Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Tokunaga

Hiroyuki Tokunaga 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: 20240149896
    Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a decider configured to decide on a start and a cancelation of a travel mode in which a vehicle travels at or below a target speed set by a driver of the vehicle and a controller configured to control traveling of the vehicle in the travel mode in accordance with a decision result of the decider. The decider defers the cancelation of the travel mode for a prescribed period if a cancelation operation is performed when the start of the travel mode is decided on in accordance with a first start operation and the controller controls the traveling and decides to continue the travel mode when a second start operation different from the first start operation is performed within the prescribed period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Koji Abe
  • Publication number: 20240140434
    Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a decider configured to decide on a start and a cancelation of a travel mode in which a vehicle travels at or below a target speed set by a driver of the vehicle and a controller configured to control traveling of the vehicle in the travel mode in accordance with a decision result of the decider. The decider sets a state of the cancelation of the travel mode as a deferred state when the operation amount of a brake operation on a brake pedal of the vehicle is less than or equal to a threshold value if a cancelation operation is performed according to the brake operation when the start of the travel mode is decided on in accordance with a first start operation and the controller controls the traveling and decides to continue the travel mode when a second start operation different from the first start operation is performed in the deferred state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Koji Abe, Hiroyuki Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20240095522
    Abstract: A neural network generation device that generates a neural network execution model for performing operations of a neural network wherein the neural network execution model converts input data including elements with 8 bits or more to converted values with fewer bits than the elements, based on comparisons with multiple threshold values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventor: Hiroyuki TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20220266900
    Abstract: The present invention includes: a camera that captures a vehicle forward-view image; a reference line recognizer that recognizes at least one reference line from the vehicle forward-view image; a calculator that calculates a yaw angle of a host vehicle with respect to the reference line; a vehicle controller that calculates a torque command value which generates a yaw in such a direction that the yaw angle with respect to the reference line decreases as the yaw angle increases; and a steering controller that controls the yaw of the vehicle depending on the torque command value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Kentaro KASUYA, Hiroyuki TOKUNAGA, Shuichi OKADA
  • Publication number: 20220266826
    Abstract: The present invention includes: a camera that is mounted in a vehicle and that captures a forward-view image of the vehicle; a learner that learns a traveling line of the host vehicle in a lane from the image captured by the camera; and a vehicle controller that performs control of returning the vehicle to the learned traveling line when a yaw rate due to disturbance is generated. Moreover, in the lane, a range that has a predetermined width from a center of a traveling width is set as a learning range and a range other than the learning range is set as a no-learning range. The learner does not learn the traveling line in the no-learning range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Kentaro KASUYA, Hiroyuki TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20220091727
    Abstract: A display control device that causes a display section to display a button includes a display control section configured to cause the display section to display notification to the effect that the button is operated and an execution control section configured to cause a device to execute a function corresponding to the operated button. The display control section causes the display section to display the notification in a form corresponding to the distance between a display position of the operated button and a display position of the notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventor: Hiroyuki TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20220004857
    Abstract: A CNN processing apparatus (1) includes an input buffer (10) configured to store an input signal given to a CNN, a storage unit (12) configured to store a table (120) in which the input signal given to the CNN and a binary signal corresponding to the value of the input signal are associated with each other, a binary signal acquisition unit (13) configured to acquire the binary signal corresponding to the value of the input signal stored in the input buffer (10) by referring to the table (120), and a convolutional operation unit (14) configured to perform an operation of the CNN based on the binary signal acquired by the binary signal acquisition unit (13). The binary signal has an accuracy complying with a predetermined operation accuracy of the CNN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventor: Hiroyuki TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20210362127
    Abstract: A structure in which a plurality of particles each containing a hydrogen absorption metal element are arranged in a fixed member such that the plurality of particles are apart from each other. An entire surface of each of the plurality of particles is surrounded by the fixed member. The fixed member contains at least one of an oxide and a nitride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicants: CANON ANELVA CORPORATION, CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Manabu IKEMOTO, Hiroyuki TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20210300332
    Abstract: A vehicle control system, includes: a travel control unit configured to generate a first control signal for controlling a direction control device of a vehicle to make the vehicle travel along a road shape; a stability control unit configured to generate a second control signal for controlling the direction control device to stabilize behavior of the vehicle when the behavior of the vehicle is in a prescribed unstable state; and an arbitration unit configured to receive the first control signal and the second control signal and to output at least one of the first control signal and the second control signal to the direction control device. When the arbitration unit is receiving the second control signal, the arbitration unit reduces a control amount corresponding to the first control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Kentaro KASUYA, Hiroyuki TOKUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20210281691
    Abstract: A display device for displaying a plurality of images side by side in the X-direction on a touch panel, the display device including a reception section configured to receive specification of a display magnification of the images; and a display controller configured to display the images on the touch panel, wherein the display controller changes the aspect ratio of the images in accordance with the display magnification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroyuki TOKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 11103852
    Abstract: A structure in which a plurality of particles each containing a hydrogen absorption metal element are arranged in a fixed member such that the plurality of particles are apart from each other. An entire surface of each of the plurality of particles is surrounded by the fixed member. The fixed member contains at least one of an oxide and a nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignees: CANON ANELVA CORPORATION, CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Manabu Ikemoto, Hiroyuki Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 10605757
