Patents by Inventor Hironori Ito

Hironori Ito 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: 11722897
    Abstract: A method for integrity protection scheme by a mobile communication device or a core network entity according to a first exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes configuring settings and parameters for integrity protection for user data with another party; receiving user plane data from the other party, calculating Message Authentication Code for Integrity (MAC-I) for a part of the data and checking integrity of the part of the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironori Ito, Anand Raghawa Prasad, Sivabalan Arumugam, Takahito Yoshizawa, Sivakamy Lakshminarayanan, Sheeba Backia Mary Baskaran
  • Patent number: 11699415
    Abstract: A vehicle display system includes a vehicle detection device detecting at least one other vehicle present in surroundings of a host vehicle, a vehicle speed detection device detecting a speed of the host vehicle, a display device displaying the host vehicle and the at least one other vehicle respectively as vehicle icons, and a display control part configured to control a content of display of the display device. When the speed of the host vehicle is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the display control part is configured to blank out the display of or display transparently at least a part of a vehicle icon of a following vehicle detected by the vehicle detection device and positioned at a rear of the host vehicle in a driving lane of the host vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hironori Ito
  • Publication number: 20230108376
    Abstract: Provided is an authentication device capable of generating a master key suited to a UE in a 5GS. The authentication device (10) includes a communication unit (11) configured to, in registration processing of user equipment (UE), acquire UE key derivation function (KDF) capabilities indicating a pseudo random function supported by the UE, a selection unit (12) configured to select a pseudo random function used for generation of a master key related to the UE by use of the UE KDF capabilities, and a key generation unit (13) configured to generate a master key related to the UE by use of the selected pseudo random function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheeba Backia Mary BASKARAN, Anand Raghawa Prasao, Sivabalan Arumugam, Sivakamy Lakshminarayanan, Hironori Ito, Andreas Kunz
  • Publication number: 20230104549
    Abstract: A communication terminal (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a control unit (12) configured to, in a case of a movement from a communication area formed by the 5GS to a communication area formed by the EPS or a movement from a communication area formed by the EPS to a communication area formed by the 5GS, determine whether or not a communication system forming a communication area at a movement destination can satisfy requirements of services; and a communication unit (11) configured to, when it is determined that the communication system forming the communication area at the movement destination can satisfy the requirements of the services, send a connection request message to the communication system forming the communication area at the movement destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hironori ITO, Anand Raghawa PRASAD, Andreas KUNZ, Sivabalan ARUMUGAM, Sivakamy LAKSHMINARAYANAN, Sheeba Backia Mary BASKARAN
  • Publication number: 20230076879
    Abstract: A communication terminal (10) includes control means for generating a subscription concealed identifier (SUCI) including a subscription permanent identifier (SUPI) concealed using a predetermined protection scheme, and a protection scheme identifier identifying the protection scheme, and transmission means for sending the SUCI to a first network apparatus during a registration procedure, the SUCI being sent for a second network apparatus to de-conceal the SUPI from the SUCI based on the protection scheme used to generate the SUCI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sheeba Backia Mary BASKARAN, Sivakamy LAKSHMINARAYANAN, Anand Raghawa PRASAD, Sivabalan ARUMUGAM, Hironori ITO, Takahito YOSHIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20230026164
    Abstract: A vehicle display system includes a vehicle detection device detecting at least one other vehicle present in surroundings of a host vehicle, a vehicle speed detection device detecting a speed of the host vehicle, a display device displaying the host vehicle and the at least one other vehicle respectively as vehicle icons, and a display control part configured to control a content of display of the display device. When the speed of the host vehicle is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the display control part is configured to blank out the display of or display transparently at least a part of a vehicle icon of a following vehicle detected by the vehicle detection device and positioned at a rear of the host vehicle in a driving lane of the host vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventor: Hironori ITO
  • Patent number: 11553345
    Abstract: A communication terminal (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a control unit (12) configured to, in a case of a movement from a communication area formed by the 5GS to a communication area formed by the EPS or a movement from a communication area formed by the EPS to a communication area formed by the 5GS, determine whether or not a communication system forming a communication area at a movement destination can satisfy requirements of services; and a communication unit (11) configured to, when it is determined that the communication system forming the communication area at the movement destination can satisfy the requirements of the services, send a connection request message to the communication system forming the communication area at the movement destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironori Ito, Anand Raghawa Prasad, Andreas Kunz, Sivabalan Arumugam, Sivakamy Lakshminarayanan, Sheeba Backia Mary Baskaran
