Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Sugihara
Hiroshi Sugihara 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).
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Patent number: 11798552Abstract: An agent device includes a microphone configured to collect a speech sound inside a vehicle cabin, a speaker configured to output a speech sound inside the vehicle cabin, and a plurality of agent function elements having different functions. Each of the plurality of agent function elements generates a speech sound of an agent that speaks to an occupant of a vehicle on the basis of a meaning of the speech sound collected by the microphone, causes the speaker to output the generated speech sound of the agent. The agent function element serving as a main agent that has a dialogue with the occupant is switched on the basis of content of the speech sound collected by the microphone.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Sugihara, Atsushi Sekiguchi, Yuki Matsuura, Eisuke Soma, Wataru Endo, Ryosuke Tanaka, Toshikatsu Kuramochi
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Patent number: 11783608Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an extraction portion and a fusion portion. The extraction portion extracts a first object from each of a plurality of pieces of image data that include the first object and a second object, the first object including a handwritten object, the second object including a non-handwritten object. The fusion portion generates a fusion image by fusing a plurality of first objects extracted from the plurality of pieces of image data into the second object that is common to the plurality of pieces of image data.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Hiroshi Sugihara
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Patent number: 11462234Abstract: In a conversation analyzing device, a microphone detects conversation voice of a first analysis subject person who possesses the conversation analyzing device. An acceleration sensor detects movement of the conversation analyzing device. A wireless communication unit (a) detects another conversation analyzing device possessed by another second analysis subject person, and (b) transmits as movement history information a history of movement of the conversation analyzing device to the other conversation analyzing device, and receives movement history information from the other conversation analyzing device.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Inventor: Hiroshi Sugihara
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Publication number: 20220005470Abstract: An agent device includes a microphone configured to collect a speech sound inside a vehicle cabin, a speaker configured to output a speech sound inside the vehicle cabin, and a plurality of agent function elements having different functions. Each of the plurality of agent function elements generates a speech sound of an agent that speaks to an occupant of a vehicle on the basis of a meaning of the speech sound collected by the microphone, causes the speaker to output the generated speech sound of the agent. The agent function element serving as a main agent that has a dialogue with the occupant is switched on the basis of content of the speech sound collected by the microphone.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2018Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Hiroshi Sugihara, Atsushi Sekiguchi, Yuki Matsuura, Eisuke Soma, Wataru Endo, Ryosuke Tanaka, Toshikatsu Kuramochi
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Publication number: 20220005242Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an extraction portion and a fusion portion. The extraction portion extracts a first object from each of a plurality of pieces of image data that include the first object and a second object, the first object including a handwritten object, the second object including a non-handwritten object. The fusion portion generates a fusion image by fusing a plurality of first objects extracted from the plurality of pieces of image data into the second object that is common to the plurality of pieces of image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventor: Hiroshi Sugihara
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Patent number: 11180082Abstract: An object is to provide a warning output device, a warning output method, and a warning output system that make it possible to appropriately output warning. A warning output device includes: a driver's state acquisition unit configured to acquire inattentive driving information indicating that a driver performs inattentive driving; a vehicle state acquisition unit configured to acquire a vehicle state; a vehicle warning reception unit configured to receive vehicle warning, which is warning corresponding to the vehicle state; an adaptive rule acquisition unit configured to acquire adaptive rule information generated when the driver performs inattentive driving and the warning is received; and an output unit configured to output inattentive driving warning, which is warning related to inattentive driving when the driver's state acquisition unit acquires the inattentive driving information and the vehicle state satisfies a predetermined condition specified in the adaptive rule information.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: CLARION CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Akachi, Masashi Koga, Hiroshige Furugori, Hiroki Abe, Hiroshi Sugihara, Makoto Sugiyama
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Patent number: 11176948Abstract: An agent device includes a display unit, a microphone configured to collect a voice in an occupant compartment, a plurality of speakers configured to enable localization of a sound image through a combination of outputs, and an agent controller configured to cause the display unit to display an agent image and cause the speakers to output sounds, wherein the agent controller is configured to identify a speaking person who has spoken the voice collected by the microphone among occupants in a vehicle and to cause the agent image to be displayed in a mode of talking to the occupant in a partial area of the display unit near the speaking person while causing a sound image to be localized at a display position of the agent image.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Sugihara, Ryosuke Tanaka, Atsushi Sekiguchi, Yuki Matsuura, Wataru Endo, Eisuke Soma
