Patents by Inventor Kentarou Teshima

Kentarou Teshima 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: 7663508
    Abstract: When searching of a location of a vehicle is commanded, a vehicle search signal is transmitted from a portable device. The vehicle search signal includes an ID code of the portable device. When a vehicle side communication unit receives the valid ID code, the vehicle side communication unit transmits a vehicle side response signal to the portable device. The portable device computes a distance from the portable device to the vehicle based on a signal level of the received vehicle side response signal. A notifying device notifies the computed distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: DENSO Corporation
    Inventors: Kentarou Teshima, Kazuhiro Nakashima, Kenichi Ogino
  • Patent number: 7663471
    Abstract: In an in-vehicle device remote control system, a vehicle-side device determines in which detection area an electronic key exists based on a response signal transmitted from the key in response to request signals, and a control door to be operated in correspondence to the detection area in which the key exists. The vehicle-side device notifies a user that the key is an authorized one by light, sound, display or the like on the determined control door. With this operation, it is readily recognized by the user because the user is approaching the control door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: DENSO Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakashima, Kentarou Teshima, Kenichi Ogino
  • Patent number: 7592896
    Abstract: Based on a user's instruction, a door control unit drives a door opening/closing motor for a pop-up operation. A door is thereby rotated to a predetermined angle, which is smaller than a fully opened angle. Therefore, even when a user holds stuff in his/her hands, the door can be easily opened up to the predetermined angle. When the door is opened at the predetermined angle, the user can insert a part of his/her body into a gap corresponding to the predetermined angle and then further open the door by pushing the door from the door inside surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: DENSO Corporation
    Inventors: Kentarou Teshima, Kazuhiro Nakashima, Kenichi Ogino
  • Patent number: 7579791
    Abstract: A vehicle-side device receives a response signal transmitted from an electronic key carried by a user and executes a matching process to check whether the key is an authorized one. When the matching is confirmed and the operation of a sensor/switch disposed on a door is detected, a given door is unlocked. The device determines a door which is to be opened by the user, and the seat state is controlled on the basis the door to be opened. If the door to be opened is for rearmost seats, the rearmost seats are automatically controlled to a seating state or a loading state based on detection of absence or presence of an object on the rearmost seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakashima, Kentarou Teshima, Kenichi Ogino
  • Patent number: 7579938
    Abstract: After a door of a vehicle is locked, a touch switch and a lock switch is disabled for a predetermined time period. A predetermined operation of a holder of a handheld unit to a door handle during the predetermined time period causes a device mounted in the vehicle to perform a certain function other than unlocking the door. Thus the predetermined operation solely to the door handle after the door of the vehicle is locked can serve as an instruction for the device mounted in the vehicle to execute the certain function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Kentarou Teshima, Kazuhiro Nakashima, Kenichi Ogino
  • Patent number: 7474199
    Abstract: An in-vehicle device remote control system includes a vehicle-side device, a main mobile device that returns a first response signal in response to a request signal transmitted from the vehicle-side device, and a sub-mobile device that returns a second response signal in response to the request signal. When the vehicle-side device receives the response signal, it conducts a matching process. Vehicle doors are unlocked automatically when the received response signal is determined to be either the first or the second response signal. On the other hand, the engine start is permitted only when the received signal is determined to be the first response signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakashima, Kentarou Teshima, Kenichi Ogino
  • Publication number: 20080001565
    Abstract: A vehicle-side device receives a response signal transmitted from an electronic key carried by a user and executes a matching process to check whether the key is an authorized one. When the matching is confirmed and the operation of a sensor/switch disposed on a door is detected, a given door is unlocked. The device determines a door which is to be opened by the user, and the seat state is controlled on the basis the door to be opened. If the door to be opened is for rearmost seats, the rearmost seats are automatically controlled to a seating state or a loading state based on detection of absence or presence of an object on the rearmost seats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakashima, Kentarou Teshima, Kenichi Ogino
  • Publication number: 20080001708
    Abstract: In an in-vehicle device remote control system, a vehicle-side device determines in which detection area an electronic key exists based on a response signal transmitted from the key in response to request signals, and a control door to be operated in correspondence to the detection area in which the key exists. The vehicle-side device notifies a user that the key is an authorized one by light, sound, display or the like on the determined control door. With this operation, it is readily recognized by the user because the user is approaching the control door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakashima, Kentarou Teshima, Kenichi Ogino
  • Publication number: 20070290794
    Abstract: After a door of a vehicle is locked, a touch switch and a lock switch is disabled for a predetermined time period. A predetermined operation of a holder of a handheld unit to a door handle during the predetermined time period causes a device mounted in the vehicle to perform a certain function other than unlocking the door. Thus the predetermined operation solely to the door handle after the door of the vehicle is locked can serve as an instruction for the device mounted in the vehicle to execute the certain function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentarou Teshima, Kazuhiro Nakashima, Kenichi Ogino
  • Publication number: 20070290819
    Abstract: When searching of a location of a vehicle is commanded, a vehicle search signal is transmitted from a portable device. The vehicle search signal includes an ID code of the portable device. When a vehicle side communication unit receives the valid ID code, the vehicle side communication unit transmits a vehicle side response signal to the portable device. The portable device computes a distance from the portable device to the vehicle based on a signal level of the received vehicle side response signal. A notifying device notifies the computed distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Kentarou Teshima, Kazuhiro Nakashima, Kenichi Ogino
  • Publication number: 20070290554
    Abstract: Portable devices are provided to occupants, who frequently use a vehicle. Based on a result of verification of an ID code of respective portable devices through intercommunication between the respective portable devices and a vehicle side unit, a number and a location of the occupant, who approaches the vehicle to get into a passenger compartment of the vehicle, are sensed. Based on the sensed result, a position of a seat, which is predicted to be used by the corresponding occupant, is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentarou Teshima, Kazuhiro Nakashima, Kenichi Ogino
  • Publication number: 20070290796
    Abstract: Based on a user's instruction, a door control unit drives a door opening/closing motor for a pop-up operation. A door is thereby rotated to a predetermined angle, which is smaller than a fully opened angle. Therefore, even when a user holds stuff in his/her hands, the door can be easily opened up to the predetermined angle. When the door is opened at the predetermined angle, the user can insert a part of his/her body into a gap corresponding to the predetermined angle and then further open the door by pushing the door from the door inside surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentarou Teshima, Kazuhiro Nakashima, Kenichi Ogino
  • Publication number: 20070229219
    Abstract: An in-vehicle device remote control system includes a vehicle-side device, a main mobile device that returns a first response signal in response to a request signal transmitted from the vehicle-side device, and a sub-mobile device that returns a second response signal in response to the request signal. When the vehicle-side device receives the response signal, it conducts a matching process. Vehicle doors are unlocked automatically when the received response signal is determined to be either the first or the second response signal. On the other hand, the engine start is permitted only when the received signal is determined to be the first response signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakashima, Kentarou Teshima, Kenichi Ogino
  • Publication number: 20060082810
    Abstract: An instruction acceptance program is provided which is capable of saving time and labor required if a user has to choose a driver individually when choosing and executing either faxing or printing. This instruction acceptance program is used for allowing: a display control portion to display, in a display portion of a personal computer, a processing choice message which prompts the input of an instruction to execute either faxing or printing (Si); and an acceptance portion to accept the instruction to execute either faxing or printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: Kyocera Mita Corporation
    Inventors: Seiji Onishi, Takanori Miyamoto, Michiko Tashiro, Kentarou Teshima