Patents by Inventor Takanao Kobayashi

Takanao Kobayashi 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).

  • Method of updating program in stored control program unit and a stored control program unit
    Publication number: 20010047514
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the updating of control programs using the Internet. More particularly techniques are provided for the automatic and safe updating of a control program in a stored control program unit of a computer system. A specific embodiment provides security and reduces the cost of updating a control program by first, executing the instruction to update the control program using a first connection, for example a public telephone line, and then using a second connection via the Internet to download the update to the control program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: Shoji Goto, Masanobu Yamamoto, Toshio Kinoshita, Takanao Kobayashi