Patents by Inventor Mikio Oda
Mikio Oda 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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Patent number: 11971721Abstract: To effectively enhance the operation efficiency of an autonomous mobile robot, an autonomous mobile robot control system includes a processor and a plurality of environmental cameras. The processor estimates a moving route of each of a plurality of moving bodies on the basis of characteristics of each of the plurality of moving bodies and sets a subset of the plurality of moving bodies whose moving routes overlap among the detected moving bodies as avoidance processing target moving bodies. The processor generates an avoidance procedure for the avoidance processing target moving bodies so the motion of the avoidance processing target moving bodies does not interfere with the motion of other avoidance target moving bodies.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomohisa Takai, Yuhei Yamaguchi, Satoshi Toyoshima, Yuta Watanabe, Tetsuya Taira, Mikio Honda, Shiro Oda, Nobuhisa Otsuki
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Patent number: 10652689Abstract: Audio processing architectures are described for implementing a multi-band audio compression algorithm with advanced surround processing. Exemplary architectures can improve the fidelity and perceived sound field spread of inexpensive, cabinet mounted, stereo speakers such as those that might be found in televisions, wireless speaker systems and sound bars. Embodiments of the present disclosure can improve inexpensive, cabinet mounted, stereo speakers by providing, e.g., (i) an Advanced Surround algorithm that adds depth and height to the left/right/center sound field images, (ii) a Soft Clip algorithm to minimize the perceived artifacts caused by compressor overshoot, (iii) configurable crossover filter order adjustment to allow better isolation between bands, (iv) a compressor maximum gain adjustment to reduce overshoot and minimize noise boost, and/or (v) a center gain adjustment to emphasize the perception of the center image (dialog) in high ambient noise situations.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: THAT CorporationInventors: Matthew Easley, Mikio Oda
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Publication number: 20180285995Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing device and the like capable of facilitating confirmation of a claim structure even when the number of claims is large. The information processing device includes subordinate relationship extraction means for extracting a claim number and a subordinate relationship between claims from claim data including a plurality of claims; and relationship diagram generation means for generating, based on the subordinate relationship between claims, a relationship diagram in which the claim number is disposed on or in a periphery of circularly-arranged points or a circling line.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: NEC Patent Service,Ltd.Inventors: Tomohisa GOTOH, Yukiko MORIOKA, Hirotaka HOKKYO, Mikio ODA, Yuji NAKAGAWA
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Publication number: 20180192229Abstract: Audio processing architectures are described for implementing a multi-band audio compression algorithm with advanced surround processing. Exemplary architectures can improve the fidelity and perceived sound field spread of inexpensive, cabinet mounted, stereo speakers such as those that might be found in televisions, wireless speaker systems and sound bars. Embodiments of the present disclosure can improve inexpensive, cabinet mounted, stereo speakers by providing, e.g., (i) an Advanced Surround algorithm that adds depth and height to the left/right/center sound field images, (ii) a Soft Clip algorithm to minimize the perceived artifacts caused by compressor overshoot, (iii) configurable crossover filter order adjustment to allow better isolation between bands, (iv) a compressor maximum gain adjustment to reduce overshoot and minimize noise boost, and/or (v) a center gain adjustment to emphasize the perception of the center image (dialog) in high ambient noise situations.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2018Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Matthew Easley, Mikio Oda
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Patent number: 8956056Abstract: An optical connector has a pair of coil springs (30) which are disposed so as to sandwich an optical fiber (50) led out of the rear of a ferrule (20) in substantially the axial direction (A) and which extend in the axial direction (A).Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2010Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry LimitedInventors: Naoki Katagiyama, Yuichi Koreeda, Hisaya Takahashi, Mikio Oda, Hideyuki Ono
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Patent number: 8915652Abstract: Optical connectors can be easily attached to and detached from a housing. An optical connector device 11 adapted to be connected to a mating optical connector device 81 includes a first housing 31 for receiving and holding optical connectors 61, a second housing 41 for holding the first housing 31 in a floating manner, and a fixing member 51 for fixedly attaching the second housing 41 to an attachment object 201. To-be-locked portions 35, 37 of the first housing 31 and locking portions 43, 44 of the second housing 41 detachably engage with each other and cause the first housing 31 to engage with the second housing 41 in a floating manner. The to-be-locked portions 35, 37 and the locking portions 43, 44 engage with each other in a direction perpendicular to a direction A1 of connection to the mating optical connector device 81.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2010Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Naoki Katagiyama, Yuichi Koreeda, Hisaya Takahashi, Mikio Oda, Hideyuki Ono
