Patents Assigned to Pioneer Corporation
  • Patent number: 9185772
    Abstract: A light-emitting element and a display device having a resonator structure which has a small luminance fluctuation, even if a film thickness is deviated from a designed value, thereby resulting in a variation in resonator optical path length. There are included: a first reflective member; a second reflective member; and a light-emitting layer provided therebetween, and there is provided a resonator structure that transmits part of light by the first reflective member or the second reflective member, the light being resonated between the first reflective member and the second reflective member. The resonator structure has at least two or more resonance spectral peaks at respective wavelengths in a visible light range with a wavelength of a maximum value relative luminosity being a border line and an emission output spectrum has at least two or more peaks at respective wavelengths based on the resonance spectral peaks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiro Yoshioka, Toshiharu Uchida
  • Patent number: 9182304
    Abstract: A power meter includes a first measurement unit 7 that measures a force applied to a first pedal B322 and calculates predetermined first information (power and/or torque) on the first pedal B322, and a second measurement unit 6 that measures a force applied to a second pedal B321 and calculates second information (power and/or torque) on the second pedal B321, which is the same kind of the first information. The first measurement unit 7 transmits first information data indicating the first information to the second measurement unit 6, and the second measurement unit 6 adds the first information to the second measurement information and transmits an added value data indicating an added value obtained by adding the first information to the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Namiki, Ryujiro Fujita, Takehiko Shioda, Akio Fukushima, Yasuteru Kodama, Ryushin Kametani
  • Publication number: 20150317044
    Abstract: To provide an electronic apparatus capable of easily and accurately performing an operation of changing a display. A navigation system displays standard map information in small scale on a liquid crystal display device, and displays status information on movement speed of a vehicle or guidance information on distance and direction to a cross point to turn next on a head-up display device. Only while a contact of a contact body on a surface of a touchpad continues to be detected, first scaled-up map information as the scaled-up standard map information continues to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device instead of the standard map information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicants: TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION, PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto ABE, Koji SASAHARA, Takeru MIKI
  • Patent number: 9173037
    Abstract: A vibrating body for an acoustic transducer is provided, in which the high resonance frequency associated with inverse resonance can be outside the audible range and which can improve the acoustic characteristic of a speaker device. The vibrating body 1 for an acoustic transducer includes: a diaphragm 2 including a first vibrating part 2a and a second vibrating part 2b formed in proximity of the outer circumferential edge of the first vibrating part 2a; and an edge portion 3 formed in proximity of the outer circumferential edge of the diaphragm 2. In the vibrating body 1 for an acoustic transducer, first reinforcing portions 6a and 6b are formed so as to extend from the second vibrating part 2b to the edge portion 3 in a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenya Watanabe, Yoshihiro Kimura, Masanori Ito
  • Patent number: 9162879
    Abstract: An electronic device is obtained in such a way that a MEMS substrate having a MEMS element mounted thereon and a CMOS substrate are bonded together at bonding surfaces and with a bonding material M having fluidity, wherein the MEMS substrate has a bonding projection part provided to project from a substrate main body and having the bonding surface and a gap formation part disposed between the bonding projection part and the MEMS element, and the gap formation part is supported by the bonding projection part via a plurality of support pieces extending from the bonding projection part and forms reception gaps, which are capable of receiving the bonding material M extruded from the bonding surface to the side of the MEMS element, between the wall surface thereof and the bonding projection part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, PIONEER MICRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mitsuru Koarai
  • Patent number: 9162584
    Abstract: A charging control apparatus (310) controls wireless charging between one charging apparatus (10) and a vehicle (20) which communicates with the one charging apparatus via a communication relay apparatus (30). The charging control apparatus is provided with: an outputting device (320, 330) for transmitting a first signal which is a signal for designating a signal outputted from the one charging apparatuses, to of the one charging apparatuses; a detecting device (320, 330) for detecting a third signal which is transmitted by wireless communication from the vehicle and which is a signal corresponding to a second signal which is a signal outputted from the one charging apparatus due to the transmitted first signal; and a distinguishing device (310) for correlating the one charging apparatus with the vehicle on the basis of the transmitted first signal and the detected third signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hirokazu Oishi
  • Publication number: 20150293354
