Patents by Inventor Takashi Akita
Takashi Akita 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: 8239131Abstract: A navigation device displays, on a screen, a route guidance object indicating a route along which the vehicle is to travel, and includes: an image pickup section that obtains a photographed image ahead of the vehicle; a white line detection section that detects a road white line in the photographed image; a map information storage section that stores map information including road shape data which represents the road shape; a road shape data correction section that corrects the road shape data, based on a detection result of the road white line, such that the route guidance object is displayed along the road white line; a route guidance object generation section that generates the route guidance object, based on the corrected road shape data; and the display section that displays the generated route guidance object on the screen.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2008Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Kindo, Takashi Akita, Nobuyuki Nakano, Ryotaro Iwami, Susumu Kawabata
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Publication number: 20120020416Abstract: A flexible cable is provided in which a transmission characteristic can be ensured in a high frequency band, and electromagnetic noises can be suppressed. A flexible cable 11 includes a sheet-like base member (dielectric substance) 1; an adhesive (dielectric substance) 2 which bonds the base member 1 to a cover member (dielectric substance) 3; a shield member 4 which covers the cover member 3 and is bonded or printed to the cover member 3 to suppress electromagnetic noises to be radiated; and a top coating member 5 which covers the shield member 4 to protect the shield member 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2010Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Takuma Shimura, Takashi Akita, Osamu Shibata
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Patent number: 8103442Abstract: In a navigation device for providing a guide from an origin to a destination, a display section displays a guide image indicating the guide to the destination. A state acquisition section acquires a state outside a vehicle. A photographed guide generation section generates a photographed guide image, using a photographed image of a captured forward direction of the vehicle. A map guide generation section generates a map guide image, using map information. Based on the state outside the vehicle acquired by the state acquisition section, a state determination section determines which one of the photographed guide image and the map guide image is to be displayed by priority. Based on the determination made by the state determination section, a guide display control section allows the guide image including at least one of the photographed guide image and the map guide image to be displayed in the display section.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2006Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Takashi Akita, Takahiro Kudoh, Tsuyoshi Kindo
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Patent number: 8103447Abstract: A map displaying device for displaying an accessible range in an arbitrary display form determined in accordance with the scale of a displayed map and/or with the running state of a vehicle is provided. The map displaying device includes: a display unit for displaying map information stored in a map database; a search unit for calculating travel time information regarding a travel time to an arbitrary point accessible from a reference point; and a time information drawing unit for displaying the travel time information in a superimposed manner on the display unit by varying a display form in accordance with the scale of a map and/or with the running state of a user's vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2011Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Kindo, Takahiro Kudoh, Takashi Akita
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Patent number: 8086402Abstract: A map displaying device for displaying an accessible range in an arbitrary display form determined in accordance with the scale of a displayed map and/or with the running state of a vehicle is provided. The map displaying device includes: a display unit for displaying map information stored in a map database; a search unit for calculating travel time information regarding a travel time to an arbitrary point accessible from a reference point; and a time information drawing unit for displaying the travel time information in a superimposed manner on the display unit by varying a display form in accordance with the scale of a map and/or with the running state of a user's vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2011Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Kindo, Takahiro Kudoh, Takashi Akita
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Publication number: 20110280388Abstract: An audio conversation apparatus includes an assignment section for individually assigning units of spatial information which are different from each other, either to parties-to-talk-with each belonging to one of a plurality of predetermined groups, respectively, or to the plurality of predetermined groups, respectively; and a localization section for localizing, in accordance with the units of spatial information assigned by the assignment section, audio data transmitted from outside, and one of a reproduction section connected to the audio conversation apparatus and a reproduction section included in the audio conversation apparatus outputs an audio in accordance with the audio data having been localized by the localization section.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Inventors: Tsuyoshi KINDO, Noboru Katta, Takashi Akita
