Patents by Inventor Izumi Saeki

Izumi Saeki 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).

  • Publication number: 20200329192
    Abstract: An in-vehicle display control device includes a display video data generating unit 31 that obtains captured video data from a rear camera 2 used in capturing the rearward portion of a vehicle, and generates display video data to be displayed in a rearview monitor 3 meant for displaying rearward videos of the vehicle; a range setting unit 35 that sets a first-type range and a second type range with respect to the display video data, the second-type range being placed on either side of the first-type range and positioned in each side portion of the display video data; a video processing unit 36 that, with respect to the video data in the second-type range set by the range setting unit 35, performs an information volume reduction operation for reducing the volume of information to be provided to the driver; and a display control unit 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Noboru Katsumata, Hideaki Okamura, Izumi Saeki
  • Patent number: 10730434
    Abstract: A vehicular display control device includes a rear video data acquiring unit configured to acquire rear video data from a rear camera disposed to face rear portion of a vehicle to capture rear view of the vehicle, a rear side video data acquiring unit configured to acquire rear side video data from rear side cameras disposed on right-side and left-side of the vehicle to face rear portion of the vehicle to capture rear right-side view and rear left-side view of the vehicle, a state detecting unit configured to detect surrounding state of the vehicle, a video synthesizing unit configured to, according to the surrounding state of the vehicle, synthesize the rear side video data in upper portion on right-side and left-side of the rear video data, and a display controller configured to display the synthesized video data in a display for displaying the rear video data of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru Katsumata, Izumi Saeki, Hideaki Okamura
  • Patent number: 10735641
    Abstract: An in-vehicle display control device includes a display video data generating unit 31 that obtains captured video data from a rear camera 2 used in capturing the rearward portion of a vehicle, and generates display video data to be displayed in a rearview monitor 3 meant for displaying rearward videos of the vehicle; a range setting unit 35 that sets a first-type range and a second type range with respect to the display video data, the second-type range being placed on either side of the first-type range and positioned in each side portion of the display video data; a video processing unit 36 that, with respect to the video data in the second-type range set by the range setting unit 35, performs an information volume reduction operation for reducing the volume of information to be provided to the driver; and a display control unit 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Noboru Katsumata, Hideaki Okamura, Izumi Saeki
  • Patent number: 10696228
    Abstract: A device comprises: a rear video data acquiring unit 42 configured to acquire first video data from a rear camera that is arranged on a rear part of the vehicle and configured to image a rear side of the vehicle; a clipping unit 50 configured to clip a first area that is a part of the first video data acquired by the rear video data acquiring unit 42; a detecting unit 70 configured to perform moving object recognition and detect presence of a rear moving object in the first video data; and a display control unit 90 configured to display video clipped as the first area on a rearview monitor 140 that displays rear video of the vehicle, and display video clearly indicating presence of a detected rear moving object if the detecting unit 70 detects presence of the rear moving object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Izumi Saeki, Hideaki Okamura
  • Patent number: 10567673
    Abstract: An on-vehicle display control device includes a rear video data acquiring unit configured to acquire first video data from a rear camera on a rear part of a vehicle to image a rear view; a rear side video data acquiring unit configured to acquire second video data from rear side cameras on right and left parts of the vehicle to image rear side views, a clipping unit configured to clip a first area that is a part of the first video data and second areas located on right and left sides of the first area, and a display controller configured to display video data clipped as the first area on a rearview monitor to display rear video, display the second video data on side monitors to display rear side video, and display video data clipped as the second area on the side monitors under a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Izumi Saeki, Noboru Katsumata
  • Patent number: 10567672
    Abstract: An on-vehicle display control device includes a rear video data acquiring unit configured to acquire first video data from a rear camera on a rear part of a vehicle to image a rear view; a rear side video data acquiring unit configured to acquire second video data from rear side cameras on right and left parts of the vehicle to image rear side views, a clipping unit configured to clip a first area that is a part of the first video data and second areas located on right and left sides of the first area, and a display controller configured to display video data clipped as the first area on a rearview monitor to display rear video, display the second video data on side monitors to display rear side video, and display video data clipped as the second area on the side monitors under a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Izumi Saeki, Noboru Katsumata
  • Patent number: 10531016
    Abstract: An on-vehicle display control device includes a rear video data acquiring unit configured to acquire first video data from a rear camera on a rear part of a vehicle to image a rear view; a rear side video data acquiring unit configured to acquire second video data from rear side cameras on right and left parts of the vehicle to image rear side views, a clipping unit configured to clip a first area that is a part of the first video data and second areas located on right and left sides of the first area, and a display controller configured to display video data clipped as the first area on a rearview monitor to display rear video, display the second video data on side monitors to display rear side video, and display video data clipped as the second area on the side monitors under a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventors: Izumi Saeki, Noboru Katsumata
  • Publication number: 20200007792
