Patents by Inventor NOBORU KIYAMA

NOBORU KIYAMA 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: 11048493
    Abstract: Provided is a computer system which, by transmitting software to a terminal for updating a control system of the terminal, enables the terminal to properly function based on the software. A computer system configured so as to be able to remotely update software of a terminal, wherein a processor generates an update file for updating the software of the terminal and stores the generated update file in a memory, identifies a specific terminal to which the update file should be transmitted, reads the update file from the memory and transmits the update file from a transmission module to the specific terminal, receives operational information of the update file from the specific terminal via a reception module, and determines whether it is necessary to distribute the update file to a terminal other than the specific terminal based on the operational information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Mine, Soki Sakurai, Noboru Kiyama, Atsushi Katou
  • Patent number: 10956147
    Abstract: Software is prevented from being distributed due to a human-caused error. A software distribution system includes a software distribution server that uses a campaign to manage an update of a function for an in-vehicle device of a vehicle and remotely distributes software based on the campaign, a terminal that executes input and output, and a software update device that is attached to the vehicle and configured to download the distributed software and install the software in the in-vehicle device. In the software distribution system, when the creation of the campaign is requested, statistical information of updated amounts of the software updated based on the most recent multiple campaigns in the target in-vehicle device for the requested campaign is compared with an updated amount of the software updated based on the requested campaign. When a predetermined requirement is satisfied, the requested campaign is not created and a predetermined alert is notified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Noboru Kiyama, Atsushi Katou, Naomi Izumi, Haruki Oishi
  • Patent number: 10891123
    Abstract: Control for the flexible distribution of update software is realized. An in-vehicle software distribution system 1 is configured comprising an in-vehicle software distribution server (telematics center 10) which manages updates to an identical function by means of a campaign for an in-vehicle system (an engine ECU 241, for example) of a plurality of vehicles 20 and distributes software of the campaign remotely to target vehicles, a terminal 30, and a software update apparatus 210 which is mounted in each of the plurality of vehicles 20. Furthermore, in the telematics center 10, a campaign management unit 112 categorizes the campaign target vehicles into groups based on a predetermined criterion and creates a plurality of sub-campaigns which are subordinate to the campaign for each of the categorized groups, and a software distribution unit (an update software distribution unit 113) distributes software remotely to the target vehicles for each of the sub-campaigns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Noboru Kiyama, Atsushi Katou, Haruki Oishi
  • Patent number: 10599418
    Abstract: A telematics center includes an update software distribution unit that distributes update software for updating software of an ECU to a software updating device. The software updating device includes a storage device that stores update software distributed from the telematics center and stores update information regarding influence on the operation of a vehicle in a case where the updating of the software of the ECU is not successful and an ECU software updating unit that updates the software of the ECU by using the update software stored in the storage device, and controls the operation of the ECU software updating unit on the basis of the update information stored in the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Kiyama, Atsushi Katou
  • Patent number: 10558451
    Abstract: A telematics center includes an update software distribution unit that distributes update software for updating software of an ECU to a software updating device. The software updating device includes a storage device that stores update software distributed from the telematics center and stores update information regarding influence on the operation of a vehicle in a case where the updating of the software of the ECU is not successful and an ECU software updating unit that updates the software of the ECU by using the update software stored in the storage device, and controls the operation of the ECU software updating unit on the basis of the update information stored in the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Kiyama, Atsushi Katou
  • Publication number: 20200042306
    Abstract: Software is prevented from being distributed due to a human-caused error. A software distribution system includes a software distribution server that uses a campaign to manage an update of a function for an in-vehicle device of a vehicle and remotely distributes software based on the campaign, a terminal that executes input and output, and a software update device that is attached to the vehicle and configured to download the distributed software and install the software in the in-vehicle device. In the software distribution system, when the creation of the campaign is requested, statistical information of updated amounts of the software updated based on the most recent multiple campaigns in the target in-vehicle device for the requested campaign is compared with an updated amount of the software updated based on the requested campaign. When a predetermined requirement is satisfied, the requested campaign is not created and a predetermined alert is notified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Noboru KIYAMA, Atsushi KATOU, Naomi IZUMI, Haruki OISHI
