Patents by Inventor Hideki Amano

Hideki Amano 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: 12060939
    Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle that is provided with an electric parking device for causing a parking pawl to be meshed with a parking gear so as to lock rotation of a wheel of the vehicle. When a parking range is selected, a parking control is executed for moving the parking pawl to a parking position in which the parking pawl is meshed with the parking gear. When the parking control is to be executed, it is determined whether or not the electric parking device is in a ratcheting state in which the parking pawl is repelled by the parking gear without the parking pawl being meshed with the parking gear. When it is determined that the electric parking device is in the ratcheting state, the parking control is stopped to move the parking pawl to a non-parking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nozomi Aoyama, Tomoya Nagano, Hideki Amano, Yuki Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20230407965
    Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle that is provided with an electric parking device for causing a parking pawl to be meshed with a parking gear so as to lock rotation of a wheel of the vehicle. When a parking range is selected, a parking control is executed for moving the parking pawl to a parking position in which the parking pawl is meshed with the parking gear. When the parking control is to be executed, it is determined whether or not the electric parking device is in a ratcheting state in which the parking pawl is repelled by the parking gear without the parking pawl being meshed with the parking gear. When it is determined that the electric parking device is in the ratcheting state, the parking control is stopped to move the parking pawl to a non-parking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nozomi AOYAMA, Tomoya NAGANO, Hideki AMANO, Yuki MATSUNO
  • Patent number: 7177809
    Abstract: A contents presenting system includes: an analyzing unit which collects and analyzes user's conversation to output an analysis result; a contents acquiring unit which acquires contents from a contents database based on the analysis result; and a contents presenting unit which presents the acquired contents to the user. Since the analysis result of user's conversation includes a factor representing the environment where the user is talking, by determining contents based on the analysis result, it is possible to provide the contents which is suited for the environment where the user is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiko Shioda, Soichi Toyama, Keiichi Yamauchi, Hiroaki Shibasaki, Hideki Amano
  • Patent number: 6738698
    Abstract: An electronic system has (i) an information outputting apparatus having an output device for outputting a content information including at least one of an audio information and a video information and (ii) a navigation apparatus having an input device for inputting a destination in a movement of a movable body and a calculate device for calculating a necessary time length required for the movable body to arrive at the destination. A controlling apparatus is provided with: a selecting device for selecting the content information to be outputted during the movement of the movable body until the arrival at the destination, on the basis of an output time length information indicative of a time length required to output the content information, in response to the calculated necessary time length; and an output controlling device for controlling the output device so as to output the content information selected by the selecting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Naohiko Ichihara, Shinichi Gayama, Hiroaki Shibasaki, Hideki Amano
  • Publication number: 20020188390
    Abstract: An electronic system has (i) an information outputting apparatus having an output device for outputting a content information including at least one of an audio information and a video information and (ii) a navigation apparatus having an input device for inputting a destination in a movement of a movable body and a calculate device for calculating a necessary time length required for the movable body to arrive at the destination. A controlling apparatus is provided with: a selecting device for selecting the content information to be outputted during the movement of the movable body until the arrival at the destination, on the basis of an output time length information indicative of a time length required to output the content information, in response to the calculated necessary time length; and an output controlling device for controlling the output device so as to output the content information selected by the selecting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naohiko Ichihara, Shinichi Gayama, Hiroaki Shibasaki, Hideki Amano
  • Publication number: 20020188455
    Abstract: A contents presenting system includes: an analyzing unit which collects and analyzes user's conversation to output an analysis result; a contents acquiring unit which acquires contents from a contents database based on the analysis result; and a contents presenting unit which presents the acquired contents to the user. Since the analysis result of user's conversation includes a factor representing the environment where the user is talking, by determining contents based on the analysis result, it is possible to provide the contents which is suited for the environment where the user is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiko Shioda, Soichi Toyama, Keiichi Yamauchi, Hiroaki Shibasaki, Hideki Amano
  • Patent number: 5835240
    Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a facsimile communication supplementary service device that allows facsimile communication users to receive accurate service information from telephone switching facilities without performing any operations whatsoever. When a call is received, the facsimile signal analysis and decision part determines whether said call is a facsimile signal, and if it is, monitors the communication until it is completed. When the communication is completed, the charging system calculates the communication charge and the facsimile response part prepares the facsimile information. Then, if the originating party requested for the automatic immediate charge notification service, then the system calls back the originating terminal and sends said facsimile information. As a result, the originating terminal, if it is a facsimile terminal, can receive information on communication charge as a facsimile message. Consulting information may also be added to said charge information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Kokusai Denshin Denwa Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshimi Kobayashi, Hideki Amano
  • Patent number: 5726767
    Abstract: An automatic facsimile signal analyzing system includes a switch unit, a service trunk, a signal identification trunk, a facsimile communication determination unit, and a control unit. The signal identification trunk restores a facsimile control signal from a modulated and encoded facsimile signal on the set speech path and performs collection of communication state information and detection of a start of facsimile communication on the basis of the restored facsimile control signal. The facsimile communication determination unit permits an operation of the signal identification trunk when the classification result from the service trunk represents a type other than the voice signal and analyzes the communication state information from the signal identification trunk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignees: Nec Corporation, Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kumakura, Takashi Itani, Ken-ichi Nishimura, Hideki Amano, Masayoshi Sato
  • Patent number: 5720214
    Abstract: In a working vehicle including a first control valve assembly (15) for controlling the operation of a hydraulic lift cylinder (14), a cylinder case (13) of the lift cylinder includes, at one of its side surfaces, a vertical seating surface (52) on which a second control valve assembly (20) for controlling the operation of plural another hydraulic actuators (18, 19) is mounted. The second valve assembly includes plural control valve spools (31, 32) which extend in the valve case axially of the vehicle at levels different from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahisa Kawamura, Hideki Amano
  • Patent number: 5668856
    Abstract: A method and system for screening international phone calls to reduce the number of phone calls which are made simply for the purpose of talking with international operators (prank phone calls) and to reduce the workload of the operators. When an international incoming phone call is placed from a calling terminal abroad, a database is used to determine, based on the calling country code of the incoming phone call, whether the call is from a prank phone call country. If the call is from a prank phone call country, an announcement for determining the intention of the caller is sent to the caller. If the caller provides a response to the announcement, a determination is made as to whether the response is valid. If the response is determined to be valid, the call is connected to the operator. If the response is invalid, the call is determined to be a prank call and is thus disconnected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Kokusai Denshin Denwa Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kaoru Nishimatsu, Hideki Amano, Shin-ichi Sakayori