Patents by Inventor Takeshi Korenaga

Takeshi Korenaga 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: 11740365
    Abstract: This positional error prediction device (1) is provided with: a satellite position acquisition unit (154) which acquires a receivable position of a satellite on a target date at a target time and a target point at which a positional error prediction is performed; a relative relationship value acquisition unit (151) which acquires a value of the relative relationship between the position of the satellite and an observation start position of the satellite at the target point; and an error prediction unit (155) which predicts, on the basis of the relative relationship value and a positional error prediction model generated in advance, a positional error on the target date at the target time and the target point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamada, Kenji Takao, Takeshi Korenaga
  • Patent number: 11535328
    Abstract: This measurement device for measuring the angular velocity or acceleration of a two-wheel vehicle, is provided with a main detection unit which detects the three-axis angular velocity or three-axis acceleration, a support unit which can support the main detection unit on the body of the two-wheel vehicle, and a correction unit which cancels the lean of the body to the left and right in the main detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Korenaga, Tomokazu Shimoda, Kazuyoshi Kitajima, Hiromichi Nakamoto
  • Patent number: 11470458
    Abstract: This in-vehicle device is provided with: a determination information acquiring unit for acquiring determination information related to a vehicle; and a timing setting unit for setting, on the basis of the determination information, a timing for downloading satellite orbit information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi Korenaga
  • Patent number: 11421995
    Abstract: A map matching device includes: a candidate spot extraction unit that extracts candidate spots onto a link based on position measurement points; a movement cost determination unit that determines the movement cost of a combination of links connecting one of first candidate spots extracted based on one position measurement point to one of second candidate spots extracted based on another position measurement point, the movement cost determined separately for each combination of a first and a second candidate spot; a movement possibility judgment unit that judges, for each combination of first and second candidate spots, whether a moving body can move from the first to the second candidate spot, based on the movement cost; and a matching spot determination unit that determines, as the position of the moving body on the map, one of the candidate spots included in a combination for which movement was determined to be possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Korenaga, Kenta Hara
  • Patent number: 11410469
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted device includes a waiting time determination unit which determines a waiting time until the vehicle-mounted device transitions from a power-on state where a service providing function is performed to a power saving state where the service providing function is stopped while an engine of a vehicle is stopped, and a state transition unit which shifts the vehicle-mounted device from the power-on state to the power saving state after the waiting time has elapsed since stopping of an engine of the vehicle, and the waiting time determination unit changes the waiting time from a waiting time at a time of previous engine stopping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi Korenaga
  • Patent number: 11215634
    Abstract: This vehicle-mounted device is a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle that has a body and a steering unit supported on the body via a steering shaft, and includes a user interface, camera, or antenna attached to the steering unit; a first sensor unit that is attached to the body and detects a first angular velocity or a first acceleration as a first detection value; and a calculation device that performs calculation based on the first detection value and is connected to the user interface, camera, or antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Korenaga, Tomokazu Shimoda, Kazuyoshi Kitajima, Hiromichi Nakamoto
  • Publication number: 20210109233
    Abstract: This positional error prediction device (1) is provided with: a satellite position acquisition unit (154) which acquires a receivable position of a satellite on a target date at a target time and a target point at which a positional error prediction is performed; a relative relationship value acquisition unit (151) which acquires a value of the relative relationship between the position of the satellite and an observation start position of the satellite at the target point; and an error prediction unit (155) which predicts, on the basis of the relative relationship value and a positional error prediction model generated in advance, a positional error on the target date at the target time and the target point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Masahiro YAMADA, Kenji TAKAO, Takeshi KORENAGA
  • Publication number: 20210074086
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted device includes a waiting time determination unit which determines a waiting time until the vehicle-mounted device transitions from a power-on state where a service providing function is performed to a power saving state where the service providing function is stopped while an engine of a vehicle is stopped, and a state transition unit which shifts the vehicle-mounted device from the power-on state to the power saving state after the waiting time has elapsed since stopping of an engine of the vehicle, and the waiting time determination unit changes the waiting time from a waiting time at a time of previous engine stopping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventor: Takeshi KORENAGA
  • Publication number: 20210067925
    Abstract: This in-vehicle device is provided with: a determination information acquiring unit for acquiring determination information related to a vehicle; and a timing setting unit for setting, on the basis of the determination information, a timing for downloading satellite orbit information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Takeshi KORENAGA
  • Patent number: 10883835
    Abstract: A map error detection system includes a map error position candidate calculation unit configured to calculate a map error candidate position which is a candidate for route information not included in map information on the basis of an aggregation of positional information not corresponding to route information included in the map information among time-series positional information of a moving object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Matsumoto, Kiichi Sugimoto, Takeshi Korenaga
  • Patent number: 10850630
    Abstract: A charge management method includes generating and storing a charge schedule related to an electric energy for charging a vehicle within an amount of suppliable electric power for charging said vehicle located in a region, wherein said vehicle includes a rechargeable battery. The method further includes storing an identification number of said vehicle in said region by an EV controlling center. The method further includes determining a propriety of charging said vehicle at a current time and location based on said charge schedule in response to detection of a signal indicating a start of a charging process of said rechargeable battery from said vehicle having said identification number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Korenaga, Hisaji Takeuchi, Ryota Hiura, Tomohiro Murata, Takeshi Nagata, Hiromichi Nakamoto, Seiki Kato
