Patents by Inventor Akira Gotoda
Akira Gotoda 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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Publication number: 20240175687Abstract: A data structure of the voxel data VD according to this example is a map data structure which is a data structure of map data to be referred to by an information processing device 1, and includes position information indicating a position of a structural object and attribution information indicating whether or not the structural object is a floating object on a water surface. If the attribute information indicates that the structural object is a floating object on a water surface, the attribute information is used by the information processing device 1 to identify the position of the structural object by using the position information as relative position information relative to a position of the water surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2021Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Takeshi KODA, Masahiro KATO, Masahiro KATO, Akira GOTODA, Kunio SHIRATORI
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Publication number: 20240175984Abstract: In the information processing device, the point cloud data acquisition means acquires point cloud data generated by a measurement device provided on a ship. The water-surface reflection data extraction means extracts data obtained by measuring a position which is a predetermined distance away from a shore and which is within a predetermined distance from a measurement position of the measurement device, as a water-surface reflection data measured by reflection at a water surface. Then, the water-surface height calculation means calculates a water-surface height based on the water-surface reflection data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2021Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Masahiro KATO, Takeshi KODA, Masahiro KATO, Akira GOTODA, Kunio SHIRATORI
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Publication number: 20240151849Abstract: In the information processing device, the object detection means detects an object based on point cloud data generated by a measurement device provided on a ship. The positional relationship acquisition means to acquires a relative positional relationship between the object and the ship. The display control means displays, on a display device, information related to the positional relationship in a display mode according to the positional relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2021Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Masahiro KATO, Takeshi KODA, Masahiro KATO, Akira GOTODA, Kunio SHIRATORI
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Publication number: 20240135574Abstract: In order to reduce the influence of a detected position error caused by a position estimation error factor on a road surface, an information processing device acquires an image, detects an object position in the image based on the image, transforms the object position in the image into an object position in world coordinates, calculates a reliability of the object position in the world coordinates, determines whether the object position is influenced by a position estimation error factor on a road surface, changes the reliability of the object position according to a result of the error factor presence determination, and estimates a speed of an object by using a past history of the object position in the world coordinates and a past history of the reliability after the change.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Akira GOTODA, Eiji TAKEUCHI
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Patent number: 11709492Abstract: An information processing device (20) includes a route acquisition unit (202) and an automatic driving section determination unit (204). The route acquisition unit (202) acquires route information indicating a moving route of a mobile body. The automatic driving section determination unit (204) acquires adaptation coefficients for a plurality of sections included in the moving route indicated by the route information, with reference to an adaptation coefficient storage unit (206) that stores automatic driving adaptation coefficients set for the respective sections. Further, the automatic driving section determination unit (204) determines the automatic driving sections of the mobile body in the moving route, based on the acquired adaptation coefficients.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Nagata, Makoto Kurahashi, Akira Gotoda
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Publication number: 20230079730Abstract: A control device (100) can communicate with a first sensor (300) for detecting an object around a first vehicle and is equipped on the first vehicle (500). The control device (100) includes a first acquisition unit, a second acquisition unit, a detection unit, and a determination unit. The first acquisition unit acquires a sensing result being a result of detecting an object around the first vehicle (500) from the first sensor (300) equipped on the first vehicle (500). The second acquisition unit acquires positional information of a specified object being an object for performance measurement of the first sensor (300). The detection unit detects the specified object existing within a reference distance from the first vehicle (500), by use of positional information of the first vehicle (500) and positional information of the specified object. The determination unit determines performance of the first sensor (300), based on the sensing result of the specified object by the first sensor (300).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Akira GOTODA, Makoto KURAHASHI, Hiroshi NAGATA
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Patent number: 11554774Abstract: The control apparatus (200) is an apparatus that controls the travel of a target vehicle (10). The control apparatus (200) detects a partial object (20) using a sensor. The partial object (20) is a part of an object riding on the target vehicle (10) and is jutting outside the target vehicle (10). Furthermore, the control apparatus (200) outputs information (travel information) relating to travel of the target vehicle (10) based on the detected partial object (20). For example, the travel information is control information for travel control of the target vehicle (10) and notification information indicating information relating to the partial object (20).Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Akira Gotoda, Makoto Kurahashi, Hiroshi Nagata
