Vehicle information communication system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11693645-B2
Application number	US-202117166453-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 3, 2021
Priority date	Aug 10, 2018
Publication date	Jul 4, 2023
Grant date	Jul 4, 2023

Abstract

When configuration information regarding configurations of respective devices are received from electronic control units, the in-vehicle device generates a hash value based on data values of the configuration information, and transmits the hash value to a center device. The center device compares the hash value received from the in-vehicle device with a hash value of configuration information of the vehicle stored in a vehicle-side configuration information storage unit of the center device, and notifies the in-vehicle device of a full data transmission request for transmitting all data values of the configuration information when both of the hash values do not match each other. When the in-vehicle device is notified of the full data transmission request, the in-vehicle device transmits all of the data values of the configuration information to the center device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle information communication system comprising:
a center device that manages data to be written in a plurality of electronic control units mounted on a vehicle, the center device being an external device located outside of the vehicle; and
an in-vehicle device that is mounted on the vehicle and includes a vehicle inside communication unit that performs communication with the plurality of electronic control units, and a vehicle outside communication unit that performs wireless communication with the center device, wherein
when a plurality of pieces of configuration information regarding configurations of respective devices are received from the plurality of electronic control units, the in-vehicle device generates a hash value based on data values of the plurality of pieces of configuration information, and transmits the hash value to the center device,
the center device includes a vehicle-side configuration information storage unit that stores configuration information regarding the vehicle equipped with the in-vehicle device, compares the hash value received from the in-vehicle device with a hash value of the configuration information of the vehicle stored in the vehicle-side configuration information storage unit, and notifies the in-vehicle device of a full data transmission request for transmitting all data values of the configuration information when both of the hash values do not match each other,
when the in-vehicle device is notified of the full data transmission request, the in-vehicle device transmits all of the data values of the configuration information to the center device,
when all of the data values are received, the center device updates the configuration information stored in the vehicle-side configuration information storage unit on the basis of the data values, and
the configuration information includes a software ID of a respective electronic control unit and further includes at least one of: a system ID which is updated as software of any one or more electronic control units belonging to a system representing a group of electronic control units is updated; or a software ID of the vehicle.

2. The vehicle information communication system according to claim 1 , wherein
the in-vehicle device receives configuration information from all rewrite target electronic control units, and generates a hash value based on all data values of the configuration information.

3. The vehicle information communication system according to claim 1 , wherein
the in-vehicle device transmits the hash value at a timing at which an ignition switch of the vehicle is turned on or off.

4. The vehicle information communication system according to claim 1 , wherein
the in-vehicle device transmits the hash value at a timing at which rewriting of update data is completed in a rewrite target electronic control unit.

5. The vehicle information communication system according to claim 1 , wherein
the configuration information includes information regarding hardware and software of each of the electronic control units.

6. The vehicle information communication system according to claim 1 , wherein
the center device includes a center-side configuration information storage unit that stores approved configuration information of the vehicle, and
when all of the data values are received, the center device compares a combination list of the configuration information of the in-vehicle device with a combination list of the configuration information of the vehicle stored in the center-side configuration information storage unit, and transmits abnormality detection to the in-vehicle device when it is determined that the combination list of the in-vehicle device is disapproved.

7. The vehicle information communication system according to claim 1 , wherein
the center device includes a center-side configuration information storage unit that stores approved configuration information of the vehicle, and
even when both of the hash values match each other as a comparison result, the center device compares a combination list of the configuration information of the in-vehicle device stored in the vehicle-side configuration information storage unit with a combination list of the configuration information of the vehicle stored in the center-side configuration information storage unit, and transmits abnormality detection to the in-vehicle device when it is determined that the combination list of the in-vehicle device is disapproved.

8. The vehicle information communication system according to claim 1 , wherein
the center device includes an update notification information storage unit that stores notification information related to program update of the vehicle, and
when it is determined that the combination list of the in-vehicle device is approved, the center device refers to the update notification information storage unit, and transmits the notification information to the in-vehicle device if program update of the corresponding vehicle is available.

9. The vehicle information communication system according to claim 1 , wherein
the in-vehicle device includes a memory storing the generated hash value, compares a hash value generated this time with the hash value stored in the memory, and transmits the hash value generated this time to the center device when a comparison result shows mismatch.

10. A vehicle information communication system comprising:
a center device that manages data to be written in a plurality of electronic control units mounted on a vehicle, the center device being an external device located outside of the vehicle; and
an in-vehicle device that is mounted on the vehicle and includes a vehicle inside communication unit that performs communication with the plurality of electronic control units, and a vehicle outside communication unit that performs wireless communication with the center device, wherein
when a plurality of pieces of configuration information regarding configurations of respective devices are received from the plurality of electronic control units, the in-vehicle device generates a hash value based on data values of the plurality of pieces of configuration information, and transmits the hash value to the center device,
the center device includes a vehicle-side configuration information storage unit that stores configuration information regarding the vehicle equipped with the in-vehicle device, compares the hash value received from the in-vehicle device with a hash value of the configuration information of the vehicle stored in the vehicle-side configuration information storage unit, and notifies the in-vehicle device of a full data transmission request for transmitting all data values of the configuration information when both of the hash values do not match each other,
when the in-vehicle device is notified of the full data transmission request, the in-vehicle device transmits all of the data values of the configuration information to the center device,
when all of the data values are received, the center device updates the configuration information stored in the vehicle-side configuration information storage unit on the basis of the data values, and
the in-vehicle device transmits the hash value at a timing at which rewriting of update data is completed in a rewrite target electronic control unit.

Assignees

• Denso Corp

Inventors

• Sakurai Nao
• Takahashi Shuhei
• Harata Yuzo
• Uehara Kazuhiro
• Hasegawa Takuya
• Kawasaki Takuya
• Hayakawa Kazuaki

Classifications

• H04W4/14

  Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD] · CPC title

• B60R16/0231

  Circuits relating to the driving or the functioning of the vehicle (monitoring tyres B60C23/00; indicating overspeed B60K31/00; for dash boards B60K37/00, B60Q3/10; for indicating emergencies B60Q1/52; brake control systems B60T; registering or indicating the working of vehicles G07C5/00; measuring distance G01C, e.g. combinations of speed and distance G01C23/00; engine indicators G01L; measuring speed or acceleration G01P) · CPC title

• G06F21/51

  at application loading time, e.g. accepting, rejecting, starting or inhibiting executable software based on integrity or source reliability · CPC title

• H04W4/48

  for in-vehicle communication · CPC title

• G06F3/0673

  Single storage device · CPC title