Patents by Inventor Mitsuhiro Kitani

Mitsuhiro Kitani 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: 20230315080
    Abstract: Provided is a work machine and a work machine management system that enable more appropriate transmission of information of a high-priority work machine even when there is a large number of work machines. A work machine 10 comprises an information controller 20. The information controller 20 acquires operation information of the work machine 10; receives management server information from a management server 90 provided outside the work machine 10; determines a transmission priority order of the operation information based on content of the operation information and the management server information; and transmits the operation information to the management server 90 or a relay 80 according to the transmission priority order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Satoshi IIMURO, Mitsuhiro KITANI, Bandara SYAFRIL, Shigeru MIWA
  • Publication number: 20230034498
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to enable usage of data based on terms concluded with a user, and achieves both promotion of usage of personal data and privacy protection related to the personal data. A data distribution intermediary device acquires personal data metadata and generates service usage data metadata based on terms of service related to distribution and usage of the personal data. Then, the data distribution intermediary device detects a difference between the personal data metadata and the service usage data metadata, determines a necessity of conversion processing of the personal data based on the difference between the metadata, and converts the personal data to corresponding service usage data based on the service usage data metadata when the personal data is determined to be necessary to be converted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro KITANI, Syafril BANDARA
  • Publication number: 20220382893
    Abstract: Provided is a data intermediary system, comprising a processor and a storage unit. The storage unit stores therein usage information indicating usage of services. The processor acquires information indicating a data item that needs to be provided by a user as required by a provider of a first service that the user wishes to use, based on terms of use of the first service, selects a second service from services that the user has used in the past, based on the usage information, extracts a difference between the required data items and data items provided based on terms of use of the second service, outputs information indicating the extracted difference, and controls, when the user has accepted the terms of use of the first service, a flow of data from a provider holding the required data to the provider that provides the first service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Bandara SYAFRIL, Mitsuhiro KITANI, Satoshi IIMURO
  • Publication number: 20220292215
    Abstract: A data intermediary system includes a processor and a storage unit. The storage unit stores, for a plurality of services used by a user in the past, provision situation information indicating data for each item of the data provided to a service provider to use the service. The processor acquires information indicating an item of data requested, by the service provider, acquires the provision situation of data of the same item as the item of the data requested by the service provider, determines that an item of the data whose provision situation satisfies a predetermined condition is provided to the service provider, and controls distribution of the data to the service provider that that holds the data of the item determined to be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Bandara SYAFRIL, Mitsuhiro KITANI, Satoshi IIMURO
  • Patent number: 11299112
    Abstract: The autonomous driving ECU includes a first communication unit that transmits and receives autonomous driving data to and from the plurality of data ECUs, and a vehicle control unit that controls a vehicle on the basis of the autonomous driving data transmitted from the plurality of data ECUs. Each data ECU includes a data construction unit that performs a construction of the autonomous driving data transmitted to the autonomous driving ECU, and a second communication unit that transmits and receives the autonomous driving data to and from the autonomous driving ECU. If a predetermined event occurs, among the data ECUs, the data construction unit of the data ECU in which the predetermined event occurs constructs the autonomous driving data so that a total amount of the autonomous driving data transmitted from the data ECU in which the predetermined event occurs is not greater than a predetermined amount of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Kitani, Hidetoshi Teraoka, Kohei Sakurai, Kenichi Osada, Mikio Kataoka
  • Patent number: 11192562
    Abstract: A device to be controlled used for an operation of a vehicle, a determination device used for controlling the device, and a control information management device different from the determination device are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuro Mori, Mitsuhiro Kitani, Hiroshi Mine
  • Publication number: 20210333764
    Abstract: An electronic control device is an electronic control device that stores a neural network including plural neurons and a connection information group including plural pieces of connection information that associate the neurons with each other. The neural network is a neural network including a third connection information group created through deletion, by a pruning section, of at least one piece of connection information from a first connection information group for deciding an output value when an input value is given on the basis of the first connection information group and a second connection information group that is plural pieces of connection information having the degree of influence on predetermined data given as the input value, the degree of influence exceeding a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro KITANI, Michimasa KITAHARA, Tsuneo SOBUE
