Patents by Inventor Hiromi GODA

Hiromi GODA 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: 11938980
    Abstract: A RIO device mounted to a train includes an output unit that outputs a signal to a relay mounted to the train, and a controller that controls whether or not to cause the output unit to output the signal. The output unit includes a readback circuit that detects whether or not the signal is outputted from the output unit. The controller makes a signal stop request and a signal output request to the output unit before operation of the train starts, acquires a detection result of the readback circuit while each of the signal stop request and the signal output request is performed, and detects abnormality of the output unit using the detection result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken Shibata, Tetsuo Komura, Hiromi Goda, Hiroshi Jota, Kentaro Hoshino
  • Patent number: 11654944
    Abstract: An operation status reproducing device includes an onboard information obtaining unit that obtains onboard information corresponding to date and time from an onboard device mounted on a designated train being a train specified by a train number and the date and time externally designated, a specific event detecting unit that specifies time at which a specific event occurs by analyzing the onboard information, a ground information obtaining unit that obtains ground information in a certain period including the time at which the specific event occurs from a ground device, an external information obtaining unit that obtains external information including weather information in a certain period including the time at which the specific event occurs, and a reproduction image generating unit that generates a reproduction image illustrating a past operation status of the designated train based on the onboard information, the ground information, and the external information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Ito, Hiromi Goda, Masayo Nakagawa, Hiroe Takenaga
  • Patent number: 11279235
    Abstract: A terminal device which receives command information from a central device in a train information management system, includes a transmission-reception unit which transmits and receives the command information to and from the central device or other terminal device and periodically receives command information from a plurality of central devices, a control unit which determines whether or not management information, which is information on a train composition set by a central device which is a transmission source, regarding the received command information, is normal command information and determines command information to be adopted based on a priority set to the central device which is the transmission source when receiving the normal command information from the plurality of central devices, and a storage unit which stores information on the priorities set to the plurality of central devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoichi Watanabe, Tomoyuki Hirata, Tomoaki Ikejima, Hiromi Goda, Shogo Tatsumi
  • Patent number: 10992731
    Abstract: An object is to obtain a ground device capable of reducing a communication time of train information from an onboard device to the ground device. A ground device, which is capable of communicating with an onboard device and acquiring unreceived data from the onboard device by difference downloading or batch downloading, includes a difference-communication determiner to determine whether to acquire the unreceived data from the onboard device by difference downloading or to acquire all data to be acquired from the onboard device including the unreceived data by batch downloading. The difference-communication determiner includes a communication-time evaluator to evaluate a total communication time when data in a specified period is acquired by the batch downloading and that by the difference downloading, and a communication switch to output a download instruction based on a result of evaluation by the communication-time evaluator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Goichi Ariyoshi, Yoshiko Kawamura, Hiromi Goda
  • Publication number: 20210061325
    Abstract: A RIO device mounted to a train includes an output unit that outputs a signal to a relay mounted to the train, and a controller that controls whether or not to cause the output unit to output the signal. The output unit includes a readback circuit that detects whether or not the signal is outputted from the output unit. The controller makes a signal stop request and a signal output request to the output unit before operation of the train starts, acquires a detection result of the readback circuit while each of the signal stop request and the signal output request is performed, and detects abnormality of the output unit using the detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ken SHIBATA, Tetsuo Komura, Hiromi GODA, Hiroshi JOTA, Kentaro Hoshino
  • Patent number: 10647337
    Abstract: A plurality of apparatuses mounted on cars are monitored and controlled by control devices mounted on the cars. A display device capable of displaying apparatus information of the apparatuses is mounted on a driver's cab. A display screen of the display device is configured by arranging a plurality of display components by which apparatus information of each of the apparatuses can be displayed. A software generating device determines arrangement positions of the display components arranged on the display screen, automatically generates layout design data of the display screen, and automatically generates software for generating the display screen on the basis of the layout design data. The arrangement positions of the display components respectively representing the apparatuses when a number of apparatuses of the same type are monitored and controlled by one and the same control device are determined according to arrangement rule information that is exceptional rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromi Goda, Tetsuo Komura, Tokiko Shibasaki, Ryoichi Watanabe, Yosuke Asai, Yoshiaki Fujimoto, Eisho Ando, Norishige Emoto
  • Publication number: 20200021637
