Patents by Inventor Daichi SUGAWARA

Daichi SUGAWARA 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: 11601621
    Abstract: A vehicular display system shows a view image including a blind area with superior visibility. Embodiments include an imaging unit that captures an image of a surrounding area of a vehicle; an image processing unit that converts the image into a view image of the surrounding area of the vehicle seen from inside a cabin; and a display unit. The image processing unit generates a rear-view image acquired when an area behind the vehicle is seen from a first virtual viewpoint located in the cabin, and a front-view image acquired when an area in front of the vehicle is seen from a second virtual viewpoint located behind the first virtual viewpoint in the cabin. The display unit shows the rear-view image when the vehicle travels backward, the front-view image when the vehicle travels forward, and shows both of the view images at substantially the same angle of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daichi Sugawara, Koichi Murata, Erika Hori, Tomonori Ohtsubo, Yoshiaki Matsuba
  • Publication number: 20220086368
    Abstract: A vehicular display system shows an image of a surrounding area of a vehicle in a superior visibility mode. Embodiments include an imaging unit that captures an image of the surrounding area of the vehicle; an image processing unit that converts the image captured by the imaging unit into a view image of the area seen from a predetermined virtual viewpoint in the cabin; and a display unit that shows the view image generated by the image processing unit. The image processing unit can generate, as the view image, a first view image acquired when a first direction is seen from the virtual viewpoint, and a second view image acquired when a second direction differing from the first direction is seen from the virtual viewpoint. Each of the first and second view images is shown at a horizontal angle of view that corresponds to a stable visual field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daichi SUGAWARA, Koichi MURATA, Erika HORI, Tomonori OHTSUBO, Yoshiaki MATSUBA
  • Publication number: 20220086400
    Abstract: A vehicular display system shows a view image including a blind area with superior visibility. Embodiments include an imaging unit that captures an image of a surrounding area of a vehicle; an image processing unit that converts the image into a view image of the surrounding area of the vehicle seen from inside a cabin; and a display unit. The image processing unit generates a rear-view image acquired when an area behind the vehicle is seen from a first virtual viewpoint located in the cabin, and a front-view image acquired when an area in front of the vehicle is seen from a second virtual viewpoint located behind the first virtual viewpoint in the cabin. The display unit shows the rear-view image when the vehicle travels backward, the front-view image when the vehicle travels forward, and shows both of the view images at substantially the same angle of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daichi SUGAWARA, Koichi MURATA, Erika HORI, Tomonori OHTSUBO, Yoshiaki MATSUBA