Patents by Inventor Takashi Sadahiro

Takashi Sadahiro 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: 9069453
    Abstract: A display input device is comprised of a touch panel 1 for carrying out a display of an image and an input of an image, a vibration sensor (a proximity sensor 12) for detecting a vibration of an object to be detected which is positioned opposite to the touch panel 1, a vibration correcting unit 304 for making a vibration correction when the vibration of the object to be detected which is detected by the vibration sensor has an amount equal to or larger than a predetermined amount, and a control unit 3 for carrying out a process of transforming an image in a display area having a fixed range displayed on the above-mentioned touch panel according to the position of the object to be detected to which the above-mentioned vibration correction has been made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuo Shimotani, Tsutomu Matsubara, Takashi Sadahiro, Masako Ohta, Yuichi Okano, Tsuyoshi Sempuku
  • Patent number: 8963849
    Abstract: A display input device is comprised of a touch panel 1 for carrying out a display of information and an input of information, a proximity sensor 12 for detecting a movement of an object to be detected which is positioned opposite to the touch panel 1 in a noncontact manner, and a control unit 3 for, when the proximity sensor 12 detects an approach of the object to be detected to within a predetermined distance from the touch panel 1, moving a specific display object displayed on the touch panel 1 close to a stop position of the object to be detected to display the specific display object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo Shimotani, Tsutomu Matsubara, Takashi Sadahiro, Masako Ohta, Yuichi Okano, Tsuyoshi Sempuku
  • Patent number: 8890819
    Abstract: A display input device includes a control unit for correcting horizontal coordinates of an object to be detected on an xy coordinate plane extending on a touch panel 1, which are acquired by a proximity sensor 12, according to an angle of elevation ?, an angle of deviation ? and a vertical distance z between the object to be detected and a surface of the touch panel, ? being the angle of a straight line OC with respect to the surface of the touch panel, the straight line OC extending between a predetermined point O positioned on the touch panel and a predetermined point C positioned outside the touch panel, and ? being the angle between a straight line which is an orthogonal projection of the line OC onto the xy coordinate plane, and an x axis on the xy coordinate plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo Shimotani, Tsutomu Matsubara, Takashi Sadahiro, Masako Ohta, Yuichi Okano, Tsuyoshi Sempuku
  • Patent number: 8700329
    Abstract: A navigation apparatus is provided that is highly convenient for a user to view a map screen and a menu window. A display controller 15 determines a view mode of each of a map screen and a menu window, based on information about a travel condition of a moving object from a route search unit 12 and an own-vehicle location identification unit, when the menu window is displayed according to information entered from an input unit 10. A display map generator 16 generates a map screen according to information about the view mode from the display controller 15. A display menu generator 17 generates a menu window according to information about the view mode from the display controller 15. A display unit 21 displays the map screen from the display map generator 16 and the menu window from the menu generator 17.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hideto Miyazaki, Tsuyoshi Sempuku, Shoji Tanaka, Kuniyo Ieda, Takashi Sadahiro
  • Patent number: 8677287
    Abstract: A display input device is comprised of a touch panel 1 for carrying out a display of information and an input of information, a vibration detection sensor (proximity sensors 12 or an acceleration sensor 23) for detecting a vibration of an object to be detected which is positioned opposite to the touch panel 1, and a control unit 3 for, when it is determined that a relative vibration between the touch panel and the object to be detected, which is detected by the vibration detection sensor, has an amount equal to or larger than a predetermined amount, carrying out a process of enlarging an image in a display area having a fixed range, which is displayed on the touch panel 1, to display the enlarged image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo Shimotani, Tsutomu Matsubara, Takashi Sadahiro, Masako Ohta, Yuichi Okano, Tsuyoshi Sempuku
  • Publication number: 20120287279
    Abstract: A parking support apparatus includes: a vehicle position locating control unit for locating a present position; a parking support database in which a guideline to be displayed at parking is registered for each parking space; cameras for shooting surroundings; a parking support screen generating unit for acquiring, when parking in a parking space placed at the position located by the vehicle position locating control unit, the guideline corresponding to the parking space from the parking support database, and for generating a parking support screen by superposing the guideline upon an image or images taken with the cameras; and a display unit for displaying the parking support screen created by the parking support screen generating unit. Accordingly, it can offer a parking support apparatus capable of displaying the optimum parking support image corresponding to a parking space and improving convenience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shoji Tanaka, Takashi Sadahiro, Tsuyoshi Sempuku, Kuniyo Ieda, Hideto Miyazaki, Toyoaki Kitano
  • Publication number: 20120271830
