Patents by Inventor Masanori MIYAO

Masanori MIYAO 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: 11513236
    Abstract: A positioning device measures a position of a vehicle by including a controller. The controller provides (i) a first positioning system to obtain a first positioning result having a first accuracy by performing positioning using a signal from a GNSS satellite and (ii) a second positioning system to obtain a second positioning result having a second accuracy higher than the first accuracy, by using acquired vehicle-related information, instead of or in addition to the first positioning result. The controller selects, as a selected positioning system to obtain a selected positioning result, either (i) the first positioning system or (ii) the second positioning system. In response to determining that the second accuracy of the second positioning result is lower than the first accuracy of the first positioning result, the controller is configured to switch the selected positioning system to select the first positioning system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masanori Miyao, Kentaro Asai, Yosuke Moriuchi
  • Patent number: 11320271
    Abstract: A positioning device performs positioning to measure a position of a vehicle. The positioning device receives a signal transmitted from a GNSS satellite. The positioning device perform a positioning calculation using the signal. The positioning device communicates with a positioning server. The positioning device selects, as a system for the positioning, one of a first positioning system and a second positioning system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masanori Miyao, Kentaro Asai, Yosuke Moriuchi
  • Publication number: 20200326190
    Abstract: A positioning device performs positioning to measure a position of a vehicle. The positioning device receives a signal transmitted from a GNSS satellite. The positioning device perform a positioning calculation using the signal. The positioning device communicates with a positioning server. The positioning device selects, as a system for the positioning, one of a first positioning system and a second positioning system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Masanori MIYAO, Kentaro ASAI, Yosuke MORIUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200319351
    Abstract: A positioning device measures a position of a vehicle by including a controller. The controller provides (i) a first positioning system to obtain a first positioning result having a first accuracy by performing positioning using a signal from a GNSS satellite and (ii) a second positioning system to obtain a second positioning result having a second accuracy higher than the first accuracy, by using acquired vehicle-related information, instead of or in addition to the first positioning result. The controller selects, as a selected positioning system to obtain a selected positioning result, either (i) the first positioning system or (ii) the second positioning system. In response to determining that the second accuracy of the second positioning result is lower than the first accuracy of the first positioning result, the controller is configured to switch the selected positioning system to select the first positioning system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Masanori MIYAO, Kentaro ASAI, Yosuke MORIUCHI
  • Patent number: 10283818
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic device that can heat an auxiliary battery as a standby power supply and check a function of the auxiliary battery with a simpler configuration. The device is provided with a heater resistor for heating an auxiliary battery incorporated in an in-vehicle emergency notification device as a standby power supply for a main battery, and is also provided with first and second power supply switches for forming first and second power supply paths for supplying power from the main battery and the auxiliary battery to the heater resistor, respectively. A control circuit controls the first and second power supply switches to form the power supply paths so as to conduct a current to the heater resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masanori Miyao
  • Patent number: 10211435
    Abstract: A circuit board structure capable of heating a battery without requiring cost for adoption and replacement of the battery is provided. In the mounting of an auxiliary battery incorporated in an in-vehicle emergency notification device as a standby power supply for a main battery and a heater resistor for heating the auxiliary battery, a heat transfer mechanism for transferring heat generated by the heater resistor to the auxiliary battery is provided on a printed board. Further, the auxiliary battery is detachably fixed on the printed board through the heat transfer mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Miyao, Mitsuteru Suzaki
  • Publication number: 20160336561
    Abstract: A circuit board structure capable of heating a battery without requiring cost for adoption and replacement of the battery is provided. In the mounting of an auxiliary battery incorporated in an in-vehicle emergency notification device as a standby power supply for a main battery and a heater resistor for heating the auxiliary battery, a heat transfer mechanism for transferring heat generated by the heater resistor to the auxiliary battery is provided on a printed board. Further, the auxiliary battery is detachably fixed on the printed board through the heat transfer mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori MIYAO, Mitsuteru SUZAKI
  • Publication number: 20160329607
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic device that can heat an auxiliary battery as a standby power supply and check a function of the auxiliary battery with a simpler configuration. The device is provided with a heater resistor for heating an auxiliary battery incorporated in an in-vehicle emergency notification device as a standby power supply for a main battery, and is also provided with first and second power supply switches for forming first and second power supply paths for supplying power from the main battery and the auxiliary battery to the heater resistor, respectively. A control circuit controls the first and second power supply switches to form the power supply paths so as to conduct a current to the heater resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventor: Masanori MIYAO
