Patents by Inventor Hisahiro Kato
Hisahiro Kato 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).
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Patent number: 12221063Abstract: An in-vehicle electronic system is mounted to a vehicle. The in-vehicle electronic system includes one or more sensors used to determine a security state of the vehicle, an alarm apparatus configured to issue an alarm when the security state is abnormal, and a first ECU directly connected to the sensor and the alarm apparatus without the intermediation of another ECU and also connected to a plurality of other ECUs, in which the first ECU includes a processor configured to determine a security state based on at least information received from the sensor, and cause the alarm apparatus to operate when it is determined that the security state is abnormal.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hisahiro Kato, Satoshi Kono, Kanako Saito, Yusuke Takahashi
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Patent number: 12209147Abstract: Provided is a cyclic olefin-based resin composition including a cyclic olefin-based polymer (A), and a hindered amine compound (Y) that contains a piperidyl group represented by General Formula (1) and a carboxylic acid amide group represented by General Formula (2) within the same molecule.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Masakatsu Kasuya, Kouichi Kizu, Yasuyuki Soeda, Takayuki Okuno, Hisahiro Kato, Keisuke Endo
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Publication number: 20240278740Abstract: A mobile object controller includes a first ECU and a second ECU, when a mobile object is in a power-off state, the first ECU starts timekeeping for a first predetermined time period by a timekeeping section if the first ECU recognizes a predetermined operation on a power switch while identification information is not stored in a storage section, and starts communication establishment processing between the first ECU and the second ECU to establish communication between the first ECU and the second ECU so as to allow the first ECU to be operated via the second ECU by a terminal device connected to the second ECU.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2023Publication date: August 22, 2024Inventor: Hisahiro Kato
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Publication number: 20240272897Abstract: A mobile object control device includes: a first processor; a first memory; a second processor; and a second memory. The first processor outputs a first software updatable notification to the second processor and the second processor outputs a second software updatable notification to the first processor. The first processor executes first switching processing of switching the first software to be used from the old version to the new version and the second processor executes second switching processing of switching the second software to be used from the old version to the new version when the first processor recognizes the second software updatable notification and the second processor recognizes the first software updatable notification.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2023Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventor: Hisahiro Kato
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Patent number: 11976500Abstract: A power-supply control system includes: a lock control unit that controls a door-lock device; and a travel control unit that controls a travel operating unit related to either driving the power of the vehicle, braking the vehicle, or steering the vehicle. A lock high-level control unit, in a state in which supply of electric power to the lock control unit, the travel operating unit, and the travel control unit is stopped, while the first trigger signal is not outputted from an operation unit, makes electric power not be supplied from a power supply to the lock control unit, the travel operating unit, and the travel control unit, and when the first trigger signal is outputted, starts to supply electric power from the power supply to the lock control unit and the door-lock device and makes the lock control unit execute control to unlock the door-lock device.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hisahiro Kato, Toshibumi Shiohata
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Publication number: 20240104980Abstract: A vehicle control system includes plural electronic control devices each of which controls an operation of a vehicle and which is mounted in the vehicle, a monitoring control device monitoring an operation of each electronic control device, and an electric connector which selectively sets an electronic connection of a power source line constantly performing a supply of power to a connection state or a non-connection state and which is provided between the power source line and each electronic control device, the monitoring control device includes a recording unit which performs a fault diagnosis of one electronic control device being a monitoring target and which executes a recording operation to store a diagnosis result in a storage device, and a mode setting unit setting the recording unit to a first operation mode executing the recording operation or a second operation mode not executing the recording operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Hisahiro Kato, Hiroaki Hakukawa, Noboru Ujigawa, Tomoya Nishino
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Publication number: 20240103999Abstract: A control device, which controls a device equipped in a vehicle by executing a program, the control device comprising: a storage unit that stores the program; and a processor, the processor being configured to be capable of executing a verification operation of partially executing and verifying the program after starting execution of the program stored in the storage unit, and change an execution mode of the verification operation according to a load state of the processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventor: Hisahiro Kato
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Patent number: 11938898Abstract: A vehicle control system includes an entry ECU that performs first authentication processing for access from an outside of a vehicle, a door control ECU that controls locking and unlocking of a door of the vehicle, and a central ECU, the entry ECU transmits a first startup request, which instructs to start up the central ECU, before executing the first authentication processing, and the central ECU transmits a second startup request which instructs to start up the door control ECU.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hisahiro Kato, Toshibumi Shiohata
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Patent number: 11904806Abstract: The vehicle control system comprises: a first ECU comprising a processor for receiving first information that indicates whether a vehicle is moving and, based on the first information, generating a first control signal to control locking of a steering; and a second ECU comprising a processor for receiving second information that indicates whether the vehicle is moving and, based on the second information, generating a second control signal to control the locking of the steering, wherein the second ECU outputs a signal to lock the steering based on the first control signal and the second control signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hisahiro Kato, Satoshi Hasegawa, Naoto Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11878596Abstract: A power-transmitting unit starts transmitting power to a power-receiving unit in a vehicle if (1-1) operation information represents a parking operation of the vehicle and/or (2-1) intention information represents that a user of the vehicle intends to get off the vehicle, and (3) authentication information represents that the user of the vehicle is a registered user. The power-transmitting unit stops transmitting the power to the power-receiving unit if (1-2) the operation information represents a start operation of running of the vehicle and/or (2-2) the intention information represents that the user of the vehicle intends to get in the vehicle, and (3) the authentication information represents that the user of the vehicle is the registered user.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hisahiro Kato, Naoya Sakakibara