  • Patent number: 10310840
    Abstract: Provided is a computer system capable of managing the performance of processing upon transmitting software to terminals. The present invention is a computer system comprising a plurality of modules which sequentially execute processing up to transmitting the software to the terminal, a controller which collects an operation log of each of the plurality of modules, and a memory which stores the operation logs collected by the controller, wherein the controller generates an operating performance of a prescribed module among the plurality of modules based on the operation logs stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Soki Sakurai, Atsushi Katou, Noboru Kiyama, Hiroshi Mine
  • Publication number: 20190163466
    Abstract: Control for the flexible distribution of update software is realized. An in-vehicle software distribution system 1 is configured comprising an in-vehicle software distribution server (telematics center 10) which manages updates to an identical function by means of a campaign for an in-vehicle system (an engine ECU 241, for example) of a plurality of vehicles 20 and distributes software of the campaign remotely to target vehicles, a terminal 30, and a software update apparatus 210 which is mounted in each of the plurality of vehicles 20. Furthermore, in the telematics center 10, a campaign management unit 112 categorizes the campaign target vehicles into groups based on a predetermined criterion and creates a plurality of sub-campaigns which are subordinate to the campaign for each of the categorized groups, and a software distribution unit (an update software distribution unit 113) distributes software remotely to the target vehicles for each of the sub-campaigns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Noboru KIYAMA, Atsushi KATOU, Haruki OISHI
  • Publication number: 20180095745
    Abstract: Provided is a computer system which, by transmitting software to a terminal for updating a control system of the terminal, enables the terminal to properly function based on the software. A computer system configured so as to be able to remotely update software of a terminal, wherein a processor generates an update file for updating the software of the terminal and stores the generated update file in a memory, identifies a specific terminal to which the update file should be transmitted, reads the update file from the memory and transmits the update file from a transmission module to the specific terminal, receives operational information of the update file from the specific terminal via a reception module, and determines whether it is necessary to distribute the update file to a terminal other than the specific terminal based on the operational information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroshi MINE, Soki SAKURAI, Noboru KIYAMA, Atsushi KATOU
  • Publication number: 20180095744
    Abstract: Provided is a computer system capable of managing the performance of processing upon transmitting software to terminals. The present invention is a computer system comprising a plurality of modules which sequentially execute processing up to transmitting the software to the terminal, a controller which collects an operation log of each of the plurality of modules, and a memory which stores the operation logs collected by the controller, wherein the controller generates an operating performance of a prescribed module among the plurality of modules based on the operation logs stored in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Soki SAKURAI, Atsushi KATOU, Noboru KIYAMA, Hiroshi MINE
  • Publication number: 20180074811
    Abstract: A telematics center includes an update software distribution unit that distributes update software for updating software of an ECU to a software updating device. The software updating device includes a storage device that stores update software distributed from the telematics center and stores update information regarding influence on the operation of a vehicle in a case where the updating of the software of the ECU is not successful and an ECU software updating unit that updates the software of the ECU by using the update software stored in the storage device, and controls the operation of the ECU software updating unit on the basis of the update information stored in the storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Noboru KIYAMA, Atsushi KATOU
  • Patent number: 9707971
    Abstract: A driving characteristics diagnosis device, includes: an information acquisition unit that acquires information relating to the operational state of a vehicle; a dangerous driving detection processing unit that detects dangerous driving by a user of the vehicle on the basis of information acquired by the information acquisition unit; a cause estimation processing unit that estimates a cause of the dangerous driving; a driving characteristics diagnosis processing unit that performs diagnosis of driving characteristics for the user on the basis of a result of detection of the dangerous driving by the dangerous driving detection processing unit and the cause of the dangerous driving estimated by the cause estimation processing unit; and a diagnosis result output unit that outputs the result of the diagnosis of driving characteristics diagnosed by the driving characteristics diagnosis processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Takahashi, Tatsuaki Osafune, Yoshifumi Izumi, Noboru Kiyama
  • Patent number: 9650052
