Patents by Inventor Yuichi Kodama
Yuichi Kodama 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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Publication number: 20240028538Abstract: A vehicle-mounted information processing apparatus is mounted in a vehicle and includes: a plurality of processing units that perform processing in parallel or pseudo-parallel; a shared storage unit that is accessible by the plurality of processing units; and a detection unit that detects an abnormality at the shared storage unit. The processing units each include a communication unit that performs communication via a communication line, and the plurality of processing units exchange information via the shared storage unit. When the detection unit has detected an abnormality at the shared storage unit, the processing units exchange information through communication using the communication units. The plurality of processing units and the shared storage unit may be integrated into a single integrated circuit, and information may be exchanged via a communication line outside the integrated circuit when the detection unit has detected an abnormality at the shared storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2021Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventor: Yuichi KODAMA
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Patent number: 11585219Abstract: A mining system includes: a first tunnel that reaches a dump site and includes a first road surface; a second tunnel that crosses the first tunnel, reaches a mining site, and includes a second road surface positioned above the first road surface; a frame that includes a lower surface provided above the first road surface of the first tunnel and forming a transport passage between the first road surface and the lower surface and an upper surface forming a work road surface, on which a loading machine operates, together with the second road surface; and a moving vehicle that is capable of traveling on the first road surface and is capable of passing through the transport passage.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2019Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Masaaki Uetake, Yuichi Kodama, Kazunari Kawai, Shinichi Terada
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Publication number: 20220415097Abstract: A vehicle-mounted relay apparatus includes a control unit that controls relay of messages, whereby the control unit, when relaying an update program obtained from an external server to a vehicle-mounted ECU to be updated, relays the update program in a plurality of relay modes to be updated, the plurality of relay modes includes a first relay mode in which relay of a message between vehicle-mounted ECUs other than the vehicle-mounted ECU to be updated is prohibited and a second relay mode in which relay of a message between vehicle-mounted ECUs other than the vehicle-mounted ECU to be updated and a vehicle-mounted ECU related to a charge control apparatus is prohibited, and the control unit selects the first relay mode or the second relay mode based on a predetermined condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventor: Yuichi KODAMA
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Publication number: 20220413833Abstract: An onboard update apparatus including a control unit that controls processing for updating a program of an onboard ECU, wherein the onboard update apparatus is communicatively connected to an external server via a plurality of communication paths; the plurality of communication paths include a communication path via a charging control apparatus that controls charging of the vehicle by a charging apparatus outside of the vehicle capable of communication with the external server, and a communication path via an outside-vehicle communication apparatus installed in the vehicle and capable of communication with the external server; the control unit selects one communication path from among the plurality of communication paths; and an update program is acquired from the external server via the communication path selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventor: Yuichi Kodama
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Patent number: 11501635Abstract: A vehicle-vehicle communication system performs wireless communication between multiple vehicles each having an in-vehicle communication apparatus that transmits and receives information using a wireless signal. The vehicle-vehicle communication system includes a roadside communication apparatus including a roadside reception unit receiving information transmitted by the in-vehicle communication apparatus using a wireless signal and a roadside transmission unit transmitting the information received by the roadside reception unit using a wireless signal, and relays communication between multiple vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Yuichi Kodama
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Publication number: 20220341322Abstract: A measurement system 50 measures a grade of an excavated material generated from an underground tunnel including a plurality of mining points. The underground tunnel is constructed based on a mining plan of a mine planned based on primary grade data and primary position data corresponding to the primary grade data measured in a preliminary geological survey. The measurement system includes a measuring unit (grade measuring unit) 61 that measures the grade of the excavated material generated from the underground tunnel, a secondary grade data acquisition unit (grade data acquisition unit) 72 that acquires secondary grade data indicating the grade of the excavated material from the measuring unit 61, and a secondary position data acquisition unit (position data acquisition unit) 73 that acquires secondary position data corresponding to the secondary grade data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2020Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Yuichi Kodama, Shinichi Terada, Eiichi Morioka, Takashi Nagayoshi
