Patents by Inventor Kazuya Watanabe

Kazuya Watanabe 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: 11440475
    Abstract: A periphery display control device includes: an image acquisition unit acquiring captured image data obtained by imaging a periphery of an own vehicle; a target acquisition unit acquiring a target position to which the own vehicle moves; an image generation unit generating a virtual viewpoint image while moving, based on a relative angle of the target position with respect to a movement direction of the own vehicle when moving to the target position, at least one of a virtual viewpoint set at a position facing the target position across the own vehicle and a gazing point when facing an area including at least one of the own vehicle and the target position from the virtual viewpoint in a state where a distance between and heights of the virtual viewpoint and the gazing point are maintained; and an output unit outputting the virtual viewpoint image to a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kinji Yamamoto, Kazuya Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220282996
    Abstract: A rotational angle detection apparatus is provided with a magnet disposed so as to be rotatable integrally with an axis of rotation, having a substantially circular shape when viewed along the axis of rotation, and including a magnetization vector component in a direction orthogonal to the axis of rotation; a magnetic sensor that outputs a sensor signal on the basis of change in a magnetic field accompanying rotation of the magnet; and a rotational angle detector that detects a rotational angle of the rotating body on the basis of the sensor signal output by the magnetic sensor; wherein the magnet has a curved inclined surface with a concave shape along the axis of rotation from a prescribed position on the outer side in a radial direction toward the axis of rotation, and when a circular virtual plane orthogonal to the axis of rotation and centered at the axis of rotation is established at a position opposed to the curved inclined surface, the magnetic sensor is disposed at a position at which the amplitudes
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Masaki NAGATA, Kazuya WATANABE, Hiraku HIRABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11420678
    Abstract: A traction assist apparatus includes a memory and a hardware processor coupled to the memory. The hardware processor is configured to: acquire first coupling information representing a current coupling posture of a towed vehicle to a towing vehicle and acquire second coupling information representing a future coupling posture of the towed vehicle where the towing vehicle moves backward at a current steering angle; and display a first indicator and a second indicator on a display device in a comparable mode, the first indicator indicating the towed vehicle corresponding to the first coupling information, the second indicator indicating the towed vehicle corresponding to the second coupling information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Maruoka, Kazuya Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220252681
    Abstract: A magnetic field detection device, containing a) a first soft magnetic body containing a1) a first plate including a first surface having a first outer edge; and a2) a first protrusion disposed directly or indirectly on the first surface of the first plate at a first arrangement position set back from the first outer edge, the first protrusion including a first tip on an opposite side to the first surface; and b) a magnetic detector provided in a vicinity of the first tip, wherein the magnetic detector has a magnetic sensing direction along the first surface, and the first protrusion is capable of bending a direction of a first magnetic flux, which comes into the first plate, along the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki NAGATA, Kazuya WATANABE, Keisuke UCHIDA, Kohei HONMA, Hiraku HIRABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220244321
    Abstract: Provided is a magnetic field detection device that includes a first and second soft magnetic bodies, and a magnetic detector. The first and second soft magnetic bodies extend along a first plane and are disposed in confronted relation in a third direction. The first plane includes both a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The third direction is orthogonal to both the first and second directions. The magnetic detector is provided between the first and second soft magnetic bodies in the third direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki NAGATA, Kazuya WATANABE, Keisuke UCHIDA, Kohei HONMA, Hiraku HIRABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11400974
    Abstract: A towing assistance device includes an acquirer, a determiner, and a notifier. The acquirer acquires a coupling angle between a towing vehicle and a towed vehicle. The determiner determines whether the towed vehicle is movable backward in a coupling posture with the coupling angle maintained, when the towing vehicle is moved backward at a current steering angle. The notifier issues information on a steering angle at which the towed vehicle is movable backward in the coupling posture, among selectable steering angles of the towing vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya Watanabe, Takayuki Nakasho, Masahiko Sakabe, Kazunori Ono
  • Patent number: 11385070
    Abstract: A route navigation apparatus comprises: an output device configured to output music information, in an audible form, to a user; a memory; and at least one processor or circuit which functions as: a selection unit configured to select predetermined music information in accordance with an operation that has been made by the user with respect to the output music information; and a provision unit configured to provide a route corresponding to the selected predetermined music information to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuya Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11383642
