Patents by Inventor Yuichi Mizutani
Yuichi Mizutani 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).
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Patent number: 8547970Abstract: The present disclosure provides a receiver including a demodulation circuit adapted to demodulate data and control information attached to the data, and an extraction circuit adapted to extract some data from entire control information, wherein the demodulation circuit performs demodulation according to the extracted some data.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2011Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideyuki Matsumoto, Yuichi Mizutani
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Patent number: 8548682Abstract: A lateral motion control apparatus includes a target value obtaining unit, a control amount calculation unit, a steering intent determination unit that determines whether a driver of the vehicle is steering with intent, and a control object control unit that controls the control object so as to control the control object based on the control amount when the driver is not steering with intent, and to stop the control of the control object when the driver is steering with intent. The steering intent determination unit includes a steering operation amount obtaining unit and a threshold value setting unit that sets a threshold value for the steering operation amount based on the target value, and determines whether or not the driver is steering with intent by comparing the magnitude of the steering operation amount with the threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2011Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Denso Corporation, Advics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirofumi Nitta, Yuichi Mizutani, Mitsuhiro Tokimasa, Junpei Tatsukawa, Yasuhiko Mukai, Yoshihisa Ogata, Hajime Kumabe, Masatoshi Hanzawa, Masaki Maruyama
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Patent number: 8484528Abstract: Disclosed herein is a receiving apparatus, including: a decoding section configured to receive and decode a low density parity check code; and a decoding control section configured to control a frequency of the decoding on the basis of conditional information that is an index indicative of a communication condition that influences power consumption in the decoding section.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2010Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Naomichi Kishimoto, Hideyuki Matsumoto, Toshiyuki Miyauchi, Yuichi Mizutani
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Patent number: 8478454Abstract: A vehicle movement control apparatus for setting control requirement values for a plurality of control objects controlling movement of a vehicle, if control target values for movement of the vehicle are input, the apparatus includes: a first requirement value setting unit setting a first control requirement value for a first control object; a first estimating unit acquiring a first movement estimated value if the first control object is activated based on the first control requirement value; a calculating unit calculating an estimated delay amount which is a shortage amount generated based on response delay of the first control object; a second requirement value setting unit setting a second control requirement value for a second control object, based on the result of the calculation; and a second estimating unit acquiring a second movement estimated value if the second control object is activated based on the second control requirement value.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2011Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignees: Advics Co., Ltd, Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Denso CorporationInventors: Masatoshi Hanzawa, Yuichi Mizutani, Hirofumi Nitta, Mitsuhiro Tokimasa, Yasuhiko Mukai, Junpei Tatsukawa
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Patent number: 8464124Abstract: A receiving apparatus receives a low density parity check (“LCPC”) code and decode the LCPC code to provide for error check capabilities. A bit error rate (“BER”) controlling section is the frequency of the LCPC by using an index comprised of BER conditional information that indicates communication conditions affecting the power consumption at the time of decoding. The frequency is controlled on the basis of a reception interval of the low density parity check code.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Naomichi Kishimoto, Hideyuki Matsumoto, Toshiyuki Miyauchi, Yuichi Mizutani
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Patent number: 8401126Abstract: The present invention can reduce power consumption at the time of tracing.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2006Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshiyuki Miyauchi, Yuichi Mizutani
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Patent number: 8385371Abstract: A frame synchronizer, frame synchronization method and demodulator which can more positively establish frame synchronization of an input signal which is likely to have a plurality of frame lengths. A differential correlation detector calculates a differential correlation value with no pilot which is associated with the absence of a pilot signal inserted in the input signal and a differential correlation value with a pilot which is associated with the presence of a pilot signal inserted in the input signal. Frame period confirmation counters perform, based on the differential correlation values with no pilot, frame synchronization control appropriate to the input signals whose frame lengths are 21690 and 32490 symbols, respectively. The frame period confirmation counters 1 perform, based on the differential correlation values with a pilot, frame synchronization control appropriate to the input signals whose frame lengths are 22194 and 33282 symbols, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2008Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideyuki Matsumoto, Tetsuhiro Futami, Atsushi Makita, Takashi Yokokawa, Doan Tien Dung, Yuichi Mizutani
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Patent number: 8374290Abstract: This invention relates to a demodulating apparatus and a demodulating method for demodulating an input signal more quickly than before when the channels of the input signal are inverted. A correlator 152 calculates a correlation value indicative of the correlation between a known delayed detection sequence made of symbols of correct delayed detection values of a known sequence inserted in the input signal and a received delayed detection sequence obtained through delay detection of the input signal. If the imaginary part of the correlation value is less than zero, a channel control section 132 switches the channels of the input signal before feeding the signal to a frame synchronization circuit 122. This invention can be applied illustratively to a satellite broadcast receiving apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2008Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tetsuhiro Futami, Yuichi Mizutani
