Patents by Inventor Kai ITOU

Kai ITOU 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).

  • Image display control apparatus, electronic mirror system, and image display control program
    Patent number: 10076998
    Abstract: An electronic mirror system comprising: an imaging portion that captures an image around a vehicle, and outputs the image to an image display control apparatus; and a display portion that displays an image received from the image display control apparatus. The image display control apparatus comprising: a shift amount calculation portion that calculates a shift amount of an object image that shows an object within an image; a following speed determination portion that determines a following speed of an additional image for the object image; an elapsed time calculation portion that calculates the elapsed time; a shift amount determination portion that determines a shift amount of the additional image; an additional image synthesis portion that synthesizes the additional image to the object image; and a display controller that allows the display portion to display a synthetic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kai Itou
  • IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC MIRROR SYSTEM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20180009379
    Abstract: An electronic mirror system comprising: an imaging portion that captures an image around a vehicle, and outputs the image to an image display control apparatus; and a display portion that displays an image received from the image display control apparatus. The image display control apparatus comprising: a shift amount calculation portion that calculates a shift amount of an object image that shows an object within an image; a following speed determination portion that determines a following speed of an additional image for the object image; an elapsed time calculation portion that calculates the elapsed time; a shift amount determination portion that determines a shift amount of the additional image; an additional image synthesis portion that synthesizes the additional image to the object image; and a display controller that allows the display portion to display a synthetic image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventor: Kai ITOU