Patents by Inventor Tetsuya KUSUMOTO

Tetsuya KUSUMOTO 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: 12053680
    Abstract: A golf equipment case and a golf marker adsorption structure are described, which are operable to adsorb a golf marker regardless of the type. The golf equipment case for housing golf equipment includes a marker adsorption part that adsorbs a golf marker, wherein the marker adsorption part comprises a pair of magnets and a support part that supports the magnets, and wherein the pair of magnets of the marker adsorption part is arranged adjacent to each other and have different magnetic poles facing the side where the golf marker is attracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: AQUA LLC
    Inventor: Tetsuya Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20240219521
    Abstract: An object recognition device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a target sensor, a tracking unit, a detection probability calculation unit, a presence probability calculation unit, and a recognition unit. The detection probability calculation unit is configured to calculate a detection probability of a target in the current process cycle, wherein the stronger the reflection intensity in the previous processing cycle, the higher is made the calculated detection probability. The presence probability calculation unit is configured to calculate the presence probability of the target with respect to the observed value of the reflection position in the current processing cycle, using the calculated detection probability. The recognition unit is configured to recognize a target being tracked as a target representing an object, in response to the presence probability being greater than or equal to a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Shingo SHIMIZU, Tetsuya KUSUMOTO, Masaki YONEDA, Takashi OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20240082669
    Abstract: A golf equipment case and a golf marker adsorption structure are described, which are operable to adsorb a golf marker regardless of the type. The golf equipment case for housing golf equipment includes a marker adsorption part that adsorbs a golf marker, wherein the marker adsorption part comprises a pair of magnets and a support part that supports the magnets, and wherein the pair of magnets of the marker adsorption part is arranged adjacent to each other and have different magnetic poles facing the side where the golf marker is attracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventor: Tetsuya KUSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240069187
    Abstract: An observation allocating section exclusively allocates an observation point to each existing tracker in accordance with a distance between observation information acquired by an information acquiring section and observation information indicated by a predictive distribution. A hypothesis generating section generates a hypothesis likelihood and a hypothesis distribution, for each target tracker and for each hypothesis belonging to a hypothesis group including a first hypothesis and a second hypothesis. The first hypothesis is a hypothesis that the observation point is a result of observation of a subject target. The second hypothesis is a hypothesis that the observation point is not a result of observation of the subject target. The hypothesis likelihood is the likelihood of the hypothesis. The hypothesis distribution is the state distribution updated on the assumption that the hypothesis is correct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Tetsuya KUSUMOTO, Shingo SHIMIZU, Takashi OGAWA, Masaki YONEDA
  • Publication number: 20230417873
    Abstract: A positional information acquiring unit that acquires positional information in accordance with an object detection signal of the object sensor includes a first acquiring unit that acquires first observation information as positional information using a first threshold, and a second acquiring unit that acquires second observation information as positional information using a second threshold different from the first threshold. The object tracking unit is provided with a first tracking processing unit that executes a tracking process in accordance with the first observation information and a second tracking processing unit that executes the tracking process in accordance with the second observation information. Either one of the first tracking processing unit or the second tracking processing unit has anti-clutter characteristics higher than that of the other one. A state identifying unit identifies the state of the object based on a result of the tracking process executed by the tracking processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Tetsuya KUSUMOTO, Shingo SHIMIZU, Takashi OGAWA, Masaki YONEDA
  • Publication number: 20220327046
    Abstract: A test system includes an information processing apparatus configured to receive input of software to be developed using an ID-based cipher, and a simulation apparatus configured to test the software. The simulation apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to store confidential information, generate a private key for an ID using the confidential information stored in the storage, encrypt, when an encryption request including plaintext and the ID is received, the plaintext using a private key corresponding to the ID, decrypt, when a decryption request including ciphertext and the private key is received, the ciphertext using the private key, and output a processing result of an encryption process performed and a decryption process performed as a test result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Go YAMAMOTO, Tetsuya KUSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 11425679