    Abstract: Provided is a display information generation apparatus that displays information in a manner so that it becomes possible to immediately and intuitively recognize the information, which is for guiding a mobile body. A navigation apparatus provided with a display that moves together with a vehicle is provided with a display data generation unit that acquires position information indicating the position of the vehicle, acquires, on the basis of the acquired position information, distance information indicating the distance from the position of the vehicle of facilities positioned along the road along which the vehicle is moving, and, on the basis of the acquired position information and distance information, displays an icon indicating the facilities at both sides of the road at the display arranged in order of the order of appearance accompanying the motion of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya OISHI, Tsuyoshi SAKAMOTO, Katsunori ARAKAWA, Seiichi HASEBE, Shota SATOU, Ryuichiro MATSUMOTO, Mineki MIYASAKA, Jun OOSUGI
  • Patent number: 9153130
    Abstract: A terminal unit (400) of a navigation system (100) transmits to a server (300) list request information containing a rectangular code corresponding to a predetermined display rectangular area of a travel route map. The terminal unit (400) acquires from the server (300) a server POI list corresponding to the rectangular code of the list request information, and when recognizing that the server POI list contains POI individual information corresponding to terminal base data that is not stored in a terminal base storage area, the terminal unit (400) transmits base data request information about POIID of the POI individual information to the server (300). Upon acquisition of server base data corresponding to the base data request information from the server (300), the terminal unit (400) stores the server base data in the terminal base storage area as terminal base data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, INCREMENT P CORPORATION, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasufumi Iwahori, Yoshihide Hamaguchi, Yasushi Kikuchi, Ryota Shitamatsu, Hiroyuki Kashima
  • Patent number: 9148715
    Abstract: A speaker frame, including: a vibration support portion supporting a vibrating body of a speaker; a magnet support portion arranged inside of said vibration support portion and supporting magnetic circuit portion of said speaker; and a plurality of connection beams connecting said vibration support portion and said magnet support portion, wherein the vibration support portion and the magnet support portion have a circular ring shape having the same major axis length and minor axis length, said plurality of connection beams are arranged radially centering on a central axis from said magnet support portion to said vibration support portion, the central axis being parallel to a direction of an acoustic radiation, and a length of one of said connection beams and a length of another connection beams are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Niidera, Satoshi Hachiya
  • Publication number: 20150270316
    Abstract: A first luminous body is formed on a substrate and is linear. A second luminous body is also formed on the substrate and is linear. The second luminous body extends in parallel with the first luminous body. A first anode and a first cathode are formed on the substrate, and supply electric power to the first luminous body. A second anode and a second cathode are also formed on the substrate, and supply electric power to the second luminous body. The first anode and the first cathode extend in parallel with each other, and the second anode and the second cathode extend in parallel with each other. In a range overlapping with the first luminous body when seen in a plan view, the first anode is not connected to the second anode, and the first cathode is not connected to the second cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicants: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Shuichi Seki, Masaki Murakata, Katsuhiro Kanauchi
  • Patent number: 9140719
    Abstract: The terminal holding device includes an attaching unit to be attached to a vehicle, a holding unit which removably holds a terminal device in such a manner that a display unit of the terminal device is exposed and which includes a contact surface to be contact with the terminal device, an acceleration sensor which detects acceleration in a direction from a side of the contact surface to a side opposite to the contact surface, and a supplying unit which supplies a detection signal of the acceleration sensor to the terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Imasaka, Kenji Nakamura, Hideaki Takahashi, Yoshiaki Tsuchida, Hitoshi Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9136493
    Abstract: A technology having resistance to moisture and oxygen, and in which the occurrence and expansion of non-light-generating portions, such as dark spots, are suppressed is provided. An organic EL element in which an organic functional layer including at least one or more light-emitting layers is arranged between a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the organic functional layer includes a bipolar charge generation layer which generates electrons and holes, and one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a hole-receiving electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Shiratori
  • Publication number: 20150251658
    Abstract: An acquisition part acquires the rotational speeds of a plurality of driving wheels of a moving vehicle, and normal reaction forces acting on the plurality of driving wheels. Subsequently, a friction coefficient information calculation part calculates friction coefficients relating to the plurality of driving wheels on the basis of torque command values for the plurality of driving wheels transmitted from a torque control part and the results of acquisition by the acquisition part. A slip ratio calculation part calculates the slip ratios of the plurality of driving wheels on the basis of the calculated friction coefficients, and the rotational speeds acquired by the acquisition part. Consequently, the slip ratios of the respective driving wheels are easily, rapidly, and accurately estimated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahiro Kato
  • Patent number: 9123325
