Patents by Inventor Fuminobu Kurosawa

Fuminobu Kurosawa 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: 10283007
    Abstract: A training system for a motorcycle has a plurality of sensor monitoring operating conditions of the motorcycle. A navigation system indicates a location and a route traveled by the motorcycle. A processor is coupled to the plurality of sensors and the navigation system. A memory is coupled to the processor. The memory stores program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to: analyze the operating conditions monitored by the plurality of sensors along the route; and provide feedback to increase a riding performance when re-riding the route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fuminobu Kurosawa, Daniel Behrendt
  • Patent number: 9550419
    Abstract: A method and system for providing an augmented reality vehicle interface. The method and system include providing an augmented reality user interface. The method and system additionally include receiving an image of a vehicle with an image capturing device. The method and system additionally include identifying a user classification category of the user that is capturing an image of the vehicle. Additionally, the method and system include presenting an augmented reality image of the vehicle by overlaying one or more virtual user interface objects on the points of interest. The method and system also includes controlling vehicle features via the one or more virtual user interface objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Habashima, Fuminobu Kurosawa, Arthur Alaniz, Michael Gleeson-May
  • Publication number: 20160048249
    Abstract: A system and method of remotely controlling a component of a vehicle using a wearable computing device comprising: viewing an identifying characteristic on the vehicle by the wearable computing device; comparing the identifying characteristic viewed to an identifying characteristic image stored in a memory of the wearable computing device; and sending a command signal from the wearable computing device to the vehicle to control the component when the identifying characteristic viewed corresponds to the identifying characteristic image stored in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: SIYUAN CHEN, GOKULA KRISHNAN, FUMINOBU KUROSAWA, YOSHIYUKI HABASHIMA, MASAYUKI SATO, ARTHUR ALANIZ, MICHAEL EAMONN GLEESON-MAY
  • Publication number: 20150364061
    Abstract: A training system for a motorcycle has a plurality of sensor monitoring operating conditions of the motorcycle. A navigation system indicates a location and a route traveled by the motorcycle. A processor is coupled to the plurality of sensors and the navigation system. A memory is coupled to the processor. The memory stores program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to: analyze the operating conditions monitored by the plurality of sensors along the route; and provide feedback to increase a riding performance when re-riding the route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
    Inventors: FUMINOBU KUROSAWA, DANIEL BEHRENDT
  • Patent number: 9117120
    Abstract: A system includes at least one sensor, and a computing device coupled to the at least one sensor. The computing device includes a processor, and a computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon. When executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to identifying a dominant eye of the occupant, determine a first position associated with the dominant eye of the occupant, determine a second position associated with the occupant, and determine a first line-of-sight by extending a first line-of-sight between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Arthur Alaniz, Fuminobu Kurosawa, Yoshiyuki Habashima
  • Patent number: 9116563
    Abstract: A system and method for connection management between a consumer device and a vehicle. The connection management is performed automatically using a computing device, e.g., an application executing on a smartphone. The system and method configure the vehicle and consumer device in a manner that the screen display of the consumer device is mirrored on a touch panel of the in-vehicle computer system and the consumer device is controlled remotely by the user using the touch panel of the in-vehicle computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Fuminobu Kurosawa
  • Publication number: 20150202962
    Abstract: A method and system for providing an augmented reality vehicle interface. The method and system include providing an augmented reality user interface. The method and system additionally include receiving an image of a vehicle with an image capturing device. The method and system additionally include identifying a user classification category of the user that is capturing an image of the vehicle. Additionally, the method and system include presenting an augmented reality image of the vehicle by overlaying one or more virtual user interface objects on the points of interest. The method and system also includes controlling vehicle features via the one or more virtual user interface objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Habashima, Fuminobu Kurosawa, Arthur Alaniz, Michael Gleeson-May
  • Publication number: 20150127257
    Abstract: A vehicle computer implemented method and system for life logging and searching in a vehicle including receiving a request for a vehicle life moment from a vehicle occupant in the vehicle and determining a vehicle life moment from a data store based on the request. The determining includes extracting one of a temporal data component or an activity data component from the request. Further, the method and system include providing the vehicle life moment to the vehicle occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Fuminobu Kurosawa, Daniel Essindi Behrendt
  • Publication number: 20150116200