  • Patent number: 11541900
    Abstract: The surrounding vehicle display system comprises an object detection device detecting an object in surroundings of a vehicle, an electronic control unit, and a display device. The electronic control unit is configured to generate an object mark based on an output of the object detection device and identify the object mark. The display device displays the surrounding vehicle as a vehicle icon when the object mark is identified as a surrounding vehicle by the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to determine a position of the vehicle icon with respect to the vehicle on the display device and offset a center position of the vehicle icon from a center position of the object mark identified as the surrounding vehicle based on a predetermined size of the vehicle icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hironori Ito, Ko Igarashi, Hiroki Iida
  • Patent number: 11540125
    Abstract: Provided is an authentication device capable of generating a master key suited to a UE in a 5GS. The authentication device (10) includes a communication unit (11) configured to, in registration processing of user equipment (UE), acquire UE key derivation function (KDF) capabilities indicating a pseudo random function supported by the UE, a selection unit (12) configured to select a pseudo random function used for generation of a master key related to the UE by use of the UE KDF capabilities, and a key generation unit (13) configured to generate a master key related to the UE by use of the selected pseudo random function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sheeba Backia Mary Baskaran, Anand Raghawa Prasad, Sivabalan Arumugam, Sivakamy Lakshminarayanan, Hironori Ito, Andreas Kunz
  • Patent number: 11528599
    Abstract: A communication terminal (10) includes control means for generating a subscription concealed identifier (SUCI) including a subscription permanent identifier (SUPI) concealed using a predetermined protection scheme, and a protection scheme identifier identifying the protection scheme, and transmission means for sending the SUCI to a first network apparatus during a registration procedure, the SUCI being sent for a second network apparatus to de-conceal the SUPI from the SUCI based on the protection scheme used to generate the SUCI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sheeba Backia Mary Baskaran, Sivakamy Lakshminarayanan, Anand Raghawa Prasad, Sivabalan Arumugam, Hironori Ito, Takahito Yoshizawa
  • Patent number: 11511741
    Abstract: A lane keep assist device is configured to perform lane keep assist control for making a host vehicle travel along a lane, and preventing the host vehicle from departing from the lane. The lane keep assist device includes an electronic control device configured to detect presence or absence of another vehicle, present in a vicinity of the host vehicle, which have a gradual decrease in a distance from the host vehicle, and when the other vehicle is detected, the electronic control device configured to set virtual line extending along front-rear direction of the detected other vehicle at position away by first predetermined distance in right-left direction of the other vehicle from lateral side of the detected other vehicle, and to specify the lane based on the set virtual line to perform the lane keep assist control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira Nagae, Ryo Inomata, Hironori Ito, Masayuki Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11496882
    Abstract: Methods for (i) finding/discovering the right UDM instances and (ii) ensuring the UDM instance security are provided. The method for (i), includes the steps of: (i-1) pre-provisioning of UDM instance discovery information/parameters to the UE/USIM, (i-2) sending the UDM instance discovery related parameters to a core network element, and (i-3) discovering the right UDM instance at the core network element based on the discovery parameters and related routing information either at the UDM consumer/NRF. The method for (ii) includes the steps of: (ii-1) Secured choice of parameter for UDM instance discovery (e.g. UDM instance identifier) to the core network element and (ii-2) the secured UDM instance identifier generation and management at the UDM to prevent attack on UDM instances. Also a method to identify the cleartext IMSI/SUPI is provided for the re-authentication scenario along with the relevant procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sheeba Backia Mary Baskaran, Anand Raghawa Prasad, Sivakamy Lakshminarayanan, Sivabalan Arumugam, Hironori Ito, Takihito Yoshizawa
  • Patent number: 11495193
    Abstract: A vehicle display system includes a vehicle detection device detecting at least one other vehicle present in surroundings of a host vehicle, a vehicle speed detection device detecting a speed of the host vehicle, a display device displaying the host vehicle and the at least one other vehicle respectively as vehicle icons, and a display control part configured to control a content of display of the display device. When the speed of the host vehicle is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the display control part is configured to blank out the display of or display transparently at least a part of a vehicle icon of a following vehicle detected by the vehicle detection device and positioned at a rear of the host vehicle in a driving lane of the host vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hironori Ito
  • Patent number: 11492004
