Patents by Inventor Genta INOUE

Genta INOUE 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).

  • Publication number: 20230297363
    Abstract: A software update control apparatus which is mounted on a vehicle and is configured to control a software update of in-vehicle equipment performed via a communication unit, including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information representing a recognition result of a passenger in the vehicle, who has been recognized by capturing an image of the passenger in the vehicle; and a notification control unit configured to control a notification of update information related to the software update, in which the notification control unit is configured to determine, based on the information representing the recognition result of the passenger, whether the passenger has received the notification of the update information in a past, and change a mode of the notification of the update information according to a determination result on whether the passenger has received the notification of the update information in the past.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventor: Genta INOUE
  • Publication number: 20230300233
    Abstract: A notification control apparatus, including: a distance obtaining unit for obtaining a distance between a vehicle and a mobile terminal associated with the vehicle; and a controlling unit for outputting to the mobile terminal, based on a distance obtained by the distance obtaining unit, notification regarding software update of the vehicle. The controlling unit is configured to: output to the mobile terminal, if the distance obtained by the distance obtaining unit is a first distance or more, a first notification for confirming whether to perform the software update with a user; and change a mode of a second notification regarding the software update for the mobile terminal, based on whether the distance obtained by the distance obtaining unit is the first distance or more when execution of the software update is instructed in response to the first notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji HONDA, Genta INOUE
  • Patent number: 11604638
    Abstract: A software update device is provided with an update control unit that that performs a software update using a new software version supplied over a network. If a software update is to be performed for a first electronic control device and a second electronic control device that operates in cooperation with the first electronic control device, the update control unit performs the software update for the first electronic control device such that the first electronic control device after the software update has been performed is capable of selectively executing the operation logic of a first new software version and the operation logic of a first old software version.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Genta Inoue, Yosuke Shionoya
  • Patent number: 11561789
    Abstract: A software update device is provided with an update control unit that performs a software update using a new software version supplied over a network. The update control unit installs a first new software version on a first electronic control device prior to installing a second new software version on a second electronic control device, and activates the first new software version installed on the first electronic control device either after activation of the second new software version installed on the second electronic control device has started or after it is ascertained that activation of the second new software version installed on the second electronic control device has been normally completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Genta Inoue, Yosuke Shionoya
  • Publication number: 20220326932
    Abstract: A software update device is provided with an update control unit that performs a software update using a new software version supplied over a network. The update control unit installs a first new software version on a first electronic control device prior to installing a second new software version on a second electronic control device, and activates the first new software version installed on the first electronic control device either after activation of the second new software version installed on the second electronic control device has started or after it is ascertained that activation of the second new software version installed on the second electronic control device has been normally completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Genta INOUE, Yosuke SHIONOYA
  • Publication number: 20220317992
    Abstract: An update control apparatus includes: a first acquiring unit configured to acquire information based on a unique value of a moving-body control unit; a second acquiring unit configured to acquire version information of a program for performing control by the moving-body control unit from a first storage region of a storage apparatus provided in the moving-body control unit; a third acquiring unit configured to acquire, on a basis of the version information acquired by the second acquiring unit, a newer version of the program for performing the control by the moving-body control unit; a writing unit configured to write the new version of the program acquired by the third acquiring unit to a second storage region provided in the storage apparatus; and an instruction unit configured to output an instruction to cause the moving-body control unit to control in accordance with the program stored in the second storage region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Genta INOUE
  • Publication number: 20220300274
    Abstract: A program update control apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a communication traffic volume on a first communication network to which a plurality of control units are connected, a rewrite control unit configured to transmit first rewrite data for performing rewrite of a program of a first control unit to the first control unit through the first communication network to perform control to rewrite the program of the first control unit, and a determination unit configured to determine, based on the communication traffic volume on the first communication network, a data volume of the first rewrite data per unit time which is transmitted by the rewrite control unit to the first control unit through the first communication network such that the communication traffic volume on the first communication network at a time when the rewrite control unit transmits the first rewrite data is to be a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Genta INOUE, Yosuke SHIONOYA
  • Publication number: 20220300271
    Abstract: A program update control apparatus comprises a rewriting control unit configured to perform control of rewriting a program, which is executed by a mobile object control unit configured to control at least a part of a mobile object, to a new program; and an acquisition unit configured to acquire the new program from an external apparatus, wherein the rewriting control unit is configured: before starting the rewriting, to request a user to consent to execution of the rewriting, and to hold consent information, which indicates that the user has consented to execution of the rewriting, and when activated in response to a power supply being on, to cause the rewriting to be executed without requesting the user to consent to execution of the rewriting, on the condition that the consent information is held.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Genta INOUE, Yosuke SHIONOYA
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11429370
    Abstract: A software updating apparatus includes a power consumption amount determining section that determines a power consumption amount when a software update is performed, based on a power consumption of a vehicle when the software update is performed and time needed to perform the software update, and an update possibility determining section that determines whether the software update is possible, based on the power consumption amount determined by the power consumption amount determining section and an amount of power present in a battery included in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Genta Inoue
  • Publication number: 20220253303
    Abstract: A software update device is provided with an update control unit that that performs a software update using a new software version supplied over a network. If a software update is to be performed for a first electronic control device and a second electronic control device that operates in cooperation with the first electronic control device, the update control unit performs the software update for the first electronic control device such that the first electronic control device after the software update has been performed is capable of selectively executing the operation logic of a first new software version and the operation logic of a first old software version.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Genta INOUE, Yosuke SHIONOYA
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11099830
    Abstract: A software updating apparatus includes an update control section that performs a software update for each of a plurality of electronic control units mounted in a vehicle, by using new versions of software supplied via a network, and an update mode determining section that selectively determines an update mode used when performing the software update, from among a parallel update mode and a serial update mode. The update control section performs the software update for each of the plurality of electronic control units based on the update mode determined by the update mode determining section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Genta Inoue, Yosuke Shionoya
  • Publication number: 20200272450
    Abstract: A software updating apparatus includes an update control section that performs a software update for each of a plurality of electronic control units mounted in a vehicle, by using new versions of software supplied via a network, and an update mode determining section that selectively determines an update mode used when performing the software update, from among a parallel update mode and a serial update mode. The update control section performs the software update for each of the plurality of electronic control units based on the update mode determined by the update mode determining section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Genta INOUE, Yosuke SHIONOYA
  • Publication number: 20200272451
    Abstract: A software updating apparatus includes a power consumption amount determining section that determines a power consumption amount when a software update is performed, based on a power consumption of a vehicle when the software update is performed and time needed to perform the software update, and an update possibility determining section that determines whether the software update is possible, based on the power consumption amount determined by the power consumption amount determining section and an amount of power present in a battery included in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventor: Genta INOUE