Patents by Inventor Hidehiko Miyoshi

Hidehiko Miyoshi 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: 10913496
    Abstract: A parking assistance device includes a detection unit that detects a parkable area in a surrounding area of a vehicle, a route calculation unit that calculates a parking guidance route for guiding the vehicle from the current position of the vehicle to a parking target position contained in the parkable area, and a control unit that guides the vehicle to the parking target position according to the parking guidance route, completes the guidance when the vehicle has fit into the parkable area with a certain attitude and has reached the parking target position, and varies a completion extension period until the guidance of the vehicle is completed according to the stop mode of the vehicle when the vehicle has entered the parkable area with the certain attitude and the vehicle has stopped before reaching the parking target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignees: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohisa Yamashita, Masaya Kato, Hiroyuki Tachibana, Hidehiko Miyoshi, Yu Tanaka, Takatomo Asai, Motonari Obayashi, Hironobu Ishijima, Keisuke Oyama, Kiyoshi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10479275
    Abstract: Provided is a device whereby it is possible to accurately recognize which area has been enlarged when part of an overhead image displayed on a monitor is displayed as enlarged. When any one area of a plurality divided areas (D1-D4) is indicated, the divided areas being a result of dividing an overhead image displayed on a monitor (21), an image of the indicated divided area (D1-D4) is set as an image to be enlarged, and an auxiliary display area (21B) is set as an enlarged display area. Enlarged display unit forms a plurality of intermediate images (M) of an intermediate size between the size of the indicated divided area (D2) and the size of the enlarged display area, and the intermediate images are sequentially displayed beginning with the smallest intermediate image (M), using the indicated divided area (D2) as an origin point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidehiko Miyoshi, Noboru Nagamine, Kenji Miura, Kinji Yamamoto, Kenjiro Goto
  • Patent number: 10150486
    Abstract: A driving assistance device according to an embodiment includes: a target setting unit configured to set a stop target; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a position of a vehicle; and an output information control unit configured to control a display unit to display a first image that instructs a driver to stop the vehicle in a first form when the vehicle is located within a region including the stop target and display the first image in a second form different from the first form when the vehicle is located outside the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignees: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHlKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hoshino, Hidehiko Miyoshi, Norio Imai, Takatomo Asai, Motonari Obayashi, Hironobu Ishijima, Kiyoshi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180178725
    Abstract: Provided is a device whereby it is possible to accurately recognize which area has been enlarged when part of an overhead image displayed on a monitor is displayed as enlarged. When any one area of a plurality divided areas (D1-D4) is indicated, the divided areas being a result of dividing an overhead image displayed on a monitor (21), an image of the indicated divided area (D1-D4) is set as an image to be enlarged, and an auxiliary display area (21B) is set as an enlarged display area. Enlarged display unit forms a plurality of intermediate images (M) of an intermediate size between the size of the indicated divided area (D2) and the size of the enlarged display area, and the intermediate images are sequentially displayed beginning with the smallest intermediate image (M), using the indicated divided area (D2) as an origin point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidehiko Miyoshi, Noboru Nagamine, Kenji Miura, Kinji Yamamoto, Kenjiro Goto
  • Patent number: 9919650
    Abstract: Provided is a device whereby it is possible to accurately recognize which area has been enlarged when part of an overhead image displayed on a monitor is displayed as enlarged. When any one area of a plurality divided areas (D1-D4) is indicated, the divided areas being a result of dividing an overhead image displayed on a monitor (21), an image of the indicated divided area (D1-D4) is set as an image to be enlarged, and an auxiliary display area (21B) is set as an enlarged display area. Enlarged display unit forms a plurality of intermediate images (M) of an intermediate size between the size of the indicated divided area (D2) and the size of the enlarged display area, and the intermediate images are sequentially displayed beginning with the smallest intermediate image (M), using the indicated divided area (D2) as an origin point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidehiko Miyoshi, Noboru Nagamine, Kenji Miura, Kinji Yamamoto, Kenjiro Goto
  • Patent number: 9862319
    Abstract: Provided is a device whereby the position of an obstacle can be perceived on a monitor without compromising the effectiveness of displaying an overhead image on the monitor. An overhead image generating unit generates an overhead image from images captured using plural cameras, and the overhead image is displayed in an auxiliary display area of a monitor. When an obstacle detection part detects an obstacle in proximity to a vehicle, a specified information output unit emphasizes the display of a frame in the outer side of a divided area of the overhead image that contains the obstacle. Touching the auxiliary display area with a finger or the like during this emphasized display causes the captured image of the obstacle to be enlarged and displayed in the auxiliary display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidehiko Miyoshi, Noboru Nagamine, Kenji Miura, Kinji Yamamoto, Kenjiro Goto
