MUMBAI, India, June 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617060351 A) filed by Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha on May 12, 2026, for In-Vehicle Network System, Management Device, Storage Medium, And Target Device Startup Method.

Inventors include Takaishi Daisuke; Tomida Shingo; Sugiyama Kazuya; and Andou Hiroya.

The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.

Abstract: An in-vehicle network system (100) comprises a management device (10) and a plurality of target devices that are communicatively connected to the management device (10) and started up by the management device (10). In the in-vehicle network system (100), the management device (10) selects a startup method for starting up at least one target device, from among a first startup method and a second startup method. In the first startup method, the management device (10) starts up the at least one target device by power supply control that controls whether or not to supply power to the at least one target device. In the second startup method, the management device (10) starts up the at least one target device by requesting the at least one target device to start up, using communication. The management device (10) starts up the at least one target device by the selected startup method.

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