Patents by Inventor Jun Imamura

Jun Imamura 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: 12246725
    Abstract: An attitude estimation system includes an obtainer, an estimator, and an outputter. The obtainer obtains a detection result of a first sensor attached to a vehicle. The estimator calculates a relative angle of a road surface on which the vehicle travels with respect to the first sensor, based on the detection result of the first sensor obtained by the obtainer, and estimates a constant deviation of the attitude of the vehicle with respect to a reference attitude of the vehicle. The outputter outputs attitude information indicating the deviation estimated by the estimator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya Urazoe, Hirohito Mukai, Jun Imamura
  • Publication number: 20240331400
    Abstract: A threshold-value setting device sets a threshold value corresponding to a predetermined distance in order to give a user a warning about a warning object approaching within a distance less than the predetermined distance, and includes a threshold-value processor and an image processor. The threshold-value processor acquires a vertical position in a camera image obtained by image capturing of surroundings of the vehicle with the camera, i.e., a designated position in accordance with a user's operation and generates an icon having a size appropriate to the designated position and having a shape imitating the shape of the warning object. The image processor superimposes the icon on the designated position in the camera image and displays the icon-superimposed camera image on a display. The threshold-value processor sets the designated position as the threshold value in accordance with a determination operation performed by the user based on the displayed icon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryo ITO, Jun IMAMURA, Takayuki SUZUKI, Tatsuki HOTANI, Akitoshi YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20230249691
    Abstract: An attitude estimation system includes an obtainer, an estimator, and an outputter. The obtainer obtains a detection result of a first sensor attached to a vehicle. The estimator calculates a relative angle of a road surface on which the vehicle travels with respect to the first sensor, based on the detection result of the first sensor obtained by the obtainer, and estimates a constant deviation of the attitude of the vehicle with respect to a reference attitude of the vehicle. The outputter outputs attitude information indicating the deviation estimated by the estimator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya URAZOE, Hirohito MUKAI, Jun IMAMURA
  • Patent number: 11249308
    Abstract: Display device included in a moving body includes road information acquisition unit that acquires road information about a road in a traveling direction of the moving body and display controller that displays a virtual image illustrating at least one graphic as seen from the moving body on a display medium while superimposing the virtual image on a real space in the traveling direction when the at least one graphic is assumed to be disposed at a predetermined position in the traveling direction. Display controller updates a mode of the at least one graphic using the road information acquired by the road information acquisition unit, and displays the virtual image illustrating the updated at least one graphic on the display medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chisato Yamashita, Keiichiro Obayashi, Makoto Funabiki, Jun Imamura
  • Publication number: 20200064629
    Abstract: Display device included in a moving body includes road information acquisition unit that acquires road information about a road in a traveling direction of the moving body and display controller that displays a virtual image illustrating at least one graphic as seen from the moving body on a display medium while superimposing the virtual image on a real space in the traveling direction when the at least one graphic is assumed to be disposed at a predetermined position in the traveling direction. Display controller updates a mode of the at least one graphic using the road information acquired by the road information acquisition unit, and displays the virtual image illustrating the updated at least one graphic on the display medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: CHISATO YAMASHITA, KEIICHIRO OBAYASHI, MAKOTO FUNABIKI, JUN IMAMURA
  • Patent number: 10378916
    Abstract: A peripheral information obtaining unit, a road information obtaining unit, and a communication unit which are included in a driving environment obtaining unit obtain information indicating a current state of a drive environment. A driver information obtaining unit and a vehicle information obtaining unit which are included in a driving state obtaining unit obtain information indicating a driving state of a current driver. A display controller controls at least one of a display position and a display timing of a guidance sign to be displayed on a display unit, based on at least one of the pieces of information which are output from the driving environment obtaining unit, the driving state obtaining unit, and a route guiding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Funabiki, Keiichiro Obayashi, Takayoshi Koyama, Jun Imamura, Tadashi Shibata
  • Patent number: 10375387
    Abstract: A method for optimizing a head-up display for the output of position-accurate additional AR information by means of a test vehicle and a test system is disclosed. The input data of the head-up display output from the vehicle bus for generating the additional AR information and video data, which include a view of the road (vehicle environment) as perceived by the driver, are recorded separately but temporally synchronized in the test vehicle. Information is generated that indicates a position where the output of the head-up display, thus, the additional AR information, is arranged in the driver's field of view. The recorded data is used for a corresponding reproduction in the test environment. This allows the head-up display software to be further developed without having to carry out test drives with the test vehicle every time the software is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE & INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Jan Skudlarek, Mario Brotz, Jun Imamura, Mohamed Badran
