Patents by Inventor Hiroko ADACHI

Hiroko ADACHI 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: 12583385
    Abstract: An awakening support system includes: a lyric presence determination unit configured to determine whether lyrics are contained in a target reproduction sound that is being output from an audio device in a mobile body; and an awakening effect control unit configured to, when it is determined by the lyric presence determination unit that lyrics are contained in the target reproduction sound, execute at least one selected from: first bass amplification processing that amplifies and outputs a prescribed bass part of the target reproduction sound from the audio device; cool air sending processing that sends out cool air from an air conditioning device provided in the mobile body; and illuminance increasing processing that increases illuminance of a lighting device provided in the mobile body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nojiri, Ryo Kimura, Nobuko Minyu, Hiroko Adachi
  • Patent number: 12528473
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a state estimation device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a state variable including an observation value obtained by observing a steersman who steers an moving object; and an estimation unit including a state model having a correlation between the state variable and a cognitive load during steering of the steersman and configured to estimate a state of the steersman from the state variable acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Muramatsu, Naohiro Sakamoto, Hiroko Adachi
  • Patent number: 12275426
    Abstract: A biological state guidance device includes a biological state estimation unit configured to estimate a biological state of an occupant of a vehicle, a target value decision unit configured to decide on a target value that is an index for setting the biological state of the occupant as a target state, a stimulus generation unit configured to control a stimulus generation device for generating a stimulus for guidance so that the biological state of the occupant is close to a target value on the basis of the estimated biological state and the target value, and a position information detection unit configured to detect position information of the vehicle. The target value decision unit decides on the target value on the basis of the position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nojiri, Ryo Kimura, Hiroko Adachi
  • Patent number: 12246743
    Abstract: A biological state guidance device includes a biological state estimation unit configured to estimate a biological state of a driver, a target value decision unit configured to decide on a target value of the biological state, an audio stimulus generation unit configured to generate an audio stimulus for guidance so that the biological state is close to a target value, a fellow passenger information acquisition unit configured to acquire fellow passenger information, a target state decision unit configured to decide on a target state of a biological state of the fellow passenger, and a vibration stimulus generation unit configured to control a vibration stimulus generation device for stimulating the fellow passenger by vibrations. The vibration stimulus generation unit generates the vibrations for guiding the fellow passenger to have the target state as the biological state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Kimura, Tsuyoshi Nojiri, Hiroko Adachi
  • Publication number: 20240359623
    Abstract: An awakening support system includes: a lyric presence determination unit configured to determine whether lyrics are contained in a target reproduction sound that is being output from an audio device in a mobile body; and an awakening effect control unit configured to, when it is determined by the lyric presence determination unit that lyrics are contained in the target reproduction sound, execute at least one selected from: first bass amplification processing that amplifies and outputs a prescribed bass part of the target reproduction sound from the audio device; cool air sending processing that sends out cool air from an air conditioning device provided in the mobile body; and illuminance increasing processing that increases illuminance of a lighting device provided in the mobile body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nojiri, Ryo Kimura, Nobuko Minyu, Hiroko Adachi
  • Publication number: 20240326827
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a state estimation device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a state variable including an observation value obtained by observing a steersman who steers an moving object; and an estimation unit including a state model having a correlation between the state variable and a cognitive load during steering of the steersman and configured to estimate a state of the steersman from the state variable acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Yusuke Muramatsu, Naohiro Sakamoto, Hiroko Adachi
  • Publication number: 20230356740
    Abstract: A biological state guidance device includes a biological state estimation unit configured to estimate a biological state of a driver of a vehicle, a target value decision unit configured to decide on a target value that is an index for setting the biological state of the driver as a target state, an audio stimulus generation unit configured to control an audio stimulus generation device for generating an audio stimulus for guidance so that the biological state of the driver is close to a target value on the basis of the estimated biological state and the target value, a fellow passenger information acquisition unit configured to acquire fellow passenger information about a fellow passenger of the vehicle other than the driver, a target state decision unit configured to decide on a target state of a biological state of the fellow passenger on the basis of the fellow passenger information, and a vibration stimulus generation unit configured to control a vibration stimulus generation device for stimulating the f
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Ryo Kimura, Tsuyoshi Nojiri, Hiroko Adachi
  • Publication number: 20230311926
    Abstract: A biological state guidance device includes a biological state estimation unit configured to estimate a biological state of an occupant of a vehicle, a target value decision unit configured to decide on a target value that is an index for setting the biological state of the occupant as a target state, a stimulus generation unit configured to control a stimulus generation device for generating a stimulus for guidance so that the biological state of the occupant is close to a target value on the basis of the estimated biological state and the target value, and a position information detection unit configured to detect position information of the vehicle. The target value decision unit decides on the target value on the basis of the position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nojiri, Ryo Kimura, Hiroko Adachi
  • Patent number: 11654931
    Abstract: The present invention provides a driving assistance device that assists driving of a vehicle, the driving assistance device including a notification unit configured to perform notification for recognition of a risk associated with traveling of the vehicle present in a surrounding situation to a driver of the vehicle, a determination unit configured to determine a degree of recognition of the risk by the driver based on a period of time from when a first detector no longer detects an accelerator operation to when a second detector detects the brake operation in response to the risk present in the surrounding situation, and a control unit configured to control the notification unit so that the notification according to the degree of recognition determined by the determination unit is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroko Adachi, Ryo Kimura, Takahiro Matsuoka, Tsuyoshi Nojiri
  • Publication number: 20220289230
    Abstract: The present invention provides a driving assistance device that assists driving of a vehicle, the driving assistance device including a notification unit configured to perform notification for recognition of a risk associated with traveling of the vehicle present in a surrounding situation to a driver of the vehicle, a determination unit configured to determine a degree of recognition of the risk by the driver based on a period of time from when a first detector no longer detects an accelerator operation to when a second detector detects the brake operation in response to the risk present in the surrounding situation, and a control unit configured to control the notification unit so that the notification according to the degree of recognition determined by the determination unit is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroko ADACHI, Ryo KIMURA, Takahiro MATSUOKA, Tsuyoshi NOJIRI