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Patent number: 11511747Abstract: A control device (100) can communicate with a first sensor (300) for detecting an object around a first vehicle and is equipped on the first vehicle (500). The control device (100) includes a first acquisition unit, a second acquisition unit, a detection unit, and a determination unit. The first acquisition unit acquires a sensing result being a result of detecting an object around the first vehicle (500) from the first sensor (300) equipped on the first vehicle (500). The second acquisition unit acquires positional information of a specified object being an object for performance measurement of the first sensor (300). The detection unit detects the specified object existing within a reference distance from the first vehicle (500), by use of positional information of the first vehicle (500) and positional information of the specified object. The determination unit determines performance of the first sensor (300), based on the sensing result of the specified object by the first sensor (300).Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2018Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Akira Gotoda, Makoto Kurahashi, Hiroshi Nagata
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Publication number: 20220206492Abstract: An information processing device (20) includes a route acquisition unit (202) and an automatic driving section determination unit (204). The route acquisition unit (202) acquires route information indicating a moving route of a mobile body. The automatic driving section determination unit (204) acquires adaptation coefficients for a plurality of sections included in the moving route indicated by the route information, with reference to an adaptation coefficient storage unit (206) that stores automatic driving adaptation coefficients set for the respective sections. Further, the automatic driving section determination unit (204) determines the automatic driving sections of the mobile body in the moving route, based on the acquired adaptation coefficients.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Hiroshi NAGATA, Makoto KURAHASHI, Akira GOTODA
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Patent number: 11243534Abstract: An information processing device (20) includes a route acquisition unit (202) and an automatic driving section determination unit (204). The route acquisition unit (202) acquires route information indicating a moving route of a mobile body. The automatic driving section determination unit (204) acquires adaptation coefficients for a plurality of sections included in the moving route indicated by the route information, with reference to an adaptation coefficient storage unit (206) that stores automatic driving adaptation coefficients set for the respective sections. Further, the automatic driving section determination unit (204) determines the automatic driving sections of the mobile body in the moving route, based on the acquired adaptation coefficients.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Nagata, Makoto Kurahashi, Akira Gotoda
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Publication number: 20200130678Abstract: The control apparatus (200) is an apparatus that controls the travel of a target vehicle (10). The control apparatus (200) detects a partial object (20) using a sensor. The partial object (20) is a part of an object riding on the target vehicle (10) and is jutting outside the target vehicle (10). Furthermore, the control apparatus (200) outputs information (travel information) relating to travel of the target vehicle (10) based on the detected partial object (20). For example, the travel information is control information for travel control of the target vehicle (10) and notification information indicating information relating to the partial object (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Akira GOTODA, Makoto KURAHASHI, Hiroshi NAGATA
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Publication number: 20200086871Abstract: A control device (100) can communicate with a first sensor (300) for detecting an object around a first vehicle and is equipped on the first vehicle (500). The control device (100) includes a first acquisition unit, a second acquisition unit, a detection unit, and a determination unit. The first acquisition unit acquires a sensing result being a result of detecting an object around the first vehicle (500) from the first sensor (300) equipped on the first vehicle (500). The second acquisition unit acquires positional information of a specified object being an object for performance measurement of the first sensor (300). The detection unit detects the specified object existing within a reference distance from the first vehicle (500), by use of positional information of the first vehicle (500) and positional information of the specified object. The determination unit determines performance of the first sensor (300), based on the sensing result of the specified object by the first sensor (300).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Akira GOTODA, Makoto KURAHASHI, Hiroshi NAGATA
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Publication number: 20200027351Abstract: The present invention provides an in-vehicle device (10) that includes a monitoring unit (11) that determines a state of an object on the basis of an output of a sensor mounted in a vehicle, a generation unit (12) that generates process information for causing the vehicle to execute a process in accordance with the state, a control unit (13) that causes an output device to output cause information indicating at least one of the object or the state which is a cause of the process, and a reception unit (14) that receives an input for changing the process due to the cause indicated by cause information, in which, on the basis of a reception result of the reception unit (14), the generation unit (12) generates the process information in which the process is changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Akira GOTODA, Makoto KURAHASHI, Hiroshi NAGATA