    Abstract: In a terminal position estimation system, a terminal position estimation apparatus, or a terminal position estimation method, an electric wave is received by a reception antenna of a communication terminal and is transmitted from multiple transmission antennas. A communication terminal position is estimated based on a magnetic field strength of the electric wave. When the communication terminal position is estimated, a position satisfying an approximate expression is estimated as the communication terminal position. The approximate expression shows a magnetic field strength distribution and is expressed by two variables of a distance from the multiple transmission antennas to the communication terminal and an angle between an axial direction of the multiple transmission antennas and a direction in which the communication terminal is positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kusumoto, Takashi Saitou, Takashi Shinoda
  • Patent number: 11320513
    Abstract: In a portable device position estimation system, a vehicle-mounted system includes a transceiver and intercept devices. The vehicle-mounted system determines a first propagation time being a propagation time of a wireless signal from the transceiver to a portable device, based on a round trip time being a time between the transceiver transmitting a response request signal and the transceiver receiving a response signal from the portable device. The vehicle-mounted system determines a second propagation time being a propagation time of a wireless signal from the portable device to the intercept device based on the round trip time and a signal reception interval being a time between the intercept device receiving the response request signal and the intercept device receiving the response signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kusumoto, Kenichiro Sanji, Takashi Shinoda
  • Patent number: 11208074
    Abstract: A vehicle electronic key system includes a plurality of in-vehicle communication devices and an authentication device. Each of the plurality of in-vehicle communication devices communicates wirelessly with another in-vehicle communication device, and based on a signal transmitted from the another in-vehicle communication device, generate distance-related information that directly or indirectly indicates a distance to the another in-vehicle communication device. The authentication device specify a plurality of inter-communication device distances based on the distance-related information generated by the plurality of in-vehicle communication devices, and does not execute a vehicle control when at least one of the plurality of inter-communication device distances deviates from a predetermined normal range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kusumoto, Kenichiro Sanji, Takashi Shinoda
  • Patent number: 11202165
    Abstract: A mobile device position estimation system includes: an in-vehicle device that includes at least three in-vehicle antennas that transmits an electric wave; and a mobile device. The mobile device includes a reception intensity detection portion that detects a reception signal of the electric wave. The in-vehicle device or the mobile device includes a sensitivity error decision portion that decides a reception sensitivity error to cause multiple mobile device detection areas to be closest to a state where the multiple mobile device detection areas intersect at one point while deciding mobile device detection areas, an annular area decision portion that decides multiple annular areas where the mobile device exists, and a mobile device area estimation portion that estimates an overlapping area where the multiple annular areas overlap as a mobile device existence area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shutaro Tokunaga, Takashi Saitou, Tetsuya Kusumoto, Takashi Shinoda
  • Publication number: 20210181294
    Abstract: In a portable device position estimation system, a vehicle-mounted system includes a transceiver and intercept devices. The vehicle-mounted system determines a first propagation time being a propagation time of a wireless signal from the transceiver to a portable device, based on a round trip time being a time between the transceiver transmitting a response request signal and the transceiver receiving a response signal from the portable device. The vehicle-mounted system determines a second propagation time being a propagation time of a wireless signal from the portable device to the intercept device based on the round trip time and a signal reception interval being a time between the intercept device receiving the response request signal and the intercept device receiving the response signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Tetsuya KUSUMOTO, Kenichiro SANJI, Takashi SHINODA
  • Publication number: 20210105573
    Abstract: A mobile device position estimation system includes: an in-vehicle device that includes at least three in-vehicle antennas that transmits an electric wave; and a mobile device. The mobile device includes a reception intensity detection portion that detects a reception signal of the electric wave. The in-vehicle device or the mobile device includes a sensitivity error decision portion that decides a reception sensitivity error to cause multiple mobile device detection areas to be closest to a state where the multiple mobile device detection areas intersect at one point while deciding mobile device detection areas, an annular area decision portion that decides multiple annular areas where the mobile device exists, and a mobile device area estimation portion that estimates an overlapping area where the multiple annular areas overlap as a mobile device existence area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Shutaro TOKUNAGA, Takashi SAITOU, Tetsuya KUSUMOTO, Takashi SHINODA
  • Publication number: 20210092704
