In-vehicle device, information processing method, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12556447-B2
Application number	US-202218557096-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 17, 2022
Priority date	Apr 28, 2021
Publication date	Feb 17, 2026
Grant date	Feb 17, 2026

Abstract

An in-vehicle device that is mounted on a vehicle and is connected to a relay device through an in-vehicle network such that communication is available, the device including a control unit performing processing relevant to network setting information used by the relay device, in which the control unit acquires user information relevant to a user of the vehicle, outputs the acquired user information to a vehicle exterior server provided outside the vehicle, acquires information of an available service that can be used by the user from the vehicle exterior server, and outputs a network setting change instruction generated on the basis of the acquired information of the available service to the relay device or an in-vehicle ECU.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . An in-vehicle device that is mounted on a vehicle and is connected to a relay device through an in-vehicle network such that communication is available, the in-vehicle device comprising:
a control unit performing processing relevant to network setting information used by the relay device, wherein the control unit: acquires, from a user, user information relevant to a user of the vehicle; outputs the acquired user information to a vehicle exterior server provided outside the vehicle; acquires information of a plurality of available services that can be used by the user from the vehicle exterior server; outputs a network setting change instruction generated based on the acquired information of the plurality of available services to the relay device; acquires inheritance source network setting information to be inherited to the relay device when using the plurality of available services from the vehicle exterior server; and outputs a network setting change instruction generated based on the acquired information of the plurality of available services and the inheritance source network setting information to the relay device; wherein the inheritance source network setting information includes information relevant to a communication route within the in-vehicle network specified in accordance with the plurality of available services.

2 . The in-vehicle device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control unit: outputs the information of the plurality of available services acquired from the vehicle exterior server; receives selection, and, by the user, of one or more available services from the plurality of available services; and outputs a network setting change instruction generated based on the selected one or more available services to the relay device.

3 . The in-vehicle device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the control unit: converts the acquired inheritance source network setting information; and outputs a network setting change instruction generated based on the inheritance source network setting information after conversion to the relay device.

4 . The in-vehicle device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the control unit: acquires information of an available service that has been applied to the vehicle; acquires network setting information corresponding to the applied available service from the relay device; and outputs the information of the applied available service and the network setting information to the vehicle exterior server, in association with the user information.

5 . The in-vehicle device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control unit: acquires the inheritance source network setting information after conversion that is converted by the vehicle exterior server; and outputs a network setting change instruction generated based on the inheritance source network setting information after conversion to the relay device.

6 . The in-vehicle device according to claim 5 ,
wherein the control unit: acquires information of an available service that has been applied to the vehicle; acquires network setting information corresponding to the applied available service from the relay device; and outputs the information of the applied available service and the network setting information to the vehicle exterior server, in association with the user information.

7 . The in-vehicle device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control unit; converts the acquired inheritance source network setting information; and outputs a network setting change instruction generated based on the inheritance source network setting information after conversion to the relay device.

8 . The in-vehicle device according to claim 7 ,
wherein the control unit: acquires information of an available service that has been applied to the vehicle; acquires network setting information corresponding to the applied available service from the relay device; and outputs the information of the applied available service and the network setting information to the vehicle exterior server, in association with the user information.

9 . The in-vehicle device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control unit: acquires information of an available service that has been applied to the vehicle; acquires network setting information corresponding to the applied available service from the relay device; and outputs the information of the applied available service and the network setting information to the vehicle exterior server, in association with the user information.

10 . The in-vehicle device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the control unit: acquires information relevant to a communication state in a period of using the applied available service from the relay device; and outputs the information relevant to the communication state, the information of the applied available service, and the network setting information to the vehicle exterior server, in association with the user information.

11 . The in-vehicle device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the control unit: acquires the inheritance source network setting information after conversion that is converted by the vehicle exterior server; and outputs a network setting change instruction generated based on the inheritance source network setting information after conversion to the relay device.

12 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program that, when executed, allows a computer, that is mounted on a vehicle and is connected to a relay device through an in-vehicle network such that communication is available, to execute processing of:
acquiring, from a user, user information relevant to a user of the vehicle; outputting the acquired user information to a vehicle exterior server provided outside the vehicle; acquiring information of a plurality of available services that can be used by the user from the vehicle exterior server; outputting a network setting change instruction generated based on the acquired information of the plurality of available services to the relay device; acquiring inheritance source network setting information to be inherited to the relay device when using the plurality of available services from the vehicle exterior server; and outputting a network setting change instruction generated based on the acquired information of the plurality of available services and the inheritance source network setting information to the relay device; wherein the inheritance source network setting information includes information relevant to a communication route within the in-vehicle network specified in accordance with the plurality of available services.

13 . An information processing method for allowing a computer, that is mounted on a vehicle and is connected to a relay device through an in-vehicle network such that communication is available, to execute processing of:
acquiring, from a user, user information relevant to a user of the vehicle; outputting the acquired user information to a vehicle exterior server provided outside the vehicle; acquiring information of a plurality of available services that can be used by the user from the vehicle exterior server; outputting a network setting change instruction generated based on the acquired information of the plurality of available services to the relay device; acquiring inheritance source network setting information to be inherited to the relay device when using the plurality of available services from the vehicle exterior server; and outputting a network setting change instruction generated based on the acquired information of the plurality of available se

Assignees

• Autonetworks Technologies Ltd
• Sumitomo Wiring Systems
• Sumitomo Electric Industries

Inventors

• Go Darmawan
• Urayama Hirofumi
• Izumi Tatsuya
• Tanaka Hideyuki
• Yamamoto Yusuke

Classifications

• H04L12/28

  characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks] (wireless communication networks H04W {; arrangements for dividing the transmission path H04W40/00}) · CPC title

• H04L2012/40273

  the transportation system being a vehicle · CPC title

• B60R16/023 Primary

  for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems · CPC title

• H04L12/46

  Interconnection of networks · CPC title

• H04L12/40

  Bus networks · CPC title