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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1999
Yoshifumi Ozeki, Anjo, JP;
Denso Corporation, Aichi-Pref., JP;
Abstract
A control system for an automotive vehicle comprising a plurality of electronic control units (ECUs) connected by a communication line and including at least one ECU having program reloading capability. The system prevents erroneous abnormality information indicating an ECU whose program has been reloaded is abnormal from remaining stored in other ECUs. An ECU having program reloading capability is connected to other ECUs by a communication line. During normal operation, the ECU controls a control object while performing data communication with the other ECUs in accordance with a control program stored in flash memory. When the ECU receives a reload request, it executes reload processing to overwrite the control program in its flash memory with a new control program. The normality of the communication state of the reprogrammable ECU is monitored by the other ECUs and, when the ECU completes reload processing, it transmits an erasure request ordering that the other ECUs erase from memory the abnormality information generated during the reloading process.
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