  • Patent number: 9828028
    Abstract: When starting automatic pulling-in control, an electronic control unit calculates a temperature increase amount ?Ti of a motor caused by the execution of the automatic pulling-in control and a temperature increase amount ?To of the motor caused by the execution of automatic pulling-out control. Based on the current temperature of the motor, the temperature increase amount ?Ti, and the temperature increase amount ?To, the electronic control unit obtains a predicted temperature of the motor of a case in which the automatic pulling-out control is executed subsequent to the automatic pulling-in control. When the predicted temperature is lower than an allowable upper limit, starting of the automatic pulling-in control is permitted. When the predicted temperature is higher than or equal to the allowable upper limit, starting of the automatic pulling-in control is prohibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hironobu Ishijima, Eriko Yamazaki, Keisuke Oyama, Hisashi Satonaka, Hidehiko Miyoshi, Keisuke Hata
  • Publication number: 20170259831
    Abstract: A driving assistance device according to an embodiment includes: a target setting unit configured to set a stop target; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a position of a vehicle; and an output information control unit configured to control a display unit to display a first image that instructs a driver to stop the vehicle in a first form when the vehicle is located within a region including the stop target and display the first image in a second form different from the first form when the vehicle is located outside the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi HOSHINO, Hidehiko MIYOSHI, Norio IMAI, Takatomo ASAI, Motonari OBAYASHI, Hironobu ISHIJIMA, Kiyoshi TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20170259850
    Abstract: A parking assistance device includes a detection unit that detects a parkable area in a surrounding area of a vehicle, a route calculation unit that calculates a parking guidance route for guiding the vehicle from the current position of the vehicle to a parking target position contained in the parkable area, and a control unit that guides the vehicle to the parking target position according to the parking guidance route, completes the guidance when the vehicle has fit into the parkable area with a certain attitude and has reached the parking target position, and varies a completion extension period until the guidance of the vehicle is completed according to the stop mode of the vehicle when the vehicle has entered the parkable area with the certain attitude and the vehicle has stopped before reaching the parking target position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohisa YAMASHITA, Masaya KATO, Hiroyuki TACHIBANA, Hidehiko MIYOSHI, Yu TANAKA, Takatomo ASAI, Motonari OBAYASHI, Hironobu ISHIJIMA, Keisuke OYAMA, Kiyoshi TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9708003
    Abstract: When performing automatic control of a steering device that assists a host vehicle to be pulled into or out of a parking space, an electronic control unit performs the following procedure. When there is, as a path for pulling the vehicle into or out of the parking space, a path in which a predicted temperature of the steering device for when the automatic control is performed to move the vehicle along the path would be lower than an allowable upper limit value, the electronic control unit starts the automatic control to move the vehicle along the path. In contrast, when there is no path in which the predicted temperature is lower than the allowable upper limit value, the electronic control unit prohibits the automatic control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hironobu Ishijima, Eriko Yamazaki, Keisuke Oyama, Hisashi Satonaka, Hidehiko Miyoshi, Keisuke Hata
  • Patent number: 9676414
    Abstract: A parking assistance device assists the operation of steerable wheels for the entry of a vehicle into a parking space by the automatic control of a steering device. Upon execution of the automatic control, an entry path for moving the vehicle to the parking position is calculated, and also, a target steered angle for moving the vehicle along the entry path is calculated, and the actual steered angle is detected. If the target steered angle is an angle closer to the neutral angle than the actual steered angle, then the operation of the steering wheel through the automatic control is stopped. If the target steered angle is not at an angle closer to the neutral angle than the actual steered angle, then the operation of the steering wheel through the automatic control is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keisuke Oyama, Hironobu Ishijima, Hidehiko Miyoshi, Keisuke Hata
  • Patent number: 9403481
    Abstract: Provided is a device whereby the position of an obstacle can be perceived on a monitor without compromising the effectiveness of displaying an overhead image on the monitor. An overhead image generator generates an overhead image from images captured using multiple cameras, and the overhead image is displayed in an auxiliary display area of a monitor. When an obstacle detection part detects an obstacle in proximity to a vehicle, a specified information output unit emphasizes the display of a frame in the outer side of a divided area of the overhead image that contains the obstacle. Touching the auxiliary display area with a finger or the like during this emphasized display causes the captured image of the obstacle to be enlarged and displayed in the auxiliary display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidehiko Miyoshi, Noboru Nagamine, Kenji Miura, Kinji Yamamoto, Kenjiro Goto
