Patents by Inventor Yasushi YAMAWAKI

Yasushi YAMAWAKI 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: 11251990
    Abstract: Provided is a control device comprising a communication management part and a user application processing part. The user application processing part is for detecting slave devices, which are communication targets of control data having been set using a setting tool, and the slave devices are connected to a filed bus. The communication management part is for managing the communication of the control data in accordance with a control cycle. The communication management part determines the control cycle using a pre-stored propagation delay time for each of the slave devices that are the communication targets of the control data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Yamawaki, Taishi Kawaguchi, Kojiro Baba, Shigenori Sawada
  • Patent number: 11181890
    Abstract: A control system which controls a control target includes a controller connected to one or more devices through a network, and an information processing apparatus connected to the controller. The controller includes an event log containing an event having occurred during a control operation, and network statistical information containing statistical information associated with data transmission on the network. The information processing apparatus includes a factor estimation unit that provides an interactive user interface in accordance with selection of an anomaly phenomenon registered in the event log.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Kojiro Baba, Yasushi Yamawaki, Shigenori Sawada
  • Patent number: 11092945
    Abstract: Provided is a control device comprising a communication management part, a computation part, and a result output part. The communication management part is for managing data communication using cyclic communication conforming to a prescribed communication cycle with respect to a field network. The computation part is for measuring a propagation delay time from received data corresponding to actual measurement data for a propagation delay having been transmitted to the field network, and detecting an operation state of the field network using the propagation delay time measurement result. The result output part is for outputting the result of the detection performed by the computation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Yamawaki, Shigenori Sawada, Kojiro Baba
  • Publication number: 20200225645
    Abstract: Provided is a control device comprising a communication management part, a computation part, and a result output part. The communication management part is for managing data communication using cyclic communication conforming to a prescribed communication cycle with respect to a field network. The computation part is for measuring a propagation delay time from received data corresponding to actual measurement data for a propagation delay having been transmitted to the field network, and detecting an operation state of the field network using the propagation delay time measurement result. The result output part is for outputting the result of the detection performed by the computation part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi YAMAWAKI, Shigenori SAWADA, Kojiro BABA
  • Publication number: 20200201300
    Abstract: A control system which controls a control target includes a controller connected to one or more devices through a network, and an information processing apparatus connected to the controller. The controller includes an event log containing an event having occurred during a control operation, and network statistical information containing statistical information associated with data transmission on the network. The information processing apparatus includes a factor estimation unit that provides an interactive user interface in accordance with selection of an anomaly phenomenon registered in the event log.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Kojiro BABA, Yasushi YAMAWAKI, Shigenori SAWADA
  • Publication number: 20200186385
    Abstract: Provided is a control device comprising a communication management part and a user application processing part. The user application processing part is for detecting slave devices, which are communication targets of control data having been set using a setting tool, and the slave devices are connected to a filed bus. The communication management part is for managing the communication of the control data in accordance with a control cycle. The communication management part determines the control cycle using a pre-stored propagation delay time for each of the slave devices that are the communication targets of the control data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi YAMAWAKI, Taishi KAWAGUCHI, Kojiro BABA, Shigenori SAWADA
  • Patent number: 10554522
    Abstract: A master device, slave device, error monitoring system, and control method and control program of master device are provided. According to the present invention, in the connection less communication, no matter in operation or not, the generation of the communication errors can be monitored. The master device comprises: an indication sending part, sending an indication enabling a plurality of slave devices to send an error log; an error log receiving part, receiving the error logs; and a storing part, storing the error logs by corresponding to each of the slave devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Shigenori Sawada, Taishi Kawaguchi, Yasushi Yamawaki
  • Patent number: 10523761
