Patents by Inventor Tomoyuki Kitamura

Tomoyuki Kitamura 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: 11943233
    Abstract: An electronic control unit is connected to a network in an in-vehicle network system. The electronic control unit includes a first control circuit and a second control circuit. The first control circuit is connected to the network via the second control circuit. The second control circuit performs a first determination process on a frame to determine conformity of the frame with a first rule. Upon determining that the frame conforms to the first rule, the second control circuit transmits the frame to the first control circuit. The first control circuit performs a second determination process on the frame to determine conformity of the frame with a second rule. The second rule is different from the first rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Ujiie, Jun Anzai, Yoshihiko Kitamura, Masato Tanabe, Hideki Matsushima, Tomoyuki Haga, Takeshi Kishikawa, Ryota Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11900796
    Abstract: A map generation system includes a vehicle including a terminal, an input data compilation device, and an output data compilation device. The input data compilation device includes a data reception unit, a data accumulation unit, and a current state map data creation unit. The data reception unit communicates with a communication unit of the terminal. The data accumulation unit accumulates data held by the terminal. The current state map data creation unit creates current state map data using data accumulated by the data accumulation unit, and map data, regional data, or both. The output data compilation device includes a forward region calculation unit and a calculation transmission unit. The forward region calculation unit makes predictive calculation of a forward region of the vehicle, using the current state map data. The calculation transmission unit communicates with the communication unit regarding a result of the predictive calculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Oyama, Tomoyuki Kitamura
  • Patent number: 11816982
    Abstract: A mobility information provision system includes a collector, a mapping unit, a generator, and a controller. The collector collects field information on movement of mobile bodies using communication apparatuses provided in predetermined zones. The mapping unit maps positions of the mobile bodies based on the collected field information. The generator generates course-related information based on the mapped positions of the mobile bodies. The controller is provided for each mobile body and controls or determines movement of the mobile body based on the course-related information. If the collected field information includes information that hinders the movement of the mobile bodies, the mapping unit maps the positions of the mobile bodies moving on a road on which the mobile bodies are movable and sets a movement restricted section, and the generator generates the course-related information for each mobile body to regulate the movement of the mobile bodies in the movement restricted section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Oyama, Ryosuke Namba, Masato Mizoguchi, Tomoyuki Kitamura
  • Patent number: 11816988
    Abstract: A mobility information provision system includes a collector, a mapping unit, a generator, and a controller. The collector collects field information on movement of mobile bodies using communication apparatuses provided in respective predetermined zones or sections. The mapping unit maps positions of the mobile bodies based on the collected information. The generator generates course-related information based on mapping information on the positions of the mobile bodies. The controller is provided for each mobile body and controls movement of the mobile body based on the course-related information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Oyama, Ryosuke Namba, Masato Mizoguchi, Tomoyuki Kitamura
  • Patent number: 11688279
    Abstract: A mobility information provision system includes a collector, a mapping unit, a generator, and a controller. The collector collects information about movement of mobile bodies. The mapping unit maps positions of the mobile bodies on the basis of the information collected by the collector. The generator generates course-related information by using information including the positions of the mobile bodies mapped by the mapping unit. The controller controls movement of each of the mobile bodies, by using the generated course-related information, or information obtained on the basis of the course-related information and usable for determination or control of the movement of the corresponding one of the mobile bodies. The generator generates the course-related information for each of the mobile bodies, to prevent hindrance to movement of a first mobile body moving in emergency, out of the mobile bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Oyama, Ryosuke Namba, Masato Mizoguchi, Tomoyuki Kitamura
  • Patent number: 11674819
    Abstract: A mobility information provision system includes a collector, a mapping unit, a generator, and a controller. The collector collects information about movement of mobile bodies. The mapping unit maps positions of the mobile bodies on the basis of the information collected by the collector. The generator generates course-related information by using information including the positions of the mobile bodies mapped by the mapping unit. The controller controls movement of each of the mobile bodies on the basis of the generated course-related information. The mapping unit maps a position error of a first mobile body together with a position of the first mobile body, in a case of determining that the position error occurs on the basis of the information collected by the collector. The generator generates the course-related information that allows the first mobile body to move within a range including the position and the position error thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryosuke Namba, Hajime Oyama, Masato Mizoguchi, Tomoyuki Kitamura
  • Patent number: 11440407
    Abstract: A non-contact operating apparatus, for a vehicle, includes a generating unit, a projecting device, an operation detecting device, an operation determining unit, and a motion detecting device. The generating unit is configured to generate and update an image containing an image object. The image object is operable by an occupant present within a vehicle compartment. The projecting device is configured to project the image in a predetermined display region. The operation detecting device is configured to detect an operation site of the occupant. The motion detecting device is configured to detect motion of the vehicle. The operation determining unit is configured to adjust a detection result of the operation detecting device to suppress the motion of the occupant on the basis of a detection result of the motion detecting device, and determine presence or absence of the operation against the image object by the operation site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyuki Sase, Takemi Oguri, Tomoyuki Kitamura
