Patents by Inventor Wataru Onodera

Wataru Onodera 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: 11566927
    Abstract: An optical measurement device is provided with: a light source that irradiates, with light, a measurement object which has a fluid flowing thereinside; a light receiving unit which, upon receipt of scattered light from the measurement object irradiated with light, outputs a light reception signal according to the intensity of the scattered light; a disturbance generation unit which generates a disturbance signal for causing oscillation of a drive current to be supplied to the light source; and an adjustment unit which adjust the drive current on the basis of the result of a comparison between the disturbance signal and a signal generated on the basis of the light reception signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: AIR WATER BIODESIGN INC., NIKKISO COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Tateishi, Mitsuru Sato, Tadashi Kondo, Wataru Onodera, Tomoya Murakami, Akari Agata, Genki Adachi
  • Publication number: 20220404169
    Abstract: A point which requires visual attention is added to map data. A map data generation device acquires image data in which the outside is captured from a vehicle by an input device and a point data of the vehicle, associates both data, and generates a visual saliency map acquired by estimating fluctuation of visual saliency based on the image data by the visual saliency extraction unit. Then, whether or not a point or a section indicated by position information corresponding to the visual saliency map is a point or a section which requires visual attention is analyzed based on the visual saliency map by an analysis unit, and the point or the section which requires the visual attention is added to the map data based on an analysis result of the analysis unit by an addition device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Yuji ITO, Toshiaki INOUE, Koji SHIBATA, Ryohei KAGAWA, Wataru ONODERA
  • Patent number: 11529078
    Abstract: This fluid evaluation device is provided with an irradiation unit for irradiating a fluid with light, a light reception unit for receiving scattered light from the fluid and outputting a light reception signal, and an estimation unit for estimating at least one from among flow rate and density by mapping input points, which are on a first plane defined by flow rate and frequency and are expressed by light amount information indicating the amount of scattered light included in the light reception signal and frequency information indicating a frequency for a beat signal resulting from the Doppler shifting of the light included in the light reception signal, onto a second plane defined by fluid flow rate and fluid density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignees: AIR WATER BIODESIGN INC., NIKKISO COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Tateishi, Wataru Onodera, Atsuya Ito, Tomoya Murakami, Akari Agata, Genki Adachi
  • Patent number: 11486892
    Abstract: This fluid measuring device is provided with: an irradiation unit that irradiates a fluid with light; a light receiving unit that receives light scattered by the fluid; a detecting unit that detects a backflow of the fluid on the basis of a light reception signal from the light receiving unit; and a calculating unit that calculates, on the basis of the detection result by the detection unit and the light reception signal from the light receiving unit, estimated fluid information indicating the flow rate or flow speed of the fluid. Accordingly, even when a backflow of the fluid temporarily occurs, the flow speed of the fluid can be precisely measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignees: AIR WATER BIODESIGN INC., NIKKISO COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Tateishi, Wataru Onodera, Atsuya Ito, Tomoya Murakami, Akari Agata, Genki Adachi
  • Patent number: 11333602
    Abstract: A fluid measuring apparatus is provided with: an irradiating device configured to irradiate a fluid with light; a light receiving device configured to receive light scattered by the fluid; a detecting device configured to detect a backflow of the fluid on the basis of a received light signal of the light receiving device; and a calculating device configured to calculate estimated concentration information indicating a concentration of the fluid, on the basis of a detection result of the detecting device and the received light signal of the light receiving device. By this, even if the backflow temporarily occurs in the fluid, the fluid concentration can be accurately measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, NIKKISO COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Tateishi, Wataru Onodera, Tomoya Murakami, Akari Agata, Genki Adachi
  • Patent number: 11080119
    Abstract: An information processing device is provided with: a first processing unit that generates first information by performing first processing with respect to sensor information acquired from a sensor; a second processing unit that generates second information by performing, with respect to the first information, second processing that is different from the first processing; and a third processing unit, which generates third information by performing, with respect to the first information, third processing, i.e., processing that corresponds to at least a part of the second processing, and which acquires the second information, and outputs the second information and the third information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, NIKKISO COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Tadashi Kondo, Wataru Onodera, Tomoya Murakami, Akari Agata, Genki Adachi
  • Publication number: 20210133016
    Abstract: An information processing device is provided with: a first processing unit that generates first information by performing first processing with respect to sensor information acquired from a sensor; a second processing unit that generates second information by performing, with respect to the first information, second processing that is different from the first processing; and a third processing unit, which generates third information by performing, with respect to the first information, third processing, i.e., processing that corresponds to at least a part of the second processing, and which acquires the second information, and outputs the second information and the third information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Tadashi KONDO, Wataru ONODERA, Tomoya MURAKAMI, Akari AGATA, Genki ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20200284628
    Abstract: An optical measurement device is provided with: a light source that irradiates, with light, a measurement object which has a fluid flowing thereinside; a light receiving unit which, upon receipt of scattered light from the measurement object irradiated with light, outputs a light reception signal according to the intensity of the scattered light; a disturbance generation unit which generates a disturbance signal for causing oscillation of a drive current to be supplied to the light source; and an adjustment unit which adjust the drive current on the basis of the result of a comparison between the disturbance signal and a signal generated on the basis of the light reception signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Kiyoshi TATEISHI, Mitsuru SATO, Tadashi KONDO, Wataru ONODERA, Tomoya MURAKAMI, Akari AGATA, Genki ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20200077934
