Patents by Inventor Ryo Hirano

Ryo Hirano 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: 11829472
    Abstract: An anomalous vehicle detection server includes an anomaly score calculator that detects a suspicious behavior different from a predetermined driving behavior based on pieces of vehicle information that are received from a plurality of vehicles, respectively, and are each based on a vehicle log including the content of an event that has occurred in a vehicle system provided in the vehicle, and acquires an anomaly score of each of the plurality of vehicles that indicates a likelihood that reverse engineering is performed on the vehicle; and an anomalous vehicle determiner that determines whether one vehicle of the plurality of vehicles is an anomalous vehicle based on the anomaly score of the one vehicle and a statistical value of the anomaly scores of two or more vehicles of the plurality of vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Ryo Hirano, Takeshi Kishikawa, Yoshihiro Ujiie, Tomoyuki Haga
  • Publication number: 20230353656
    Abstract: A service broker that is connected to each of a server unit and a client unit in a service offer system for offering a service from the server unit to the client unit by way of a service oriented communication includes: a communication controller that receives a frame for use in offer of the service, from the server unit or the client unit; and a service manager that determines whether a combination of a service identifier included in the frame received by the communication controller, an identifier indicating one of a transmission source and a destination of the frame, and a type of the frame is appropriate, and provides output of a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Takeshi KISHIKAWA, Yoshihiro UJIIE, Ryo HIRANO
  • Patent number: 11792219
    Abstract: An anomaly detecting device includes a flow collector that collects an amount of flow communication traffic in each of two or more networks in an in-vehicle network system that including the two or more networks, the amount of flow communication traffic being information obtained by tallying an amount of communication traffic of one or more frames classified according to a predetermined rule that is based on header information of a network protocol; and an anomaly detector that calculates, based on the amount of flow communication traffic, an observed ratio indicating a ratio of respective amounts of communication traffic in the two or more networks and determines whether the two or more networks are anomalous based on the observed ratio calculated and a normal ratio indicating a ratio of respective amounts of communication traffic in the two or more networks in a normal state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Ryo Hirano, Yoshihiro Ujiie, Takeshi Kishikawa
  • Publication number: 20230296299
    Abstract: The refrigeration cycle apparatus (1) includes a refrigerant circuit (2) that includes a flow channel (29a) through which a refrigerant in a liquid single-phase state flows, and a filter member (35) that is provided in the flow channel (29a) and that captures acid contained in the refrigerant, which passes through the flow channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Hirofumi HIRANO, Takuto SETOYAMA, Kazuki SUDA, Shohei NAKATA, Masahiro KONDO, Ryo TAKAOKA
  • Patent number: 11764998
    Abstract: A secure star coupler in a communication network adopting a time-triggered protocol based on a time slot include: transceivers each of which is connected to one of branches and transmits and receives signals; a routing table holder that holds a predetermined rule indicating a correspondence between a time slot and a branch; and a router that routes a signal received from a first branch to another branch unless a no-transfer condition is satisfied. The no-transfer condition includes a condition that the predetermined rule is not followed by the first branch and a condition that routing of a signal received from a second branch different from the first branch has started in the time slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Takeshi Kishikawa, Yoshihiro Ujiie, Ryo Hirano
  • Publication number: 20230268077
    Abstract: A medical information processing device according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire first risk information regarding a first disease of a subject, and acquire second risk information regarding a second disease different from the first disease when the acquired first risk information satisfies a condition based on a second threshold value which is less than a first threshold value related to treatment determination of the first disease and is greater than a normal range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryo HIRANO
  • Patent number: 11709199
    Abstract: As a semiconductor device is miniaturized, a scribe area on a wafer also tends to decrease. Accordingly, it is necessary to reduce the size of a TEG arranged in the scribe area, and efficiently arrange an electrode pad for probe contact. Therefore, it is necessary to associate probes and the efficient layout of the electrode pad. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a technique for associating probes and the layout of the electrode pads of a TEG so as to facilitate the evaluation of electrical characteristics. According to an evaluation apparatus for a semiconductor device of the present invention, the above described problems can be solved by providing a plurality of probes arranged in a fan shape or probes manufactured by Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohisa Ohtaki, Takayuki Mizuno, Ryo Hirano, Toru Fujimura, Shigehiko Kato, Yasuhiko Nara, Katsuo Ohki, Akira Kageyama, Masaaki Komori
  • Publication number: 20230208859
