Patents Assigned to DENSO TEN LIMITED
  • Image recording system
    Patent number: 11277589
    Abstract: A travel status recording apparatus records an image captured by a camera mounted on a vehicle, identifies personal information included in the captured image, and masks the personal information in the captured image. A server acquires a masked image corresponding to the captured image in which the personal information is masked from the travel status recording apparatus. The server determines, in response to a request from a third party, whether to restore the personal information included in the acquired masked image based on a preset restoration level. In a case where the server determines to restore the personal information, the server restores the personal information. In a case where the server determines not to restore the personal information, the server conceals the personal information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Yoshikuni Miki, Hiroshi Yamada, Hiroyuki Watabe, Yasuhiko Nakano, Yuuji Uno
  • Touch panel control apparatus correcting touch position based on number of touch points
    Patent number: 11269473
    Abstract: A control apparatus of a touch panel having a resistive film includes a microcomputer having a controller configured to function as a determination part and a corrector. The determination part determines a number of touch points indicating a number of simultaneous touch positions on the touch panel. The corrector corrects input coordinates indicating a touch position of each of the touch points using coordinate correction that differs depending on whether the touch panel is touched with a one-point touch in which the number of the touch points is one or a two-point touch in which the number of the touch points is two, which have been determined by the determination part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventor: Nobuaki Kajimoto
  • Data collection device, data collection system, and data collection method for calculating probability of event for collection of data
    Patent number: 11270219
    Abstract: A data collection apparatus includes: a collection unit which collects data relating to respective vehicles from vehicular devices installed in the respective vehicles; a reception unit which receives a data collection condition specified by a user; an analysis unit which calculates a probability of occurrence of an event for collection of data specified in the collection condition based on past data collection results; and a providing unit which provides the user with information that is based on the probability of occurrence calculated by the analysis unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Tomofumi Soda, Yoshitaka Hirashima, Tatsuya Hamaoka
  • OPERATION PANEL
    Publication number: 20220063409
    Abstract: An operation panel of an electronic equipment includes a panel body having at least two openings that have identical shapes and sizes, at least one dummy cover having a shape and a size that fits to any of the at least two openings that have identical shapes and sizes, and an electronic component that is mounted on the dummy cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Masataka SAKATA, Shohei YOSHII, Tomoaki ISHIKAWA
  • Image processing device and image processing method
    Patent number: 11256933
    Abstract: An image processing device includes: a delimiting line detection unit configured to detect a delimiting line candidate based on image data obtained by capturing a surrounding of a vehicle; an exclusion determination unit configured to determine whether there is a parking-unavailable area in which parking of the vehicle is not permitted; and a parking space detection unit configured to detect the parking space based on the delimiting line candidate. In a case where plural parallel lines that are adjacent to the delimiting line candidate and that have a predetermined angle to the delimiting line candidate is detected, the exclusion determination unit regards an area in which the plural parallel lines are provided as the parking-unavailable area, and prohibits the parking space detection unit from detecting the parking space across the delimiting line candidate adjacent to the parking-unavailable area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Yasutaka Okada, Hiroaki Sano, Tetsuo Yamamoto, Atsushi Yoshihara, Jun Kanetake, Ryo Yoshimura, Tomoki Shidori
  • Deposit detection device and deposit detection method
    Patent number: 11250553
    Abstract: A deposit detection device according to an embodiment includes a calculation module, an extraction module, and a decision module. The calculation module calculates a brightness average for each of small regions into which a predetermined region of an image captured by an imaging device is divided. The extraction module extracts, as a high-brightness region, the small region in which the brightness average calculated by the calculation module is equal to or larger than a predetermined value. The decision module decides on a brightness threshold value for detecting a deposit region corresponding to a deposit adhering to the imaging device, based on the area of the high-brightness region extracted by the extraction module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Nobunori Asayama, Nobuhisa Ikeda, Takashi Kono, Yasushi Tani, Daisuke Yamamoto, Tomokazu Oki, Teruhiko Kamibayashi
  • Image processing device and image processing method
    Patent number: 11250290
    Abstract: An image processing device includes: an extraction unit which extracts, from image data taken by shooting a neighborhood of a vehicle, edge points that are to be used for detecting partition lines of a parking frame and whose edge intensity values are larger than an edge threshold value; and a correction unit which corrects the edge threshold value based on a density of the edge points extracted by the extraction unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Yasutaka Okada, Hiroaki Sano, Tetsuo Yamamoto, Atsushi Yoshihara, Jun Kanetake, Ryo Yoshimura, Tomoki Shidori