    Abstract: This fluid evaluation device is provided with an irradiation unit for irradiating a fluid with light, a light reception unit for receiving scattered light from the fluid and outputting a light reception signal, and an estimation unit for estimating at least one from among flow rate and density by mapping input points, which are on a first plane defined by flow rate and frequency and are expressed by light amount information indicating the amount of scattered light included in the light reception signal and frequency information indicating a frequency for a beat signal resulting from the Doppler shifting of the light included in the light reception signal, onto a second plane defined by fluid flow rate and fluid density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Kiyoshi TATEISHI, Wataru ONODERA, Atsuya ITO, Tomoya MURAKAMI, Akari AGATA, Genki ADACHI
  • Patent number: 10578553
    Abstract: These measurement devices are each provided with: irradiation unit that irradiate a fluid with light; a light-receiving unit that receives light scattered by the fluid; an acquiring unit that acquires fluid information which indicates the flow rate or the flow velocity of the fluid; and a control unit that controls the irradiation unit on the basis of the fluid information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, NIKKISO COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Mitsuru Sato, Kiyoshi Tateishi, Wataru Onodera, Atsuya Ito, Tomoya Murakami, Akari Agata, Genki Adachi
  • Publication number: 20200056990
    Abstract: A fluid measuring apparatus is provided with: an irradiating device configured to irradiate a fluid with light; a light receiving device configured to receive light scattered by the fluid; a detecting device configured to detect a backflow of the fluid on the basis of a received light signal of the light receiving device; and a calculating device configured to calculate estimated concentration information indicating a concentration of the fluid, on the basis of a detection result of the detecting device and the received light signal of the light receiving device. By this, even if the backflow temporarily occurs in the fluid, the fluid concentration can be accurately measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Kiyoshi TATEISHI, Wataru ONODERA, Tomoya MURAKAMI, Akari AGATA, Genki ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20190293557
    Abstract: These measurement devices are each provided with: irradiation unit that irradiate a fluid with light; a light-receiving unit that receives light scattered by the fluid; an acquiring unit that acquires fluid information which indicates the flow rate or the flow velocity of the fluid; and a control unit that controls the irradiation unit on the basis of the fluid information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Mitsuru SATO, Kiyoshi TATEISHI, Wataru ONODERA, Atsuya ITO, Tomoya MURAKAMI, Akari AGATA, Genki ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20190277875
    Abstract: This fluid measuring device is provided with: an irradiation unit that irradiates a fluid with light; a light receiving unit that receives light scattered by the fluid; a detecting unit that detects a backflow of the fluid on the basis of a light reception signal from the light receiving unit; and a calculating unit that calculates, on the basis of the detection result by the detection unit and the light reception signal from the light receiving unit, estimated fluid information indicating the flow rate or flow speed of the fluid. Accordingly, even when a backflow of the fluid temporarily occurs, the flow speed of the fluid can be precisely measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, NIKKISO COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kiyoshi TATEISHI, Wataru ONODERA, Atsuya ITO, Tomoya MURAKAMI, Akari AGATA, Genki ADACHI
  • Patent number: 7701855
    Abstract: A communication device (200) has a controller (180) that has a maximum speed information requesting section adapted to transmit a maximum speed information requesting command at the minimum one of the stepwise differentiated transmission speeds, requesting transmission in return of maximum speed information for another communication device, a maximum speed information acquisition section adapted to acquire maximum speed information, a confirmation information transmitting section adapted to transmit confirmation information, switching the transmission speed within a range between the upper limit equal to the maximum transmission speed for the communication device (200) or that for the another communication device, whichever lower, and the lower limit equal to the transmission speed higher than the minimum transmission speed by a step and a transmission speed selecting section adapted to select the maximum transmission speed at which it can acquire the reception information from said another communication devi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Wataru Onodera, Makoto Matsumaru
  • Publication number: 20060034200
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wireless communication system, a control station, and a terminal station whereby a direct link (DL) protocol can be initiated from the control station. A processor has a DL request AP packet generation unit (direct communication request generation instruction unit), which issues an instruction so that a direct link (direct communication) to a terminal station is established according to a notification issued from a packet transfer volume determination circuit when a packet transfer volume stored in a packet transfer volume memory circuit exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Matsumaru, Hidemi Usuba, Wataru Onodera
  • Publication number: 20050002340
    Abstract: A communication device (200) has a controller (180) that has a maximum speed information requesting section adapted to transmit a maximum speed information requesting command at the minimum one of the stepwise differentiated transmission speeds, requesting transmission in return of maximum speed information for another communication device, a maximum speed information acquisition section adapted to acquire maximum speed information, a confirmation information transmitting section adapted to transmit confirmation information, switching the transmission speed within a range between the upper limit equal to the maximum transmission speed for the communication device (200) or that for the another communication device, whichever lower, and the lower limit equal to the transmission speed higher than the minimum transmission speed by a step and a transmission speed selecting section adapted to select the maximum transmission speed at which it can acquire the reception information from said another communication devi
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Wataru Onodera, Makoto Matsumaru
  • Publication number: 20040252712
    Abstract: An information data transmitting and receiving device is provided, which can reduce a load of a host CPU. In this information data transmitting and receiving device, in a case where an identifier of received information data is coincident with a predetermined identifier, the received information data is stored in a first receiving buffer. In a case where those identifiers are different from each other, the received information data is stored in a second receiving buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Matsumaru, Wataru Onodera, Kunihiro Minoshima, Kinya Ono, Hidemi Usuba