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Patent number: 11014508Abstract: Provided is a communication support system including: a microphone that is mounted in an interior of a vehicle; a sound output device that is mounted in the interior of vehicle; a recognizer configured to recognize spoken content included in sound data collected by the microphone; and a controller configured to generate a delivery message to be delivered from a passenger who has output the collected sound to another passenger on the basis of a result of the recognition performed by the recognizer, generates sound based on the generated delivery message, and causes the sound output device to output the generated sound toward the other passenger.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Wataru Endo, Atsushi Sekiguchi, Hiroshi Sugihara
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Patent number: 10994612Abstract: An agent system includes a microphone configured to collect a sound of a vehicle interior, a speaker configured to output a sound to the vehicle interior, a recognizer configured to recognize a meaning of the sound collected, an agent controller configured to generate an agent sound for speaking to an occupant of a vehicle on the basis of the meaning recognized and cause the agent sound to be output to the speaker so that a sound image of the generated agent sound is localized at a prescribed position, and a travel environment acquirer configured to acquire a travel environment of the vehicle, wherein the agent controller causes an aspect in which the sound image of the agent sound is localized to be changed when the travel environment of the vehicle acquired by the travel environment acquirer is changed or is predicted to be changed in the future.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Sekiguchi, Hiroshi Sugihara
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Patent number: 10780781Abstract: A display device (100) for a vehicle includes: a plurality of display units (170, 180) which are mounted in the vehicle; an operation unit (110) that is configured to accept an operation of selecting content that is displayed on some or all of the plurality of display units; a determination unit (120) that determines a sitting position of a person who operates the operation unit; and a display control unit (130) that is configured to cause any one of the plurality of display units to display content on the basis of an operation that is accepted by the operation unit and a determination result of the determination unit. In a state in which content is displayed on any one of the plurality of display units, in a case where an operation of performing display of new content is accepted by the operation unit, the display control unit is configured to change a display aspect of the content that is already displayed on the basis of a determination result of the sitting position by the determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tasuku Saka, Nobuya Nishimura, Tomohisa Manabe, Kazufumi Kuroda, Hiroshi Sugihara
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Publication number: 20200273482Abstract: In a conversation analyzing device, a microphone detects conversation voice of a first analysis subject person who possesses the conversation analyzing device. An acceleration sensor detects movement of the conversation analyzing device. A wireless communication unit (a) detects another conversation analyzing device possessed by another second analysis subject person, and (b) transmits as movement history information a history of movement of the conversation analyzing device to the other conversation analyzing device, and receives movement history information from the other conversation analyzing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventor: Hiroshi Sugihara
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Patent number: 10721440Abstract: A video conferencing apparatus includes an acquisition processing portion, a calculation processing portion, and a combining processing portion. The acquisition processing portion acquires site video data that represents site videos captured at a plurality of sites. The calculation processing portion calculates respective display priorities of the sites based on evaluation values for a plurality of predetermined evaluation items. The combining processing portion generates composite video data based on the site video data acquired by the acquisition processing portion, the composite video data representing a composite video which is a combination of a plurality of site videos having display sizes corresponding to the display priorities.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Hiroshi Sugihara
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Patent number: 10674029Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a printing unit that performs a printing job, a communication unit, and a control unit. An installed device is an illumination device. Upon determining that a printing document is a first task document, the control unit controls the communication unit to transmit a first color change instruction. Upon determining that a printing document is a second task document, the control unit controls the communication unit to transmit a second color change instruction. The first color change instruction is an instruction for increasing a color temperature of illumination light. The second color change instruction is an instruction for decreasing a color temperature of illumination light.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Hiroshi Sugihara