    Abstract: In a terminal position estimation system, a terminal position estimation apparatus, or a terminal position estimation method, an electric wave is received by a reception antenna of a communication terminal and is transmitted from multiple transmission antennas. A communication terminal position is estimated based on a magnetic field strength of the electric wave. When the communication terminal position is estimated, a position satisfying an approximate expression is estimated as the communication terminal position. The approximate expression shows a magnetic field strength distribution and is expressed by two variables of a distance from the multiple transmission antennas to the communication terminal and an angle between an axial direction of the multiple transmission antennas and a direction in which the communication terminal is positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Tetsuya KUSUMOTO, Takashi SAITOU, Takashi SHINODA
  • Publication number: 20210016743
    Abstract: A vehicle electronic key system includes a plurality of in-vehicle communication devices and an authentication device. Each of the plurality of in-vehicle communication devices communicates wirelessly with another in-vehicle communication device, and based on a signal transmitted from the another in-vehicle communication device, generate distance-related information that directly or indirectly indicates a distance to the another in-vehicle communication device. The authentication device specify a plurality of inter-communication device distances based on the distance-related information generated by the plurality of in-vehicle communication devices, and does not execute a vehicle control when at least one of the plurality of inter-communication device distances deviates from a predetermined normal range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Tetsuya KUSUMOTO, Kenichiro SANJI, Takashi SHINODA
  • Patent number: 10857976
    Abstract: A mobile device position estimation system includes: a vehicular system having a vehicle side transmitter transmitting an impulse signal, a vehicle side receiver receiving a response signal, and a vehicle side control unit outputting a transmission command signal of the impulse signal and receiving a notification signal of the response signal; and a mobile device having a mobile device side receiver receiving the impulse signal and a mobile device side transmitter transmitting the response signal. The vehicle side control unit includes: a reception detection unit detecting the response signal; a round-trip timer measuring a round-trip time; and a position estimation unit estimating a position of the mobile device. The position estimation unit: calculates a round-trip distance; and determines whether the mobile device is within a detection area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kusumoto, Koji Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 10771941
    Abstract: A vehicle system device is provided. The vehicle system device is used in a vehicle system that enables an in-vehicle device used in a vehicle and a mobile device carried by a user to transmit and receive a signal via a wireless communication. The vehicle system device may measure a time from a time point at which a reception intensity of the signal exceeds a threshold to a time point at which the reception intensity falls below the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kusumoto, Takashi Saitou, Kenichiro Sanji, Koji Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 10759386
    Abstract: Whether a radio wave received by a portable terminal is a radio wave directly received from an in-vehicle apparatus is determined, based on (i) the characteristic related to the direction of the magnetic field or electric field in the radio wave received by the portable terminal, (ii) the information representing the position of the portable terminal, and (iii) the information representing the orientation of the portable terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kusumoto, Takashi Saitou, Koji Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20200037133
    Abstract: A vehicle system device is provided. The vehicle system device is used in a vehicle system that enables an in-vehicle device used in a vehicle and a mobile device carried by a user to transmit and receive a signal via a wireless communication. The vehicle system device may measure a time from a time point at which a reception intensity of the signal exceeds a threshold to a time point at which the reception intensity falls below the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Tetsuya KUSUMOTO, Takashi SAITOU, Kenichiro SANJI, Koji SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190263358
    Abstract: A mobile device position estimation system includes: a vehicular system having a vehicle side transmitter transmitting an impulse signal, a vehicle side receiver receiving a response signal, and a vehicle side control unit outputting a transmission command signal of the impulse signal and receiving a notification signal of the response signal; and a mobile device having a mobile device side receiver receiving the impulse signal and a mobile device side transmitter transmitting the response signal. The vehicle side control unit includes: a reception detection unit detecting the response signal; a round-trip timer measuring a round-trip time; and a position estimation unit estimating a position of the mobile device. The position estimation unit: calculates a round-trip distance; and determines whether the mobile device is within a detection area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Tetsuya KUSUMOTO, Koji SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: D1042704
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Aqua LLC
    Inventor: Tetsuya Kusumoto