VEHICULAR ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE, RELATED INFORMATION ACQUISITION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20120330480A1
• Filed: 06/15/2012
• Published: 12/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: NISHISEKO, Takafumi
• Application Number:
  US13/524,228
• Publication Number:
  US 20120330480A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2205/02 using a vehicle scan tool
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/168 Driving aids for parking, e.g. acoustic or visual feedback on parking space

Abstract

A behavior determination unit determines whether a predetermined vehicle behavior occurs in an own vehicle. A driving information storage unit stores driving information of the own vehicle in a storage portion on determination that the predetermined vehicle behavior occurs. When the predetermined vehicle behavior occurs, a behavior transmission unit transmits behavior occurrence information to an outside of the own vehicle to notify a related information acquisition device, which is around the own vehicle and acquires related information related to the predetermined vehicle behavior, of the occurrence of the predetermined vehicle behavior. In this case, the behavior transmission unit further requires the related information acquisition device to store the acquired related information.

Claims

1. A vehicular electronic control device comprising:

a behavior determination unit configured to determine whether or not a predetermined vehicle behavior occurs in an own vehicle;

a driving information storage unit configured to store driving information of the own vehicle in a storage portion when the behavior determination unit determines that the predetermined vehicle behavior occurs; and

a behavior transmission unit configured, when the predetermined vehicle behavior occurs, to transmit behavior occurrence information to an outside of the own vehicle

to notify a related information acquisition device, which is around the own vehicle and configured to acquire related information related to the predetermined vehicle behavior, of the occurrence of the predetermined vehicle behavior and

to require the related information acquisition device to store the related information acquired by the related information acquisition device.

2. The vehicular electronic control device according to claim 1, wherein

the behavior transmission unit is further configured

to transmit the behavior occurrence information to a remote center thereby to cause the remote center to notify the related information acquisition device indirectly of the occurrence of the predetermined vehicle behavior

to require the remote center or the related information acquisition device to store the related information and

to instruct the remote center to manage the related information.

3. The vehicular electronic control device according to claim 2, further comprising:

an information management unit configured

to acquire management information for managing the related information from the remote center, and

to store the management information in the storage portion.

4. The vehicular electronic control device according to claim 3, wherein

the information management unit is further configured, when the driving information storage unit overwrites the driving information stored already in the storage portion,

to transmit the management information, which is stored in relation to the driving information to be overwritten, to the remote center,

to instruct the remote center to delete the related information related to the driving information to be overwritten, and

to store the driving information at this time.

5. The vehicular electronic control device according to claim 3, wherein

the information management unit is further configured, on the basis of the management information stored in the storage portion,

to acquire the related information acquired by the related information acquisition device from the remote center in response to an instruction from a scan tool connected to the own vehicle by communication, and

to instruct the remote center to delete the related information in response to the instruction from the scan tool.

6. The vehicular electronic control device according to claim 1, wherein

the behavior transmission unit is further configured to transmit the behavior occurrence information to the related information acquisition device thereby

directly to notify the related information acquisition device of the occurrence of the predetermined vehicle behavior and

to require the related information acquisition device to store the related information.

7. The vehicular electronic control device according to claim 6, further comprising:

an information management unit configured

to acquire device information for specifying the related information acquisition device from the related information acquisition device and

to store the device information in the storage portion.

8. The vehicular electronic control device according to claim 7, wherein

the information management unit is further configured, when the driving information storage unit overwrites the driving information stored already in the storage portion,

to transmit the device information, which is stored in relation to the driving information to be overwritten, to the related information acquisition device,

to instruct the related information acquisition device to delete the related information related to the driving information to be overwritten, and

to store the driving information at this time.

9. The vehicular electronic control device according to claim 7, wherein

the information management unit is further configured, on the basis of the device information stored in the storage portion,

to acquire the related information stored in the related information acquisition device from the related information acquisition device in response to an instruction from a scan tool connected to the own vehicle by communication, and

to instruct the related information acquisition device to delete the related information in response to the instruction from the scan tool.

