Patents by Inventor Akira Kamiya

Akira Kamiya 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: 11982539
    Abstract: A display system applied to a vehicle includes a navigation device guiding a route to a destination and a display control device displaying multiple route guidance contents in superimposed manner on a road surface using a head-up display. When the navigation device determines that a first route guidance and a second route guidance included in route guidance information are successive guidance, (i) the navigation device concurrently displays images of the first route guidance and the second route guidance, and (ii) the display control device activates display of a first guidance content that performs the first route guidance, and then activates display of a second guidance content that performs the second route guidance after deactivating the display of the first guidance content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Horihata, Kazuki Kojima, Akira Kamiya, Motohiro Fukumoto, Takeshi Hato
  • Publication number: 20240127830
    Abstract: This encoding device comprises: a downmix circuit that switches mixing processing according to the characteristic of an input stereo signal to generate either a first stereo signal or a second stereo signal obtained by mixing processing of a left channel signal and a right channel signal; a first encoding circuit that encodes the first stereo signal; and a second encoding circuit that encodes two signals included in the second stereo signal. The second encoding circuit performs monaural encoding on the basis of the encoding mode of the first encoding circuit in a first section in which switching from the first stereo signal to the second stereo signal is performed and/or a second section in which switching from the second stereo signal to the first stereo signal is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Yuichi KAMIYA, Takuya KAWASHIMA, Akira HARADA, Hiroyuki EHARA
  • Publication number: 20240083252
    Abstract: A vehicle display system, by executing a computer-readable program, being configured to: display multiple image contents in separate display areas of a display device arranged in a vehicle; detect a visual field range of an occupant of the vehicle; determine whether a frame rate of a certain image content displayed in the visual field range satisfies a lowest reference, the certain image content being one of the multiple image contents; and in response to determining that the frame rate of the certain image content does not satisfy the lowest reference, reduce a processing load of a different process while maintaining a display process of the certain image content in the visual field range of the occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Akira KAMIYA, Kiyotaka Taguchi, Yasuhiko Joho, Toshinori Mizuno, Hiroyuki Mimura
  • Publication number: 20240059309
    Abstract: An image processing device applied to a driving assistance system, which includes: a driving assistance device that detects a relative position of a lane marking with respect to a vehicle and assists a driving of the vehicle based on a detected positional information; and a head-up display device that projects a display image on a projection area arranged on the vehicle to visually recognize a virtual image of the display image, includes: an acquisition device that acquires the positional information; and a generation device that generates the display image including a predetermined display element. The generation device generates the display image to visually recognize the display element at a position associated with the positional information and to visually recognize the display element as a shape inclined toward the vehicle from the lane marking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Akira KAMIYA, Nozomi KITAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20240042857
    Abstract: By vehicle display system, a vehicle display method, or a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium storing a vehicle display program configured to display content on a plurality of displays sandwiching a non-display region, a head position of an occupant of a vehicle, an angle of a head of the occupant, and a line of sight are detected, a hiding prevention process is executed on important information, and the important information is displayed on a display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MIMURA, Kiyotaka TAGUCHI, Yasuhiko JOHO, Toshinori MIZUNO, Akira KAMIYA
  • Publication number: 20240042858
    Abstract: A setting unit is configured to, when the image content is to be displayed across the display screens of the plurality of display devices with the non-display area therebetween, set a display area including a duplicated area in which the image content is partially duplicated and to be displayed on the display screens of the plurality of display devices. A determination unit is configured to determine whether the image content includes a specific content represented by character/symbol information or image-recognized character/symbol information. A duplicated display processing unit is configured to, on determination of the determination unit that the image content includes the specific content, set a duplication width of the duplicated area based on a width of the specific content and display the image content of the duplicated area on the display screens of the plurality of display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Akira KAMIYA, Kiyotaka TAGUCHI, Yasuhiko JOHO, Hiroyuki MIMURA, Toshinori MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20240017616
    Abstract: A display system for a vehicle generates a first image content to be displayed at a first frame rate in a first display area, a second image content to be displayed at a second frame rate in a second display area adjacent to the first display area, and an inter-area image to be displayed between the first display area and the second display area. Further, the display system synthesizes and outputs the first image content, the second image content, and the inter-area image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kiyotaka TAGUCHI, Akira KAMIYA, Yasuhiko JOHO, Hiroyuki MIMURA, Toshinori MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20230419692
