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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2011
Hiroki Inoue, Anjo, JP;
Yuichi Ochiai, Toyota, JP;
Tomohiro Kani, Toyota, JP;
Ichiro Usami, Anjo, JP;
Takashi Wada, Okazaki, JP;
Hiroki Inoue, Anjo, JP;
Yuichi Ochiai, Toyota, JP;
Tomohiro Kani, Toyota, JP;
Ichiro Usami, Anjo, JP;
Takashi Wada, Okazaki, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Anjo, JP;
Abstract
A communication system for a vehicle includes: a plurality of controllers mounted on the vehicle; a data communication network for coupling the plurality of controllers with each other so that the controllers transmit data to and receive data from each other via the data communication network; a failure diagnosis device for diagnosing whether each controller is normal; a failure diagnosis activation device for activating the failure diagnosis device; and an avoiding condition setting device for setting an avoiding condition, which provides to avoid execution of the failure diagnosis when the failure diagnosis device is activated.