    Abstract: The invention is adapted to acquire more useful log data. A master device (4) includes a timer element (45), adapted to acquire a moment; an instruction sending element (421), adapted to synchronize a moment measured by a slave timer element (14) of slave devices (1-3) with a moment acquired by the timer element (45) according to a time synchronization instruction containing moment information corresponding to the moment acquired by the timer element (45); and a slave log receiving element (423), adapted to receive slave logs (131).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Shigenori Sawada, Taishi Kawaguchi, Yasushi Yamawaki, Kojiro Baba
  • Patent number: 10254679
    Abstract: A memory control device includes a memory control part that controls memory through an interface part in accordance with a predetermined communication regulation, an illegal access detection part that detects an illegal access to the memory according to an access state from the memory control part to the memory and a signal state of the interface part, and a signal control part that switches the signal state of the interface part from a write-allowed state, in which the interface part is able to be written, to a write-inhibited state, in which the interface part is protected from being rewritten, when the illegal access is detected by the illegal access detection part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya Yamamoto, Keisuke Iwahashi, Keisuke Watanabe, Takashi Kobayashi, Keitaro Ishida, Yasushi Yamawaki
  • Patent number: 10187472
    Abstract: The invention is adapted to acquire more useful log data. A master device (4) includes a timer element (45), adapted to acquire a moment; an instruction sending element (421), adapted to synchronize a moment measured by a slave timer element (14) of slave devices (1-3) with a moment acquired by the timer element (45) according to a time synchronization instruction containing moment information corresponding to the moment acquired by the timer element (45); and a slave log receiving element (423), adapted to receive slave logs (131).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Shigenori Sawada, Taishi Kawaguchi, Yasushi Yamawaki, Kojiro Baba
  • Patent number: 10162673
    Abstract: A controller enables execution of control programs in parallel using a multi-core processor in shorter cycles without causing communication collisions. The controller executes control programs in multiple cycles. In accordance with the priorities assigned to a control program 1 and a control program 2, the controller controls the timing to execute communication associated with the control program 2 without colliding with communication with external devices associated with the control program 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Shigenori Sawada, Taishi Kawaguchi, Yasushi Yamawaki
  • Publication number: 20170371272
    Abstract: A memory control device includes a memory control part that controls memory through an interface part in accordance with a predetermined communication regulation, an illegal access detection part that detects an illegal access to the memory according to an access state from the memory control part to the memory and a signal state of the interface part, and a signal control part that switches the signal state of the interface part from a write-allowed state, in which the interface part is able to be written, to a write-inhibited state, in which the interface part is protected from being rewritten, when the illegal access is detected by the illegal access detection part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Kazuya YAMAMOTO, Keisuke IWAHASHI, Keisuke WATANABE, Takashi KOBAYASHI, Keitaro ISHIDA, Yasushi YAMAWAKI
  • Publication number: 20170251059
    Abstract: The invention is adapted to acquire more useful log data. A master device (4) includes a timer element (45), adapted to acquire a moment; an instruction sending element (421), adapted to synchronize a moment measured by a slave timer element (14) of slave devices (1-3) with a moment acquired by the timer element (45) according to a time synchronization instruction containing moment information corresponding to the moment acquired by the timer element (45); and a slave log receiving element (423), adapted to receive slave logs (131).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Shigenori SAWADA, Taishi KAWAGUCHI, Yasushi YAMAWAKI, Kojiro BABA
  • Publication number: 20170250883
    Abstract: A master device, slave device, error monitoring system, and control method and control program of master device are provided. According to the present invention, in the connection less communication, no matter in operation or not, the generation of the communication errors can be monitored. The master device comprises: an indication sending part, sending an indication enabling a plurality of slave devices to send an error log; an error log receiving part, receiving the error logs; and a storing part, storing the error logs by corresponding to each of the slave devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Shigenori SAWADA, Taishi KAWAGUCHI, Yasushi YAMAWAKI
  • Publication number: 20160292004
    Abstract: A controller enables execution of control programs in parallel using a multi-core processor in shorter cycles without causing communication collisions. The controller executes control programs in multiple cycles. In accordance with the priorities assigned to a control program 1 and a control program 2, the controller controls the timing to execute communication associated with the control program 2 without colliding with communication with external devices associated with the control program 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Shigenori SAWADA, Taishi KAWAGUCHI, Yasushi YAMAWAKI