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Publication number: 20230256983Abstract: A vehicle controller includes: a vehicle control unit configured to control a vehicle by executing a vehicle starting program for starting the vehicle; a storage unit including a rewrite limited area where the vehicle starting program is stored and rewrite is limited and a rewrite possible area where the vehicle starting program is rewritably stored; a communication unit configured to communicate with an external device; and a program update unit configured to execute update processing of storing a vehicle starting update program received by the communication unit and utilized for updating the vehicle starting program in the rewrite possible area, in which the vehicle control unit executes the vehicle starting program stored in the rewrite possible area and executes the vehicle starting program stored in the rewrite limited area when the update processing by the program update unit is not normally completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Hisahiro Kato, Hiroaki Hakukawa, Satoshi Aiyoshizawa, Takayuki Inomata, Seiju Kawamata
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Publication number: 20230252155Abstract: An electronic device monitoring apparatus includes: a control unit that periodically shifts from a sleep state to an active state and executes predetermined standby processing while an electronic device is not in use; a storage unit that stores specific data to be subjected to alteration verification processing for verifying whether there is any alteration. The control unit executes sub data verification processing, the sub data verification processing performing the alteration verification processing for at least one piece of sub data out of a plurality of pieces of sub data at every shift to the active state in a preset order, the plurality of pieces of sub data being obtained by subdividing the specific data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Hisahiro Kato, Hiroaki Hakukawa, Tomoya Nishino, Noboru Ujigawa
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Publication number: 20230249647Abstract: A moving body control device includes a first ECU and a second ECU. The first ECU has a power switch connected thereto and when user authentication using identification information stored in a storage unit has succeeded in a power-off state of a moving body, sets the moving body to a power-on state in response to operation of the power switch. The second ECU has a terminal device connected thereto and communicates with the first ECU. When recognizing a predetermined operation of the power switch in a state where the identification information is not stored in the storage unit in a power-off state of the moving body, the first ECU establishes communication with the second ECU, thereby allowing the terminal device to operate the first ECU via the second ECU.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Hisahiro Kato, Hiroaki Hakukawa, Takayuki Inomata
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Publication number: 20230251901Abstract: A control system includes a first electronic device that processes execution requests from a plurality of devices in an order according to a first priority rank that is assigned to each execution request, and a second electronic device that receives execution requests from some of the plurality of devices and transmits the execution requests to the first electronic device in an order according to a second priority rank that is assigned to each execution request.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Hisahiro Kato, Hiroaki Hakukawa
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Publication number: 20220314929Abstract: The vehicle control system comprises: a first ECU comprising a processor for receiving first information that indicates whether a vehicle is moving and, based on the first information, generating a first control signal to control locking of a steering; and a second ECU comprising a processor for receiving second information that indicates whether the vehicle is moving and, based on the second information, generating a second control signal to control the locking of the steering, wherein the second ECU outputs a signal to lock the steering based on the first control signal and the second control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Hisahiro KATO, Satoshi HASEGAWA, Naoto YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20220314930Abstract: An in-vehicle electronic system is mounted to a vehicle. The in-vehicle electronic system includes one or more sensors used to determine a security state of the vehicle, an alarm apparatus configured to issue an alarm when the security state is abnormal, and a first ECU directly connected to the sensor and the alarm apparatus without the intermediation of another ECU and also connected to a plurality of other ECUs, in which the first ECU includes a processor configured to determine a security state based on at least information received from the sensor, and cause the alarm apparatus to operate when it is determined that the security state is abnormal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Hisahiro KATO, Satoshi KONO, Kanako SAITO, Yusuke TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20220315025Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a plurality of slave ECUs, and a core ECU including a gateway function for relaying data communication among the plurality of slave ECUs and between the plurality of slave ECUs and an external apparatus. The vehicle control system accepts operation requests from a plurality of systems that makes a request for an operation to an operating unit equipped in a vehicle and performing an operation based on an operation request. The operation requests from the plurality of systems include at least a request from the external apparatus or a request from a function added to the core ECU by the external apparatus. When operation requests from the plurality of systems are accepted, the core ECU performs arbitration for the operation requests from the plurality of systems and transmits an arbitration result to at least one of the plurality of slave ECUs.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Hisahiro KATO, Yusuke YOSHIMURA, Tomoya TOKUNAGA
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Publication number: 20220268065Abstract: A power-supply control system includes: a lock control unit that controls a door-lock device; and a travel control unit that controls a travel operating unit related to either driving the power of the vehicle, braking the vehicle, or steering the vehicle. A lock high-level control unit, in a state in which supply of electric power to the lock control unit, the travel operating unit, and the travel control unit is stopped, while the first trigger signal is not outputted from an operation unit, makes electric power not be supplied from a power supply to the lock control unit, the travel operating unit, and the travel control unit, and when the first trigger signal is outputted, starts to supply electric power from the power supply to the lock control unit and the door-lock device and makes the lock control unit execute control to unlock the door-lock device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Hisahiro Kato, Toshibumi Shiohata
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Publication number: 20220242367Abstract: A vehicle control system includes an entry ECU that performs first authentication processing for access from an outside of a vehicle, a door control ECU that controls locking and unlocking of a door of the vehicle, and a central ECU, the entry ECU transmits a first startup request, which instructs to start up the central ECU, before executing the first authentication processing, and the central ECU transmits a second startup request which instructs to start up the door control ECU.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Hisahiro Kato, Toshibumi Shiohata
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Publication number: 20220227896Abstract: Provided is a cyclic olefin-based resin composition including a cyclic olefin-based polymer (A), and a hindered amine compound (Y) that contains a piperidyl group represented by General Formula (1) and a carboxylic acid amide group represented by General Formula (2) within the same molecule.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2020Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Masakatsu KASUYA, Kouichi KIZU, Yasuyuki SOEDA, Takayuki OKUNO, Hisahiro KATO, Keisuke ENDO