Patents by Inventor Hitomi Okubo

Hitomi Okubo 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).

  • Method and apparatus for vehicle-to-vehicle communication
    Patent number: 7133767
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for vehicle-to-vehicle communication between vehicles having vehicle-to-vehicle communication apparatuses. When a vehicle transmits a request, a network is formed including the vehicle that has transmitted the request and the vehicles that should respond to the request. The vehicles included in the network respond to the request or take action in response to the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki Ogino, Satoshi Kodama, Hitomi Okubo, Hideki Takahashi, Takuji Kimura
  • Method and apparatus for vehicle-to-vehicle communication
    Publication number: 20040128062
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for vehicle-to-vehicle communication between vehicles having vehicle-to-vehicle communication apparatuses. When a vehicle transmits a request, a network is formed including the vehicle that has transmitted the request and the vehicles that should respond to the request. The vehicles included in the network respond to the request or take action in response to the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Takayuki Ogino, Satoshi Kodama, Hitomi Okubo, Hideki Takahashi, Takuji Kimura