Onboard information processing apparatus and automobile
First Claim
1. An onboard information processing apparatus comprising a plurality of pieces of onboard information handling equipment installed in a vehicle wherein:
- each of said pieces of onboard information handling equipment has a connection unit for connection with a bus line of a predetermined format;
said connection units of said pieces of onboard information handling equipment have a controller, a link layer and a physical layer and are connected to each other by said bus line; and
when a piece of onboard information handling equipment is not used, said connection unit of said piece of onboard information handling equipment is put in a sleep mode, providing electric power only to a minimum number of components requiring electric power.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an onboard information processing apparatus suitable for processing carried out by information handling equipment mounted on a movable body such as an automobile and relates to an automobile on which the information processing apparatus is mounted. The onboard information processing apparatus comprises a plurality of pieces of onboard information handling equipment installed in a vehicle. Each of the pieces of onboard information handling equipment has a connection unit for connection with a bus line of a predetermined format. The connection units of the pieces of onboard information handling equipment are connected to each other by the bus line. When a piece of onboard information handling equipment is not used, said connection unit of the piece of onboard information handling equipment is put in a sleep mode, providing electric power only to a minimum number of components requiring electric power.
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1. An onboard information processing apparatus comprising a plurality of pieces of onboard information handling equipment installed in a vehicle wherein:
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each of said pieces of onboard information handling equipment has a connection unit for connection with a bus line of a predetermined format;
said connection units of said pieces of onboard information handling equipment have a controller, a link layer and a physical layer and are connected to each other by said bus line; and
when a piece of onboard information handling equipment is not used, said connection unit of said piece of onboard information handling equipment is put in a sleep mode, providing electric power only to a minimum number of components requiring electric power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An automobile having a plurality of pieces of onboard information handling equipment installed therein wherein:
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each of said pieces of onboard information handling equipment has a connection unit for connection with a bus line of a predetermined format;
said connection units of said pieces of onboard information handling equipment have a controller, a link layer and a physical layer and are connected to each other by said bus line; and
when a piece of onboard information handling equipment is not used, said connection unit of said piece of onboard information handling equipment is put in a sleep mode, providing electric power only to a minimum number of components requiring electric power.
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