Patents by Inventor Yuichi KOBATA

Yuichi KOBATA 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: 9043081
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic control device including a processing unit having a function of shifting to a sleep mode in which the processing unit is adapted to start up from the sleep mode according to occurrence statuses of one or more startup factors, and shift to the sleep mode according to a system power supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignees: KEIHIN CORPORATION, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taku Yoshikawa, Daisuke Hoshi, Shinichi Daibo, Yuichi Kobata
  • Patent number: 8996927
    Abstract: An electronic control device includes: a processing unit that performs a predetermined process in accordance with a program; a watchdog timer that includes a time counter reset by a pulse signal output at a given period from the processing unit and outputs a signal having levels inverted depending on whether an overflow occurs; and a latch circuit that latches the signal output from the watchdog timer and outputs a signal obtained through the latching as a first output enable signal. The processing unit stops the output of the pulse signal, when diagnosing a malfunction of the watchdog timer, and diagnoses the malfunction of the watchdog timer based on the first output enable signal output from the latch circuit, after stopping the output of the pulse signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignees: Keihin Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Yoshikawa, Takeshi Yamada, Shinichi Daibo, Yuichi Kobata
  • Patent number: 8924059
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic control device including: a processing unit having a function of transition to a sleep mode; and a watch dog timer having a time counter that resets in response to a pulse signal outputted from the processing unit at certain intervals, this watch dog timer outputting a signal having a level inverted according to the existence or absence of overflow occurrence, in which the electronic control device further includes a latch circuit that latches the signal outputted from the watch dog timer and outputs a signal obtained through the latching as a first output enable signal, and the processing unit stops outputting the pulse signal before transition to the sleep mode, and carries out failure diagnosis of the watch dog timer based on the first output enable signal outputted from the latch circuit after output of the pulse signal is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignees: Keihin Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Yoshikawa, Takeshi Yamada, Shinichi Daibo, Yuichi Kobata
  • Publication number: 20130231807
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic control device including: a processing unit having a function of transition to a sleep mode; and a watch dog timer having a time counter that resets in response to a pulse signal outputted from the processing unit at certain intervals, this watch dog timer outputting a signal having a level inverted according to the existence or absence of overflow occurrence, in which the electronic control device further includes a latch circuit that latches the signal outputted from the watch dog timer and outputs a signal obtained through the latching as a first output enable signal, and the processing unit stops outputting the pulse signal before transition to the sleep mode, and carries out failure diagnosis of the watch dog timer based on the first output enable signal outputted from the latch circuit after output of the pulse signal is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., KEIHIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku YOSHIKAWA, Takeshi YAMADA, Shinichi DAIBO, Yuichi KOBATA
  • Publication number: 20130066519
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic control device including a processing unit having a function of shifting to a sleep mode in which the processing unit is adapted to start up from the sleep mode according to occurrence statuses of one or more startup factors, and shift to the sleep mode according to a system power supply voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., KEIHIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku YOSHIKAWA, Daisuke HOSHI, Shinichi DAIBO, Yuichi KOBATA
  • Publication number: 20130067287
    Abstract: An electronic control device includes: a processing unit that performs a predetermined process in accordance with a program; a watchdog timer that includes a time counter reset by a pulse signal output at a given period from the processing unit and outputs a signal having levels inverted depending on whether an overflow occurs; and a latch circuit that latches the signal output from the watchdog timer and outputs a signal obtained through the latching as a first output enable signal. The processing unit stops the output of the pulse signal, when diagnosing a malfunction of the watchdog timer, and diagnoses the malfunction of the watchdog timer based on the first output enable signal output from the latch circuit, after stopping the output of the pulse signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., KEIHIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku YOSHIKAWA, Takeshi YAMADA, Shinichi DAIBO, Yuichi KOBATA