  • DISPLAY APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20220043498
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display and a controller. The controller is configured to receive, from the display, an arithmetic value for electric current consumption of the display; estimate the electric current consumption of the display based on the arithmetic value that was received; and when the estimated electric current consumption of the display is equal to or greater than a predetermined electric current threshold, decrease an electric current to be supplied to the display. The arithmetic value is calculated based on pixel value information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventor: Nobuaki KAJIMOTO
  • DISPLAY APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20220044632
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display, a loudspeaker and a controller. The controller is configured to: perform, based on one or both of (i) image information of an image that is displayed on the display, and (ii) sound information of sound that is output from the loudspeaker, electric current control processing that controls a sum of an electric current to be supplied to the display and an electric current to be supplied to the loudspeaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventor: Nobuaki KAJIMOTO
  • DISCONNECTION DETECTION DEVICE AND DISCONNECTION DETECTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20220037893
    Abstract: A disconnection detection device includes CR filters, discharge circuits, and a detection unit. The CR filters are provided for respective battery cells of a battery pack in which the battery cells are connected in series. Each of the discharge circuits is connected between the battery cell and the CR filter and discharging the battery cell when cell voltages of the battery cells are made balanced. The detection unit successively discharges two of the battery cells connected in series, successively detects voltages of detection lines detecting contact voltages of the two battery cells after a predetermined time has passed from finish of discharge of each of the battery cells, and detects disconnection of each of the detection lines on the basis of a difference between the two detected voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Shigeyuki TANAKA, Toyoshige NAKAMURA
  • Processing apparatus for estimating a movement direction of a target
    Patent number: 11237260
    Abstract: A processing apparatus for a target detection apparatus includes a processor and associated memory. The processor and associated memory are configured to: generate, for a plurality of reflection points at which transmitted radio waves are reflected by a target, a plurality of instantaneous data sets, each of which includes a projected relative velocity of a said reflection point with respect to a host vehicle; calculate, for each of the plurality of instantaneous data sets, a projected ground velocity of the reflection point with respect to the host vehicle based on the projected relative velocity and a velocity of the host vehicle; align starting points of the calculated projected ground velocities to a predetermined point; and estimate a movement direction of the target from an intersection of perpendicular lines to the projected ground velocities whose starting points are aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventor: Seiya Fujitsu
  • TAXI MANAGEMENT DEVICE, TAXI OPERATION SYSTEM, AND FARE SETTING METHOD
    Publication number: 20220020044
    Abstract: A taxi management device includes: an information acquisition unit that acquires first information including information specifying a use language of a first person and second information including information specifying an interpretable language of a second person; and a discount setting unit that performs discount setting of a fare of the second person at a time of ride-sharing of taxi by the first person and the second person based on the first information and the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Shinichi TANAKA, Shinichi SHIOTSU, Haruki SHIRAISHI, Minoru MAEHATA, Miki HITOTSUYA, Tomohiro IKEDA
  • DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20220017104
    Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus includes a processor having hardware. The processor is configured to acquire vehicle speed data before an ABS of a vehicle is activated and vehicle speed data when the ABS of the vehicle is stopped, calculate a coefficient of sliding friction based on the vehicle speed data before the ABS is activated and the vehicle speed data when the ABS is stopped, determine whether the coefficient of sliding friction is equal to or smaller than a threshold, and detect that a slip due to road freezing has occurred when the coefficient of sliding friction is equal to or smaller than the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Hidetsugu HIGUCHI, Hiromi TONEGAWA, Kenji TSUMURA, Hideaki MIYAZAKI
  • Image processing device and image processing method detecting vehicle parking space
    Patent number: 11195032
