Patents by Inventor Hidetoshi Teraoka

Hidetoshi Teraoka 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: 20240338207
    Abstract: A system obtains information on parts embedded in a final product across a range of companies, comprising: a product life cycle management system, used by a manufacturing company manufacturing a final product by embedding parts operated by software, for managing information on the final product and the parts and the range of disclosure of data relating to software contracted between the manufacturing company and a company that provides the parts to the manufacturing company; and a product life cycle management system used by the providing company for managing the range of disclosure and software-related data that is data relating to the software. One product life cycle management system requests a second system to disclose the software-related data within the range of disclosure, and the second system transmits the software-related data to the product life cycle management system if the requested software-related data falls within the range of disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehiko NAGANO, Hidetoshi TERAOKA
  • Publication number: 20240231798
    Abstract: A software update device (gateway) 10 includes a first update control unit 140 that performs software update for a first software unit (for example, an ECU_A 13 and an ECU_B 16) and a second update control unit 150 that performs software update for a second software unit (for example, an ECU_C 17 and an ECU_D 19). Also, the first update control unit 140 includes a first sequence control unit 141 that transmits a control command directed to a first platform, and the second update control unit 150 includes a pseudo update execution unit 151 that simulates the second software unit as a software unit on the first platform and performs the software update for the second software unit on the basis of reception of a control command for the second software unit simulated on the first platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Hidetoshi TERAOKA, Masashi YANO
  • Patent number: 11983526
    Abstract: A software inquiry information management system stores a device request specification in association with a regulation ID that is information specifying a regulation that defines a requirement for receiving legal approval for a vehicle, acquires traceability information of a device that is associated with the device request specification, specifies a regulation ID corresponding to the device request specification that is associated with the acquired traceability information, generates approval software inquiry information that is information in which the specified regulation ID is associated with one or more software IDs included in the traceability information, and generates vehicle traceability information that is information in which the approval software inquiry information is associated with the traceability information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventor: Hidetoshi Teraoka
  • Publication number: 20240134628
    Abstract: A software update device (gateway) 10 includes a first update control unit 140 that performs software update for a first software unit (for example, an ECU_A 13 and an ECU_B 16) and a second update control unit 150 that performs software update for a second software unit (for example, an ECU_C 17 and an ECU_D 19). Also, the first update control unit 140 includes a first sequence control unit 141 that transmits a control command directed to a first platform, and the second update control unit 150 includes a pseudo update execution unit 151 that simulates the second software unit as a software unit on the first platform and performs the software update for the second software unit on the basis of reception of a control command for the second software unit simulated on the first platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Hidetoshi TERAOKA, Masashi YANO
  • Patent number: 11928900
    Abstract: There is provided an arithmetic operation device which is connected to a plurality of electronic control units. One or more electronic control units of the plurality of electronic control units constitute each of functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Teraoka, Masashi Yano
  • Publication number: 20240078119
    Abstract: Function definition information is prepared in a system. The function definition information is information representing a correspondence relationship among a software-based function, a vehicle ID of a vehicle, a hardware configuration for implementing a function, and a software configuration for implementing a function. The system performs a preliminary determination including a determination of a relationship between one or a plurality of user-desired functions constituting a user-desired function group of a user and a hardware configuration of a target vehicle based on the function definition information. For each of the one or more functions specified in the preliminary determination, in order to implement the function in the target vehicle, the system develops a software configuration corresponding to the function in a hardware configuration corresponding to the function in the target vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Jairo LOPEZ, Hidetoshi TERAOKA, Takehiko NAGANO, Mikio KATAOKA
  • Patent number: 11645062
    Abstract: A software update device includes a reception unit that receives update data from the server; an update unit that updates software using the update data; a communication interface that communicates with the other software update devices; an update timing reception unit that receives from the server an update timing in which conditions for updating the software including a reception of an update trigger are described; a notification information reception unit that receives notification information including conditions for transmitting the update trigger to another software update device; an update trigger notification unit that transmits the update trigger to the other software update devices; an update trigger reception unit that receives the update trigger from the other software update devices; and an update start determination unit that causes the update unit to update the software when it is determined that all the conditions described in the update timing are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyouichi Nakaguma, Hidetoshi Teraoka, Tomochika Ozaki, Hiroshi Kodaka, Tsuneo Sobue