  • Patent number: 10828996
    Abstract: An electric vehicle management system which controls a charging amount for an electric vehicle by way of peak shift, and an on-board unit used for the electric vehicle management system are provided. Thereby, the on-board unit mounted on the electric vehicle detects a current location, and an electric vehicle management center provided on a network manages a charging schedule created in advance. Propriety of a charging operation at a current time is checked via communications between them. Charging of the electric vehicle is managed based on the charging schedule by notifying a driver of the check result through a display of the on-board unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Korenaga, Hisaji Takeuchi, Ryota Hiura, Tomohiro Murata, Takeshi Nagata, Hiromichi Nakamoto, Seiki Kato
  • Publication number: 20200025794
    Abstract: This vehicle-mounted device is a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle that has a body and a steering unit supported on the body via a steering shaft, and includes a user interface, camera, or antenna attached to the steering unit; a first sensor unit that is attached to the body and detects a first angular velocity or a first acceleration as a first detection value; and a calculation device that performs calculation based on the first detection value and is connected to the user interface, camera, or antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Takeshi KORENAGA, Tomokazu SHIMODA, Kazuyoshi KITAJIMA, Hiromichi NAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200018600
    Abstract: This measurement device for measuring the angular velocity or acceleration of a two-wheel vehicle, is provided with a main detection unit which detects the three-axis angular velocity or three-axis acceleration, a support unit which can support the main detection unit on the body of the two-wheel vehicle, and a correction unit which cancels the lean of the body to the left and right in the main detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi KORENAGA, Tomokazu SHIMODA, Kazuyoshi KITAJIMA, Hiromichi NAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190339084
    Abstract: A map matching device includes: a candidate spot extraction unit that extracts candidate spots onto a link based on position measurement points; a movement cost determination unit that determines the movement cost of a combination of links connecting one of first candidate spots extracted based on one position measurement point to one of second candidate spots extracted based on another position measurement point, the movement cost determined separately for each combination of a first and a second candidate spot; a movement possibility judgment unit that judges, for each combination of first and second candidate spots, whether a moving body can move from the first to the second candidate spot, based on the movement cost; and a matching spot determination unit that determines, as the position of the moving body on the map, one of the candidate spots included in a combination for which movement was determined to be possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi KORENAGA, Kenta HARA
  • Publication number: 20180290542
    Abstract: A charge management method includes generating and storing a charge schedule related to an electric energy for charging a vehicle within an amount of suppliable electric power for charging said vehicle located in a region, wherein said vehicle includes a rechargeable battery. The method further includes storing an identification number of said vehicle in said region by an EV controlling center. The method further includes determining a propriety of charging said vehicle at a current time and location based on said charge schedule in response to detection of a signal indicating a start of a charging process of said rechargeable battery from said vehicle having said identification number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Takeshi KORENAGA, Hisaji TAKEUCHI, Ryota HIURA, Tomohiro MURATA, Takeshi NAGATA, Hiromichi NAKAMOTO, Seiki KATO
  • Publication number: 20180058860
    Abstract: A map error detection system includes a map error position candidate calculation unit configured to calculate a map error candidate position which is a candidate for route information not included in map information on the basis of an aggregation of positional information not corresponding to route information included in the map information among time-series positional information of a moving object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Tomohiro MATSUMOTO, Kiichi SUGIMOTO, Takeshi KORENAGA
  • Publication number: 20170305273
    Abstract: An electric vehicle management system which controls a charging amount for an electric vehicle by way of peak shift, and an on-board unit used for the electric vehicle management system are provided. Thereby, the on-board unit mounted on the electric vehicle detects a current location, and an electric vehicle management center provided on a network manages a charging schedule created in advance. Propriety of a charging operation at a current time is checked via communications between them. Charging of the electric vehicle is managed based on the charging schedule by notifying a driver of the check result through a display of the on-board unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Takeshi KORENAGA, Hisaji TAKEUCHI, Ryota HIURA, Tomohiro MURATA, Takeshi NAGATA, Hiromichi NAKAMOTO, Seiki KATO
  • Patent number: 9701203
    Abstract: An electric vehicle management system which controls a charging amount for an electric vehicle by way of peak shift, and an on-board unit used for the electric vehicle management system are provided. Thereby, the on-board unit mounted on the electric vehicle detects a current location, and an electric vehicle management center provided on a network manages a charging schedule created in advance. Propriety of a charging operation at a current time is checked via communications between them. Charging of the electric vehicle is managed based on the charging schedule by notifying a driver of the check result through a display of the on-board unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Korenaga, Hisaji Takeuchi, Ryota Hiura, Tomohiro Murata, Takeshi Nagata, Hiromichi Nakamoto, Seiki Kato
  • Patent number: 9495867
    Abstract: A traffic information processing system includes on-board unit configured to be installed in a vehicle, an on-board unit-equipped vehicle number-detecting unit configured to detect the number of vehicles equipped with on-board unit entering a sample area based on information received from the on-board unit, a total vehicle number-detecting unit configured to detect the number of all vehicles entering the sample area, a vehicle ratio operation unit configured to calculate a value related to a ratio based on the number of vehicles equipped with the on-board unit detected by the on-board unit-equipped vehicle number-detecting unit and the number of all vehicles detected by the total vehicle number-detecting unit, and a total vehicle number-estimating operation unit configured to calculate a total number of vehicles in the zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Korenaga, Hisaji Takeuchi, Ryota Hiura, Tomohiro Murata, Takeshi Nagata, Hiromichi Nakamoto, Seiki Kato