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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2014
Ngk Spark Plug Co., Ltd., Nagoya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Tomonori Uemura, Komaki, JP;
Chihiro Tomimatsu, Gifu, JP;
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
An in-vehicle sensor () connected to a communication bus CAN includes a bus connection connector () including external communication terminals T, T, and external setting terminals T, Teach of which is brought into one of a plurality of connection states; judgment means S-Sfor judging the connection states of the external terminals for setting T, Twhen electric power is supplied in a state in which the bus connection connector () is connected to the communication bus CAN; identifier generation means Sfor generating an identifier ID of the in-vehicle sensor () based on the judged connection states; a nonvolatile storage section () for storing the identifier ID; communication means () for performing communications through the communication bus CAN using the stored identifier ID; and storing means Sfor storing a first generated initial identifier IDS in the storage section () as the identifier ID.