Patents by Inventor Masato Kita

Masato Kita 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).

  • Publication number: 20240003688
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of efficiently and highly accurately creating distribution data on geomagnetic fields and the like (electric fields, magnetic fields).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Masato KITA, Taishu IWAMI, Daniel Marcel SCHNEIDER, Tsutomu NAKATSURU, Masatsugu ISHIKO, Yutaro KAMATA
  • Publication number: 20230194562
    Abstract: In a behavior measurement device (20a) (information processing device), a linear movement detection unit (44) determines, based on a position (P) of a user (90) measured at a predetermined time interval, whether or not the user (90) is linearly moving and detects a movement amount and a movement direction (?0) of a linear movement of the user (90). A rotational movement detection unit (42) detects an amount of change in an orientation of the user (90). Then, in a case where it is determined that the user (90) is linearly moving, an orientation calculation unit (43) calculates an orientation (?) of the user (90) at a position where the user (90) is determined to be linearly moving based on a detection result of the rotational movement detection unit (42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Masato KITA, Taishu IWAMI, Masatsugu ISHIKO
  • Publication number: 20230153849
    Abstract: To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing program capable of analyzing the motion of a person in more detail. An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit (200) that acquires at least a position and an orientation of a moving body, and an analysis unit (202) that generates a label indicating a motion of the moving body on the basis of the position and the orientation acquired by the acquisition unit and time when the acquisition unit acquired the position and the orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: MASATSUGU ISHIKO, TSUTOMU NAKATSURU, MASATO KITA
  • Patent number: 11587951
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device having small characteristic variations with time and high reliability and an in-vehicle control device using the same, the semiconductor device including a plurality of transistor elements constituting a current mirror circuit or a differential amplifier circuit that requires high relative accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Oshima, Katsumi Ikegaya, Masato Kita, Keishi Komoriyama, Kiyotaka Kanno, Shinichirou Wada
  • Patent number: 11319918
    Abstract: Provided is an internal combustion engine ignition device capable of preventing an output signal level of a drive circuit from changing sharply when shifting from a normal ignition operation mode to a protection operation mode while reducing the cost of dedicated components and the like. An internal combustion engine ignition device of the present invention includes a first differential circuit for outputting a drive signal in a first mode and a second differential circuit for outputting a drive signal in a second mode, where the first differential circuit and the second differential circuit each include a transistor and are configured such that a drive current for supplying the drive signal flows through the transistor which is common between the first mode and the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Kita, Yoichiro Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20220020702
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device equipped with a current mirror circuit, a highly reliable semiconductor device capable of suppressing a change in a mirror ratio of the current mirror circuit over time is provided. A current mirror circuit that includes a first MOS transistor and a plurality of MOS transistors paired with the first MOS transistor, and a plurality of wiring layers formed on an upper layer of the MOS transistor are provided. The plurality of wiring layers are arranged such that wiring patterns have the same shape within a predetermined range from an end of a channel region of each of the first MOS transistor and the plurality of MOS transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Katsumi IKEGAYA, Takayuki OSHIMA, Yoichiro KOBAYASHI, Masato KITA, Keishi KOMORIYAMA, Minoru MIGITA, Yu KAWAGOE, Kiyotaka KANNO
  • Patent number: 11208977
    Abstract: To provide an ignition control device of an internal combustion engine capable of reducing the number of adjustment steps required for adjustment such as matching of a MOS gate voltage or the like without being affected by device variation. A detection voltage is generated on the basis of a primary current flowing through a current detection resistor having a positive temperature dependent characteristic. A reference voltage is generated by a potential difference between a base and an emitter of a first bipolar transistor circuit and a multiple type second bipolar transistor circuit in which a plurality of bipolar transistors are connected in parallel, and a resistance value of a first resistor connected to the emitter side of the plurality of the bipolar transistor circuit, on the basis of a current having a positive temperature dependent characteristic similar to the current detection resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Kita, Yoichiro Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20210312476
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device (10) including a path computation unit (134) that computes, starting from a payment position where a user (U) entering a store (40) pays, a movement path of the user in the store retrospectively according to time-series sensing data about the user obtained before the payment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: MASATO KITA, KAZUYUKI SAKAMOTO, HIROYUKI KAMATA
  • Publication number: 20210287471
    Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication apparatus comprising a communicating unit that communicates with each of a plurality of wireless communication terminals, a positioning unit that measures a position of each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals, and an authentication unit that executes authentication to determine a permission for each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals to pass through a gate, wherein the authentication is started based on the measured position, in a case where each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals enters a specific range outside the gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Masato Kita, Takashi Suzuki, Tsutomu Nakatsuru
  • Publication number: 20210279726
    Abstract: [Object] To improve security of the electronic money system. [Solution] An information processing apparatus including: a reception unit configured to receive information associated with value having monetary value in a payment system from a first storage device including a storage unit configured to store the information associated with the value, and to receive payment system identification information used to identify a payment system from a second storage device including a storage unit configured to store the payment system identification information; and a determination unit configured to perform determination of payment processing by using the information associated with the value and the payment system identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: MASATO KITA, DAISUKE ITO
