Patents by Inventor Mitsuyoshi Natsume

Mitsuyoshi Natsume has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210182048
    Abstract: A vehicle electronic control system includes a vehicle master device that is configured to instruct a rewrite target electronic control unit (ECU) to write update data received from a center device and distribute the update data to the rewrite target ECU, the rewrite target ECU that is configured to write the update data received from the vehicle master device into a non-volatile memory, and a meter device that has an indicator. The vehicle electronic control system further includes a phase specifying unit that is configured to specify a phase of a program update, a display instruction unit that is configured to instruct to display the indicator in a manner corresponding to the phase of the program update specified by the phase specifying unit, and an indicator display control unit that is configured to control to display the indicator according to an instruction from the display instruction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Yuzo HARATA, Kazuhiro UEHARA, Mitsuyoshi NATSUME, Takuya KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20210165649
    Abstract: An electronic control unit includes a first process flag setting unit that is configured to set a first process flag indicative of a progress of a first process that is one of a series of processes related to a program rewrite, a second process flag setting unit that is configured to set a second process flag indicative of a progress of a second process that is an other of the series of processes related to the program rewrite, and a retry point specifying unit that is configured to specify, based on the first process flag and the second process flag, a retry point for resuming the program rewrite when the program rewrite is suspended. The retry point specifying unit is further configured to store an amount of the update data that has been written until the program rewrite was suspended and request the vehicle master device to transfer the update data based on the stored amount of the update data when resuming the program rewrite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Yuzo HARATA, Kazuhiro UEHARA, Mitsuyoshi NATSUME, Takuya KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20210165644
    Abstract: A vehicle master device includes a rewrite specification data acquisition unit that is configured to acquire rewrite specification data from outside, a rewrite specification data analysis unit that is configured to analyze the rewrite specification data acquired by the rewrite specification data acquisition unit, a group generation unit that is configured to divide the plurality of rewrite target ECUs to generate a plurality of groups based on the rewrite specification data analyzed by the rewrite specification data analysis unit, and an instruction execution unit that is configured to instruct the plurality of rewrite target ECUs for each group of the plurality of groups generated by the group generation unit to perform at least one of installation, rollback, and activation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Yuzo HARATA, Kazuhiro UEHARA, Masaaki ABE, Mitsuyoshi NATSUME, Takuya KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20210165585
    Abstract: An electronic control unit includes an active bank information update unit that is configured to update active bank information indicative of which bank is an active bank between the first data storage bank and the second data storage bank when a program rewrite on the second data storage bank is completed and the vehicle master device gives an instruction for an activation request, an execution condition determination unit that is configured to determine whether an activation execution condition is satisfied, and an execution control unit that is configured to activate the second data storage bank as the active bank based on the active bank information after a restart when the execution condition determination unit determines that the activation execution condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Yuzo HARATA, Kazuhiro UEHARA, Mitsuyoshi NATSUME, Takuya KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20210165651
    Abstract: An electronic control unit includes a difference data acquisition unit that is configured to acquire difference data that is data to be written into a data storage area of the electronic control unit, the difference data being a difference between old data and new data, a consistency determination unit that is configured to determine whether the difference data is consistent with the data storage area or storage data stored in the data storage area based on first determination information related to the storage data and second determination information acquired in association with the difference data, an update data restoration unit that is configured to restore update data as the new data using the difference data and the storage data when the consistency determination unit determines that the difference data is consistent, and a data writing unit that is configured to write the update data restored by the update data restoration unit into the data storage area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Yuzo HARATA, Kazuhiro UEHARA, Mitsuyoshi NATSUME, Takuya KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20210167988
    Abstract: A vehicle master device is configured to acquire update data from outside and distribute the acquired update data to a rewrite target electronic control unit (ECU). The vehicle master device includes a distribution frequency specifying unit that is configured to specify a distribution frequency of the update data to the rewrite target ECU based on a correspondence relationship between a predetermined vehicle power supply state and transmission restriction information related to distribution of the update data and a vehicle power supply state during updating, and a distribution control unit that is configured to control distribution of the update data according to the distribution frequency specified by the distribution frequency specifying unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Yuzo HARATA, Kazuhiro UEHARA, Mitsuyoshi NATSUME, Takuya KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20210157492
