Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Kitagawa

Hiroyuki Kitagawa 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: 11564189
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus controls an operation of a control target device. The electronic apparatus is configured to generate a first timing signal, to delay the first timing signal by a first time and to generate a second timing signal for defining a transmission timing of control data related to control of the operation of the control target device, to transmit a data signal including the control data based on the second timing signal, to receive the data signal and to generate a third timing signal for a notification of reception of the data signal, and, to generate a fourth timing signal indicating a control timing of the control target device based on the control data, based on the third timing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Koji Akita, Yukako Tsutumi
  • Patent number: 11326893
    Abstract: A vehicle display device calculates a travel distance limit of an own vehicle, based on an energy remaining amount of the own vehicle; calculates a degree of scattering being a numerical value indicating a degree of remoteness between a farthest supply facility farthest from the own vehicle, and other supply facilities present within a predetermined distance from the farthest supply facility; calculates a travelable distance being a distance by which the own vehicle is able to travel, based on the travel distance limit and the degree of scattering; and causes the display to display the calculated travelable distance. In the processing of calculating the travelable distance, the travelable distance is decreased, as the degree of scattering increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Tadashi Yagumo
  • Publication number: 20220090929
    Abstract: An information processing device performs information processing on position coordinates of a moving body. The information processing device includes a storage and a controller. The storage stores travel history information including a series of position coordinates indicative of a travel history of the moving body. The controller performs map matching that corrects the position coordinates onto a road network of map information. The controller calculates a plurality of candidate coordinate sequences in which position coordinates as a result of the map matching are arranged, based on the travel history information stored in the storage. The controller generates position data indicative of a position where the moving body was traveling, based on the plurality of candidate coordinate sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicants: MICWARE CO.,LTD, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaori SHIHOYA, Hiroyuki KITAGAWA
  • Patent number: 11270131
    Abstract: A map points-of-change detection device includes: a camera capturing an image of an area around a vehicle; a bird's-eye-view transformation section transforming the image into a bird's-eye view image; a map storage portion storing a road map including a road surface map; a collation processing section determining whether a point of change in the road surface map exits, the point of change being a position at which a change has occurred on an actual road surface; and a collation region identification section that determines a region for collation in a width direction of the vehicle from the bird's-eye view image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maiko Sugie, Yasuyuki Ito, Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Satoru Nomura, Tomoharu Murate, Miyo Hamada
  • Publication number: 20220007317
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus controls an operation of a control target device. The electronic apparatus is configured to generate a first timing signal, to delay the first timing signal by a first time and to generate a second timing signal for defining a transmission timing of control data related to control of the operation of the control target device, to transmit a data signal including the control data based on the second timing signal, to receive the data signal and to generate a third timing signal for a notification of reception of the data signal, and, to generate a fourth timing signal indicating a control timing of the control target device based on the control data, based on the third timing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KITAGAWA, Koji AKITA, Yukako TSUTUMI
  • Publication number: 20210273639
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, in electronic apparatus, controller generates first and second control signals to control first and second controlled unit. First serial converter multiplexes the first and second control signals into first serial signal. First wireless transmitter transmits the first serial signal by first wireless signal in a chronologically continuous manner. First wireless receiver receives the first wireless signal. First parallel converter separates the first and second control signals from the first wireless signal received by first wireless receiver, to output the first control signal to first controlled unit, and to output the second control signal to second controlled unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yukako TSUTSUMI, Koji AKITA, Hiroyuki KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210190524
    Abstract: A vehicle display device calculates a travel distance limit of an own vehicle, based on an energy remaining amount of the own vehicle; calculates a degree of scattering being a numerical value indicating a degree of remoteness between a farthest supply facility farthest from the own vehicle, and other supply facilities present within a predetermined distance from the farthest supply facility; calculates a travelable distance being a distance by which the own vehicle is able to travel, based on the travel distance limit and the degree of scattering; and causes the display to display the calculated travelable distance. In the processing of calculating the travelable distance, the travelable distance is decreased, as the degree of scattering increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KITAGAWA, Tadashi YAGUMO
  • Publication number: 20200082179
    Abstract: A map points-of-change detection device includes: a camera capturing an image of an area around a vehicle; a bird's-eye-view transformation section transforming the image into a bird's-eye view image; a map storage portion storing a road map including a road surface map; a collation processing section determining whether a point of change in the road surface map exits, the point of change being a position at which a change has occurred on an actual road surface; and a collation region identification section that determines a region for collation in a width direction of the vehicle from the bird's-eye view image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Maiko SUGIE, Yasuyuki ITO, Hiroyuki KITAGAWA, Satoru NOMURA, Tomoharu MURATE, Miyo HAMADA
  • Patent number: 9699707
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a calculation method is for performing calculation on a wireless network including multiple terminals and multiple base stations. The method includes calculating a first probability with which a first base station and a second terminal are capable of connection with (h?1) hops, h being a finite integer equal to or larger than 2, and a first terminal and the second terminal are capable of direct connection with each other, by using a probability with which the first terminal and the second terminal are capable of direct connection with each other and a probability with which the second terminal and the first base station are capable of direct connection with each other; and calculating a second probability with which the first terminal is capable of connection with at least one of the base stations with h hops by using the first probability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Cam Ly Nguyen, Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Tatsuma Hirano, Ren Sakata
  • Patent number: 9402009
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a facsimile communication unit; a mail communication unit; an outputting unit; an external power source processing unit to operate the image processing apparatus using external power supplied from an external power source; a power-storing source processing unit to operate the image processing apparatus using stored power stored in a power-storing unit; a power source detection unit to detect whether the apparatus is operated with the external power or the stored power to output a detection result; and a facsimile data output control unit to transmit, when the facsimile communication unit receives facsimile data, the facsimile data to a destination address via e-mail with the mail communication unit based on the detection result indicating that the stored power is supplied, and to output the image of the facsimile data based on the detection result indicating that the external power is supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 9337747
