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Patent US7286908 - Communication system for communication between in-vehicle terminals and ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsIn a communication system for downloading programs from a center to in-vehicle terminals, a center can check whether downloading has been completed normally or a program is operating normally in an in-vehicle terminal. According to the timing of activating a downloaded program, an in-vehicle terminal...http://www.google.com/patents/US7286908?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7286908 - Communication system for communication between in-vehicle terminals and center, and in-vehicle terminal employed in communication systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7286908 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/105,306Publication dateOct 23, 2007Filing dateMar 26, 2002Priority dateJan 18, 1999Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP1022656A2, EP1022656A3, EP1594056A2, EP1594056A3, EP1596292A2, EP1596292A3, EP1596293A2, EP1596293A3, EP1596294A2, EP1596294A3, EP1596295A2, EP1596295A3, EP1596296A2, EP1596296A3, EP1596297A2, EP1596297A3, US6631313, US6647322, US6760650, US7280894, US7349769, US20020103578, US20020103579, US20030139857, US20050246069, US20060122743, US20060122744Publication number10105306, 105306, US 7286908 B2, US 7286908B2, US-B2-7286908, US7286908 B2, US7286908B2InventorsShinichi Hayashi, Akihito Tada, Hironobu Sugimoto, Akimasa Nanba, Toshiyuki Kaneiwa, Toshiaki EgawaOriginal AssigneeFujitsu Ten Limited, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Aw Co., Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (84), Non-Patent Citations (26), Referenced by (2), Classifications (35), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetCommunication system for communication between in-vehicle terminals and center, and in-vehicle terminal employed in communication system
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Referenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS7809498 *Sep 16, 2005Oct 5, 2010Renault S.A.SOnboard system and computer for holding data unloading in case of computer stoppageUS20120124571 *Nov 7, 2011May 17, 2012Clarion Co., Ltd.Online update method for vehicle-mounted device* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification701/1, 701/2, 717/178, 717/173, 701/33.6International ClassificationG06F7/00, G06F21/22, G08G1/09, H04B7/26, G08G1/0962, G06F13/00, B60S5/00, H04W4/04, G06F9/445, G01C21/00, H04L29/06, H04L29/08Cooperative ClassificationG06F8/665, G06F8/61, G08G1/096827, G01C21/26, H04W4/04, H04L29/06, H04L67/34, H04L67/12, H04L69/329, H04L67/325European ClassificationG06F8/61, G08G1/0968A2, G06F8/60, G01C21/26, H04L29/08N33, H04L29/06, H04L29/08N11, H04L29/08N31TLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionMar 24, 2011FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4Jun 27, 2003ASAssignmentOwner name: AISIN AW CO., LTD., JAPANFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:DENSO CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:014214/0317Effective date: 20030610Owner name: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, JAPANFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:DENSO CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:014214/0317Effective date: 20030610Owner name: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., JAPANFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:DENSO CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:014214/0317Effective date: 20030610Owner name: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, JAPANFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:DENSO CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:014214/0317Effective date: 20030610RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services