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a hardware processor configured to: acquire a first image and a second image, the first image being obtained at a first height position of a vehicle to capture an image of a circumstance in a first direction, the second image being obtained at a second height position to capture an image of a circumstance in a second direction; acquire a three-dimensional virtual projection plane to which the first and images are projectable, the three-dimensional virtual projection plane including-a side surface; correct, in the height direction, on a basis of a difference between the first and height positions, the correction of the projection position being performed to align contents of the first and second images with each other; and generate a three-dimensional composite image including the first and second images that have been aligned with each other in the height direction by the correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuya Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220208213
    Abstract: An information processing device of an embodiment. includes an extractor configured to extract a feature of a unique utterance from an utterance of a user on the basis of an utterance history of the user for a voice user interface and an estimator configured to estimate a proficiency level of the user for the voice user interface on the basis of the feature extracted by the extractor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventor: Kazuya Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220207447
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information providing device includes a provider configured to provide a mobile communication device of a user with information to be output from the mobile communication device in an online state on the basis of information acquired from the mobile communication device, a schedule acquirer configured to acquire a schedule of the user, a schedule predictor configured to predict a schedule of the user, an estimator configured to estimate a situation in which the mobile communication device of the user will be in an offline state in the future on the basis of the schedule acquired by the schedule acquirer and the schedule predicted by the schedule predictor, and a retention information determiner configured to determine information to be retained in the mobile communication device on the basis of an estimation result of the estimator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventor: Kazuya Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220208187
    Abstract: An information processing device of an embodiment includes a determiner configured to determine priority of metadata on the basis of an importance level indicating a degree of importance a user to each of a plurality of pieces of content and an amount of information of the metadata that is attached to each of the plurality of pieces of content and a notifier configured to notify the user of the metadata on the basis of the priority determined by the determiner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventor: Kazuya Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11371863
    Abstract: A rotational angle detection apparatus is provided with a magnet disposed so as to be rotatable integrally with an axis of rotation, having a substantially circular shape when viewed along the axis of rotation, and including a magnetization vector component in a direction orthogonal to the axis of rotation; a magnetic sensor that outputs a sensor signal on the basis of change in a magnetic field accompanying rotation of the magnet; and a rotational angle detector that detects a rotational angle of the rotating body on the basis of the sensor signal output by the magnetic sensor; wherein the magnet has a curved inclined surface with a concave shape along the axis of rotation from a prescribed position on the outer side in a radial direction toward the axis of rotation, and when a circular virtual plane orthogonal to the axis of rotation and centered at the axis of rotation is established at a position opposed to the curved inclined surface, the magnetic sensor is disposed at a position at which the amplitudes
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Nagata, Kazuya Watanabe, Hiraku Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20220176819
    Abstract: A periphery monitoring apparatus includes: a display processing unit configured to display, on a display, a peripheral image representing a virtual gaze area including a virtual gaze point viewed from a virtual viewpoint in a virtual space in which a situation in a periphery of a vehicle is reflected, based on a captured image acquired by capturing an image of the periphery of the vehicle; and a change processing unit configured to change a viewpoint radius corresponding to a distance between the virtual gaze point and the virtual viewpoint and a viewing angle corresponding to a range of the virtual gaze area viewed from the virtual viewpoint in accordance with a change in a situation on a left side or a right side in a traveling direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kinji Yamamoto, Kazuya Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11353518
