Patents by Inventor Takashi Asahara

Takashi Asahara 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: 20240005791
    Abstract: A driving assistance system includes a roadside server connected to a roadside sensor and a roadside device. The roadside server includes a sensor information processing unit, an assistance information generation unit, and a roadside device interface. Using information indicating a state in the detection range of the roadside sensor from the roadside sensor, the sensor information processing unit generates sensing information of a first dynamic object within the detection range. The assistance information generation unit generates driving assistance information by combining surrounding object information and the sensing information. The roadside device interface transmits the driving assistance information to the roadside device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mari OCHIAI, Shusaku UMEDA, Takeshi SUEHIRO, Teruko FUJII, Takashi ASAHARA, Masaaki TAKEYASU
  • Patent number: 11834695
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for simply diagnosing the progress of disease condition of a Parkinson's disease patient. Provided are a method for determining Parkinson's disease using the number of one or more intestinal bacteria selected from the group consisting of Bifidobacterium, Bacteroides fragilis group, Lactobacillus brevis, and Lactobacillus plantarum subgroup and/or the total number of intestinal bacteria as a marker, and a method for determining Parkinson's disease using the blood LPS level and/or the blood LBP level of a Parkinson's disease patient as an indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hirokazu Tsuji, Takashi Asahara, Koji Nomoto, Masaaki Hirayama, Kinji Ohno
  • Publication number: 20230388867
    Abstract: An application server delivers dynamic map information to a mobile object that receives the dynamic map information, the dynamic map information being information of a dynamic map that is used for execution of fully automated driving under a specific condition. When the mobile object executes a handover from a base station capable of transmitting the dynamic map information in a first area to a base station capable of transmitting the dynamic map information in a second area, in a case where the mobile object is in fallback operation in which simultaneous communication with the base stations is unavailable, the application server delivers the dynamic map information to the mobile object via the base station and a mobile object capable of receiving the dynamic map information from the base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shusaku UMEDA, Akinori TAIRA, Mari OCHIAI, Takeshi SUEHIRO, Teruko FUJII, Takashi ASAHARA, Masaaki TAKEYASU
  • Publication number: 20230326340
    Abstract: A virtual map generation unit (112) generates a virtual map of a subjected area by dividing the subjected area into role areas each of which corresponds to each of a plurality of roles, based on the number of vehicles scheduled to travel in the subjected area specified from work plan information on a transportation work of loads by a vehicle and based on the number of loads scheduled to be placed in the subjected area specified from the work plan information. A distribution unit (115) distributes to the vehicle traveling in the subjected area, the virtual map generated by the virtual map generation unit (112).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki TAKEYASU, Mari OCHIAI, Shusaku UMEDA, Takeshi SUEHIRO, Takashi ASAHARA, Teruko FUJII
  • Publication number: 20230311941
    Abstract: A server device includes a support information generation unit, a condition determination unit, and a resource calculation unit. The support information generation unit generates support information for each support-provided area using information from a communication terminal. The condition determination unit determines a support information generation condition being a condition concerning the support information to be generated by the support information generation unit, based on area situation information representing a situation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi SUEHIRO, Kenichi NAKURA, Shusaku UMEDA, Mari OCHIAI, Teruko FUJII, Takashi ASAHARA, Masaaki TAKEYASU, Akiko IWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20230319579
    Abstract: A communication resource allocation device (10) identifies a hazardous behavior that may cause a traffic accident and has occurred in each of monitoring target areas included in a communication area of a base station (20) in a past reference period, so as to determine a hazard level for each of the monitoring target areas. The communication resource allocation device (10) allocates communication resources to each of the monitoring target areas based on the determined hazard level. The communication resource allocation device (10) distributes information to a roadside device (30) and an in-vehicle device (40) in each of the monitoring target areas, using the allocated communication resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi ASAHARA, Masaaki TAKEYASU, Teruko FUJII, Shusaku UMEDA, Mari OCHIAI, Takeshi SUEHIRO
  • Publication number: 20230305559
