Patents Assigned to Fujitsu Ten Limited
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Publication number: 20180091329Abstract: A communication method for a transmission-side node and a reception-side node performing transmission and reception via a communication line in a predetermined cycle includes: causing the transmission-side node and the reception-side node to transmit identification information indicating a status of an event of transmission of object data to the communication line in the predetermined cycle; if a new event of transmission of the object data occurs, causing the transmission-side node to update a value of the identification information and transmit the updated identification information together with the object data to the communication line in the predetermined cycle; and causing the reception-side node to receive the object data and the updated identification information, and upon completion of reception of the object data corresponding to the updated identification information, update a value of the identification information and transmit the updated identification information to the communication line in thType: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicants: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoto MATSUSHITA, Youichi SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20180086309Abstract: A water-droplet detecting apparatus according to an embodiment includes a setting unit, a first extraction unit, a second extraction unit, and a determination unit. The setting unit sets concentric circles having a center at arbitrary one point of a captured image of an image capturing unit. The first extraction unit extracts candidate pixels based on gradients of pixels on a circumference of each of the concentric circles. The candidate pixels are candidates for pixels that are estimated to indicate a water droplet adhered to the image capturing unit. The second extraction unit extracts one or more candidate circles based on the candidate pixels extracted by the first extraction unit. The one or more candidate circles are candidates for circles that indicate a shape of the water droplet. The determination unit determines whether or not the water droplet is adhered based on an extraction result of the second extraction unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventors: Takashi KONO, Junji HASHIMOTO, Yasushi TANI, Tomohide KASAME, Teruhiko KAMIBAYASHI, Hiroki MURASUMI
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Publication number: 20180087588Abstract: A control device according to an embodiment includes a storage, a determining unit, and a driving unit. The storage stores therein information on a hysteresis area of an actuator. The determining unit determines, based on a control mode, a target current value according to the hysteresis area whose information is stored in the storage. The driving unit supplies a driving current according to the target current value determined by the determining unit to the actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventors: Sumiaki HASHIMOTO, Natsuki YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20180091175Abstract: A reception device according to an embodiment includes a main terminal, a sub-terminal, a demultiplexer, and a noise reducing unit. To the main terminal, a main signal is input. The main signal includes a broadcast wave. To the sub-terminal, a multiple signal is input. The multiple signal is obtained by multiplex a noise signal and a sub-signal including the broadcast wave. The demultiplexer demultiplexes the noise signal and the sub-signal from the multiple signal input from the sub-terminal. The noise reducing unit reduces a noise component included in the main signal by using the noise signal demultiplexed by the demultiplexer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicants: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi CHINDA, Kazushige OGINO, Naoki KUSHIMA, Takuma SAWAYA
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Publication number: 20180081443Abstract: To provide a technique for giving a tactual sensation such that a user can clearly perceive that an operation position has reached a predetermined position. A display control unit that causes the display unit to display the object, an operation acceptance unit that accepts an operation for the object on the display surface on the basis of a detection result from a detection unit that detects contact with the operation surface, and a vibration control unit that controls a vibration unit that vibrates the operation surface if the operation accepted by the operation acceptance unit is a slide operation from an outside of a predetermined range defined on the display surface to an inside of the predetermined range and vibrates the operation surface in a predetermined vibrational state when the slide operation reaches the inside of the predetermined range.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventor: Hironobu MOROFUJI
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Patent number: 9922558Abstract: A driving support device is connected with a control device, a positioning unit and a driver-state detection device, and communicates with dangerous-spot analysis device, the control device outputting a behavior signal indicating that a dangerous behavior of a vehicle occurred, the dangerous-spot analysis device outputting driver information indicating a state of a driver of the vehicle, the dangerous-spot analysis device. The driving support device includes: a dangerous-spot notification unit; a state judgment unit that acquires the driver information from the driver-state detection device and that judges whether the state of the driver is a state of increasing a risk, based on the driver information; and a warning unit that warns in a case where there is a possibility of passing through the risky spot specified by the dangerous-spot analysis device and where the state judgement unit judges that the state of the driver is the state of increasing the risk.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventors: Shinichi Tanaka, Hironori Ichioka