    Abstract: Disclosed is a data processing device including a data acquisition unit for acquiring data from a medium, an integrated database for integrating the data acquired by the data acquisition unit thereinto, a data analysis determination unit for analyzing the data integrated into the integrated database, a display control unit for creating an image of a side view of and an image of a bottom view of a solid expressing the data integrated into the integrated database on the basis of an analysis result acquired by the data analysis determination unit and the data, and a display unit for displaying the images created by the display control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Tomohiro Shiino, Yoko Sano, Tsuyoshi Sempuku, Hideto Miyazaki, Kuniyo Ieda, Takashi Sadahiro, Shoji Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20120109516
    Abstract: A navigation apparatus is provided that is highly convenient for a user to view a map screen and a menu window. A display controller 15 determines a view mode of each of a map screen and a menu window, based on information about a travel condition of a moving object from a route search unit 12 and an own-vehicle location identification unit, when the menu window is displayed according to information entered from an input unit 10. A display map generator 16 generates a map screen according to information about the view mode from the display controller 15. A display menu generator 17 generates a menu window according to information about the view mode from the display controller 15. A display unit 21 displays the map screen from the display map generator 16 and the menu window from the menu generator 17.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideto Miyazaki, Tsuyoshi Sempuku, Shoji Tanaka, Kuniyo Ieda, Takashi Sadahiro
  • Publication number: 20110320117
    Abstract: Including a vehicle position determining unit (4, 6, 7, 11) for determining current position of a mobile unit; a map DB 15 that stores map data; a display unit 18 for displaying on its screen the map data and a vehicle mark indicating the position of the mobile unit on a map; an operation input unit 10 for inputting a user operation; a route searching unit 12 for searching for a route to a destination or a route to the destination via a spot on the route; and a map generating unit 17. When the map on the screen moves in response to operation information from the operation input unit 10, the map generating unit reads the map data from the map DB 15, generates a general map including the current position and vehicle mark, and displays it on the display unit 18 as a partial area in the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Sempuku, Shoji Tanaka, Masato Hirai, Hideto Miyazaki, Kuniyo Ieda, Takashi Sadahiro
  • Publication number: 20110285657
    Abstract: A display input device includes a control unit for correcting horizontal coordinates of an object to be detected on an xy coordinate plane extending on a touch panel 1, which are acquired by a proximity sensor 12, according to an angle of elevation ?, an angle of deviation ? and a vertical distance z between the object to be detected and a surface of the touch panel, ? being the angle of a straight line OC with respect to the surface of the touch panel, the straight line OC extending between a predetermined point O positioned on the touch panel and a predetermined point C positioned outside the touch panel, and ? being the angle between a straight line which is an orthogonal projection of the line OC onto the xy coordinate plane, and an x axis on the xy coordinate plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Mitsuo Shimotani, Tsutomu Matsubara, Takashi Sadahiro, Masako Ohta, Yuichi Okano, Tsuyoshi Sempuku
  • Publication number: 20110234639
    Abstract: A display input device is comprised of a touch panel 1 for carrying out a display of information and an input of information, a vibration detection sensor (proximity sensors 12 or an acceleration sensor 23) for detecting a vibration of an object to be detected which is positioned opposite to the touch panel 1, and a control unit 3 for, when it is determined that a relative vibration between the touch panel and the object to be detected, which is detected by the vibration detection sensor, has an amount equal to or larger than a predetermined amount, carrying out a process of enlarging an image in a display area having a fixed range, which is displayed on the touch panel 1, to display the enlarged image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Mitsuo Shimotani, Tsutomu Matsubara, Takashi Sadahiro, Masako Ohta, Yuichi Okano, Tsuyoshi Sempuku
  • Publication number: 20110221776
    Abstract: A display input device is comprised of a touch panel 1 for carrying out a display of an image and an input of an image, a proximity sensor 12 for detecting a movement of an object to be detected which is positioned opposite to the touch panel 1 in a non-contact manner, and a control unit 3 for, when the proximity sensor 12 detects an approach of the object to be detected to within a predetermined distance from the touch panel 1, processing an image around a display area having a fixed range on the touch panel 1 in a vicinity of the object to be detected, and displaying the image in distinction from an image in the display area having the fixed range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Mitsuo Shimotani, Tsutomu Matsubara, Takashi Sadahiro, Masako Ohta, Yuichi Okano, Tsuyoshi Sempuku
  • Publication number: 20110208428
    Abstract: A navigation apparatus is provided which displays an own-vehicle driving condition without making it difficult to view a map display. The navigation apparatus includes own-vehicle location determination means 1 that determines a location of an own vehicle; a map database 11 having map data recorded therein; vehicle data acquisition means 6 that acquires vehicle data; a displaying means 5 that displays on the map data an own-vehicle mark indicating the location of the own-vehicle; and data processing means 13 that determines a driving condition using the vehicle data, to thereby vary the own vehicle mark, wherein the vehicle driving condition is represented by means of the own vehicle mark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Tsutomu Matsubara, Tsuyoshi Sempuku, Mitsuo Shimotani, Masako Ota, Takashi Sadahiro
  • Publication number: 20110164063