  • Patent number: 11395208
    Abstract: A mobility information provision system, for mobile bodies, includes terminal devices and communication apparatuses. The terminal devices are usable in respective mobile bodies. The communication apparatuses are provided in respective predetermined zones or sections in which the mobile bodies are to move. The communication apparatuses are each configured to communicate with the terminal device used in a mobile body moving in the predetermined zone or section of which the communication apparatus is in charge, out of the mobile bodies. The communication apparatuses are each configured to transmit information to the terminal device used in the mobile body moving in the predetermined zone or section of which the communication apparatus is in charge. The information to be transmitted includes information used to determine movement of corresponding one of the mobile bodies or information used to control the movement of the corresponding one of the mobile bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Oyama, Tomoyuki Kitamura
  • Patent number: 11385715
    Abstract: A non-contact operating apparatus, for a vehicle, includes a generating unit, a projecting device, a detecting device, a stimulation output device, a determining unit, and a stimulation response output unit. The generating unit is configured to generate and update image containing an image object. The projecting device is configured to project the image in a predetermined display region. The detecting device is configured to detect an operation site of an occupant positioned in a vicinity of the predetermined display region. The stimulation output device is configured to output and update a tactile stimulation to the operation site. The determining unit is configured to determine whether the operation site performs a non-contact operation against the image object. The stimulation response output unit is configured to cause the stimulation output device to output the tactile stimulation to the operation site on the basis of a determination result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Tsunoda, Hideyuki Sase, Takemi Oguri, Tomoyuki Kitamura
  • Patent number: 11320669
    Abstract: A non-contact operating apparatus, for a vehicle, includes a generating unit, a projecting device, a detecting device, and a setting unit. The generating unit is configured to generate and update an image containing an image object. The image object is operable by an occupant present within a vehicle compartment of the vehicle. The projecting device is configured to project the image in a predetermined display region within the vehicle compartment of the vehicle. The detecting device is configured to detect a riding state of the occupant who is present in the vehicle compartment of the vehicle. The setting unit is configured to instruct the projecting device or the generating unit to project the image at a position at which the image object is operable by the occupant who is in the riding state detected by the detecting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyuki Sase, Takemi Oguri, Tomoyuki Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20210200241
    Abstract: A mobility information provision system includes a collector, a mapping unit, a generator, a controller, and an identification unit. The collector collects information about movement of mobile bodies. The mapping unit maps positions of the mobile bodies on the basis of the information collected by the collector. The generator generates course-related information by using information including the mapped positions. The controller controls movement of each of the mobile bodies, by using the generated course-related information. The identification unit identifies one or more first mobile bodies to be caused to make movement different from or to be prioritized over movement of one or more second mobile bodies, on the basis of the collected information, or the information including the mapped positions. The mapping unit assigns a tag to make the identified first mobile bodies distinguishable from the second mobile bodies, in the information including the mapped positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Hajime OYAMA, Ryosuke NAMBA, Masato MIZOGUCHI, Tomoyuki KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210201674
    Abstract: A mobility information provision system includes a collector, a mapping unit, a generator, and a controller. The collector collects information about movement of mobile bodies. The mapping unit maps positions of the mobile bodies on the basis of the information collected by the collector. The generator generates course-related information by using information including the positions of the mobile bodies mapped by the mapping unit. The controller controls movement of each of the mobile bodies, by using the generated course-related information, or information obtained on the basis of the course-related information and usable for determination or control of the movement of the corresponding one of the mobile bodies. The generator generates the course-related information for each of the mobile bodies, to prevent hindrance to movement of a first mobile body moving in emergency, out of the mobile bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Hajime OYAMA, Ryosuke NAMBA, Masato MIZOGUCHI, Tomoyuki KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210201677
    Abstract: A mobility information provision system includes a collector, a mapping unit, a generator, and a controller. The collector collects field information on movement of mobile bodies using communication apparatuses provided in respective predetermined zones or sections. The mapping unit maps positions of the mobile bodies based on the collected information. The generator generates course-related information based on mapping information on the positions of the mobile bodies. The controller is provided for each mobile body and controls movement of the mobile body based on the course-related information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Hajime OYAMA, Ryosuke NAMBA, Masato MIZOGUCHI, Tomoyuki KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210201662
    Abstract: A map generation system includes a vehicle including a terminal, an input data compilation device, and an output data compilation device. The input data compilation device includes a data reception unit, a data accumulation unit, and a current state map data creation unit. The data reception unit communicates with a communication unit of the terminal. The data accumulation unit accumulates data held by the terminal. The current state map data creation unit creates current state map data using data accumulated by the data accumulation unit, and map data, regional data, or both. The output data compilation device includes a forward region calculation unit and a calculation transmission unit. The forward region calculation unit makes predictive calculation of a forward region of the vehicle, using the current state map data. The calculation transmission unit communicates with the communication unit regarding a result of the predictive calculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Hajime OYAMA, Tomoyuki KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210204188
