Patents by Inventor Ken Uchiyama

Ken Uchiyama 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: 10006397
    Abstract: A data analyzer for analyzing characterization data to form fuel injection control, including a data obtainer that obtains data from a detection signal of a sensor as a time-series data that changes over time. The data analyzer further includes a differentiator that differentiates the time-series data obtained by the data obtainer, a moving averager that calculates a moving average of the differentiated time-series data by the differentiator, an identifier that identifies a waveform of the time-series data based on the moving average calculated by the moving averager, and a data characterizer characterizes the time-series data based on the waveform of the time-series data identified by the identifier. As such, noise is removed as much as possible, and characteristics of time-series data become analyzable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki Yamada, Ken Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20170074200
    Abstract: A data analyzer for analyzing characterization data to form fuel injection control, including a data obtainer that obtains data from a detection signal of a sensor as a time-series data that changes over time. The data analyzer further includes a differentiator that differentiates the time-series data obtained by the data obtainer, a moving averager that calculates a moving average of the differentiated time-series data by the differentiator, an identifier that identifies a waveform of the time-series data based on the moving average calculated by the moving averager, and a data characterizer characterizes the time-series data based on the waveform of the time-series data identified by the identifier. As such, noise is removed as much as possible, and characteristics of time-series data become analyzable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Naoyuki YAMADA, Ken UCHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 9309828
    Abstract: In the start mode of a fuel supply apparatus, a subtraction value of an electric power is obtained in view of an SCV characteristic. Furthermore, a common correction value is employed as the subtraction value in order to increase an actual fuel discharge amount when the internal combustion engine is started, whereby a fuel pressure in an accumulator agrees with the target value even if an individual pump unit shows a lowest limit in the variations of the discharge amount. The common correction value is shared among the individual pump units. Even if a starting characteristic is not acquired for each of the individual supply pumps, the internal combustion engine can reliably be started.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeru Nagao, Ken Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 9277051
    Abstract: A service server apparatus is provided which can easily cope with a correction of an error of a task performed based on the content of verbal speeches of a speaker. The service server apparatus includes a service activating unit that receives an instruction for performing a different task from a task performed by an application relating to a speech communication, a telephone/call control enabler that records verbal speeches of the speaker during a speech communication between a plurality of speech communication terminal device, a speech recognizing enabler which performs a task based on the recorded speeches and which generates task data including text data representing the result of the performance and speech data representing the result of the performance, a text translating enabler, and a speech synthesizing enabler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazunori Nasu, Seiji Shibata, Mari Akuzawa, Ken Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 9110888
    Abstract: A service server apparatus is provided which can realize a service as if a speaker has a conversation in a face-to-face manner using existing applications. The service server apparatus includes a service activating unit receiving an instruction for performing a task during a communication, a telephone/call control unit recording a call speech of the speaker during the communication between speech communication terminal devices, a speech recognizing enabler, a text translating enabler, and a speech synthesizing enabler performing the task based on the recorded call speech when the instruction is received, and a communication control enabler providing task data obtained through an performance of the task to the speech communication terminal device. The task data is text data obtained by converting the call speech into a text, translated text data obtained by translating the text data into another language, and speech data obtained by converting the translated text data into a speech.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazunori Nasu, Seiji Shibata, Mari Akuzawa, Ken Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20140216408
    Abstract: In the start mode of a fuel supply apparatus, a subtraction value of an electric power is obtained in view of an SCV characteristic. Furthermore, a common correction value is employed as the subtraction value in order to increase an actual fuel discharge amount when the internal combustion engine is started, whereby a fuel pressure in an accumulator agrees with the target value even if an individual pump unit shows a lowest limit in the variations of the discharge amount. The common correction value is shared among the individual pump units. Even if a starting characteristic is not acquired for each of the individual supply pumps, the internal combustion engine can reliably be started.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeru NAGAO, Ken UCHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20140180668
    Abstract: A service server apparatus is provided which can realize a service as if a speaker has a conversation in a face-to-face manner using existing applications. The service server apparatus includes a service activating unit receiving an instruction for performing a task during a communication, a telephone/call control unit recording a call speech of the speaker during the communication between speech communication terminal devices, a speech recognizing enabler, a text translating enabler, and a speech synthesizing enabler performing the task based on the recorded call speech when the instruction is received, and a communication control enabler providing task data obtained through an performance of the task to the speech communication terminal device. The task data is text data obtained by converting the call speech into a text, translated text data obtained by translating the text data into another language, and speech data obtained by converting the translated text data into a speech.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Kazunori Nasu, Seiji Shibata, Mari Akuzawa, Ken Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20140066022