    Abstract: An occupant monitoring system includes a camera, an image processor and an exclusion structure. The camera is provided in a cabin and configured to capture an image of a face of an occupant in a vehicle. The image processor is configured to recognize the face of the occupant based on an imaging data captured by the camera. The exclusion structure is configured to exclude, from a field of view of the camera or the imaging data, a region contains an obstacle to be erroneously recognized as the face of the occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Kiyotaka TAGUCHI, Yasuhiko JOHO, Akira KAMIYA, Hiroyuki MIMURA, Toshinori MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20230418541
    Abstract: A display system displays on a first display screen of a first display and a second display screen of a second display arranged side by side with a non-display area sandwiched between the first display screen and the second display screen. The display system includes: a determination unit that determines whether a content includes information necessary for an user when the content across the first display screen and the second display screen is displayed to bridge the non-display area; and a display processing unit that displays the content by changing a display area based on a determination result of the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuhiko JOHO, Kiyotaka TAGUCHI, Akira KAMIYA, Hiroyuki MIMURA, Toshinori MIZUNO
  • Patent number: 11840251
    Abstract: An image processing device applied to a driving assistance system, which includes: a driving assistance device that detects a relative position of a lane marking with respect to a vehicle and assists a driving of the vehicle based on a detected positional information; and a head-up display device that projects a display image on a projection area arranged on the vehicle to visually recognize a virtual image of the display image, includes: an acquisition device that acquires the positional information; and a generation device that generates the display image including a predetermined display element. The generation device generates the display image to visually recognize the display element at a position associated with the positional information and to visually recognize the display element as a shape inclined toward the vehicle from the lane marking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Kamiya, Nozomi Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 11710429
    Abstract: A display control device controls a superimposed display of a content by a head-up display for a vehicle. The display control device estimates a visible area of a road surface in a foreground included in an angle of view of the head-up display, and an invisible area of the road surface in the foreground included in the angle of view; distinguishes, in a route content, a visible part superimposed in the visible area, an invisible part superimposed in the invisible area, and an overlapping portion between the visible part and the invisible part; and causes the overlapping portion to be displayed in a display mode different from display modes of a visible non-overlapping portion of the visible part out of the overlapping portion and an invisible non-overlapping portion of the invisible part out of the overlapping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Kamiya, Daisuke Takemori, Kazuki Kojima
  • Patent number: 11492017
    Abstract: An information presentation device, mounted on a vehicle for which automatic evacuation control functions when it is difficult for a driver to continue driving the vehicle, and presenting information to an occupant of the vehicle except the driver by a display in a display area that is visually recognizable by the occupant, includes: an operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information of the automatic evacuation control; and a display generation unit that generates an occupant notification display that is displayed in the display area to notify information relating to the automatic evacuation control when the automatic evacuation control is in operation. The occupant notification display includes: an explanatory image that shows an explanation of a process executed currently; and a progress image that indicates a degree of progress in the automatic evacuation control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuo Tamagaki, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Hiroaki Tanaka, Takuya Mori, Yuki Fujisawa, Akira Kamiya, Takuya Kume
  • Publication number: 20220130296
    Abstract: A display control device mounted on a vehicle: determines whether a caution point exists in front of a vehicle; determines whether the caution point is included in an angle of view of a head-up display mounted on the vehicle; displays a caution content as a superimposed content with the caution point as a superimposition target in response to the caution point being determined to be included in the angle of view; displays the caution content as a non-superimposed content with no superimposition target in response to the caution point being determined to be not included in the angle of view; determines a type of the caution point; displays the caution content associated with the determined type of the caution point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Akira KAMIYA, Takamitsu SUZUKI, Takashi ICHIDA, Takeshi HATOH, Kazuki KOJIMA, Daisuke TAKEMORI
  • Publication number: 20220093020
    Abstract: A display control device controls a superimposed display of a content by a head-up display for a vehicle. The display control device estimates a visible area of a road surface in a foreground included in an angle of view of the head-up display, and an invisible area of the road surface in the foreground included in the angle of view; distinguishes, in a route content, a visible part superimposed in the visible area, an invisible part superimposed in the invisible area, and an overlapping portion between the visible part and the invisible part; and causes the overlapping portion to be displayed in a display mode different from display modes of a visible non-overlapping portion of the visible part out of the overlapping portion and an invisible non-overlapping portion of the invisible part out of the overlapping portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Akira KAMIYA, Daisuke TAKEMORI, Kazuki KOJIMA
