Patents Assigned to Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20250190206
    Abstract: An in-vehicle device according to one aspect of the present disclosure is an in-vehicle device communicably connected to an update device that executes processing for updating a program of an in-vehicle ECU mounted on a vehicle with an update program acquired from an external server outside the vehicle, the in-vehicle device including a control unit configured to execute processing for updating a program in the update device, in which the control unit proxies at least a part of the processing for updating the program, which is executed in the update device when the update device is included in a target to be updated by the update program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki SHIOZAWA, Ken FURUTO, Hiroshi TATEISHI
  • Patent number: 12325369
    Abstract: The in-vehicle management device includes: a detection unit configured to detect the presence of a target device that is an in-vehicle device that does not support a predetermined message among in-vehicle devices included in an in-vehicle network; and a control unit configured to perform control for causing the target device detected by the detection unit to transition to a sleep state when a state where the predetermined message from the in-vehicle devices does not arrive at the in-vehicle management device has continued for a predetermined period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Otsu, Takeshi Hagihara, Hirofumi Urayama, Darmawan Go, Yoshitaka Kikuchi, Hideki Maeda, Tatsuya Izumi, Hideyuki Tanaka, Yusuke Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20250184177
    Abstract: Provided is an on-board communication apparatus and an on-board communication system with which it can be expected to improve the extensibility. An on-board communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: an application processing unit configured to execute an application program, and a relay processing unit configured to communicate with at least one on-board apparatus, communicate with the application processing unit using a predetermined communication protocol, and relay transmission/reception of data between the on-board apparatus and the application processing unit, the application processing unit includes a plurality of modules that perform processing related to execution of the application program, and the plurality of modules perform communication using the predetermined communication protocol. The predetermined communication protocol may be TCP or UDP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro YASUDA, Shigeto AKAHORI
  • Publication number: 20250183635
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a circuit including at least a wiring extending from an electric apparatus that includes a heat generating component, a heat conductive plate extending along the wiring, and a heat conductor that thermally connects the circuit and the heat conductive plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki ITO, Daisuke MIYAWAKI, Yuji TAKENAKA, Housei MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20250183694
    Abstract: To make it easy to take certain countermeasure in a situation where a certain degree of deterioration of a power storage unit is anticipated. An in-vehicle backup control device is used in an in-vehicle power supply system including a power supply unit and a power storage unit. The in-vehicle backup control device includes a discharging unit (charging/discharging unit) that discharges the power storage unit and a control unit that controls the discharging unit. The control unit executes countermeasure processing when the voltage of the power storage unit falls below a threshold voltage (Vth) and an elapsed time period during which the voltage of the power storage unit is below the threshold voltage (Vth) exceeds a determination time period (TJ).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Masuda, Yutaka Higuchi, Takumi Mio, Yukihiro Komatsubara, Naoki Ohmi
  • Publication number: 20250183505
    Abstract: A wiring member includes a first wire-like transmission member, a second wire-like transmission member bended and deformed more easily than the first wire-like transmission member, and a base member to which the first wire-like transmission member and the second wire-like transmission member are fixed. The base member includes a bending route part. The first wire-like transmission member is disposed to be bended along the bending route part. The first wire-like transmission member extends to pass through a first lateral part along a width direction of the base member on an entrance side along a width direction of the bending route part. The first wire-like transmission member extends to pass through a second lateral part along the width direction of the base member on an exit side along the extension direction of the bending route part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Housei MIZUNO, Kyousyou KOU, Miyu ARAMAKI, Junichi SHIRAKAWA, Ryo ARAGAKI, Toshio SHIMIZU, Yusaku SATO
  • Publication number: 20250174977
    Abstract: Electrical equipment is mounted in a vehicle. A ground terminal (first connection unit) is connected to a body of the vehicle. An equipment connector (second connection unit) is connected to a switch device (external equipment). A connection switch is connected between the ground terminal and the equipment connector. When the connection switch is on, a current flows through the equipment connector, the connection switch, and the ground terminal in this order. A switching circuit switches the connection switch from on to off when a voltage between the ground terminal and the equipment connector is greater than or equal to a predetermined voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hayaki MURATA
