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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2020
Applicants:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Aki-gun, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/48 (2018.01); H04L 12/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/48 (2018.02); H04L 12/40 (2013.01); H04L 2012/40215 (2013.01); H04L 2012/40273 (2013.01);
Abstract
An in-vehicle network system includes an upper device, a first intermediate device, and a first lower device. The first intermediate device includes a first communication unit and a second communication unit that are arranged redundantly and that have a communication function. The first intermediate device is configured to communicate with the upper device via a plurality of communication paths. The first lower device is connected to the first communication unit and the second communication unit of the first intermediate device.