Patents by Inventor Chinatsu Sakurai

Chinatsu Sakurai 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).

  • Patent number: 9357180
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle driving assist device, said device being capable of reliably and accurately warning any driver, regardless of the perception or skill thereof, to avoid collisions with obstacles. Said driving assist device, which uses a monitor in the vehicle to display images taken of the surroundings of the vehicle, has: an imaging unit that is mounted in the vehicle and takes the aforementioned images; an information-acquisition unit that acquires vehicle-speed information; and an image-processing unit that processes image signals configured by the images outputted from the imaging unit. Said image-processing unit contains an image-superimposition unit that superimposes, onto the taken images, images pertaining to the braking distance corresponding to the vehicle-speed information acquired by the information-acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Numata, Chinatsu Sakurai
  • Patent number: 8792007
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to simplify a calibration operation of a camera and to shorten a time necessary for calibration. A camera calibration device 10 is mounted on a predetermined position of a movable object 100 and includes a camera 11 configured to take an image including an index 41 provided outside the movable object 100, an image superimposing unit 122 configured to generate a superimposed image by superimposing a calibration object 42 having a position adjustment part and a rotation adjustment part on the image taken by the camera 11, and a calculation unit 124 configured to calculate, based on a position of the calibration object 42 after being shifted in the superimposed image such that an end or a center of the index 41 meets the position adjustment part and a part of the index other than the end or the center overlaps the rotation adjustment part, parameters relative to a pan angle, a tilt angle and a roll angle for calibration of the camera mounting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Takeo Oshima, Takashi Maekawa, Ryuuichi Sawada, Haruo Yanagisawa, Chinatsu Sakurai, Akinori Iwabuchi, Shinya Tamizu, Takashi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20140160292
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to simplify a calibration operation of a camera and to shorten a time necessary for calibration. A calibration operation device 12 includes a control unit configured to control for displaying an object 42 having a first part and a second part, the object 42 being superimposed on an image taken by the camera 11, wherein the control unit performs a shift process to shift at least a display position of the first part in horizontal and vertical directions on the image, a rotation process to rotate a display position of the second part around the first part on the image, and calculation process to calculate a calibration parameters to calibrate a pan angle, a tilt angle and a roll angle of the mounting angle of the camera 11 based on the position of the object 42.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeo OSHIMA, Takashi MAEKAWA, Ryuuichi SAWADA, Haruo YANAGISAWA, Chinatsu SAKURAI, Akinori IWABUCHI, Shinya TAMIZU, Takashi INOUE
  • Patent number: 8687067
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to simplify a calibration operation of a camera and to shorten a time necessary for calibration. A camera calibration device 10 is mounted on a predetermined position of a movable object 100 and includes a camera 11 configured to take an image including an index 41 provided outside the movable object 100, an image superimposing unit 122 configured to generate a superimposed image by superimposing a calibration object 42 having a position adjustment part and a rotation adjustment part on the image taken by the camera 11, and a calculation unit 124 configured to calculate, based on a position of the calibration object 42 after being shifted in the superimposed image such that an end or a center of the index 41 meets the position adjustment part and a part of the index other than the end or the center overlaps the rotation adjustment part, parameters relative to a pan angle, a tilt angle and a roll angle for calibration of the camera mounting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Takeo Oshima, Takashi Maekawa, Ryuuichi Sawada, Haruo Yanagisawa, Chinatsu Sakurai, Akinori Iwabuchi, Shinya Tamizu, Takashi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20130307986
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle driving assist device, said device being capable of reliably and accurately warning any driver, regardless of the perception or skill thereof, to avoid collisions with obstacles. Said driving assist device, which uses a monitor in the vehicle to display images taken of the surroundings of the vehicle, has: an imaging unit that is mounted in the vehicle and takes the aforementioned images; an information-acquisition unit that acquires vehicle-speed information; and an image-processing unit that processes image signals configured by the images outputted from the imaging unit. Said image-processing unit contains an image-superimposition unit that superimposes, onto the taken images, images pertaining to the braking distance corresponding to the vehicle-speed information acquired by the information-acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Numata, Chinatsu Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20130222607
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to simplify a calibration operation of a camera and to shorten a time necessary for calibration. A camera calibration device 10 is mounted on a predetermined position of a movable object 100 and includes a camera 11 configured to take an image including an index 41 provided outside the movable object 100, an image superimposing unit 122 configured to generate a superimposed image by superimposing a calibration object 42 having a position adjustment part and a rotation adjustment part on the image taken by the camera 11, and a calculation unit 124 configured to calculate, based on a position of the calibration object 42 after being shifted in the superimposed image such that an end or a center of the index 41 meets the position adjustment part and a part of the index other than the end or the center overlaps the rotation adjustment part, parameters relative to a pan angle, a tilt angle and a roll angle for calibration of the camera mounting position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeo OSHIMA, Takashi MAEKAWA, Ryuuichi SAWADA, Haruo YANAGISAWA, Chinatsu SAKURAI, Akinori IWABUCHI, Shinya TAMIZU, Takashi INOUE
  • Publication number: 20110034504
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an excellent pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating vascular diseases. [Means for Solution] Useful to provide a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating vascular diseases, which comprises 1) a COX-1 selective inhibitor and 2) clopidogrel or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention is useful as an excellent pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating vascular diseases is provided and is particularly useful as a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating arterial thrombosis, ischemic heart disease, ischemic brain disease, pulmonary embolism, peripheral circulation disorder, restenosis and reocclusion, essential thrombocytosis and so on is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Tomihisa Kawasaki, Toshiyuki Funatsu, Chinatsu Sakurai