Patents Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
  • Publication number: 20220350406
    Abstract: There is provided a control device including a control unit that controls tactile sense presentation for presenting a stimulation through a tactile sense and hearing sense presentation for presenting a stimulation through a hearing sense, when it is determined that an operation has been performed on an input unit including a contact area with which an object is brought into contact. The control unit controls displacement indicating a difference from a reference position of the contact area, the displacement being related to the tactile sense presentation, and a strength of sound related to the hearing sense presentation, so that at least one of the tactile sense presentation and the hearing sense presentation is in a proper range that is a range allowing a user of the input unit to perceive the presentation and not causing the user to have unpleasant feeling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Takeshi OHNISHI, Fumiaki HIROSE, Yuma NAKAI
  • Publication number: 20220353014
    Abstract: There is provided a communication device comprising: a communication control section configured to calculate a distance measurement value based on time stamp information received from another communication device during distance measurement that is based on wireless communication that is performed between the communication device and the another communication device different from the communication device, and conforms to specified communication standards, wherein, when the time stamp information is an eigenvalue specified in advance, the communication control section does not calculate the distance measurement value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventor: Yosuke OHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220350407
    Abstract: There is provided a control device that includes: a control section configured to control tactile presentation and auditory presentation when it is decided that an input section has been operated, the tactile presentation presenting a stimulation via a sense of touch, the auditory presentation presenting a stimulation via a sense of hearing, and the input section having a contact area that an object contacts, and in which the control section controls a feature amount of a waveform related to the tactile presentation and a feature amount of a waveform related to the auditory presentation such that at least one of the tactile presentation and the auditory presentation falls within an appropriate range that is a range where at least one of the tactile presentation and the auditory presentation is perceivable for a user of the input section and is not uncomfortable for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Takeshi OHNISHI, Fumiaki HIROSE, Yuma NAKAI
  • Patent number: 11486491
    Abstract: A shift device for a vehicle includes a baseplate, a shift lever having a spherical shaft part at a lower end, and a control lever connected to the shift lever. The spherical shaft part of the shift lever is supported by the baseplate and configured to turn relative to the baseplate. A cable coupling part is provided at an upper part of the control lever. A turning shaft part supported by the baseplate is provided at a lower part of the control lever outward of the spherical shaft part of the shift lever in a vehicle width direction, and the turning shaft part is configured to turn relative to the baseplate. The control lever has a branched part between the cable coupling part and the turning shaft parts, and the branched part is located above the spherical shaft part and branched in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, TSUDA INDUSTRIES CO., LTD., MANNOH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shori Kato, Atsushi Toyama, Takaaki Fukushima, Naotaka Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20220342484
    Abstract: There is provided a mechanism that can realize vibration presentation that makes a user recall a sense of metal. There is provided a control device that includes: a control section configured to vibrate a contact area when it is decided that an input section has been operated by an object, the input section having a contact area that the object contacts, and in which the control section adjusts as control parameters of control for vibrating the contact area an acceleration peak-to-peak value that is a change amount from a first extremum to a second extremum of an acceleration applied by the vibration, and an acceleration time that is a time length from a start time to an end time during which the acceleration applied by the vibration fails within a specified range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Takeshi OHNISHI, Yuma NAKAI
  • Patent number: 11479121
    Abstract: A panel device includes a panel unit, a light source, and a light-blocking layer. The panel device includes a light attenuation layer, or a tinted layer, to blacken the panel unit. The light attenuation layer is located between the light source and the light-blocking layer, specifically, on the rear surface of the light-blocking layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Akito Ishihara, Yusuke Nomura, Yuki Sakai
  • Patent number: 11480645
    Abstract: A communication device includes: a plurality of wireless communication sections, each of which is configured to wirelessly receive a signal from another communication device; and a control section configured to detect a specific element in chronological information based on respective pulse signals received by the plurality of wireless communication sections, on the basis of respective pieces of chronological information including, as elements related to time, information that chronologically changes and that is obtained when the plurality of wireless communication sections receive the respective pulse signals transmitted from the other communication device, verify whether each of a plurality of the detected specific elements is based on the pulse signal coming through a shortest path, and estimate an angle from which the pulse signal has come while using axes extending from reference point, on the basis of the plurality of specific elements that are verified as elements based on the pulse signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yoshiki Oishi, Satoshi Mori, Kenichi Koga, Tatsuya Koike
  • Publication number: 20220334643
    Abstract: A control device including a control section configured to vibrate a contact region in a case where it is determined that an operation is performed on an input section by a target object coming into contact with the contact region, the input section having the contact region touched by the target object, wherein the control section adjusts acceleration time as a control parameter for performing control of vibrating the contact region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Takeshi OHNISHI, Fumiaki HIROSE, Yuma NAKAI
  • Publication number: 20220334666
    Abstract: A control device including a control section configured to vibrate a contact region in a case where it is determined that an operation is performed on an input section by a target object coming into contact with the contact region, the input section having the contact region touched by the target object, wherein the control section adjusts an acceleration peak-to-peak value as a control parameter for performing control of vibrating the contact region, the acceleration peak-to-peak value being a difference between a local maximum value and a local minimum value of acceleration applied by vibration to the contact region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Takeshi OHNISHI, Fumiaki HIROSE, Yuma NAKAI
  • Publication number: 20220334642
    Abstract: A control device including a control section configured to vibrate a contact region in a case where it is determined that an operation is performed on an input section by a target object coming into contact with the contact region, the input section having the contact region touched by the target object, wherein the control section adjusts a displacement width as a control parameter for performing control of vibrating the contact region, the displacement width being a difference between a local maximum value of displacement of the contact region caused by the vibration and displacement of the contact region in a criterion state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Takeshi OHNISHI, Fumiaki HIROSE, Yuma NAKAI
  • Publication number: 20220334792
