Patents by Inventor Yoshimori SHIZUKA

Yoshimori SHIZUKA 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).

  • Publication number: 20240061671
    Abstract: A software updating device includes a controller and a storage device. The software updating device uses software update data of a vehicle for updating the software. The storage device stores a common package including at least the update data, and an identification package including common package identification information assigned to the common package and vehicle identification information that is associated with the common package identification information and that identifies the vehicle. The controller transmits, to a target vehicle subject to software update, the identification package including the vehicle identification information associated with the target vehicle, and transmits, to the target vehicle in accordance with a request from the target vehicle, the common package to which is assigned the common package identification information included in the identification package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Mitsuhiko KIKUCHI, Eisuke OHASHI, Yoshimori SHIZUKA, Yohei KAIEDA, Hidetoshi HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230138510
    Abstract: A software updating device is provided executes a process for updating software that operate a vehicle-mounted equipment. The software updating device includes a controller and a chargeable onboard battery. The controller acquires the software and applies the software to control the equipment. The chargeable onboard battery supplies electric power to the controller. The controller executes the software update process using the electric power supplied from the onboard battery, when the onboard battery is not being charged. When the controller executes the software update process using the electric power supplied from the onboard battery, the controller prohibits charging of the onboard battery when the onboard battery is not being charged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshimori SHIZUKA, Eisuke OHASHI, Masayuki MOTEGI, Hidetoshi HAYASHI, Mitsuhiko KIKUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230138932
    Abstract: Provided is a software updating device for executing processing for updating software causing an equipment mounted on a vehicle to operate. The software updating device includes a controller that acquires the software, and controls the equipment by applying the software to the equipment. The controller includes a first storage unit that stores acquired first software and a second storage unit that stores acquired second software. In a state where no driving force is output by a power train of the vehicle, the controller executes processing for updating the software by changing software to be applied to the equipment from the first software to the second software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Yoshimori Shizuka, Eisuke Ohashi, Masayuki Motegi, Hidetoshi Hayashi, Mitsuhiko Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20230035303
    Abstract: A software updating device is provided executes a process for updating software that operate a vehicle-mounted equipment. The software updating device includes a controller that acquires the software and applies the software to the equipment to control the equipment. The controller is configured to: acquire updating software and applies the aforementioned software to the equipment, thereby executing the software update process; and cause a warning device to output a warning when an abnormality relating to the equipment occurs. The controller also prohibits outputting of the warning by the warning device when the abnormality relating to the equipment is detected while the software update process is being executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshimori SHIZUKA, Eisuke OHASHI, Masayuki MOTEGI, Hidetoshi HAYASHI, Mitsuhiko KIKUCHI