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Publication number: 20120109411Abstract: A vehicle dynamic control apparatus is designed to control a plurality of controlled objects based on a first parameter associated with a motion of a vehicle in a same direction to fulfill a request value of a second parameter associated with the motion of the vehicle in the same direction and outputted from a control requester. The vehicle dynamic control apparatus includes an availability obtainer configured to obtain an availability of the first parameter of each of the controlled objects, and to output the availability of the first parameter of each of the controlled objects to the control requester.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Advics Co., LtdInventors: Mitsuhiro Tokimasa, Junpei Tatsukawa, Yasuhiko Mukai, Masaki Maruyama, Masatoshi Hanzawa, Hirofumi Nitta, Yuichi Mizutani
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Publication number: 20120109460Abstract: A vehicle dynamic control apparatus is designed to control a plurality of controlled objects according to a request value of a first parameter from an application associated with motion of a vehicle in a same direction to fulfill the request value of the first parameter. An availability obtainer obtains an availability corresponding to a controllable range of a second parameter of each of the plurality of controlled objects, the second parameter being associated with motion of the vehicle in the same direction. A selector determines an order of the plurality of controlled objects to be controlled based on the availability of the second parameter of each of the plurality of controlled objects, and selects at least one of the plurality of controlled objects to be controlled in accordance with the determined order.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Advics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiro Tokimasa, Yasuhiko Mukai, Junpei Tatsukawa, Masaki Maruyama, Masatoshi Hanzawa, Hirofumi Nitta, Yuichi Mizutani
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Publication number: 20120109410Abstract: A vehicle motion control apparatus configured to control a plurality of control objects in a same direction of vehicle motion control to achieve a requested control amount is provided. The vehicle motion control apparatus includes a control object selection unit which is configured to determine priority of the control objects used for the vehicle motion control based on a priority determination condition, to select a control object from among the plurality of control objects. The control object selection unit includes a control object selection timing determination section configured to detect a change in the priority determination condition, and cause the control object selection unit to reselect a control object at a timing of the change detection as a selection timing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicants: ADVICS CO., LTD., DENSO CORPORATION, AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masatoshi HANZAWA, Masaki MARUYAMA, Hirofumi NITTA, Yuichi MIZUTANI, Mitsuhiro TOKIMASA, Yasuhiko MUKAI, Junpei TATSUKAWA
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Publication number: 20120109414Abstract: In a vehicle dynamic control platform arranged between a controlled object and an application, an availability obtainer obtains an availability corresponding to a controllable range of a second parameter of the controlled object, and outputs the availability of the second parameter of the controlled object to the application. The application is programmed to output the target value of the first parameter based on the availability of the second parameter of the controlled object. A comparator compares the target value of the first parameter with the availability of the second parameter when the target value of the first parameter is outputted from the application, and determines, based on a result of the comparison, whether to perform dynamic control of the vehicle by controlling the controlled object.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Advics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hajime Kumabe, Yoshihisa Ogata, Junpei Tatsukawa, Mitsuhiro Tokimasa, Yasuhiko Mukai, Masatoshi Hanzawa, Masaki Maruyama, Hirofumi Nitta, Yuichi Mizutani
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Publication number: 20120109464Abstract: The momentum control apparatus includes: an optimal feedback gain obtaining part for obtaining a plurality of optimal feedback gains used when each of the plurality of actuators is independently actuated to feedback control the momentum of the controlled object; and a feedback gain setting part for extracting a minimum feedback gain out of the plurality of optimal feedback gains obtained by the optimal feedback gain obtaining part as a feedback gain of a control system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ADVICS CO., LTD., DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yuichi MIZUTANI, Hirofumi NITTA, Junpei TATSUKAWA, Mitsuhiro TOKIMASA, Yasuhiko MUKAI, Yoshihisa OGATA, Hajime KUMABE, Masatoshi HANZAWA, Masaki MARUYAMA
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Publication number: 20120109461Abstract: A lateral motion control apparatus includes a target value obtaining unit, a control amount calculation unit, a steering intent determination unit that determines whether a driver of the vehicle is steering with intent, and a control object control unit that controls the control object so as to control the control object based on the control amount when the driver is not steering with intent, and to stop the control of the control object when the driver is steering with intent. The steering intent determination unit includes a steering operation amount obtaining unit and a threshold value setting unit that sets a threshold value for the steering operation amount based on the target value, and determines whether or not the driver is steering with intent by comparing the magnitude of the steering operation amount with the threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ADVICS CO., LTD., DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi NITTA, Yuichi Mizutani, Mitsuhiro Tokimasa, Junpei Tatsukawa, Yasuhiko Mukai, Yoshihisa Ogata, Hajime Kumabe, Masatoshi Hanzawa, Masaki Maruyama
