Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Miyamoto

Hiroaki Miyamoto has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8956266
    Abstract: A vehicle driving force control device includes: a brake unit configured to generate a brake force of a vehicle; a stroke amount detecting unit configured to detect a stroke amount of a brake pedal of the vehicle; a monitoring unit configured to monitor whether generation of the brake force of the brake unit is abnormal; and a creep torque controlling unit configured to increase a reduction amount of a creep torque of the vehicle as the stroke amount increases, when the monitoring unit determines that the generation of the brake force in the brake unit is abnormal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiya Oue, Kazufumi Hayashikawa, Katsutoshi Nagura, Keisuke Imoto, Hiroaki Miyamoto, Yasuyuki Hatsuda, Takanori Sugimoto, Norihiko Hatsumi
  • Patent number: 8947025
    Abstract: A regeneration control device of an electrically powered vehicle includes a motor generator which performs electric power regeneration by braking a driving wheel of the electrically powered vehicle, and a battery to which electric power regenerated by the motor generator is supplied. A monitoring unit includes at least one of a charging rate detection unit configured to detect a charging rate of the battery and a voltage value detection unit configured to detect a voltage value of the battery. A control unit controls the electric power regeneration of the motor generator according to at least one of the charging rate and the voltage value of the battery detected by the monitoring unit. The control unit is configured to decrease regenerative electric current of the motor generator as at least one of the charging rate and the voltage value is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norihiko Hatsumi, Yoshiaki Sano, Toshiyuki Matsumi, Takanori Sugimoto, Hiroaki Miyamoto, Yasuyuki Hatsuda, Akira Hashizaka, Masanori Watanabe, Nobuaki Ohta
  • Publication number: 20140227965
    Abstract: A relay device relays transmittance of information between a wire communication line and a wireless communication line. The relay device includes: a modulation unit which modulates information to be transmitted into an electrical signal; and a control unit which controls an operation of the modulation unit. The control unit controls a modulation system of the modulation unit in accordance with traffic of the wire communication line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventors: Tokunori Kageyama, Hiroaki Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20140177435
    Abstract: A wireless transmission system includes an active wireless communication apparatus, a standby wireless communication apparatus, and a selecting apparatus for switching an operation. The standby wireless communication apparatus receives a signal transmitted from an opposing apparatus. When the standby wireless communication apparatus detects a failure information indicating that a failure has occurred in the active wireless communication apparatus as a result of reception, the standby wireless communication apparatus performs notification that the failure has occurred in the active wireless communication apparatus. The selecting apparatus that has received the notification performs switch control for switching the operation. Accordingly, it is possible to continue communication in a short switching time in case of a failure while maintaining high frequency utilization, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Hiroaki Miyamoto, Shinichi Morimoto
  • Patent number: 8694188
    Abstract: A motor torque control device of an electrically-driven vehicle equipped with a motor serving as a driving source, is configured to limit an output of the motor when both a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal of the electrically-driven vehicle are stepped. A motor limit torque, which is an upper limit value of a command torque for the motor, is changed depending on a vehicle velocity of the electrically-driven vehicle detected by a vehicle velocity detecting unit and a stepping amount of the brake pedal detected by a brake pedal stepping amount detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroaki Miyamoto, Yoshiaki Sano, Akira Hashizaka, Yasuyuki Hatsuda, Toshiyuki Matsumi, Norihiko Hatsumi, Takanori Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20140018007
    Abstract: An outdoor fault monitoring device carries out radio maintenance communication with a maintenance terminal, positioned at a remote place, wherein a fault monitoring function part monitors occurrence/non-occurrence of a fault in a primary device function part. Upon detecting occurrence of a fault, the fault monitoring function part activates a radio maintenance communication function part. Alternatively, the fault monitoring function part deactivates the radio maintenance communication function part due to non-occurrence of a fault. In this case, it is possible to deactivate the radio maintenance communication function part upon detecting disconnection of a radio maintenance communication. Thus, it is possible to improve security against communication jamming created by a malicious person. Additionally, it is possible to suppress power consumption and to reduce a processing load by preventing unnecessary radio communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takatoshi Ogawa, Hiroaki Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20140016502
    Abstract: A network monitoring unit and a transmission path monitoring unit provided along a wired transmission path connected to a wireless communication device determine a traffic volume by detecting a volume of data on a wired transmission path. Wireless communication devices change a multi-level modulation scheme based on the determined traffic volume and set transmission power so that a minimum level of data transmission can be guaranteed using a transmission rate corresponding to the multi-level modulation scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Miyamoto, Shinichi Morimoto
  • Patent number: 8439795
