Patents by Inventor Takahiro Murata

Takahiro Murata 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: 11997468
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a processing device, a processing method, a reproducing method, and a program capable of performing appropriate processing. A processing device according to the present embodiment includes: an envelope computation unit computing an envelope for a frequency response of a sound pickup signal; a scale conversion unit generating scale converted data by performing scale conversion and data interpolation on frequency data of the envelope; a normalization factor computation unit dividing the scale converted data into a plurality of frequency bands, obtaining a characteristic value for each frequency band, and computing a normalization factor, based on the characteristic values; and a normalization unit, using the normalization factor, normalizing the sound pickup signal in the time domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Gejo, Hisako Murata, Masaya Konishi, Yumi Fujii, Kuniaki Takachi, Toshiaki Nagai
  • Publication number: 20240166081
    Abstract: A method of controlling battery replacement includes obtaining information on a battery (first battery) and giving a notification that encourages battery replacement to a user of an electrically powered vehicle when a battery (second battery) lower in SOC than the battery is provided at a battery station (battery replacement station). The method of controlling battery replacement includes controlling the battery station such that the battery and the battery lower in SOC than the battery are replaced with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Soshiro Murata, Hiroshi Umeno, Takahiro Nomura, Yuya Onozuka
  • Publication number: 20240166080
    Abstract: A method of controlling battery replacement includes receiving from a user of an electrically powered vehicle, a request for registration as a home station, of a specific battery replacement station among a plurality of battery stations (battery replacement stations) and determining a first incentive to be granted to the user when the user uses the home station for battery replacement of the electrically powered vehicle. The determining the first incentive includes setting the first incentive to be greater than a second incentive to be granted to the user when the user uses a battery station other than the home station for battery replacement of the electrically powered vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Soshiro MURATA, Hiroshi UMENO, Takahiro NOMURA, Yuya ONOZUKA
  • Patent number: 11975735
    Abstract: A vehicle display control device installed at a host vehicle configured to travel by drive source, the device includes a memory, a processor coupled to the memory, and a display device. In a case in which predetermined travel assistance function is not in operation, the processor controls the display device such that a first display image is projected onto a display region, the first display image including information indicating drive state of the drive source and information corresponding to a travel state of the host vehicle, and in a case in which the predetermined travel assistance function is in operation, the processor controls the display device such that a second display image is projected onto the display region, the second display image omitting display of the drive information and including a symbol indicating the predetermined travel assistance function and information indicating an operation state of the predetermined travel assistance function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryota Hamabe, Keigo Hori, Takahiro Hirota, Yoshinori Murata
  • Publication number: 20240140246
    Abstract: A method for informing of a battery station (battery replacement facility) includes acquiring information (condition information) about a condition emphasized by a user of an electric vehicle, out of a plurality of conditions for a plurality of battery stations for replacement of a battery (secondary battery) mounted on the electric vehicle. The method for informing of the battery station includes determining at least one battery station, which is recommended to the user out of the plurality of battery stations, by evaluating each of the plurality of battery stations based on the information. The method for informing of the battery station includes notifying the user of information about the at least one battery station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Soshiro MURATA, Hiroshi UMENO, Takahiro NOMURA, Yuya ONOZUKA
  • Publication number: 20240097416
    Abstract: A connection structure for a housing member and a protective tube, the connection structure includes: a wire-shaped transmission member; a housing member for housing a first portion which is a portion of the wire-shaped transmission member; and a protective tube for covering a second portion which is another portion of the wire-shaped transmission member. The housing member includes: a housing body portion for housing the first portion, and an extended portion that protrudes toward the second portion from the housing body portion, and an end portion of the protective tube covers the extended portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroki MORI, Takahiro MURATA
  • Publication number: 20240075947
    Abstract: The present invention provides a failure diagnosis system (10) including: a vehicle-related data acquisition unit (11) acquiring vehicle-related data related to a target vehicle; a malfunction determination unit (12) determining a malfunction that may be occurring in the target vehicle, based on the vehicle-related data; an image capture location determination unit (13) determining an area to be captured for failure diagnosis, based on the determined malfunction; and a notification unit (14) notifying a user of the determined area to be captured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yuma Yazaki, Takahiro Murata, Yusuke Koitabashi, Sachiko Ohishi
  • Publication number: 20240080412
    Abstract: Provided is a video display device wearable on the head of a user, wherein the video display device includes a video display unit capable of switching two or more display methods, a control unit for indicating a display method to the video display unit, a first detection unit for detecting the motion of the head of a user, a second detection unit for detecting the motion of the point of view of the user, and a motion determination unit for determining the motion state of the device user by using the output from the first detection unit and the output from the second detection unit. The control unit indicates a change of display methods to the video display unit in accordance with the determination result of the motion determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Takahiro MATSUDA, Satoshi OUCHI, Yoshiho SEO, Seiji MURATA
  • Patent number: 11914236
    Abstract: The liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes an active matrix substrate including a first electrode, a first insulating layer, and second electrodes including a first linear electrode; a color filter substrate including a black matrix, a color filter layer, a third electrode including second linear electrodes, and a fourth electrode which is a floating electrode. The third electrode and the fourth electrode are disposed between the black matrix and the liquid crystal layer. The second linear electrodes extend in a second direction and each overlap a portion of the black matrix extending in the second direction. The fourth electrode is disposed between the second linear electrodes and overlaps the black matrix in a plan view. The control circuit switches between application of driving voltage and application of constant voltage to the third electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Sharp Display Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Murata, Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Shinpei Higashida, Takahiro Sasaki, Takashi Satoh, Shinji Shimada
