Patents by Inventor Tomohiko TORII

Tomohiko TORII 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).

  • On-vehicle apparatus and on-vehicle system
    Patent number: 9925918
    Abstract: An on-vehicle apparatus according to an embodiment includes a communication unit that communicates with another on-vehicle apparatus, and a controller that is communicatively coupled to the other on-vehicle apparatus through the communication unit and performs an operation mode in which the controller controls a control target when a supply voltage value is equal to or larger than a first threshold. The controller is able to communicate with the other on-vehicle apparatus through the communication unit when the supply voltage value is equal to or larger than a second threshold which is smaller than the first threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignees: DENSO TEN LIMITED, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Kajimoto, Takanori Fujiwara, Xin Sun, Shimpei Moriyama, Tomohiko Torii, Kazuo Fukazawa
  • On-vehicle device operation apparatus and on-vehicle device operation method
    Patent number: 9600097
    Abstract: An on-vehicle device operation apparatus according to an embodiment includes an operation part, an on-vehicle device control part, and a display control part. The operation part is provided in an inside of a vehicle and includes a plurality of operation switches. When one of the operation switches is pushed, the on-vehicle device control part controls an on-vehicle device depending on the pushed operation switch. The display control part causes a display part to display an image corresponding to the operation part. when a first operation switch with no assigned operation among the plurality of operation switches is pushed, the display control part causes the display part to emphatically display a portion corresponding to the first operation switch in the image corresponding to the operation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignees: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiko Torii, Nobuaki Kajimoto, Takanori Fujiwara, Xin Sun, Shimpei Moriyama, Takeshi Matsukawa, Tasuku Saka
  • ON-VEHICLE DEVICE OPERATION APPARATUS AND ON-VEHICLE DEVICE OPERATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20160239115
    Abstract: An on-vehicle device operation apparatus according to an embodiment includes an operation part, an on-vehicle device control part, and a display control part. The operation part is provided in an inside of a vehicle and includes a plurality of operation switches. When one of the operation switches is pushed, the on-vehicle device control part controls an on-vehicle device depending on the pushed operation switch. The display control part causes a display part to display an image corresponding to the operation part. when a first operation switch with no assigned operation among the plurality of operation switches is pushed, the display control part causes the display part to emphatically display a portion corresponding to the first operation switch in the image corresponding to the operation part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicants: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiko TORII, Nobuaki KAJIMOTO, Takanori FUJIWARA, Xin SUN, Shimpei MORIYAMA, Takeshi MATSUKAWA, Tasuku SAKA
  • ON-VEHICLE APPARATUS AND ON-VEHICLE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160236615
    Abstract: An on-vehicle apparatus according to an embodiment includes a communication unit that communicates with another on-vehicle apparatus, and a controller that is communicatively coupled to the other on-vehicle apparatus through the communication unit and performs an operation mode in which the controller controls a control target when a supply voltage value is equal to or larger than a first threshold. The controller is able to communicate with the other on-vehicle apparatus through the communication unit when the supply voltage value is equal to or larger than a second threshold which is smaller than the first threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicants: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuaki KAJIMOTO, Takanori FUJIWARA, Xin SUN, Shimpei MORIYAMA, Tomohiko TORII, Kazuo FUKAZAWA