Patents by Inventor Wataru Ochiai

Wataru Ochiai 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: 11923037
    Abstract: A memory control circuit is configured to access a memory including a plurality of banks. The memory control circuit comprises: a holding unit configured to hold an access request from an external circuit; a management unit configured to manage states of the plurality of banks; a determination unit configured to determine, based on an access type of an access request held in the holding unit and the states of the plurality of banks, which access type of command issuance that is read or write is to be prioritized; and an issuance unit configured to issue a command of an access request corresponding to the access type determined to be prioritized by the determination unit, among the access requests held in the holding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Wataru Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20230266894
    Abstract: A memory control apparatus configured to access a memory that involves synchronization of a clock signal for command transfer and a clock signal for data transfer with each other, the clock signal for command transfer and the clock signal for data transfer being independent of each other, includes an output unit configured to change an output mode of the clock signal for data transfer based on a memory access state and to output the clock signal for data transfer to the memory based on the output mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventor: WATARU OCHIAI
  • Publication number: 20220270655
    Abstract: A memory control circuit is configured to access a memory including a plurality of banks. The memory control circuit comprises: a holding unit configured to hold an access request from an external circuit; a management unit configured to manage states of the plurality of banks; a determination unit configured to determine, based on an access type of an access request held in the holding unit and the states of the plurality of banks, which access type of command issuance that is read or write is to be prioritized; and an issuance unit configured to issue a command of an access request corresponding to the access type determined to be prioritized by the determination unit, among the access requests held in the holding unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventor: Wataru Ochiai
  • Patent number: 11354263
    Abstract: A bus system comprises a master, a first slave, a second slave, and a bus. The master is configured to be able to issue a second request to the second slave after issuing a first request to the first slave and before receiving a response to the first request. The bus comprises: a determination unit configured to, upon receiving the second request, determine whether to permit a transfer of the second request to the second slave; and a suspending unit configured to suspend the transfer of the second request to the second slave while it is determined by the determination unit that the transfer is not permitted. The determination unit determines whether or not the transfer is permitted based on a notification from the first slave regarding processing of the first request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke Shiraishi, Wataru Ochiai
  • Patent number: 10910765
    Abstract: A lever-type connector has a lever that rotates about a shaft on a first housing between a retracted position and a connection start position. The first housing and a second housing are connected by rotation of the lever from the connection start position. A detector is movable between a standby position and a detection position with respect to the lever. The lever includes a lock on an end separated from the shaft. The second housing includes a full locking portion to engage the lock when the housings are connected. The detector locks the lock at the standby position and becomes movable to the detection position when the full locking portion engages the lock. The first housing includes a housing-side lock, and the lever includes a lever-side lock that locks the housing-side lock at the retracted position. The lever-side lock is at a position different from the lock of the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventor: Wataru Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20200401545
    Abstract: A bus system comprises a master, a first slave, a second slave, and a bus. The master is configured to be able to issue a second request to the second slave after issuing a first request to the first slave and before receiving a response to the first request. The bus comprises: a determination unit configured to, upon receiving the second request, determine whether to permit a transfer of the second request to the second slave; and a suspending unit configured to suspend the transfer of the second request to the second slave while it is determined by the determination unit that the transfer is not permitted. The determination unit determines whether or not the transfer is permitted based on a notification from the first slave regarding processing of the first request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Daisuke Shiraishi, Wataru Ochiai
  • Patent number: 10826238
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a female housing (11) and a male housing (12) connectable to each other. Male terminal fittings (39) have tabs (41) projecting into a receptacle (36) of the male housing (12), and a moving plate (15) to be movably accommodated into the receptacle (36). The moving plate (15) includes a plate body (94) with positioning holes (96) enabling the insertion of the tabs (41) and a peripheral wall (95) connected to a periphery of the plate body (94) and slidable on an inner surface of the receptacle (36). An operating portion (103) for removal is provided on the peripheral wall (95) and is exposed from the receptacle (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Ochiai, Ryotaro Kosaka
  • Publication number: 20200295509
    Abstract: A lever-type connector has a lever that rotates about a shaft on a first housing between a retracted position and a connection start position. The first housing and a second housing are connected by rotation of the lever from the connection start position. A detector is movable between a standby position and a detection position with respect to the lever. The lever includes a lock on an end separated from the shaft. The second housing includes a full locking portion to engage the lock when the housings are connected. The detector locks the lock at the standby position and becomes movable to the detection position when the full locking portion engages the lock. The first housing includes a housing-side lock, and the lever includes a lever-side lock that locks the housing-side lock at the retracted position. The lever-side lock is at a position different from the lock of the lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Wataru Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20200257471
    Abstract: A control apparatus controls access from a plurality of masters to a memory. The apparatus comprises: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of access requests from the plurality of masters; a selection unit configured to select a scheme to be used from a plurality of different schemes for determining an access sequence in accordance with a state of a master concerning satisfaction of a performance requirement; and an execution unit configured to execute a plurality of acquired access requests in a sequence according to a selected scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventor: Wataru Ochiai
  • Patent number: 10725698
    Abstract: Provided is a controller which issues a first write command for writing all data of a burst access operation on a memory and a second write command for writing data of a burst access operation on a memory per byte. The controller includes a holding unit configured to hold a plurality of commands requesting access to the memory and a selection unit configured to select, in a case where the holding unit holds the second write command and a command that causes a first time penalty longer than a second time penalty needed between the first write command that is issued first and the second write command that is issued next, the second write command prior to the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Wataru Ochiai
