Patents by Inventor Koji Arai
Koji Arai 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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Publication number: 20240101391Abstract: A system for detecting a presence of a person in a hoistway, having: one or more controllers configured to authenticate the person in the hoistway; the one or more controllers being operationally connected to an elevator car in the hoistway and configured to determine whether the person is within a predetermined distance of the elevator car from a signal emitter on the person; wherein when the person is within the predetermined distance of the elevator car, the one or more controllers is configured to transmit a feedback request to the person and stop the elevator car unless the one or more controllers receives feedback to the feedback request within a predetermined period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Jayapal Reddy Gireddy, Helge Krambeck, Xinjin Zheng, Yuzhen Xue, Koji Kiyomoto, Arnaud Blanchard, Daigoro Kurokawa, Kazuya Yamamura, Hideki Arai, Terumitsu Saito, Hideaki Sasaki, Takashi Tanaka, Naoto Furuichi
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Publication number: 20230053736Abstract: A joining device includes: a first circuit in which a primary-side winding of a first transformer and a first capacitor are connected; a second circuit in which a primary-side winding of a second transformer and a second capacitor are connected; an electrode connected to secondary-side winding of the first transformer and secondary-side winding of the second transformer; and a charge switch configured to switch between energization/de-energization of the first and second capacitors from a power supply without the transformers being interposed. The first circuit has a first discharge switch and the second circuit has a second discharge switch. A method for manufacturing a joined object includes, by using the joining device, supplying an object to be joined to be sandwiched by the electrode; causing a current to flow through the electrode that sandwiches the object to be joined to join the object to be joined.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2021Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Yasuo KADOYA, Shinya MIZUTANI, Koji ARAI
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Publication number: 20220255144Abstract: A battery information management system includes: a battery characteristic calculation unit calculating a battery characteristic for each of a plurality of unit cells; a transmission unit transmitting value information that includes the battery characteristic of each unit cell, unit cell identification information, and time information; and a distributed-type database network recording the value information of each unit cell. A specific node of the distributed-type database network includes a reception unit configured to receive the value information transmitted from the transmission unit, and a transaction delivery unit configured to deliver, to the plurality of nodes, a transaction of recording the value information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shinichi OKANO, Koji ARAI, Aoi HATANAKA, Tomomi KATAOKA, Hiroaki TAKECHI, Takahiro MATSUURA
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Patent number: 11144295Abstract: A system according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a program updating system including: a plurality of control devices installed in a vehicle; and a gateway connected to the plurality of control devices so as to be communicable with the control devices within the vehicle. The gateway includes: a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly receive a plurality of update programs for the control devices; a storage unit configured to store therein the received plurality of update programs; an in-vehicle communication unit configured to transmit the stored plurality of update programs to the corresponding control devices, respectively; and a processing unit configured to execute sequential reception of the update programs in accordance with a communication status of wireless communication, when a total amount of data of the plurality of update programs exceeds a memory capacity of the storage unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Koji Arai
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Patent number: 10970063Abstract: Provided is a relay apparatus configured to transfer an update program, which is downloaded from a server, for a control program of an on-vehicle control device to the on-vehicle control device. The relay apparatus includes: a calculation unit configured to calculate an index value indicating a proportion between a size of the control program and a size of the update program; and a transfer control unit configured to determine whether or not to permit the transfer, on the basis of the calculated index value.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Koji Arai
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Publication number: 20200034140Abstract: Provided is a relay apparatus configured to transfer an update program, which is downloaded from a server, for a control program of an on-vehicle control device to the on-vehicle control device. The relay apparatus includes: a calculation unit configured to calculate an index value indicating a proportion between a size of the control program and a size of the update program; and a transfer control unit configured to determine whether or not to permit the transfer, on the basis of the calculated index value.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2018Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Koji ARAI
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Patent number: 10479297Abstract: Provided is a control apparatus configured to control update of a control program of an on-vehicle control device which controls target equipment installed in a vehicle. The control apparatus includes: a determination unit configured to determine whether or not to permit update of the control program, by using, as a criterion, operation of a drive source of the vehicle; and a control unit configured to perform a control to restrict stop of the drive source during permitted update of the control program.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Koji Arai
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Publication number: 20190315293Abstract: Provided is a control apparatus configured to control update of a control program of an on-vehicle control device which controls target equipment installed in a vehicle. The control apparatus includes: a determination unit configured to determine whether or not to permit update of the control program, by using, as a criterion, operation of a drive source of the vehicle; and a control unit configured to perform a control to restrict stop of the drive source during permitted update of the control program.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2017Publication date: October 17, 2019Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Koji Arai
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Patent number: 10303334Abstract: An information processing device is provided that includes a display portion, a user recognition portion, a button selection portion, and a display control portion. The display portion displays at least one function button that is related to a function that the information processing device is capable of performing. The user recognition portion recognizes a user who is operating the information processing device. The button selection portion selects, from among the at least one function button that is displayed on the display portion, at least one function button that corresponds to the user who has been recognized by the user recognition portion. The display control portion moves the function button that has been selected by the button selection portion from an initial position on a display screen of the display portion such that the function button is close to a specified position on the display screen.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2016Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Koji Arai
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Publication number: 20190087169Abstract: A system according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a program updating system including: a plurality of control devices installed in a vehicle; and a gateway connected to the plurality of control devices so as to be communicable with the control devices within the vehicle. The gateway includes: a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly receive a plurality of update programs for the control devices; a storage unit configured to store therein the received plurality of update programs; an in-vehicle communication unit configured to transmit the stored plurality of update programs to the corresponding control devices, respectively; and a processing unit configured to execute sequential reception of the update programs in accordance with a communication status of wireless communication, when a total amount of data of the plurality of update programs exceeds a memory capacity of the storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2016Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventor: Koji Arai
