Patents by Inventor Akira Kazawa

Akira Kazawa 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).

  • Navigation device, method for displaying icon, and navigation program
    Patent number: 8903650
    Abstract: A navigation device includes an icon display unit for displaying icons representing predetermined display objects located on a predetermined road ahead of the current location in an elongated display area of a display unit in a linear fashion along a length direction of the display area preferentially in order of proximity to the current location and a predefined distance display unit for displaying an image indicating the predefined distance from the current location in the display area when the icons are displayed. The icon display unit stationarily displays the icons representing display objects located farther than the predefined distance from the current location and movably displays an icon representing a display object located within the predefined distance so that the icon moves towards the current location in accordance with the movement of the current location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Akira Kazawa, Satoru Kono, Mitsunori Koyatsu, Masahiro Kida
  • NAVIGATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ICON, AND NAVIGATION PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20140107917
    Abstract: A navigation device includes an icon display unit for displaying icons representing predetermined display objects located on a predetermined road ahead of the current location in an elongated display area of a display unit in a linear fashion along a length direction of the display area preferentially in order of proximity to the current location and a predefined distance display unit for displaying an image indicating the predefined distance from the current location in the display area when the icons are displayed. The icon display unit stationarily displays the icons representing display objects located farther than the predefined distance from the current location and movably displays an icon representing a display object located within the predefined distance so that the icon moves towards the current location in accordance with the movement of the current location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: ALPINE ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Akira Kazawa, Satoru Kono, Mitsunori Koyatsu, Masahiro Kida