# US 2019/0171818 A1 · Communication control device, communication system, and communication control method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0171818 A1 - Document ID: US20190171818A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/323,460 - Filed: 2016-08-24 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-08-24 - Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation - Applicants: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation - Inventors: Yoshihiro NAKAI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190171818A1 ## CPC - H04W 12/125: Protection against power exhaustion attacks - G06F 21/56: Computer malware detection or handling, e.g. anti-virus arrangements - G06F 21/567: {using dedicated hardware} - H04W 12/128: Anti-malware arrangements, e.g. protection against SMS fraud or mobile malware - G06F 2221/033: Test or assess software - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A communication control device for a host vehicle including a plurality of host vehicle communication devices each including a different communication object, the communication control device including: an unauthorized state detector to detect an unauthorized state occurring from communication using an unauthorized host vehicle communication device out of the plurality of host vehicle communication devices; and a communication controller to execute control for transmitting host vehicle unauthorized state information related to the unauthorized state by using at least one normal host vehicle communication device out of the plurality of host vehicle communication devices excluding the unauthorized host vehicle communication device when the unauthorized state is detected. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A communication control device for a vehicle including a plurality of host vehicle communication devices each including a different communication object, the communication control device comprising: an unauthorized state detector to detect an unauthorized state occurring from communication using an unauthorized host vehicle communication device out of the plurality of host vehicle communication devices; and a communication controller to execute control for transmitting host vehicle unauthorized state information related to the unauthorized state by using at least one normal host vehicle communication device out of the plurality of host vehicle communication devices excluding the unauthorized host vehicle communication device when the unauthorized state is detected. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of host vehicle communication devices comprises at least two of a communication device for Internet connection, a communication device for inter-vehicle communication, a communication device for road-to-vehicle communication, a communication device for pedestrian-to-vehicle communication, and a communication device for communication with a charger. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The communication control device according to claim 1, wherein in a case where the at least one normal host vehicle communication device includes a plurality of normal host vehicle communication devices, the communication controller executes control for transmitting the host vehicle unauthorized state information by using all of the normal host vehicle communication devices available for transmission of the host vehicle unauthorized state information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the host vehicle unauthorized state information indicates an unauthorized communication path and the unauthorized host vehicle communication device used for communication which is a cause of the unauthorized state. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the unauthorized state is a state in which one of the plurality of host vehicle communication devices, the communication control unit controller, or an information device of the vehicle is infected with malware. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the unauthorized state is a state in which one of the plurality of host vehicle communication devices, the communication controller, or an information device of the vehicle has received an unauthorized access. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the communication controller prohibits communication using the unauthorized host vehicle communication device when the unauthorized state is detected. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The communication control device according to claim 7, wherein the communication controller executes control for receiving a security patch file against the unauthorized state by using the at least one normal host vehicle communication device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The communication control device according to claim 8, further comprising: an unauthorized state eliminator to eliminate the unauthorized state by using the patch file, wherein the communication controller executes control for transmitting, when the unauthorized state is eliminated, host vehicle elimination information indicating that the unauthorized state has been eliminated by using any one of the plurality of host vehicle communication devices. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The communication control device according to claim 1, further comprising: a warning controller to execute at least one of control for causing a display device to display a warning image indicating that the unauthorized state has occurred and control for causing an audio output device to output warning sound indicating that the unauthorized state has occurred. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The communication control device according to claim 1, wherein, in a case where the unauthorized state has occurred in another vehicle, the communication controller blocks communication between each of the plurality of host vehicle communication devices and an unauthorized other vehicle communication device used for communication which is a cause of the unauthorized state in the other vehicle. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The communication control device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of host vehicle communication devices comprises a communication device for Internet connection and a communication device for inter-vehicle communication, and when receiving other vehicle unauthorized state information related to the unauthorized state in another vehicle from the other vehicle using the communication device for inter-vehicle communication, the communication controller executes control for transmitting the other vehicle unauthorized state information to a server device using the communication device for Internet connection. ### Claim 13 A communication system including a communication control device for a vehicle including a plurality of host vehicle communication devices each including a different communication object, the communication control device comprising: an unauthorized state detector to detect an unauthorized state occurring from communication using an unauthorized host vehicle communication device out of the plurality of host vehicle communication devices; and a communication controller to execute control for transmitting host vehicle unauthorized state information related to the unauthorized state by using at least one normal host vehicle communication device out of the plurality of host vehicle communication devices excluding the unauthorized host vehicle communication device when the unauthorized state is detected. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The communication system according to claim 13, further comprising a server device to transmit a security patch file against the unauthorized state to the vehicle when receiving the host vehicle unauthorized state information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The communication system according to claim 14, wherein, when the unauthorized state is detected, the communication controller prohibits communication using the unauthorized host vehicle communication device, and the server device sets a communication path used for transmission of the patch file to a same path as a communication path used for reception of the host vehicle unauthorized state information. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The communication system according to claim 14, wherein the server device transmits the patch file to the vehicle and another vehicle. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The communication system according to claim 16, wherein the host vehicle unauthorized state information indicates a position of the vehicle, and the server device sets the other vehicle to which the patch file is to be transmitted depending on a position indicated by the host vehicle unauthorized state information. ### Claim 18 A communication control method for a vehicle including a plurality of host vehicle communication devices each including a different communication object, the method comprising: detecting an unauthorized state occurring from communication using an unauthorized host vehicle communication device out of the plurality of host vehicle communication devices; and executing control for transmitting host vehicle unauthorized state information related to the unauthorized state by using at least one normal host vehicle communication device out of the plurality of host vehicle communication devices excluding the unauthorized host vehicle communication device when the unauthorized state is detected.