10. The vehicular electronic control device according to claim 1, wherein

the behavior determination unit is further configured to determine, in accordance with a condition of occurrence, one of a plurality of classifications, to which the predetermined vehicle behavior, which has occurred, corresponds to, wherein the plurality of classifications is set in advance, and

the behavior transmission unit is further configured to transmit, as a part of the behavior occurrence information, the classification of the predetermined vehicle behavior determined by the behavior determination unit.

11. The vehicular electronic control device according to claim 1, wherein the behavior transmission unit is further configured to transmit, as a part of the behavior occurrence information, own vehicle information for specifying the own vehicle.

12. A related information acquisition device comprising:

a behavior acquisition unit configured to acquire behavior occurrence information for notifying occurrence of a predetermined vehicle behavior in a behavior-occurrence vehicle, the behavior-occurrence vehicle being configured to store driving information of the own vehicle in a storage portion when the predetermined vehicle behavior occurs;

a related information acquisition unit configured, when the behavior acquisition unit acquires the behavior occurrence information, to acquire related information related to the predetermined vehicle behavior; and

a related information processing unit configured,

when the behavior occurrence information does not instruct the own device to store the related information acquired by the related information acquisition unit, to transmit the related information to an other device configured to store the related information, and

when the behavior occurrence information instructs the own device to store the related information, to store the related information in the storage portion.

13. The related information acquisition device according to claim 12, wherein the behavior acquisition unit is further configured to acquire, indirectly from a remote center, the behavior occurrence information transmitted from the behavior-occurrence vehicle.

14. The related information acquisition device according to claim 13, wherein

the behavior acquisition unit is further configured to acquire the behavior occurrence information indirectly from the remote center, and

the related information processing unit is further configured, when the behavior occurrence information does not instruct the own device to store the related information, to transmit the related information to the remote center equipped with the other device.

15. The related information acquisition device according to claim 13, wherein the related information processing unit is further configured to transmit device information for specifying the own device to the remote center.

16. The related information acquisition device according to claim 12, wherein

the behavior acquisition unit is further configured to receive, directly from the behavior-occurrence vehicle, the behavior occurrence information transmitted from the behavior-occurrence vehicle, and

the related information processing unit is further configured to store the related information in the storage portion.

17. The related information acquisition device according to claim 16, wherein the related information processing unit is further configured to transmit device information for specifying the own device to the behavior-occurrence vehicle.

18. The related information acquisition device according to claim 12, wherein the related information acquisition unit is further configured to adjust the related information to be acquired on the basis of the positional relationship between the behavior-occurrence vehicle and the own device.

19. The related information acquisition device according to claim 12, wherein

the behavior-occurrence vehicle is further configured to determine, in accordance with the condition of the occurrence, one of a plurality of classifications, to which the predetermined vehicle behavior corresponds to, wherein the plurality of classifications is set in advance, and

the related information acquisition unit is further configured to adjust the related information to be acquired on the basis of the classification transmitted as a part of the behavior occurrence information.

20. The related information acquisition device according to claim 12, further comprising:

a related information management unit configured, when directly or indirectly receiving an instruction to read out the related information from the behavior-occurrence vehicle,

to transmit, when the related information is stored in the storage portion, the related information stored in the storage portion, and

to delete, when directly or indirectly receiving an instruction to delete the related information from the behavior-occurrence vehicle, the related information stored in the storage portion.

