Patents by Inventor Naoto Hasegawa

Naoto Hasegawa 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: 11409256
    Abstract: This information processing device is provided with an editing unit and a storage unit. The editing unit performs editing on one or more controller data sets that contain control programs to be executed on a control device. The storage unit stores a sharing setting table indicative of sharing settings of the control programs included in the respective controller data sets. When the control program for a first controller data set and the control program for a second controller data set that are included in the plurality of controller data sets are set to be shared, the editing unit synchronizes the edited content for the control program for the first controller data set with the control program for the second controller data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Sakuma, Kenjiro Nagao, Chieko Sato, Naoto Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 11307829
    Abstract: In the present invention, a map information table is displayed as a list on a display screen. The map information table associates a reference name field representing each of the plurality of device ports with a set value field for each device port. It is determined whether a set value has been written on the set value field for each of the device ports regarding a first program in a first programming language. Writing of a set value on the set value field is prohibited regarding a second program in a second programming language, which is different from the first programming language, for a device port for which it is determined that a set value has been written on the set value field regarding a first program in the first programming language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota Maruno, Naoto Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 11287789
    Abstract: A sequence control program and an HMI control program are synchronized and simulated. A program development support unit includes a calculation unit and a storage unit. A sequence control editing program for achieving a sequence control editing unit, an HMI control editing program for achieving an HMI control editing unit, and an integration simulation management program for achieving an integration simulation management unit are stored in the storage unit. The integration simulation management unit manages the synchronization of simulation of the sequence control program and simulation of the HMI control program. The integration simulation management unit executes variable management process. In the variable management process, common variables are exchanged between the sequence control program and the HMI control program during execution of the simulation of the sequence control program and the simulation of the HMI control program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Naoto Hasegawa, Shintaro Iwamura
  • Publication number: 20210165637
    Abstract: In the present invention, a map information table is displayed as a list on a display screen. The map information table associates a reference name field representing each of the plurality of device ports with a set value field for each device port. It is determined whether a set value has been written on the set value field for each of the device ports regarding a first program in a first programming language. Writing of a set value on the set value field is prohibited regarding a second program in a second programming language, which is different from the first programming language, for a device port for which it is determined that a set value has been written on the set value field regarding a first program in the first programming language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Ryota MARUNO, Naoto HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210088995
    Abstract: A sequence control program and an HMI control program are synchronized and simulated. A program development support unit includes a calculation unit and a storage unit. A sequence control editing program for achieving a sequence control editing unit, an HMI control editing program for achieving an HMI control editing unit, and an integration simulation management program for achieving an integration simulation management unit are stored in the storage unit. The integration simulation management unit manages the synchronization of simulation of the sequence control program and simulation of the HMI control program. The integration simulation management unit executes variable management process. In the variable management process, common variables are exchanged between the sequence control program and the HMI control program during execution of the simulation of the sequence control program and the simulation of the HMI control program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Naoto HASEGAWA, Shintaro IWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200225633
    Abstract: This information processing device is provided with an editing unit and a storage unit. The editing unit performs editing on one or more controller data sets that contain control programs to be executed on a control device. The storage unit stores a sharing setting table indicative of sharing settings of the control programs included in the respective controller data sets. When the control program for a first controller data set and the control program for a second controller data set that are included in the plurality of controller data sets are set to be shared, the editing unit synchronizes the edited content for the control program for the first controller data set with the control program for the second controller data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi SAKUMA, Kenjiro NAGAO, Chieko SATO, Naoto HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 9871402
    Abstract: Assuming that a transformer has a primary to secondary winding turn ratio 1:N, VR denotes a voltage of regenerated power, VCd denotes a discharge final voltage of a first battery connected with a transformer-primary-side center tap, VCc denotes a charge final voltage of the first battery, VBd denotes a discharge final voltage of a second battery connected with a transformer-secondary-side full bridge circuit, VBc denotes a charge final voltage of the second battery and Drain denotes a lower limit of a duty ratio D of a transformer-primary-side full bridge circuit, an apparatus determines upon (VBd/N)?VR?(VBc/N) that the first and second batteries may be able to be charged with regenerated power and determines upon VCd?VR?(VCc/Dmin) that the first battery may be able to be charged with the regenerated power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoto Hasegawa, Shoichi Shono, Masafumi Uchihara, Mitsuhiro Miura, Fumiki Tanahashi, Jun Muto