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Publication number: 20200164797Abstract: An object is to provide a warning output device, a warning output method, and a warning output system that make it possible to appropriately output warning. A warning output device includes: a driver's state acquisition unit configured to acquire inattentive driving information indicating that a driver performs inattentive driving; a vehicle state acquisition unit configured to acquire a vehicle state; a vehicle warning reception unit configured to receive vehicle warning, which is warning corresponding to the vehicle state; an adaptive rule acquisition unit configured to acquire adaptive rule information generated when the driver performs inattentive driving and the warning is received; and an output unit configured to output inattentive driving warning, which is warning related to inattentive driving when the driver's state acquisition unit acquires the inattentive driving information and the vehicle state satisfies a predetermined condition specified in the adaptive rule information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2018Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: CLARION CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi AKACHI, Masashi KOGA, Hiroshige FURUGORI, Hiroki ABE, Hiroshi SUGIHARA, Makoto SUGIYAMA
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Publication number: 20200152203Abstract: An agent device includes a display unit, a microphone configured to collect a voice in an occupant compartment, a plurality of speakers configured to enable localization of a sound image through a combination of outputs, and an agent controller configured to cause the display unit to display an agent image and cause the speakers to output sounds, wherein the agent controller is configured to identify a speaking person who has spoken the voice collected by the microphone among occupants in a vehicle and to cause the agent image to be displayed in a mode of talking to the occupant in a partial area of the display unit near the speaking person while causing a sound image to be localized at a display position of the agent image.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Hiroshi Sugihara, Ryosuke Tanaka, Atsushi Sekiguchi, Yuki Matsuura, Wataru Endo, Eisuke Soma
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Publication number: 20200114834Abstract: Provided is a communication support system including: a microphone that is mounted in an interior of a vehicle; a sound output device that is mounted in the interior of vehicle; a recognizer configured to recognize spoken content included in sound data collected by the microphone; and a controller configured to generate a delivery message to be delivered from a passenger who has output the collected sound to another passenger on the basis of a result of the recognition performed by the recognizer, generates sound based on the generated delivery message, and causes the sound output device to output the generated sound toward the other passenger.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Wataru Endo, Atsushi Sekiguchi, Hiroshi Sugihara
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Publication number: 20200108720Abstract: An agent system includes a microphone configured to collect a sound of a vehicle interior, a speaker configured to output a sound to the vehicle interior, a recognizer configured to recognize a meaning of the sound collected, an agent controller configured to generate an agent sound for speaking to an occupant of a vehicle on the basis of the meaning recognized and cause the agent sound to be output to the speaker so that a sound image of the generated agent sound is localized at a prescribed position, and a travel environment acquirer configured to acquire a travel environment of the vehicle, wherein the agent controller causes an aspect in which the sound image of the agent sound is localized to be changed when the travel environment of the vehicle acquired by the travel environment acquirer is changed or is predicted to be changed in the future.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Atsushi Sekiguchi, Hiroshi Sugihara
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Publication number: 20200099889Abstract: A video conferencing apparatus includes an acquisition processing portion, a calculation processing portion, and a combining processing portion. The acquisition processing portion acquires site video data that represents site videos captured at a plurality of sites. The calculation processing portion calculates respective display priorities of the sites based on evaluation values for a plurality of predetermined evaluation items. The combining processing portion generates composite video data based on the site video data acquired by the acquisition processing portion, the composite video data representing a composite video which is a combination of a plurality of site videos having display sizes corresponding to the display priorities.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventor: Hiroshi Sugihara
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Patent number: 10526254Abstract: An iron-ion supply material capable of efficiently supplying iron ions to plants is provided. An iron-ion supply material that acts as an iron-ion supply source for supplying iron ions contributing to plant growth comprises an iron powder having an iron content of 80% by mass or more, wherein 50% by mass or more of the whole iron powder has a particle size of 100 ?m or more and 10 mm or less.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2014Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: JFE STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi Enokido, Akio Sonobe, Hiroshi Sugihara
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Publication number: 20190308501Abstract: A display device (100) for a vehicle includes: a plurality of display units (170, 180) which are mounted in the vehicle; an operation unit (110) that is configured to accept an operation of selecting content that is displayed on some or all of the plurality of display units; a determination unit (120) that determines a sitting position of a person who operates the operation unit; and a display control unit (130) that is configured to cause any one of the plurality of display units to display content on the basis of an operation that is accepted by the operation unit and a determination result of the determination unit. In a state in which content is displayed on any one of the plurality of display units, in a case where an operation of performing display of new content is accepted by the operation unit, the display control unit is configured to change a display aspect of the content that is already displayed on the basis of a determination result of the sitting position by the determination unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Tasuku Saka, Nobuya Nishimura, Tomohisa Manabe, Kazufumi Kuroda, Hiroshi Sugihara