Patents Assigned to Fujitsu Ten Limited
  • Patent number: 10055373
    Abstract: A reproduction device includes a reproduction unit, communication paths, and a communication-path control unit. The reproduction unit is configured to be able to alternatively reproduce content items supplied from sources. The communication paths respectively correspond to the sources. The reproduction unit is connected to the sources via the respective communication paths. The communication-path control unit invalidates, when receiving an instruction to switch to the source having content to be reproduced by the reproduction unit, communication via the communication path corresponding to the source before the switching among the communication paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignees: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takanori Fujiwara, Yoshinori Sakabe, Atsuyuki Suzuki, Junichi Hirose
  • Publication number: 20180232224
    Abstract: A controller according to an embodiment includes a main processing unit and a storage. The main processing unit shifts, when receiving an updating request of a control program during executing this control program, to program shifting through a restart in a state where a device power source is held. The program shifting starts an updating program for updating the control program instead of the control program. The storage is configured to be able to hold information while the device power source is held. The main processing unit causes the storage to store, before the restart, update requesting information indicating that the updating request is received, causes the storage to store a history of the restart, and performs a start determination on the updating program on the basis of the update requesting information and the history that are referred after the restart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Naoto MORI, Shigeto UMEYAMA
  • Patent number: 10048324
    Abstract: There is provided a voltage detecting device. A plurality of detecting units are configured to detect voltages of a plurality of battery stacks of a battery pack having the plurality of battery stacks each having a plurality of battery cells connected, at intervals of a predetermined period, respectively. A mode switching unit is configured to perform switching between an active mode in which the detecting units detect the voltages and a standby mode in which the value of an electric current flowing in the detecting units is smaller than a predetermined value. A timing changing unit is configured to change start timings or/and finish timings of the active mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Yukio Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20180219391
    Abstract: An electric storage apparatus according to one exemplary aspect of an embodiment of the disclosure includes a battery unit, a determination unit, and a connection controlling unit. In the battery unit, a plurality of storage batteries is connected in parallel. Each of the storage batteries includes serially connected electric storage elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Yukio ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180219387
    Abstract: An electric storage apparatus according to one aspect of an embodiment includes a battery unit, a determination unit, a virtual processing unit, and a connection controlling unit. The battery unit includes storage batteries to be connected in parallel. The determination unit determines, when the battery unit is started up, a startup type indicating a discharge start or a charge start. The virtual processing unit generates connection orders. Each of the connection orders is obtained by virtually and sequentially connecting in parallel storage batteries, of the storage batteries, having potential differences within a predetermined range so as to equalize electric potentials of the storage batteries. The connection controlling unit selects, among from the connection orders, a connection order in which the equalized electric potential is an electric potential according to the startup type determined by the determination unit, so as to connect in parallel the storage batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Yukio ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10035458
    Abstract: A display screen of a display apparatus of an image display system includes a one-way mirror on a front side of the display screen. In an image processing apparatus, an image signal input obtains a captured image signal representing a captured image captured by a camera that captures an image of surroundings of the vehicle; an image generator that generates the display image from the captured image signal; an image output that outputs the display image to the display apparatus to cause the display image to be displayed on the display screen of the display apparatus; and a processor that controls the image generator to cause a partial region of the display image to be a black image so that a portion of the display screen at which the black image is displayed functions as a mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Yasuyoshi Sawada
  • Patent number: 10037595
    Abstract: An image processing device according to an embodiment includes a display control unit, a pattern specification unit, and a pattern collating unit. The display control unit generates a composite image that is a surrounding image of a vehicle viewed from a virtual viewpoint, based on images input from in-vehicle cameras, and displays thereof on a display unit. The pattern specification unit specifies an image pattern to be output as the input image among image patterns, for each in-vehicle camera. The pattern collating unit determines whether all image pattern responses from the in-vehicle cameras match with the image pattern. The display control unit displays a certain preparation image on the display unit when the display switching condition to the composite image is satisfied, and displays the composite image thereon instead of the preparation image, when the pattern collating unit determines that all the image pattern responses match with the image pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignees: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kouei Kiyo, Satoru Matsuyama, Shinichi Moriyama, Goro Asai, Masato Okuda, Yohei Satomi, Yuka Shidochi