    Abstract: An on-vehicle display control device includes a rear video data acquiring unit configured to acquire first video data from a rear camera on a rear part of a vehicle to image a rear view; a rear side video data acquiring unit configured to acquire second video data from rear side cameras on right and left parts of the vehicle to image rear side views, a clipping unit configured to clip a first area that is a part of the first video data and second areas located on right and left sides of the first area, and a display controller configured to display video data clipped as the first area on a rearview monitor to display rear video, display the second video data on side monitors to display rear side video, and display video data clipped as the second area on the side monitors under a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Izumi Saeki, Noboru Katsumata
  • Publication number: 20200007793
    Abstract: An on-vehicle display control device includes a rear video data acquiring unit configured to acquire first video data from a rear camera on a rear part of a vehicle to image a rear view; a rear side video data acquiring unit configured to acquire second video data from rear side cameras on right and left parts of the vehicle to image rear side views, a clipping unit configured to clip a first area that is a part of the first video data and second areas located on right and left sides of the first area, and a display controller configured to display video data clipped as the first area on a rearview monitor to display rear video, display the second video data on side monitors to display rear side video, and display video data clipped as the second area on the side monitors under a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Izumi Saeki, Noboru Katsumata
  • Patent number: 10474912
    Abstract: A vehicle display controller includes a video data acquisition unit that acquires first video data of a rear side of a vehicle, a positional relationship acquisition unit that acquires a positional relationship between a guide sign on a traveling course of the vehicle and the vehicle, a guide sign information acquisition unit that acquires an indication on the guide sign, a recognition processor that recognizes, after the positional relationship indicates that the vehicle has passed the guide sign, a back surface of the passed guide sign in the first video data, a combination processor that generates a combined video obtaining by combining the indication on the guide sign with the back surface of the passed guide sign, and a display controller that causes the combined video to be displayed on a display that is used to check the rear side of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Izumi Saeki
  • Publication number: 20190122058
    Abstract: A vehicle display controller includes a video data acquisition unit that acquires first video data of a rear side of a vehicle, a positional relationship acquisition unit that acquires a positional relationship between a guide sign on a traveling course of the vehicle and the vehicle, a guide sign information acquisition unit that acquires an indication on the guide sign, a recognition processor that recognizes, after the positional relationship indicates that the vehicle has passed the guide sign, a back surface of the passed guide sign in the first video data, a combination processor that generates a combined video obtaining by combining the indication on the guide sign with the back surface of the passed guide sign, and a display controller that causes the combined video to be displayed on a display that is used to check the rear side of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventor: Izumi Saeki
  • Publication number: 20190061624
    Abstract: A vehicular display control device includes a rear video data acquiring unit configured to acquire rear video data from a rear camera disposed to face rear portion of a vehicle to capture rear view of the vehicle, a rear side video data acquiring unit configured to acquire rear side video data from rear side cameras disposed on right-side and left-side of the vehicle to face rear portion of the vehicle to capture rear right-side view and rear left-side view of the vehicle, a state detecting unit configured to detect surrounding state of the vehicle, a video synthesizing unit configured to, according to the surrounding state of the vehicle, synthesize the rear side video data in upper portion on right-side and left-side of the rear video data, and a display controller configured to display the synthesized video data in a display for displaying the rear video data of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Noboru Katsumata, Izumi Saeki, Hideaki Okamura
  • Publication number: 20180272940
    Abstract: A device comprises: a rear video data acquiring unit 42 configured to acquire first video data from a rear camera that is arranged on a rear part of the vehicle and configured to image a rear side of the vehicle; a clipping unit 50 configured to clip a first area that is a part of the first video data acquired by the rear video data acquiring unit 42; a detecting unit 70 configured to perform moving object recognition and detect presence of a rear moving object in the first video data; and a display control unit 90 configured to display video clipped as the first area on a rearview monitor 140 that displays rear video of the vehicle, and display video clearly indicating presence of a detected rear moving object if the detecting unit 70 detects presence of the rear moving object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Izumi Saeki, Hideaki Okamura
  • Publication number: 20180249066
    Abstract: An in-vehicle display control device includes a display video data generating unit 31 that obtains captured video data from a rear camera 2 used in capturing the rearward portion of a vehicle, and generates display video data to be displayed in a rearview monitor 3 meant for displaying rearward videos of the vehicle; a range setting unit 35 that sets a first-type range and a second type range with respect to the display video data, the second-type range being placed on either side of the first-type range and positioned in each side portion of the display video data; a video processing unit 36 that, with respect to the video data in the second-type range set by the range setting unit 35, performs an information volume reduction operation for reducing the volume of information to be provided to the driver; and a display control unit 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Noboru Katsumata, Hideaki Okamura, Izumi Saeki
  • Publication number: 20180249093
    Abstract: An on-vehicle display control device includes a rear video data acquiring unit configured to acquire first video data from a rear camera on a rear part of a vehicle to image a rear view; a rear side video data acquiring unit configured to acquire second video data from rear side cameras on right and left parts of the vehicle to image rear side views, a clipping unit configured to clip a first area that is a part of the first video data and second areas located on right and left sides of the first area, and a display controller configured to display video data clipped as the first area on a rearview monitor to display rear video, display the second video data on side monitors to display rear side video, and display video data clipped as the second area on the side monitors under a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Izumi Saeki, Noboru Katsumata