21. A vehicular electronic control device comprising:

a behavior determination unit configured to determine whether or not a predetermined vehicle behavior occurs in an own vehicle;

a driving information storage unit configured to store driving information of the own vehicle in a storage portion when the behavior determination unit determines that the predetermined vehicle behavior occurs;

a behavior transmission unit configured, when the predetermined vehicle behavior occurs, to transmit behavior occurrence information to an outside of the own vehicle

to notify a related information acquisition device, which is around the own vehicle and configured to acquire related information related to the predetermined vehicle behavior, of the occurrence of the predetermined vehicle behavior and

to require the related information acquisition device to store the related information acquired by the related information acquisition device;

a behavior acquisition unit configured to acquire the behavior occurrence information for notifying occurrence of the predetermined vehicle behavior in a behavior-occurrence vehicle, the behavior-occurrence vehicle being configured to store driving information of the own vehicle in the storage portion when the predetermined vehicle behavior occurs;

a related information acquisition unit configured, when the behavior acquisition unit acquires the behavior occurrence information, to acquire the related information related to the predetermined vehicle behavior; and

a related information processing unit configured,

when the behavior occurrence information does not instruct the own device to store the related information acquired by the related information acquisition unit, to transmit the related information to an other device configured to store the related information, and

when the behavior occurrence information instructs the own device to store the related information, to store the related information in the storage portion.

22. A method for controlling a vehicular electronic control device, the method comprising:

causing the vehicular electronic control device to determine whether or not a predetermined vehicle behavior occurs in an own vehicle;

causing the vehicular electronic control device to store driving information of the own vehicle in a storage portion on determination that the predetermined vehicle behavior occurs; and

causing the vehicular electronic control device, when the predetermined vehicle behavior occurs, to transmit behavior occurrence information to an outside of the own vehicle

to notify a related information acquisition device, which is around the own vehicle and configured to acquire related information related to the predetermined vehicle behavior, of the occurrence of the predetermined vehicle behavior and

to require the related information acquisition device to store the related information acquired by the related information acquisition device.

25. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions executed by a computer, the instructions including the method according to claim 22.

23. A method for controlling a related information acquisition device, the method comprising:

causing the related information acquisition device to acquire behavior occurrence information, which is for notifying occurrence of a predetermined vehicle behavior, in a behavior-occurrence vehicle, the behavior-occurrence vehicle being configured to store driving information of the own vehicle in a storage portion when the predetermined vehicle behavior occurs;

causing the related information acquisition device, on acquisition of the behavior occurrence information, to acquire related information related to the predetermined vehicle behavior;

causing the related information acquisition device, when the behavior occurrence information does not instruct the own device to store the related information being acquired, to transmit the related information to an other device configured to store the related information; and

causing the related information acquisition device, when the behavior occurrence information instructs the own device to store the related information, to store the related information in the storage portion.

26. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions executed by a computer, the instructions including the method according to claim 23.

24. A method for controlling a vehicular electronic control device, the method comprising:

causing the vehicular electronic control device to determine whether or not a predetermined vehicle behavior occurs in an own vehicle;

causing the vehicular electronic control device to store driving information of the own vehicle in a storage portion on determination that the predetermined vehicle behavior occurs;

causing the vehicular electronic control device, when the predetermined vehicle behavior occurs, to transmit behavior occurrence information to an outside of the own vehicle

to notify a related information acquisition device, which is around the own vehicle and configured to acquire related information related to the predetermined vehicle behavior, of the occurrence of the predetermined vehicle behavior and

to require the related information acquisition device to store the related information acquired by the related information acquisition device;

causing the vehicular electronic control device to acquire the behavior occurrence information, which is for notifying occurrence of the predetermined vehicle behavior, in a behavior-occurrence vehicle, the behavior-occurrence vehicle being configured to store driving information of the own vehicle in the storage portion when the predetermined vehicle behavior occurs;

causing the vehicular electronic control device, on acquisition of the behavior occurrence information, to acquire the related information related to the predetermined vehicle behavior;

causing the vehicular electronic control device, when the behavior occurrence information does not instruct the own device to store the related information being acquired, to transmit the related information to an other device configured to store the related information; and

causing the vehicular electronic control device, when the behavior occurrence information instructs the own device to store the related information, to store the related information in the storage portion.

27. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions executed by a computer, the instructions including the method according to claim 24.