Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki Kojima

Yasuyuki Kojima 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: 8717157
    Abstract: To provide a display device for vehicle in which, when particular vehicle information, for example vehicle information with great urgency and high priority is displayed, a passenger can easily recognize the information and his attention can be attracted to the information. A display device for vehicle 1 includes an image display device 10 and control means 20 for displaying vehicle information as an image in the image display device 10, wherein, in transition from a first display form in which each of a first display image GR1 and a second display image GR2 is displayed to a second display form in which each of the first display image GR1, the second display image GR2, and a third display image GR3 is displayed, the control means 20 displays the third display image GR3 between the first and second display images after the first and second display images GR1 and GR2 are moved in a direction in which they are separated from each other or while they are moved in that direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Midori Watanabe, Masaki Katoh, Hikaru Hiraiwa, Ikuyo Sasajima, Yasuyuki Kojima, Takumi Sato
  • Publication number: 20110163864
    Abstract: To provide a display device for vehicle in which, when particular vehicle information, for example vehicle information with great urgency and high priority is displayed, a passenger can easily recognize the information and his attention can be attracted to the information. A display device for vehicle 1 includes an image display device 10 and control means 20 for displaying vehicle information as an image in the image display device 10, wherein, in transition from a first display form in which each of a first display image GR1 and a second display image GR2 is displayed to a second display form in which each of the first display image GR1, the second display image GR2, and a third display image GR3 is displayed, the control means 20 displays the third display image GR3 between the first and second display images after the first and second display images GR1 and GR2 are moved in a direction in which they are separated from each other or while they are moved in that direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Midori Watanabe, Masaki Katoh, Hikaru Hiraiwa, Ikuyo Sasajima, Yasuyuki Kojima, Takumi Sato
  • Patent number: 7770403
    Abstract: An air conditioning system is arranged to use a power line for communication. The air conditioning system includes one or more indoor units, one or more outdoor units, and a system controller for controlling the indoor units or outdoor units and executes communications between the indoor units and the outdoor units as overlapping a signal on the power line for supplying electric power. The outdoor units are connected with the system controller through a leased communication line. The indoor unit provides a power line communication device being connected with the power line. The outdoor unit provides a leased communication device being connected with the leased communication line. A bridge is also provided for connecting the leased communication line and the power line. The control information is exchanged mutually between the indoor units, the outdoor units and the system controller through the power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Appliances, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Kojima, Noboru Akiyama, Takeshi Onaka, Tatsumi Yamauchi, Koichi Taniguchi, Koichi Tokushige, Noriyuki Bunkou, Keiji Sato
  • Patent number: 7598605
    Abstract: A primary side circuit and a secondary side circuit are provided on first and second semiconductor substrates, respectively. A first capacitive insulator on the first substrate electrically insulates and isolates between the primary and secondary side circuits while permitting signal transmission between these circuits. A second capacitive insulator on the second semiconductor substrate electrically isolates the primary and secondary side circuit while permitting signal transmission therebetween. First and second frames are provided for input and output of signals to and from the primary and secondary side circuits. External electrodes of the first and second capacitive insulators are connected together by a third lead frame via a conductive adhesive body including more than one solder ball. The first and second substrates and the lead frames are sealed by a dielectric resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Akiyama, Minehiro Nemoto, Seigou Yukutake, Yasuyuki Kojima, Kazuyuki Kamegaki
  • Publication number: 20090145147
    Abstract: An air conditioning system is arranged to use a power line for communication. The air conditioning system includes one or more indoor units, one or more outdoor units, and a system controller for controlling the indoor units or outdoor units and executes communications between the indoor units and the outdoor units as overlapping a signal on the power line for supplying electric power. The outdoor units are connected with the system controller through a leased communication line. The indoor unit provides a power line communication device being connected with the power line. The outdoor unit provides a leased communication device being connected with the leased communication line. A bridge is also provided for connecting the leased communication line and the power line. The control information is exchanged mutually between the indoor units, the outdoor units and the system controller through the power line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: HITACHI APPLIANCES INC.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Kojima, Noboru Akiyama, Takeshi Onaka, Tatsumi Yamauchi, Koichi Taniguchi, Koichi Tokushige, Noriyuki Bunkou, Keiji Sato
  • Patent number: 7523619
    Abstract: An air conditioning system is arranged to use a power line for communication. The air conditioning system includes one or more indoor units, one or more outdoor units, and a system controller for controlling the indoor units or outdoor units and executes communications between the indoor units and the outdoor units as overlapping a signal on the power line for supplying electric power. The outdoor units are connected with the system controller through a leased communication line. The indoor unit provides a power line communication device being connected with the power line. The outdoor unit provides a leased communication device being connected with the leased communication line. A bridge is also provided for connecting the leased communication line and the power line. The control information is exchanged mutually between the indoor units, the outdoor units and the system controller through the power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Appliances, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Kojima, Noboru Akiyama, Takeshi Onaka, Tatsumi Yamauchi, Koichi Taniguchi, Koichi Tokushige, Noriyuki Bunkou, Keiji Sato
  • Patent number: 7522692
    Abstract: A communication system is provided including a transceiver and an application controller to transmit and receive signals through the transceiver. An isolator which insulates and separates the transceiver and application controller includes primary and secondary side circuits insulated from each other on a substrate and a capacitive insulating means to transfer signals between the primary and second sides while insulating and separating the primary side circuit from the secondary side circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seigoh Yukutake, Yasuyuki Kojima, Minehiro Nemoto, Masatsugu Amishiro, Takayuki Iwasaki, Shinichiro Mitani, Katsuhiro Furukawa, Chiyoshi Kamada, Atsuo Watanabe, Takayuki Oouchi, Nobuyasu Kanekawa
  • Patent number: 7334417
    Abstract: An air conditioner and a power line communication system high in reliability and free of malfunction facilitates the installation work such as the wiring. The air conditioner for conducting communication through a power line includes a bridge unit connected to at least an outdoor unit through a transmission line, and at least an indoor unit connected from the power line through a blocking filter. A side of the bridge unit far from the outdoor unit is connected between the blocking filter and the indoor unit. The bridge unit subjects a signal from the outdoor unit to spread spectrum modulation and transmits it by superposing the resulting signal on the power line. The superposed signal is received and demodulated by the indoor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi Appliances, Inc.
