Patents by Inventor Tooru Homma

Tooru Homma 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: 11977142
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises: a transmission antenna configured to transmit transmission waves; a reception antenna configured to receive reflected waves resulting from reflection of the transmission waves; and a controller. The controller is configured to detect an object reflecting the transmission waves, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission waves and a reception signal received as the reflected waves. The controller is configured to make a range of detection of the object by the transmission signal and the reception signal, variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Homma, Masamitsu Nishikido, Tooru Sahara, Youhei Murakami, Satoshi Kawaji, Masayuki Sato
  • Publication number: 20240144491
    Abstract: An object tracking device that can track an object accurately and consistently is provided. An object tracking device (20) includes an input interface (21), a processor (23), and an output interface (24). The input interface (21) is configured to acquire sensor data. The processor (23) is configured to detect a detection target from the sensor data and track the detection target using Kalman filters associated with each of the detection target and an observed value. The output interface (24) is configured to output a detection result regarding the detection target. The processor (23) is configured to impose a limit on a range of variation in an index of the Kalman filters that influences tracking of the detection target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji YAMAMOTO, Jun KURODA, Tooru SAHARA, Fangwei TONG, Takuya HOMMA
  • Patent number: 11940523
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a transmission antenna that transmits a transmission wave, a reception antenna that receives a reflected wave that is the reflected transmission wave, and a control unit that detects an object that reflects the transmission wave, based on a transmission signal transmitted as the transmission wave and a reception signal received as the reflected wave. The electronic device transmits, to an information processing apparatus, sensing information based on the transmission signal and the reception signal at a location of the electronic device along with location information of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Masamitsu Nishikido, Tooru Sahara, Youhei Murakami, Satoshi Kawaji, Masayuki Sato, Takuya Homma
  • Patent number: 7460477
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus executes communication with an external device. The electronic apparatus includes an encoder that encodes source data to generate transmission data, a communication device that transmits the transmission data generated by the encoder to the external device, a unit that determines the quality with which the source data is to be transmitted, in accordance with the type of the source data, and a unit that controls the encoder to vary an amount of the generated transmission data on the basis of the determined quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Koichi Yata, Tooru Homma
  • Publication number: 20040240418
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus executes communication with an external device. The electronic apparatus includes an encoder that encodes source data to generate transmission data, a communication device that transmits the transmission data generated by the encoder to the external device, a unit that determines the quality with which the source data is to be transmitted, in accordance with the type of the source data, and a unit that controls the encoder to vary an amount of the generated transmission data on the basis of the determined quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Koichi Yata, Tooru Homma