  • Publication number: 20190068963
    Abstract: A method for optimizing a head-up display for the output of position-accurate additional AR information by means of a test vehicle and a test system is disclosed. The input data of the head-up display output from the vehicle bus for generating the additional AR information and video data, which include a view of the road (vehicle environment) as perceived by the driver, are recorded separately but temporally synchronized in the test vehicle. Information is generated that indicates a position where the output of the head-up display, thus, the additional AR information, is arranged in the driver's field of view. The recorded data is used for a corresponding reproduction in the test environment. This allows the head-up display software to be further developed without having to carry out test drives with the test vehicle every time the software is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Stefan Jan Skudlarek, Mario Brotz, Jun Imamura, Mohamed Badran
  • Publication number: 20170309257
    Abstract: A display control device includes a determination unit and a controller. The determination unit determines whether or not a subject viewed from a passenger falls within a display range of a virtual image based on the position information of the subject acquired from a recognition unit that recognizes the subject in the foreground of a moving object and the estimated value of a depression angle acquired from an estimation unit that estimates the depression angle when the virtual image is viewed from the passenger. In a case where the subject is determined to fall within the display range, the controller controls a display unit to generate an image that represents a first display image showing the information corresponding to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: TAKASHI AKITA, KEIICHIRO OBAYASHI, MAKOTO FUNABIKI, TAKAYOSHI KOYAMA, JUN IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20160327402
    Abstract: A peripheral information obtaining unit, a road information obtaining unit, and a communication unit which are included in a driving environment obtaining unit obtain information indicating a current state of a drive environment. A driver information obtaining unit and a vehicle information obtaining unit which are included in a driving state obtaining unit obtain information indicating a driving state of a current driver. A display controller controls at least one of a display position and a display timing of a guidance sign to be displayed on a display unit, based on at least one of the pieces of information which are output from the driving environment obtaining unit, the driving state obtaining unit, and a route guiding unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Makoto FUNABIKI, Keiichiro OBAYASHI, Takayoshi KOYAMA, Jun IMAMURA, Tadashi SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 8994503
    Abstract: An RFID evaluation system which evaluates an RFID system is disclosed, the RFID evaluation system including a tag position and posture varying unit which accepts a manual operation from an operator to vary a position of an RFID tag and automatically varies a posture of the RFID tag; an antenna unit which transmits a radio signal for testing to the RFID tag and which receives the radio signal transmitted from the RFID tag; and a control unit which, for each combination of the position and the posture of the RFID tag, controls the antenna unit to measure a response radio wave strength of the RFID tag, wherein the control unit includes a position measuring unit which measures the position of the RFID tag; and an information providing unit which provides information for moving the RFID tag to a target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Imamura, Tsutomu Kawase
  • Publication number: 20130049936
    Abstract: An RFID evaluation system which evaluates an RFID system is disclosed, the RFID evaluation system including a tag position and posture varying unit which accepts a manual operation from an operator to vary a position of an RFID tag and automatically varies a posture of the RFID tag; an antenna unit which transmits a radio signal for testing to the RFID tag and which receives the radio signal transmitted from the RFID tag; and a control unit which, for each combination of the position and the posture of the RFID tag, controls the antenna unit to measure a response radio wave strength of the RFID tag, wherein the control unit includes a position measuring unit which measures the position of the RFID tag; and an information providing unit which provides information for moving the RFID tag to a target position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Jun Imamura, Tsutomu Kawase
  • Patent number: 8134045
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to isolate Rf gene, particularly Rf1 gene derived from radish, and identify its structure. The present invention provides a protein involved in restoration of a cytoplasmic male sterile individual to fertility which has 14 or more pentatricopeptide repeat (hereafter may be abbreviated to PPR) motifs, wherein a group of the motifs is divided into 3 or more blocks, each of the individual blocks has at least 2 or more PPR motifs, and the block in a carboxyl terminal (C terminal) side has 4 PPR motifs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