    Abstract: In a vehicle electronic control system, a second device includes a transfer target file specifying unit that is configured to specify a file, as a transfer target file, including update data to be written into a third device, a first data size specifying unit that is configured to specify a first data size to acquire the transfer target file specified by the transfer target file specifying unit, and an update data distribution unit that is configured to distribute the update data to the third device using a plurality of divided files transferred from the first device. The first device includes an update data transfer unit that is configured to transfer the update data by dividing the transfer target file specified by the transfer target file specifying unit into the plurality of divided files according to the first data size specified by the first data size specifying unit, and transferring the plurality of divided files to the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Yuzo HARATA, Kazuhiro UEHARA, Masaaki ABE, Mitsuyoshi NATSUME, Takuya KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20210157569
    Abstract: In a vehicle electronic control system, a center device includes an update data storage unit that stores update data for rewrite targets. Program rewriting to rewrite target electronic control units is one campaign. The center device includes a display control information storage unit that stores display control information necessary to display information related to the campaign on a vehicle side. The center device transmits the update data stored in the update data storage unit and the display control information stored in the display control information storage unit to a vehicle master device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Yuzo HARATA, Kazuhiro UEHARA, Takuya KAWASAKI, Mitsuyoshi NATSUME, Masaaki ABE
  • Publication number: 20210155173
    Abstract: A vehicle master device includes a rewrite target specifying unit that is configured to identify a plurality of rewrite target ECUs, a rewrite completion determination unit that is configured to determine whether a program rewrite is completed for all the plurality of rewrite target ECUs specified by the rewrite target specifying unit, an activation executable determination unit that is configured to determine whether activation is executable when the rewrite completion determination unit determines that the program rewrite is completed for all the plurality of rewrite target ECUs, and an activation request instruction unit that is configured to instruct all the plurality of rewrite target ECUs at the same time to perform the activation when the activation executable determination unit determines that activation is executable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Yuzo HARATA, Kazuhiro UEHARA, Mitsuyoshi NATSUME, Takuya KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20210160064
    Abstract: A vehicle master device includes a decryption key storage unit that cannot be read from an outside and that stores a decryption key for generation of a security accesses key used to perform device authentication of a rewrite target electronic control unit. The vehicle master device acquires rewrite specification data from an outside, analyzes the rewrite specification data acquired, extracts a key derivation value corresponding to the rewrite target electronic control unit from an analysis result of the rewrite specification data, and by using the decryption key corresponding to the rewrite target electronic control unit stored in the decryption key storage unit, decrypts the key derivation value extracted, and generate a security accesses key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Yuzo HARATA, Kazuhiro UEHARA, Mitsuyoshi NATSUME, Takuya KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20210155174
    Abstract: A display control device includes a cancellation detection unit that is configured to detect a cancellation regarding a program rewrite from first update data stored in the rewrite target ECU to second update data acquired from an external device, a write instruction unit that is configured to distribute the second update data to the rewrite target ECU and instruct the rewrite target ECU to write the second update data thereinto, and a notification instruction unit that is configured to give an instruction for notification of a progress regarding the program rewrite. The notification instruction unit is further configured to give the instruction to make the notification of the progress regarding the program rewrite in a first manner when the write instruction unit is distributing the second update data, and give the instruction to make the notification of the progress regarding the program rewrite in a second manner when the cancellation detection unit detects the cancellation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Yuzo HARATA, Kazuhiro UEHARA, Masaaki ABE, Mitsuyoshi NATSUME, Takuya KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20210157573
    Abstract: A vehicle electronic control system includes a mode determination unit that is configured to determine whether a customization mode for a screen display related to an approval to a program update is set through a user's customization operation, and a screen display instruction unit that is configured to instruct the display terminal to display a progress screen of the program update according to a current update phase and a setting of the customization mode when the mode determination unit determines that the customization mode is set and instruct the display terminal to display the progress screen of the program update according to the current update phase and an initial setting when the mode determination unit determines that the customization mode is not set. The display terminal is configured to display the progress screen of the program update as instructed by the screen display instruction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Taiji ABE, Nao SAKURAI, Yuzo HARATA, Kazuhiro UEHARA, Mitsuyoshi NATSUME, Takuya KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20210155252
    Abstract: A vehicle master device includes a cancellation request determination unit that is configured to determine whether a cancellation request is generated during program rewriting from an old program to a new program in response to distributing the update data to the rewrite target ECU by the update data distribution unit, a rollback method specifying unit that is configured to, when the cancellation request determination unit determines that the cancellation request is generated, specify a rollback method for returning the rewrite target ECU to a state where writing of the update data has not yet started in accordance with a memory type of the non-volatile memory of the rewrite target ECU and a data type of the update data of the new program or the old program, and a rollback execution unit that is configured to instruct the rewrite target ECU to execute a rollback according to the rollback method specified by the rollback method specifying unit and have the rewrite target ECU operate with the old program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Yuzo HARATA, Mitsuyoshi NATSUME, Kazuhiro UEHARA, Takuya KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20210157574