  • Publication number: 20160185294
    Abstract: Provided is a device whereby the position of an obstacle can be perceived on a monitor without compromising the effectiveness of displaying an overhead image on the monitor. An overhead image generating unit generates an overhead image from images captured using a plurality of cameras, and the overhead image is displayed in an auxiliary display area (21B) of a monitor (21). When an obstacle detection part detects an obstacle (X) in proximity to a vehicle, a specified information output unit emphasizes the display of a frame (F2) in the outer side of a divided area (D2) of the overhead image that contains the obstacle (X). Touching the auxiliary display area (21B) with a finger or the like during this emphasized display causes the captured image of the obstacle (X) to be enlarged and displayed in the auxiliary display area (21B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidehiko MIYOSHI, Noboru NAGAMINE, Kenji MIURA, Kinji YAMAMOTO, Kenjiro GOTO
  • Publication number: 20160176349
    Abstract: Provided is a device whereby it is possible to accurately recognize which area has been enlarged when part of an overhead image displayed on a monitor is displayed as enlarged. When any one area of a plurality divided areas (D1-D4) is indicated, the divided areas being a result of dividing an overhead image displayed on a monitor (21), an image of the indicated divided area (D1-D4) is set as an image to be enlarged, and an auxiliary display area (21B) is set as an enlarged display area. Enlarged display unit forms a plurality of intermediate images (M) of an intermediate size between the size of the indicated divided area (D2) and the size of the enlarged display area, and the intermediate images are sequentially displayed beginning with the smallest intermediate image (M), using the indicated divided area (D2) as an origin point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidehiko MIYOSHI, Noboru NAGAMINE, Kenji MIURA, Kinji YAMAMOTO, Kenjiro GOTO
  • Publication number: 20160107690
    Abstract: A parking assistance device assists the operation of steerable wheels for the entry of a vehicle into a parking space by the automatic control of a steering device. Upon execution of the automatic control, an entry path for moving the vehicle to the parking position is calculated, and also, a target steered angle for moving the vehicle along the entry path is calculated, and the actual steered angle is detected. If the target steered angle is an angle closer to the neutral angle than the actual steered angle, then the operation of the steering wheel through the automatic control is stopped. If the target steered angle is not at an angle closer to the neutral angle than the actual steered angle, then the operation of the steering wheel through the automatic control is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keisuke OYAMA, Hironobu ISHIJIMA, Hidehiko MIYOSHI, Keisuke HATA
  • Publication number: 20160101813
    Abstract: When starting automatic pulling-in control, an electronic control unit calculates a temperature increase amount ?Ti of a motor caused by the execution of the automatic pulling-in control and a temperature increase amount ?To of the motor caused by the execution of automatic pulling-out control. Based on the current temperature of the motor, the temperature increase amount ?Ti, and the temperature increase amount ?To, the electronic control unit obtains a predicted temperature of the motor of a case in which the automatic pulling-out control is executed subsequent to the automatic pulling-in control. When the predicted temperature is lower than an allowable upper limit, starting of the automatic pulling-in control is permitted. When the predicted temperature is higher than or equal to the allowable upper limit, starting of the automatic pulling-in control is prohibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hironobu ISHIJIMA, Eriko YAMAZAKI, Keisuke OYAMA, Hisashi SATONAKA, Hidehiko MIYOSHI, Keisuke HATA
  • Patent number: 9308863
    Abstract: Provided is a device whereby it is possible to accurately recognize which area has been enlarged when part of an overhead image displayed on a monitor is displayed as enlarged. When any one area of a plurality divided areas (D1-D4) is indicated, the divided areas being a result of dividing an overhead image displayed on a monitor (21), an image of the indicated divided area (D1-D4) is set as an image to be enlarged, and an auxiliary display area (21B) is set as an enlarged display area. Enlarged display unit forms a plurality of intermediate images (M) of an intermediate size between the size of the indicated divided area (D2) and the size of the enlarged display area, and the intermediate images are sequentially displayed beginning with the smallest intermediate image (M), using the indicated divided area (D2) as an origin point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidehiko Miyoshi, Noboru Nagamine, Kenji Miura, Kinji Yamamoto, Kenjiro Goto
  • Patent number: D758390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keisuke Oyama, Hidehiko Miyoshi, Tsuyoshi Hoshino, Masaya Kato
  • Patent number: D760247
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keisuke Oyama, Hidehiko Miyoshi, Tsuyoshi Hoshino, Masaya Kato
  • Patent number: D791824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keisuke Oyama, Hidehiko Miyoshi, Tsuyoshi Hoshino, Masaya Kato