  • Publication number: 20250175366
    Abstract: An on-board communication apparatus includes an application processing unit and a communication processing unit that includes: a first communication unit that performs communication with a first communication protocol; one or more second communication units that perform communication with a second communication protocol that is different from the first communication protocol; a generation unit that generates relay data including first data received by the first communication unit and second data received by the second communication units; and a relay unit that transmits the generated relay data to the application processing unit, wherein the generation unit: compiles multiple pieces of first data received by the first communication unit and adds first additional information thereto; adds second additional information to each piece of second data received by the second communication units; and generates the relay data, in which first data and second data each having additional information added are compiled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro YASUDA, Shigeto AKAHORI
  • Publication number: 20250170973
    Abstract: A plurality of ECUs (communication devices) are mounted in a vehicle and connected to a communication bus. A relay apparatus (power feeding control apparatus) controls power feeding to the plurality of ECUs. The relay apparatus determines whether an abnormality has occurred for data received via the communication bus. If it is determined that the abnormality has occurred, the relay apparatus selects one of the plurality of ECUs, and stops power feeding to the selected ECU. After stopping the power feeding, the relay apparatus determines whether the occurrence of the abnormality has stopped. If it is determined that the occurrence of the abnormality has stopped, the relay apparatus maintains the stopping of the power feeding to the selected ECU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenya WADA, Shogo KAMIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 12314202
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted information processing apparatus is mounted in a vehicle and includes: a plurality of processing units that perform processing in parallel or pseudo-parallel; a shared storage unit that is accessible by the plurality of processing units; and a detection unit that detects an abnormality at the shared storage unit. The processing units each include a communication unit that performs communication via a communication line, and the plurality of processing units exchange information via the shared storage unit. When the detection unit has detected an abnormality at the shared storage unit, the processing units exchange information through communication using the communication units. The plurality of processing units and the shared storage unit may be integrated into a single integrated circuit, and information may be exchanged via a communication line outside the integrated circuit when the detection unit has detected an abnormality at the shared storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuichi Kodama
  • Patent number: 12316519
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle-mounted relay device that relays data flowing through a vehicle-mounted network mounted in a vehicle, including a control unit that controls processing relating to relaying of the data, wherein the control unit derives a threshold relating to a state of the vehicle-mounted network, and determines, based on the derived threshold, whether or not there is an abnormality in the vehicle-mounted network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoki Adachi
  • Publication number: 20250157693
    Abstract: A wiring member includes: a wiring body including a first base member and at least one normal wire fused to the first base member; and a special wire fixed to the wiring body via a fixing part. The fixing part is fixed in a fixing state different from fusion between the first base member and the special wire. The fixing part includes a first fixing part where a second base member different from the first base member and the special wire are fixed and a second fixing part where the first base member and the second base member are fixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Miyu ARAMAKI, Housei MIZUNO, Kyousyou KOU, Hiroshi MURAKAMI, Tansinghoe VINCENT
  • Publication number: 20250156536
    Abstract: An in-vehicle relay device includes: a reception unit that receives a frame from an in-vehicle device, a first IC (Integrated Circuit) that performs relay processing of the frame received by the reception unit, and a second IC that is connected between the reception unit and the first IC and is configured to output the frame received from the reception unit to the first IC and output the frame received from the first IC to the outside of the in-vehicle relay device, and the second IC monitors the frame and stops output of the frame if the second IC determines that the frame is an unauthorized frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michihiro HETSUGI, Yukihiro MIYASHITA, Takuya KOBAYASHI, Naoto KOBAYASHI, Nobuhiro NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20250158387