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Patent number: 8036823Abstract: A navigation system generating a display which enables an intuitive and instant grasp of a distance to a guide point (such as a guide target intersection) is provided. The navigation system displays an object on a route between the vicinity of a vehicle position and the guide point, and includes a object display control section which calculates a distance from an arbitrary point on the route between the vehicle position and the guide point to the guide point, and sets a mode for displaying the object in accordance with the distance from the arbitrary position on the route to the guide point. The object display control section sets, for example, a display color, a pattern, or a shape of the object in accordance with the distance from the arbitrary point on the route to the guide point.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2006Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Takashi Akita, Takahiro Kudoh, Tsuyoshi Kindo, Takuya Hirai
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Patent number: 8014884Abstract: An audio conversation apparatus includes an assignment section for individually assigning units of spatial information which are different from each other, either to parties-to-talk-with each belonging to one of a plurality of predetermined groups, respectively, or to the plurality of predetermined groups, respectively; and a localization section for localizing, in accordance with the units of spatial information assigned by the assignment section, audio data transmitted from outside, and one of a reproduction section connected to the audio conversation apparatus and a reproduction section included in the audio conversation apparatus outputs an audio in accordance with the audio data having been localized by the localization section.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2005Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Kindo, Noboru Katta, Takashi Akita
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Publication number: 20110213552Abstract: A map displaying device for displaying an accessible range in an arbitrary display form determined in accordance with the scale of a displayed map and/or with the running state of a vehicle is provided. The map displaying device includes: a display unit for displaying map information stored in a map database; a search unit for calculating travel time information regarding a travel time to an arbitrary point accessible from a reference point; and a time information drawing unit for displaying the travel time information in a superimposed manner on the display unit by varying a display form in accordance with the scale of a map and/or with the running state of a user's vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Inventors: Tsuyoshi KINDO, Takahiro KUDOH, Takashi AKITA
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Publication number: 20110196604Abstract: A map displaying device for displaying an accessible range in an arbitrary display form determined in accordance with the scale of a displayed map and/or with the running state of a vehicle is provided. The map displaying device includes: a display unit for displaying map information stored in a map database; a search unit for calculating travel time information regarding a travel time to an arbitrary point accessible from a reference point; and a time information drawing unit for displaying the travel time information in a superimposed manner on the display unit by varying a display form in accordance with the scale of a map and/or with the running state of a user's vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kindo, Takahiro Kudoh, Takashi Akita
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Patent number: 7962280Abstract: A map displaying device for displaying an accessible range in an arbitrary display form determined in accordance with the scale of a displayed map and/or with the running state of a vehicle is provided. The map displaying device includes: a display unit for displaying map information stored in a map database; a search unit for calculating travel time information regarding a travel time to an arbitrary point accessible from a reference point; and a time information drawing unit for displaying the travel time information in a superimposed manner on the display unit by varying a display form in accordance with the scale of a map and/or with the running state of a user's vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2006Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Kindo, Takahiro Kudoh, Takashi Akita
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Publication number: 20100268452Abstract: Provided is a navigation device which can superpose a route guide object on an actually captured image so that the route guide object coincides with a road even if the accuracy of the road shape data is at the current level. The navigation device displays on a screen, a route guide object indicating a route along which a vehicle should advance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2008Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kindo, Takashi Akita, Nobuyuki Nakano, Ryotaro Iwami, Susumu Kawabata
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Publication number: 20100161208Abstract: Provided is a navigation apparatus operable to, in route guidance using a photographed image, dynamically set a frequency of updating a guide arrow in accordance with circumstances. The navigation apparatus performs the route guidance by displaying the photographed image, comprising: a searching section (7) for searching a route from a current position to a destination; and a drawing section (11) for displaying the guide arrow which indicates the route searched by the searching section (7) such that the guide arrow is superimposed on the photographed image, wherein the drawing section (11) dynamically sets a frequency of updating a display of the guide arrow based on a predetermined condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2007Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: Takashi Akita, Takahiro Kudoh, Tsuyoshi Kindo