    Abstract: A control device including a control section configured to cause a sound output section to output sound in a case where it is determined that an operation is performed on an input section by a target object coming into contact with a contact region, the input section having the contact region touched by the target object, wherein the control section adjusts a loudness peak as a control parameter for performing control in such a manner that the sound output section outputs the sound, the loudness peak being a maximum value of loudness indicating intensity of the sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Takeshi OHNISHI, Fumiaki HIROSE, Yuma NAKAI
  • Publication number: 20220332283
    Abstract: There is provided a control device that is mounted on a housing, the control device comprising: a control section configured to control a control target device included in the housing based on a result of an authentication process that uses a wireless signal that is transmitted and received between a first wireless communication device mounted on the housing and portable equipment carried by a user, and that conforms to first wireless communication standards, and a result of a specified process that uses a wireless signal that is transmitted and received between a second wireless communication device mounted on the housing and the portable equipment, and that conforms to second wireless communication standards, wherein, when the authentication process is not finished within a specified time, the control section performs control to re-execute the authentication process without waiting for the specified process to be finished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yosuke OHASHI, Yosuke HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220338007
    Abstract: A control device comprising: a wireless communication unit configured to transmit or receive a radio signal conforming to a first communication standard to or from a portable device; and a control unit configured to perform control of an operation of a control target device on the basis of a result of authentication based on the radio signal conforming to the first communication standard, and a result of prescribed processing based on a radio signal conforming to a second communication standard, the radio signal conforming to the second communication standard being transmitted or received between at least one communication control device mounted on a mobile object and the portable device, wherein the control unit receives encrypted data at least indicating success or failure of the prescribed processing, and performs control of the operation of the control target device on the basis of content of the encrypted data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yosuke OHASHI, Yuya GOTO, Hiroki OKADA, Satoshi OZAWA, Takanori MATSUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220337734
    Abstract: A control device controls an image capturing device installed in a wearable device. A display device is capable of communicating with the control device. The control device is configured to: cause the display device to display a plurality of candidate images corresponding to images of a subject captured with different exposure conditions; detect a selection of one of the candidate images; and cause the image capturing device to capture an image of the subject with an exposure condition corresponding to the one of the candidate images as selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Kenji NARUMI, Mitsuo MORI
  • Publication number: 20220338006
    Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication device comprising: a first wireless communication unit configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal compliant with a first communication standard to and from another wireless communication device; a second wireless communication unit configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal compliant with a second communication standard to and from the other wireless communication device; and a control unit configured to control transmission and reception of wireless signals, wherein, in a case where the first wireless communication unit is caused to transmit an authentication request and then the first wireless communication unit is not able to receive an authentication response from the other wireless communication device within a specified time, the control unit causes the first wireless communication unit to retransmit the authentication request after transmission and reception of the wireless signal compliant with the second communication standard are complet
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yosuke HASEGAWA, Yosuke OHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220332246
    Abstract: An awakening degree detecting device outputs awakening degree information corresponding to an awakening degree of a driver of a vehicle. A stimulus providing device provides the driver with a stimulus including at least one of a visual stimulus, an audible stimulus, an electrical stimulus, a warm stimulus, a cold stimulus, and an action-inducing stimulus prompting an action of the occupant with respect to an appliance installed in the vehicle. A control device outputs, based on the awakening degree information, a first control signal causing the stimulus providing device to provide the stimulus in a case where the awakening degree is less than a first threshold, and to output a second control signal causing the stimulus providing device to provide the stimulus after the first control signal is outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Shuhei TAKEUCHI, Aya KADONO, Masahiko MIYATA
  • Publication number: 20220338064
    Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication device, comprising: a first wireless communication unit configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal compliant with a first communication standard to and from another wireless communication device different from the wireless communication device; at least one second wireless communication unit configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal compliant with a second communication standard different from the first communication standard to and from the other wireless communication device; and a control unit configured to control transmission and reception of wireless signals, wherein, in a case where authentication based on the wireless signal compliant with the first communication standard is established and specified processing based on the wireless signal compliant with the second communication standard is not established, the control unit performs control so that the authentication is not re-executed and the specified processing is re-executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yosuke Hasegawa, Yosuke Ohashi
  • Publication number: 20220334665
    Abstract: A control device including a control section configured to cause a sound output section to output sound in a case where it is determined that an operation is performed on an input section by a target object coming into contact with a contact region, the input section having the contact region touched by the target object, wherein the control section adjusts a sharpness peak as a control parameter for performing control in such a manner that the sound output section outputs the sound, the sharpness peak being a maximum value of sharpness indicating sharpness of the sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Takeshi OHNISHI, Fumiaki HIROSE, Yuma NAKAI
  • Publication number: 20220334667
    Abstract: A control device including a control section configured to vibrate a contact region in a case where it is determined that an operation is performed on an input section by a target object coming into contact with the contact region, the input section having the contact region touched by the target object, wherein the control section adjusts displacement rise time as a control parameter for performing control of vibrating the contact region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Takeshi OHNISHI, Fumiaki HIROSE, Yuma NAKAI
  • Publication number: 20220336102
    Abstract: The present invention provides a learning device including a learning unit that performs learning related to the output of vital data indicating life signs of a subject, with the use of first sensor data acquired from the subject by the first system as learning data and of teacher data based on second sensor data acquired from the subject by the second system in the same period as an acquisition period of the first sensor data, the second system being less affected by noises than the first system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Tetsuya HIROTA, Daisuke KAWAMURA, Yuuki NAWA, Minoru OTAKE, Ryugo FUJITA