    Abstract: Provided is a magnetic field detection device that includes a first soft magnetic body and a magnetic detector. The first soft magnetic body includes a first plate and a first protrusion. The first plate includes a first surface including a first outer edge. The first protrusion is provided at a first arrangement position in the first surface and includes a first tip on opposite side to the first surface. The first arrangement position is set back from the first outer edge. The magnetic detector is provided in the vicinity of the first tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Nagata, Kazuya Watanabe, Keisuke Uchida, Kohei Honma, Hiraku Hirabayashi
  • Patent number: 11346898
    Abstract: An object is to provide a magnetic sensor module that suppresses a size of a magnetic sensor chip while applying a uniform calibration magnetic field to a magneto-resistive element. Provided is a magnetic sensor module comprising an IC chip having a first coil; and a magnetic sensor chip that is disposed on a surface of the IC chip and includes a first magnetic sensor that detects magnetism in a direction of first axis, wherein a planar shape of the IC chip encompasses a planar shape of the magnetic sensor chip, and the first coil has a planar shape including three or more sides, and is, when seen in a cross section along at least one side of the planar shape, is formed so as to cover a region, in a direction of the one side, of the first magnetic sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation, TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Okutsu, Masanori Yoshida, Kazuhiro Ishida, Kazuya Watanabe, Hiraku Hirabayashi, Masanori Sakai
  • Patent number: 11340317
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor device includes a first magnetic sensor, a second magnetic sensor, and a soft magnetic structure. The first magnetic sensor generates a detection value corresponding to a component in a direction parallel to an X direction of an external magnetic field. The second magnetic sensor generates a detection value corresponding to a component in a direction parallel to a Y direction of the external magnetic field. In the presence of a residual magnetization in the X direction in the soft magnetic structure, a magnetic field that is based on the residual magnetization and contains a component in the ?X direction is applied to the first magnetic sensor. In the presence of a residual magnetization in the Y direction in the soft magnetic structure, a magnetic field that is based on the residual magnetization and contains a component in the ?Y direction is applied to the second magnetic sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya Watanabe, Hiraku Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20220154966
    Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes a controller configured to operate in a heating normal operation mode and a heating-defrosting operation mode. In a case of switching from the heating normal operation mode to the heating-defrosting operation mode, the controller makes a selection from an initial control mode 1, in which control is performed such that an initial frequency of the compressor is set to a predetermined maximum frequency and an initial opening degree of the flow control device is set to an opening degree lower than a predetermined maximum opening degree, and an initial control mode 2, in which control is performed such that the initial opening degree of the flow control device is set to the predetermined maximum opening degree and the initial frequency of the compressor is set to a frequency lower than the predetermined maximum frequency, to execute the heating-defrosting operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya WATANABE, Shohei ISHIMURA, Koji FUKUI, Kojiro KATAYAMA, Kosuke TANAKA, Kazuki OKADA, Kazushige BABA
  • Patent number: 11333717
    Abstract: Provided is a magnetic field detection device that includes a first and second soft magnetic bodies, and a magnetic detector. The first and second soft magnetic bodies extend along a first plane and are disposed in confronted relation in a third direction. The first plane includes both a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The third direction is orthogonal to both the first and second directions. The magnetic detector is provided between the first and second soft magnetic bodies in the third direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Nagata, Kazuya Watanabe, Keisuke Uchida, Kohei Honma, Hiraku Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20220113359
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor of the present invention has an elongate element portion having a magnetoresistive effect and a pair of elongate soft magnetic bodies that are arranged along the element portion on both sides of the element portion with regard to a short axis thereof. Each soft magnetic body includes a central portion that is adjacent to the element portion from one end to another end of the element portion with regard to a long axis direction thereof and a pair of end portions that protrude from the central portion in the long axis direction. A width of at least one of the end portions gradually decreases in a direction away from the central portion in at least a part of the end portions in the long axis direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Kazuya WATANABE
  • Patent number: 11302076
    Abstract: A periphery monitoring apparatus includes: an image capturing unit configured to generate a captured image by capturing a periphery of a mobile body; and a controller configured to generate, from the captured image, a peripheral image representing a view from a virtual viewpoint that is set at a relative position to a current position of the mobile body depending on a movement of the mobile body, generate a display image in which a mobile body image representing a position of the mobile body is superimposed on the peripheral image, and display the mobile body image to fix a position of the mobile body image in the display image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuya Watanabe