Patents by Inventor Taro Eguchi

Taro Eguchi 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).

  • Publication number: 20240141621
    Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure is a display control device, and the display control device includes: an overhead image-generating unit that generates an overhead image of a work machine including an undercarriage and an upper swiveling body swivelably supported by the undercarriage based on one or a plurality of captured images imaged by one or a plurality of imaging devices provided in the upper swiveling body; a superimposing unit that generates a display image in which an attention area image indicating a swiveling attention area accompanying swiveling of the upper swiveling body and a traveling attention area accompanying forward and backward movement of the undercarriage is superimposed on the overhead image; and a display image-outputting unit that outputs the display image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Taro Eguchi, Koichi Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20230323637
    Abstract: An obstacle determination unit determines whether an obstacle exists in a periphery of the work machine. A reporting unit performs reporting showing the obstacle when determination is made that the obstacle exists. An instruction input unit receives an operation instruction for the reporting. An output unit changes a display mode of the obstacle based on the operation instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Taro EGUCHI, Koichi NAKAZAWA, Yoshiyuki SHITAYA, Takeshi KURIHARA
  • Publication number: 20230272600
    Abstract: An obstacle determination unit determines whether or not an obstacle is within a detection range being a detection target of the obstacle. A notification unit gives notification indicating the obstacle when determined as the obstacle being present. An operation input unit receives an operation to the display unit for changing the detection range. A change unit changes the size of the detection range based on the operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Taro EGUCHI, Koichi NAKAZAWA, Yoshiyuki SHITAYA, Takeshi KURIHARA
  • Publication number: 20230143300
    Abstract: A detection system includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire captured data from an imaging device that captures an image of a site, and a dangerous act determination unit configured to determine whether a person who performs a dangerous act is present at the site based on the captured data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Taro EGUCHI, Koichi NAKAZAWA, Takeshi KURIHARA, Yoshiyuki SHITAYA
  • Publication number: 20230120720
    Abstract: An obstacle determination unit determines whether an obstacle is present in a periphery of the work machine. An action detection unit detects an action of an operator of the work machine. An action determination unit determines whether the detected action is a confirmation action executed at the time of safety confirmation. A notification unit changes a mode of notification when the action is determined to be the confirmation action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Taro EGUCHI, Koichi NAKAZAWA, Takeshi KURIHARA, Yoshiyuki SHITAYA
  • Publication number: 20230114366
    Abstract: A work machine periphery monitoring system includes: a camera 30 as a detection unit that detects a person in a periphery of a work machine; an alarm portion that outputs an alarm; a state determination unit 54 that determines a state of a body of the person detected by the camera 30; and an alarm control unit 56 that controls the output of the alarm by the alarm portion on the basis of a determination result of the state determination unit 54.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Taro Eguchi, Koichi Nakazawa, Takeshi Kurihara, Yoshiyuki Shitaya
  • Publication number: 20220333357
    Abstract: A work machine periphery monitoring system includes a display control unit that causes a display unit to display an image indicating a periphery of a work machine and a guide line arranged in at least a part of the periphery of the work machine in the image. The display control unit switches a display state of the guide line between a valid state in which an alarm is output when an object is present around the work machine and an invalid state in which no alarm is output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Taro Eguchi, Koichi Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20220298756
    Abstract: This display system is provided with: an image acquisition unit for acquiring a captured image obtained by capturing an image around a work vehicle; a detection unit for detecting an obstacle around the work vehicle; and a display control unit which, on the basis of the result of detection of the obstacle, generates a signal for displaying a marker image in a position corresponding to the obstacle, and a signal for causing the form of the marker image to change over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventor: Taro EGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220213669
    Abstract: An image acquisition unit acquires a captured image of surroundings of a work vehicle. A detection unit detects an obstacle around the work vehicle. A display control unit generates a signal for displaying an obstacle-identifying display at a position related to an obstacle having high detection accuracy among a plurality of obstacles detected in a region corresponding to the captured image when the plurality of obstacles is detected by the detection unit, the detection accuracy indicating a certainty of the obstacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventor: Taro EGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11135975
    Abstract: A periphery monitoring device includes cameras that detects a periphery of a hydraulic shovel, a periphery monitoring monitor that displays a bird's-eye image based on image information acquired by the cameras, and a state switching control unit that controls mode switching between a periphery monitoring mode and a monitoring pause mode. The state switching control unit transitions to the periphery monitoring mode in a case where an input of a key-on manipulation with respect to the hydraulic shovel is received in the monitoring pause mode. In the monitoring pause mode, it is possible to transition to the periphery monitoring mode in time faster than transition from a power-OFF state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Taro Eguchi, Takeshi Kurihara, Masaomi Machida
  • Publication number: 20200384918