  • Patent number: 10915186
    Abstract: An operation target device projects a display video onto a projection surface, which is captured by a camera. An operation detectable region specifying unit specifies respective regions where an operation is detectable and is undetectable in a range in which the display video is projected, based on image data captured by the camera. Finger and pen contact position detection units detect the operation to the operation object based on the image data. The operation target device displays the display video so that the region where the operation to the operation object is detectable, which is specified by the operation detectable region specifying unit, is distinguished from the region where the operation to the operation object is undetectable. The operation target device changes a display position of the operation object so the operation object is displayed within a range of the region where the operation to the operation object is detectable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Kitani, Takashi Matsubara, Takehiro Niikura, Shinichi Obata, Takashi Kanemaru
  • Publication number: 20200150821
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to correct false recognition and non-detection of a user operation due to an influence of external light or the like. An operation target device 150 projects a display video onto a projection surface. A camera 102 captures the projection surface. An operation detectable region specifying unit 107 specifies respective regions where an operation to an operation object is detectable and is undetectable in a range in which the display video is projected, based on image data captured by the camera 102. A finger contact position detection unit 105 and a pen contact position detection unit 106 detect the operation to the operation object based on the image data captured by the camera 102.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro KITANI, Takashi MATSUBARA, Takehiro NIIKURA, Shinichi OBATA, Takashi KANEMARU
  • Publication number: 20200143670
    Abstract: A vehicle electronic controller includes a status acquiring unit configured to acquire status of a vehicle, and a determining unit configured to determine whether to configure an artificial intelligence model based on the status of the vehicle acquired at the status acquiring unit. When the determining unit determines that the artificial intelligence model is configured, an artificial intelligence model configured to execute a predetermined process is configured by combination of a plurality of operation units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro KITANI, Masayoshi ISHIKAWA, Tsuneo SOBUE, Hiroaki ITOU
  • Publication number: 20200023857
    Abstract: A device to be controlled used for an operation of a vehicle, a determination device used for controlling the device, and a control information management device different from the determination device are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Takuro MORI, Mitsuhiro KITANI, Hiroshi MINE
  • Patent number: 10521050
    Abstract: An operation target device projects a display video onto a projection surface, which is captured by a camera. An operation detectable region specifying unit specifies respective regions where an operation is detectable and is undetectable based on image data captured by the camera. Finger and pen contact position detection units detect the operation to the operation object based on the image data captured by the camera. The operation target device displays the display video so that the region where the operation to the operation object is detectable, which is specified by the operation detectable region specifying unit, is distinguished from the region where the operation to the operation object is undetectable. In addition, the operation target device changes a display position of the operation object so that the operation object is displayed within a range of the region where the operation to the operation object is detectable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Kitani, Takashi Matsubara, Takehiro Niikura, Shinichi Obata, Takashi Kanemaru
  • Patent number: 10452206
    Abstract: A projection video display device includes: a projection unit projecting a display video upon a projection surface; an image capture unit; detection units detecting the states of manipulation objects which carry out actions for the input manipulation; a manipulation instruction information generating unit, on the basis of the states of the manipulation objects which the detection units have detected, generating manipulation instruction information indicating a description of the input manipulation; and a communication unit connecting to the information processing device. The detection units detect movements of manipulation objects and attributes which represent the states of manipulation objects other than the movements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Kanemaru, Shinichi Obata, Mitsuhiro Kitani, Takashi Matsubara, Takehiro Niikura
  • Patent number: 10397022
    Abstract: The gateway device includes a plurality of communication ports that are connected to the respective low-level networks and receive low-level data that is transmitted and received to and from the low-level networks; a storage unit that stores each of the plurality of communication ports and a source identifier in association with each other; and a control unit that generates high-level data and transmits the high-level data to the high-level network, in which the payload of the high-level data that is generated by the control unit includes at least a part of the low-level data that is received by the communication ports, and in which the header of the high-level data that is generated by the control unit includes the source identifier which is associated with the communication ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Kataoka, Mitsuhiro Kitani, Hidetoshi Teraoka, Kenichi Osada, Naoyuki Yamamoto, Masaaki Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20180304828