  • Patent number: 11513783
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a reception unit which receives distribution data which contains compressed update data and a header which includes information to designate any one of a plurality of update systems, a decompression unit which decompresses the update data from the distribution data received by the reception unit, and a restoration unit which restores a new program after updating according to an update system designated in the header using the update data decompressed by the decompression unit. The decompression unit switches a decompression method when the update data is decompressed on the basis of the update system designated in the header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Urawaki, Hidetoshi Teraoka, Fumiharu Nakahara, Kenichi Kurosawa
  • Patent number: 11467818
    Abstract: A software update device is connected to a control device and includes an update control unit executing an update process of causing software for the control device to transit from a non-updated state to a completely updated state, a recovery control information managing unit acquiring recovery control information, and a recovery control unit executing a recovery process of causing the software to transit to the completely updated state on a basis of the recovery control information in a case where an abnormality in the update process has prevented the software from transiting to the completely updated state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Teraoka, Kohei Sakurai, Kenichi Osada, Kenichi Kurosawa, Fumiharu Nakahara
  • Publication number: 20220300362
    Abstract: A distributed system includes an edge system as an automatically operable moving body or equipment and a diagnostic data computer capable of communicating with the edge system. The edge system has a mechanism unit for operation, an in-edge controller controlling the mechanism unit, and a diagnostic controller capable of communicating with the in-edge controller via an in-vehicle network. The diagnostic controller acquires diagnostic data in accordance with a first diagnostic sequence set and transmits the diagnostic data to the diagnostic data computer. The diagnostic data computer transmits a diagnostic update notification of update to a second diagnostic sequence set to the diagnostic controller based on the diagnostic data. The diagnostic controller performs update from the first diagnostic sequence set to the second diagnostic sequence set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Tadanobu TOBA, Kenichi SHIMBO, Yutaka UEMATSU, Takumi UEZONO, Hidetoshi TERAOKA
  • Publication number: 20220283593
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic control device that acquires route information to a destination based on first map information, and when a part of the route to the destination is outside a map range of any one of the first map information and second map information having a map range different from the first map information, changes the destination to generate a route to the destination based on the second map information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi TERAOKA, Keisuke AMPO, Takeyuki TOMINAGA
  • Patent number: 11392368
    Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to reduce the volume of communication data necessary for updating the configuration of a circuit unit of a reconfigurable circuit device. In an vehicle control system 10 including an FPGA 3, the FPGA 3 includes a circuit unit including a reconfigurable circuit and a circuit SRAM that stores configuration information of the circuit unit. A transfer check unit that acquires a difference command regarding a change part of a circuit element in the circuit unit, and a data conversion unit 4 that updates the configuration information based on the difference command are provided. Further, in the vehicle control system 10, a non-volatile memory 6 that stores the configuration information to be stored in the circuit SRAM is further provided. The data conversion unit 4 may update the configuration information stored in the non-volatile memory 6 based on the difference command acquired by the transfer check unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yamada, Tomohito Ebina, Kazuyoshi Serizawa, Hiromichi Ito, Hidetoshi Teraoka, Kohei Sakurai
  • Patent number: 11360762
    Abstract: An information update apparatus that updates first information stored in a vehicle control apparatus to second information. The information update apparatus includes: a download control unit that receives an update package including an update body that is a difference between the first information and the second information or the second information, procedure information including a procedure of updating the first information to the second information using the update body, and an activation condition that is a condition of starting updating the first information to the second information; and an event management unit that acquires a state of a vehicle on which the vehicle control apparatus and the information update apparatus are mounted, and causes an update execution unit to execute the update based on the procedure information when the state of the vehicle matches the activation condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Teraoka, Hiroki Yamazaki, Masashi Yano