    Abstract: A driving diagnosis method and driving diagnosis apparatus enable drivers to recognize where their own driving diagnosis result is located in the driving behavior distribution of a safe driver group and the driving behavior distribution of a dangerous driver group. The degree of a driver's dangerous driving behavior is set as a horizontal axis, the number of drivers according to the dangerous driving behavior degree is set as a vertical axis, and screen information including distributions of a safe driver group and a dangerous driver group as determined by using travel history information about the drivers stored in a storage unit, and a diagnosis result of the dangerous driving behavior of a diagnosis target driver is generated and output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Takahashi, Noboru Kiyama, Tsuneo Sobue, Tatsuaki Osafune
  • Publication number: 20160288797
    Abstract: A driving diagnosis method and driving diagnosis apparatus enable drivers to recognize where their own driving diagnosis result is located in the driving behavior distribution of a safe driver group and the driving behavior distribution of a dangerous driver group. The degree of a driver's dangerous driving behavior is set as a horizontal axis, the number of drivers according to the dangerous driving behavior degree is set as a vertical axis, and screen information including distributions of a safe driver group and a dangerous driver group as determined by using travel history information about the drivers stored in a storage unit, and a diagnosis result of the dangerous driving behavior of a diagnosis target driver is generated and output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Toshimitsu TAKAHASHI, Noboru KIYAMA, Tsuneo SOBUE, Tatsuaki OSAFUNE
  • Patent number: 9449437
    Abstract: A method of diagnosing operating characteristics of a vehicle by a server device includes: obtaining operating characteristics information relative to the operating characteristics of the vehicle; and diagnosing the operating characteristics of the vehicle based upon feature information relative to a feature of a driver of the vehicle registered in advance in the server device and the operating characteristics information obtained from the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Izumi, Noboru Kiyama, Tsuneo Sobue, Toshimitsu Takahashi
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20160101785
    Abstract: A driving characteristics diagnosis device, includes: an information acquisition unit that acquires information relating to the operational state of a vehicle; a dangerous driving detection processing unit that detects dangerous driving by a user of the vehicle on the basis of information acquired by the information acquisition unit; a cause estimation processing unit that estimates a cause of the dangerous driving; a driving characteristics diagnosis processing unit that performs diagnosis of driving characteristics for the user on the basis of a result of detection of the dangerous driving by the dangerous driving detection processing unit and the cause of the dangerous driving estimated by the cause estimation processing unit; and a diagnosis result output unit that outputs the result of the diagnosis of driving characteristics diagnosed by the driving characteristics diagnosis processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: TOSHIMITSU TAKAHASHI, Tatsuaki Osafune, Yoshifumi Izumi, Noboru Kiyama
  • Patent number: 9170118
    Abstract: A navigation system for an electric vehicle includes a telematics center, a display terminal, and a charging station. In response to a request from the display terminal, the telematics center sends a route search result, which is created based on information on an electric vehicle and the charging station and which includes base point information whose remaining battery capacity is to be confirmed, to the display terminal. The display terminal displays route guidance information, the current position, and a result of comparison between the current remaining battery capacity and the base point information to the user who is driving the electric vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Noboru Kiyama, Keisuke Shirai, Satoshi Shirasawa, Tatsuaki Osafune, Yuki Horita
  • Publication number: 20150298705
    Abstract: A computer-readable program product contains a program for a portable device, The program is executed upon a portable device comprising an acceleration sensor that detects accelerations in three axial directions and a calculation device. The program causes the calculation device to execute: a first process of detecting a stationary state of the portable device, and calculating tilt angles of the portable device; a second process of detecting the straight-ahead driving state of a vehicle to which the portable device is mounted, and calculating a rotational angle of the portable device with respect to a direction of progression of the vehicle; and a third process of converting the accelerations detected by the acceleration sensor to accelerations of the vehicle, on the basis of the tilt angles and the rotational angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: NOBORU KIYAMA, Tatsuaki Osafune, Tsuneo Sobue, Toshimitsu Takahashi, Yoshifumi Izumi
  • Publication number: 20150279128
    Abstract: A method of diagnosing operating characteristics of a vehicle by a server device includes: obtaining operating characteristics information relative to the operating characteristics of the vehicle; and diagnosing the operating characteristics of the vehicle based upon feature information relative to a feature of a driver of the vehicle registered in advance in the server device and the operating characteristics information obtained from the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi IZUMI, Noboru KIYAMA, Tsuneo SOBUE, Toshimitsu TAKAHASHI