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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2021
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Yuto Ueno, Osaka, JP;
Susumu Takeshima, Osaka, JP;
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka, JP;
AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., Yokkaichi, JP;
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Yokkaichi, JP;
Abstract
An in-vehicle communication system includes: an optical coupler; a first in-vehicle device group composed of a plurality of in-vehicle devices connected to a first end of the optical coupler; and a second in-vehicle device group composed of a plurality of in-vehicle devices connected to a second end of the optical coupler. The in-vehicle devices in the first in-vehicle device group are communicable with the in-vehicle devices in the second in-vehicle device group via a common transmission path in the optical coupler. The in-vehicle devices in the second in-vehicle device group are communicable with the in-vehicle devices in the first in-vehicle device group via a common transmission path in the optical coupler.