    Abstract: A method of measuring a quantity of a substrate contained in sample liquid is provided. This method can reduce measurement errors caused by a biosensor. The biosensor includes at least a pair of electrodes on an insulating board and is inserted into a measuring device which includes a supporting section for supporting detachably the biosensor, plural connecting terminals to be coupled to the respective electrodes, and a driving power supply which applies a voltage to the respective electrodes, and a driving power terminals. One of the electrodes of the biosensor is connected to the first and second connecting terminals of the measuring device only when the biosensor is inserted into the measuring device in a given direction, and has a structure such that the electrode becomes conductive between the first and second connecting terminals due to a voltage application by the driving power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: PHC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoji Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Yoshinobu Tokuno
  • Publication number: 20200001271
    Abstract: A structure in which a plurality of particles each containing a hydrogen absorption metal element are arranged in a fixed member such that the plurality of particles are apart from each other. An entire surface of each of the plurality of particles is surrounded by the fixed member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicants: Canon Anelva Corporation, CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Manabu IKEMOTO, Hiroyuki TOKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 10473609
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a vital information measurement device which measures vital information using a biosensor, with which it is possible to adjudicate more precisely whether a mounted biosensor is usable, and to alleviate inconsistency in measured values therefrom. Specifically, the present invention provides a vital information measurement device comprising: an input terminal to which a biosensor is connected; a voltage application unit which applies a voltage to the input terminal; an adjudication unit which is connected to the input terminal; a control unit which is connected to the adjudication unit; and a display unit which is connected to the control unit. The control unit causes the adjudication unit to carry out a first adjudication, a second adjudication, and a third adjudication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: PHC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eriko Yoshioka, Hiroyuki Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20180095047
    Abstract: A method of measuring a quantity of a substrate contained in sample liquid is provided. This method can reduce measurement errors caused by a biosensor. The biosensor includes at least a pair of electrodes on an insulating board and is inserted into a measuring device which includes a supporting section for supporting detachably the biosensor, plural connecting terminals to be coupled to the respective electrodes, and a driving power supply which applies a voltage to the respective electrodes, and a driving power terminals. One of the electrodes of the biosensor is connected to the first and second connecting terminals of the measuring device only when the biosensor is inserted into the measuring device in a given direction, and has a structure such that the electrode becomes conductive between the first and second connecting terminals due to a voltage application by the driving power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Yoshinobu Tokuno
  • Publication number: 20180074007
    Abstract: A method of measuring a quantity of a substrate contained in sample liquid is provided. This method can reduce measurement errors caused by a biosensor. The biosensor includes at least a pair of electrodes on an insulating beard and is inserted into a measuring device which includes a supporting section for supporting detachably the biosensor, plural connecting terminals to be coupled to the respective electrodes, and a driving power supply which applies a voltage to the respective electrodes via the connecting terminals. One of the electrodes of the biosensor is connected to the first and second connecting terminals of the measuring device only when the biosensor is inserted into the measuring device in a given direction, and has a structure such that the electrode becomes conductive between the first and second connecting terminals due to a voltage application by the driving power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Yoshinobu Tokuno
  • Publication number: 20180067070
    Abstract: A biosensor is disclosed comprising a support; a conductive layer composed of an electrical conductive material such as a noble metal, for example gold or palladium, and carbon; slits parallel to and perpendicular to the side of the support; working, counter, and detecting electrodes; a spacer which covers the working, counter, and detecting electrodes on the support; a rectangular cutout in the spacer forming a specimen supply path; an inlet to the specimen supply path; a reagent layer formed by applying a reagent containing an enzyme to the working, counter, and detecting electrodes, which are exposed through the cutout in the spacer; and a cover over the spacer. The biosensor can be formed by a simple method, and provides a uniform reagent layer on the electrodes regardless of the reagent composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Masaki Fujiwara, Eriko Yamanishi
  • Patent number: 9797858
    Abstract: A method of measuring a quantity of a substrate contained in sample liquid is provided. This method can reduce measurement errors caused by a biosensor. The biosensor includes at least a pair of electrodes on an insulating board and is inserted into a measuring device which includes a supporting section for supporting detachably the biosensor, plural connecting terminals to be coupled to the respective electrodes, and a driving power supply which applies a voltages to the respective electrodes via the connecting terminals. One of the electrodes of the biosensor is connected to the first and second connecting terminals of the measuring device only when the biosensor is inserted into the measuring device in a given direction and has a structure such that the electrode becomes conductive between the first and second connecting terminals due to a voltage application by the driving power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Yoshinobu Tokuno
  • Patent number: 9665872
    Abstract: Provided is a server apparatus capable of flexibly providing provision information of a store in accordance with a time range when the store can be used by a user. The server apparatus, on the basis of store information including at least any one of position information of a store which provide a product or service, use time information of the store and attribute information of the store, and user time range information user time range information indicating a vacant time range of a user, determines a combination in which the user can use the stores within the time range indicated by the user time range information, and transmits the provision information of the store in the determined combination to a terminal device of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventors: Mari Sugiyama, Hiroyuki Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 9627943
    Abstract: A motor cooling structure for cooling a motor, which includes a shaft transmitting power and a rotor core attached to an outside of the shaft, by a cooling medium, includes: a cooling medium supply passage that extends to an inside of the shaft in an axial direction of the shaft and passes the cooling medium through the cooling medium supply passage; and a plurality of cooling medium passages that are branched from the cooling medium supply passage to cool the rotor core while flowing the cooling medium without branching the cooling medium in the axial direction and then eject the cooling medium from a plurality of ejection holes opened to a surface of the rotor core, wherein distances from a cooling medium inlet, through which the cooling medium flows into the cooling medium supply passage, to the respective ejection holes are equal between the plurality of cooling medium passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tokunaga, Akira Okabe, Kazuhiro Okamoto, Teiichirou Chiba, Natsuki Watanabe