    Inventors: Koichi Tokushige, Yasuyuki Kojima, Tatsumi Yamauchi, Makoto Ito, Noriyuki Bunko
  • Patent number: 7289553
    Abstract: A communication system is provided including a transceiver and an application controller to transmit and receive signals through the transceiver. An isolator which insulates and separates the transceiver and application controller includes primary and secondary side circuits insulated from each other on a substrate and a capacitive insulating means to transfer signals between the primary and second sides while insulating and separating the primary side circuit from the secondary side circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seigoh Yukutake, Yasuyuki Kojima, Minehiro Nemoto, Masatsugu Amishiro, Takayuki Iwasaki, Shinichiro Mitani, Katsuhiro Furukawa, Chiyoshi Kamada, Atsuo Watanabe, Takayuki Oouchi, Nobuyasu Kanekawa
  • Publication number: 20070153886
    Abstract: A communication system is provided including a transceiver and an application controller to transmit and receive signals through the transceiver. An isolator which insulates and separates the transceiver and application controller includes primary and secondary side circuits insulated from each other on a substrate and a capacitive insulating means to transfer signals between the primary and second sides while insulating and separating the primary side circuit from the secondary side circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Seigoh Yukutake, Yasuyuki Kojima, Minehiro Nemoto, Masatsugu Amishiro, Takayuki Iwasaki, Shinichiro Mitani, Katsuhiro Furukawa, Chiyoshi Kamada, Atsuo Watanabe, Takayuki Oouchi, Nobuyasu Kanekawa
  • Publication number: 20060267193
    Abstract: A primary side circuit and a secondary side circuit are provided on first and second semiconductor substrates, respectively. A first capacitive insulator on the first substrate electrically insulates and isolates between the primary and secondary side circuits while permitting signal transmission between these circuits. A second capacitive insulator on the second semiconductor substrate electrically isolates the primary and secondary side circuit while permitting signal transmission therebetween. First and second frames are provided for input and output of signals to and from the primary and secondary side circuits. External electrodes of the first and second capacitive insulators are connected together by a third lead frame via a conductive adhesive body including more than one solder ball. The first and second substrates and the lead frames are sealed by a dielectric resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Noboru Akiyama, Minehiro Nemoto, Seigou Yukutake, Yasuyuki Kojima, Kazuyuki Kamegaki
  • Publication number: 20060242022
    Abstract: A communication system to which a method for charging a user based on the fact that the user got advertisement information from a base station and dropped in at a shop associated with the advertisement information can be applied and a method for calculating an advertisement fee. A server system has a communication section transmitting and receiving data via a network, a storage section storing advertisement information, a storage section storing information relating to a base station therein, and a storage section storing information about an advertiser as customer information. The system transmits advertisement information requested by an advertiser to distribute it to a base station specified by the advertiser and calculates an advertisement fee charged to the advertiser based on a customer history received from an exclusive device installed at the shop associated with the advertisement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Koji Hashimoto, Masahiko Saito, Shigeru Matso, Yasuyuki Kojima
  • Patent number: 7091588
    Abstract: A primary side circuit and a secondary side circuit are provided on first and second semiconductor substrates, respectively. A first capacitive insulator on the first substrate electrically insulates and isolates between the primary and secondary side circuits while permitting signal transmission between these circuits. A second capacitive insulator on the second semiconductor substrate electrically isolates the primary and secondary side circuit while permitting signal transmission therebetween. First and second frames are provided for input and output of signals to and from the primary and secondary side circuits. External electrodes of the first and second capacitive insulators are connected together by a third lead frame via a conductive adhesive body including more than one solder ball. The first and second substrates and the lead frames are sealed by a dielectric resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Akiyama, Minehiro Nemoto, Seigou Yukutake, Yasuyuki Kojima, Kazuyuki Kamegaki
  • Publication number: 20060059491
    Abstract: A plurality of tasks are managed by being classified into a communication task group, a control task group, and a management task group for management. An execution order of the plurality of tasks is switched by a group unit and, in accordance with a switched task group, information obtained from a LAN or information obtained from each device is processed by a CPU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Shoji Suzuki, Kunihiko Tsunedomi, Satoru Funaki, Masahiko Saito, Yasuyuki Kojima, Takanori Yokoyama, Atsushi Ito
  • Patent number: 6993765