  • Patent number: 11267480
    Abstract: A travel control apparatus is provided. The travel control apparatus acquires driver abnormality information indicative of an abnormality of a driver of a vehicle, makes a determination that the driver is in a driving difficulty state based at least on the driver abnormality information, and activates a lane departure prevention function and a cruise control function of the vehicle at substantially the same time during a time period between when the driver abnormality information is acquired and when the driving difficulty state is determined. Together with activating the lane departure prevention function and the cruise control function, the travel control apparatus outputs notification request information to a human machine interface controller controlling a notification device which issues a notification to a passenger of the vehicle. The notification request information causes the notification indicative of activation of the lane departure prevention function and the cruise control function to be issued.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuo Tamagaki, Hiroaki Tanaka, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Akira Kamiya, Takuya Mori, Yuki Fujisawa, Ayako Kotani
  • Patent number: 11220274
    Abstract: A vehicle display control device controls display performed by a head-up display for a vehicle. The head-up display is configured to project an image on a projection member to cause a virtual image to be displayed in superimposed relation on a front view of the vehicle. The vehicle display control device determines a host vehicle situation as a road structure of a road on which a host vehicle is running, and controls to limit or not to limit a superimposed display of the virtual image with respect to a target object on which the virtual image is to be displayed in superimposed relation according to the host vehicle situation determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroto Banno, Takeshi Hato, Takeshi Kawashima, Daisuke Takemori, Akira Kamiya, Shingo Yamashita, Yasushi Sakuma, Satoshi Horihata
  • Patent number: 11189250
    Abstract: A display control device for controlling a display position of a virtual image displayed and superimposed on a foreground in a vehicle (A), includes: an information acquisition unit for acquiring state information of the vehicle and extracting attitude change information and vibration information of the vehicle from the state information; a position correction unit for correcting a displacement of the display position of the virtual image with respect to the foreground caused by the attitude change of the vehicle, based on the attitude change information; a rough road determination unit for determining whether a road is a rough road, the road on which the vehicle is traveling or scheduled to travel, based on the vibration information; and a correction suppression unit for suppressing a correction control of the display position executed by the position correction unit and continuing to display the virtual image, based on a rough road determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Hato, Takeshi Kawashima, Daisuke Takemori, Hiroto Banno, Akira Kamiya, Shingo Yamashita, Shunsuke Shibata, Masayuki Imanishi, Norio Samma
  • Publication number: 20210356289
    Abstract: A display system applied to a vehicle includes a navigation device guiding a route to a destination and a display control device displaying multiple route guidance contents in superimposed manner on a road surface using a head-up display. When the navigation device determines that a first route guidance and a second route guidance included in route guidance information are successive guidance, (i) the navigation device concurrently displays images of the first route guidance and the second route guidance, and (ii) the display control device activates display of a first guidance content that performs the first route guidance, and then activates display of a second guidance content that performs the second route guidance after deactivating the display of the first guidance content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Satoshi HORIHATA, Kazuki KOJIMA, Akira KAMIYA, Motohiro FUKUMOTO, Takeshi HATO
  • Publication number: 20210163036
    Abstract: An image processing device applied to a driving assistance system, which includes: a driving assistance device that detects a relative position of a lane marking with respect to a vehicle and assists a driving of the vehicle based on a detected positional information; and a head-up display device that projects a display image on a projection area arranged on the vehicle to visually recognize a virtual image of the display image, includes: an acquisition device that acquires the positional information; and a generation device that generates the display image including a predetermined display element. The generation device generates the display image to visually recognize the display element at a position associated with the positional information and to visually recognize the display element as a shape inclined toward the vehicle from the lane marking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Akira KAMIYA, Nozomi KITAGAWA
  • Patent number: 10982530
    Abstract: A gyroscope package, system and method for use in a downhole tool suitable are provided. The gyroscope package, system and method includes a housing coupleable with a downhole tool, a gyroscope body within the housing, and an inductive-type MEMS gyroscope. The MEMS gyroscope includes a magnetic shield disposed around the inductive-type MEMS gyroscope to magnetically shield the inductive-type MEMS gyroscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juei Igarashi, Sogo Kuroiwa, Shigeru Sato, Akira Kamiya