    Abstract: A method and system for gestural control of a vehicle system including tracking a motion path of a grasp hand posture upon detecting an initiation dynamic hand gesture in a spatial location associated with the motorized vehicle system, wherein the initiation dynamic hand gesture is a sequence from a first open hand posture to the grasp hand posture, controlling a feature of the vehicle system based on the motion path and terminating control of the feature upon detecting a termination dynamic hand gesture, wherein the termination dynamic hand gesture is a sequence from the grasp hand posture to a second open hand posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fuminobu Kurosawa, Yoshiyuki Habashima, Michael Eamonn Gleeson-May, Arthur Alaniz
  • Publication number: 20140348377
    Abstract: A system includes at least one sensor, and a computing device coupled to the at least one sensor. The computing device includes a processor, and a computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon. When executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to identifying a dominant eye of the occupant, determine a first position associated with the dominant eye of the occupant, determine a second position associated with the occupant, and determine a first line-of-sight by extending a first line-of-sight between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Arthur Alaniz, Fuminobu Kurosawa, Yoshiyuki Habashima
  • Publication number: 20140282841
    Abstract: A method and system for managing service requests to a vehicle connected to a portable device, including receiving at the portable device a service request from a requesting party and determining a connectivity status of the portable device. An access rule enabling processing of the request is obtained based on an identity of the requesting party and the connectivity status. The request and the access rule are redirected to a vehicle bus interface for processing the request, where the vehicle bus interface restricts access to vehicle data based on the access rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fuminobu Kurosawa
  • Publication number: 20140218528
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a vehicle occupant with a three-dimensional sound human machine interface, three-dimensional sound navigation, and three-dimensional sound warnings. One method includes retrieving a menu option, determining a virtual location of the menu option relative to the vehicle occupant, and emitting audio related to the menu option through a three-dimensional sound system to cause the vehicle occupant to hear the audio at the virtual location. The method also includes receiving feedback from the vehicle occupant related to the menu option and interpreting the feedback to adjust the virtual location of the menu option.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Arthur Alaniz, Fuminobu Kurosawa
  • Patent number: 8738277
    Abstract: A method for determining a preferred gas station comprises determining gas stations in range of a vehicle, receiving one or more factors associated with refueling preferences for a profile associated with the vehicle, the factor being derived at least in part from data associated with previous refueling of the vehicle, comparing the factor with information associated with the gas stations to determine the preferred gas station. A system comprises a receiver configured to enable communications with a remote server and receive a factor associated with refueling preferences, and a processor configured to determine gas stations in range of a vehicle, and compare the factor with information about the gas stations to determine a preferred gas station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fuminobu Kurosawa, Xin Guan, Shalini Saxena, Roopnath Grandhi
  • Patent number: 8731824
    Abstract: A vehicle display system includes a display having a display screen which displays an image and provides a touch screen user interface. A controller of the display includes a touch detector which detects a number of fingers touched to a predetermined portion of the display screen, as well as a direction and distance of movement of the number of fingers away from the predetermined portion of the display screen. A navigation mode determiner of the controller determines a navigation mode based on the detected number of fingers. A navigation feature determiner of the controller determines a navigation direction and navigation rate based on the detected direction and distance the number of fingers is moved. An image navigation controller of the controller controls the display to navigate the image displayed on the display screen according to the determined navigation mode, navigation direction, and navigation rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Arthur Alaniz, Fuminobu Kurosawa, Yoshiyuki Habashima
  • Publication number: 20130106750
    Abstract: A system and method for connection management between a consumer device and a vehicle. The connection management is performed automatically using a computing device, e.g., an application executing on a smartphone. The system and method configure the vehicle and consumer device in a manner that the screen display of the consumer device is mirrored on a touch panel of the in-vehicle computer system and the consumer device is controlled remotely by the user using the touch panel of the in-vehicle computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventor: Fuminobu Kurosawa
  • Publication number: 20130063336
    Abstract: A driver can point at a vehicle display using a hand on the steering wheel. The vehicle display may be located in the dashboard behind the steering wheel. The location on the display at which the driver is pointing is determined using sensors, and a cursor is displayed at this location. Finger movement is detected by the sensors and a user interface function is performed in response. The performed user interface functions may include the movement of the displayed cursor on the vehicle display, the display of additional vehicle information, the launching of an application, the interaction with an application, and the scrolling of displayed information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Sugimoto, Fuminobu Kurosawa, Tatsuya Kyomitsu