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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2022
Denso Ten Limited, Hyogo, JP;
Kazuki Fujita, Kobe, JP;
Katsutomo Sasakura, Kobe, JP;
DENSO TEN Limited, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a communication apparatus and a second controller. The communication apparatus includes a memory to store a program, a reception buffer to save reception data, a transfer destination buffer to receive transfer reception data and a first controller to erase the reception data when the reception data are transferred to the transfer destination buffer, and execute a hardware reset of erasing the program and executing an initialization process upon detecting abnormality. The second controller checks, after transmitting the data to the communication apparatus, whether the transmitted data are saved in the reception buffer after an elapse of a predetermined period of time shorter than a period of time till the hardware reset upon occurrence of abnormality in transferring the data. The second controller causes the communication apparatus to execute a software reset when at least some proportion of the transmitted data are saved in the reception buffer.