    Abstract: An anomaly monitoring apparatus in a remote operation system for remotely operating a mobility entity includes: a log collector that collects an operation log from an operation apparatus which remotely operates the mobility entity and a control log from a control apparatus installed in the mobility entity; an anomaly detector that detects whether an anomaly is present in the mobility entity based on at least one of the operation log or the control log; an attack origin identifier that, when the anomaly detector detects an anomaly, identifies an attack origin that caused the anomaly in the mobility entity from among a plurality of attack origins based on a result of comparing the operation log with the control log; and an anomaly notifier that makes a notification for taking a countermeasure for the attack origin identified by the attack origin identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Ryo HIRANO, Takeshi KISHIKAWA, Yoshihiro UJIIE
  • Publication number: 20230205181
    Abstract: A control mode switching apparatus switches a control mode of a robot. The control mode includes at least two of a remote control mode, a manual control mode, and an autonomous control mode. The control mode switching apparatus includes: an anomaly detector that, based on a communication message on a control network in the robot and the control mode, obtains a detection result of at least one anomaly among a user anomaly caused by user control, a robot anomaly caused by the control network, an operating environment anomaly caused by an operating environment of the robot, and an application anomaly caused by an application; and a switcher that calculates, for each type of anomaly detected, a score indicating a likelihood that the type is a cause of the anomaly in the robot, and switches the control mode based on the score calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Takeshi KISHIKAWA, Yoshihiro UJIIE, Ryo HIRANO
  • Patent number: 11640897
    Abstract: The present invention provides a charged particle beam apparatus capable of efficiently reducing the effect of a residual magnetic field when SEM observation is performed. The charged particle beam apparatus according to the present invention includes a first mode for passing a direct current to a second coil after turning off a first coil, and a second mode for passing an alternating current to the second coil after turning off the first coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Hirano, Tsunenori Nomaguchi, Chisato Kamiya, Junichi Katane
  • Publication number: 20220337494
    Abstract: A communication log aggregation device includes: a communicator that obtains flow information including one or more flow records and first statistical information for each flow from each of collection devices, the one or more flow records each including flow identification information included in a message received by at least one observer that is disposed in a control network system, the flow being classified based on the flow identification information, the collection devices each collecting the one or more flow records and the first statistical information for each flow from the message received by the observer; and a flow aggregator that generates aggregated flow information by performing at least one of the following: (i) selecting at least one of the one or more flow records, (ii) adding second statistical information, and (iii) deleting at least one of the one or more flow records, and outputs the aggregated flow information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Takeshi KISHIKAWA, Ryo HIRANO, Yoshihiro UJIIE
  • Publication number: 20220291433
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical filter including a resin base material including an infrared-absorbing pigment layer, and a pair of inorganic dielectric layers which are respectively disposed on or above both main surfaces of the resin base material as outermost layers, in which at least one of the pair of inorganic dielectric layers satisfies at least one of a condition in which a film thickness is 4 ?m or greater, and a condition in which the number of layers is 30 or greater, and a ratio of a total film thickness of the pair of inorganic dielectric layers to a film thickness of the resin base material is greater than 8%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Motoshi NAKAYAMA, Kazuhiko SHIONO, Ryo HIRANO
  • Patent number: 11431579
    Abstract: An IDS ECU includes: an anomalous frame detector that detects an anomalous frame; a connector communicator that transmits an anomaly-related request frame to a connector that is a transmitter of the anomalous frame, to request a response from the connector, and receives, from the connector, an anomaly-related response frame generated by the connector based on the anomaly-related request frame and indicating the transmitter; a network anomaly determiner that calculates, from the anomaly-related response frame, the number of anomalous connectors indicating the number of connectors that transmitted the anomaly-related response frame, and determines that an in-vehicle network system is: in a first anomalous state when the number is 0; and in a second anomalous state when the number is not 0; and a network anomaly handler that handles the first or second anomalous state determined by the network anomaly determiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Ryo Hirano, Takamitsu Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11430630
    Abstract: The present invention realizes a composite charged particle beam apparatus capable of suppressing a leakage magnetic field from a pole piece forming an objective lens of an SEM with a simple structure. The charged particle beam apparatus according to the present invention obtains an ion beam observation image while passing a current to a first coil constituting the objective lens, and performs an operation of reducing the image shift by passing a current to a second coil with a plurality of current values, and determines a current to be passed to the second coil based on a difference between the operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Hirano, Tsunenori Nomaguchi, Chisato Kamiya, Junichi Katane
