Patents by Inventor Ifushi Shimonomoto
Ifushi Shimonomoto 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: 11492017Abstract: An information presentation device, mounted on a vehicle for which automatic evacuation control functions when it is difficult for a driver to continue driving the vehicle, and presenting information to an occupant of the vehicle except the driver by a display in a display area that is visually recognizable by the occupant, includes: an operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information of the automatic evacuation control; and a display generation unit that generates an occupant notification display that is displayed in the display area to notify information relating to the automatic evacuation control when the automatic evacuation control is in operation. The occupant notification display includes: an explanatory image that shows an explanation of a process executed currently; and a progress image that indicates a degree of progress in the automatic evacuation control.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuo Tamagaki, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Hiroaki Tanaka, Takuya Mori, Yuki Fujisawa, Akira Kamiya, Takuya Kume
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Publication number: 20220203809Abstract: The vehicular display control device is mounted on an autonomous driving vehicle provided with a windshield display. The windshield display is configured to change a transmittance of external light. The vehicular display control device includes a transmittance control unit configured to reduce the transmittance in order to promote a sleep of at least one passenger.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Ifushi SHIMONOMOTO, Ryohei YOKOTA, Yuji OTA
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Patent number: 11267480Abstract: A travel control apparatus is provided. The travel control apparatus acquires driver abnormality information indicative of an abnormality of a driver of a vehicle, makes a determination that the driver is in a driving difficulty state based at least on the driver abnormality information, and activates a lane departure prevention function and a cruise control function of the vehicle at substantially the same time during a time period between when the driver abnormality information is acquired and when the driving difficulty state is determined. Together with activating the lane departure prevention function and the cruise control function, the travel control apparatus outputs notification request information to a human machine interface controller controlling a notification device which issues a notification to a passenger of the vehicle. The notification request information causes the notification indicative of activation of the lane departure prevention function and the cruise control function to be issued.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuo Tamagaki, Hiroaki Tanaka, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Akira Kamiya, Takuya Mori, Yuki Fujisawa, Ayako Kotani
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Patent number: 10723264Abstract: An information presentation apparatus is provided. A light emission device and a HCU are mounted on a vehicle as the information presentation apparatus. The light emission device is arranged on an instrument panel, and displays at least one light emission spot in a linear light emission area arranged to extend in a width direction of the vehicle. The HCU acquires monitoring information including at least position information of the risk target detected by the peripheral monitoring device, and calculates a risk level of the risk target, detected in a traveling direction of the vehicle, based on the monitoring information. When detecting a plurality of the risk targets, the HCU selects one of the risk targets having a highest risk level as a highest risk target, and displays the light emission spot, indicative of a direction of the highest risk target, in the linear light emission area.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yuki Fujisawa, Hiroaki Tanaka, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Mitsuo Tamagaki, Takuya Mori, Akira Kamiya, Takeshi Kawashima, Akihiro Hayashi, Takuya Kume
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Patent number: 10723367Abstract: An information presentation device, mounted on a vehicle for which automatic evacuation control functions when it is difficult for a driver to continue driving the vehicle, and presenting information to an occupant of the vehicle except the driver by a display in a display area that is visually recognizable by the occupant, includes: an operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information of the automatic evacuation control; and a display generation unit that generates an occupant notification display that is displayed in the display area to notify information relating to the automatic evacuation control when the automatic evacuation control is in operation. The occupant notification display includes: an explanatory image that shows an explanation of a process executed currently; and a progress image that indicates a degree of progress in the automatic evacuation control.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuo Tamagaki, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Hiroaki Tanaka, Takuya Mori, Yuki Fujisawa, Akira Kamiya, Takuya Kume
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Publication number: 20200148214Abstract: A travel control apparatus is provided. The travel control apparatus acquires driver abnormality information indicative of an abnormality of a driver of a vehicle, makes a determination that the driver is in a driving difficulty state based at least on the driver abnormality information, and activates a lane departure prevention function and a cruise control function of the vehicle at substantially the same time during a time period between when the driver abnormality information is acquired and when the driving difficulty state is determined. Together with activating the lane departure prevention function and the cruise control function, the travel control apparatus outputs notification request information to a human machine interface controller controlling a notification device which issues a notification to a passenger of the vehicle. The notification request information causes the notification indicative of activation of the lane departure prevention function and the cruise control function to be issued.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Mitsuo TAMAGAKI, Hiroaki TANAKA, Ifushi SHIMONOMOTO, Akira KAMIYA, Takuya MORI, Yuki FUJISAWA, Ayako KOTANI
