Patents by Inventor Yoshiro HIRATA

Yoshiro HIRATA 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: 11936500
    Abstract: An in-vehicle network system deployed in a vehicle includes a plurality of first nodes configured to perform an operation relevant to a first function in the vehicle, a second node configured to perform an operation relevant to a second function different from the first function in the vehicle; and a relay device configured to relay communication between the first nodes and the second node. The relay device is configured to start relay of communication between the first nodes earlier than the relay of communication between the first node and the second node at a time of startup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shu Ishizuka, Hiroya Ando, Taichi Matsumura, Masashi Amesara, Yutaka Ueda, Toshio Kawamura, Tomomi Kawamura, Yoshifumi Ohmori, Toshio Shimada, Yoshiro Hirata
  • Publication number: 20230067367
    Abstract: A cephalopod rearing cage capable of maintaining a cephalopod alive, wherein at least a portion of the cephalopod rearing cage is constituted by using a mesh sheet of not less than 4 mesh. Also provided is a cephalopod escape prevention sheet capable of maintaining a cephalopod alive, wherein at least a portion of the cephalopod escape prevention sheet is constituted by using a mesh sheet of not less than 4 mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kagayaki Morishima, Mai Tada, Yoshiro Hirata
  • Patent number: 11528893
    Abstract: A cephalopod rearing cage capable of maintaining a cephalopod alive, wherein at least a portion of the cephalopod rearing cage is constituted by using a mesh sheet of not less than 4 mesh. Also provided is a cephalopod escape prevention sheet capable of maintaining a cephalopod alive, wherein at least a portion of the cephalopod escape prevention sheet is constituted by using a mesh sheet of not less than 4 mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kagayaki Morishima, Mai Tada, Yoshiro Hirata
  • Patent number: 11316926
    Abstract: An in-vehicle network system includes a plurality of controllers configured to perform control of a vehicle, a plurality of transfer paths connected to the controllers, a relay device configured to relay data between the transfer paths, the relay device being connected to the transfer paths, a vehicle state detection unit configured to detect a predetermined state of the vehicle, a first specifying unit configured to specify the controller that transmits data with a low transmission priority in the predetermined state detected by the vehicle state detection unit or a transfer path other than a transfer path that transfers data related to the predetermined state detected by the vehicle state detection unit, and a first communication controller configured to cause the controller specified by the first specifying unit to suppress communication of data or suppress communication of data to the transfer path specified by the first specifying unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Omori, Yoshiro Hirata
  • Publication number: 20210119831
    Abstract: An in-vehicle network system deployed in a vehicle includes a plurality of first nodes configured to perform an operation relevant to a first function in the vehicle, a second node configured to perform an operation relevant to a second function different from the first function in the vehicle; and a relay device configured to relay communication between the first nodes and the second node. The relay device is configured to start relay of communication between the first nodes earlier than the relay of communication between the first node and the second node at a time of startup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shu ISHIZUKA, Hiroya ANDO, Taichi MATSUMURA, Masashi AMESARA, Yutaka UEDA, Toshio KAWAMURA, Tomomi KAWAMURA, Yoshifumi OHMORI, Toshio SHIMADA, Yoshiro HIRATA
  • Patent number: 10911264
    Abstract: An in-vehicle network system deployed in a vehicle includes a plurality of first nodes configured to perform an operation relevant to a first function in the vehicle, a second node configured to perform an operation relevant to a second function different from the first function in the vehicle; and a relay device configured to relay communication between the first nodes and the second node. The relay device is configured to start relay of communication between the first nodes earlier than the relay of communication between the first node and the second node at a time of startup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shu Ishizuka, Yoshiro Hirata, Hiroya Ando, Taichi Matsumura, Masashi Amesara, Yutaka Ueda, Toshio Kawamura, Tomomi Kawamura, Yoshifumi Ohmori, Toshio Shimada
  • Publication number: 20200375154
    Abstract: A cephalopod rearing cage capable of maintaining a cephalopod alive, wherein at least a portion of the cephalopod rearing cage is constituted by using a mesh sheet of not less than 4 mesh. Also provided is a cephalopod escape prevention sheet capable of maintaining a cephalopod alive, wherein at least a portion of the cephalopod escape prevention sheet is constituted by using a mesh sheet of not less than 4 mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kagayaki MORISHIMA, Mai TADA, Yoshiro HIRATA
  • Patent number: 10606796
    Abstract: An on-board network system includes a plurality of controllers connected to a bus, a detecting unit that detects an error that occurs, a measuring unit that measures a degree of error occurrence detected by the detecting unit, and a communication controller that reduces a communication speed and a communication data amount of at least one of the controllers from a first speed and a first data amount to a second speed and a second data amount, when the error occurrence degree becomes equal to or larger than a first degree. The communication controller reduces the communication speed and the communication data amount, such that a first communication time it takes for data to be transmitted at the first speed in the first data amount is longer than a second communication time it takes for data to be transmitted at the second speed in the second data amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshiro Hirata
  • Publication number: 20180183626
    Abstract: An in-vehicle network system deployed in a vehicle includes a plurality of first nodes configured to perform an operation relevant to a first function in the vehicle, a second node configured to perform an operation relevant to a second function different from the first function in the vehicle; and a relay device configured to relay communication between the first nodes and the second node. The relay device is configured to start relay of communication between the first nodes earlier than the relay of communication between the first node and the second node at a time of startup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shu ISHIZUKA, Hiroya ANDO, Taichi MATSUMURA, Masashi AMESARA, Yutaka UEDA, Toshio KAWAMURA, Tomomi KAWAMURA, Yoshifumi OHMORI, Toshio SHIMADA, Yoshiro HIRATA
  • Publication number: 20180176305
    Abstract: An in-vehicle network system includes a plurality of controllers configured to perform control of a vehicle, a plurality of transfer paths connected to the controllers, a relay device configured to relay data between the transfer paths, the relay device being connected to the transfer paths, a vehicle state detection unit configured to detect a predetermined state of the vehicle, a first specifying unit configured to specify the controller that transmits data with a low transmission priority in the predetermined state detected by the vehicle state detection unit or a transfer path other than a transfer path that transfers data related to the predetermined state detected by the vehicle state detection unit, and a first communication controller configured to cause the controller specified by the first specifying unit to suppress communication of data or suppress communication of data to the transfer path specified by the first specifying unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshifumi OMORI, Yoshiro HIRATA
  • Publication number: 20180113836
    Abstract: An on-board network system includes a plurality of controllers connected to a bus, a detecting unit that detects an error that occurs , a measuring unit that measures a degree of error occurrence detected by the detecting unit, and a communication controller that reduces a communication speed and a communication data amount of at least one of the controllers from a first speed and a first data amount to a second speed and a second data amount, when the error occurrence degree becomes equal to or larger than a first degree. The communication controller reduces the communication speed and the communication data amount, such that a first communication time it takes for data to be transmitted at the first speed in the first data amount is longer than a second communication time it takes for data to be transmitted at the second speed in the second data amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshiro HIRATA