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Publication number: 20180076613Abstract: A driving circuit according to an embodiment includes a driving unit, a first temperature detecting unit, an overheat protecting unit, a second temperature detecting unit, and a failure diagnosing unit. The driving unit supplies a driving current to a load based on a control signal input from a controller. The overheat protecting unit blocks supply of the driving current to the load when the level of the signal output from the first temperature detecting unit exceeds a temperature threshold. The failure diagnosing unit blocks supply of the driving current to the load and outputs a signal of a level corresponding to a temperature out of a temperature range detectable by the second temperature detecting unit to the controller when it is determined that the first temperature detecting unit breaks down.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventors: Masayoshi KUME, Motoki KOMIYA
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Publication number: 20180077558Abstract: A terminal detection method that includes a search step, a first acquisition step, a second acquisition step, and a detection step. The search step transmits a response request through broadcast communication and searches a terminal device that exists within a predetermined range. The first acquisition step acquires, from the terminal device, at least specific information of the terminal device. The second acquisition step executes communication with the terminal device based on the specific information acquired in the first acquisition step and acquires second information that indicates a function possessed by the terminal device. The detection step detects that the terminal device has a desired function based on the first information acquired in the first acquisition step and the second information acquired in the second acquisition step.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicants: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., TOSHIBA INFORMATION SYSTEMS (JAPAN) CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki ICHIKAWA, Koichi NAGATA, Shigeaki ESAKA, Motoi NAGATA, Hirotoshi TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20180065487Abstract: A vehicle comprises a motor configured to output a power for driving; a power storage device configured to supply electric power to the motor; a main relay provided between the motor and the power storage device; a power receiving connector configured to be connectable with a power feed connector of an external charger; and a charging relay connected with the power receiving connector and connected with the power storage device via the main relay. This vehicle further comprises a control device configured to determine whether electric power from the external charger is supplied to the power receiving connector during charging of the power storage device with the electric power from the external charger in closed positions of the main relay and the charging relay and to open the main relay when it is determined that the electric power from the external charger is not supplied to the power receiving connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventors: Takaharu HORI, Fumiyoshi KURIBARA, Daisuke OKAJIMA
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Publication number: 20180062648Abstract: An input apparatus according to one aspect of an embodiment includes a contact detecting unit and an operation detecting unit. The contact detecting unit detects, with a predetermined period, a switch having a contact with a user among a plurality of arrayed switches. The operation detecting unit detects a touch operation or a slide operation on the basis of a distance between the switch detected at the present time and the switch detected at the last time.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventor: Seiji HIRAI
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Publication number: 20180059857Abstract: A controller includes a position detecting unit, switching unit, vibration controlling unit, and vibration detecting unit. The position detecting unit detecting a contact position with an operation surface. The switching unit switches between vibration and detection modes of at least one vibration element in accordance with temporal change in contact position detected by position detecting unit, the vibration mode being a mode wherein at least one vibration element vibrates, and detection mode being a mode wherein at least one vibration element detects vibration. The vibration controlling unit causes one or more first vibration elements to vibrate so as to vibrate the operation surface, at least one vibration element including one or more first vibration elements. The vibration detecting unit detects an operation surface's vibration based on vibration's detection results detected by one or more second vibration elements, at least one vibration element including the one or more second vibration elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventors: Takahiro KUMADA, Minoru HIRASHIMA, Tatsuya YAMAGUCHI, Yoshihiro NAKAO
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Publication number: 20180062253Abstract: An antenna device according to an embodiment includes a plurality of plane-shaped antennas that is attached to one or more windows of a vehicle. The plurality of antennas includes a loop antenna and a monopole antenna corresponding to the loop antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventors: Masashi SHUKUTANI, Norio IMADA, Haruhiko KONDO