    Abstract: An in-vehicle interrupting current supply device includes: a transformer that includes a first winding portion and a second winding portion; a driving unit; and a capacitor. The driving unit performs switching between a permission state in which current conduction to the first winding portion is permitted and a cancellation state in which the permission state is cancelled. The capacitor is electrically connected to an intermediate conductive path between the second winding portion and an interrupter, and can receive electric power from the second winding portion. In response to the driving unit repeating alternate switching between the permission state and the cancellation state, a charge current is supplied from the second winding portion side to the capacitor. The capacitor is discharged in response to a switch performing an ON operation, and a driving current flows into a current input portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi AIZAWA, Takahiro KURATOMI
  • Publication number: 20250145164
    Abstract: An in-vehicle control device disclosed herein is an in-vehicle control device to be mounted in a vehicle and includes a control unit that transmits at least some of vehicle data collected by the vehicle to an external device that is provided outside of the vehicle and communicates with the in-vehicle control device via a network. When an ignition switch of the vehicle is switched off, the control unit executes calculation control for calculating a transmittable amount of the vehicle data based on a remaining battery charge of the vehicle, extraction control for extracting, from the vehicle data, first data that fits within the transmittable amount, and first transmission control for transmitting the first data to the external device and not transmitting second data that is different from the first data out of the vehicle data to the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Norihiro ONO
  • Publication number: 20250145096
    Abstract: In an on-vehicle shutoff control device, a control unit switches a switch unit to an off state in a case where the switch unit is in the on state and a current value changes from less than a threshold value to the threshold value or more. The control unit switches the switch unit to the on state in at least one of a case where the switch unit has remained in the off state and a potential difference across the switch unit has been continuously maintained less than a reference for a predetermined period of time, a case where a speed of increase of potential difference across the switch unit is less than a reference, and a case where the potential difference across the switch unit is less than a reference at a time when a predetermined period of time passes after switching the switch unit to the off state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takahiro KURATOMI
  • Patent number: 12291110
    Abstract: A power source system includes a plurality of output circuits electrically connected to a plurality of second coils on a second side of a transformer unit, and a selection circuit to which power is supplied from the plurality of output circuits. Each of the plurality of output circuits is electrically connected to each of the plurality of second coils on the second side, and outputs DC power to the selection circuit based on AC power of the second coil on the second side. The selection circuit selects a supply destination of the power from a first conductive path and a second conductive path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiya Miyata, Masayoshi Hirota, Takafumi Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20250140033
    Abstract: A management device to be used in an in-vehicle network including a plurality of function units installed in a vehicle includes: a state information acquisition unit configured to acquire state information indicating a state of the vehicle; and an allocation unit configured to change allocation of transmission bands of a plurality of logical paths between the function units in accordance with the state of the vehicle indicated by the state information acquired by the state information acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2025
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenta OGATA, Tatsuya IZUMI, Yusuke YAMAMOTO, Yojiro SUYAMA, Hideyuki TANAKA, Junji YANO, Darmawan GO
  • Patent number: 12289046
    Abstract: In a power feeding control device, N-channel first FET and second FET are located in a current path for current flowing from a positive terminal to a negative terminal. The drain of the first FET is located downstream of the source. The drain of the second FET is located upstream of the source. The cathode of a first diode is connected to the negative terminal. A first drive circuit and a second drive circuit switch ON or OFF the first FET and the second FET by adjusting the gates of the first FET and the second FET, with respect to the cathode of the first diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinnosuke Nakaguchi, Kota Oda
  • Patent number: 12289049
    Abstract: A power supply control apparatus controls power supply from a DC power source to a load by switching on or off a power supply FET. The current adjustment circuit adjusts the current flowing through the resistor circuit to a value obtained by dividing the voltage between the drain and the source of the power supply FET by the resistance value of the resistor circuit. A drive circuit switches off the power supply FET when a voltage across the detection resistor exceeds a predetermined voltage. The on-resistance value of the power supply FET fluctuates according on the ambient temperature of the power supply FET. The resistance value of the resistor circuit fluctuates in the same direction as the on-resistance value according to the ambient temperature of the power supply FET.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hayaki Murata, Koki Sakakibara, Ryohei Sawada, Shunichi Sawano, Kota Oda