Patents by Inventor Kazuhiko Nakamoto

Kazuhiko Nakamoto 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 apparatus
    Patent number: 11244173
    Abstract: An image display apparatus is provided with: an imager configured to image a scene in surroundings of a vehicle; a display configured to display a captured image imaged by the imager; and a display controller configured to switch between a first display mode in which a first image is displayed and a second display mode in which a second image is displayed, wherein the first image is the captured image showing a first range out of the surroundings of the vehicle, and the second image is the captured image including at least a part of the first range and showing a second range, which is wider than the first range, out of the surroundings of the vehicle. The display controller displays the second image on the display in the second display mode in an aspect of clearly showing an area of the second image corresponding to the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoaki Iida, Tomoyuki Yoshida, Kazuhiko Nakamoto, Tomohiro Miyazawa
  • IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20190347490
    Abstract: An image display apparatus is provided with: an imager configured to image a scene in surroundings of a vehicle; a display configured to display a captured image imaged by the imager; and a display controller configured to switch between a first display mode in which a first image is displayed and a second display mode in which a second image is displayed, wherein the first image is the captured image showing a first range out of the surroundings of the vehicle, and the second image is the captured image including at least a part of the first range and showing a second range, which is wider than the first range, out of the surroundings of the vehicle. The display controller displays the second image on the display in the second display mode in an aspect of clearly showing an area of the second image corresponding to the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoaki IIDA, Tomoyuki Yoshida, Kazuhiko Nakamoto, Tomohiro Miyazawa