    Abstract: A service server apparatus is provided which can easily cope with a correction of an error of a task performed based on the content of verbal speeches of a speaker. The service server apparatus includes a service activating unit that receives an instruction for performing a different task from a task performed by an application relating to a speech communication, a telephone/call control enabler that records verbal speeches of the speaker during a speech communication between a plurality of speech communication terminal device, a speech recognizing enabler which performs a task based on the recorded speeches and which generates task data including text data representing the result of the performance and speech data representing the result of the performance, a text translating enabler, and a speech synthesizing enabler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: NTT Docomo, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazunori Nasu, Seiji Shibata, Mari Akuzawa, Ken Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 8472975
    Abstract: Highly-accurate approximate positional information is transmitted to a communication terminal. An approximate positional information database of a server included in a positioning support system includes approximate positional information used for positioning calculation at the communication terminal and which indicates a position of a cell in which the communication terminal is located and a cell identifier identifying the cell, with approximate positional information and the cell being associated with each other. Based on a positioning information transmission request which includes a cell and which is transmitted from the communication terminal, approximate positional information stored in the approximate positional information database is acquired and transmitted from a communication unit to the communication terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Aoyama, Ken Uchiyama, Tomomi Tanaka, Takuya Inoue
  • Publication number: 20110306356
    Abstract: Highly-accurate approximate positional information is transmitted to a communication terminal. An approximate positional information DB 23 of a SUPL server 20 included in a positioning support system 10 includes approximate positional information which is used for positioning calculation at the communication terminal 60 and which indicates a position of a cell C1 in which the communication terminal 60 exists and a cell ID identifying the cell C1, with approximate positional information and the cell ID being associated with each other. Based on a positioning information transmission request which includes a cell ID and which is transmitted from the communication terminal 60, approximate positional information stored in the approximate positional information DB 23 is acquired and transmitted from a communication unit 21 to the communication terminal 60.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shinya Aoyama, Ken Uchiyama, Tomomi Tanaka, Takuya Inoue
  • Patent number: 7373918
    Abstract: When a learning condition is satisfied, an operational state of an engine is adjusted in a retarded combustion operation to a misfire inducing state, at which misfire is prone to occur in a cylinder of the engine due to shortage of a pilot flame generative injection quantity. When the misfire is sensed, the pilot flame generative injection quantity of the misfired cylinder is progressively increased. Then, when the misfire is eliminated through this, a pilot flame generative correction quantity at the time of eliminating the misfire is stored. Thereafter, the pilot flame generative injection quantity is corrected based on the stored pilot flame generative correction quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Ken Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 7143747
    Abstract: A control unit for controlling fuel pressure in a common rail comprises a pressure sensor for detecting fuel pressure in the common rail, a decreased amount presuming means for calculating a presumed decreased amount (PC1) of the common rail fuel pressure, and a first determination means for comparing the detected decreased amount (PC2) of the common rail fuel pressure with the presumed decreased amount (PC1), in order to determine whether any abnormal condition is in the outputs from the pressure sensor. Therefore, the malfunction of the pressure sensor or any abnormal conditions included in the outputs from the pressure sensor can be detected even during the engine operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Ken Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 7110876
    Abstract: An engine control device for controlling an exhaust gas recirculation operation includes a variable-capacity turbo supercharger, an EGR valve, a supercharging pressure controller, an EGR controller, and an EGR correction amount calculator. The variable-capacity turbo supercharger varies a flow through an exhaust turbine to change a supercharging pressure. The EGR valve adjusts an exhaust reflow amount of gas flowing from an exhaust passage to an air intake passage. The supercharging pressure controller drives the supercharger to control the supercharging pressure. The EGR controller drives the EGR valve to control the exhaust gas recirculation operation. The EGR correction amount calculator calculates an EGR correction amount according to a change in the exhaust gas recirculation operation. The EGR controller performs a feedback control operation on the EGR valve in accordance with a deviation between an EGR control amount corrected by the EGR correction amount and a target EGR control amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Uchiyama, Kouichi Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 7017550
