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Electronic control device for vehicles

  • US 10,421,419 B2
  • Filed: 07/05/2016
  • Issued: 09/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle electronic control device that is connected to an other electronic control device to constitute a system, the vehicle electronic control device comprising:

  • a detection unit that detects a power supply voltage supplied to a body of the electronic control device;

    a power determination unit that determines whether the power supply voltage detected by the detection unit is reduced below a predetermined voltage;

    an identification number storage unit that stores a vehicle identification number;

    a timing storage unit that stores time information of reduction in a nonvolatile manner when the power determination unit determines that the power supply voltage is reduced below the predetermined voltage;

    a control unit that acquires a vehicle identification number stored in an identification number storage unit of the other electronic control device and time information stored in a timing storage unit of the other electronic control device through a vehicle network; and

    an identification number determination unit that;

    determines one of the other electronic control device and the electronic control device as a target electronic control device when the timing storage unit of each of the other electronic control device and the electronic control device stores the time information, the one of the other electronic control device and the electronic control device storing newest time information in the timing storage unit; and

    determines that a vehicle identification number stored in the identification number storage unit of the target electronic control device is a correct identification number.

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