Patents by Inventor Kaoru Yokota

Kaoru Yokota 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).

  • Publication number: 20200213149
    Abstract: An electronic control system includes: a CAN bus included in a vehicle; an ADAS control ECU that receives a vehicle state signal indicating information about a state of the vehicle via a dedicated line which is wiring used only for communication of the vehicle state signal, and transmits a control instruction signal to the CAN bus based on the vehicle state signal; and an actuator ECU that receives, via the CAN bus, the control instruction signal transmitted from the ADAS control ECU, and performs control relating to driving of the vehicle based on the control instruction signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihito TAKEUCHI, Kaoru YOKOTA, Takayuki FUJII
  • Publication number: 20190387023
    Abstract: An electronic control apparatus includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain data transmitted via a network in a system; and a judging unit configured to judge presence or absence of an anomaly in the data obtained by the obtaining unit, based on a transmission state of the data. The judging unit is configured to judge that an anomaly is present in the data, when the transmission state of the data is a transmission stopped state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaoru YOKOTA, Toshihisa NAKANO, Jun ANZAI
  • Publication number: 20190367041
    Abstract: An electronic control device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires state information indicating at least one of a state of a movable body and a state of an external environment in which the movable body is moving, and a control instruction indicating at least one of a steering control instruction for steering the movable body and an acceleration control instruction for adjusting acceleration of the movable body; and a determining unit that determines whether the control instruction is a false control instruction based on the at least one state indicated by the state information acquired and control indicated by the control instruction acquired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihisa NAKANO, Tohru WAKABAYASHI, Yusuke NEMOTO, Takayuki FUJII, Takashi MUROYAMA, Kaoru YOKOTA
  • Publication number: 20190302753
    Abstract: A communications interruption system includes, in an in-vehicle network system in which it is possible to communicate data between a plurality of groups that each include a plurality of communication devices and a communication line, a communicator that receives data from at least one of the plurality of communication devices included in a first group via the communication line, a determiner configured to detect a communication anomaly in the first group based on the data received by the communicator and determine whether to execute a predetermined communications interruption between the plurality of groups based on contents of the communication anomaly detected, and a switcher that executes the predetermined communications interruption. The predetermined communications interruption includes interrupting a flow of the data transmitted from the first group to a group other than the first group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LT D.
    Inventors: Takayuki FUJII, Kaoru YOKOTA
  • Publication number: 20190217869
    Abstract: A control apparatus (communication device) includes: a determination unit which determines, based on a communication data item passing through a network to which a plurality of ECUs are connected in a system, an anomaly level of the communication data item or an operating state of the system; and a first control unit which (i) changes at least one of a method of transmitting a log of the communication data item and a method of storing the log of the communication data item, according to the anomaly level of the communication data item determined, or (ii) performs sampling on the communication data item according to a method of sampling corresponding to the operating state determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihito TAKEUCHI, Kaoru YOKOTA, Hiroyuki WADA, Toshihisa NAKANO, Takayuki FUJII, Yuusuke NEMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190217870
    Abstract: A master control device is communicatively coupled to a first slave control device and a second slave control device via a first network and a second network, respectively. The master control device provides output data to the first slave control device based on input data received from the second slave control device. A monitoring apparatus which monitors an operation of the master control device stores determination data indicating a correspondence relationship between the input data and the output data, obtains the input data provided to the second network by the second slave control device and the output data provided to the first slave control device via the first network, and determines a presence or an absence of an anomaly in the operation of the master control device by determining whether the input data and the output data correspond to the determination data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihisa NAKANO, Jun ANZAI, Kaoru YOKOTA
  • Publication number: 20180351915
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a first communication unit which transmits and receives communication data through a network connected to a first GW, a second GW, and at least one electronic control unit; a monitoring unit which determines whether the communication data is normal; and a notification unit which transmits, at least to the second GW, a notification that brings the network to a state in which one of a transfer function of the first GW and a transfer function of the second GW gateway is active and the other one of the transfer functions is inactive, when the monitoring unit does not determine that the communication data is normal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LT D.