  • Publication number: 20220148344
    Abstract: There is provided an arithmetic operation device which is connected to a plurality of electronic control units. One or more electronic control units of the plurality of electronic control units constitute each of functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi TERAOKA, Masashi YANO
  • Patent number: 11299112
    Abstract: The autonomous driving ECU includes a first communication unit that transmits and receives autonomous driving data to and from the plurality of data ECUs, and a vehicle control unit that controls a vehicle on the basis of the autonomous driving data transmitted from the plurality of data ECUs. Each data ECU includes a data construction unit that performs a construction of the autonomous driving data transmitted to the autonomous driving ECU, and a second communication unit that transmits and receives the autonomous driving data to and from the autonomous driving ECU. If a predetermined event occurs, among the data ECUs, the data construction unit of the data ECU in which the predetermined event occurs constructs the autonomous driving data so that a total amount of the autonomous driving data transmitted from the data ECU in which the predetermined event occurs is not greater than a predetermined amount of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Kitani, Hidetoshi Teraoka, Kohei Sakurai, Kenichi Osada, Mikio Kataoka
  • Patent number: 11204757
    Abstract: Updating software in consideration of a preceding software update state is performed in an electronic control unit of a vehicle. A server communicates with a software update apparatus that updates software of an in-vehicle control device. The server includes a software update sequence control unit that manages a software update to the in-vehicle control device. When a subsequent second software update is registered in the server during an application of a preceding first software update to the in-vehicle control device, the software update sequence control unit determines whether to interrupt the application of the first software update and start an application of the second software update to the in-vehicle control device based on information relating to the application of the first software update, information relating to the application of the second software update, and an update processing state of the first software update to the in-vehicle control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Maru, Hidetoshi Teraoka, Haruki Oishi
  • Publication number: 20210389945
    Abstract: A software inquiry information management system stores a device request specification in association with a regulation ID that is information specifying a regulation that defines a requirement for receiving legal approval for a vehicle, acquires traceability information of a device that is associated with the device request specification, specifies a regulation ID corresponding to the device request specification that is associated with the acquired traceability information, generates approval software inquiry information that is information in which the specified regulation ID is associated with one or more software IDs included in the traceability information, and generates vehicle traceability information that is information in which the approval software inquiry information is associated with the traceability information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventor: Hidetoshi TERAOKA
  • Patent number: 11164398
    Abstract: A software management system includes a server device, a maintenance device communicating with the server device, an electronic control device provided in a vehicle, a communication device provided in the vehicle, and a gateway device provided in the vehicle and communicating with the maintenance device, the electronic control device, and the communication device. The server device manages version information of software of the electronic control device in association with a control device ID of the electronic control device and the gateway device stores a correspondence between the control device ID and a communication ID of the electronic control device, and further the maintenance device instructs the gateway device to set the correspondence between the control device ID and the communication ID. The gateway device acquires the version information from the electronic control device and notifies the server device of configuration information associating the version information and the control device ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidetoshi Teraoka
  • Publication number: 20210089294
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a reception unit which receives distribution data which contains compressed update data and a header which includes information to designate any one of a plurality of update systems, a decompression unit which decompresses the update data from the distribution data received by the reception unit, and a restoration unit which restores a new program after updating according to an update system designated in the header using the update data decompressed by the decompression unit. The decompression unit switches a decompression method when the update data is decompressed on the basis of the update system designated in the header.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji URAWAKI, Hidetoshi TERAOKA, Fumiharu NAKAHARA, Kenichi KUROSAWA
  • Patent number: 10908891
    Abstract: A software update device includes: a memory unit for storing information about a plurality of HMI devices each including a display device; a selection unit for selecting at least one HMI device among the plurality of HMI devices; an update unit for updating software of an in-vehicle device; and a transmission unit for sending a notification message regarding the update to the one HMI device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyouichi Nakaguma, Tomochika Ozaki, Hidetoshi Teraoka