    Abstract: In a vehicle that generates creep torque using an electric motor, a controlling means that causes, on the basis of the results of the detecting by the vehicle speed detecting means and the braking operation detecting means, the electric motor to generate the creep torque, wherein if the brake is operated when the creep torque is generated, the controlling means decreases the creep torque by a first level, if the brake is not operated when the creep torque is generated, the controlling means increases or decrease the creep torque in a level range on the basis of the speed of the vehicle detected by the vehicle speed detecting means, and the first level is a decreasing level larger than a possible maximum decreasing level in the level range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroaki Miyamoto, Yoshiaki Sano, Takanori Sugimoto, Norihiko Hatsumi, Yasuyuki Hatsuda, Akira Hashizaka, Toshiyuki Matsumi
  • Publication number: 20130015791
    Abstract: A regeneration control device of an electrically powered vehicle includes a motor generator which performs electric power regeneration by braking a driving wheel of the electrically powered vehicle, and a battery to which electric power regenerated by the motor generator is supplied. Monitoring means includes at least one of charging rate detection means configured to detect a charging rate of the battery and voltage value detection means configured to detect a voltage value of the battery. Control means controls the electric power regeneration of the motor generator according to at least one of the charging rate and the voltage value of the battery detected by the monitoring means. The control means is configured to decrease regenerative electric current of the motor generator as at least one of the charging rate and the voltage value is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Norihiko HATSUMI, Yoshiaki Sano, Toshiyuki Matsumi, Takanori Sugimoto, Hiroaki Miyamoto, Yasuyuki Hatsuda, Akira Hashizaka, Masanori Watanabe, Nobuaki Ohta
  • Publication number: 20120232735
    Abstract: An output torque control system includes a control unit which includes an acceleration mode detection unit and an output torque control unit. The acceleration mode detection unit selects a normal acceleration mode which includes output torque information indicating an increased amount of output torque of an electric motor as time elapses or a rapid acceleration mode which includes output torque information indicating the increased amount of output torque of the electric motor as time elapses more largely than in the normal acceleration mode based on a result of a detection by a depressing speed detection unit. The output torque control unit selects one of the output torque information which corresponds to the result of the detection by the acceleration mode detection unit to control the output torque produced by the electric motor based on the selected output torque information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Akira Hashizaka, Yoshiaki Sano, Hiroaki Miyamoto, Toshiyuki Matsumi, Norihiko Hatsumi, Takanori Sugimoto, Yasuyuki Hatsuda, Noritaka Terakawa, Tsuyoshi Takeo, Yutaka Nakagi
  • Patent number: 8190106
    Abstract: There is provided a base station control apparatus and a base station control method in which a frame is segmented in a situation in which interference may occur. A BS controller divides and controls a base station into three sectors and controls communications with terminal stations (TSs). A control unit determines whether or not the TS is in at least any of a state in which the TS is interfered within a certain sector by any other sector and a state in which the TS is located in a boundary between a plurality of sectors, and segments a communication frame for a TS which is determined as being in at least any of a state in which the TS is interfered within a certain sector by any other sector and a state in which the TS is located in a boundary between a plurality of sectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroaki Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20120100958
    Abstract: A vehicle driving force control device includes: a brake unit configured to generate a brake force of a vehicle; a stroke amount detecting unit configured to detect a stroke amount of a brake pedal of the vehicle; a monitoring unit configured to monitor whether generation of the brake force of the brake unit is abnormal; and a creep torque controlling unit configured to increase a reduction amount of a creep torque of the vehicle as the stroke amount increases, when the monitoring unit determines that the generation of the brake force in the brake unit is abnormal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Toshiya OUE, Kazufumi HAYASHIKAWA, Katsutoshi NAGURA, Keisuke IMOTO, Hiroaki MIYAMOTO, Yasuyuki HATSUDA, Takanori SUGIMOTO, Norihiko HATSUMI
  • Publication number: 20120095634
    Abstract: A motor torque control device of an electrically-driven vehicle equipped with a motor serving as a driving source, is configured to limit an output of the motor when both a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal of the electrically-driven vehicle are stepped. A motor limit torque, which is an upper limit value of a command torque for the motor, is changed depending on a vehicle velocity of the electrically-driven vehicle detected by a vehicle velocity detecting unit and a stepping amount of the brake pedal detected by a brake pedal stepping amount detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Hiroaki MIYAMOTO, Yoshiaki SANO, Akira HASHIZAKA, Yasuyuki HATSUDA, Toshiyuki MATSUMI, Norihiko HATSUMI, Takanori SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20120071296
    Abstract: In a vehicle that generates creep torque using an electric motor, a controlling means that causes, on the basis of the results of the detecting by the vehicle speed detecting means and the braking operation detecting means, the electric motor to generate the creep torque, wherein if the brake is operated when the creep torque is generated, the controlling means decreases the creep torque by a first level, if the brake is not operated when the creep torque is generated, the controlling means increases or decrease the creep torque in a level range on the basis of the speed of the vehicle detected by the vehicle speed detecting means, and the first level is a decreasing level larger than a possible maximum decreasing level in the level range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroaki MIYAMOTO, Yoshiaki SANO, Takanori SUGIMOTO, Norihiko HATSUMI, Yasuyuki HATSUDA, Akira HASHIZAKA, Toshiyuki MATSUMI
