Patents by Inventor Tomoaki TAKI

Tomoaki TAKI 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: 11960874
    Abstract: A control system comprises a mobile object control unit for controlling a mobile object; an update control unit for controlling reception of an update program of the mobile object control unit from a server and controlling update of the mobile object control unit by the program; an acquisition unit for acquiring reception information indicating a communication manner for receiving from the server for each program; and a communication control unit for controlling receiving the program from the server, based on the reception information, wherein the acquisition unit is for, when both a first update program and a second update program received after update by the first update program is executed have not been received, acquiring information about change of reception information of the first update program, and the communication control unit is for controlling receiving the first update program based on the information about change acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei Yamaguchi, Tomoaki Taki, Koichiro Nakamura, Shoichi Kuraoka
  • Patent number: 11921336
    Abstract: An optical fiber protective unit includes: a reticulated tube; and a tubular member that is inserted through the reticulated tube and that is configured to accommodate a plurality of optical fibers. The reticulated tube is disposed on an outer periphery of the tubular member in a state folded in a longitudinal direction. Both end parts of the reticulated tube are located on the outer periphery of the tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Go Taki, Masayuki Ishioka, Mizuki Isaji, Tomoaki Kaji, Soichiro Kaneko, Koji Tomikawa, Akira Namazue, Ken Osato
  • Patent number: 11880671
    Abstract: A control system includes: moving object control units; and an update control unit configured to control a program update of a moving object, in which the update control unit is configured to: perform, when the moving object is started, configuration synchronization for acquiring management information as information required to update the moving object control units and stored in the moving object control units, to acquire first management information and second management information, the first management information being acquired from a first moving object control unit that is one of the moving object control units, the second management information being stored in the update control unit; acquire, from a server, information regarding a presence or absence of an update program for each of the moving object control units when the first management information and the second management information match with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei Yamaguchi, Tomoaki Taki, Yuki Kubo
  • Patent number: 11847440
    Abstract: A vehicle program update management system includes a first server configured to manage a program configuration which is a combination of a plurality of programs, a second server configured to manage a plurality of update programs for the plurality of programs, and a reprogramming terminal which is a device that is wiredly connected to the plurality of control devices to perform information processing for updating the programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Taki, Takeshi Kanda, Junya Ikoma, Yuki Kubo, Yasuhide Aoyama
  • Patent number: 11670117
    Abstract: An OTA manager, when an activation switch of a vehicle is OFF, transmits a unique identifier of each electronic control unit acquired before the activation switch was switched from ON to OFF to an OTA server via a communication line and receives update data from the OTA server via the communication line, and after the activation switch was switched from OFF to ON, the OTA manager makes a comparison between the identifiers transmitted to the OTA server before the activation switch was switched from OFF to ON and the identifiers acquired after the activation switch was switched from OFF to ON.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Shionoya, Tomoaki Taki
  • Publication number: 20220317993
    Abstract: A vehicle program update device including a processor that acquires a program from a distribution server through wireless communication means, performs writing processing of the program acquired into the vehicle control unit, acquires flag information indicating whether at least one predetermined function of the vehicle is in a usable state, the function being included in the program, from the program processed, writes the flag information into the program so that the flag information indicates the usable state or a state of function restriction based on instruction information, and transmits, to a vehicle information management server, version information about the program installed into and at least one piece of the flag information included in the program, wherein the vehicle executes the predetermined function which is indicated as usable in the flag information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Tomoaki Taki
  • Publication number: 20220309843
    Abstract: A program update management system includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire an update program from an update history management device that manages an update history of a program, a writing unit configured to write the update program into an ECU of the moving body, and a communication control unit configured to control a communication unit that transmits writing progress information about progress of writing of the update program to the update history management device of the program, in which the program is installed into the moving body control device through the moving body fault diagnosis device, and the output control unit controls the output unit so that a predetermined output is provided until the moving body fault diagnosis device transmits the information about the progress to the update history management device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoaki Taki, Takeshi Kanda
  • Publication number: 20220308858
