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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1993
Atsushi Sakagami, Yokohama, JP;
Shizuhisa Watanabe, Katsuta, JP;
Kazumasa Sugiura, Katsuta, JP;
Shigeru Oho, Hitachi, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
In an automobile multiplex data communication system (1000), a fail-safe function is established without providing a specific function switch. The automobile multiplex data communication system (1000) includes: transmission means (3:11:101:901) for transmitting operation data about a plurality of operation units (2a:106:204:704) provided with a plurality of terminal units (1a:202:602:902) corresponding thereto, which are required to operate an automobile; drive means (4:420) for driving a relevant terminal unit (1a:202:602:902) in response to said operation data; detecting means (5:410) for detecting an extraordinary state concerning transmission/reception operations of said operation data to produce an extraordinary-state detection signal; and control means (6:12) for independently controlling the operation of said relevant terminal unit (1a:202:602:902) by AND-gating said extraordinary-state detection signal and each of operation outputs derived from said operation units.