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Patent number: 11223934Abstract: A road-vehicle communication system includes an in-vehicle communication apparatus and a roadside communication apparatus, the in-vehicle communication apparatus has a vehicle information transmission unit that transmits vehicle information related to a vehicle. The roadside communication apparatus has a storage unit storing a plurality of pieces of data to be transmitted to the in-vehicle communication apparatus. A vehicle information reception unit receives vehicle information transmitted from the in-vehicle communication apparatus. A transmission data generation unit combines a plurality of pieces of data stored in the storage unit to generate a single piece of transmission data. A data transmission unit transmits the data generated by the transmission data generation unit to the in-vehicle communication apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Yabuuchi, Yuichi Kodama
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Publication number: 20210394659Abstract: A mined material transport vehicle includes: a vehicle main body capable of moving forward and rearward; and a loading platform provided on the vehicle main body, wherein the loading platform includes: a conveyor provided on the vehicle main body and having a conveying surface capable of conveying a mined material in a conveying direction extending in a forward-rearward directions; a pair of movable flaps that extend in the conveying direction on both sides in a vehicle width direction of the conveying surface, form a storage space together with the conveying surface, and are rotatable about lateral axial lines extending in the conveying direction; and lateral cylinders for rotating the movable flaps about the lateral axial lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Masaaki UETAKE, Yuichi KODAMA, Kazunari KAWAI, Shinichi TERADA
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Publication number: 20210310354Abstract: A mining system includes: a first tunnel that reaches a dump site and includes a first road surface; a second tunnel that crosses the first tunnel, reaches a mining site, and includes a second road surface positioned above the first road surface; a frame that includes a lower surface provided above the first road surface of the first tunnel and forming a transport passage between the first road surface and the lower surface and an upper surface forming a work road surface, on which a loading machine operates, together with the second road surface; and a moving vehicle that is capable of traveling on the first road surface and is capable of passing through the transport passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2019Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Masaaki Uetake, Yuichi Kodama, Kazunari Kawai, Shinichi Terada
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Patent number: 11007875Abstract: A communication device comprises a connector to which a communication line is to be connected for sending and receiving a control signal concerning charge control between a transportation apparatus and a charging apparatus, a modem outputting a modulated signal obtained by modulating information to be sent and demodulating the modulated signal input, and a first internal communication line and a second internal communication line each being connected to the connector and the modem, the first internal communication line and the second internal communication line respectively being for sending the modulated signal and being for receiving the modulated signal, and sends and receives the modulated signal by superposing the modulated signal on the control signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuichi Kodama, Ryo Okada, Takeshi Hagihara, Kazuhiko Nii, Koji Saotome, Shuta Fukuda
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Patent number: 10906747Abstract: A conveyance system includes a conveyance device including a first conveyance mechanism configured to convey freight supplied from a loader, and a second conveyance mechanism configured to convey the freight supplied from the first conveyance mechanism, a weight detection device configured to detect weight of the freight loaded on the second conveyance mechanism, and a control apparatus. The control apparatus includes a first conveyance control unit configured to control the first conveyance mechanism. The first conveyance control unit controls the first conveyance mechanism based on a detection value of the weight detection device.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Yasuaki Aga, Kazuhiko Iwata, Yuichi Kodama, Masaaki Uetake
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Publication number: 20200111346Abstract: A vehicle-vehicle communication system performs wireless communication between multiple vehicles each having an in-vehicle communication apparatus that transmits and receives information using a wireless signal. The vehicle-vehicle communication system includes a roadside communication apparatus including a roadside reception unit receiving information transmitted by the in-vehicle communication apparatus using a wireless signal and a roadside transmission unit transmitting the information received by the roadside reception unit using a wireless signal, and relays communication between multiple vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventor: Yuichi Kodama
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Patent number: 10538897Abstract: An excavation machine includes a detector detecting a state of an object to be excavated, a storage storing a plurality of pieces of excavation information in which a state of a first portion before excavated by a learning excavation device, and a first operation of when the learning excavation device excavates the first portion are associated with each other, and a processor including an estimation unit obtaining a state of a second portion intended to be excavated, the state having been detected by the detector, an operation determining unit selecting the state of the first portion corresponding to the state of the obtained second portion, from among the states of the first portions of the excavation information, and determining the first operation corresponding to the selected state, as a second operation of when excavating the second portion, and an excavation controller operating an excavation device with the second operation.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.Inventors: Masaaki Uetake, Nobuki Hasegawa, Kazunari Kawai, Taito Fujita, Yuichi Kodama, Rui Fukui, Takayoshi Niho
