18354704. VEHICLE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM simplified abstract (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
Contents
- 1 VEHICLE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM
- 1.1 Organization Name
- 1.2 Inventor(s)
- 1.3 VEHICLE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- 1.4 Simplified Explanation
- 1.5 Potential Applications
- 1.6 Problems Solved
- 1.7 Benefits
- 1.8 Potential Commercial Applications
- 1.9 Original Abstract Submitted
VEHICLE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Tomoyasu Ishikawa of Nagoya-shi (JP)
Hiroshi Inoue of Nagoya-shi (JP)
Shunsuke Tanimori of Arlington VA (US)
Nana Kikuire of Toyota-shi (JP)
VEHICLE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18354704 titled 'VEHICLE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a patent application for a vehicle equipped with an electronic control unit that can receive approval requests for software updates from a server and communicate with the user directly without going through the server.
- Communication devices receive approval requests from a server for software updates.
- Processors handle vehicle-side operations related to approval requests.
- Control is performed to notify the user of the approval request result without involving the server.
- Approval requests can be withdrawn based on device-side operation results.
Potential Applications
This technology could be applied in the automotive industry for updating software in electronic control units of vehicles.
Problems Solved
This technology streamlines the process of software updates for vehicles by allowing direct communication between the electronic control unit and the user without the need for server involvement.
Benefits
The direct communication between the vehicle and the user simplifies the approval process for software updates and potentially reduces delays in implementing necessary updates.
Potential Commercial Applications
- Streamlined Software Updates in Vehicles
Unanswered Questions
How does this technology impact cybersecurity in vehicles?
This technology could potentially raise concerns about cybersecurity in vehicles if there are vulnerabilities in the direct communication between the electronic control unit and the user.
What are the potential privacy implications of direct communication between the vehicle and the user?
The direct communication between the vehicle and the user may raise privacy concerns regarding the data shared during the software update approval process.
Original Abstract Submitted
A vehicle equipped with an electronic control unit includes: one or more communication devices configured to receive from a server an approval request to a user regarding update of software used in the electronic control unit; and one or more processors configured to receive a predetermined vehicle-side operation for the approval request, perform control for notifying, to an information processing device of the user, a vehicle-side operation result of the predetermined vehicle-side operation without going through the server when the predetermined vehicle-side operation is received, and perform control for withdrawing the approval request received by the one or more communication devices when the vehicle receives from the information processing device a device-side operation result of a predetermined device-side operation. The predetermined device-side operation is an operation received in the information processing device and is an operation for the approval request transmitted from the server to the information processing device.
