Patents by Inventor Yoichi Atsumi

Yoichi Atsumi 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: 9965912
    Abstract: An on-vehicle apparatus control system includes: a first on-vehicle switch and a second located farther from an on-vehicle reception unit than the first on-vehicle switch; an on-vehicle control device; and a portable machine. In a case where the on-vehicle switches is operated, the on-vehicle control device transmits a response request signal to the portable machine, the portable machine returns a response signal, and the on-vehicle control device controls an on-vehicle apparatus. The on-vehicle apparatus control system further includes a level switch. In a case where the first on-vehicle switch is operated, the level switch switches transmission intensity of a portable machine transmission unit or reception sensitivity of an on-vehicle reception unit to a first level, and in a case where the second on-vehicle switch is operated, the level switch switches the transmission intensity or the reception sensitivity to a second level higher than the first level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamamoto, Yoichi Atsumi
  • Patent number: 9786110
    Abstract: An on-vehicle control device mounted on a vehicle includes: an on-vehicle transmission unit that transmits a response request signal to a portable machine carried by a user; and an on-vehicle reception unit that receives a response signal transmitted from the portable machine in response to reception of the response request signal, and a remote control signal transmitted from the portable machine in response to an operation on an operation switch disposed in the portable machine. The on-vehicle reception unit performs: reception processing on the remote control signal on a basis of a first reception sensitivity when receiving the remote control signal transmitted from the portable machine; and reception processing on the response signal on a basis of a second reception sensitivity lower than the first reception sensitivity when receiving the response signal transmitted from the portable machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamamoto, Yoichi Atsumi
  • Publication number: 20170021801
    Abstract: An on-vehicle apparatus control system includes: a first on-vehicle switch and a second located farther from an on-vehicle reception unit than the first on-vehicle switch; an on-vehicle control device; and a portable machine. In a case where the on-vehicle switches is operated, the on-vehicle control device transmits a response request signal, the portable machine returns a response signal, and the on-vehicle control device controls an on-vehicle apparatus. The on-vehicle apparatus control system further includes a level switch. In a case where the first on-vehicle switch is operated, the level switch switches transmission intensity of a portable machine transmission unit or reception sensitivity of an on-vehicle reception unit to a first level, and in a case where the second on-vehicle switch is operated, the level switch switches the transmission intensity or the reception sensitivity to a second level higher than the first level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamamoto, Yoichi Atsumi
  • Publication number: 20170004664
    Abstract: An on-vehicle control device mounted on a vehicle includes: an on-vehicle transmission unit that transmits a response request signal to a portable machine carried by a user; and an on-vehicle reception unit that receives a response signal transmitted from the portable machine in response to reception of the response request signal, and a remote control signal transmitted from the portable machine in response to an operation on an operation switch disposed in the portable machine. The on-vehicle reception unit performs: reception processing on the remote control signal on a basis of a first reception sensitivity when receiving the remote control signal transmitted from the portable machine; and reception processing on the response signal on a basis of a second reception sensitivity lower than the first reception sensitivity when receiving the response signal transmitted from the portable machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamamoto, Yoichi Atsumi
  • Patent number: 8710773
    Abstract: The driver seat unit and the other-seat unit are connected by the single signal line. A direction of a current passed through a motor is switched using contacts of a window opening switch and a window closing switch in the other-seat unit. When a window closing manipulation is performed by the driver seat unit, the current is passed through a coil of a relay via the contacts of the window closing switch, and a contact of the relay is switched to pass a forward current through the motor. When a window opening manipulation is performed by the driver seat unit, the current is passed through a coil of a relay via the contacts of the window opening switch, and a contact of the relay is switched to pass a reverse current through the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Omron Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsunori Kigoshi, Takashi Katoh, Yoichi Atsumi
  • Publication number: 20120091793
    Abstract: The driver seat unit and the other-seat unit are connected by the single signal line. A direction of a current passed through a motor is switched using contacts of a window opening switch and a window closing switch in the other-seat unit. When a window closing manipulation is performed by the driver seat unit, the current is passed through a coil of a relay via the contacts of the window closing switch, and a contact of the relay is switched to pass a forward current through the motor. When a window opening manipulation is performed by the driver seat unit, the current is passed through a coil of a relay via the contacts of the window opening switch, and a contact of the relay is switched to pass a reverse current through the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsunori Kigoshi, Takashi Katoh, Yoichi Atsumi