    Abstract: A communication management device (10) estimates communication quality between a control device (30) mounted on a moving object (70) and a driving assistance device (20) to provide a driving assistance service for the control device (30), at a scheduled time when the moving object (70) passes through a communication area, which includes a scheduled path where the moving object (70) passes. The communication management device (10) notifies the driving assistance device (20) when the communication quality is outside a range of quality being a standard. When it is notified, the driving assistance device (20) changes the driving assistance service to be provided for the control device (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki TAKEYASU, Mari OCHIAI, Shusaku UMEDA, Takeshi SUEHIRO, Takashi ASAHARA, Teruko FUJII
  • Publication number: 20230092604
    Abstract: A processing device that is an edge computer connected to a base station communicatable with a vehicle in a service area includes: a request generation unit generating a first request including location information and a range from the location information specifying a region in which information sharing is requested, and an identifier from which a demander that requests the information sharing is identifiable; an accepted request holding unit holding a second request based on an information sharing demand from another processing device when shared information regarding the region is sendable in response to the second request; and a request location information inquiry unit generating the shared information including a cognitive event and the identifier held in the accepted request holding unit when location information indicating a cognitive event occurrence point acquired from the vehicle via the base station is included in a region specified by the second request information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori KATO, Yasushi MATSUTAKA, Toshinori HORI, Koshiro ISHIHARA, Takashi ASAHARA, Kenichi NAKURA, Shusaku UMEDA
  • Publication number: 20220351612
    Abstract: A control apparatus (10) generates probe data from sensing data obtained by sensing objects in a mobile object's surroundings. The control apparatus (10) selects at least some pieces of probe data as transmission data from the probe data generated, according to a communication resource determined according to a role of the mobile object. The control apparatus (10) transmits the transmission data selected to a management server (20). The management server (20) updates management data such as a dynamic map based on the transmission data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi ASAHARA, Yasushi MATSUTAKA, Toshinori HORI, Koshiro ISHIHARA, Yasunori KATO, Shusaku UMEDA, Kenichi NAKURA
  • Publication number: 20220311132
    Abstract: A communication device (201) receives internal electric waves (302) emitted toward inside a vehicle (100) by an internal communicator (102) mounted in the vehicle (100), and receives external electric waves (303) emitted toward outside the vehicle (100) by an external communicator (103) mounted in the vehicle (100). The communication device (201) determines whether the communication device (201) is inside the vehicle (100) or outside the vehicle (100), from a reception intensity of the received internal electric waves (302) and from a reception intensity of the received external electric waves (303).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi MATSUTAKA, Takashi ASAHARA, Toshinori HORI, Koshiro ISHIHARA, Yasunori KATO, Shusaku UMEDA, Kenichi NAKURA
  • Publication number: 20220136032
    Abstract: A bacterium belonging to the genus Pseudomonas such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa is specifically and quantitatively detected using a selection medium for a bacterium belonging to the genus Pseudomonas characterized by containing, in a basal medium, at least one third-generation cephalosporin and at least one antibiotic selected from the group consisting of a first-generation cephalosporin and a glycopeptide-based antibiotic and by a method for detecting a bacterium belonging to the genus Pseudomonas and a method for selecting a bacterium belonging to the genus Pseudomonas through use of said selection medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Mai NIIKURA, Takashi ASAHARA, Akira TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220000949
    Abstract: An activator suitable for immune response in tumor immunotherapy using an immune checkpoint inhibitor. An agent suitable for potentiating an antitumor effect of an immune checkpoint inhibitor, may contain a probiotic and a prebiotic as active ingredients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicants: NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER, KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Kenji KANGAWA, Takashi NOJIRI, Motofumi KUMAZOE, Yasutake TANAKA, Yoshiyuki SHISHIDO, Takashi ASAHARA, Takahito MIURA, Keisuke TANIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210048504