  • Patent number: 7805688
    Abstract: A logical memory construction-processing section reads several kinds of physical memories and registers prepared in advance as libraries, generates candidates for each logical memory, by combining only the physical memories or only the registers, or both the physical memories and the registers, with each other, so as to construct the logical memory that satisfies a logical condition defining a memory space, and selects highest priority candidates for the logical memories from the candidates according to priorities. An optimum construction extraction-processing section extracts optimum logical memories satisfying the respective logical conditions from the highest priority candidates such that the limit numbers of usable physical memories and usable registers are satisfied. A circuit description-processing section executes circuit description by using the physical memories and the registers that construct each of the extracted optimum logical memories, to thereby generate a circuit description file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Noritoshi Yamakawa, Hiroaki Miyamoto, Yoshikatsu Kouhara, Akitsugu Nakayama, Kouichi Tanda
  • Publication number: 20100220698
    Abstract: A wireless LAN terminal (AP) transmits a data frame to a counter wireless LAN terminal (STA-j), and receives an ACK frame from STA-j. AP measures a response time from the transmission of the data frame to reception of the ACK frame, and measures a transmission interval time from the previous transmission of the data frame to STA-j to the current transmission. AP includes a memory to store a predetermined set transmission interval time and a set response time for said terminal station. AP re-transmits the data frame when the transmission interval time does not exceed the set transmission interval time and the response time exceeds the set response time, and stores the response time in said memory as the set response time, when the transmission interval time exceeds the set transmission interval time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventor: Hiroaki Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20090305740
    Abstract: There is provided a base station control apparatus and a base station control method in which a frame is segmented in a situation in which interference may occur. A BS controller divides and controls a base station into three sectors and controls communications with terminal stations (TSs). A control unit determines whether or not the TS is in at least any of a state in which the TS is interfered within a certain sector by any other sector and a state in which the TS is located in a boundary between a plurality of sectors, and segments a communication frame for a TS which is determined as being in at least any of a state in which the TS is interfered within a certain sector by any other sector and a state in which the TS is located in a boundary between a plurality of sectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventor: Hiroaki Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20070180213
    Abstract: A memory construction apparatus for automatically forming a logical memory space, thereby making it possible to design an integrated circuit efficiently. A logical memory construction-processing section reads several kinds of physical memories and registers prepared in advance as libraries, generates candidates for each logical memory, by combining only the physical memories or only the registers, or both the physical memories and the registers, with each other, so as to construct the logical memory that satisfies a logical conditions defining a memory space, and selects highest priority candidates for the logical memories from the candidates according to priorities. An optimum construction extraction-processing section extracts optimum logical memories satisfying the respective logical conditions from the highest priority candidates such that the limit numbers of usable physical memories and usable registers are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Noritoshi Yamakawa, Hiroaki Miyamoto, Yoshikatsu Kouhara, Akitsugu Nakayama, Kouichi Tanda
  • Patent number: 7225996
    Abstract: A fuel injection device includes a fuel injection unit provided with a plurality of fuel injection members. The fuel injection unit is held by a holding-and-supplying unit. The fuel injection members are connected to the holding-and-supplying unit by a connecting-and-supplying unit. A fuel is supplied to the fuel injection members through fuel supply passages formed in the holding-and-supplying unit and the connecting-and-supplying unit so as to extend from the holding-and-supplying unit through the connecting-and-supplying unit to the fuel injection members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayoshi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Ninomiya, Hiroaki Miyamoto, Takeo Oda
  • Publication number: 20070091806
    Abstract: In a wireless LAN communication system in which the data transmission rate is asymmetric between an upstream channel and a downstream channel, a wireless band is effectively used. The transmission rate of an ACK (reception acknowledgement signal) is variably controlled between an AP (Access Point) and an STA (mobile terminal station), based on the number of retransmissions of a user data frame. Specifically, control is performed as follows. The number of retransmitted frames is counted, and if the value is greater than a predetermined value M, which means that the transmission quality of an ACK is poor, the ACK transmission rate is brought one level down. The number of successive successful frames is counted, and if the value is greater than a predetermined value N, which means that the transmission quality is good, the transmission rate is brought one level up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventor: Hiroaki Miyamoto