Vehicle communicaton method and system, function identifying system, and electronic control unit
First Claim
1. A vehicle communication system in which a plurality of control units are communicably linked to a communication network, and a monitoring device is designed to communicably linkable to the communication network and to establish communications with at least one of the plurality of control units for monitoring, the vehicle communication system comprising:
- a first identifier uniquely assigned to at least one function for vehicle control, the at least one function being installed in at least one of the plurality of control units; and
an identifying unit configured to identify that a target function uniquely assigned with a target identifier is installed in which of the control units based on the first identifier and the target identifier.
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Abstract
In a vehicle communication system, a first identifier is uniquely assigned to at least one function for vehicle control, the at least one function is installed in at least one of a plurality of control units. An identifying unit identifies that a target function uniquely assigned with a target identifier is installed in which of the control units based on the first identifier and the target identifier.
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28 Claims
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1. A vehicle communication system in which a plurality of control units are communicably linked to a communication network, and a monitoring device is designed to communicably linkable to the communication network and to establish communications with at least one of the plurality of control units for monitoring, the vehicle communication system comprising:
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a first identifier uniquely assigned to at least one function for vehicle control, the at least one function being installed in at least one of the plurality of control units; and
an identifying unit configured to identify that a target function uniquely assigned with a target identifier is installed in which of the control units based on the first identifier and the target identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An electronic control unit installed in a vehicle and designed to control the vehicle, the control unit being communicably linked to a communication network installed in the vehicle and communicably linkable through the communication network to a monitoring device designed to establish communications with at least one of the plurality of control units for monitoring, the electronic control unit comprising:
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at least one function for vehicle control uniquely assigned with an identifier and installed therein;
a receiving unit configured to receive a request message sent from the monitoring device, the request message containing the identifier of a target function and descriptions used to monitor the target function;
a determining unit configured to determine whether the target function whose identifier is contained in the request message is installed therein; and
an executing unit configured to execute the target function based on the descriptions corresponding thereto when it is determined that the target function whose identifier is contained in the request message is installed therein.
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27. A system including a monitoring unit and a plurality of executing units in at least one of which a plurality of functions to be executed thereby are installed, the plurality of executing units being communicably linked to a communication network, the monitoring device being designed to establish communications with the plurality of executing units for monitoring, the system comprising:
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a first identifier uniquely assigned to each of the plurality of functions;
a second identifier uniquely assigned to each of the plurality of control units, and an identifying unit configured to identify that a target function uniquely assigned with a target identifier is installed in which of the control units based on a relationship between the first identifier, the second identifier, and the target identifier.
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28. A vehicle communication method between a plurality of control units and a monitoring device, the plurality of control units being communicably linked to a communication network, the monitoring device being designed to communicably linkable to the communication network and to establish communications with at least one of the plurality of control units for monitoring, the vehicle communication method comprising:
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providing a first identifier uniquely assigned to at least one function for vehicle control, the at least one function being installed in at least one of the plurality of control units; and
identifying that a target function uniquely assigned with a target identifier is installed in which of the control units based on the first identifier and the target identifier.
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