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Communication control unit providing isolation of failure condition of electronic control unit

US4835671A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 17, 1987
Grant dateMay 30, 1989
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/2221
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication control unit for controlling communication between an electronic control unit and other equipment or other electronic control units, the communication control unit functioning to judge whether or not the operation of the electronic control unit is normal and, if it is judged that the electronic control unit is operating abnormally, the communication control unit acts to reset the electronic control unit to an initial operating status in order to attempt recovery from the abnormal condition, while halting transmission by the electronic control unit until it is judged that the electronic control unit has commenced to operate normally.

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