal external device while the second electronic control unit is in a sleep mode; and

switching the second electronic control unit to the sleep mode when the activation request signal is acquired from the abnormal external device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2023
From: MATSUMURA, TAICHI; ISHIZAKI, KATSUMA; SAWADA, MITSUO
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 065435/0365 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-209624 · Dec 27, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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