  • Patent number: 9793791
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a transformer; a primary side full bridge circuit provided on a primary side of the transformer; a first port connected to the primary side full bridge circuit; a second port connected to a center tap of the primary side of the transformer; a secondary side full bridge circuit provided on a secondary side of the transformer; a third port connected to the secondary side full bridge circuit; and a control unit configured to cause an upper arm of the secondary side full bridge circuit to operate in an active region in a case where a capacitor connected to the third port is charged with a transmitted power transmitted to the secondary side full bridge circuit via the transformer from the primary side full bridge circuit when power of the second port is stepped up and the stepped up power is output to the first port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shoichi Shono, Masafumi Uchihara, Naoto Hasegawa, Mitsuhiro Miura, Fumiki Tanahashi, Jun Muto
  • Patent number: 9748833
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a transformer; a primary side full bridge circuit provided on a primary side of the transformer; a first port connected to the primary side full bridge circuit; a second port connected to a center tap of the primary side of the transformer; a secondary side full bridge circuit provided on a secondary side of the transformer; a third port connected to the secondary side full bridge circuit; and a control unit configured to cause an upper arm of the secondary side full bridge circuit to operate in an active region in a case where a capacitor connected to the third port is charged with a transmitted power transmitted to the secondary side full bridge circuit via the transformer from the primary side full bridge circuit when power of the second port is stepped up and the stepped up power is output to the first port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shoichi Shono, Masafumi Uchihara, Naoto Hasegawa, Mitsuhiro Miura, Fumiki Tanahashi, Jun Muto
  • Patent number: 9685877
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a transformer comprising a primary coil and a secondary coil; a primary full-bridge circuit comprising the primary coil disposed at a first bridge part; a secondary full-bridge circuit comprising the secondary coil disposed at a second bridge part; and a control unit configured to control a phase difference between switching at the primary full-bridge circuit, and switching at the secondary full-bridge circuit, to adjust transmission power transmitted between the primary full-bridge circuit and the secondary full-bridge circuit. When an absolute value of the phase difference is less than or equal to a first predetermined value, the control unit inverts a positive and a negative of the phase difference, to switch a power transmission direction between the primary full-bridge circuit and the secondary full-bridge circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Miura, Naoto Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 9425698
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes: a primary side full bridge circuit having a first arm circuit and a second arm circuit in parallel, a secondary side full bridge circuit having a third arm circuit and a fourth arm circuit in parallel, and a control unit configured to adjust a first phase difference between switching of the first arm circuit and switching of the third arm circuit and a second phase difference between switching of the second arm circuit and switching of the fourth arm circuit to control transmitted power that is transmitted between the primary side full bridge circuit and the secondary side full bridge circuit, wherein the control unit, among the first phase difference and the second phase difference, causes the phase difference between arm circuits having a higher efficiency to be larger than the phase difference between arm circuits having a lower efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Miura, Naoto Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20160156272
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a transformer comprising a primary coil and a secondary coil; a primary full-bridge circuit comprising the primary coil disposed at a first bridge part; a secondary full-bridge circuit comprising the secondary coil disposed at a second bridge part; and a control unit configured to control a phase difference between switching at the primary full-bridge circuit, and switching at the secondary full-bridge circuit, to adjust transmission power transmitted between the primary full-bridge circuit and the secondary full-bridge circuit. When an absolute value of the phase difference is less than or equal to a first predetermined value, the control unit inverts a positive and a negative of the phase difference, to switch a power transmission direction between the primary full-bridge circuit and the secondary full-bridge circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Miura, Naoto Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 9239014
    Abstract: The invention relates to an automotive control device and a period measurement method for measuring a period of a pulse signal input from outside. The automotive control device processes the pulse signal input from outside using an analog filter in parallel with a digital filter. When a difference between a measured value of a period of an output signal of analog filter and a measured value of a period of an output signal of digital filter is less than a threshold value, the automotive control device selects the measured value of the period of the output signal of analog filter as the period of the pulse signal. Meanwhile, when the difference between the measured values is greater than the threshold value, the automotive control device selects the measured value of the period of the output signal of digital filter as the period of the pulse signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamazaki, Naoto Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20150295445
    Abstract: Assuming that a transformer has a primary to secondary winding turn ratio 1:N, VR denotes a voltage of regenerated power, VCd denotes a discharge final voltage of a first battery connected with a transformer-primary-side center tap, VCc denotes a charge final voltage of the first battery, VBd denotes a discharge final voltage of a second battery connected with a transformer-secondary-side full bridge circuit, VBc denotes a charge final voltage of the second battery and Drain denotes a lower limit of a duty ratio D of a transformer-primary-side full bridge circuit, an apparatus determines upon (VBd/N)?VR?(VBc/N) that the first and second batteries may be able to be charged with regenerated power and determines upon VCd?VR?(VCc/Dmin) that the first battery may be able to be charged with the regenerated power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoto HASEGAWA, Shoichi SHONO, Masafumi UCHIHARA, Mitsuhiro MIURA, Fumiki TANAHASHI, Jun MUTO
