Patents by Inventor Nobuharu Karasawa

Nobuharu Karasawa 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).

  • Vehicle control system
    Patent number: 11284232
    Abstract: A vehicle control system includes: a vehicle near field communication unit that communicates via a near field communication path; a vehicle network communication unit that communicates via a global communication path; a control ECU; a transmission control unit that transmits control commands received by the vehicle near field communication unit and the vehicle network communication unit to the control ECU that controls actions of the vehicle; and a control command detection unit that detects whether or not there are a plurality of same control commands received within a prescribed time. When the control command detection unit detects a plurality of control commands received within the prescribed time, the transmission control unit transmits the control commands in order according to a prescribed priority order, and the control ECU processes the control commands received from the transmission control unit in a received order to control the actions of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahito Watanabe, Kazuhiro Matsuoka, Nobuharu Karasawa, Nobumasa Toyoshima, Atsushi Takahashi, Kenichi Shimizu, Akira Saita, Hideyuki Sako, Hiroyuki Hayashi
  • VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200314610
    Abstract: A vehicle control system includes: a vehicle near field communication unit that communicates via a near field communication path; a vehicle network communication unit that communicates via a global communication path; a control ECU; a transmission control unit that transmits control commands received by the vehicle near field communication unit and the vehicle network communication unit to the control ECU that controls actions of the vehicle; and a control command detection unit that detects whether or not there are a plurality of same control commands received within a prescribed time. When the control command detection unit detects a plurality of control commands received within the prescribed time, the transmission control unit transmits the control commands in order according to a prescribed priority order, and the control ECU processes the control commands received from the transmission control unit in a received order to control the actions of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Masahito Watanabe, Kazuhiro Matsuoka, Nobuharu Karasawa, Nobumasa Toyoshima, Atsushi Takahashi, Kenichi Shimizu, Akira Saita, Hideyuki Sako, Hiroyuki Hayashi