  • Patent number: 10035502
    Abstract: When an output limitation value of a battery is equal to or less than a threshold, an electronic control unit determines that basic torque is able to be output from a second motor to a drive shaft. Then, the electronic control unit sets a predetermined value as a target motoring rotation speed for ending motoring of an engine by a first motor. When the output limitation value is greater than the threshold, the electronic control unit determines that the basic torque is unable to be output from the second motor to the drive shaft at the time of starting the engine, and sets a value smaller than the predetermined value as the target motoring rotation speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Fujitsu Ten Limited
    Inventors: Koji Hokoi, Koji Yoshihara, Kotaro Inaoka, Koji Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20180212443
    Abstract: An electric storage apparatus according to one aspect of an embodiment includes a plurality of storage batteries, a virtual processing unit, and a connection controlling unit. The virtual processing unit virtually and sequentially connects in parallel two or more storage batteries, of the plurality of storage batteries, having a potential difference or potential differences within a predetermined range so as to equalize electric potentials of the two or more storage batteries. The connection controlling unit connects in parallel the two or more storage batteries in a connection order for maximizing the number of the two or more storage batteries to be connected in parallel when the virtual processing unit sequentially connects in parallel the two or more storage batteries in an order from highest electric potential to lowest one and in an order from lowest electric potential to highest one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Yukio ISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10031224
    Abstract: A radar device which receives reflected waves from objects, and derives still targets, includes: a determining unit that determines whether any other still target exists at a position in the vicinity of a reference target which is a still target existing at a position closest to a position of a vehicle in a longitudinal direction; and a setting unit that makes it easy to determine the reference target as a roadblock, in a case where the number of other still targets existing at positions in the vicinity of the reference target is equal to or less than a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinya Aoki, Hisateru Asanuma
  • Patent number: 10025999
    Abstract: An obstacle detection apparatus according to an embodiment includes an on-vehicle camera (image capturing unit), an estimation unit, and a determination unit. The on-vehicle camera is provided on a vehicle and captures an image of surroundings of the vehicle. The estimation unit estimates an existence region with an obstacle existing therein in an image captured by the image capturing unit. The determination unit determines presence or absence of the obstacle based on brightness of the existence region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasushi Tani, Jyunji Hashimoto, Tomohide Kasame, Naoshi Kakita
  • Patent number: 10026000
    Abstract: A visual line detection device according to an embodiment includes a detection unit, an acquisition unit, a determination unit, a calculation unit, and a calibration unit. The detection unit detects a visual line direction of a driver in a vehicle. The acquisition unit acquires a running state of the vehicle. The determination unit determines whether or not the running state acquired by the acquisition unit is a gazing state where the driver is gazing at a particular position. The calculation unit calculates a representative value for a detection result of the detection unit in a case where the determination unit determines that the running state is the gazing state. The calibration unit executes calibration for detection of the visual line direction by the detection unit in such a manner that the representative value calculated by the calculation unit is a reference thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Akira Sugie, Shuhei Shibata
  • Patent number: 10019636
    Abstract: An object detection apparatus includes: an image processing circuit configured to: (i) derive optical flows based on feature points of captured images periodically captured by a camera that captures images of the surroundings of the vehicle; (ii) group the feature points relating to the optical flows based on positions of the feature points to derive one or more groups; and (iii) detect the object based on a size of each of the one or more groups; and a microcomputer that communicates with the image processing circuit and is configured to: (a) obtain a speed of the vehicle; and (b) set a parameter that affects the size of the one or more groups such that as the speed of the vehicle is slower, the size of the one or more groups is greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Tetsuo Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10005392