  • Publication number: 20150295504
    Abstract: An electric power conversion apparatus includes a transformer having a primary coil and a secondary coil; a primary-side full bridge circuit having first and second arm circuits in parallel, respective midpoints of the first and second arm circuits being connected via the primary coil; a secondary-side full bridge circuit having third and fourth arm circuits in parallel, respective midpoints of the third and fourth arm circuits being connected via the secondary coil. The number of turns of the secondary coil between the latter respective midpoints is switched and transmission power transmitted between the primary-side and the secondary-side full bridge circuits is controlled through adjustment of a phase difference in switching between the first arm circuit and the third arm circuit and a phase difference in switching between the second arm circuit and the fourth arm circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Fumiki TANAHASHI, Shoichi SHONO, Masafumi UCHIHARA, Naoto HASEGAWA, Mitsuhiro MIURA
  • Publication number: 20150263633
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a transformer; a primary side full bridge circuit provided on a primary side of the transformer; a first port connected to the primary side full bridge circuit; a second port connected to a center tap of the primary side of the transformer; a secondary side full bridge circuit provided on a secondary side of the transformer; a third port connected to the secondary side full bridge circuit; and a control unit configured to cause an upper arm of the secondary side full bridge circuit to operate in an active region in a case where a capacitor connected to the third port is charged with a transmitted power transmitted to the secondary side full bridge circuit via the transformer from the primary side full bridge circuit when power of the second port is stepped up and the stepped up power is output to the first port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Shoichi SHONO, Masafumi UCHIHARA, Naoto HASEGAWA, Mitsuhiro MIURA, Fumiki TANAHASHI, Jun MUTO
  • Publication number: 20150180358
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes: a primary side full bridge circuit having a first arm circuit and a second arm circuit in parallel, a secondary side full bridge circuit having a third arm circuit and a fourth arm circuit in parallel, and a control unit configured to adjust a first phase difference between switching of the first arm circuit and switching of the third arm circuit and a second phase difference between switching of the second arm circuit and switching of the fourth arm circuit to control transmitted power that is transmitted between the primary side full bridge circuit and the secondary side full bridge circuit, wherein the control unit, among the first phase difference and the second phase difference, causes the phase difference between arm circuits having a higher efficiency to be larger than the phase difference between arm circuits having a lower efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro MIURA, Naoto HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20140159886
    Abstract: A vehicle operator assisting apparatus is configured to assist an operator of an own vehicle by displaying an image of a virtual preceding vehicle visually recognizable by the operator as if the virtual preceding vehicle was running in front of said own vehicle in a running state. The assisting apparatus comprises: a history data base storing a driving history of said operator; a virtual preceding vehicle control portion determining a running state of said virtual proceeding vehicle based on said driving history generating portion generating a relationship between a distance between said own vehicle and an actual preceding vehicle, and a running speed of said own vehicle, and storing the relationship in said history database. Said virtual preceding vehicle control portion includes a driving characteristics extracting portion determining a distance between said own vehicle and said virtual preceding vehicle based on said relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoto Hasegawa, Shoichi Shono, Yoshikazu Motozono, Masao Omura, Akihiro Ueda, Yasuhiro Tajima, Tomohiro Usami, Mitsuhiro Miura
  • Publication number: 20140081557
    Abstract: The invention relates to an automotive control device and a period measurement method for measuring a period of a pulse signal input from outside. The automotive control device processes the pulse signal input from outside using an analog filter in parallel with a digital filter. When a difference between a measured value of a period of an output signal of analog filter and a measured value of a period of an output signal of digital filter is less than a threshold value, the automotive control device selects the measured value of the period of the output signal of analog filter as the period of the pulse signal. Meanwhile, when the difference between the measured values is greater than the threshold value, the automotive control device selects the measured value of the period of the output signal of digital filter as the period of the pulse signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Naoto Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 8521179
    Abstract: A mobile unit's position measurement apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes an observation data selection portion that calculates a plurality of estimated error values that correspond respectively to the plurality of pieces of observation data obtained by observing the signals received by the reception portion, that generates groups each of which includes estimated error values corresponding to at least a predetermined number of satellites, and then extracts, from the estimated error value groups generated, in which a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of the estimated error values included is less than a predetermined value, and that consequently selects pieces of observation data provided by the signals from the satellites that correspond to the estimated error values that are included in an estimated error value group whose standard deviation of the estimated error values is smallest among the estimated error value groups extracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Naoto Hasegawa