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Publication number: 20120109416Abstract: The lateral motion control apparatus calculates lateral motion control amounts for a plurality of control targets that operate cooperatively in order to change the lateral motion amount of the vehicle based on a target value for the lateral motion amount of the vehicle, and control the plurality of control targets based on the calculated lateral motion control amounts. Meanwhile, it is determined whether or not the control of the plurality of control targets is to be stopped. When it has been determined that the control of the plurality of control targets is to be stopped, lateral motion degeneration control amounts are determined for each of the plurality of control targets so that the lateral motion control amounts of the plurality of control targets degenerate starting at that time, and the plurality of control targets are controlled based on the determined lateral motion degeneration control amounts.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ADVICS CO., LTD., DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yuichi Mizutani, Hirofumi Nitta, Yasuhiko Mukai, Mitsuhiro Tokimasa, Junpei Tatsukawa, Yoshihisa Ogata, Hajime Kumabe, Masatoshi Hanzawa, Masaki Maruyama
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Publication number: 20120110284Abstract: The present invention relates to a data processing apparatus, a data processing method, and a program that are configured to prevent (or lower) the increase in scale and cost of the apparatus. A read/write control portion 73 executes read/write control in which slots subject to extraction of two or more slots in one frame that is a collection of two or more slots each of which is a unit of error correction coding are written to a ring buffer 71 and the slots subject to extraction in one frame written to the ring buffer 71 are read within the unit time. When slots subject to extraction are changed, an output portion 76 executes output processing in which dummy data outputted from a dummy data output portion 75 are outputted with a timing immediately before a change start frame that is a frame from which the change of slots subject to extraction is started and, slots subject to extraction read from the ring buffer 71 are outputted for frames subsequent to the change start frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideyuki Matsumoto, Yuichi Mizutani
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Publication number: 20120109415Abstract: A lateral motion control apparatus for a vehicle includes a control stop determination unit that determines whether or not to stop the control for the control target by the control target control unit based on a steering operation amount inputted by a driver of the vehicle, and a degeneration control amount determination unit that determines a degeneration control amount for the control target such that the control amount for the control target degenerates after the time when the control stop determination unit has determined that the control for the control target is to be stopped. When the control stop determination unit has determined that the control for the control target is to be stopped, the control target control unit controls the control target based on the degeneration control amount determined by the degeneration control amount determination unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ADVICS CO., LTD., DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi NITTA, Yuichi MIZUTANI, Mitsuhiro TOKIMASA, Junpei TATSUKAWA, Yasuhiko MUKAI, Yoshihisa OGATA, Hajime KUMABE, Masatoshi HANZAWA, Masaki MARUYAMA
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Publication number: 20120109412Abstract: A vehicle movement control apparatus for setting control requirement values for a plurality of control objects controlling movement of a vehicle, if control target values for movement of the vehicle are input, the apparatus includes: a first requirement value setting unit setting a first control requirement value for a first control object; a first estimating unit acquiring a first movement estimated value if the first control object is activated based on the first control requirement value; a calculating unit calculating an estimated delay amount which is a shortage amount generated based on response delay of the first control object; a second requirement value setting unit setting a second control requirement value for a second control object, based on the result of the calculation; and a second estimating unit acquiring a second movement estimated value if the second control object is activated based on the second control requirement value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicants: ADVICS CO., LTD., DENSO CORPORATION, AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masatoshi HANZAWA, Yuichi Mizutani, Hirofumi Nitta, Mitsuhiro Tokimasa, Yasuhiko Mukai, Junpei Tatsukawa
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Publication number: 20120062803Abstract: The present disclosure provides a receiver including a demodulation circuit adapted to demodulate data and control information attached to the data, and an extraction circuit adapted to extract some data from entire control information, wherein the demodulation circuit performs demodulation according to the extracted some data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideyuki MATSUMOTO, Yuichi MIZUTANI
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Patent number: 8085663Abstract: A data processing apparatus including: an adjusting section configured to receive a stream including packets and a start flag indicative of the beginning of each of the packets in the stream, adjust a rate of the stream to a certain rate, and output the adjusted stream that is the stream after the rate adjustment and the start flag indicative of the beginning of each of the packets in the adjusted stream; a monitoring section configured to monitor a packet interval that is a start interval between the packets in the adjusted stream on the basis of the start flag; and an output control section configured to execute output control of outputting the packets in the adjusted stream if the packet interval is a normal interval and restricting the outputting of the packets in the adjusted stream if the packet interval is an abnormal interval.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2009Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yuichi Mizutani, Atsushi Makita