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Patent number: 10583843Abstract: A travel control apparatus includes: an abnormality information acquisition section that acquires information indicating that an abnormality of a driver of a vehicle is detected; a status determination section that makes a determination that the driver is in a driving difficulty state, when the abnormality of the driver is detected continuously; and an evacuation control section that initiates an automatic evacuation control stopping automatically the vehicle when the status determination section makes a determination that the driver is in the driving difficulty state. The travel control apparatus further includes an assistance control section that initiates a driving assistance control during an interval from when the abnormality is detected to when the driving difficulty state is determined; the driving assistance control includes at least activating a lane departure prevention function of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2016Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuo Tamagaki, Hiroaki Tanaka, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Akira Kamiya, Takuya Mori, Yuki Fujisawa, Ayako Kotani
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Publication number: 20200039482Abstract: An information presentation device, mounted on a vehicle for which automatic evacuation control functions when it is difficult for a driver to continue driving the vehicle, and presenting information to an occupant of the vehicle except the driver by a display in a display area that is visually recognizable by the occupant, includes: an operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information of the automatic evacuation control; and a display generation unit that generates an occupant notification display that is displayed in the display area to notify information relating to the automatic evacuation control when the automatic evacuation control is in operation. The occupant notification display includes: an explanatory image that shows an explanation of a process executed currently; and a progress image that indicates a degree of progress in the automatic evacuation control.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Mitsuo TAMAGAKI, Ifushi SHIMONOMOTO, Hiroaki TANAKA, Takuya MORI, Yuki FUJISAWA, Akira KAMIYA, Takuya KUME
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Patent number: 10377412Abstract: A steering assist control system causes multiple actuator units to control an assist torque that provides assistance in steering in accordance with a turning operation on a steering wheel in a vehicle having an information presentation apparatus. The steering assist control system includes: a monitoring part that monitors the actuator units; a torque control part that reduces, in a case of a one-unit anomaly, the assist torque that results from combining output torques from all the actuator units, when the turning operation is performed on the steering wheel; and a warning control part controls the information presentation apparatus. In the case of the one-unit anomaly, the torque control part reduces the assist torque so that the assist torque is smaller than an assist torque output before the occurrence of the one-unit anomaly, every time the turning operation proceeds by a set angle.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuo Tamagaki, Hiroaki Tanaka, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Takuya Mori, Yuki Fujisawa, Akira Kamiya
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Publication number: 20190001994Abstract: In a vehicle control apparatus which controls movement of the own vehicle, the control unit obtains data of surroundings of the own vehicle. Then, according to the data of the surroundings, the control unit conducts vehicle control including acceleration/deceleration control representing control related to acceleration/deceleration of the own vehicle, and steering control representing control related to steering of the own vehicle. Upon input of a stop command indicating stop of the vehicle control, a first stop section stops first control which is either of the acceleration/deceleration control and the steering control. Then, a second stop section stops a second control, which is the other of the acceleration/deceleration control and the steering control, at a timing different from the timing to stop the first control (S310).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: Denso CorporationInventors: Kazuyoshi ISAJI, Akihiko YAGYU, Hiroaki TANAKA, Ifushi SHIMONOMOTO, Sei IGUCHI, Toshiyuki ITO, Yuji HIRABAYASHI
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Patent number: 10137907Abstract: A startup suggestion device that is mounted on a vehicle together with a driving support device for assisting a driving operation of a driver or taking a wheel, and suggests a startup of the driving support device to the driver, includes: a state value acquisition unit that acquires a state value indicative of a traveling state of the vehicle; a preference value acquisition unit that acquires a preference value reflecting the traveling state preferred by the driver; and a startup suggestion unit that suggests the startup of the driving support device according to a comparison between the state value and the preference value.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Mori, Hiroaki Tanaka, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Mitsuo Tamagaki, Yuki Fujisawa, Akira Kamiya
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Publication number: 20180118109Abstract: An information presentation apparatus is provided. A light emission device (40) and a HCU (100) are mounted on a vehicle A together with a device having a driving assist function for assisting a driving operation of a driver or taking a wheel. The light emission device is arranged on an instrument panel of the vehicle (A), and displays at least one light emission spot (51) in a linear light emission area (52) arranged to extend in a width direction (WD) of the vehicle. The HCU acquires operation information about the driving assist function, and controls a light emission mode of the light emission spot in the linear light emission area based on the operation information. The HCU switches a reference position, at which the light emission spot is displayed, between a case where the driving assist function is in operation and a case where the driving assist function is not in operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Yuki FUJISAWA, Hiroaki TANAKA, Ifushi SHIMONOMOTO, Mitsuo TAMAGAKI, Takuya MORI, Akira KAMIYA, Takeshi KAWASHIMA, Yuta MATSUMOTO, Akihiro HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20180118223Abstract: A startup suggestion device that is mounted on a vehicle together with a driving support device for assisting a driving operation of a driver or taking a wheel, and suggests a startup of the driving support device to the driver, includes: a state value acquisition unit that acquires a state value indicative of a traveling state of the vehicle; a preference value acquisition unit that acquires a preference value reflecting the traveling state preferred by the driver; and a startup suggestion unit that suggests the startup of the driving support device according to a comparison between the state value and the preference value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Takuya MORI, Hiroaki TANAKA, Ifushi SHIMONOMOTO, Mitsuo TAMAGAKI, Yuki FUJISAWA, Akira KAMIYA