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Publication number: 20200012279Abstract: An information processing device (20) includes a route acquisition unit (202) and an automatic driving section determination unit (204). The route acquisition unit (202) acquires route information indicating a moving route of a mobile body. The automatic driving section determination unit (204) acquires adaptation coefficients for a plurality of sections included in the moving route indicated by the route information, with reference to an adaptation coefficient storage unit (206) that stores automatic driving adaptation coefficients set for the respective sections. Further, the automatic driving section determination unit (204) determines the automatic driving sections of the mobile body in the moving route, based on the acquired adaptation coefficients.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2018Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Hiroshi NAGATA, Makoto KURAHASHI, Akira GOTODA
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Publication number: 20200005635Abstract: An information processing apparatus (10) includes a calculation unit (12) and a process execution unit (14). The calculation unit (12) calculates a probability distribution of an estimation position of a vehicle by using information and map data, the information including at least one of a detection result of a target object in a vicinity of the vehicle, positioning information received from a positioning satellite, and information of an inertial measurement unit (IMU). In a case where accuracy of the estimation position of the vehicle based on the probability distribution calculated by the calculation unit (12) is lower than a predetermined reference, the process execution unit (14) executes at least one predetermined process for improving accuracy of a position estimation process.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Hiroshi NAGATA, Makoto KURAHASHI, Akira GOTODA
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Patent number: 10018839Abstract: A display device is configured to focus light for displaying an image on a position between a pupil and a retina of a user thereby to let the user see the image. Namely, the display device is a view-dependent display device. A gaze guiding unit of the display unit is configured to present information to guide gaze of the user to a guide point that is a position to which the gaze of the user is to be directed. Guiding the gaze of the user in this way makes it possible to let the user appropriately see the information presented by the display device.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2012Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATIONInventor: Akira Gotoda
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Publication number: 20160089980Abstract: A display control apparatus configured to control a display state of display objects on a display screen, is provided with: a detecting device configured to detect a trigger operation of a user and a gaze area of the user on the display screen, on the basis of an imaging result of an imaging device that images the user; a determining device configured to determine specified display objects corresponding to the detected trigger operation or the detected gaze area from among a plurality of display objects displayed on the display screen in a first display state; and a controlling device configured to control the display state to be a second display state in which the display state of the determined specified display objects is different from that in the first display state if the trigger operation is detected in the first display state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2013Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Makoto KURAHASHI, Akira GOTODA, Yugo ISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20150168716Abstract: This display device focuses light, corresponding to an image to be displayed, at a position between a user's pupil and retina, thereby causing said user to see the image. That is, this display device is a view-dependent display device. A gaze-guiding means in this display device presents information so as to guide the user's gaze to a guide point, namely a position to which the user's gaze is to be directed. Guiding the user's gaze makes it possible to cause the user to appropriately see the information presented by the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2012Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATIONInventor: Akira Gotoda
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Publication number: 20150103096Abstract: An optically transmissive display device is configured displays additional information to a real environment visually recognized by a user. The display device includes: a position detecting unit which detects a specific position in the real environment; a calibration unit which obtains a correspondence between the specific position in the real environment and a specific position of the display device to compute calibration data for transforming from a first coordinate system of the position detecting unit at the specific position in the real environment to a second coordinate system of the display device; and a determining unit which determines a natural feature point suitable for computing the calibration data in the natural feature points existing in the real environment, based on a taken image. The specific position in the real environment in the calibration unit is specified by detecting the position of the natural feature point determined by the determining unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2012Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATIONInventor: Akira Gotoda
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Publication number: 20140176609Abstract: A mixed reality device is provided with: a head-mounted display (100) that has a mounting section (110) to be mounted on a user's head, specified position detection means (120 and 231) that detect a specified position in the real environment, and a display section (130) that displays superimposition information to be superimposed onto the real environment; a mounting condition detection means (140) that detects the mounting condition of the mounting section; and update process means (210 and 220) that according to the mounting condition detected by the mounting condition detection means, updates calibration data used to transform the coordinate system of the specified position detection means to the coordinate system of the display section.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2011Publication date: June 26, 2014Inventor: Akira Gotoda