Patents by Inventor Shigenori Nitta

Shigenori Nitta 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: 11461006
    Abstract: A communication device includes a wireless communication interface, a memory configured to store information, and a processor configured to write the setting information received by the wireless communication interface into the memory. The setting information is information regarding a setting necessary for the wireless communication interface to perform the wireless communication. The wireless communication interface includes a first wireless communication interface configured to perform communication in conformity with a first wireless communication standard and a second wireless communication interface configured to perform communication in conformity with a second wireless communication standard. The processor includes first and second processors, and the memory includes first and second memories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yuki Kono, Shigenori Nitta, Masateru Furuta, Yosuke Ohashi
  • Patent number: 11463958
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a mechanism that makes it possible to reduce electric power to be consumed to wait for reception of signals. [Solution] A communication device comprising a control section configured to perform control in such a manner as to wait for reception of a second signal transmitted from another communication device after a first signal is transmitted to the other communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Masateru Furuta, Shigenori Nitta, Yuki Kono, Yosuke Ohashi
  • Patent number: 11438868
    Abstract: A communication device comprising: a plurality of wireless communication units configured to perform wireless communication with another communication device; and a control unit configured to estimate positional information indicating a position at which the other communication device is located based on at least one distance measurement value indicating a distance between the other communication device and at least one wireless communication unit and obtained through the wireless communication of each of the plurality of wireless communication units, wherein the control unit corrects first positional information among a plurality of pieces of positional information estimated at different times based on second positional information different from the first positional information among the plurality of pieces of positional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yosuke Ohashi, Masateru Furuta, Yuki Kono, Shigenori Nitta
  • Publication number: 20220276372
    Abstract: There is provided a mechanism that can reduce a process amount required to measure a distance. There is provided a control device that includes a control section configured to control a distance measurement process of calculating a distance measurement value that is a measurement value of a distance between communication devices, and in which the control section calculates the distance measurement value based on at least time information that is information related to a time taken for transmission and reception of a signal between the communication devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Masateru FURUTA, Shigenori NITTA, Yuki KONO, Yosuke OHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220194307
    Abstract: This electronic device, which is used while being assembled at a mounting position of an assembling target , includes: a plurality of terminals configured to receive a plurality of input signals and a mounting position registration unit that determines and registers a mounting position on the basis of a combination of input states of the plurality of terminals including the plurality of input signals received through the plurality of terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yosuke OHASHI, Shigenori NITTA, Satoshi MORI, Tetsuya KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220086755
    Abstract: To effectively extend a time that passes until an operation is disabled. There is provided a control device comprising: a control section configured to control wireless communication of a wireless communication section that conforms to predetermined communication standards, wherein the control section controls execution of distance measurement based on the wireless communication according to a voltage to be applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Masateru FURUTA, Shigenori NITTA, Yuki KONO, Yosuke OHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220086188
    Abstract: To realize more secured Authentication while convenience is secured. There is provided a communication device including a control unit configured to control a process relating to transmission or reception of a first authentication signal and a second authentication signal used for a first authentication process that is authentication between the communication device and another communication device, in which the control unit further controls a second authentication process that is authentication different from the first authentication process and starts a process relating to transmission or reception of signals used for a second authentication process that is authentication different from the first authentication process before transmission or reception of the first authentication signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yosuke OHASHI, Masateru FURUTA, Yuki KONO, Shigenori NITTA
  • Publication number: 20220078869
    Abstract: To increase the probability of improving a communication state related to wireless communication. There is provided a control unit configured to control wireless communication conforming to a specific communication standard by a wireless communication unit, wherein for controlling execution of a retry related to the wireless communication conforming to the specific communication standard, the control unit controls the wireless communication unit to execute the retry using signals corresponding to a channel different from a channel used before execution of the retry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Masateru FURUTA, Shigenori NITTA, Yuki KONO, Yosuke OHASHI
  • Patent number: 11271916
    Abstract: A system that prevents accomplishment of unauthorized communication between a terminal and a communication peer is provided. The system includes a measurement unit and a process execution unit. The measurement unit is arranged on at least one of the terminal or the communication peer to obtain a measured value corresponding to a distance between the terminal and the communication peer. The process execution unit determines whether the measured value is appropriate and controls actuation for authentication of the terminal through wireless communication performed between the terminal and the communication peer based on the determination result. The measurement unit executes a process for obtaining the measured value in a time period during which the communication for the authentication is not performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Masanori Kosugi, Shigenori Nitta, Masateru Furuta, Tadashi Fukagai, Masayuki Kawamura, Yuki Kono
  • Publication number: 20210385650
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a control device and control method that make it possible to perform an inter-device authentication process more certainly and improve security. Provided is a control device including: a control section configured to control an authentication process of performing a process related to device authentication together with at least one communication device on a basis of information included in a signal received through wireless communication with the communication device. The control section performs control in such a manner that authentication information is changed for each process group in which the authentication process is repeated more than once, the authentication information being information to be used for the authentication process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yosuke OHASHI, Masateru FURUTA, Yuki KONO, Shigenori NITTA
  • Publication number: 20210385654