  • Publication number: 20140111565
    Abstract: A display driving circuit (104) comprises a table generating unit (64) which generates a table necessary for driving according to a color representation instruction, based on pallet data which is a driving condition of a display device corresponding to the color representation and according to a time-sequential color representation instruction which is instructed in advance, a table storage unit (62) which stores these tables, and a pallet data setting unit (114) which refers to these tables, obtains pallet data corresponding to each lighting cycle at a lighting timing delayed with a delay period for each channel unit number stored in a delay period data storage unit (40), assigns the obtained pallet data while sequentially switching the pallet data according to switching of the lighting cycle, and sets a driving condition of each display device of a display channel unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Takuya TAKEUCHI, Masanori MIYAO
  • Patent number: 8638041
    Abstract: A light-emitting element drive circuit system for driving a light-emitting element includes a current circuit section that drives the light-emitting element at a preset drive current value, and a current value setting section. The current value setting section sets the drive current value so that the drive current value is changed during a preset transition period from a first current value to a second current value that is not equal to the first current value, and changed during a preset transition period from the second current value to a third current value that is not equal to both the first current value and the second current value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takuya Takeuchi, Masanori Miyao
  • Publication number: 20110109240
    Abstract: A light-emitting element drive circuit system for driving a light-emitting element includes a current circuit section that drives the light-emitting element at a preset drive current value, and a current value setting section. The current value setting section sets the drive current value so that the drive current value is changed during a preset transition period from a first current value to a second current value that is not equal to the first current value, and changed during a preset transition period from the second current value to a third current value that is not equal to both the first current value and the second current value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicants: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD., SANYO SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD., SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya TAKEUCHI, Masanori MIYAO
  • Publication number: 20110109665
    Abstract: A display driving circuit (104) comprises a table generating unit (64) which generates a table necessary for driving according to a color representation instruction, based on pallet data which is a driving condition of a display device corresponding to the color representation and according to a time-sequential color representation instruction which is instructed in advance, a table storage unit (62) which stores these tables, and a pallet data setting unit (114) which refers to these tables, obtains pallet data corresponding to each lighting cycle at a lighting timing delayed with a delay period for each channel unit number stored in a delay period data storage unit (40), assigns the obtained pallet data while sequentially switching the pallet data according to switching of the lighting cycle, and sets a driving condition of each display device of a display channel unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicants: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD., SANYO SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD., SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya TAKEUCHI, Masanori MIYAO
  • Publication number: 20110109668
    Abstract: A display driving device (50) which drives a display device of a display channel unit (20) according to a time-sequential color representation instruction from a control device (30) comprises a table generating unit (64) which generates a table necessary for driving according to the color representation instruction based on pallet data which is a driving condition of a display device corresponding to a color representation and according to the time-sequential color representation instruction which is instructed in advance, a table storage unit (62) which stores these tables, and a pallet data setting unit (76) which refers to these tables, obtains pallet data corresponding to each lighting cycle, assigns the obtained pallet data while sequentially switching the pallet data according to switching of the lighting cycle, and sets the driving condition of each display device of the display channel unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicants: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD., SANYO SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD., SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya TAKEUCHI, Takaaki ISHII, Masanori MIYAO
  • Publication number: 20110109669
    Abstract: A display driving circuit (50) comprises a table generating unit (64) which generates a table necessary for driving according to a color representation instruction based on pallet data which is a driving condition of a display device corresponding to a color representation and according to the time-sequential color representation instruction which is instructed in advance, a table storage unit (62) which stores these tables, and a pallet data setting unit (76) which refers to these tables, obtains pallet data corresponding to each lighting cycle, assigns the obtained pallet data while sequentially switching the pallet data according to switching of the lighting cycle, and sets the driving condition of each display device of the display channel unit. The lighting cycle is switched based on a timing of obtaining an internal switching signal or a timing of obtaining an external input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicants: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD., SANYO SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD., SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya TAKEUCHI, Takaaki ISHII, Masanori MIYAO