Patents by Inventor Masaru Ogawa
Masaru Ogawa 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).
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Patent number: 11975778Abstract: An information processing apparatus disclosed has a controller configured to execute the processing of accepting a request for retrieving a target vehicle body unit that is laid at a specific place, selecting a chassis unit for retrieval from among chassis units in the state separated from any vehicle body unit, the chassis unit for retrieval being a chassis unit to be used to retrieve the target vehicle body unit, and sending a retrieval command to the chassis unit for retrieval, the retrieval command being a command to retrieve the target vehicle body unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Katsuhisa Yoshikawa, Yuji Suzuki, Keita Yamazaki, Kei Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Ito, Takashi Ogawa, Yukiya Sugiyama, Masaru Ando, Yasushi Fujiwara, Azusa Nakagame, Erina Toyama
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Publication number: 20240146434Abstract: Provided are a wireless communication apparatus and a reference signal generating method, wherein inter-cell interference is reduced inside and outside a CoMP set. A CoMP mode setting unit (101) sets whether the terminal (100) thereof is a CoMP terminal or a Non-CoMP terminal. When the terminal (100) is set as a Non-CoMP terminal, the hopping pattern calculating unit (104) calculates a ZC sequence number to be used as the transmission timing, from among all the ZC sequence numbers that can be used within the system. When the terminal (100) is set as a CoMP terminal, the hopping pattern calculating unit (104) calculates a ZC sequence number to be used as the transmission timing, by hopping the ZC sequence numbers to be used within the CoMP set. A ZC sequence generating unit (105) generates a ZC sequence to be used as an SRS, using the calculated ZC sequence number.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Takashi IWAI, Daichi IMAMURA, Akihiko NISHIO, Yoshihiko OGAWA, Masaru FUKUOKA
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Publication number: 20240061620Abstract: A memory system includes a non-volatile memory and a controller that includes a first memory and is configured to write log data to the first memory, including a history of commands for controlling the memory system. An information processing system includes the memory system and an information processing device configured to store an expected value and to transmit a signal that instructs the memory system to stop when a value of the log data transmitted from the memory system does not match the expected value. The expected value and the transmitted value are determined based on the log data of the memory system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Takeshi NAKANO, Akihiko ISHIHARA, Shingo TANIMOTO, Yasuaki NAKAZATO, Shinji MAEDA, Minoru UCHIDA, Kenji SAKAUE, Koichi INOUE, Yosuke KINO, Takumi SASAKI, Mikio TAKASUGI, Kouji SAITOU, Hironori NAGAI, Shinya TAKEDA, Akihito TOUHATA, Masaru OGAWA, Akira AOKI
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Patent number: 11853599Abstract: A memory system includes a non-volatile memory and a controller that includes a first memory and is configured to write log data to the first memory, including a history of commands for controlling the memory system. An information processing system includes the memory system and an information processing device configured to store an expected value and to transmit a signal that instructs the memory system to stop when a value of the log data transmitted from the memory system does not match the expected value. The expected value and the transmitted value are determined based on the log data of the memory system.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Kioxia CorporationInventors: Takeshi Nakano, Akihiko Ishihara, Shingo Tanimoto, Yasuaki Nakazato, Shinji Maeda, Minoru Uchida, Kenji Sakaue, Koichi Inoue, Yosuke Kino, Takumi Sasaki, Mikio Takasugi, Kouji Saitou, Hironori Nagai, Shinya Takeda, Akihito Touhata, Masaru Ogawa, Akira Aoki
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Publication number: 20210303214Abstract: A memory system includes a non-volatile memory and a controller that includes a first memory and is configured to write log data to the first memory, including a history of commands for controlling the memory system. An information processing system includes the memory system and an information processing device configured to store an expected value and to transmit a signal that instructs the memory system to stop when a value of the log data transmitted from the memory system does not match the expected value. The expected value and the transmitted value are determined based on the log data of the memory system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Takeshi NAKANO, Akihiko ISHIHARA, Shingo TANIMOTO, Yasuaki NAKAZATO, Shinji MAEDA, Minoru UCHIDA, Kenji SAKAUE, Koichi INOUE, Yosuke KINO, Takumi SASAKI, Mikio TAKASUGI, Kouji SAITOU, Hironori NAGAI, Shinya TAKEDA, Akihito TOUHATA, Masaru OGAWA, Akira AOKI
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Patent number: 10437221Abstract: According to one embodiment, a production support system for supporting a production method for a product to which a model number is allocated in a course of production. The system includes a predicted model number calculation unit which to calculate a predicted model number for a work-in-process to which the model number is not allocated, on the basis of information about the work-in-process to which the model number is not allocated in the course of production, a requirement of the model number that is found in advance, and model number allocation condition information.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masaya Takaki, Masaru Ogawa, Keitaro Sumiya, Shinji Terada, Yuujiro Takahashi, Yoshiaki Kohno