    Abstract: There is provided an object alarm device and an object alarm method, which can surely alarm a driver of a high-risk target object. The object alarm device according to the embodiment includes a detecting unit, a selecting unit and, an alarm information generating unit. The detecting unit detects one or more objects from images captured on a movable body. The selecting unit selects a moving object and a still object from among the objects detected by the detecting unit, in which the still object has a contact possibility with the movable body. The alarm information generating unit generates alarm information on the objects selected by the selecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroki Murasumi, Yuuki Matsumoto, Shigeto Takeuchi, Akihide Fujio
  • Patent number: 10001560
    Abstract: A radar apparatus includes a signal processor configured to: derive the target data set of the target, in a predetermined time cycle, based on a reception signal acquired by receiving a reflection wave from the target; detect, based on the target data set, a side wall along a current lane in which the host vehicle is traveling; determine whether or not there is a continuity between a previous target data set and a latest target data set, and in a case where there is no continuity between the previous target data set and the latest target data set, perform “extrapolation;” determine based on a frequency of the “extrapolation” whether or not the target associated with the target data set is an upper object overhead of the vehicle and with which the vehicle cannot collide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ishimori
  • Patent number: 10002299
    Abstract: An information presentation device according to embodiment includes acquisition unit, generation unit, and output unit. Acquisition unit acquires information of driving history with respect to driving position in driving lane of vehicle, where information is generated by on-vehicle device based on image captured by imaging device that is mounted on vehicle. Generation unit generates information of graph that indicates transition of positional change of vehicle in driving lane, based on information of driving history acquired by acquisition unit. Output unit outputs information of graph generated by generation unit to display device. Acquisition unit acquires information of driving history that includes distances of right and left edge of driving lane with respect to vehicle. Generation unit generates information of graph based on difference between distances of right and left edge of driving lane with respect to vehicle that is included in information of driving history acquired by acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Kohei Ono, Munenori Maeda
  • Patent number: 9995782
    Abstract: An insulation problem detection apparatus includes a microcomputer configured to: control a voltage detecting circuit to measure an insulation resistance of a vehicle based on a voltage at which a capacitor in the vehicle is charged, the microcomputer controlling the voltage detecting circuit to connect the capacitor in series to a power supply mounted in the vehicle and a ground of a body of the vehicle to measure the voltage at which the capacitor is charged; obtain a total voltage of the power supply from an external apparatus that is external to the microcomputer when the insulation resistance of the vehicle is measured by the voltage detecting circuit; and detect whether there is an insulation problem of the vehicle based on (i) the total voltage of the power supply obtained from the external apparatus and (ii) the insulation resistance of the vehicle measured by the voltage detecting circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Shota Kawanaka, Sho Tamura
  • Publication number: 20180154869
    Abstract: An air compressor according to an embodiment, which includes a cylinder and a rotating body provided to be rotatable around a rotation axis in the cylinder so as to generate compressed air through intake and exhaustion caused by rotation of the rotating body, includes an intake valve. The intake valve takes air in the intake and exhaustion. The intake valve is provided in the cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasutaka YAMANAKA, Tomohisa KOSEKI, Masashi OTOMI
  • Patent number: 9990534
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing device. A feature point acquiring unit acquires a plurality of feature points of objects of each frame image. A grouping unit performs a grouping process of dividing the feature points into groups corresponding to the individual objects. A masking unit performs a masking process of excluding feature points included in some areas of the frame image. A highlighting-image generating unit generates highlighting images for highlighting objects of the frame image corresponding to the feature point groups. A superimposed-image generating unit superimposes the highlighting images on the frame image, thereby generating a superimposed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Naoshi Kakita, Atsushi Mino, Yuuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 9983619
    Abstract: An image display apparatus according to embodiments includes a display that includes a planar display surface on which an image is displayed, a cover member that includes a curved operation surface being a target for a touch operation, and a touch sensor that detecting the touch operation with respect to the operation surface. Between the cover member and the display, a clear resin body is arranged that is a transmission body that fills a space between the cover member and the display so that the space is not hollow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Atsushi Yamawaki, Junji Ito, Shogo Tanaka, Shinya Tanaka, Naoki Sugamoto, Takahiro Nishimura, Motoya Jiyama, Shinsuke Matsumoto, Shinichi Sato, Atsushi Ohtaki, Tomoyuki Kato