Patents by Inventor Taichi Hasegawa
Taichi Hasegawa 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: 11560095Abstract: Provided is an input unit to which input signals are inputted, the input signals including signals indicating operating states of switches used for operating the electronic mirror and used for selecting a display mode from among the plurality of display modes to be displayed by the electronic mirror; a storage unit that together with prioritizing and storing each of a plurality of display modes in a hierarchical structure, stores mode setting conditions that are conditions for setting each display mode; a determination unit for determining whether or not the mode setting conditions are satisfied for each of the plurality of display modes based on the input signals; and a setting unit that, of the plurality of display modes, sets a display mode from among the display modes for which the mode setting conditions are satisfied, as a display mode to be displayed on the electronic mirror.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira Egashira, Yuki Yamagami, Kunihiro Sugihara, Goro Asai, Tomoaki Iida, Taichi Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20220391816Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores a program for causing a computer to execute a process, the process includes identifying a working status of each of plural members based on a work volume of each of the plural members, determining a priority for each of the plural members as an assistance request destination based on the identified working status of each of the plural members, and displaying the plural members as candidates of the assistance request destination based on the determined priority for each of the plural members.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Taichi Hasegawa, Yasunori Abe, Tsuyoshi Uchida, Hirokazu Kondo
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Patent number: 11485287Abstract: An electronic mirror system includes: a camera for capturing images of surroundings of a vehicle; a display unit for displaying an image captured by the camera; a switch unit including an adjustment switch and a multi-function switch; and a control unit for performing a process according to a signal from the switch unit. When the multi-function switch is operated, the control unit executes a process selected from a plurality of set processes according to a state of the vehicle; and in a case where the executed process is a transition to a mode for changing setting information of the system, and when the adjustment switch is operated after the transition, the control unit changes the setting information according to a signal from the adjustment switch.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Katsuyuki Fukuda, Tomoaki Iida, Goro Asai, Kunihiro Sugihara, Taichi Hasegawa
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Patent number: 11070737Abstract: An exposure control device of a vehicle-mounted camera comprises an illuminance level determination unit, a plurality of timers, a timer operating unit, and an exposure level determination unit. The illuminance level determination unit determines that an illumination level of an external light illuminance corresponds to one of a plurality of illuminance levels. The timers each provided for a corresponding one of a plurality of change modes, the change modes being defined among the plurality of illuminance levels, or among a plurality of exposure levels for an exposure of a vehicular camera. The timer operating unit operates each of the timers in accordance with a state of change of the illuminance level of the external light illuminance. The exposure level determination unit determines one of the exposure levels for the exposure of the vehicular camera based on a count state of each of the timers.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kyohei Ozaki, Taichi Hasegawa, Kunihiro Sugihara, Goro Asai, Tomoaki Iida
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Patent number: 11046250Abstract: There is provided an electronic mirror system including: a measuring section that a measures a brightness of a vehicle exterior; an imaging section that captures images of rear lateral sides of a vehicle; a display section; an operation section; and a display control section that, in a case in which the brightness measured by the measuring section is less than or equal to a set threshold value, and the vehicle is operated by the operation section so as to travel rearward, switches the imaging range of the imaging section to the second imaging range, and makes a luminous intensity of a dark portion, which is a portion within the display surface of an image displayed on the display surface and whose luminous intensity is lower than a set luminous intensity, be higher than a luminous intensity of the dark portion before the vehicle travels rearward.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoaki Iida, Taichi Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20210188177Abstract: Provided is an input unit to which input signals are inputted, the input signals including signals indicating operating states of switches used for operating the electronic mirror and used for selecting a display mode from among the plurality of display modes to be displayed by the electronic mirror; a storage unit that together with prioritizing and storing each of a plurality of display modes in a hierarchical structure, stores mode setting conditions that are conditions for setting each display mode; a determination unit for determining whether or not the mode setting conditions are satisfied for each of the plurality of display modes based on the input signals; and a setting unit that, of the plurality of display modes, sets a display mode from among the display modes for which the mode setting conditions are satisfied, as a display mode to be displayed on the electronic mirror.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Akira EGASHIRA, Yuki YAMAGAMI, Kunihiro SUGIHARA, Goro ASAI, Tomoaki IIDA, Taichi HASEGAWA