    Abstract: A vehicle master device includes a rewrite specification data acquisition unit that is configured to acquire rewrite specification data from outside, a rewrite specification data analysis unit that is configured to analyze the rewrite specification data acquired by the rewrite specification data acquisition unit, a rewrite target specifying unit that is configured to identify a rewrite target ECU and a non-rewrite target ECU based on an analysis result by the rewrite specification data analysis unit, an installability determination unit that is configured to determine whether installation is feasible for the rewrite target ECU, and a state transition control unit that is configured to control at least one non-rewrite target ECU to be in a stop state, a sleep state, or a power saving operating state when the installability determination unit determines that the installation is feasible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Yuzo HARATA, Kazuhiro UEHARA, Mitsuyoshi NATSUME, Takuya KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20210157570
    Abstract: A vehicle master device includes an installation condition determination unit that is configured to determine whether all of a first condition that a user's approval for the installation has been obtained, a second condition that data communication with a center device is available, a third condition that a vehicle condition is an installable condition, a fourth condition that a rewrite target ECU is in an installable condition, and a fifth condition that the update data is normal data are satisfied. The device further includes an installation instruction unit that is configured to instruct the rewrite target ECU to perform installation using the update data when the installation condition determination unit determines that all of the first condition, the second condition, the third condition, the fourth condition, and the fifth condition are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Yuzo HARATA, Kazuhiro UEHARA, Takuya KAWASAKI, Mitsuyoshi NATSUME
  • Publication number: 20210155177
    Abstract: A center device is configured to acquire software information of an ECU from a vehicle side, determine whether availability of update data for a vehicle based on the acquired software information, and transmit the campaign information to a master device when a vehicle condition is determined to be a contion suitable for an update. The master device is configured to download a distribution package from the center device when the vehicle condition is determined to be a condition in which the distribution package is downloadable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Yuzo HARATA, Kazuhiro UEHARA, Takuya KAWASAKI, Mitsuyoshi NATSUME
  • Publication number: 20210141631
    Abstract: An electronic control system for vehicle includes a center device that manages a program update of a vehicle, and a vehicular master device that is communicable with the center device. The center device, responsive to a user giving approval for program update by using a device not being a possession owned by the user, receives approval information of the user, and stores and manages the approval information in association with vehicle information of the user. The center device transmits the approval information to the user's vehicle side. When the vehicular master device receives the approval information, the vehicular master device performs rewriting of the program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Yuzo HARATA, Kazuhiro UEHARA, Takuya KAWASAKI, Mitsuyoshi NATSUME, Masaaki ABE
  • Publication number: 20210065478
    Abstract: An electronic control unit diagnoses the electronic control unit via wired connection or wireless from an outside of a vehicle and rewrites the electronic control unit via the wire or the wireless from the outside of the vehicle, based on a program acquired from the outside of the vehicle via the wire or the wireless.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Kazuhiro UEHARA, Yuzo HARATA, Mitsuyoshi NATSUME, Takuya KAWASAKI
  • Patent number: 10489141
    Abstract: A relay device is provided. The relay device includes: an acquisition unit acquiring data necessary for an upgrade processing from an upgrading tool, which performs the upgrading processing to an ECU connected to a vehicle-mounted network; a relay unit providing the data, via the vehicle-mounted network, to a target ECU which is subject to the upgrade processing; a suspend instructing unit transmitting, via the vehicle-mounted network, a suspend command which instructs the non-target ECU to shift to a suspend state in which a transmission of other data to the non-target ECU via the vehicle-mounted network is suspended in response to a start of the upgrade processing; and a cancel instructing unit instructing, via the vehicle-mounted network, the non-target ECU to cancel the suspend state when the upgrade processing is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sho Nakamura, Yuzo Harata, Mitsuyoshi Natsume, Masakazu Doi, Naoji Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20190287626
    Abstract: A data overwriting device includes an overwriting unit that overwrites a part of data stored in a memory, the part in which a difference is generated; a first writing unit that writes first information in a first storage unit when a data overwriting process is completed by the overwriting unit; a second writing unit that writes second information in a second storage unit when confirming that the part of the data overwritten by the overwriting unit includes no error; and a deleting unit that clears the first storage unit storing the first information and the second storage unit storing the second information before the overwriting unit starts executing the data overwriting process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya KAWASAKI, Sho NAKAMURA, Yuzo HARATA, Kazuhiro UEHARA, Mitsuyoshi NATSUME, Kazuaki HAYAKAWA