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Patent number: 8767064Abstract: The light source is disposed in a direction traversing the axial direction A of the optical connector. The optical connector holder comprises an inspection light reflecting portion. The inspection light reflecting portion deflects and reflects the inspection light from the light source to the axial direction A so that the inspection light enters the reference hole portion of the optical connector.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Yuichi Koreeda, Hiroyuki Honma, Kazuhito Asada, Tomohiko Aso, Hisaya Takahashi, Mikio Oda, Hideyuki Ono
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Patent number: 8419295Abstract: In a photoelectric conversion/connection device (100) including an optical element (320), a mounting board (310) on which the optical element is mounted, and an optical connector (400) which is connected to the mounting board so as to be optically connected to the optical element, the optical connector (400) is arranged on a surface (310a) opposite to a mounting surface (310b) of the mounting board (310) and the optical element (320) is exposed. The photoelectric conversion/connection device (100) includes a motherboard (210) having a main surface (210a) and an electric connector (220) to be mounted on the main surface of the motherboard. The electric connector (220) is detachably connected to the mounting board (310).Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2008Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignees: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited, NEC CorporationInventors: Yuichi Koreeda, Wataru Ohtsu, Mikio Oda, Hisaya Takahashi, Takashi Ohtsuka, Hikaru Kouta, Hideyuki Ono
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Patent number: 8358892Abstract: Optical elements (light sources 16 or photodetectors 18) are arranged in a two-dimensional array, and the relative positional relationship between the optical elements and optical waveguides 12 is defined such that optical waveguides 12 extend between the optical elements in the two-dimensional array substantially parallel to substrate 19 for increased parallelism. Micromirrors 15 are disposed in respective optical waveguides 12 to bend light beams through 90 degrees to realize a highly efficient optical coupling between the optical elements and optical waveguides 12. The optical waveguides are stacked in multiple stages, and light beams are lead to the optical waveguides in the multiple stacks through micromirrors 15 across the stacked plane of the optical waveguides, thereby realizing parallel connection between the two-dimensional array of optical elements and a two-dimensional array of optical waveguides.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2006Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignees: NEC Corporation, Tokyo Institute of TechnologyInventors: Mikio Oda, Hikaru Kouta, Kaichirou Nakano, Hisaya Takahashi, Kohroh Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8345424Abstract: Provided is an optical interconnection device in which a volume required for cooling is reduced. In the optical interconnection device, a plurality of optical modules (12) are arranged on a periphery of an LSI (11) electrically connected to an electric wiring board (10), and liquid cooling mechanisms (13, 14) are respectively placed on the LSI (11) and the optical modules (12). The plurality of optical modules (12) may be arranged only on a surface of the electric wiring board (10) where the LSI (11) is mounted, only on a surface opposite to the surface where the LSI (11) is mounted, or on both the same surface as and the opposite surface to the surface where the LSI (11) is mounted.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Mikio Oda, Tomotaka Ishida, Hisaya Takahashi, Hideyuki Ono, Jun Sakai, Takashi Ohtsuka, Arihide Noda, Hikaru Kouta
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Publication number: 20120141072Abstract: An optical connector has a pair of coil springs (30) which are disposed so as to sandwich an optical fiber (50) led out of the rear of a ferrule (20) in substantially the axial direction (A) and which extend in the axial direction (A).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventors: Naoki Katagiyama, Yuichi Koreeda, Hisaya Takahashi, Mikio Oda, Hideyuki Ono
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Publication number: 20120128302Abstract: Optical connectors can be easily attached to and detached from a housing. An optical connector device 11 adapted to be connected to a mating optical connector device 81 includes a first housing 31 for receiving and holding optical connectors 61, a second housing 41 for holding the first housing 31 in a floating manner, and a fixing member 51 for fixedly attaching the second housing 41 to an attachment object 201. To-be-locked portions 35, 37 of the first housing 31 and locking portions 43, 44 of the second housing 41 detachably engage with each other and cause the first housing 31 to engage with the second housing 41 in a floating manner. The to-be-locked portions 35, 37 and the locking portions 43, 44 engage with each other in a direction perpendicular to a direction A1 of connection to the mating optical connector device 81.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventors: Naoki Katagiyama, Yuichi Koreeda, Hisaya Takahashi, Mikio Oda, Hideyuki Ono
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Publication number: 20110268299Abstract: A sound field control apparatus, which offers clear sound quality of speech and voice of a center channel signal, a wide service area, and a level easily perceived, and also achieves 5.1 sound image localization and the sense of reality by a two-channel loudspeaker structure, is implemented by a simple structure. The sound field control apparatus includes: adders (4, 5, 10, 12), a delay unit (9), and an inverting unit (11) for achieving the clear sound quality of speech and voice of a center channel signal; a VCA (3), a maximum value detection unit (6), a level comparison unit (7), and a level control unit (8) for controlling a level to be easily perceived; delay units (15, 16) and sound quality modification equalizers (17, 18) for achieving the same sound quality and sound image localization of surround signals from among 5.1 channel signals by using surround channel loudspeakers so as to obtain 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2009Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Mikio Oda