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Publication number: 20180063385Abstract: Provided is a video processing device that generates a display video signal to be supplied to a liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal that is driven by a frame inversion scheme and includes a control microcomputer and a video signal processor. The control microcomputer controls a data enable signal such that a display invalid section having a predetermined number of fields is set for an interlace video signal at a predetermined period based on a vertical synchronization signal included in the interlace video signal input from outside. The video signal processor generates the display video signal by setting the display invalid section for the interlace video signal based on the data enable signal and outputs the display video signal to the liquid crystal display.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventors: Yasuhiro FUKUDA, Yoshihiro SHIMANO
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Authentication apparatus with changing interval between adjacent working time periods of transceiver
Patent number: 9904907Abstract: In the case where the scheduled use start time has been acquired, the controller shortens the interval between the adjacent working time periods of the transceiver as the scheduled use start time approaches. Thus, in a case where there is a long time before the scheduled use start time, the power consumption is decreased. As the scheduled use start time approaches, the transceiver verifies the user immediately.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventor: Yoshihiro Sasaki -
Patent number: 9903722Abstract: A display panel can transition between a fixed state and an inclined state, in accordance with linear reciprocal movement relative to a main body section of a main slider. When the main slider travels a prescribed distance in the forward direction from a position in the fixed state, a motion link comes in contact with the main slider.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2015Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventors: Tetsuo Sano, Takahiro Jo, Hideo Arai
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Publication number: 20180052564Abstract: An input control apparatus receives a touch operation of a user. The input control apparatus includes a storage unit that stores an actual touch operation position where a touch operation was performed with a predetermined position on an input apparatus as a target, and a correction unit that corrects, based on a relationship between the actual touch operation position stored in the storage unit and the predetermined position, at least one of an input value at a time of reception of a touch operation for an operation target displayed on a display apparatus and a display content corresponding to the touch operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventor: Tomohisa KOSEKI
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Patent number: 9900035Abstract: A detection apparatus according to an embodiment includes an acquisition unit, a calculation unit, and a detection unit. The acquisition unit acquires, via an antenna positioned on a movable body, data on which signal groups with different base frequencies are superimposed. The calculation unit calculates, based upon a frequency spectrum of the data acquired by the acquisition unit, the base frequencies of the respective signal groups. The detection unit detects signals in the respective signal groups based upon the base frequencies calculated by the calculation unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignees: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kosuke Takano, Takuma Sawaya
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Patent number: 9889762Abstract: An object is to avoid the situation in which the power cannot be turned off. A control system is provided in which the first and second control units are connected. At least one of the first and second control units include: a stop control section for, if a condition for ending a predetermined operation mode is satisfied in that operation mode, performing stop control for having the control system in a low-power-consumption state while communicating with the other control unit; and a mode control section for having a mode undefined state in which the operation mode is instable at restoration from a reset state and for allowing, if a predetermined transition condition for allowing transition into the operation mode is satisfied in the mode undefined state, transition into the operation mode whose transition condition has been satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignees: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinji Takemoto, Daisuke Okajima, Masayuki Suzuki, Jyunya Tokinaga, Ryuichi Kamaga
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Publication number: 20180037123Abstract: An automotive vehicle on which a motor for traveling, a battery configured to supply electric power to the motor, and a charging system configured to charge the battery, are installed. The automotive vehicle includes an abnormality informing unit configured to immediately inform occurrence of an abnormality regarding the charging system when the abnormality is detected, on a condition that the abnormality is a first abnormality that affects traveling, and inform occurrence of an abnormality when a next trip is started, on a condition that the abnormality is a second abnormality that does not affect traveling.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventors: Yusuke FURUHASHI, Fumiyoshi KURIBARA, Daisuke OKAJIMA
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Publication number: 20180041048Abstract: A power supply control apparatus controls supply of power to an accessory device connected to a first battery. The power supply control apparatus includes a power supply controller that switches a power supply state from a first state to a second state. In the first state, power is supplied to the accessory device via a power converter from a second battery that has a charge/discharge efficiency higher than the first battery. In the second state, the power is supplied from the second battery to the accessory device not via the power converter with the first battery disconnected from the accessory device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventor: Jianhuang YANG