Patents by Inventor Etsumi Mutobe

Etsumi Mutobe 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).

  • Image display method an apparatus for vehicle camera
    Publication number: 20020175999
    Abstract: When an image shot by a rear-view camera mounted on a vehicle (1a) is changed into an image viewed from the location of a virtual viewpoint, and the obtained image is displayed on a screen, warning lines (51) and (52), for conveying a warning to a driver of the presence of an object within range of the rear of a vehicle, are displayed by being superimposed on the image obtained by the viewpoint conversion. Thus, when an image obtained by the viewpoint conversion of an image shot by a rear-view camera is displayed on a screen, a driver can be apprised not only of the presence of an obstacle within range of a local vehicle but also of the erroneous image interpretation provided by the image obtained by the viewpoint conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Etsumi Mutobe, Satoru Masuda, Hidetoshi Mimura, Kazuki Miyama