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Publication number: 20180111628Abstract: A travel control apparatus includes: an abnormality information acquisition section that acquires information indicating that an abnormality of a driver of a vehicle is detected; a status determination section that makes a determination that the driver is in a driving difficulty state, when the abnormality of the driver is detected continuously; and an evacuation control section that initiates an automatic evacuation control stopping automatically the vehicle when the status determination section makes a determination that the driver is in the driving difficulty state. The travel control apparatus further includes an assistance control section that initiates a driving assistance control during an interval from when the abnormality is detected to when the driving difficulty state is determined; the driving assistance control includes at least activating a lane departure prevention function of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Mitsuo TAMAGAKI, Hiroaki TANAKA, Ifushi SHIMONOMOTO, Akira KAMIYA, Takuya MORI, Yuki FUJISAWA, Ayako KOTANI
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Publication number: 20180091085Abstract: An information presentation device, mounted on a vehicle for which automatic evacuation control functions when it is difficult for a driver to continue driving the vehicle, and presenting information to an occupant of the vehicle except the driver by a display in a display area that is visually recognizable by the occupant, includes: an operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information of the automatic evacuation control; and a display generation unit that generates an occupant notification display that is displayed in the display area to notify information relating to the automatic evacuation control when the automatic evacuation control is in operation. The occupant notification display includes: an explanatory image that shows an explanation of a process executed currently; and a progress image that indicates a degree of progress in the automatic evacuation control.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2016Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Mitsuo Tamagaki, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Hiroaki Tanaka, Takuya Mori, Yuki Fujisawa, Akira Kamiya, Takuya Kume
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Publication number: 20180086346Abstract: An information presentation apparatus is provided. A light emission device and a HCU are mounted on a vehicle as the information presentation apparatus. The light emission device is arranged on an instrument panel, and displays at least one light emission spot in a linear light emission area arranged to extend in a width direction of the vehicle. The HCU acquires monitoring information including at least position information of the risk target detected by the peripheral monitoring device, and calculates a risk level of the risk target, detected in a traveling direction of the vehicle, based on the monitoring information. When detecting a plurality of the risk targets, the HCU selects one of the risk targets having a highest risk level as a highest risk target, and displays the light emission spot, indicative of a direction of the highest risk target, in the linear light emission area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2016Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Yuki Fujisawa, Hiroaki Tanaka, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Mitsuo Tamagaki, Takuya Mori, Akira Kamiya, Takeshi Kawashima, Akihiro Hayashi, Takuya Kume
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Publication number: 20180086367Abstract: A steering assist control system causes multiple actuator units to control an assist torque that provides assistance in steering in accordance with a turning operation on a steering wheel in a vehicle having an information presentation apparatus. The steering assist control system includes: a monitoring part that monitors the actuator units; a torque control part that reduces, in a case of a one-unit anomaly, the assist torque that results from combining output torques from all the actuator units, when the turning operation is performed on the steering wheel; and a warning control part controls the information presentation apparatus. In the case of the one-unit anomaly, the torque control part reduces the assist torque so that the assist torque is smaller than an assist torque output before the occurrence of the one-unit anomaly, every time the turning operation proceeds by a set angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Mitsuo Tamagaki, Hiroaki Tanaka, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Takuya Mori, Yuki Fujisawa, Akira Kamiya
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Patent number: 8704892Abstract: An electronic mirror includes a first display section, a second display sections and a half mirror disposed between the display sections. The first display section displays a surrounding image captured by an imaging device in a display region. The second display section displays a frame image that has a shape taken along an outer periphery of the display region. A distance between the first display section and a point of the half mirror is greater than a distance between the second display section and the point the half mirror so that the frame image is offset relative to the outer periphery of the surrounding image when viewed in the half mirror.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Kiyotaka Taguchi, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Takashi Aoki
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Publication number: 20120140074Abstract: An electronic mirror includes a first display section, a second display sections and a half mirror disposed between the display sections. The first display section displays a surrounding image captured by an imaging device in a display region. The second display section displays a frame image that has a shape taken along an outer periphery of the display region. A distance between the first display section and a point of the half mirror is greater than a distance between the second display section and the point the half mirror so that the frame image is offset relative to the outer periphery of the surrounding image when viewed in the half mirror.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kiyotaka Taguchi, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Takashi Aoki
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Patent number: 7868735Abstract: In a vehicle door control system, a vehicle-side unit communicates with a hand-held device and detects an operation on any one of vehicle doors. When a condition for unlocking the doors is satisfied, the vehicle-side unit unlocks the doors. In addition, the vehicle-side unit also automatically opens some specific doors having an automatic door opening/closing function. Thus, the holder of the hand-held device no longer needs to issue another command to execute an operation to automatically open the specific doors. The vehicle side-unit also detects an operation on any doors and communicates with the hand-held device to automatically close and lock the doors, when the holder of the hand-held device leaves the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2006Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Kazuhiro Nakashima, Ifushi Shimonomoto