On-vehicle system

• US 8,095,301 B2
• Filed: 12/07/2007
• Issued: 01/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: Kawamura, Toshiya
• Primary Examiner(s): Black, Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): HUYNH, LUAT T
• Application Number:
  US12/000,026
• Publication Number:
  US 20080147248A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,495 Days
• Field of Search: 717168-173
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network

Abstract

An on-vehicle system includes a plurality of control devices, a common data match determining unit, and a common data transmission permitting unit. Each of the plurality of control devices stores control data that includes common data and identification information. A first control device is configured to transmit the common data to a second control device such that the common data is updated. The common data match determining unit determines whether the common data of the second control device matches with the common data of the first control device based on the identification information of the common data when a first update condition is satisfied. The common data transmission permitting unit permits the first control device to transmit the common data to the second control device when the common data match determining unit determines that the common data stored in the first and second control devices mismatch with each other.

Claims

1. An on-vehicle system comprising:

a plurality of control devices, each of which stores control data that includes common data and identification information associated with the common data, the plurality of control devices including a first control device and a second control device, the first control device being configured to transmit the common data stored in the first control device to the second control device such that the common data stored in the second control device is updated;

a common data match determining unit that determines whether or not the common data stored in the second control device matches with the common data stored in the first control device based on the identification information of the common data stored in each of the first and second control devices when a first update condition for updating the common data stored in the second control device is satisfied; and

a common data transmission permitting unit that permits the first control device to transmit the common data stored in the first control device to the second control device when the common data match determining unit determines that the common data stored in the second control device mismatches with the common data stored in the first control device, wherein

the plurality of control devices respectively have functions different from each other.

2. The on-vehicle system according to claim 1, wherein:

the plurality of control devices further includes a third control device;

the second control device is configured to transmit the common data stored in the second control device to the third control device such that the common data stored in the third control device is updated;

the common data match determining unit determines whether or not the common data stored in the third control device matches with the common data stored in the second control device based on the identification information of the common data stored in each of the second and third control devices when a second update condition for updating common data stored in the third control device is satisfied; and

the common data transmission permitting unit permits the second control device to transmit the common data stored in the second control device to the third control device when the common data match determining unit determines that the common data stored in the third control device mismatches with the common data stored in the second control device.

3. The on-vehicle system according to claim 1, wherein the second control device is one of a plurality of second control devices.

4. The on-vehicle system according to claim 1, wherein:

the first control device includes an identification information transmitting unit, which retrieves the identification information of the common data stored in the first control device, and which transmits the retrieved identification information to the second control device; and

the common data match determining unit is provided to the second control device and determines whether the identification information transmitted by the identification information transmitting unit of the first control device matches with the identification information of the common data stored in the second control device.

5. The on-vehicle system according to claim 1, wherein:

the second control device includes a common data requesting unit that transmits a request of the common data to the first control device; and

the common data transmission permitting unit is provided to the first control device and permits the first control device to transmit the common data stored in the first control device to the second control device when the common data transmission permitting unit receives the request of the common data transmitted by the common data requesting unit of the second control device.

6. The on-vehicle system according to claim 1, wherein:

the control data stored in the each of the plurality of control devices includes a program for causing the each of the plurality of control devices to achieve a certain respective function; and

the common data stored in the each of the plurality of control devices serves as parameter information used for executing the program of the each of the plurality of control devices.

7. The on-vehicle system according to claim 1, wherein:

the identification information of the common data stored in the each of the plurality of control devices includes at least one of an identification number of the common data, a check sum of the common data, and a version of the common data; and

the common data match determining unit determines that the common data stored in the second control device matches with the common data stored in the first control device when each of the at least one of the identification number, the check sum, and the version of the common data stored in the second control device matches with a corresponding one of the at least one of the identification number, the check sum, and the version of the common data stored in the first control device.

8. The on-vehicle system according to claim 1, wherein:

the identification information of the common data stored in the each of the plurality of control devices includes an identification number of the common data, a check sum of the common data, and a version of the common data; and

the common data match determining unit determines that the common data stored in the second control device matches with the common data stored in the first control device when each of the identification number, the check sum, and the version of the common data stored in the second control device matches with a corresponding one of the identification number, the check sum, and the version of the common data stored in the first control device.

9. The on-vehicle system according to claim 1, wherein when the on-vehicle system is activated, the first update condition is satisfied.

10. The on-vehicle system according to claim 1, wherein:

the first control device is connected with an on-vehicle LAN; and

when the first control device receives an update command of the common data via the on-vehicle LAN, the first update condition is satisfied.

11. The on-vehicle system according to claim 10, wherein the update command is an activation command for activating the on-vehicle system.

12. The on-vehicle system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of control devices includes a navigation control device.

13. The on-vehicle system according to claim 2, wherein:

the second control device includes an identification information transmitting unit, which retrieves the identification information of the common data stored in the second control device, and which transmits the retrieved identification information to the third control device; and

the common data match determining unit is provided to the third control device and determines whether the identification information transmitted by the identification information transmitting unit of the second control device matches with the identification information of the common data stored in the third control device.

14. The on-vehicle system according to claim 2, wherein:

the third control device includes a common data requesting unit that transmits a request of the common data to the second control device; and

the common data transmission permitting unit is provided to the second control device and permits the second control device to transmit the common data stored in the second control device to the third control device when the common data transmission permitting unit receives the request of the common data transmitted by the common data requesting unit of the third control device.

15. The on-vehicle system according to claim 1, wherein:

the first control device includes a communication circuit for communicating with an exterior device other than the plurality of control devices, and

the first control device updates the common data stored in the first control device based on the common data transmitted via the communication circuit.

16. The on-vehicle system according to claim 15, wherein:

the first control device includes all the common data stored in all the plurality of control devices.

17. An on-vehicle system comprising:

a plurality of control devices, each of which stores control data that includes common data and identification information associated with the common data, the plurality of control devices including a first control device and a second control device, the first control device being configured to transmit the common data stored in the first control device to the second control device such that the common data stored in the second control device is updated;

a common data match determining unit that determines whether or not the common data stored in the second control device matches with the common data stored in the first control device based on the identification information of the common data stored in each of the first and second control devices when a first update condition for updating the common data stored in the second control device is satisfied; and

a common data transmission permitting unit that permits the first control device to transmit the common data stored in the first control device to the second control device when the common data match determining unit determines that the common data stored in the second control device mismatches with the common data stored in the first control device.