Patents by Inventor Tomohiko TOMOGANE

Tomohiko TOMOGANE 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).

  • Beacon network, moving-object positioning system, and logistics management system
    Patent number: 11784407
    Abstract: A beacon network includes a plurality of beacons arranged at predetermined positions to periodically or intermittently emit a signal wave including identification information, and a radio wave absorber to adjust an emission angle of the signal wave emitted from at least one of the plurality of beacons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji Ito, Tomohiko Tomogane
  • Moving body guidance system, moving body, guidance device, and computer program
    Patent number: 11460864
    Abstract: A vehicle guidance system includes vehicles, a positioning device to measure a location of each of the vehicles and output location information of the vehicles; a guidance device to generate, for each vehicle, a guidance command to guide the vehicle; and a storage device to store a guide command for each vehicle. The guidance device generates a guidance command including location information of points of passage defining a traveling path for each vehicle, stores the guidance command to the storage device, and, when at least some of the points of passage are to be altered, stores altered location information of points of passage to the storage device. Each vehicle accesses the storage device to acquire, from the storage device, the altered location information of points of passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji Ito, Huashi Liu, Tomohiko Tomogane
  • BEACON NETWORK, MOVING-OBJECT POSITIONING SYSTEM, AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200358180
    Abstract: A beacon network includes a plurality of beacons arranged at predetermined positions to periodically or intermittently emit a signal wave including identification information, and a radio wave absorber to adjust an emission angle of the signal wave emitted from at least one of the plurality of beacons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Junji ITO, Tomohiko TOMOGANE
  • MOVING BODY GUIDANCE SYSTEM, MOVING BODY, GUIDANCE DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20190227571
    Abstract: A vehicle guidance system includes vehicles, a positioning device to measure a location of each of the vehicles and output location information of the vehicles; a guidance device to generate, for each vehicle, a guidance command to guide the vehicle; and a storage device to store a guide command for each vehicle. The guidance device generates a guidance command including location information of points of passage defining a traveling path for each vehicle, stores the guidance command to the storage device, and, when at least some of the points of passage are to be altered, stores altered location information of points of passage to the storage device. Each vehicle accesses the storage device to acquire, from the storage device, the altered location information of points of passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Junji ITO, Huashi LIU, Tomohiko TOMOGANE