Patents by Inventor Kazuhito KADOMAE

Kazuhito KADOMAE 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: 11330189
    Abstract: An imaging control device includes: an exposure control portion configured to control an exposure length of an imaging unit, which is capturable an image of a region where an occupant is allowed to occupy in a vehicle cabin, to at least a first exposure period and a second exposure period longer than the first exposure period; an image acquisition portion configured to acquire first captured image data captured in the first exposure period and second captured image data captured in the second exposure period; and a processing unit configured to separately process the first captured image data and the second captured image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuhito Kadomae
  • Publication number: 20200404147
    Abstract: An imaging control device includes: an exposure control portion configured to control an exposure length of an imaging unit, which is capturable an image of a region where an occupant is allowed to occupy in a vehicle cabin, to at least a first exposure period and a second exposure period longer than the first exposure period; an image acquisition portion configured to acquire first captured image data captured in the first exposure period and second captured image data captured in the second exposure period; and a processing unit configured to separately process the first captured image data and the second captured image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazuhito KADOMAE
  • Publication number: 20190098185
    Abstract: A camera module includes: an image capturing unit configured to image an interior of a vehicle; and an illumination unit configured to illuminate the interior of the vehicle, in which the illumination unit includes a light source and an illumination lens configured to transmit a light beam from the light source, and the illumination lens sets an irradiation area having an irradiation width in a horizontal direction greater than an irradiation width in a vertical direction by reducing an area to which the light beam of the light source is transmitted in the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazuhito KADOMAE