    Inventors: Toshihisa NAKANO, Jun ANZAI, Masato TANABE, Kaoru YOKOTA
  • Publication number: 20180316721
    Abstract: An information processing device is provided. A first communication unit transmits and receives communication data through a network. The network is connected to a first gateway, a second gateway, and at least one electronic control unit. A monitoring unit determines whether the communication data is normal. A notification unit transmits, at least to the second gateway, a notification that brings the network to a state in which one of a transfer function of the first gateway and a transfer function of the second gateway is active and the other one of the transfer functions is inactive, when the monitoring unit determines that the communication data is not normal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihisa NAKANO, Jun ANZAI, Masato TANABE, Kaoru YOKOTA
  • Patent number: 9594909
    Abstract: To aim provide a software update apparatus including an install module group composed of a plurality of install modules. Each of the install modules has a function of receiving, from an external server, a replacement protection control module to be used for updating a protection control module having a function of verifying whether a predetermined application has been tampered with. Each of the install modules simultaneously running is verified by at least another one of the install modules simultaneously running, as to whether the install module has a possibility of performing malicious operations. If any of the install modules is verified as having the possibility of performing the malicious operations, any another one of the install modules that is verified as not having the possibility revokes the any install module verified as having the possibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu Maeda, Yuichi Futa, Natsume Matsuzaki, Kaoru Yokota, Masao Nonaka, Yuji Unagami, Hiroki Shizuya, Masao Sakai, Shuji Isobe, Eisuke Koizumi, Shingo Hasegawa, Marika Minagawa
  • Patent number: 9270470
    Abstract: A data processing device for playing back a digital work reduces the processing load involved in verification by using only a predetermined number of encrypted units selected randomly from multiple encrypted units constituting encrypted contents recorded on a DVD. In addition, the data processing device improves the accuracy of detecting unauthorized contents by randomly selecting a predetermined number of encrypted units every time the verification is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masao Nonaka, Yuichi Futa, Toshihisa Nakano, Kaoru Yokota, Motoji Ohmori, Masaya Miyazaki, Masaya Yamamoto, Kaoru Murase, Senichi Onoda
  • Patent number: 9172535
    Abstract: An LSI includes a first decryptor which receives first encrypted key data, and decrypts the first encrypted key data using a first cryptographic key, thereby generating first decrypted key data, a second cryptographic key generator which generates a second cryptographic key based on a second ID, a second encryptor which encrypts the first decrypted key data using the second cryptographic key, thereby generating second encrypted key data, and a second decryptor which decrypts the second encrypted key data using the second cryptographic key, thereby generating second decrypted key data. At a time of key setting, the second encryptor stores the second encrypted key data in a storage unit. At a time of key usage, the second decryptor reads the second encrypted key data from the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaoru Yokota, Akihito Katsura, Yusuke Nemoto, Yuishi Torisaki, Makoto Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 9166972
    Abstract: A distributing device for generating private information correctly even if shared information is destroyed or tampered with. A shared information distributing device for use in a system for managing private information by a secret sharing method, including: segmenting unit that segments private information into a first through an nth pieces of shared information; first distribution unit that distributes the n pieces of shared information to n holding devices on a one-to-one basis; and second distribution unit that distributes the n pieces of shared information to the n holding devices so that each holding device holds an ith piece of shared information distributed by the first distribution unit, as well as a pieces of shared information being different from the ith piece of shared information in ordinal position among n pieces of shared information, “i” being an integer in a range from 1 to n.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Manabu Maeda, Masao Nonaka, Yuichi Futa, Kaoru Yokota, Natsume Matsuzaki, Hiroki Shizuya, Masao Sakai, Shuji Isobe, Eisuke Koizumi, Shingo Hasegawa, Masaki Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20150127948
    Abstract: A data processing device for playing back a digital work reduces the processing load involved in verification by using only a predetermined number of encrypted units selected randomly from multiple encrypted units constituting encrypted contents recorded on a DVD. In addition, the data processing device improves the accuracy of detecting unauthorized contents by randomly selecting a predetermined number of encrypted units every time the verification is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Masao NONAKA, Yuichi FUTA, Toshihisa NAKANO, Kaoru YOKOTA, Motoji OHMORI, Masaya MIYAZAKI, Masaya YAMAMOTO, Kaoru MURASE, Senichi ONODA
  • Publication number: 20150121079
    Abstract: A distributing device for generating private information correctly even if shared information is destroyed or tampered with. A shared information distributing device for use in a system for managing private information by a secret sharing method, including: segmenting unit that segments private information into a first through an nth pieces of shared information; first distribution unit that distributes the n pieces of shared information to n holding devices on a one-to-one basis; and second distribution unit that distributes the n pieces of shared information to the n holding devices so that each holding device holds an ith piece of shared information distributed by the first distribution unit, as well as a pieces of shared information being different from the ith piece of shared information in ordinal position among n pieces of shared information, “i” being an integer in a range from 1 to n.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Manabu MAEDA, Masao NONAKA, Yuichi FUTA, Kaoru YOKOTA, Natsume MATSUZAKI, Hiroki SHIZUYA, Masao SAKAI, Shuji ISOBE, Eisuke KOIZUMI, Shingo HASEGAWA, Masaki YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 8972737