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Patent number: 10059292Abstract: In an unmanned carrier (100) including a grating-shaped bumper (10) having elasticity and an LRF (15) having a light-emitting unit and a light-receiving unit, a common processing system performs first detection processing that detects existence of an obstruction based on light applied from the light-emitting unit to a surrounding irradiated object and reflected from the irradiated object and second detection processing that detects contact of the obstruction with the unmanned carrier (100) by determining, based on light applied from the light-emitting unit to the grating-shaped bumper (10) and reflected from the grating-shaped bumper (10), presence or absence of deformation of the grating-shaped bumper (10).Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2014Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tohru Kuga, Masaru Ogawa
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Patent number: 9798613Abstract: According to one embodiment, a controller includes a decoder, calculation section, table creation, and control section. The decoder converts ECC frames into likelihood information based on a set table, generates decoded ECC frames by decoding using the likelihood information and switches the set table when there is an ECC frame in which the decoding is unsuccessful. The calculation section generates calculation data based on an ECC frame of calculation target among the decoded ECC frames and its ECC frame before decoded. The table creation section sets the new table to the decoder based on the calculation data. The control section controls the calculation target so that a calculation in the calculation section is not repeated for an ECC frame in which the decoding is successful.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventors: Masaru Ogawa, Kenji Sakurada
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Publication number: 20170080886Abstract: In an unmanned carrier (100) including a grating-shaped bumper (10) having elasticity and an LRF (15) having a light-emitting unit and a light-receiving unit, a common processing system performs first detection processing that detects existence of an obstruction based on light applied from the light-emitting unit to a surrounding irradiated object and reflected from the irradiated object and second detection processing that detects contact of the obstruction with the unmanned carrier (100) by determining, based on light applied from the light-emitting unit to the grating-shaped bumper (10) and reflected from the grating-shaped bumper (10), presence or absence of deformation of the grating-shaped bumper (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2014Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Tohru KUGA, Masaru OGAWA
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Patent number: 9347653Abstract: A light source device (10) according to the present invention includes a first light source (1) and a first condensing member (2) that has a first opening (24) and that outputs output light from the first light source (1) through the first opening (24). The first condensing member (2) is constituted of a front condensing member (2a) that includes the first opening (24) and a rear condensing member (2b) that does not include the first opening (24). The rear condensing member (2b) is detachable from the first condensing member (2).Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2012Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyuki Tadano, Kohji Minami, Masaru Ogawa
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Publication number: 20160041549Abstract: According to one embodiment, a production support system for supporting a production method for a product to which a model number is allocated in a course of production. The system includes a predicted model number calculation unit which to calculate a predicted model number for a work-in-process to which the model number is not allocated, on the basis of information about the work-in-process to which the model number is not allocated in the course of production, a requirement of the model number that is found in advance, and model number allocation condition information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masaya TAKAKI, Masaru OGAWA, Keitaro SUMIYA, Shinji TERADA, Yuujiro TAKAHASHI, Yoshiaki KOHNO
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Publication number: 20150338514Abstract: A radar apparatus is provided by which it is possible to detect a target at high resolution with a relatively small calculation amount without increasing the band width of a transmission signal. A FFT transform means carrying out a Fourier transform on a received signal received by a reception means into frequency spectrum data; a peak frequency detection means detecting a peak frequency of the frequency spectrum data acquired through the Fourier transform; a data extraction means extracting data near the peak frequency from the frequency spectrum data acquired through the Fourier transform, an inverse FFT transform means carrying out an inverse Fourier transform on the extracted data near the peak frequency into time base data; and a target detection means detecting the target by carrying out a high resolution process on the time base data acquired through the inverse Fourier transform are included.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2013Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoh SATO, Masaru OGAWA
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Patent number: 9121934Abstract: A radar system includes an arithmetic processing unit, which calculates the second derivative of the intensity of a reflected wave and determines whether a target is an upper structure or a vehicle, based on the second derivative. Alternatively, the arithmetic processing unit decomposes the waveform of the intensity of the reflected wave into frequency components and determines whether the target is an upper structure or a vehicle, based on the intensity of a predetermined frequency component.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2011Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Makoto Ohkado, Masaru Ogawa, Isahiko Tanaka, Koji Suzuki, Atsushi Kawakubo