    Abstract: A plurality of tasks are managed by being classified into a communication task group, a control task group, and a management task group for management. An execution order of the plurality of tasks is switched by a group unit and, in accordance with a switched task group, information obtained from a LAN or information obtained from each device is processed by a CPU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Suzuki, Kunihiko Tsunedomi, Satoru Funaki, Masahiko Saito, Yasuyuki Kojima, Takanori Yokoyama, Atsushi Ito
  • Publication number: 20060012489
    Abstract: Power is taken out from radio waves through an antenna and a power receiving unit. A signal receiver, a comparator, and an ID signal holder are operated with the taken-out power to compare an ID contained in a received signal with an ID read out from the ID signal holder. When both the ID's are matched with each other, a switch for a main power source is turned on. In trying to remotely operate household electrical appliances by utilizing the Internet that has become increasingly popular, standby power is consumed if the electrical appliances are kept in a standby state at all times. Since power is taken out from radio waves, the invention is able to cut the standby power in an environment where the radio waves are transferred via radio communication that is expected to be more and more prevalent in future.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimi Yokota, Hideaki Suzuki, Shoji Yoshida, Satoru Funaki, Masahiko Saito, Yasuyuki Kojima, Akihiko Kanouda
  • Publication number: 20050188706
    Abstract: An air conditioner and a power line communication system high in reliability and free of malfunction facilitates the installation work such as the wiring. The air conditioner for conducting communication through a power line includes a bridge unit connected to at least an outdoor unit through a transmission line, and at least an indoor unit connected from the power line through a blocking filter. A side of the bridge unit far from the outdoor unit is connected between the blocking filter and the indoor unit. The bridge unit subjects a signal from the outdoor unit to spread spectrum modulation and transmits it by superposing the resulting signal on the power line. The superposed signal is received and demodulated by the indoor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Koichi Tokushige, Yasuyuki Kojima, Tatsumi Yamauchi, Makoto Ito, Noriyuki Bunko
  • Publication number: 20050112932
    Abstract: A primary side circuit and a secondary side circuit are provided on first and second semiconductor substrates, respectively. A first capacitive insulator on the first substrate electrically insulates and isolates between the primary and secondary side circuits while permitting signal transmission between these circuits. A second capacitive insulator on the second semiconductor substrate electrically isolates the primary and secondary side circuit while permitting signal transmission therebetween. First and second frames are provided for input and output of signals to and from the primary and secondary side circuits. External electrodes of the first and second capacitive insulators are connected together by a third lead frame via a conductive adhesive body including more than one solder ball. The first and second substrates and the lead frames are sealed by a dielectric resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Noboru Akiyama, Minehiro Nemoto, Seigou Yukutake, Yasuyuki Kojima, Kazuyuki Kamegaki
  • Patent number: 6853063
    Abstract: Wire bonding or printed wiring board leads or, alternatively, lead frames or equivalents thereof are used to electrically connect external electrodes of high withstand voltage capacitors formed on a plurality of semiconductor chips. A driver circuit for signal transmission or receiver circuit for signal receipt formed on the semiconductor chips are electrically connected with substrate-side electrodes of said high withstand voltage capacitors, causing the plurality of semiconductor chips to be received within either a single package or a single module. Using this arrangement, a semiconductor device is capable of achieving both dielectricity and size reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Akiyama, Minehiro Nemoto, Seigou Yukutake, Yasuyuki Kojima, Kazuyuki Kamegaki
  • Publication number: 20050005619
    Abstract: An air conditioning system is arranged to use a power line for communication. The air conditioning system includes one or more indoor units, one or more outdoor units, and a system controller for controlling the indoor units or outdoor units and executes communications between the indoor units and the outdoor units as overlapping a signal on the power line for supplying electric power. The outdoor units are connected with the system controller through a leased communication line. The indoor unit provides a power line communication device being connected with the power line. The outdoor unit provides a leased communication device being connected with the leased communication line. A bridge is also provided for connecting the leased communication line and the power line. The control information is exchanged mutually between the indoor units, the outdoor units and the system controller through the power line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Kojima, Noboru Akiyama, Takeshi Onaka, Tatsumi Yamauchi, Koichi Taniguchi, Koichi Tokushige, Noriyuki Bunkou, Keiji Sato