    Abstract: A communication unit (23) treats each of a plurality of nearby devices that are present in the vicinity and whose positions are already known as a target nearby device, and receives a position of the target nearby device from the target nearby device. A device selection unit (21) selects at least one nearby device to be used from among the plurality of nearby devices, based on an overall accuracy of the target nearby device calculated using a position accuracy that is an accuracy of the position received from the target nearby device by the communication unit and a distance accuracy that is an accuracy of a distance to the target nearby device. A position estimation unit (22) estimates a position, based on the position received from the nearby device selected by the device selection unit (21) and a distance to the selected nearby device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo HAYAKAWA, Takashi ASAHARA
  • Publication number: 20210010052
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for simply diagnosing the progress of disease condition of a Parkinson's disease patient. Provided are a method for determining Parkinson's disease using the number of one or more intestinal bacteria selected from the group consisting of Bifidobacterium, Bacteroides fragilis group, Lactobacillus brevis, and Lactobacillus plantarum subgroup and/or the total number of intestinal bacteria as a marker, and a method for determining Parkinson's disease using the blood LPS level and/or the blood LBP level of a Parkinson's disease patient as an indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hirokazu TSUJI, Takashi ASAHARA, Koji NOMOTO, Masaaki HIRAYAMA, Kinji OHNO
  • Patent number: 10174386
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of quantitating or detecting a microorganism, capable of detecting a live microorganism at high sensitivity and more precisely. A method of quantitating a microorganism of interest, using as an index the amount of rRNA of the microorganism of interest is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Hirokazu Tsuji, Kazunori Matsuda, Takashi Asahara, Koji Nomoto, Mayumi Kiwaki
  • Publication number: 20170196917
    Abstract: An agent for the prevention and treatment of chlamydia infection containing Lactobacillus casei as an active ingredient which is an agent for the prevention and treatment of chlamydia infection that is highly safe and that can be administered over an extended period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Takashi ASAHARA, Akira TAKAHASHI, Koji NOMOTO, Takashi KURAKAWA, Shoichi KADO, Norikatsu YUKI, Takuya TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9019481
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an optical remote airflow measurement apparatus with which even colored noise corresponding to an external environment of the apparatus can be reduced, thereby reducing measurement reliability deterioration and enabling long-distance measurement in a wide flying speed range. A colored noise reduction method according to the present invention includes: considering a signal strength of scattered light to be substantially non-existent in a remotest region and beyond; calculating a noise distribution by performing processing to average the signal strength in respective Doppler frequency components divided at intervals of a certain frequency in the remotest measurement region and beyond, and performing subtraction processing in each of the Doppler frequency components on all signal strength distributions of the measurement region, which are obtained by dividing the noise distribution at intervals of a certain distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
    Inventors: Takashi Asahara, Hamaki Inokuchi
  • Patent number: 8724099
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a device which detects matter suspended in air, represented by, for example, ice crystals, volcanic ash, in the forward direction of the flight of an aircraft. A method of detecting matter suspended in air of this invention is characterized in that, in airborne Doppler LIDAR using laser light, components of matter subjected to laser light reflection and scattering are remotely measured on a basis of an angular difference in planes of polarization of transmitted light which is laser light radiated into the atmosphere, and received light scattered by matter suspended in air in a remote region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
    Inventors: Takashi Asahara, Hamaki Inokuchi, Kazuhiro Asai
  • Patent number: 8434358
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an air data sensor that does not require an external input of a reference velocity as a Doppler LIDAR, has a function of autonomously determining the absolute airspeed, and has no position error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
    Inventors: Takashi Asahara, Hamaki Inokuchi
  • Publication number: 20120182544
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a device which detects matter suspended in air, represented by, for example, ice crystals, volcanic ash, in the forward direction of the flight of an aircraft. A method of detecting matter suspended in air of this invention is characterized in that, in airborne Doppler LIDAR using laser light, components of matter subjected to laser light reflection and scattering are remotely measured on a basis of an angular difference in planes of polarization of transmitted light which is laser light radiated into the atmosphere, and received light scattered by matter suspended in air in a remote region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY
    Inventors: Takashi Asahara, Hamaki Inokuchi, Kazuhiro Asai