Patent ID: 8321086
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: G07C

Abstract:
1. A gateway control apparatus for an automobile that enables data communication and processing of travel state information from a plurality of electronic control units having different communication modes, the gateway control apparatus comprising: a receiver configured to receive through interfaces travel state information from a plurality of sensors and each electronic control unit for a brake control unit, a suspension control unit, a positioning control unit, a tire pressure control unit, and a steering control unit, the travel state information of each sensor or electronic control unit including unique identification information for that sensor or electronic control unit that transmitted the travel state information; a first memory configured to store the received travel state information through the interfaces; a determination unit configured to determine an occurrence of an automobile accident or an electronic control unit malfunction based on the travel state information stored in the first memory; a second memory configured to store electronic control unit malfunction information; and a controller configured to store the electronic control unit malfunction information in the second memory if the determination unit determines that the electronic control unit malfunction has occurred, the electronic control unit malfunction information including travel state information from the first memory that corresponds to the electronic control unit that malfunctioned, and if the determination unit determines an automobile accident has occurred, the controller is configured to store pre-accident travel state information and post-accident automobile state information in the first memory that includes an accident occurrence time point, wherein the controller discriminates the type of malfunction through diagnosis or analysis of communication signals, and allows the malfunction information to be stored in the second memory, and the malfunction information of the electronic control unit stored in the second memory is transmitted to wireless terminals for telematics, the malfunction information comprising the discriminated type of malfunction, a malfunction occurrence time point, a identification information of the electronic control unit, and the travel state information before and after occurrence of the electronic control unit malfunction.