    Abstract: An active vibration noise control device cancels vibration noise by making plural speakers generate control sounds. The active vibration noise control device selects one or more speakers which output the control sounds, from plural speakers, based on a relationship between (1) a first phase difference which corresponds to a difference between phase characteristics of the vibration noise from a vibration noise source to an evaluation point and phase characteristics of the vibration noise from the vibration noise source to a pseudo evaluation point and (2) a second phase difference for each of the plural speakers corresponding to a difference between phase characteristics of the control sound from the speaker to the evaluation point and phase characteristics of the control sound from the speaker to the pseudo evaluation point. Therefore, it stably decreases the vibration noise at the pseudo evaluation point independently of a frequency band of the vibration noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Iseki, Yoshiki Ohta, Yoshitomo Imanishi, Kensaku Obata
  • Publication number: 20150236728
    Abstract: A impedance matching apparatus (100) is provided with: a matching circuit (110) having a plurality of variable reactance elements; an incident signal/reflected signal extracting circuit (120) configured to extract an incident signal and a reflected signal; an estimating device (130) configured to estimate input impedance of a transmitting antenna (11) on the basis of the extracted incident signal and the extracted reflected signal; and a setting device (140) configured to set a value associated with one part of the plurality of variable reactance elements such that output impedance of a power supply (14) theoretically matches the input impedance on the basis of the estimated input impedance, and then adjust a value associated with at least one of the plurality of variable reactance elements according to the extracted reflected signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masami Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150230314
    Abstract: A light-emitting device (10) includes a first light-emitting region (100) and a second light-emitting region (200). The first light-emitting region (100) emits a light ray having a first color by making a first light-emitting layer group including at least two or more kinds of light-emitting layers emit light. In addition, the second light-emitting region (200) emits alight ray having the first color (for example, daylight color, natural white color, white color, warm white color, or incandescent color) by making a second light-emitting layer group including at least two or more kinds of light-emitting layers emit light. In addition, at least one kind of light-emitting layer included in the second light-emitting layer group emits a light ray having a different spectrum peak from all of the light-emitting layers included in the first light-emitting layer group. Therefore, the color-rendering properties of light emitted from the light-emitting device (10) are improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicants: TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION, PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Seki, Shigehiro Umetsu, Hiroki Tan, Katsuhiro Kanauchi
  • Publication number: 20150217186
    Abstract: A communication terminal receives information such as game information of a quiz including a predetermined question and an answer, a sender, goods or service, and a store offering the goods or the service from a communication terminal with a network communication unit. A CPU of the communication terminal judges whether an answer input from an input unit such as a touch panel or a microphone is correct. The communication terminal receives a location for receiving the goods or the service when playing the game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Fuminobu Kaku
  • Publication number: 20150222857
    Abstract: A mark irradiation unit (130) irradiates an object with a mark. An image capture unit (140) captures an image of the object, and generates image data. Then, an image capture area data generation unit recognizes a position of the mark in the object, and cuts out image capture area data which is apart of the image data on the basis of the mark. For this reason, the mark irradiation unit (130) irradiates the object with the mark, and thus even when a positioning symbol is not printed on the object to be stored as the image data, only a necessary portion in the image data is cut out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo Kuroda, Ayako Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9097550
    Abstract: When a navigation device receives an input of speech from a user, it transmits data of inputted speech to a server and receives a speech recognition result. If a guide route includes a communication impossible area, the navigation device obtains terminal-use speech recognition data necessary for the navigation device to perform speech recognition from the server before reaching the communication impossible area. Thus, even if the speech is inputted by the user while traveling the communication impossible area, the navigation device can perform the speech recognition by itself by using the terminal-use speech recognition data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryu Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 9090173
    Abstract: A charging control apparatus (310) controls wireless charging between one charging apparatus (10) and a vehicle (20) which communicates with the one charging apparatus via a communication relay apparatus (30). The charging control apparatus is provided with: an outputting device (320, 330) for transmitting a first signal which is a signal for designating a signal outputted from the one charging apparatuses, to of the one charging apparatuses; a detecting device (320, 330) for detecting a third signal which is transmitted by wireless communication from the vehicle and which is a signal corresponding to a second signal which is a signal outputted from the one charging apparatus due to the transmitted first signal; and a distinguishing device (310) for correlating the one charging apparatus with the vehicle on the basis of the transmitted first signal and the detected third signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hirokazu Oishi