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Patent number: 11014514Abstract: A vehicle surroundings display device includes an imaging device, a display device, and a controller is provided. The imaging device images a region toward a rear side of a vehicle and sideways from the vehicle. The display device is capable of displaying an image captured by the imaging device. The controller controls display of the display device, and selectively a normal active mode, a power-off active mode, a standby mode and a shut-down mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Goro Asai, Tomoaki Iida, Kunihiro Sugihara, Yuki Takahashi, Taichi Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20210006703Abstract: An exposure control device of a vehicle-mounted camera comprises an illuminance level determination unit, a plurality of timers, a timer operating unit, and an exposure level determination unit. The illuminance level determination unit determines that an illumination level of an external light illuminance corresponds to one of a plurality of illuminance levels. The timers each provided for a corresponding one of a plurality of change modes, the change modes being defined among the plurality of illuminance levels, or among a plurality of exposure levels for an exposure of a vehicular camera. The timer operating unit operates each of the timers in accordance with a state of change of the illuminance level of the external light illuminance. The exposure level determination unit determines one of the exposure levels for the exposure of the vehicular camera based on a count state of each of the timers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Kyohei OZAKI, Taichi HASEGAWA, Kunihiro SUGIHARA, Goro ASAI, Tomoaki IIDA
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Patent number: 10857943Abstract: A vehicle surroundings display device is provided. The vehicle surroundings display device includes an imaging device, a display device, and a display controller. The imaging device images a region toward a rear side of a vehicle and sideways from the vehicle. The display device is capable of displaying an image captured by the imaging device.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Goro Asai, Kunihiro Sugihara, Tomoaki Iida, Yuki Takahashi, Taichi Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20200215978Abstract: An electronic mirror system includes: a camera for capturing images of surroundings of a vehicle; a display unit for displaying an image captured by the camera; a switch unit including an adjustment switch and a multi-function switch; and a control unit for performing a process according to a signal from the switch unit. When the multi-function switch is operated, the control unit executes a process selected from a plurality of set processes according to a state of the vehicle; and in a case where the executed process is a transition to a mode for changing setting information of the system, and when the adjustment switch is operated after the transition, the control unit changes the setting information according to a signal from the adjustment switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Katsuyuki FUKUDA, Tomoaki IIDA, Goro ASAI, Kunihiro SUGIHARA, Taichi HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20200207270Abstract: There is provided an electronic mirror system including: a measuring section that a measures a brightness of a vehicle exterior; an imaging section that captures images of rear lateral sides of a vehicle; a display section; an operation section; and a display control section that, in a case in which the brightness measured by the measuring section is less than or equal to a set threshold value, and the vehicle is operated by the operation section so as to travel rearward, switches the imaging range of the imaging section to the second imaging range, and makes a luminous intensity of a dark portion, which is a portion within the display surface of an image displayed on the display surface and whose luminous intensity is lower than a set luminous intensity, be higher than a luminous intensity of the dark portion before the vehicle travels rearward.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoaki IIDA, Taichi HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20200079307Abstract: A vehicle surroundings display device includes an imaging device, a display device, and a controller is provided. The imaging device images a region toward a rear side of a vehicle and sideways from the vehicle. The display device is capable of displaying an image captured by the imaging device. The controller controls display of the display device, and selectively a normal active mode, a power-off active mode, a standby mode and a shut-down mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Goro ASAI, Tomoaki IIDA, Kunihiro SUGIHARA, Yuki TAKAHASHI, Taichi HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20200070723Abstract: A vehicle surroundings display device is provided. The vehicle surroundings display device includes an imaging device, a display device, and a display controller. The imaging device images a region toward a rear side of a vehicle and sideways from the vehicle. The display device is capable of displaying an image captured by the imaging device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Goro ASAI, Kunihiro SUGIHARA, Tomoaki IIDA, Yuki TAKAHASHI, Taichi HASEGAWA
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Patent number: 9758168Abstract: A technique for simplifying the structure of an idling stop device. The idling stop device 100 includes a deceleration detector 200 which detects decelerations of a vehicle. The idling stop device 100 also includes an estimation part 350 which acquires, based on the deceleration detected by the deceleration detector 200, first deceleration when a vehicle is decelerated to a preset speed of less. Based on the acquired first deceleration, the estimation part 350 estimates a first brake pressure applied to the vehicle when the vehicle is decelerated to the preset speed or less.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2013Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Bosch CorporationInventors: Taichi Hasegawa, Shuichi Miyagawa
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Publication number: 20150284002Abstract: A technique for simplifying the structure of an idling stop device. The idling stop device 100 includes a deceleration detector 200 which detects decelerations of a vehicle. The idling stop device 100 also includes an estimation part 350 which acquires, based on the deceleration detected by the deceleration detector 200, first deceleration when a vehicle is decelerated to a preset speed of less. Based on the acquired first deceleration, the estimation part 350 estimates a first brake pressure applied to the vehicle when the vehicle is decelerated to the preset speed or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2013Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Taichi Hasegawa, Shuichi Miyagawa