Patents by Inventor Youko Hoshino

Youko Hoshino 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: 20070061068
    Abstract: There are provided a first monitor with a first display indicating visual information, a second monitor with a second display indicating operation information for operating the visual information of the first display, an operation detecting device to detect a passenger's operation to the operation information of the second display, an indication control device to control an indication state of the information on the first display based on an operation signal, and an assist control device to make the first display indicate the operation information and/or make the second display indicate the visual information according to a vehicle traveling state and/or the operation of the passenger. Accordingly, both the visibility and the operability can be properly improved, and two indication devices can be utilized variously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Okamoto, Makoto Kyogoku, Youko Hoshino, Hiromichi Kawamura
  • Patent number: 7135993
    Abstract: An on-vehicle information provision apparatus is provided that visually provides a vehicle occupant with an advertisement. The apparatus includes display condition setting device that sets predetermined display conditions for displaying the advertisement, condition determination device that determines whether or not the display condition applies, and advertisement display device that, when said display condition does apply, visually provides the occupant with the advertisement shown superimposed on an actual landscape being viewed by the occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Okamoto, Youko Hoshino, Shigefumi Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20050107952
    Abstract: An on-vehicle information provision apparatus is provided that visually provides a vehicle occupant with positional information on an object. The apparatus includes object setting device that sets the object, visibility determination device that determining whether or not the occupant can see the object and positional information display device that, when it is determined that the occupants can see the object, visually informs the occupant of an apparent position of the object within an actual landscape that is being seen by the occupant by displaying image information showing the object superimposed on the landscape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Youko Hoshino, Yoshihisa Okamoto, Shigefumi Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20050093719
    Abstract: An on-vehicle information provision apparatus is provided that visually provides a vehicle occupant with an advertisement. The apparatus includes display condition setting device that sets predetermined display conditions for displaying the advertisement, condition determination device that determines whether or not the display condition applies, and advertisement display device that, when said display condition does apply, visually provides the occupant with the advertisement shown superimposed on an actual landscape being viewed by the occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Okamoto, Youko Hoshino, Shigefumi Hirabayashi