  • Publication number: 20240046660
    Abstract: A radar device includes (a) a vehicle speed acquisition unit that acquires the speed of a vehicle, (b) a transmission unit that transmits a transmission signal toward an area including a direction orthogonal to the travel direction of the vehicle, (c) a reception unit that receives a reflected signal of the transmission signal transmitted by the transmission unit, (d) a pseudo signal creation unit that creates as many pseudo reception signals as are appropriate to the speed of the vehicle, the speed having been acquired by the vehicle speed acquisition unit, according to the reflected signal received by the reception unit, and (e) a distance detection unit that detects the distance to an object present in the direction orthogonal to the travel direction of the vehicle, according to the reflected signal received by the reception unit and the pseudo reception signals created by the pseudo signal creation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventor: Takahiro MURATA
  • Patent number: 11870230
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to reduce the size of a connection structure for a housing member for housing a portion of a wire-shaped transmission member and a protective tube for covering the wire-shaped transmission member. A connection structure for a housing member and a protective tube includes a wire-shaped transmission member, a housing member for housing a first portion which is a portion of the wire-shaped transmission member, and a protective tube for covering a second portion which is another portion of the wire-shaped transmission member. The housing member includes a housing body portion for housing the first portion and an extended portion that protrudes toward the second portion from the housing body portion, and an end portion of the protective tube covers the extended portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Mori, Takahiro Murata
  • Publication number: 20230420158
    Abstract: A cable with an abnormality precursor detection function includes: one or more target electric wires each including a corresponding one of electric wire conductors and an electric wire coating that covers an outer periphery of the electric wire conductor; one or more detection wires each including a corresponding one of detection wire conductors and a detection wire coating that covers an outer periphery of the detection wire conductor; and a sheath that covers an outer periphery of an electric wire group including the one or more target electric wires and the one or more detection wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Hirokazu KOMORI, Makoto HIGASHIKOZONO, Fujio SONODA, Takahiro MURATA, Kenta KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230367797
    Abstract: A document processing method comprising: outputting information for displaying a search keyword input field for searching for, based on an input search keyword, document information stored in a storage unit, a type display region for selectably displaying a type decided based on content of the document information, and a search keyword display region for displaying a search keyword based on a search history of the document information in past together with a number of search results of the document information searched for by the search keyword.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: LEGALON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Takahiro MURATA
  • Publication number: 20230347838
    Abstract: A wire harness for connecting a vehicle body-side device and a wheel-side device to each other includes: a first wiring member; and a second wiring member. An entire outer path portion of the first wiring member, and an entire outer path portion of the second wiring member are separated from each other outside a vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Takahiro MURATA
  • Publication number: 20230339416
    Abstract: A wire harness for connecting a vehicle body-side device and a wheel-side device includes: a first wiring member; and a second wiring member that has higher flex resistance than the first wiring member. A first outer path length of the first wiring member is defined by a length of a first outer path portion of the first wiring member. A second outer path length of the second wiring member is defined by a length of a second outer path portion of the second wiring member. The first outer path length of the first wiring member is greater than the second outer path length of the second wiring member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventor: Takahiro MURATA
  • Publication number: 20230311792
    Abstract: An undercarriage wiring module includes: a wiring member connecting a vehicle body side apparatus and a vehicle wheel side apparatus; and a support member supporting the wiring member, wherein the wiring member includes a plurality of wire-like transmission members, the wiring member includes a parallel section in which at least two of the plurality of wire-like transmission members are parallelly arranged, and in the parallel section, the at least two of the plurality of wire-like transmission members are parallelly arranged to extend along an identical route along a steering rotation central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro MURATA, Naofumi YAMATAKE
  • Publication number: 20230294619
    Abstract: A routing structure of a wiring member includes: an in-wheel motor unit including an in-wheel motor and a casing housing the in-wheel motor; and a wiring member connecting the in-wheel motor and a vehicle body side apparatus. In the wiring member, an end portion connected to the in-wheel motor is a first fixing portion, and a portion fixed to a vehicle subsequently to the end portion is a second fixing portion. A wiring fixing part to which the second fixing portion is fixed is provided to the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro MURATA, Naofumi YAMATAKE
  • Publication number: 20230294623
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel-side apparatus incorporated into a vehicle wheel rotated around a steering rotation central axis with steering includes: an apparatus body; and a plurality of connection parts provided to the apparatus body, wherein each of the plurality of connection parts is a portion to which a wire-like transmission member extending from a vehicle body is connected, and each of the plurality of connection parts keeps the wire-like transmission member in a posture so that the wire-like transmission member is drawn from the apparatus body toward the steering rotation central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro MURATA, Naofumi YAMATAKE
  • Publication number: 20230286452
    Abstract: An undercarriage wiring module includes: a wiring member connecting a vehicle body side apparatus and a vehicle wheel side apparatus; and a support member supporting the wiring member, wherein the wiring member includes a first wire-like transmission member and a second wire-like transmission member thinner than the first wire-like transmission member, and the support member supports the wiring member so that the first wire-like transmission member is located closer to a steering rotation central axis than the second wire-like transmission member in at least a part of the wiring member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro MURATA, Naofumi YAMATAKE
  • Publication number: 20230268725
    Abstract: An undercarriage wiring module includes: a wiring member connecting a vehicle body side apparatus and a vehicle wheel side apparatus; and a support member supporting the wiring member so that the wiring member goes through a steering rotation central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro MURATA, Naofumi YAMATAKE