    Abstract: A display input device is comprised of a touch panel 1 for carrying out a display of information and an input of information, a proximity sensor 12 for detecting a movement of an object to be detected which is positioned opposite to the touch panel 1 in a noncontact manner, and a control unit 3 for, when the proximity sensor 12 detects an approach of the object to be detected to within a predetermined distance from the touch panel 1, moving a specific display object displayed on the touch panel 1 close to a stop position of the object to be detected to display the specific display object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Mitsuo Shimotani, Tsutomu Matsubara, Takashi Sadahiro, Masako Ohta, Yuichi Okano, Tsuyoshi Sempuku
  • Publication number: 20110141066
    Abstract: A display input device is comprised of a touch panel 1 for carrying out a display of an image and an input of an image, a vibration sensor (a proximity sensor 12) for detecting a vibration of an object to be detected which is positioned opposite to the touch panel 1, a vibration correcting unit 304 for making a vibration correction when the vibration of the object to be detected which is detected by the vibration sensor has an amount equal to or larger than a predetermined amount, and a control unit 3 for carrying out a process of transforming an image in a display area having a fixed range displayed on the above-mentioned touch panel according to the position of the object to be detected to which the above-mentioned vibration correction has been made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Mitsuo Shimotani, Tsutomu Matsubara, Takashi Sadahiro, Masako Ohta, Yuichi Okano, Tsuyoshi Sempuku
  • Publication number: 20100141669
    Abstract: A display apparatus 10 for displaying various information items on its screen has a temperature detecting section 28 for detecting the temperature within the display apparatus. If the temperature detected by the temperature detecting section exceeds a preset first temperature, a control section 26 carries out luminance correction control of the screen. In addition, it controls a video generating section 22 and video processing section 21 so as to perform screen display control by processing the various information items, thereby improving the viewability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takashi Sadahiro
  • Patent number: 6972751
    Abstract: A lid-mounted monitor includes a touch panel mounted on a screen of a liquid crystal display, for inputting information when touched, a lid mountably and dismountably disposed on the touch panel, the lid including a small window formed therein, by way of which the screen of the display can be partially seen while the lid is mounted to the touch panel, and an operation unit by way of which the touch panel can be touched, a detecting unit for determining whether the lid is mounted or dismounted to or from the touch panel, and a control unit for, when the lid is dismounted from the touch panel, displaying information on the entire screen of the display and accepting information corresponding to positions where the touch panel can be touched, and for, when the lid is mounted to the touch panel, displaying information on a part of the screen of the display corresponding to the small window and accepting information corresponding to positions where the touch panel can be touched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Sadahiro
  • Publication number: 20040201578
    Abstract: A lid-mounted monitor includes a touch panel mounted on a screen of a liquid crystal display, for inputting information when touched, a lid mountably and dismountably disposed on the touch panel, the lid including a small window formed therein, by way of which the screen of the display can be partially seen while the lid is mounted to the touch panel, and an operation unit by way of which the touch panel can be touched, a detecting unit for determining whether the lid is mounted or dismounted to or from the touch panel, and a control unit for, when the lid is dismounted from the touch panel, displaying information on the entire screen of the display and accepting information corresponding to positions where the touch panel can be touched, and for, when the lid is mounted to the touch panel, displaying information on a part of the screen of the display corresponding to the small window and accepting information corresponding to positions where the touch panel can be touched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventor: Takashi Sadahiro
  • Patent number: 6795757
    Abstract: An on-vehicle display device including a display unit installed in a cabin of a vehicle for displaying information, a vehicle condition detection unit for detecting a current vehicle condition, a sitting state detection unit for detecting a passenger's current sitting state in each of seats in the cabin, a rearward visibility detection unit for detecting driver's rearward visibility, a determination unit for determining an optimal position and an optimal direction of a display portion of the display unit based on the detected vehicle condition, the detected sitting state and the detected driver's rearward visibility, and a drive unit for changing a position and a direction of the display portion of the display unit based on a determination result obtained by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Sadahiro
  • Publication number: 20040036769
    Abstract: An on-vehicle display device including a display unit installed in a cabin of a vehicle for displaying information, a vehicle condition detection unit for detecting a current vehicle condition, a sitting state detection unit for detecting a passenger's current sitting state in each of seats in the cabin, a rearward visibility detection unit for detecting driver's rearward visibility, a determination unit for determining an optimal position and an optimal direction of a display portion of the display unit based on the detected vehicle condition, the detected sitting state and the detected driver's rearward visibility, and a drive unit for changing a position and a direction of the display portion of the display unit based on a determination result obtained by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventor: Takashi Sadahiro