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an inverter apparatus includes a power conversion unit, a wireless communication unit and a control unit. The power conversion unit converts input power that is one of DC power and AC power into AC output power. The wireless communication unit wirelessly receives a first synchronization signal. The control unit controls a phase of the output power based on the first synchronization signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takafumi Sakamoto, Yuji Tohzaka, Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Hiroki Kudo
  • Patent number: 9204321
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication apparatus includes a management unit and a setting unit. The setting unit sets, upon determination of disconnection of a wireless link with a base station of a main network used for communication, duration for waiting for receiving a first signal related to formation of a new network based on a priority. The management unit, when the duration is set, waits for receiving the first signal until the duration elapses. The setting unit switches an operation mode to a base station mode if the first signal is not received even the duration elapses. The management unit repeatedly performs a process to transmit the first signal after the operation mode is switched to the base station mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yuji Tohzaka, Hiroki Kudo, Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Takafumi Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20150304515
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a facsimile communication unit; a mail communication unit; an outputting unit; an external power source processing unit to operate the image processing apparatus using external power supplied from an external power source; a power-storing source processing unit to operate the image processing apparatus using stored power stored in a power-storing unit; a power source detection unit to detect whether the apparatus is operated with the external power or the stored power to output a detection result; and a facsimile data output control unit to transmit, when the facsimile communication unit receives facsimile data, the facsimile data to a destination address via e-mail with the mail communication unit based on the detection result indicating that the stored power is supplied, and to output the image of the facsimile data based on the detection result indicating that the external power is supplied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 9107471
    Abstract: A shoe insole, which supports three points on a sole to stabilize a center of gravity, is provided by considering a skeletal structure of a foot and a sequential movement from foot joints to a body. The three points, which are a first metatarsal sesamoid bone, tuberosity of fifth metatarsal bone, and a calcaneal tuberosity, are supported from a sole side, and the three point balance can stabilize a center of gravity, and thereby a stimulus that adjusts body movements derived from a sole to help a body to be back to a right position can be given.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20150204964
    Abstract: A radio base station performs wireless communication with a wireless terminal. The radio base station includes a directivity pattern specifying unit, a communication unit, and a signal processor. The directivity pattern specifying unit specifies plural directivity patterns. The communication unit receives a search request frame from the wireless terminal, sends to the wireless terminal a search response frame which is a response to the search request frame, with at least one, specified by the directivity pattern specifying unit, of the directivity patterns, and receives a delivery acknowledgment frame for the search response frame from the wireless terminal with the directivity patterns specified by the directivity pattern specifying unit. The signal processor calculates, for each specified directivity pattern, a radio wave intensity of the delivery acknowledgment frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Tatsuma HIRANO, Cam Ly NGUYEN, Hiroyuki KITAGAWA, Ren SAKATA, Takuya KAWAMURA, Mutsumu SERIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20150195728
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a calculation method is for performing calculation on a wireless network including multiple terminals and multiple base stations. The method includes calculating a first probability with which a first base station and a second terminal are capable of connection with (h?1) hops, h being a finite integer equal to or larger than 2, and a first terminal and the second terminal are capable of direct connection with each other, by using a probability with which the first terminal and the second terminal are capable of direct connection with each other and a probability with which the second terminal and the first base station are capable of direct connection with each other; and calculating a second probability with which the first terminal is capable of connection with at least one of the base stations with h hops by using the first probability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Cam Ly NGUYEN, Hiroyuki KITAGAWA, Tatsuma HIRANO, Ren SAKATA
  • Publication number: 20150156640
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a position calculation method includes obtaining a plurality of candidate positions each of which represents a position of a corresponding one of a plurality of base stations to be installed in a wireless network; calculating a condition of an optimization problem for deciding installation positions of base stations from the candidate positions by using probabilities of connection between a plurality of terminals included in the wireless network and the base stations installed at the candidate positions; and calculating the installation positions by solving the optimization problem under the condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Cam Iy NGUYEN, Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Tatsuma Hirano, Ren Sakata
  • Publication number: 20150061398
    Abstract: There is provided a power transmitting apparatus in which the first communicating unit performs communication with a power receiving apparatus using the first antenna, the second antenna transmits the electric power generated by the power supply unit to the power receiving apparatus, the second communicating unit performs communication with the power receiving apparatus using the second antenna, the measuring unit measures first and second communication quality of the first and second communicating units, respectively, the control unit communicates, while power transmission to the power receiving apparatus is performed, transmission control information with the power receiving apparatus using the first or second communicating unit and controls the power transmission based on the transmission control information, and the control unit selects any one of the first communicating unit and the second communicating unit according to the first communication quality and the second communication quality to communicate
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroki KUDO, Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Yuji Tohzaka, Takafumi Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8864179
    Abstract: A pipe coupling apparatus for simultaneously connecting and locking together pipe couplings comprising a plurality of sockets and plugs. The pipe coupling apparatus includes a socket-side unit having a plurality of sockets and a plug-side unit having a plurality of plugs. Each socket is provided with locking elements, and each plug is provided with an engagement groove. When the plug is inserted into the socket, the locking elements enter the engagement groove. A sleeve is provided displaceably between a locking completion position where it holds the locking elements from coming out of the engagement groove to lock the socket and the plug to each other and a retracted position separated from the locking completion position. A locking confirmation plate is displaceable from a locking unconfirmed position to a locking confirmed position when all the sleeves are at the locking completion position, thereby allowing confirmation of the completion of locking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Nitto Kohki Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kitagawa
  • Patent number: D785144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: NITTO KOHKI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kitagawa