    Abstract: A vehicle program update management system includes a first server configured to manage a program configuration which is a combination of a plurality of programs, a second server configured to manage a plurality of update programs for the plurality of programs, and a reprogramming terminal which is a device that is wiredly connected to the plurality of control devices to perform information processing for updating the programs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoaki Taki, Takeshi Kanda, Junya Ikoma, Yuki Kubo, Yasuhide Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20220308857
    Abstract: A control device mounted on a vehicle and configured in such a manner that a program incorporated in a first vehicle control unit can be updated by first updating means and a program incorporated in a second vehicle control unit can be updated by second updating means that is different from the first updating means, the control device including a request reception unit causing the first updating means to receive an acquisition request of acquiring version information about a version of the program of the second vehicle control unit; and a transmission control unit causing the first updating means to transmit the version information according to the acquisition request. The first and second updating means are means for acquiring an update program from a device outside the vehicle, and one of the first and second updating means acquires a program from a device outside the vehicle via a communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoaki Taki, Takeshi Kanda, Toshimi Hamada
  • Publication number: 20220300270
    Abstract: An update management device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire, version information of a program of a moving object control unit, and moving object information which is detected information; and a generation unit configured to generate normal range information indicating a normal range of the moving object information, wherein the generation unit is configured to generate, based on the moving object information detected by a moving object whose program of the moving object control unit is a first version, normal range information of the first version, and identify, a moving object whose moving object information detected when the version of the program is the first version is within the normal range of the first version, and use the moving object information detected by the identified moving object when the version of the program is the second version, to generate the normal range information of the second version.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoaki TAKI, Koichiro NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20220300272
    Abstract: A program update control apparatus comprises a rewriting control unit for performing control over rewriting of a program executed by a mobile object control unit for controlling at least part of a mobile object with a new program, a retrieving unit for retrieving information related to the new program and a power amount required for the rewriting from an external apparatus, and a power source information retrieving unit for retrieving a remaining capacity of a battery of the mobile object used for the rewriting, wherein the rewriting control unit starts the rewriting based on information related to a power amount required for the rewriting, the power source information retrieving unit retrieves a remaining capacity of the battery during the rewriting, and the rewriting control unit determines whether to continue the rewriting based on a remaining capacity of the battery retrieved and the power amount required for the rewriting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoaki TAKI, Yosuke SHIONOYA, Naoya HAYASHIDA
  • Publication number: 20220291919
    Abstract: A communication apparatus is provided in a movable object, and communicates with an external server. The communication apparatus includes a communication control unit for controlling communication with the server, and controlling communication with a movable object control unit controlling the movable object and communication with an update control unit controlling program update of the movable object control unit. The communication control unit performs, when control on the movable object control unit is to be performed from the server, control to receive a first startup request and a command for the movable object control unit from the server, start up and control the movable object control unit, and performs, when control related to program update of the movable object control unit is to be performed from the server, control to receive a second startup request for the update control unit from the server, and start up the update control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Koichiro NAKAMURA, Yosuke SHIONOYA, Genta INOUE, Tomoaki TAKI, Koji KAJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20220222058
    Abstract: A control system includes a moving body control unit configured to control a moving body, an update control unit configured to control reception of an update program of the moving body control unit from an external device and control update of the moving body control unit by the update program, and a determination unit configured to determine whether the moving body is refueled during a time until a predetermined time elapses before the update of the moving body control unit by the update program is started. When the determination unit determines that the moving body is refueled, the update control unit stops starting of the update of the moving body control unit by the update program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventor: Tomoaki TAKI
  • Publication number: 20220222061
    Abstract: A control system comprises a mobile object control unit for controlling a mobile object; an update control unit for controlling reception of an update program of the mobile object control unit from a server and controlling update of the mobile object control unit by the program; an acquisition unit for acquiring reception information indicating a communication manner for receiving from the server for each program; and a communication control unit for controlling receiving the program from the server, based on the reception information, wherein the acquisition unit is for, when both a first update program and a second update program received after update by the first update program is executed have not been received, acquiring information about change of reception information of the first update program, and the communication control unit is for controlling receiving the first update program based on the information about change acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Kohei YAMAGUCHI, Tomoaki TAKI, Koichiro NAKAMURA, Shoichi KURAOKA