    Abstract: A periphery monitoring device (2) includes cameras (C1 to C7) that detects a periphery of a hydraulic shovel (1), a periphery monitoring monitor that displays a bird's-eye image based on image information acquired by the cameras (C1 to C7), and a state switching control unit that controls mode switching between a periphery monitoring mode and a monitoring pause mode. The state switching control unit transitions to the periphery monitoring mode in a case where an input of a key-on manipulation with respect to the hydraulic shovel (1) is received in the monitoring pause mode. In the monitoring pause mode, it is possible to transition to the periphery monitoring mode in time faster than transition from a power-OFF state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Taro EGUCHI, Takeshi KURIHARA, Masaomi MACHIDA
  • Patent number: 10709426
    Abstract: In the present invention, an FE device and a BE device communicate using two wireless communication routes in a separate state. Approaching of each device is determined in both devices immediately prior to a docking state by monitoring of a wireless communication state. Wireless communication between the two devices is then stopped, and both devices enter a freeze state (operation-limited state). When the docking state is then formed, wired communication is established between both devices. Then, when an unfreeze input occurs, both devices return to a normal operation state. Both devices temporarily enter the freeze state also when a state change from the docking state to the separate state occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaya Uno, Taro Eguchi, Takuya Kitamaki
  • Publication number: 20180052963
    Abstract: In the present invention, an ultrasound image is displayed within the display area of a touch panel monitor. Upon receipt of a display instruction, a virtual keyboard is displayed in the display area. The virtual keyboard is displayed on a screen in front of the ultrasound image, there being partial overlap between the virtual keyboard and the ultrasound image. The touch panel monitor is provided with a touch sensor, and an operation involving touching the virtual keyboard is sensed as a keystroke on the virtual keyboard. Since the virtual keyboard is an image that can be transparently displayed, it is possible to observe the ultrasound image through the virtual keyboard as a background image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taro EGUCHI, Takaya UNO
  • Publication number: 20180021025
    Abstract: In the present invention, an FE device and a BE device communicate using two wireless communication routes in a separate state. Approaching of each device is determined in both devices immediately prior to a docking state by monitoring of a wireless communication state. Wireless communication between the two devices is then stopped, and both devices enter a freeze state (operation-limited state). When the docking state is then formed, wired communication is established between both devices. Then, when an unfreeze input occurs, both devices return to a normal operation state. Both devices temporarily enter the freeze state also when a state change from the docking state to the separate state occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaya UNO, Taro EGUCHI, Takuya KITAMAKI
  • Patent number: 9778827
    Abstract: In the present invention, a plurality of functions are allocated to respective rotary encoders (RE1 to RE5) from among numerous functions involved in ultrasonic diagnosis, and each of the rotary encoders selectively targets for operation each of the allocated plurality of functions. Names for the plurality of functions allocated to each of the rotary encoders are displayed as a bundle within respectively corresponding function menus (FM1 to FM5). Within each of the function menus, the name of the function that is currently being targeted for operation is given a special display mode. For example, the function menu (FM1) displays BbH and AIP, which are the names for two functions allocated to the rotary encoder (RE1), the lower AIP being displayed at a lower brightness than the higher BbH, to explicitly show that the current target for operation is BbH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taro Eguchi, Hidetoshi Arii, Toshimitsu Inose
  • Publication number: 20140325442
    Abstract: In the present invention, a plurality of functions are allocated to respective rotary encoders (RE1 to RE5) from among numerous functions involved in ultrasonic diagnosis, and each of the rotary encoders selectively targets for operation each of the allocated plurality of functions. Names for the plurality of functions allocated to each of the rotary encoders are displayed as a bundle within respectively corresponding function menus (FM1 to FM5). Within each of the function menus, the name of the function that is currently being targeted for operation is given a special display mode. For example, the function menu (FM1) displays BbH and AIP, which are the names for two functions allocated to the rotary encoder (RE1), the lower AIP being displayed at a lower brightness than the higher BbH, to explicitly show that the current target for operation is BbH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicants: HITACHI ALOKA MEDICAL, LTD., HITACHI ALOKA MEDICAL, LTD.
    Inventors: Taro Eguchi, Hidetoshi Arii, Toshimitsu Inose
  • Patent number: 4091891
    Abstract: A horn speaker comprising a diaphragm positioned close to a throat and side walls forming sound passages for radiating the vibrations of the diaphragm effectively as sound waves from the mouth of the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1978
    Assignee: Onkyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanori Hino, Taro Eguchi, Chitoshi Shiraga
  • Patent number: 4040503
    Abstract: A horn speaker comprising a diaphragm positioned close to a throat and side walls forming sound passages for radiating the vibrations of the diaphragm effectively as sound waves from the mouth of the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1977
    Assignee: Onkyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanori Hino, Taro Eguchi, Chitoshi Shiraga
  • Patent number: 3972385
    Abstract: A horn speaker comprising a diaphragm positioned close to a throat and side walls forming sound passages for radiating the vibrations of the diaphragm effectively as sound waves from the mouth of the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1976
    Assignee: Onkyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanori Hino, Taro Eguchi, Chitoshi Shiraga