Support system for a vehicular ECU control measurement system

• US 7,225,066 B2
• Filed: 10/29/2002
• Issued: 05/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Inventors: Yasuda, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Jarrett; Ryan A
• Application Number:
  US10/282,005
• Publication Number:
  US 20030084131A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,673 Days
• Field of Search: 700/90, 700/95, 700/108, 709220-222, 713/100, 701/33, 703/8
• US Class Current: 701/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A support system comprises a support center 21 and a control measurement system 31 to be supported, which are connected via a computer network 28. The control measurement system 31 comprises means for collecting information which is available for support and when a predetermined condition holds, transmitting the collected information to the support center 21. The support center 21 comprises means for receiving the information transmitted from the control measurement system 31 and storing the received information. The information transmitted from the control measurement system 31 contains information concerning user'"'"'s setting for the control measurement system 31.

Claims

1. A support system, comprising:

a support device; and

a control measurement system for a vehicular electronic control unit that simulates statuses of members of a vehicle and outputs a simulating result to the vehicular electronic control unit,

wherein the control measurement system includes a collection and transmission unit that collects a setup state of the control measurement system, which is changed by a user, and transmits the setup state to the support device at a predetermined timing;

wherein the support device includes a storage unit to store the setup state transmitted from the control measurement system and to store predetermined information, and an analysis unit for analyzing the setup state transmitted from the control measurement system and the predetermined information;

wherein the support device further includes a preparation unit for preparing support information based on an analysis result by the analysis unit, and a transmission unit for transmitting the support information to the control measurement system;

wherein the support information contains advice to the user; and

wherein the setup state of the control measurement system includes one of information concerning I/O port assignment, numeric value conversion expression in I/O port, or calculation period.

2. The support system according to claim 1,

wherein the predetermined information contains information concerning configuration of the control measurement system;

and

wherein the analysis result by the analysis unit indicates use state of the control measurement system.

3. The support system according to claim 1,

wherein the control measurement system transmits information concerning operation state of the control measurement system.

4. The support system according to claim 3,

wherein the information concerning the operation state of the control measurement system contains at least one of failure information, information concerning load on a CPU, information concerning an operation procedure by the user, and information concerning operating time.

5. The support system according to claim 1,

wherein the control measurement system transmits information concerning operation state of the control measurement system, the information concerning operation state of the control measurement system having failure information;

and

wherein the analysis result by the analysis unit indicates failure diagnosis of the control measurement system.

6. The support system according to claim 1,

wherein the control measurement system transmits information concerning operation state of the control measurement system, the information concerning operation state of the control measurement system having information concerning load on a CPU;

and

wherein the analysis result by the analysis unit indicates operation state of the control measurement system.

7. The support system according to claim 1,

wherein the control measurement system transmits information concerning operation state of the control measurement system, the information concerning operation state of the control measurement system having at least one of information concerning an operation procedure by the user and information concerning operating time;

and

wherein the analysis result by the analysis unit indicates use state by the user.

8. The support system according to claim 2,

wherein the predetermined information contains at least one of information concerning replacement parts with respect to the control measurement system and information concerning upgrade;

and

wherein the analysis result by the analysis unit indicates at least one of information concerning replacement parts suitable for the control measurement system and information concerning upgrade of the control measurement system.

9. The support system according to claim 1,

wherein the predetermined information contains at least one of information concerning replacement parts with respect to the control measurement system and information concerning upgrade;

and

wherein the analysis result by the analysis unit indicates at least one of information concerning replacement parts suitable for the control measurement system and information concerning upgrade of the control measurement system.

10. The support system according to claim 1,

wherein the control measurement system transmits information concerning software.

11. The support system according to claim 10,

wherein the predetermined information contains information concerning upgrade of the software, which has been installed in the control measurement system;

and

wherein the support information is information concerning software suitable for the control measurement system.

12. The support system according to claim 11,

wherein the predetermined information further contains data forming the software suitable for the control measurement system;

wherein when if is requested to transmit the data to the control measurement system, the support device transmission unit transmits the data;

wherein the control measurement system further includes a command unit by which the user commands the data transmission; and

wherein control measurement system the transmission unit transmits a signal indicating the request to transmit the data to the support device.

13. The support system according to claim 1, wherein the control measurement system simulates a vehicle and calculates a state amount of the vehicle including revolutions of an engine and a velocity of the vehicle.

14. A support system, comprising:

a support device; and

a control measurement system for a vehicular electronic control unit that simulates statuses of members of a vehicle and outputs a simulating result to the vehicular electronic control unit,

wherein the control measurement system includes a collection and transmission unit that collects a setup state of the control measurement system, which is changed by a user, and transmits the setup state to the support device at a predetermined timing;

wherein the support device includes a storage unit to store the setup state transmitted from the control measurement system and to store predetermined information, and an analysis unit for analyzing the setup state transmitted from the control measurement system and the predetermined information;

wherein the support device further includes a preparation unit for preparing support information based on an analysis result by the analysis unit, and a transmission unit for transmitting the support information to the control measurement system; and

wherein the setup state of the control measurement system includes information concerning I/O port assignment, numeric value conversion expression in I/O port, and calculation period.