Patents by Inventor Chie Shigenaga

Chie Shigenaga 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).

  • Vehicle-presence notifying apparatus and vehicle-presence notifying method
    Patent number: 7253746
    Abstract: An apparatus for notifying presence of a vehicle to a periphery of the vehicle includes a control unit that controls an operating unit that operates to cause the vehicle to drive, generating an operation sound; a judging unit that judges whether it is necessary to notify the presence of the vehicle to the periphery of the vehicle; and a notifying unit that notifies, when the judging unit judges that it is necessary to notify the presence of the vehicle to the periphery of the vehicle, the presence of the vehicle to the periphery of the vehicle using the operation sound, by changing a content of a control by the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited
    Inventors: Masahiro Maekawa, Chie Shigenaga, Naoyuki Takaishi
  • Vehicle-presence notifying apparatus and vehicle-presence notifying method
    Publication number: 20050200462
    Abstract: An apparatus for notifying presence of a vehicle to a periphery of the vehicle includes a control unit that controls an operating unit that operates to cause the vehicle to drive, generating an operation sound; a judging unit that judges whether it is necessary to notify the presence of the vehicle to the periphery of the vehicle; and a notifying unit that notifies, when the judging unit judges that it is necessary to notify the presence of the vehicle to the periphery of the vehicle, the presence of the vehicle to the periphery of the vehicle using the operation sound, by changing a content of a control by the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Masahiro Maekawa, Chie Shigenaga, Naoyuki Takaishi