    Abstract: The autonomous driving ECU includes a first communication unit that transmits and receives autonomous driving data to and from the plurality of data ECUs, and a vehicle control unit that controls a vehicle on the basis of the autonomous driving data transmitted from the plurality of data ECUs. Each data ECU includes a data construction unit that performs a construction of the autonomous driving data transmitted to the autonomous driving ECU, and a second communication unit that transmits and receives the autonomous driving data to and from the autonomous driving ECU. If a predetermined event occurs, among the data ECUs, the data construction unit of the data ECU in which the predetermined event occurs constructs the autonomous driving data so that a total amount of the autonomous driving data transmitted from the data ECU in which the predetermined event occurs is not greater than a predetermined amount of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro KITANI, Hidetoshi TERAOKA, Kohei SAKURAI, Kenichi OSADA, Mikio KATAOKA
  • Publication number: 20180227147
    Abstract: The gateway device includes a plurality of communication ports that are connected to the respective low-level networks and receive low-level data that is transmitted and received to and from the low-level networks; a storage unit that stores each of the plurality of communication ports and a source identifier in association with each other; and a control unit that generates high-level data and transmits the high-level data to the high-level network, in which the payload of the high-level data that is generated by the control unit includes at least a part of the low-level data that is received by the communication ports, and in which the header of the high-level data that is generated by the control unit includes the source identifier which is associated with the communication ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Mikio KATAOKA, Mitsuhiro KITANI, Hidetoshi TERAOKA, Kenichi OSADA, Naoyuki YAMAMOTO, Masaaki NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170329458
    Abstract: A projection video display device includes: a projection unit projecting a display video upon a projection surface; an image capture unit; detection units detecting the states of manipulation objects which carry out actions for the input manipulation; a manipulation instruction information generating unit, on the basis of the states of the manipulation objects which the detection units have detected, generating manipulation instruction information indicating a description of the input manipulation; and a communication unit connecting to the information processing device. The detection units detect movements of manipulation objects and attributes which represent the states of manipulation objects other than the movements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi KANEMARU, Shinichi OBATA, Mitsuhiro KITANI, Takashi MATSUBARA, Takehiro NIIKURA
  • Publication number: 20170322672
    Abstract: An operation target device projects a display video onto a projection surface, which is captured by a camera. An operation detectable region specifying unit specifies respective regions where an operation is detectable and is undetectable based on image data captured by the camera. Finger and pen contact position detection units detect the operation to the operation object based on the image data captured by the camera. The operation target device displays the display video so that the region where the operation to the operation object is detectable, which is specified by the operation detectable region specifying unit, is distinguished from the region where the operation to the operation object is undetectable. In addition, the operation target device changes a display position of the operation object so that the operation object is displayed within a range of the region where the operation to the operation object is detectable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro KITANI, Takashi MATSUBARA, Takehiro NIIKURA, Shinichi OBATA, Takashi KANEMARU
  • Patent number: 9419685
    Abstract: A power transmitting device includes a power transmitter (21) transmitting electric power in a contactless manner, a data communicator (22) obtaining identification information of at least one power receiving device that has become possible to receive electric power transmitted from the power transmitter (21), a power receiving device finding/separation detector (261) counting a number of state switchings between a power unreceivable state and the power receivable state during a predetermined period of time, for each power receiving device of which identification information has been obtained, and a power transmission controller (263) controlling electric power transmission performed by the power transmitter (21), on the basis of the number of state switchings counted by the power receiving device finding/separation detector (261).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Mitsuhiro Kitani
  • Patent number: 9403496
    Abstract: Provided is a communication system capable of enhancing convenience for remotely operating a movable-body-mounted apparatus mountable in a movable body such as a vehicle. For example, a communication system includes a movable-body-mounted apparatus including: a movable body information storage part which stores movable body information including a received signal quality of a radio wave used for communication to/from a center server and information on a vehicle; a separation determination part which determines whether or not a user who moves along with the vehicle is separated from the vehicle; and a movable body information notification part which notifies the user of the movable body information stored in the movable body information storage part when the separation determination part determines that the user is separated from the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Kobayashi, Katsuya Miyata, Tetsuo Nakano, Mitsuhiro Kitani, Hirokazu Aoshima, Noboru Kiyama