# US 2025/0211643 A1 · Communication control method, gateway and vehicle employing method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0211643 A1 - Document ID: US20250211643A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/611,921 - Filed: 2024-03-21 - Published: 2025-06-26 - Earliest claimed: 2023-12-26 - Assignees: Futaijing Precision Electronics (Yantai) Co., Ltd.; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Futaijing Precision Electronics (Yantai) Co., Ltd.; HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Guan-Lin HUANG; Chia-Wei HSIUNG; Wi-Lien SUNG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250211643A1 ## CPC - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - B60R 16/023: for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems - H04L 12/66: Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways - H04W 4/48: for in-vehicle communication - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A communication control method applied to a gateway of a vehicle includes: obtaining driving information and driving environment information of the vehicle; determining a communication parameter according to the driving information and the driving environment information of the vehicle; and sending the communication parameter to a plurality of vehicle on board controllers (VOBCs) of the vehicle. The communication parameter is selected form a group of a communication frequency, a communication rate, and a communication protocol, the plurality of VOBCs communicate with each other according to the communication parameter. A gateway and a vehicle are also disclosed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A communication control method applied to a gateway of a vehicle, comprising: obtaining driving information and driving environment information of the vehicle; determining a communication parameter according to the driving information and the driving environment information of the vehicle; and sending the communication parameter to a plurality of vehicle on board controllers (VOBCs) of the vehicle, wherein the communication parameter is selected form a group of a communication frequency, a communication rate, and a communication protocol; and the plurality of VOBCs communicate with each other according to the communication parameter. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein determining the communication parameter according to the driving information and the driving environment information of the vehicle further comprises: determining driving characteristics of the vehicle according to the driving information and the driving environment information of the vehicle; and determining the communication parameter according to the driving characteristics of the vehicle. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein determining the communication parameter according to the driving characteristics of the vehicle further comprises: obtaining driving events of the vehicle; and determining the communication parameter according to the driving characteristics and the driving events of the vehicle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the communication parameter meets a communication requirement of the driving characteristics of the vehicle, and a communication energy consumption of the plurality of VOBCs based on the communication parameter meets a preset energy consumption requirement. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: generating an energy-saving instruction according to the driving information and the driving environment information of the vehicle; and sending the energy-saving instruction to the plurality of VOBCs, wherein at least one of the plurality of VOBCs responds the energy-saving instruction to enter an energy-saving way. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving setting results of the communication parameter returned by the plurality of VOBCs, and setting the setting results of the communication parameter as comparison reference parameters of the plurality of VOBCs in a next parameter setting process. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein both of the driving information and the driving environment information comprise one or more information features, and each information feature is provided with a parameter response weight, determining the communication parameter according to the driving information and the driving environment information of the vehicle further comprises: determining the communication parameter according to eigenvalues of first information features comprised in the driving information, parameter response weights corresponding to the first information features, eigenvalues of second information features comprised in the driving environment information, and parameter response weights corresponding to the second information features. ### Claim 8 A gateway applied to a vehicle, comprising: at least one processor; and a data storage storing one or more programs which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: obtain driving information and driving environment information of the vehicle; determine a communication parameter according to the driving information and the driving environment information of the vehicle; and send the communication parameter to a plurality of vehicle on board controllers (VOBCs) of the vehicle, wherein the communication parameter is selected form a group of a communication frequency, a communication rate, and a communication protocol; and the plurality of VOBCs communicate with each other according to the communication parameter. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The gateway of claim 8, wherein when the at least one processor is caused to determine the communication parameter according to the driving information and the driving environment information of the vehicle, the least one processor is further caused to: determine driving characteristics of the vehicle according to the driving information and the driving environment information of the vehicle; and determine the communication parameter according to the driving characteristics of the vehicle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The gateway of claim 9, wherein when the at least one processor is caused to determine the communication parameter according to the driving characteristics of the vehicle, the least one processor is further caused to: obtain driving events of the vehicle; and determine the communication parameter according to the driving characteristics and the driving events of the vehicle. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The gateway of claim 9, wherein the communication parameter meets a communication requirement of the driving characteristics of the vehicle, and a communication energy consumption of the plurality of VOBCs based on the communication parameter meets a preset energy consumption requirement. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The gateway of claim 8, wherein the least one processor is further caused to: generate an energy-saving instruction according to the driving information and the driving environment information of the vehicle; and send the energy-saving instruction to the plurality of VOBCs, wherein at least one of the plurality of VOBCs responds the energy-saving instruction to enter an energy-saving way. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The gateway of claim 8, wherein the least one processor is further caused to: receive setting results of the communication parameter returned by the plurality of VOBCs, and set the setting results of the communication parameter as comparison reference parameters of the plurality of VOBCs in a next parameter setting process. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The gateway of claim 8, wherein both of the driving information and the driving environment information comprise one or more information features, and each information feature is provided with a parameter response weight, when the least one processor is caused to determine the communication parameter according to the driving information and the driving environment information of the vehicle, the least one processor is further caused to: determine the communication parameter according to eigenvalues of first information features comprised in the driving information, parameter response weights corresponding to the first information features, eigenvalues of second information features comprised in the driving environment information, and parameter response weights corresponding to the second information features. ### Claim 15 A vehicle comprising: a gateway; and a plurality of vehicle on board controllers (VOBCs) communicated with the gateway, wherein the gateway is configured to obtain driving information and driving environment information of the vehicle, determine a communication parameter according to the driving information and the driving environment information of the vehicle, and send the communication parameter to the plurality of VOBCs, the communication parameter is selected form a group of a communication frequency, a communication rate, and a communication protocol, and the plurality of VOBCs communicate with each other according to the communication parameter.