  • Publication number: 20220222062
    Abstract: Provided is a control system, including: an acquisition unit, configured to acquire, from an mobile object, version information of each of a plurality of programs for controlling each of a plurality of mobile object control units included in the mobile object; a storage control unit, configured to store the acquired version information; a selection unit, configured to select an update program of at least one mobile object control unit among the plurality of mobile object control units; and an output control unit, configured to output the selected update program to the mobile object, wherein the selection unit is configured to select update program of at least one mobile object control unit among a plurality of mobile object control units included in the mobile object, based on the newly acquired version information, when the newly acquired version information newly acquired is not consistent with the stored version information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoaki TAKI, Yosuke SHIONOYA, Koichiro NAKAMURA, Kohei YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220222057
    Abstract: A control system includes a movable object control unit configured to control a movable object, an update control unit configured to control a program update of the movable object control unit, and a communication path that is a path for the movable object control unit and the update control unit to perform an information communication, a path that is connected to an external diagnosis apparatus configured to perform a diagnosis of the movable object control unit and used for transmitting information of the movable object to the external diagnosis apparatus and the communication path are at least partially in common, and the control system includes a restriction control unit configured to restrict, when the program update and the diagnosis of the movable object control unit by the external diagnosis apparatus are to be performed, one of the diagnosis by the external diagnosis apparatus and the program update.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoaki TAKI, Yosuke SHIONOYA
  • Publication number: 20220219566
    Abstract: The control system comprises: a mobile object control unit configured to control a mobile object; an update control unit configured to control reception of an update program for the mobile object control unit from an external device and to control an update of the mobile object control unit with the update program; and a notification control unit configured to notify a user of information on a function to be limited in the mobile object that occurs during the update of the mobile object control unit, wherein, for the update program, identification information is given for identifying a function to be limited in the mobile object during the update of the mobile object control unit with the update program, and the notification control unit, based on the identification information given to the update program, controls notification to the user of the information on the function to be limited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoaki TAKI, Yosuke SHIONOYA, Kohei YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220197626
    Abstract: A control system includes: moving object control units; and an update control unit configured to control a program update of a moving object, in which the update control unit is configured to: perform, when the moving object is started, configuration synchronization for acquiring management information as information required to update the moving object control units and stored in the moving object control units, to acquire first management information and second management information, the first management information being acquired from a first moving object control unit that is one of the moving object control units, the second management information being stored in the update control unit; acquire, from a server, information regarding a presence or absence of an update program for each of the moving object control units when the first management information and the second management information match with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Kohei YAMAGUCHI, Tomoaki TAKI, Yuki KUBO
  • Publication number: 20220197627
    Abstract: Provided is a control system, including: a mobile object control unit configured to control a mobile object; an update control unit configured to receive an update program of the mobile object control unit from an external apparatus, and update the mobile object control unit with the update program; an instruction acquisition control unit configured to perform control to acquire a user instruction indicating that the update of the mobile object control unit with the update program is not executed; and a determination unit configured to determine whether an updatable condition is satisfied, which is a determination condition for determining the mobile object is in an updatable state or not, based on at least either of a driveline state of the mobile object or an opening or closing state of a door installed in the mobile object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Kohei YAMAGUCHI, Tomoaki TAKI, Genta INOUE, Toshimi HAMADA, Yosuke SHIONOYA
  • Publication number: 20210201599
    Abstract: An OTA manager, when an activation switch of a vehicle is OFF, transmits a unique identifier of each electronic control unit acquired before the activation switch was switched from ON to OFF to an OTA server via a communication line and receives update data from the OTA server via the communication line, and after the activation switch was switched from OFF to ON, the OTA manager makes a comparison between the identifiers transmitted to the OTA server before the activation switch was switched from OFF to ON and the identifiers acquired after the activation switch was switched from OFF to ON.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Yosuke SHIONOYA, Tomoaki TAKI