  • Publication number: 20220263849
    Abstract: An anomaly detection method in an in-vehicle network system in which a plurality of ECUs are connected. Among the plurality of ECUs, at least one ECU includes a detector which determines whether a received message satisfies a predetermined rule, and the at least one ECU transmits the detection result determined to a network. The anomaly detection method includes (i) receiving the detection result from the network, and storing the detection result received in a memory, (ii) determining whether the detection result is received within a predetermined time, and storing a determination result in the memory in association with the detection result, and (iii) outputting a message to the outside, the message including the detection result in association with the determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Yoshihiro UJIIE, Takeshi KISHIKAWA, Ryo HIRANO, Tomoyuki HAGA
  • Publication number: 20220263709
    Abstract: An anomaly detecting device includes a flow collector that collects an amount of flow communication traffic in each of two or more networks in an in-vehicle network system that including the two or more networks, the amount of flow communication traffic being information obtained by tallying an amount of communication traffic of one or more frames classified according to a predetermined rule that is based on header information of a network protocol; and an anomaly detector that calculates, based on the amount of flow communication traffic, an observed ratio indicating a ratio of respective amounts of communication traffic in the two or more networks and determines whether the two or more networks are anomalous based on the observed ratio calculated and a normal ratio indicating a ratio of respective amounts of communication traffic in the two or more networks in a normal state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Ryo HIRANO, Yoshihiro UJIIE, Takeshi KISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220254198
    Abstract: A vehicle log transmission device includes: an anomaly detector that obtains a vehicle log from at least one electronic control unit, detects an anomaly based on log information in the vehicle log, and extracts log information in which the anomaly is detected as an anomaly log; an anomaly notifier that transmits the anomaly log to a server; a change instructor that, based on a vehicle state extracted from the vehicle log, transmits, to the at least one electronic control unit, a change instruction to change a save priority level of the log information included in the vehicle log; and a vehicle log request responder that, when a vehicle log request is received, obtains the vehicle log including log information saved based on the save priority level changed in response to the change instruction, and transmits the vehicle log obtained to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Ryo HIRANO, Takeshi KISHIKAWA, Yoshihiro UJIIE, Tomoyuki HAGA
  • Patent number: 11391756
    Abstract: As a semiconductor device is miniaturized, a scribe area on a wafer also tends to decrease. Accordingly, it is necessary to reduce the size of a TEG arranged in the scribe area, and efficiently arrange an electrode pad for probe contact. Therefore, it is necessary to associate probes and the efficient layout of the electrode pad. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a technique for associating probes and the layout of an electrode pad of a TEG to facilitate the evaluation of electrical characteristics. According to the present invention, the above described problem can be solved by arranging a plurality of probes in a fan shape or manufacturing the probes with micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Hirano, Takayuki Mizuno, Tomohisa Ohtaki, Toru Fujimura, Shigehiko Kato, Yasuhiko Nara, Katsuo Ohki, Akira Kageyama, Masaaki Komori
  • Publication number: 20220182404
    Abstract: The control network system is connected to electronic control unit(s) and a communication device, and includes security sensor(s) that transmits a security alert indicating that an indication of a security breach is detected to the network, if the indication is detected in at least one of the network, the electronic control unit(s), or the communication device. The intrusion path analysis device includes: an alert obtainer that obtains the security alert from the security sensor(s); an event obtainer that obtains an event history of an event that occurs in the control network system; and an intrusion path analyzer that performs an analysis on an intrusion path of an attack on the basis of the security alert, the event history, and an intrusion depth indicating an intrusion level to be assumed in a case the security alert occurs, and that outputs a result of the analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Takeshi KISHIKAWA, Ryo HIRANO, Tomoyuki HAGA, Yoshihiro UJIIE
  • Publication number: 20220044047
    Abstract: A medical information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a storage and processing circuitry. The storage is configured to store therein, for each point of a frequency space represented by a plurality of pieces of first frequency component data acquired by applying frequency conversion to data inside regions of interest set to medical images, characteristic data representing a tendency of spectral values that appear at the point. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire second frequency component data by applying frequency conversion to a medical image to be processed, to determine similarity of a spectral value at each point of a frequency space represented by the second frequency component data, with the characteristic data, and to designate a target area in the frequency space represented by the second frequency component data based on the result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryo HIRANO