Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Shinkawa

Tomohiro Shinkawa 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: 20240081745
    Abstract: A driver support system includes a processor that acquires a heart rate of a target person; evaluates a health condition of the target person based on the heart rate of the target person; and performs an operation setting of a moving object into which the target person gets as a driver. The processor evaluates the health condition of the target person based on an ordinary heart rate, which is a heart rate of the target person during an ordinary period, and a pre-driving heart rate which is a heart rate of the target person when the target person arrives at the moving object, performs the operation setting of the moving object based on a result of the health condition of the target person evaluated when the target person gets into the moving object as a driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Hideki Sakai, Shigenobu Mitsuzawa, Satoru Shinkawa, Tomohiro Imai, Keisuke Nakamura, Hiroshi Ono
  • Publication number: 20240081661
    Abstract: Provided is a health evaluation system that includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a blood pressure value of a target person; and an evaluation unit that evaluates a health condition of the target person based on the acquired blood pressure value. The evaluation unit evaluates the health condition of the target person based on: a standing-state blood pressure value that is a blood pressure value measured when the target person is heading toward a moving body in a standing state; and a seated-state blood pressure value that is a blood pressure value of the target person measured after boarding the moving body and seated on a seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Hideki Sakai, Shigenobu Mitsuzawa, Satoru Shinkawa, Tomohiro Imai, Keisuke Nakamura, Hiroshi Ono
  • Publication number: 20240081749
    Abstract: A health assessment system includes a processor that acquires biometric measurement data measured by a wearable terminal worn by a target person, the biometric measurement data being biometric data of the target person; generates complementary biometric data for complementing the biometric measurement data in a missing period in which the acquisition unit is not able to acquire the biometric measurement data from the wearable terminal; and assesses a health condition of the target person based on the biometric measurement data and the complementary biometric data, the processor acquires exercise information, which is information about exercise of the target person, from a mobile terminal carried by the target person, generates the complementary biometric data in the missing period, based on the exercise information of the target person which is obtained from the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Keisuke Nakamura, Satoru Shinkawa, Tomohiro Imai, Shigenobu Mitsuzawa, Hideki Sakai, Hiroshi Ono, Masahiro Kimura
  • Publication number: 20240083245
    Abstract: A driver support system includes: an acquisition unit that acquires biometric data of a driver of a moving object; an evaluation unit that evaluates a health condition of the driver; and an interactive response unit that executes an interaction operation for interactive response with the driver using an HMI device mounted on the moving object, the evaluation unit being configured to; when estimating based on the biometric data for the driver that the health condition of the driver is poor, instruct the interactive response unit to execute the interaction operation, thereby acquiring a response input, which is a response of the driver to a response facilitating output that facilitates the driver to respond in the interaction operation; and determine the health condition of the driver based on a degree of suitability of the response input to the response facilitating output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Keisuke Nakamura, Satoru Shinkawa, Tomohiro Imai, Shigenobu Mitsuzawa, Hideki Sakai, Hiroshi Ono, Masahiro Kimura
  • Publication number: 20240085198
    Abstract: A navigation system includes an evaluation unit for evaluating a degree of a health state quality for a driver of a moving body, and a route guidance unit for searching a route from a current position of the moving body to a destination, and for performing guidance of the searched route, the route guidance unit determines a search condition of a route to the destination based on an evaluation result of a health state of the driver in the evaluation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Tomohiro Imai, Shigenobu Mitsuzawa, Keisuke Nakamura, Satoru Shinkawa, Hideki Sakai, Hiroshi Ono
  • Patent number: 11336345
    Abstract: A signal transmission device includes a first antenna, a second antenna, a demodulation device, and a fixing member. The first antenna transmits radio waves containing a signal modulated at a first frequency. The second antenna receives the radio waves containing the signal via a medium. The demodulation device demodulates the signal and connected to the second antenna. The fixing member fixes the first antenna and the second antenna to the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Shinkawa, Hirokazu Suzuki, Toshiyuki Sugawara
  • Patent number: 11309640
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a housing, a substrate provided inside the housing, an antenna provided on the substrate, a switching unit configured to switch directivity of the antenna between a first state and a second state, a detection unit configured to detect switching of the switching unit, and an output unit configured to output a detection result of the detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Shinkawa, Hisanobu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11101543
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a housing, an antenna, a metal plate, a sensor and a controller. The antenna placed within the housing. The metal plate is detachably placed in the housing. The metal plate is higher in electric conductivity than the housing and has a surface facing the antenna when the metal plate is placed in the housing. The sensor is configured to sense placement of the metal plate. The controller is configured to receive a result of sensing detected by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Shinkawa
  • Publication number: 20210075126
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a housing, a substrate provided inside the housing, an antenna provided on the substrate, a switching unit configured to switch directivity of the antenna between a first state and a second state, a detection unit configured to detect switching of the switching unit, and an output unit configured to output a detection result of the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Tomohiro SHINKAWA, Hisanobu SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20210058122
    Abstract: A signal transmission device includes a first antenna, a second antenna, a demodulation device, and a fixing member. The first antenna transmits radio waves containing a signal modulated at a first frequency. The second antenna receives the radio waves containing the signal via a medium. The demodulation device demodulates the signal and connected to the second antenna. The fixing member fixes the first antenna and the second antenna to the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Tomohiro SHINKAWA, Hirokazu SUZUKI, Toshiyuki SUGAWARA