  • Publication number: 20210233935
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device having small characteristic variations with time and high reliability and an in-vehicle control device using the same, the semiconductor device including a plurality of transistor elements constituting a current mirror circuit or a differential amplifier circuit that requires high relative accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki OSHIMA, Katsumi IKEGAYA, Masato KITA, Keishi KOMORIYAMA, Kiyotaka KANNO, Shinichirou WADA
  • Patent number: 11049347
    Abstract: An automatic ticket examination system that enables tapless passage or an entry/exit system is achieved without a malfunction. There is provided a gate apparatus including a positioning unit that measures positions of a plurality of wireless communication terminals, and an authentication unit that performs authentication for determining whether or not each of the wireless communication terminals is permitted to pass through a gate on the basis of each of the positions of each of the wireless communication terminals which have been measured by the positioning unit. With this configuration, the automatic ticket examination system that enables tapless passage or the entry/exit system can be achieved without a malfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Kita, Takashi Suzuki, Tsutomu Nakatsuru
  • Patent number: 11043508
    Abstract: A semiconductor device obtains high current ratio accuracy by eliminating an influence of plasma charging using a MOS-type transistor in which a channel region is isolated and separated from a semiconductor substrate. In a current mirror circuit in which both of a well of a NMOS-type transistor that generates a bias and a well of a NMOS-type transistor that receives the bias are formed insulated and separated from a semiconductor substrate, a connection circuit is connected between gate electrodes and wells of NMOS-type transistors without through the semiconductor substrate, and the connection circuit makes the gate electrodes and the wells in an electrically short-circuited state during manufacturing of the current mirror circuit, and makes the gate electrodes and the wells in a disconnected state in at least one direction during a mounting operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichirou Wada, Yoichiro Kobayashi, Masato Kita
  • Patent number: 10990314
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing system to increase a speed of returning identification information in response to a received command in the case where an identification information requesting command is received, the information processing system including: a plurality of processing devices each of which includes a storage unit configured to store an identification information piece; a management device configured to acquire the identification information piece from each of the plurality of the processing devices; and a communication device configured to communicate with an external device. The management device writes the identification information piece acquired from each of the plurality of the processing devices into the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Kita, Takashi Suzuki, Katsuyuki Teruyama
  • Patent number: 10931331
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication device and method capable of suppressing subjective quality deterioration at the time of a low bit rate. An application selection unit of an IC card selects an application hosted by a communication target device. Identification information of the communication target device is acquired after the application is selected. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Teruyama, Toshihisa Takayama, Masato Kita
  • Publication number: 20200381454
    Abstract: A semiconductor device obtains high current ratio accuracy by eliminating an influence of plasma charging using a MOS-type transistor in which a channel region is isolated and separated from a semiconductor substrate. In a current mirror circuit in which both of a well of a NMOS-type transistor that generates a bias and a well of a NMOS-type transistor that receives the bias are formed insulated and separated from a semiconductor substrate, a connection circuit is connected between gate electrodes and wells of NMOS-type transistors without through the semiconductor substrate, and the connection circuit makes the gate electrodes and the wells in an electrically short-circuited state during manufacturing of the current mirror circuit, and makes the gate electrodes and the wells in a disconnected state in at least one direction during a mounting operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichirou WADA, Yoichiro KOBAYASHI, Masato KITA
  • Publication number: 20200357213
    Abstract: An automatic ticket examination system that enables tapless passage or an entry/exit system is achieved without a malfunction. According to the disclosure, there is provided a gate apparatus including: a positioning unit that measures positions of a plurality of wireless communication terminals; and an authentication unit that performs authentication for determining whether or not each of the wireless communication terminals is permitted to pass through a gate on the basis of each of the positions of each of the wireless communication terminals which have been measured by the positioning unit. With this configuration, the automatic ticket examination system that enables tapless passage or the entry/exit system can be achieved without a malfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: MASATO KITA, TAKASHI SUZUKI, TSUTOMU NAKATSURU
  • Publication number: 20200256306
    Abstract: Provided is an internal combustion engine ignition device capable of preventing an output signal level of a drive circuit from changing sharply when shifting from a normal ignition operation mode to a protection operation mode while reducing the cost of dedicated components and the like. An internal combustion engine ignition device of the present invention includes a first differential circuit for outputting a drive signal in a first mode and a second differential circuit for outputting a drive signal in a second mode, where the first differential circuit and the second differential circuit each include a transistor and are configured such that a drive current for supplying the drive signal flows through the transistor which is common between the first mode and the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masato KITA, Yoichiro KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20200212962
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication device and method capable of suppressing subjective quality deterioration at the time of a low bit rate. An application selection unit of an IC card selects an application hosted by a communication target device. Identification information of the communication target device is acquired after the application is selected. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuyuki TERUYAMA, Yoshihisa TAKAYAMA, Masato KITA
  • Publication number: 20190360448
    Abstract: To provide a novel ignition control device of an internal combustion engine capable of reducing the number of adjustment steps required for adjustment such as matching of a MOS gate voltage or the like without being affected by “device variation”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato KITA, Yoichiro KOBAYASHI