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Patent number: 9115859Abstract: An artificial sunlight radiation device (10) includes a xenon light source (9), a condensing element (2), a tapered coupler (3), an optical filter (4), a light guide plate (16), a light extracting member (17), and a side-surface reflection member (15) that is provided at one or more side end surfaces of the light guide plate (16), reflects a portion of the light output from the light guide plate (16), and directs the portion of the light toward a radiation surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2012Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Atsushi Nakamura, Norito Fujihara, Kohji Minami, Masaru Ogawa
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Patent number: 9110162Abstract: An antenna cover (1) for a radar (2) for a vehicle has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, having a flat cover top (10) that faces a microstrip antenna (21a, 21b) of the radar (2) and a sidewall (11) that covers the microstrip antenna (21a, 21b) sideways. The sidewall (11) is located out of the range where the electromagnetic waves to be received by the microstrip antenna (21a, 21b) are directly received. An inner face (11a) of the sidewall (11) is at a right angle to the cover top (10). An outer face (11b) of the sidewall (11) is at a constant angle ? larger than 0 degree but smaller than 90 degrees, to the inner face (11a) of the sidewall (11). The sidewall (11) is structured such that its thickness increases toward the side where the microstrip antenna (21a, 21b) is present.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2011Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shin-ichiro Matsuzawa, Masaru Ogawa, Koji Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20150188577Abstract: According to one embodiment, a controller includes a decoder, calculation section, table creation, and control section. The decoder converts ECC frames into likelihood information based on a set table, generates decoded ECC frames by decoding using the likelihood information and switches the set table when there is an ECC frame in which the decoding is unsuccessful. The calculation section generates calculation data based on an ECC frame of calculation target among the decoded ECC frames and its ECC frame before decoded. The table creation section sets the new table to the decoder based on the calculation data. The control section controls the calculation target so that a calculation in the calculation section is not repeated for an ECC frame in which the decoding is successful.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Masaru OGAWA, Kenji SAKURADA
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Patent number: 9046234Abstract: In a simulated sunlight irradiation apparatus (100), at least one of at least one optical filter (4) and at least one optical filter (6) is provided so as to be switchable with another optical filter (14 or 16) having a transmittance characteristic that is different from a transmittance characteristic of the at least one of the at least one optical filter (4) and the at least one optical filter (6).Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2012Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kohji Minami, Masaru Ogawa
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Patent number: 9046607Abstract: A radar system includes an arithmetic processing unit, which sends a warning command to a warning device when a local minimum point of the intensity of the reflected wave from a target within a predetermined detection range is detected. By determining whether it is necessary to send a warning command based on whether there is a local minimum point of the intensity within the detection range, it is made possible to determine whether it is necessary to send a warning command more quickly as compared to the conventional system.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2011Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Ohkado, Masaru Ogawa, Isahiko Tanaka, Koji Suzuki, Atsushi Kawakubo
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Publication number: 20150061923Abstract: A phase monopulse radar system includes a transmitting antenna that transmits a transmission signal, a plurality of receiving antennas that receive reflected waves of the transmission signal as received signals, a target azimuth detecting unit that detects an azimuth of a target based on a phase difference of the received signals received by the receiving antennas, a phase inversion determining unit that determines whether a phase inversion occurs to any one of the received signals, at around a peak frequency of a frequency spectrum of the received signal, and a detection object excluding unit that does not use an azimuth based on the phase difference as a target azimuth, when the phase inversion determining unit determines that the phase inversion occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoh Sato, Akihiro Yanai, Kiyomi Nagamiya, Kazumichi Nishida, Takashi Yamada, Masaru Ogawa
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Patent number: 8886989Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a semiconductor memory and a controller that controls the semiconductor memory. The controller includes a first command issuing module, second command issuing module, error correction module and control module. The first command issuing module is configured to issue a read command to the semiconductor memory. The second command issuing module is configured to issue a first command instructing a process that does not involve reading data from the semiconductor memory independently from the first command issuing module to the semiconductor memory. The error correction module is configured to correct an error contained in data supplied from the semiconductor memory. The control module is configured to control the error correction module, first command issuing module and second command issuing module.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masaru Ogawa, Tarou Iwashiro