    Abstract: A control device comprising, a control section configured to control an authentication process of performing a process related to device authentication together with at least one communication device on a basis of information included in a signal received through wireless communication with the communication device, wherein the control section performs control in such a manner that a signal including authentication information that is information to be used for the authentication process is transmitted to the communication device through the wireless communication, the authentication information varying depending on signal types, which are types of roles of signals to be transmitted to the communication device in the authentication process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yosuke OHASHI, Masateru FURUTA, Yuki KONO, Shigenori NITTA
  • Publication number: 20210373119
    Abstract: To measure the distance between the devices with higher accuracy. There is provided a control device comprising a control section configured to control a ranging process of measuring a distance between communication devices, wherein the control section causes the ranging process to be executed more than once, and controls a subsequent process on a basis of a representative value of a plurality of ranging values that have been acquired, the subsequent process being a process using the representative value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yosuke OHASHI, Masateru FURUTA, Yuki KONO, Shigenori NITTA
  • Publication number: 20210370881
    Abstract: To provide a mechanism that makes it possible to suppress increase in electric power consumption while assuring accuracy of measuring a distance between devices. there is provided a control device comprising: a control section configured to cause a ranging process of measuring a distance between communication devices to be executed a designated number of times, and control a subsequent process that is a process of using a ranging value that satisfies a designated allowable value, on a basis of whether or not at least any of a plurality of ranging values that have been acquired satisfies the designated allowable value, wherein the control section controls start of the subsequent process when the ranging value that satisfies the designated allowable value is acquired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yuki KONO, Shigenori NITTA, Masateru FURUTA, Yosuke OHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210365541
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a control device and control method that make it possible to prevent an unnecessary authentication process from being executed. Provided is a control device including a control section configured to perform an authentication process of authenticating another device by using information obtained through communication with the other device. In the case where a predetermined condition is satisfied, the control section performs control in such a manner that the authentication process is not performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yosuke OHASHI, Masateru FURUTA, Yuki KONO, Shigenori NITTA
  • Publication number: 20210368472
    Abstract: A communication device comprising: a plurality of wireless communication units configured to perform wireless communication with another communication device; and a control unit configured to estimate positional information indicating a position at which the other communication device is located based on at least one distance measurement value indicating a distance between the other communication device and at least one wireless communication unit and obtained through the wireless communication of each of the plurality of wireless communication units, wherein the control unit corrects first positional information among a plurality of pieces of positional information estimated at different times based on second positional information different from the first positional information among the plurality of pieces of positional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yosuke OHASHI, Masateru FURUTA, Yuki KONO, Shigenori NITTA
  • Publication number: 20210304533
    Abstract: An authentication system comprising: a plurality of communication devices; and a control device configured to execute a process on a basis of information obtained through wireless communication between the respective communication devices and another communication device that is different from the plurality of communication devices, wherein each of the plurality of communication devices includes a wireless communication section configured to perform wireless communication with the other communication device, and the control device determines that the other communication device is successfully authenticated in a case where any one of a plurality of pieces of information regarding distances between the respective communication devices and the other communication device satisfies a designated condition on a basis of the pieces of information regarding the distances obtained through the wireless communication between the respective communication devices and the other communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yosuke OHASHI, Masateru FURUTA, Yuki KONO, Shigenori NITTA
  • Publication number: 20210203659
    Abstract: [Object] To achieve inter-device authentication that makes it possible to improve security and ensure certainty of processes. [Solution] there is provided a communication device comprising a control section configured to execute a process related to transmission or reception of a first authentication signal and a second authentication signal that are necessary for a first authentication process for authentication between the communication device and another communication device, wherein the control section further controls a second authentication process for different authentication from the first authentication process, and starts a process related to transmission or reception of first information that is necessary for the second authentication process after transmission or reception of the second authentication signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yosuke OHASHI, Masateru FURUTA, Yuki KONO, Shigenori NITTA
  • Publication number: 20210203658
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a mechanism that makes it possible to achieve inter-device authentication with high accuracy and high responsiveness. [Solution] there is provided a communication device comprising a control section configured to execute a process related to transmission or reception of a first authentication signal and a second authentication signal that are necessary for a first authentication process for authentication of another communication device, wherein the control section starts execution of a second authentication process for different authentication from the first authentication process, after transmission or reception of the first authentication signal and before transmission or reception of the second authentication signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yosuke OHASHI, Masateru FURUTA, Yuki KONO, Shigenori NITTA
  • Publication number: 20210168721
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a mechanism that makes it possible to reduce electric power to be consumed to wait for reception of signals. [Solution] A communication device comprising a control section configured to perform control in such a manner as to wait for reception of a second signal transmitted from another communication device after a first signal is transmitted to the other communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Masateru FURUTA, Shigenori NITTA, Yuki KONO, Yosuke OHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210149584
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a mechanism that makes it possible to omit work to control storage of information through communication between devices. [Solution] A communication device comprising: a wireless communication section configured to perform wireless communication; a storage section configured to store information; and a control section configured to write the information received by the wireless communication section into the storage section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yuki KONO, Shigenori NITTA, Masateru FURUTA, Yosuke OHASHI