  • Patent number: 10707616
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a female housing (11) having a lever lock (28) projecting therefrom, a male housing (12) having a tubular receptacle (36). The female housing (11) is configured to fit into the receptacle (36). The receptacle (36) has a recess (71) in the form of a cutout into which the lever lock (28) enters. A lever (16) is assembled with the male housing (12) and is configured to connect the housings (11, 12) by being rotated. The lever (16) includes a lever lock receiving portion (75) to be locked by the lever lock (28) that has entered the recess (71).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryotaro Kosaka, Wataru Ochiai
  • Patent number: 10566737
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a female housing (11) and a male housing (12) connectable to each other. A lever (16) is supported rotatably on shafts (43) of the male housing (12). The male housing (12) includes walls (55) outside side surfaces. The lever (16) includes two plates (74) projecting from a lever operating portion (73) while facing each other and wall engaging portions (93) provided on the respective plates (74). The wall engaging portions (93) are configured to enter entrance spaces (66) inward of the walls (55) with the plates (74) facing the side surfaces of the male housing (12) and the shafts (43) being fit into bearings (81) of the lever (16) and contacting the walls (55) from outside by the plates (74) respectively erroneously facing the side surfaces of the male housing (12) not corresponding thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Ochiai, Yujiro Imai
  • Patent number: 10566725
    Abstract: A connector housing (10) includes a terminal inserting portion (15) into which deflectable locking lances (23) project, and a retainer mounting hole (26) communicating with the terminal inserting portion (15) and open in one surface facing in a direction intersecting an inserting direction of a terminal fitting (70). A retainer (40) is inserted into the retainer mounting hole (26). The retainer (40) includes a deflection restricting portion (44) configured to restrict the deflection of the locking lance (23) by entering a deflection space (58) for the locking lance (23) with the retainer (40) inserted to a proper depth in the retainer mounting hole (26) and supports (43) capable of supporting the terminal fitting (70) by being located to be able to come into contact with the terminal fitting (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Wataru Ochiai
  • Patent number: 10418749
    Abstract: A connector includes an inner receptacle (13), an outer receptacle (12) for covering an outer periphery of the inner receptacle (13), a first terminal fitting (50) arranged to project inside the inner receptacle (13), and second terminal fittings (60) arranged to project outside the inner receptacle (13) and inside the outer receptacle (12). A mating housing (80) is fit into the outer receptacle (12). A tip of the inner receptacle (13) is located forward of tips of the first and second terminal fittings (50, 60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Wataru Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20190148880
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a female housing (11) and a male housing (12) connectable to each other. A lever (16) is supported rotatably on shafts (43) of the male housing (12). The male housing (12) includes walls (55) outside side surfaces. The lever (16) includes two plates (74) projecting from a lever operating portion (73) while facing each other and wall engaging portions (93) provided on the respective plates (74). The wall engaging portions (93) are configured to enter entrance spaces (66) inward of the walls (55) with the plates (74) facing the side surfaces of the male housing (12) and the shafts (43) being fit into bearings (81) of the lever (16) and contacting the walls (55) from outside by the plates (74) respectively erroneously facing the side surfaces of the male housing (12) not corresponding thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Wataru Ochiai, Yujiro Imai
  • Publication number: 20190148882
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a female housing (11) having a lever lock (28) projecting therefrom, a male housing (12) having a tubular receptacle (36). The female housing (11) is configured to fit into the receptacle (36). The receptacle (36) has a recess (71) in the form of a cutout into which the lever lock (28) enters. A lever (16) is assembled with the male housing (12) and is configured to connect the housings (11, 12) by being rotated. The lever (16) includes a lever lock receiving portion (75) to be locked by the lever lock (28) that has entered the recess (71).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Ryotaro Kosaka, Wataru Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20190148879
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a female housing (11) and a male housing (12) connectable to each other. Male terminal fittings (39) have tabs (41) projecting into a receptacle (36) of the male housing (12), and a moving plate (15) to be movably accommodated into the receptacle (36). The moving plate (15) includes a plate body (94) with positioning holes (96) enabling the insertion of the tabs (41) and a peripheral wall (95) connected to a periphery of the plate body (94) and slidable on an inner surface of the receptacle (36). An operating portion (103) for removal is provided on the peripheral wall (95) and is exposed from the receptacle (36).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Wataru Ochiai, Ryotaro Kosaka
  • Publication number: 20180366869
    Abstract: A connector includes an inner receptacle (13), an outer receptacle (12) for covering an outer periphery of the inner receptacle (13), a first terminal fitting (50) arranged to project inside the inner receptacle (13), and second terminal fittings (60) arranged to project outside the inner receptacle (13) and inside the outer receptacle (12). A mating housing (80) is fit into the outer receptacle (12). A tip of the inner receptacle (13) is located forward of tips of the first and second terminal fittings (50, 60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventor: Wataru Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20180349060
    Abstract: Provided is a controller which issues a first write command for writing all data of a burst access operation on a memory and a second write command for writing data of a burst access operation on a memory per byte. The controller includes a holding unit configured to hold a plurality of commands requesting access to the memory and a selection unit configured to select, in a case where the holding unit holds the second write command and a command that causes a first time penalty longer than a second time penalty needed between the first write command that is issued first and the second write command that is issued next, the second write command prior to the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventor: Wataru Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20180248293
    Abstract: A connector housing (10) includes a terminal inserting portion (15) into which deflectable locking lances (23) project, and a retainer mounting hole (26) communicating with the terminal inserting portion (15) and open in one surface facing in a direction intersecting an inserting direction of a terminal fitting (70). A retainer (40) is inserted into the retainer mounting hole (26). The retainer (40) includes a deflection restricting portion (44) configured to restrict the deflection of the locking lance (23) by entering a deflection space (58) for the locking lance (23) with the retainer (40) inserted to a proper depth in the retainer mounting hole (26) and supports (43) capable of supporting the terminal fitting (70) by being located to be able to come into contact with the terminal fitting (70).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Wataru Ochiai