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Publication number: 20170083192Abstract: An information processing device is provided that includes a display portion, a user recognition portion, a button selection portion, and a display control portion. The display portion displays at least one function button that is related to a function that the information processing device is capable of performing. The user recognition portion recognizes a user who is operating the information processing device. The button selection portion selects, from among the at least one function button that is displayed on the display portion, at least one function button that corresponds to the user who has been recognized by the user recognition portion. The display control portion moves the function button that has been selected by the button selection portion from an initial position on a display screen of the display portion such that the function button is close to a specified position on the display screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventor: Koji Arai
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Patent number: 9542087Abstract: An information processing device is provided that includes a display portion, a user recognition portion, a button selection portion, and a display control portion. The display portion displays at least one function button that is related to a function that the information processing device is capable of performing. The user recognition portion recognizes a user who is operating the information processing device. The button selection portion selects, from among the at least one function button that is displayed on the display portion, at least one function button that corresponds to the user who has been recognized by the user recognition portion. The display control portion moves the function button that has been selected by the button selection portion from an initial position on a display screen of the display portion such that the function button is close to a specified position on the display screen.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Koji Arai
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Publication number: 20160046067Abstract: In order to achieve an object of stably joining two or more composite materials containing carbon fibers and a thermoplastic resin at a target joining position, joining surfaces of two or more composite materials (11a, 11b) containing carbon fibers and a thermoplastic resin are brought into contact, and an electric current for joining the two or more composite materials (11a, 11b) by Joule heat is fed to the target joining position in a state in which vibration is applied by a vibration generating device (17) to the two or more composite materials (11a, 11b) which are being pressed by a pressing device (13) so as to join the two or more composite materials (11a, 11b).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2014Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: Naozumi MIZUTANI, Yasuo KADOYA, Hironobu NISHIMURA, Koji ARAI, Akio KOMATSU, Takumi KATO, Shuhei SUZUKI
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Patent number: 9154690Abstract: An image search device includes: a shooting unit configured to photographically shoot a subject; a display unit; a control unit configured to display a search key for image search on the display unit according to a shooting situation at the time of a shooting mode whereby the subject can photographically be shot by the shooting unit; a specifying unit which is used for specifying the search key displayed on the display unit; and a searching unit configured to search, in the event of the search key being specified via the specifying unit, an image based on the search key thus specified; with the control unit displaying, in the event of the image being searched by the searching unit, this search result on the display unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Qihong Wang, Akiko Terayama, Ryo Takaoka, Satoshi Akagawa, Koji Arai, Shunichi Kasahara
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Patent number: 9001051Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a position detecting section that detects a touch position of a pointing object on a display screen of a display section, a region detecting section that detects a region on the display screen which is hidden by the pointing object, and a control section that displays information associated with the touch position outside the region detected by the region detecting section, when the touch position is detected by the position detecting section.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Qihong Wang, Akiko Terayama, Ryo Takaoka, Satoshi Akagawa, Koji Arai, Shunichi Kasahara
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Publication number: 20140104456Abstract: An image search device includes: a shooting unit configured to photographically shoot a subject; a display unit; a control unit configured to display a search key for image search on the display unit according to a shooting situation at the time of a shooting mode whereby the subject can photographically be shot by the shooting unit; a specifying unit which is used for specifying the search key displayed on the display unit; and a searching unit configured to search, in the event of the search key being specified via the specifying unit, an image based on the search key thus specified; with the control unit displaying, in the event of the image being searched by the searching unit, this search result on the display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Qihong Wang, Akiko Terayama, Ryo Takaoka, Satoshi Akagawa, Koji Arai, Shunichi Kasahara
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Patent number: 8643729Abstract: An image search device includes: a shooting unit configured to photographically shoot a subject; a display unit; a control unit configured to display a search key for image search on the display unit according to a shooting situation at the time of a shooting mode whereby the subject can photographically be shot by the shooting unit; a specifying unit which is used for specifying the search key displayed on the display unit; and a searching unit configured to search, in the event of the search key being specified via the specifying unit, an image based on the search key thus specified; with the control unit displaying, in the event of the image being searched by the searching unit, this search result on the display unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2010Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Qihong Wang, Akiko Terayama, Ryo Takaoka, Satoshi Akagawa, Koji Arai, Shunichi Kasahara
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Patent number: 8629847Abstract: There is provided an information processing device that includes: a display portion that displays a plurality of function buttons that respectively correspond to a plurality of functions included in the information processing device; a position detection portion that detects a position where an operating body touches or approaches a display screen of the display portion; a button selection portion that selects, from among the plurality of function buttons, at least one function button that corresponds to an operation state of the information processing device; and a display control portion that causes the function button selected by the button selection portion to move on the display screen such that the function button approaches the position on the display screen detected by the position detection portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2010Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Koji Arai, Akiko Terayama, Ryo Takaoka, QiHong Wang, Satoshi Akagawa
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Patent number: D736254Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2013Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Mitsuo Okumura, Goro Takaki, Satoshi Akagawa, Nobuki Furue, Satoshi Asai, Hidehiro Komatsu, Koji Arai, Makoto Niijima, Shigeya Yasui, Youko Masubuchi
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Patent number: D789381Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuo Okumura, Goro Takaki, Satoshi Akagawa, Nobuki Furue, Satoshi Asai, Hidehiro Komatsu, Koji Arai, Makoto Niijima, Shigeya Yasui, Youko Masubuchi