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Publication number: 20100153000Abstract: A navigation system generating a display which enables an intuitive and instant grasp of a distance to a guide point (such as a guide target intersection) is provided. The navigation system displays an object on a route between the vicinity of a vehicle position and the guide point, and includes a object display control section (9) which calculates a distance from an arbitrary point on the route between the vehicle position and the guide point to the guide point, and sets a mode for displaying the object in accordance with the distance from the arbitrary position on the route to the guide point. The object display control section (9) sets, for example, a display color, a pattern, or a shape of the object in accordance with the distance from the arbitrary point on the route to the guide point.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2006Publication date: June 17, 2010Inventors: Takashi Akita, Takahiro Kudoh, Tsuyoshi Kindo, Takuya Hirai
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Patent number: 7718260Abstract: This invention provides hollow fibers impregnated with gel in which the gel firmly adheres to the inner walls of the hollow fibers due to the introduction of comb polymers on the inner walls of the hollow fibers. These hollow fibers impregnated with gel have no gaps at the interfaces between the inner walls thereof and the gel. Accordingly, analysis can be performed with high accuracy. Also, thin slices obtained by bundling these hollow fibers and then slicing this bundle have sufficient adhesion between the gel and the inner walls of the hollow fibers. This also prevents gel from becoming detached from the inner walls at the time of slicing or during operations such as hybridization.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2002Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chiuhei Otsuki, Chiho Itou, Haruko Miyauchi, Teruta Ishimaru, Takashi Akita, Nobuko Oogami
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Patent number: 7718438Abstract: A microarray obtainable by slicing a block comprising a plurality of linear bodies or through-holes which carry an organism-related substance, in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the linear bodies or through-holes, wherein the linear body and/or block comprise a substance that reduces the self-fluorescence thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2001Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Takahashi, Takashi Akita, Chiho Itou, Haruko Miyauchi, Kei Murase
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Publication number: 20090271105Abstract: A map displaying device for displaying an accessible range in an arbitrary display form determined in accordance with the scale of a displayed map and/or with the running state of a vehicle is provided. The map displaying device includes: display means (105) for displaying map information stored in a map database (101); search means (108) for calculating travel time information regarding a travel time to an arbitrary point accessible from a reference point; and time information drawing means (109) for displaying the travel time information in a superimposed manner on the display means (105) by varying a display form in accordance with the scale of a map and/or with the running state of a user's vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2006Publication date: October 29, 2009Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kindo, Takahiro Kudoh, Takashi Akita
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Publication number: 20090262145Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an information display device for presenting, to a user, a correspondence between a position in an actual landscape and a position on a map image. In an information display device (IDA, IDAr), a photographed image acquisition section (1) acquires a photographed image (IC), a map information storage section (4) stores map information (IG) so as to generate a map image (IM), an image display section (7, 8) displays the photographed image (IC) and the map image (IM), an input section (6) designates at least one structure (Rc/Rg) which is displayed in either the photographed image (IC) or the map image (IM) based on an operation performed by the user, and a structure correspondence acquisition section (5) acquires a correspondence (ICb) between the designated structure displayed in either the photographed image (IC) or the map image (IM) and a structure displayed in the other image.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2006Publication date: October 22, 2009Inventors: Takashi Akita, Takahiro Kudoh, Tsuyoshi Kindo
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Publication number: 20090240426Abstract: A navigation device and the like capable of preventing a user from falsely recognizing an intersection to take a turn even when another intersection is present near a guidance target intersection. The navigation device that performs route navigation by displaying a guiding symbol superimposed on a photographed image includes: an adjacent intersection detection unit that calculates a distance between a guidance target intersection and an intersection adjacent to the guidance target intersection; and a guidance display control unit that controls guidance details to be displayed. The guidance display control unit sets timing for indicating a path to be taken at the guidance target intersection by using the guiding symbol based on the distance between intersections calculated by the adjacent intersection detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2007Publication date: September 24, 2009Inventors: Takashi Akita, Takahiro Kudoh, Tsuyoshi Kindo
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Publication number: 20090132162Abstract: A navigation device is provided, which at a junction such as an intersection point, and the like, offers to a driver an appropriate image of the vicinity of the junction which is required in turning right or left, and the like. A route search section (102) searches for a route leading to a set destination. An imaging regulation setting section (107) determines an imaging regulation of an imaging section (109) at a junction which exists on the searched route. A distance calculation section (104) calculates a distance between a position of a vehicle and the junction. A control section (108) changes an image to be shown in an output device according to the calculated distance based on the determined imaging regulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2006Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Takahiro Kudoh, Tsuyoshi Kindo, Takashi Akita