    Abstract: A mobility information provision system, for mobile bodies, includes terminal devices and communication apparatuses. The terminal devices are usable in respective mobile bodies. The communication apparatuses are provided in respective predetermined zones or sections in which the mobile bodies are to move. The communication apparatuses are each configured to communicate with the terminal device used in a mobile body moving in the predetermined zone or section of which the communication apparatus is in charge, out of the mobile bodies. The communication apparatuses are each configured to transmit information to the terminal device used in the mobile body moving in the predetermined zone or section of which the communication apparatus is in charge. The information to be transmitted includes information used to determine movement of corresponding one of the mobile bodies or information used to control the movement of the corresponding one of the mobile bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Hajime OYAMA, Tomoyuki KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210201668
    Abstract: A mobility information provision system includes a collector, a mapping unit, a generator, and a controller. The collector collects field information on movement of mobile bodies using communication apparatuses provided in predetermined zones. The mapping unit maps positions of the mobile bodies based on the collected field information. The generator generates course-related information based on the mapped positions of the mobile bodies. The controller is provided for each mobile body and controls or determines movement of the mobile body based on the course-related information. If the collected field information includes information that hinders the movement of the mobile bodies, the mapping unit maps the positions of the mobile bodies moving on a road on which the mobile bodies are movable and sets a movement restricted section, and the generator generates the course-related information for each mobile body to regulate the movement of the mobile bodies in the movement restricted section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Hajime OYAMA, Ryosuke NAMBA, Masato MIZOGUCHI, Tomoyuki KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210199462
    Abstract: A mobility information provision system includes a collector, a mapping unit, a generator, and a controller. The collector collects information about movement of mobile bodies. The mapping unit maps positions of the mobile bodies on the basis of the information collected by the collector. The generator generates course-related information by using information including the positions of the mobile bodies mapped by the mapping unit. The controller controls movement of each of the mobile bodies on the basis of the generated course-related information. The mapping unit maps a position error of a first mobile body together with a position of the first mobile body, in a case of determining that the position error occurs on the basis of the information collected by the collector. The generator generates the course-related information that allows the first mobile body to move within a range including the position and the position error thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Ryosuke NAMBA, Hajime OYAMA, Masato MIZOGUCHI, Tomoyuki KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210201684
    Abstract: A mobility information provision system includes a collector, a mapping unit, an overall generator, and a specific generator. The collector collects information about movement of a plurality of mobile bodies. The mapping unit maps positions of the plurality of mobile bodies on the basis of the information collected by the collector. The overall generator repeatedly performs a first generation process of generating course-related information by using information including the mapped positions. The specific generator performs, in a case where a specific area for one or more mobile bodies, out of the plurality of mobile bodies, has been set, a second generation process of generating the course-related information for the one or more mobile bodies present in the specific area, by using the information including the mapped positions. The specific generator executes the second generation process in precedence over the first generation process executed by the overall generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Hajime OYAMA, Ryosuke NAMBA, Masato MIZOGUCHI, Tomoyuki KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210201682
    Abstract: A mobility information provision system includes a collector, a mapping unit, a generator, and a controller. The collector collects field information on movement of mobile bodies using communication apparatuses provided in respective predetermined zones or respective predetermined sections. The mapping unit maps positions of the mobile bodies based on the collected field information. The generator generates course-related information based on information on the mapped positions of the mobile bodies. The controller is provided for each of the mobile bodies and controls movement of corresponding one of the mobile bodies based on the course-related information. If the collected field information includes information on an obstacle that would hinder the movement of the mobile bodies, the mapping unit maps the obstacle together with the positions of the mobile bodies, and the generator generates the course-related information for the mobile bodies to cause the mobile bodies to move avoiding the obstacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Hajime OYAMA, Ryosuke NAMBA, Masato MIZOGUCHI, Tomoyuki KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200310546
    Abstract: A non-contact operating apparatus, for a vehicle, includes a generating unit, a projecting device, a detecting device, a stimulation output device, a determining unit, and a stimulation response output unit. The generating unit is configured to generate and update image containing an image object. The projecting device is configured to project the image in a predetermined display region. The detecting device is configured to detect an operation site of an occupant positioned in a vicinity of the predetermined display region. The stimulation output device is configured to output and update a tactile stimulation to the operation site. The determining unit is configured to determine whether the operation site performs a non-contact operation against the image object. The stimulation response output unit is configured to cause the stimulation output device to output the tactile stimulation to the operation site on the basis of a determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi TSUNODA, Hideyuki SASE, Takemi OGURI, Tomoyuki KITAMURA