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Patent number: 8047725Abstract: In an optical connector adapter for use in connecting a first and a second optical connector plug to each other, a second adapter half is butted against a first adapter half in a predetermined direction. The first and second adapter halves have engaging means for maintaining the first and second adapter halves in a butted state in the predetermined direction. The engaging means is configured to be disposed inside the optical connector adapter and to be prevented from releasing engagement thereof by at least one of the first and second optical connector plugs.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2009Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignees: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited, NEC CorporationInventors: Naoki Katagiyama, Yuichi Koreeda, Hikaru Kouta, Hisaya Takahashi, Mikio Oda, Hideyuki Ono
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Patent number: 8033740Abstract: In an optical connector including a base housing, a cover housing, and a clamp fixing the cover housing to the base housing, the base housing is provided with a groove for positioning and holding an optical fiber of an optical cable, a first recessed portion continuously formed from the groove, and a second recessed portion continuously formed from the first recessed portion. The first and the second recessed portions have bottom portions different in level from each other to have a stepped portion formed therebetween. The cover housing has a first coating portion for covering the groove and a second coating portion for covering the first and the second recessed portions. The bottom portion of the second recessed portion and the second coating portion presses a coating member of the optical cable to clamp the optical cable.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2009Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Yuichi Koreeda, Hisaya Takahashi, Mikio Oda, Hideyuki Ono
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Publication number: 20100328894Abstract: Provided is an optical interconnection device in which a volume required for cooling is reduced. In the optical interconnection device, a plurality of optical modules (12) are arranged on a periphery of an LSI (11) electrically connected to an electric wiring board (10), and liquid cooling mechanisms (13, 14) are respectively placed on the LSI (11) and the optical modules (12). The plurality of optical modules (12) may be arranged only on a surface of the electric wiring board (10) where the LSI (11) is mounted, only on a surface opposite to the surface where the LSI (11) is mounted, or on both the same surface as and the opposite surface to the surface where the LSI (11) is mounted.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Mikio Oda, Tomotaka Ishida, Hisaya Takahashi, Hideyuki Ono, Jun Sakai, Takashi Ohtsuka, Arihide Noda, Hikaru Kouta
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Publication number: 20100295936Abstract: The light source is disposed in a direction traversing the axial direction A of the optical connector. The optical connector holder comprises an inspection light reflecting portion. The inspection light reflecting portion deflects and reflects the inspection light from the light source to the axial direction A so that the inspection light enters the reference hole portion of the optical connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventors: Yuichi Koreeda, Hiroyuki Honma, Kazuhito Asada, Tomohiko Aso, Hisaya Takahashi, Mikio Oda, Hideyuki Ono
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Patent number: 7760791Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for communicating using UWB (ultra wideband) transmission includes a transmitter configured to transmit the UWB transmission; a receiver configured to receive the UWB transmission; and a monitor unit configured to present data representing a relationship between two types of parameters of the received UWB transmission.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Mikio Oda, Yuki Yoshida
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Publication number: 20100158450Abstract: In an optical connector including a base housing, a cover housing, and a clamp fixing the cover housing to the base housing, the base housing is provided with a groove for positioning and holding an optical fiber of an optical cable, a first recessed portion continuously formed from the groove, and a second recessed portion continuously formed from the first recessed portion. The first and the second recessed portions have bottom portions different in level from each other to have a stepped portion formed therebetween. The cover housing has a first coating portion for covering the groove and a second coating portion for covering the first and the second recessed portions. The bottom portion of the second recessed portion and the second coating portion presses a coating member of the optical cable to clamp the optical cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: Yuichi Koreeda, Hisaya Takahashi, Mikio Oda, Hideyuki Ono
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Publication number: 20100098383Abstract: In a photoelectric conversion/connection device (100) including an optical element (320), a mounting board (310) on which the optical element is mounted, and an optical connector (400) which is connected to the mounting board so as to be optically connected to the optical element, the optical connector (400) is arranged on a surface (310a) opposite to a mounting surface (310b) of the mounting board (310) and the optical element (320) is exposed. The photoelectric conversion/connection device (100) includes a motherboard (210) having a main surface (210a) and an electric connector (220) to be mounted on the main surface of the motherboard. The electric connector (220) is detachably connected to the mounting board (310).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2008Publication date: April 22, 2010Inventors: Yuichi Koreeda, Wataru Ohtsu, Mikio Oda, Hisaya Takahashi, Takashi Ohtsuka, Hikaru Kouta, Hideyuki Ono