Patents by Inventor Shuji MATSUNO
Shuji MATSUNO 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).
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Patent number: 11886871Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a plurality of devices, a first device included in the devices including: a storage configured to store consistency information including a permitted combination of versions of software installed on each of one or more devices in association with each of the control functions; a determination unit configured to determine whether the consistency information consistent with versions of software installed on a part of the devices exists when consistency does not exist in the versions of all software installed on each of the devices; and a performance control unit configured to permit performance of a part of control functions associated with the consistency information consistent with the versions of software installed on the part of the devices when the consistency information consistent with the versions of software installed on the part of the devices exists.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masaki Miyake, Teppei Fukuzawa, Shuji Matsuno
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Publication number: 20230185566Abstract: A specific on-board device, that is any one of a plurality of on-board devices, is configured to acquire the versions of software included in other on-board devices when the power source of a vehicle is turned on. The specific on-board device determines whether or not the versions of the software of all the on-board devices that constitute a vehicle control system are consistent, by comparing the version of the software of the specific on-board device and the versions of the software acquired from the other on-board devices with first consistency information prestored.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masaki MIYAKE, Teppei FUKUZAWA, Shuji MATSUNO
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Patent number: 11604636Abstract: A specific on-board device, that is any one of a plurality of on-board devices, is configured to acquire the versions of software included in other on-board devices when the power source of a vehicle is turned on. The specific on-board device determines whether or not the versions of the software of all the on-board devices that constitute a vehicle control system are consistent, by comparing the version of the software of the specific on-board device and the versions of the software acquired from the other on-board devices with first consistency information prestored.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masaki Miyake, Teppei Fukuzawa, Shuji Matsuno
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Publication number: 20230058185Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a plurality of devices, a first device included in the devices including: a storage configured to store consistency information including a permitted combination of versions of software installed on each of one or more devices in association with each of the control functions; a determination unit configured to determine whether the consistency information consistent with versions of software installed on a part of the devices exists when consistency does not exist in the versions of all software installed on each of the devices; and a performance control unit configured to permit performance of a part of control functions associated with the consistency information consistent with the versions of software installed on the part of the devices when the consistency information consistent with the versions of software installed on the part of the devices exists.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masaki MIYAKE, Teppei FUKUZAWA, Shuji MATSUNO
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Patent number: 11520578Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a plurality of devices, a first device included in the devices including: a storage configured to store consistency information including a permitted combination of versions of software installed on each of one or more devices in association with each of the control functions; a determination unit configured to determine whether the consistency information consistent with versions of software installed on a part of the devices exists when consistency does not exist in the versions of all software installed on each of the devices; and a performance control unit configured to permit performance of a part of control functions associated with the consistency information consistent with the versions of software installed on the part of the devices when the consistency information consistent with the versions of software installed on the part of the devices exists.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masaki Miyake, Teppei Fukuzawa, Shuji Matsuno
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Patent number: 11169793Abstract: A specific on-board device, that is any one of a plurality of on-board devices, is configured to acquire the versions of software included in other on-board devices when the power source of a vehicle is turned on. The specific on-board device determines whether or not the versions of the software of all the on-board devices that constitute a vehicle control system are consistent, by comparing the version of the software of the specific on-board device and the versions of the software acquired from the other on-board devices with first consistency information prestored.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masaki Miyake, Teppei Fukuzawa, Shuji Matsuno
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Publication number: 20210311721Abstract: A specific on-board device, that is any one of a plurality of on-board devices, is configured to acquire the versions of software included in other on-board devices when the power source of a vehicle is turned on. The specific on-board device determines whether or not the versions of the software of all the on-board devices that constitute a vehicle control system are consistent, by comparing the version of the software of the specific on-board device and the versions of the software acquired from the other on-board devices with first consistency information prestored.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masaki MIYAKE, Teppei FUKUZAWA, Shuji MATSUNO
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Patent number: 10936306Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a plurality of in-vehicle devices. Each of the in-vehicle devices includes a compatibility information storing unit that stores compatibility information including an allowable combination of software versions of all the in-vehicle devices constituting the vehicle control system.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masaki Miyake, Teppei Fukuzawa, Shuji Matsuno
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Publication number: 20210019145Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a plurality of devices, a first device included in the devices including: a storage configured to store consistency information including a permitted combination of versions of software installed on each of one or more devices in association with each of the control functions; a determination unit configured to determine whether the consistency information consistent with versions of software installed on a part of the devices exists when consistency does not exist in the versions of all software installed on each of the devices; and a performance control unit configured to permit performance of a part of control functions associated with the consistency information consistent with the versions of software installed on the part of the devices when the consistency information consistent with the versions of software installed on the part of the devices exists.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masaki MIYAKE, Teppei FUKUZAWA, Shuji MATSUNO
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Patent number: 10831472Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a plurality of devices, a first device included in the devices including: a storage configured to store consistency information including a permitted combination of versions of software installed on each of one or more devices in association with each of the control functions; a determination unit configured to determine whether the consistency information consistent with versions of software installed on a part of the devices exists when consistency does not exist in the versions of all software installed on each of the devices; and a performance control unit configured to permit performance of a part of control functions associated with the consistency information consistent with the versions of software installed on the part of the devices when the consistency information consistent with the versions of software installed on the part of the devices exists.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masaki Miyake, Teppei Fukuzawa, Shuji Matsuno
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Publication number: 20190278587Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a plurality of devices, a first device included in the devices including: a storage configured to store consistency information including a permitted combination of versions of software installed on each of one or more devices in association with each of the control functions; a determination unit configured to determine whether the consistency information consistent with versions of software installed on a part of the devices exists when consistency does not exist in the versions of all software installed on each of the devices; and a performance control unit configured to permit performance of a part of control functions associated with the consistency information consistent with the versions of software installed on the part of the devices when the consistency information consistent with the versions of software installed on the part of the devices exists.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masaki MIYAKE, Teppei FUKUZAWA, Shuji MATSUNO
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Publication number: 20190278588Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a plurality of in-vehicle devices. Each of the in-vehicle devices includes a compatibility information storing unit that stores compatibility information including an allowable combination of software versions of all the in-vehicle devices constituting the vehicle control system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masaki MIYAKE, Teppei FUKUZAWA, Shuji MATSUNO
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Publication number: 20190278582Abstract: A specific on-board device, that is any one of a plurality of on-board devices, is configured to acquire the versions of software included in other on-board devices when the power source of a vehicle is turned on. The specific on-board device determines whether or not the versions of the software of all the on-board devices that constitute a vehicle control system are consistent, by comparing the version of the software of the specific on-board device and the versions of the software acquired from the other on-board devices with first consistency information prestored.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masaki MIYAKE, Teppei FUKUZAWA, Shuji MATSUNO