Patents by Inventor Norikazu KAWASAKI

Norikazu KAWASAKI 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: 20230401955
    Abstract: A signal information distribution system includes: a storage unit configured to store therein a timing table including scheduled lighting intervals of the plurality of signal lights; a monitor unit configured to observe lighting and extinction of the plurality of signal lights; a generation unit configured to generate the signal information, based on an actual lighting interval, of a predetermined signal light among the plurality of signal lights, obtained from an observation result of the predetermined signal light, and on the scheduled lighting interval, of the predetermined signal light, included in the timing table; and a distribution unit configured to distribute, to the vehicles, the signal information generated by the generation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Norikazu KAWASAKI, Masafumi KOBAYASHI, Hiroyuki ISHIMARU, Shin YAMAMOTO, Tomoko YASUI, Yoshikazu TOYAMA
  • Patent number: 11756422
    Abstract: A signal information distribution system is configured to distribute, to vehicles, signal information including a lighting start time and a lighting continuation interval of each of a plurality of signal lights installed at an intersection, each signal light being configured to light in a predetermined color. The system includes: a storage unit configured to store a timing table including scheduled lighting intervals of the plurality of signal lights; a monitor unit configured to observe lighting and extinction of the plurality of signal lights; a generation unit configured to generate the signal information, based on an actual lighting interval, of a predetermined signal light, obtained from an observation result of the predetermined signal light, and on the scheduled lighting interval, of the predetermined signal light, included in the timing table; and a distribution unit configured to distribute, to the vehicles, the signal information generated by the generation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Norikazu Kawasaki, Masafumi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Ishimaru, Shin Yamamoto, Tomoko Yasui, Yoshikazu Toyama
  • Publication number: 20210375132
    Abstract: A signal information distribution system is configured to distribute, to vehicles, signal information including a lighting start time and a lighting continuation interval of each of a plurality of signal lights installed at an intersection, each signal light being configured to light in a predetermined color. The system includes: a storage unit configured to store a timing table including scheduled lighting intervals of the plurality of signal lights; a monitor unit configured to observe lighting and extinction of the plurality of signal lights; a generation unit configured to generate the signal information, based on an actual lighting interval, of a predetermined signal light, obtained from an observation result of the predetermined signal light, and on the scheduled lighting interval, of the predetermined signal light, included in the timing table; and a distribution unit configured to distribute, to the vehicles, the signal information generated by the generation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Norikazu KAWASAKI, Masafumi KOBAYASHI, Hiroyuki ISHIMARU, Shin YAMAMOTO, Tomoko YASUI, Yoshikazu TOYAMA