Patents by Inventor Yoichi Kiuchi

Yoichi Kiuchi 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).

  • Assembly line control system and immobilizer data protocol and communication process flow
    Patent number: 7489981
    Abstract: A method and related apparatus are disclosed of guaranteeing VIN registration to a vehicle's ECU. A vehicle identifier is entered into a production control system connected to a network. The entered vehicle identifier is compared with an expected vehicle identifier. If a match is obtained between the entered and expected vehicle identifiers, the vehicle identifier is sent from the production control system to a vehicle Immobilizer. A vehicle identifier acknowledgement is received at the production control system from the vehicle Immobilizer. The production control system verifies the vehicle identifier embedded in the acknowledgement. If a match is obtained, an information record associated with the vehicle identifier is sent from the production control system to the vehicle Immobilizer. An information record acknowledgement is received at the production control system from the vehicle Immobilizer. The production control system verifies the information record embedded in the acknowledgement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Kiuchi, Takashi Fukuda, Jeanette Ye
  • Assembly line control system and immobilizer data protocol and communication process flow
    Publication number: 20060066150
    Abstract: A method and related apparatus are disclosed of guaranteeing VIN registration to a vehicle's ECU. A vehicle identifier is entered into a production control system connected to a network. The entered vehicle identifier is compared with an expected vehicle identifier. If a match is obtained between the entered and expected vehicle identifiers, the vehicle identifier is sent from the production control system to a vehicle Immobilizer. A vehicle identifier acknowledgement is received at the production control system from the vehicle Immobilizer. The production control system verifies the vehicle identifier embedded in the acknowledgement. If a match is obtained, an information record associated with the vehicle identifier is sent from the production control system to the vehicle Immobilizer. An information record acknowledgement is received at the production control system from the vehicle Immobilizer. The production control system verifies the information record embedded in the acknowledgement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Kiuchi, Takashi Fukuda, Jeanette Ye