    Abstract: An image processing device includes: a delimiting line detection unit configured to detect a delimiting line candidate based on image data obtained by capturing a surrounding of a vehicle, the delimiting line candidate being a candidate of a delimiting line that delimits a parking space; and an exclusion determination unit configured to determine whether or not to exclude the delimiting line candidate detected by the delimiting line detection unit from the candidate of the delimiting line. In a case where a plurality of the delimiting line candidates is detected within a predetermined range in the image data, the exclusion determination unit determines whether or not to exclude the delimiting line candidate from the candidate of the delimiting line by comparing edge strength of the plurality of delimiting line candidates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Yasutaka Okada, Hiroaki Sano, Tetsuo Yamamoto, Atsushi Yoshihara, Jun Kanetake, Ryo Yoshimura, Tomoki Shidori
  • Control apparatus
    Patent number: 11188174
    Abstract: A control apparatus according to an embodiment includes a microcomputer configured to function as a first calibrator and a second calibrator. The first calibrator performs a calibration in a two-point touch in which a number of touch points is two on a resistive film touch panel. The second calibrator performs the calibration in a one-point touch in which the number of the touch points is one based on a set value set by the first calibrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventor: Nobuaki Kajimoto
  • Image generation device and image generation method
    Patent number: 11188767
    Abstract: An image generation device includes: an image acquisition unit which acquires images taken by cameras installed in a vehicle; a storage unit which stores self vehicle data indicating the vehicle having such gloss that a certain region is higher in brightness than the other region; a bird's eye image generation unit which generates a neighborhood image that is an image of the vehicle and a neighborhood of the vehicle as viewed from a virtual point of view based on the acquired images; a 3D image generation unit which generates a three-dimensional self-vehicle image being a three-dimensional image of the vehicle; and an image synthesis unit which generates a synthesized image in which the self-vehicle image is superimposed on the neighborhood image, and the 3D image generation unit generates the three-dimensional self-vehicle image based on the self vehicle data that is read out from the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Masahiro Iino, Michihiro Takada, Mayuko Maeda
  • Data collection device, data collection system, and data collection method
    Patent number: 11189109
    Abstract: A data collection apparatus includes: a collection unit which collects data relating to respective vehicles from vehicular devices installed in the respective vehicles; a reception unit which receives a prescribed communication amount specified; and a providing unit which provides a user interface that provides guidance on manipulations for specifying a data collection condition so that a communication amount of data collected by the collection unit falls within the specified communication amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Tomofumi Soda, Yoshitaka Hirashima, Tatsuya Hamaoka
  • Remote vehicle control device, remote vehicle control system, and remote vehicle control method
    Patent number: 11181909
    Abstract: A remote vehicle control device includes: a communication unit configured to receive synthetic images which show a surrounding area of a vehicle as seen from virtual viewpoints and each of which is generated on the basis of plural images acquired by plural on-board cameras mounted on the vehicle, respectively; a display unit configured to display the synthetic images; an operation unit configured for controlling the vehicle; a signal generating unit configured to generate control signals for the vehicle, based on operations on the operation unit; and a sensor unit configured to detect impacts. The control signals are transmitted to the vehicle via the communication unit, and when the sensor unit detects an impact, a control signal for stopping is transmitted to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Fumiaki Bando, Minoru Maehata, Miki Hitotsuya
  • Attached object detection apparatus
    Patent number: 11182626
    Abstract: An attached object detection apparatus includes a setting part, a calculator, and a detector. A setting part sets a plurality of divided regions within a captured image captured by an image capturing apparatus. A calculator calculates, for each of the plurality of divided regions and based on luminance of pixels in the divided region, a representative luminance value and an amount of luminance dispersion. A detector detects, as an attached region that has an attached object, a divided region among the plurality of divided regions that satisfies the following conditions: i) a first difference is equal to or smaller than a first predetermined difference, ii) a second difference is equal to or smaller than a second predetermined difference, and iii) the representative luminance value of the current divided region is equal to or smaller than a first predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Nobuhisa Ikeda, Nobunori Asayama, Takashi Kono, Yasushi Tani, Daisuke Yamamoto, Tomokazu Oki, Teruhiko Kamibayashi
  • Image processing device and image processing method
    Patent number: 11182627
    Abstract: An image processing device includes: a detection unit which detects partition line candidates that are candidates for a partition line for partitioning a parking frame, based on edge lines that are detected based on luminance of each pixel of image data taken by shooting a neighborhood of a vehicle; and a generation unit which generates an integrated partition line candidate by integrating the partition line candidates detected by the detection unit, according to a prescribed integration condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Yasutaka Okada, Hiroaki Sano, Tetsuo Yamamoto, Atsushi Yoshihara, Jun Kanetake, Ryo Yoshimura, Tomoki Shidori