  • Patent number: 10916848
    Abstract: Provided is a lower-profile multi-band antenna. According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an antenna including a linear first antenna portion, a conductive portion that connects the first antenna portion with a power feeding point, grounding regions where opposite ends of the first antenna portion are short-circuited and grounded, and a second antenna portion, at least a part of which overlaps with the conductive portion with a dielectric substance interposed between the conductive portion and the second antenna portion. The second antenna portion is disposed in a region surrounded by the grounding regions and the first antenna portion. The conductive portion may be connected to the first antenna portion at a middle point between the opposite ends of the first antenna portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiro Shinkawa
  • Patent number: 10892563
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a housing, a substrate provided inside the housing, an antenna provided on the substrate, a metal plate removably attached onto the housing, having reflectance higher than reflectance of the housing, and having an opposing surface opposing the substrate when attached onto the housing, a detection unit that detects attachment of the metal plate, and an output unit that outputs a detection result of the detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Shinkawa, Hisanobu Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20200112083
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a housing, an antenna, a metal plate, a sensor and a controller. The antenna placed within the housing. The metal plate is detachably placed in the housing. The metal plate is higher in electric conductivity than the housing and has a surface facing the antenna when the metal plate is placed in the housing. The sensor is configured to sense placement of the metal plate. The controller is configured to receive a result of sensing detected by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Tomohiro SHINKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190044233
    Abstract: Provided is a lower-profile multi-band antenna. According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an antenna including a linear first antenna portion, a conductive portion that connects the first antenna portion with a power feeding point, grounding regions where opposite ends of the first antenna portion are short-circuited and grounded, and a second antenna portion, at least a part of which overlaps with the conductive portion with a dielectric substance interposed between the conductive portion and the second antenna portion. The second antenna portion is disposed in a region surrounded by the grounding regions and the first antenna portion. The conductive portion may be connected to the first antenna portion at a middle point between the opposite ends of the first antenna portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventor: Tomohiro SHINKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180294579
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a housing, a substrate provided inside the housing, an antenna provided on the substrate, a metal plate removably attached onto the housing, having reflectance higher than reflectance of the housing, and having an opposing surface opposing the substrate when attached onto the housing, a detection unit that detects attachment of the metal plate, and an output unit that outputs a detection result of the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Tomohiro SHINKAWA, Hisanobu SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 8619000
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a ground section including a planar section, a feeding section, a first feeding element arranged along the planar section of the ground section, and a second feeding element including a loop-like body portion arranged parallel to the first feeding element at a predetermined distance from the first feeding element, the loop-like body portion including one end portion bent to be electrically connected to the ground section, and the other end portion bent to be electrically connected to the feeding section. Both of the one end portion and the other end portion of the second feeding element are provided in a vicinity of an outer periphery of the ground section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomohiro Shinkawa
  • Publication number: 20120081256
    Abstract: An antenna apparatus is provided with an antenna cover formed so as to widen toward the rear and to rise in a streamlined shape toward the rear along the longitudinal central axis, an antenna base to which the antenna cover is attached in a watertight fashion, and an antenna section accommodated in a space formed by the antenna cover and the antenna base. The antenna section is set upright on the antenna base, and has a configuration in which an antenna wire of predetermined length corresponding to a frequency band of medium frequency wave to very high frequency wave is wound vertically at a predetermined inter-wire pitch around a winding member accommodated in a space corresponding to the raised section of the antenna cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Toshiaki AIZAWA, Tomohiro Shinkawa, Junichi Noro
  • Patent number: 8094088
    Abstract: In an antenna apparatus, a radiation element includes a perturbation element. A first power feeding line has a first end connected to the radiation element and is configured to feed power to the radiation element. A second power feeding line has a first end configured to feed power to the radiation element through electromagnetic coupling. The radiation element, the first power feeding line and the second power feeding line are arranged on a same plane to constitute a balance type antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Shinkawa, Masaaki Miyata, Hisamatsu Nakano
  • Patent number: 8022883
    Abstract: In an automobile rear windowpane antenna apparatus including a defogger disposed on a rear windowpane plate at a lower portion thereof an antenna pattern is disposed above the defogger on the rear windowpane plate at an upper portion thereof and is disposed so as to extend between near a right end edge of a window frame and near a left end edge thereof. A feeding point is disposed inside the antenna pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Shinkawa, Takao Kato, Nobuo Tamura, Wassom Pierre
  • Publication number: 20110074648
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a ground section including a planar section, a feeding section, a first feeding element arranged along the planar section of the ground section, and a second feeding element including a loop-like body portion arranged parallel to the first feeding element at a predetermined distance from the first feeding element, the loop-like body portion including one end portion bent to be electrically connected to the ground section, and the other end portion bent to be electrically connected to the feeding section. Both of the one end portion and the other end portion of the second feeding element are provided in a vicinity of an outer periphery of the ground section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomohiro SHINKAWA