    Abstract: In an electronic throttle controller, when an intake air amount detected by an air flow meter is smaller than a stall prevention judging-purpose each cylinder intake amount, a stall prevention adding amount “large” is added to intake throttle opening degree deviation, a DC motor is driven while neglecting a feedback control operation, and an opening degree of the intake throttle is controlled to be further opened from an actual preceding control position. When an execution number of the engine stop avoiding control is larger than a predetermined number within a predetermined period, an abnormal condition of a throttle position sensor is detected, and thus, energizing operation of the DC motor is stopped. The abnormal condition malfunction of the throttle position sensor can be firmly detected while an engine stall is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Hata, Ken Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20060054149
    Abstract: A control unit for controlling fuel pressure in a common rail comprises a pressure sensor for detecting fuel pressure in the common rail, a decreased amount presuming means for calculating a presumed decreased amount (PC1) of the common rail fuel pressure, and a first determination means for comparing the detected decreased amount (PC2) of the common rail fuel pressure with the presumed decreased amount (PC1), in order to determine whether any abnormal condition is in the outputs from the pressure sensor. Therefore, the malfunction of the pressure sensor or any abnormal conditions included in the outputs from the pressure sensor can be detected even during the engine operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Ken Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20060054132
    Abstract: When a learning condition is satisfied, an operational state of an engine is adjusted in a retarded combustion operation to a misfire inducing state, at which misfire is prone to occur in a cylinder of the engine due to shortage of a pilot flame generative injection quantity. When the misfire is sensed, the pilot flame generative injection quantity of the misfired cylinder is progressively increased. Then, when the misfire is eliminated through this, a pilot flame generative correction quantity at the time of eliminating the misfire is stored. Thereafter, the pilot flame generative injection quantity is corrected based on the stored pilot flame generative correction quantity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Ken Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 6971368
    Abstract: A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine includes a fuel supply pump, a fuel pressure detector, and a control unit. The fuel supply pump supplies pressurized fuel to a fuel injection valve in the internal combustion engine. The fuel pressure detector detects the pressure of the fuel supplied. The control unit controls the amount of the fuel supplied based on a deviation between an actual fuel pressure and a target fuel pressure. The control unit includes an integral term calculator and an integral term holder. The integral term calculator adds an integral compensation quantity and a last-time integral term to calculate a this-time integral term based on an integral compensation quantity that is updated according to the deviation. The integral term holder stops the updating of the integral compensation quantity and retains the last-time integral term when a defect in the fuel supply pump is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Ken Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20050193977
    Abstract: In an electronic throttle controller, when an intake air amount detected by an air flow meter is smaller than a stole prevention judging-purpose each cylinder intake amount, a stole prevention adding amount “large” is added to intake throttle opening degree deviation, a DC motor is driven while neglecting a feedback control operation, and an opening degree of the intake throttle is controlled to be further opened from an actual preceding control position. When an execution number of the engine stop avoiding control is larger than a predetermined number within a predetermined period, an abnormal condition of a throttle position sensor is detected, and thus, energizing operation of the DC motor is stopped. The abnormal condition malfunction of the throttle position sensor can be firmly detected while an engine stole is avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Hata, Ken Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20050178123
    Abstract: An engine control device for controlling an exhaust gas recirculation operation includes a variable-capacity turbo supercharger, an EGR valve, a supercharging pressure controller, an EGR controller, and an EGR correction amount calculator. The variable-capacity turbo supercharger varies a flow through an exhaust turbine to change a supercharging pressure. The EGR valve adjusts an exhaust reflow amount of gas flowing from an exhaust passage to an air intake passage. The supercharging pressure controller drives the supercharger to control the supercharging pressure. The EGR controller drives the EGR valve to control the exhaust gas recirculation operation. The EGR correction amount calculator calculates an EGR correction amount according to a change in the exhaust gas recirculation operation. The EGR controller performs a feedback control operation on the EGR valve in accordance with a deviation between an EGR control amount corrected by the EGR correction amount and a target EGR control amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken Uchiyama, Kouichi Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20050103312
    Abstract: A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine includes a fuel supply pump, a fuel pressure detector, and a control unit. The fuel supply pump supplies pressurized fuel to a fuel injection valve in the internal combustion engine. The fuel pressure detector detects the pressure of the fuel supplied. The control unit controls the amount of the fuel supplied based on a deviation between an actual fuel pressure and a target fuel pressure. The control unit includes an integral term calculator and an integral term holder. The integral term calculator adds an integral compensation quantity and a last-time integral term to calculate a this-time integral term based on an integral compensation quantity that is updated according to the deviation. The integral term holder stops the updating of the integral compensation quantity and retains the last-time integral term when a defect in the fuel supply pump is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ken Uchiyama