    Inventors: Jun Imamura, Hideya Fujimoto, Ritsuko Yanagidate, Nobuya Koizuka, Takako Sakai, Takahiko Hayakawa
  • Publication number: 20100199376
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to isolate Rf gene, particularly Rf1 gene derived from radish, and identify its structure. The present invention provides a protein involved in restoration of a cytoplasmic male sterile individual to fertility which has 14 or more pentatricopeptide repeat (hereafter may be abbreviated to PPR) motifs, wherein a group of the motifs is divided into 3 or more blocks, each of the individual blocks has at least 2 or more PPR motifs, and the block in a carboxyl terminal (C terminal) side has 4 PPR motifs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Institut National De La Recherche Agronomique
    Inventors: Jun Imamura, Hideya Fujimoto, Ritsuko Yanagidate, Nobuya Koizuka, Takako Sakai, Takahiko Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 7767886
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to isolate Rf gene, particularly Rf1 gene derived from radish, and identify its structure. The present invention provides a protein involved in restoration of a cytoplasmic male sterile individual to fertility which has 14 or more pentatricopeptide repeat (hereafter may be abbreviated to PPR) motifs, wherein a group of the motifs is divided into 3 or more blocks, each of the individual blocks has at least 2 or more PPR motifs, and the block in a carboxyl terminal (C terminal) side has 4 PPR motifs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
    Inventors: Jun Imamura, Hideya Fujimoto, Ritsuko Yanagidate, Nobuya Koizuka, Takako Sakai, Takahiko Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 7402418
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to clone a gene which is involved in synthesis of fatty acid having trans-11-, cis-13-conjugated double bonds from fatty acid having a double bone at position ?12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignees: Plantech Research Institute, Incorporated Administrative Agency, National Agriculture & Bio-oriented Research Organization
    Inventors: Mari Osumi, Junko Murase, Jun Imamura
  • Patent number: 7393886
    Abstract: A superior cement dispersant and a concrete composition containing the cement dispersant, the cement dispersant being a water-soluble amphoteric copolymer which contains an alkylene oxide adduct of a polyamide polyamine having an unsaturated group and at least two types of polyalkylene glycol ester. When the cement dispersant is compounded with a concrete composition, the dispersion performance thereof increases with time, and the concrete viscosity is effectively decreased. The cement dispersant composition contains a water-soluble amphoteric copolymer or the neutralized salt thereof as an essential component, which is obtained by copolymerizing an alkylene oxide adduct of a polyamide polyamine having an unsaturated group, (meta)acrylic acid or an alkali metal, ammonium, or alkanolamine salt thereof, an ester of an alkylene glycol and methacrylic acid, and an ester of an alkylene glycol and acrylic acid. In addition, the concrete composition containing the above cement dispersant is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignees: Sika Ltd., Toho Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Bandoh, Wernher M. Danzinger, Jun Imamura, Kaname Saitoh, Tetsu Tomoyose, Atsushi Kobayashi, Akira Ikeda, Seiichi Koshisaka
  • Publication number: 20070039515
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a cement dispersant and a concrete composition containing the cement dispersant, the cement dispersant having a superior effect of decreasing a high concrete paste viscosity while a water reducing effect, a slump flow retention, and rapid strength development are being satisfied in a region having a low water/binder ratio. [Solving Means] The cement dispersant for ultrahigh performance concrete is provided which is a water-soluble amphoteric copolymer obtained by copolymerizing (A) an alkylene oxide adduct of a polyamide polyamine having an unsaturated group, (B) (meta)acrylic acid or a salt thereof, (C) an ester of a short-chain alkylene glycol and (meth)acrylic acid, and (D) an ester of a long-chain alkylene glycol and (meth)acrylic acid at ratios A:B:C:D of 5 to 25:5 to 30:5 to 40:20 to 80 (percent by weight), in which the total is 100% percent by weight. In addition, the concrete composition containing the above cement dispersant is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Applicant: TOHO CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Bandoh, Wernher Danzinger, Jun Imamura, Kaname Saitoh, Tetsu Tomoyose
  • Publication number: 20050108788
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to clone a gene which is involved in synthesis of fatty acid having trans-11-, cis-13-conjugated double bonds from fatty acid having a double bone at position ?12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicants: Plantech Research Institute, Incorporated Administrative Agency, National Agriculture & Bio-oriented Research Organization
    Inventors: Mari Osumi, Junko Murase, Jun Imamura
  • Publication number: 20040117868
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to isolate Rf gene, particularly Rfl gene derived from radish, and identify its structure. The present invention provides a protein involved in restoration of a cytoplasmic male sterile individual to fertility which has 14 or more pentatricopeptide repeat (hereafter may be abbreviated to PPR) motifs, wherein a group of the motifs is divided into 3 or more blocks, each of the individual blocks has at least 2 or more PPR motifs, and the block in a carboxyl terminal (C terminal) side has 4 PPR motifs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Jun Imamura, Hideya Fujimoto, Ritsuko Yanagidate, Nobuya Koizuka, Takako Sakai, Takahiko Hayakawa