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Publication number: 20200008027Abstract: A road-vehicle communication system includes an in-vehicle communication apparatus and a roadside communication apparatus, the in-vehicle communication apparatus has a vehicle information transmission unit that transmits vehicle information related to a vehicle. The roadside communication apparatus has a storage unit storing a plurality of pieces of data to be transmitted to the in-vehicle communication apparatus. A vehicle information reception unit receives vehicle information transmitted from the in-vehicle communication apparatus. A transmission data generation unit combines a plurality of pieces of data stored in the storage unit to generate a single piece of transmission data. A data transmission unit transmits the data generated by the transmission data generation unit to the in-vehicle communication apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2017Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Yasuhiro Yabuuchi, Yuichi Kodama
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Publication number: 20190367292Abstract: A conveyance system includes a conveyance device including a first conveyance mechanism configured to convey freight supplied from a loader, and a second conveyance mechanism configured to convey the freight supplied from the first conveyance mechanism, a weight detection device configured to detect weight of the freight loaded on the second conveyance mechanism, and a control apparatus. The control apparatus includes a first conveyance control unit configured to control the first conveyance mechanism. The first conveyance control unit controls the first conveyance mechanism based on a detection value of the weight detection device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Yasuaki Aga, Kazuhiko Iwata, Yuichi Kodama, Masaaki Uetake
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Publication number: 20190362628Abstract: A travel assistance device, a travel assistance method, and a computer program are provided. A travel assistance device to be mounted in a vehicle includes: an in-vehicle communication unit to which information received from a road-side communicator is input; and an output unit configured to, if both intersection information including an identifier identifying an intersection and position information regarding the intersection and traffic signal information including the same identifier are input from the in-vehicle communication unit, output travel assistance information that is based on the traffic signal information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Tadashi Matsumoto, Takeshi Hagihara, Yuichi Kodama, Yasuhiro Yabuuchi
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Publication number: 20190359211Abstract: A travel assistance device mounted in a vehicle includes an in-vehicle communication unit to which position information regarding the vehicle, intersection information, and traffic signal information are input. A vehicle speed deriving unit derives a recommended speed of the vehicle and is connected to the in-vehicle communication unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Tadashi Matsumoto, Takeshi Hagihara, Yuichi Kodama, Yasuhiro Yabuuchi
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Publication number: 20190329666Abstract: A communication device comprises a connector to which a communication line is to be connected for sending and receiving a control signal concerning charge control between a transportation apparatus and a charging apparatus, a modem outputting a modulated signal obtained by modulating information to be sent and demodulating the modulated signal input, and a first internal communication line and a second internal communication line each being connected to the connector and the modem, the first internal communication line and the second internal communication line respectively being for sending the modulated signal and being for receiving the modulated signal, and sends and receives the modulated signal by superposing the modulated signal on the control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Yuichi KODAMA, Ryo OKADA, Takeshi HAGIHARA, Kazuhiko NII, Koji SAOTOME, Shuta FUKUDA
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Patent number: 10360646Abstract: A mine management system to mine ore in a mine including a mining area, and a second mine shaft connecting the mining area and a first mine shaft, the mine management system includes: a transporting machine loading the ore mined in the mining area and transporting the ore to a soil discharge area while traveling in the first mine shaft; a loading machine staying in the second mine shaft while a space for the transporting machine to travel therein is left inside the first mine shaft, excavating the ore in the mining area, conveying the mined ore from the mining area in an opposite direction, and loading the ore on the transporting machine; and a management device determining the mining area toward which the transporting machine is directed so that an operability of the loading machine becomes maximal or an operability of the transporting machine becomes maximal.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignees: Komatsu Ltd., The University of TokyoInventors: Yuichi Kodama, Masaaki Uetake, Kazunari Kawai, Shinichi Terada, Rui Fukui
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Patent number: 10354341Abstract: A mine management system to mine ore in a mine including a mining area, a first mine shaft, and a second mine shaft connecting the mining area and the first mine shaft, the mine management system includes: a transporting machine loading the ore mined in the mining area and transporting the ore to a soil discharge area while traveling in the first mine shaft; a loading machine staying in the second mine shaft while a space for the transporting machine to travel therein is left inside the first mine shaft, excavating the ore in the mining area, conveying the mined ore from the mining area in an opposite direction, and loading the mined ore on the transporting machine; and a management device determining a mining area in which the loading machine is disposed based on a difference between a production plan and an actual production amount of the mine.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignees: Komatsu Ltd., The University of TokyoInventors: Yuichi Kodama, Masaaki Uetake, Kazunari Kawai, Shinichi Terada, Rui Fukui