    Abstract: A data processing device for playing back a digital work reduces the processing load involved in verification by using only a predetermined number of encrypted units selected randomly from multiple encrypted units constituting encrypted contents recorded on a DVD. In addition, the data processing device improves the accuracy of detecting unauthorized contents by randomly selecting a predetermined number of encrypted units every time the verification is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Nonaka, Yuichi Futa, Toshihisa Nakano, Kaoru Yokota, Motoji Ohmori, Masaya Miyazaki, Masaya Yamamoto, Kaoru Murase, Senichi Onoda
  • Patent number: 8930660
    Abstract: A distributing device for generating private information correctly even if shared information is destroyed or tampered with. A shared information distributing device for use in a system for managing private information by a secret sharing method, including: segmenting unit that segments private information into a first through an nth pieces of shared information; first distribution unit that distributes the n pieces of shared information to n holding devices on a one-to-one basis; and second distribution unit that distributes the n pieces of shared information to the n holding devices so that each holding device holds an ith piece of shared information distributed by the first distribution unit, as well as a pieces of shared information being different from the ith piece of shared information in ordinal position among n pieces of shared information, “i” being an integer in a range from 1 to n.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Manabu Maeda, Masao Nonaka, Yuichi Futa, Kaoru Yokota, Natsume Matsuzaki, Hiroki Shizuya, Masao Sakai, Shuji Isobe, Eisuke Koizumi, Shingo Hasegawa, Masaki Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20140369496
    Abstract: An LSI includes a first decryptor which receives first encrypted key data, and decrypts the first encrypted key data using a first cryptographic key, thereby generating first decrypted key data, a second cryptographic key generator which generates a second cryptographic key based on a second ID, a second encryptor which encrypts the first decrypted key data using the second cryptographic key, thereby generating second encrypted key data, and a second decryptor which decrypts the second encrypted key data using the second cryptographic key, thereby generating second decrypted key data. At a time of key setting, the second encryptor stores the second encrypted key data in a storage unit. At a time of key usage, the second decryptor reads the second encrypted key data from the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaoru YOKOTA, Akihito KATSURA, Yusuke NEMOTO, Yuishi TORISAKI, Makoto FUJIWARA
  • Patent number: 8850210
    Abstract: An authentication system, including a service use device 1 which presents blurred information obtained by blurring certification information desired to be certified, service providing devices 3a to 3c which verify the validity of blurred information presented by the service use device 1, and an authentication device 2 which supports the service use device 1 to issue valid blurred information. The authentication device 2 adds a digital signature to information including certification information and blurred information, and generates authentication information including the obtained digital signature, certification information, and blurred information (S2). The service use device 1 generates, based on the authentication information generated in the authentication device 2, blurred authentication information including blurred information selected according to an instruction from a user, instruction information representing the instruction, and a digital signature (S4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kaoru Yokota, Natsume Matsuzaki, Masao Nonaka
  • Patent number: 8787582
    Abstract: An LSI includes a first decryptor which receives first encrypted key data, and decrypts the first encrypted key data using a first cryptographic key, thereby generating first decrypted key data, a second cryptographic key generator which generates a second cryptographic key based on a second ID, a second encryptor which encrypts the first decrypted key data using the second cryptographic key, thereby generating second encrypted key data, and a second decryptor which decrypts the second encrypted key data using the second cryptographic key, thereby generating second decrypted key data. At a time of key setting, the second encryptor stores the second encrypted key data in a storage unit. At a time of key usage, the second decryptor reads the second encrypted key data from the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kaoru Yokota, Akihito Katsura, Yusuke Nemoto, Yuishi Torisaki, Makoto Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 8740698
    Abstract: A game system in which game software produced to be used in stationary game machines can be used in portable game machines. The game system includes a stationary game machine, a portable game machine, and a memory card connectable to both the stationary and portable game machines. Image data contained in game software produced for the stationary game machine shows an image in the form of free-form surface. The stationary game machine converts the image data to show the image in the form of a polygon according to processing performance of the portable game machine, and stores the converted image data and a game program executable by the portable game machine onto the memory card. The portable game machine executes the game program stored on the memory card, and generates and displays a display image from the image data stored on the memory card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihisa Nakano, Yuichi Futa, Kaoru Yokota, Motoji Ohmori