Vehicular electronic control apparatus and control specification setting method for same
First Claim
1. A vehicular electronic control apparatus in which at least a portion of control data necessary for operation of the control apparatus has been omitted in its manufactured state, and which permits control data that correspond to a particular vehicle specification that is applicable for a vehicle in which the control apparatus is installed to be entered subsequent to manufacture of said control apparatus, said control apparatus comprising:
- a self-diagnosing unit for executing a self diagnosis of an abnormality; and
a communications component for transmitting a result of a self diagnosis obtained by the self diagnosing unit to an outside of the vehicular electronic control apparatus;
wherein the vehicular electronic control apparatus is configured to prevent transmission to the outside of a self diagnosis indicating an abnormality which is attributable to the circumstance that control data corresponding to the particular vehicle specification have not yet been entered into the control apparatus.
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Abstract
A vehicular electronic control apparatus is manufactured with at least a portion of control data is omitted, while permitting control data that corresponds to a specific specification to be set afterwards. The control apparatus includes a self-diagnosing function and an associated means for transmitting a diagnosis to the outside. A diagnosis indicating an occurrence of an abnormality which is attributable to the circumstance that the control data corresponding to the specific specification has not yet been set, is prevented from being transmitted to the outside.
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1. A vehicular electronic control apparatus in which at least a portion of control data necessary for operation of the control apparatus has been omitted in its manufactured state, and which permits control data that correspond to a particular vehicle specification that is applicable for a vehicle in which the control apparatus is installed to be entered subsequent to manufacture of said control apparatus, said control apparatus comprising:
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a self-diagnosing unit for executing a self diagnosis of an abnormality; and a communications component for transmitting a result of a self diagnosis obtained by the self diagnosing unit to an outside of the vehicular electronic control apparatus; wherein the vehicular electronic control apparatus is configured to prevent transmission to the outside of a self diagnosis indicating an abnormality which is attributable to the circumstance that control data corresponding to the particular vehicle specification have not yet been entered into the control apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for entering a control specification for a vehicular electronic control apparatus that includes a self diagnosing unit for executing a self diagnosis of an abnormality, and a communications component for transmitting a result of a diagnosis obtained by the self diagnosing unit to an outside of the vehicular electronic control apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
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manufacturing the vehicular electronic control apparatus with at least a portion of control data for operation of the control apparatus omitted; entering control data that correspond to a particular vehicle specification that is applicable for a vehicle in which the control apparatus is installed, after completion of said manufacturing; and preventing transmission of a self diagnosis indicating occurrence of an abnormality when control data that correspond to the particular vehicle specification have not yet been entered. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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