    Abstract: The automated driving system automatically drives a vehicle by cooperative operation of a travel control device controlling travel of the vehicle and a portable device possessed by a driver of the vehicle. In the cooperative operation, the portable device transmits route data to the travel control device; the travel control device sets an event location on the route, based on the route data, controls travel of the vehicle in an automated-driving control area, based on the route data and circumstance data, and transmits notification data for notifying the driver of a change of a travel condition to the portable device; and the portable device notifies the driver of the change, based on the notification data. Upon receiving an operational input to stop the cooperative operation, the portable device notifies the driver of a warning message or ignores the received operational input if the event location is set in the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hironori Ito
  • Patent number: 11475775
    Abstract: The vehicle includes a surrounding vehicle detector detecting reflected points of surrounding vehicles present around the vehicle by emitting electromagnetic waves to surroundings of the vehicle, and a processor configured to generate object marks by grouping the reflected points detected by the surrounding vehicle detector, and edit the generated object marks. The processor is configured to extract two object marks from the generated object marks, identify an ideal shape for when the two object marks are merged based on surfaces defined by the two object marks and able to be seen from the vehicle, and merge the two object marks into the ideal shape if predetermined merger conditions are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hironori Ito
  • Patent number: 11463267
    Abstract: A network function virtualization system, comprises a request receiving unit that receives a request to a certificate of at least one of data exchanging parties; a private key generator that generates a first private key information using a second private key information stored in a hardware-based isolated secure execution environment, in response to the request; a public key extractor that extracts a public key information of the first private key information; a public key information storage unit that stores the public key information; and a verifying unit that is accessible from the request receiving unit and verifies the certificate using the public key information corresponding to the certificate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pradheepkumar Singaravelu, Sivabalan Arumugam, Anand Prasad, Hironori Ito
  • Patent number: 11427197
    Abstract: A lane departure preventing device includes at least one electronic control unit. The at least one electronic control unit is configured to: when there is a likelihood that a vehicle will depart from a traveling lane, calculate a prevention yaw moment, and control a brake actuator such that the prevention yaw moment is applied to the vehicle; acquire a lateral acceleration; determine whether the lateral acceleration is greater than an ideal value by a predetermined value; control the brake actuator such that the braking force matches a target braking force required to apply the prevention yaw moment to the vehicle, when the lateral acceleration is not greater than the ideal value by the predetermined value; and control the brake actuator such that the braking force is less than the target braking force, when the lateral acceleration is greater than the ideal value by the predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira Nagae, Ryo Inomata, Hironori Ito, Masayuki Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20220174480
    Abstract: A communication terminal (10) includes control means for generating a subscription concealed identifier (SUCI) including a subscription permanent identifier (SUPI) concealed using a predetermined protection scheme, and a protection scheme identifier identifying the protection scheme, and transmission means for sending the SUCI to a first network apparatus during a registration procedure, the SUCI being sent for a second network apparatus to de-conceal the SUPI from the SUCI based on the protection scheme used to generate the SUCI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Sheeba Backia Mary BASKARAN, Sivakamy LAKS HMI NARAYANAN, Anand Raghawa PRASAD, Sivabalan ARUMUGAM, Hironori ITO, Takahito YOSHIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20220118982
    Abstract: The automated driving system includes a vehicle speed detection device for detecting a speed of a vehicle, a display device capable of displaying a running lane and an adjacent lane of the vehicle, and a processor configured to control display content of the display device, and execute an autonomous lane change of the vehicle. The processor is configured to prohibit the autonomous lane change of the vehicle when a speed of the vehicle is less than a predetermined value. The processor is configured to hide the adjacent lane when the autonomous lane change is prohibited and start displaying the adjacent lane before the speed of the vehicle reaches the predetermined value if it is planned for the vehicle to accelerate from a speed below the predetermined value to a speed equal to or greater than the predetermined value in order to carry out the autonomous lane change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventor: Hironori ITO
  • Publication number: 20220118974
    Abstract: A lane departure prevention apparatus (17) has: a departure preventing device (172) for preventing a vehicle (1) from departing from a driving lane by controlling at least one of a steering apparatus (142) and a braking apparatus (13) selected on the basis of a state of the vehicle, when it is determined that the vehicle may depart from the driving lane; and a determining device for determining whether or not an abnormality condition that it is difficult for a person to normally drive the vehicle is satisfied, the departure preventing device prevents the vehicle from departing from the driving lane by controlling the braking apparatus even if the state of the vehicle is not a predetermined state in which the departure preventing device should prevent the vehicle from departing from the driving lane by controlling the braking apparatus, when it is determined that the abnormality condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki IKEDA, Ryo INOMATA, Akira NAGAE, Hironori ITO