Patents by Inventor Masamitsu MURATANI

Masamitsu MURATANI 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: 11599631
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and the like for maintaining a required function while suppressing unauthorized accesses are provided. The semiconductor device 100 includes a main control device 110 and a sub-control device 120. The main control device 110 includes a main memory 112 for storing main programs for receiving external signals, and a trigger signal output circuit 115 for outputting a trigger signal when an abnormal signal process differs from preset signal processing is performed. The sub-control device 120 is coupled to the main control device 110, and includes a trigger signal obtaining circuit 121 for obtaining a trigger signal, and a sub-program outputting circuit 123 for outputting a sub-program to the main control device 110 based on the obtained trigger signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki Onda, Masamitsu Muratani, Hiroshi Yagi
  • Publication number: 20200143048
    Abstract: A semiconductor device and the like for maintaining a required function while suppressing unauthorized accesses are provided. The semiconductor device 100 includes a main control device 110 and a sub-control device 120. The main control device 110 includes a main memory 112 for storing main programs for receiving external signals, and a trigger signal output circuit 115 for outputting a trigger signal when an abnormal signal process differs from preset signal processing is performed. The sub-control device 120 is coupled to the main control device 110, and includes a trigger signal obtaining circuit 121 for obtaining a trigger signal, and a sub-program outputting circuit 123 for outputting a sub-program to the main control device 110 based on the obtained trigger signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuki ONDA, Masamitsu MURATANI, Hiroshi YAGI
  • Patent number: 9930669
    Abstract: When a state of a radio communication device corresponds to a predetermined state, a communication control unit operates in the first mode to communicate according to the BLE standard, while when the radio communication device does not receive connect request packets, the communication control unit operates in the second mode to communicate. A rewrite switching unit switches to a rewritable state when the communication control unit operates in the first mode and to a rewriting prohibited state when the communication control unit operates in the second mode. The first mode is a mode for updating. In the first mode, the communication control unit transmits a notification for limiting the communication to the updating in an establishment process of the communication. The second mode is a mode for performing processing other than the updating. In the second mode, the communication control unit does not transmit the notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku Fujiwara, Tomohiko Ohtsu, Masamitsu Muratani
  • Publication number: 20170171863
    Abstract: When a state of a radio communication device corresponds to a predetermined state, a communication control unit operates in the first mode to communicate according to the BLE standard, while when the radio communication device does not receive connect request packets, the communication control unit operates in the second mode to communicate. A rewrite switching unit switches to a rewritable state when the communication control unit operates in the first mode and to a rewriting prohibited state when the communication control unit operates in the second mode. The first mode is a mode for updating. In the first mode, the communication control unit transmits a notification for limiting the communication to the updating in an establishment process of the communication. The second mode is a mode for performing processing other than the updating. In the second mode, the communication control unit does not transmit the notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Taku FUJIWARA, Tomohiko OHTSU, Masamitsu MURATANI
  • Patent number: 9622245
    Abstract: When a state of a radio communication device corresponds to a predetermined state, a communication control unit operates in the first mode to communicate according to the BLE standard, while when the radio communication device does not receive connect request packets, the communication control unit operates in the second mode to communicate. A rewrite switching unit switches to a rewritable state when the communication control unit operates in the first mode and to a rewriting prohibited state when the communication control unit operates in the second mode. The first mode is a mode for updating. In the first mode, the communication control unit transmits a notification for limiting the communication to the updating in an establishment process of the communication. The second mode is a mode for performing processing other than the updating. In the second mode, the communication control unit does not transmit the notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku Fujiwara, Tomohiko Ohtsu, Masamitsu Muratani
  • Publication number: 20170055258
    Abstract: When a state of a radio communication device corresponds to a predetermined state, a communication control unit operates in the first mode to communicate according to the BLE standard, while when the radio communication device does not receive connect request packets, the communication control unit operates in the second mode to communicate. A rewrite switching unit switches to a rewritable state when the communication control unit operates in the first mode and to a rewriting prohibited state when the communication control unit operates in the second mode. The first mode is a mode for updating. In the first mode, the communication control unit transmits a notification for limiting the communication to the updating in an establishment process of the communication. The second mode is a mode for performing processing other than the updating. In the second mode, the communication control unit does not transmit the notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Taku FUJIWARA, Tomohiko OHTSU, Masamitsu MURATANI