    Abstract: An object is to obtain a ground device capable of reducing a communication time of train information from an onboard device to the ground device. A ground device, which is capable of communicating with an onboard device and acquiring unreceived data from the onboard device by difference downloading or batch downloading, includes a difference-communication determiner to determine whether to acquire the unreceived data from the onboard device by difference downloading or to acquire all data to be acquired from the onboard device including the unreceived data by batch downloading. The difference-communication determiner includes a communication-time evaluator to evaluate a total communication time when data in a specified period is acquired by the batch downloading and that by the difference downloading, and a communication switch to output a download instruction based on a result of evaluation by the communication-time evaluator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Goichi ARIYOSHI, Yoshiko KAWAMURA, Hiromi GODA
  • Patent number: 10377399
    Abstract: In the train data transmission system for a train including a plurality of cars, a front car of the train includes: a front car control device that is a central control device configured to send and receive data to and from a control device of a train information management device installed in a following car; an on-board instrument configured to send state information to the front car control device, and receive a control command from the front car control device; and a display device configured to request data from the front car control device using a transmission data format, and receive the data from the front car control device in accordance with the transmission data format. An address is assigned only to data of the front car in the transmission data format, and the display device allocates data of the following car in sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo Tatsumi, Ryoichi Watanabe, Tokiko Shibasaki, Hiromi Goda
  • Publication number: 20190217875
    Abstract: An operation status reproducing device includes an onboard information obtaining unit that obtains onboard information corresponding to date and time from an onboard device mounted on a designated train being a train specified by a train number and the date and time externally designated, a specific event detecting unit that specifies time at which a specific event occurs by analyzing the onboard information, a ground information obtaining unit that obtains ground information in a certain period including the time at which the specific event occurs from a ground device, an external information obtaining unit that obtains external information including weather information in a certain period including the time at which the specific event occurs, and a reproduction image generating unit that generates a reproduction image illustrating a past operation status of the designated train based on the onboard information, the ground information, and the external information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Ito, Hiromi Goda, Masayo Nakagawa, Hiroe Takenaga
  • Publication number: 20190202485
    Abstract: A terminal device which receives command information from a central device in a train information management system, includes a transmission-reception unit which transmits and receives the command information to and from the central device or other terminal device and periodically receives command information from a plurality of central devices, a control unit which determines whether or not management information, which is information on a train composition set by a central device which is a transmission source, regarding the received command information, is normal command information and determines command information to be adopted based on a priority set to the central device which is the transmission source when receiving the normal command information from the plurality of central devices, and a storage unit which stores information on the priorities set to the plurality of central devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoichi Watanabe, Tomoyuki Hirata, Tomoaki Ikejima, Hiromi Goda, Shogo Tatsumi
  • Publication number: 20180022368
    Abstract: In the train data transmission system for a train including a plurality of cars, a front car of the train includes: a front car control device that is a central control device configured to send and receive data to and from a control device of a train information management device installed in a following car; an on-board instrument configured to send state information to the front car control device, and receive a control command from the front car control device; and a display device configured to request data from the front car control device using a transmission data format, and receive the data from the front car control device in accordance with the transmission data format. An address is assigned only to data of the front car in the transmission data format, and the display device allocates data of the following car in sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo TATSUMI, Ryoichi WATANABE, Tokiko SHIBASAKI, Hiromi GODA
  • Publication number: 20170369084
    Abstract: A plurality of apparatuses mounted on cars are monitored and controlled by control devices mounted on the cars. A display device capable of displaying apparatus information of the apparatuses is mounted on a driver's cab. A display screen of the display device is configured by arranging a plurality of display components by which apparatus information of each of the apparatuses can be displayed. A software generating device determines arrangement positions of the display components arranged on the display screen, automatically generates layout design data of the display screen, and automatically generates software for generating the display screen on the basis of the layout design data. The arrangement positions of the display components respectively representing the apparatuses when a number of apparatuses of the same type are monitored and controlled by one and the same control device are determined according to arrangement rule information that is exceptional rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromi GODA, Tetsuo KOMURA, Tokiko SHIBASAKI, Ryoichi WATANABE, Yosuke ASAI, Yoshiaki FUJIMOTO, Eisho ANDO, Norishige EMOTO