Patents by Inventor Kazuki Kojima

Kazuki Kojima 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: 20240149900
    Abstract: An HMI control device is configured to control an HMI device mounted in a vehicle, which is capable of performing an autonomous driving as a first task. The HMI control device is configured to: acquire a possible duration for the autonomous driving; and present, by the HMI device, a second task that an occupant on a driver's seat is able to start executing during the autonomous driving based on the possible duration acquired by the time acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Yuji OTA, Asako NAGATA, Takeshi YAMAMOTO, Shizuka YOKOYAMA, Takuya KUME, Kazuki KOJIMA
  • Patent number: 11904881
    Abstract: An HMI control device is configured to control an HMI device mounted in a vehicle, which is capable of performing an autonomous driving as a first task. The HMI control device is configured to: acquire a possible duration for the autonomous driving; and present, by the HMI device, a second task that an occupant on a driver's seat is able to start executing during the autonomous driving based on the possible duration acquired by the time acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Ota, Asako Nagata, Takeshi Yamamoto, Shizuka Yokoyama, Takuya Kume, Kazuki Kojima
  • Patent number: 11850940
    Abstract: In a display control device for a vehicle to control a display on a head-up display, when lane change information related to a lane change of the vehicle is acquired from a lane change control unit that controls the lane change of the vehicle, a lane change content indicating an estimated trajectory of the lane change is displayed to be superimposed on a road surface as a superimposition target based on the lane change information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shimizu, Akihiko Yagyu, Daisuke Takemori, Kazuki Kojima, Shiori Maneyama
  • Patent number: 11781255
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions. The instructions, when executed, cause a processor of an embroidery pattern displaying device provided with a capturing portion and a displaying portion to perform steps. The steps include detecting a marker associated with an embroidery pattern arranged within an augmented reality space from a real image that is an image of a real space captured by the capturing portion. The steps include displaying, when the marker is detected from the real image, a pattern image indicating the embroidery pattern associated with the detected marker, superimposed on the real image with the detected marker as a reference, on the displaying portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuta Kamihira, Kazuki Kojima
  • Patent number: 11725721
    Abstract: An intermediate wall is provided with a return oil hole through which oil discharged from a friction engagement device returns toward an oil reservoir. A chain drive is disposed adjacent to the intermediate wall. The chain drive transmits a driving force from an input member and/or a rotary electric machine to an oil pump. There is provided an oil guide through which oil flowing through the return oil hole is guided to a region other than a chain placement region inside a case. The chain placement region is a region where a chain of the chain drive is placed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Torii, Kazuki Kojima, Masahiro Ito, Yuya Ishihara
  • Patent number: 11710429
    Abstract: A display control device controls a superimposed display of a content by a head-up display for a vehicle. The display control device estimates a visible area of a road surface in a foreground included in an angle of view of the head-up display, and an invisible area of the road surface in the foreground included in the angle of view; distinguishes, in a route content, a visible part superimposed in the visible area, an invisible part superimposed in the invisible area, and an overlapping portion between the visible part and the invisible part; and causes the overlapping portion to be displayed in a display mode different from display modes of a visible non-overlapping portion of the visible part out of the overlapping portion and an invisible non-overlapping portion of the invisible part out of the overlapping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Kamiya, Daisuke Takemori, Kazuki Kojima
  • Publication number: 20230074566
    Abstract: A driving assistance device is configured to assist driving of a vehicle having an autonomous driving function. A traffic status acquisition unit is configured to acquire a traffic status in a section between a present location of the vehicle, which drives in automatic operation in an automatic operation feasible section, and an end point of the automatic operation feasible section. The automatic operation feasible section is set as a limited domain in advance on map information. A timing determination unit is configured to alter change request timing, at which a change request is made to request a driver to make a driving change from the autonomous driving function to the driver, according to the traffic status acquired by the traffic status acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Akihiro HAYASHI, Kahori OKADA, Kazuki KOJIMA, Shiori MANEYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230037467
    Abstract: An HMI control device, which controls an HMI device mounted on a vehicle. The HMI device presents information to a driver of the vehicle in a recognizable manner. The vehicle is capable of automated driving and travels following a preceding vehicle at a speed equal to or lower than a predetermined speed. The HMI control device is configured to: present attention information for calling attention of the driver when a congestion is determined to be cleared; acquire a behavior of the driver; and end a second task presented on the HMI device at an end timing corresponding to the behavior of the driver acquired after presentation of the attention information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Takeshi YAMAMOTO, Asako NAGATA, Shizuka YOKOYAMA, Yuji OTA, Takuya KUME, Kazuki KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20230030288
    Abstract: A control device is used in a subject vehicle capable of performing autonomous driving with no obligation for a driver to monitor periphery. The control device determines whether a permission state, in which a specific act other than driving is permitted to the driver, is continued or not when approach of an emergency vehicle to the subject vehicle is detected during an autonomous cruising period in which the autonomous driving is being performed. The control device restricts display of a content provided to the driver when the permission state of the specific act is determined to be not continued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yuuta MATSUMOTO, Kunihiko CHIBA, Kazuki KOJIMA, Shiori MANEYAMA, Yukari ITOU
  • Publication number: 20230020471
    Abstract: A presentation control device is configured to control information presentation to a driver of a vehicle. A determination unit is configured to distinguish between a monitoring interruption mode in which the driver is permitted to interrupt surroundings monitoring and a monitoring-required mode in which the driver is prohibited to interrupt the surroundings monitoring, and in the monitoring-required mode, between a hands-free permitted state and a hands-free prohibited state. A presentation control unit configured to perform the information presentation related to a mode transition from the monitoring interruption mode to the monitoring-required mode when the mode transition occurs. The presentation control unit is configured to perform the information presentation at an earlier timing when the monitoring interruption mode is transitioned to the hands-free prohibited state than when the monitoring interruption mode is transitioned to the hands-free permitted state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Takuya KUME, Yukari ITOU, Kazuki KOJIMA, Shiori MANEYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230013492
    Abstract: When transitioning from both prohibition state that prohibit a specific action and a hand release during an execution of the autonomous driving to a specific action permission state that permits a driver to execute a specific action other than a driving operation, a presentation control device presents information indicating that the transition is allowable prior to information indicating that the transition is executed. When transitioning from a hand release permission state that prohibits the specific action and permits hand release from a steering wheel to the specific action permission state, the presentation control device presents the information indicating that the transition is allowable and the information indicating that the transition is executed at a same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Takuya KUME, Yuuta MATSUMOTO, Kunihiko CHIBA, Kazuki KOJIMA, Shiori MANEYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230018303
    Abstract: A traffic congestion determination unit is configured to determine whether a traffic congestion occurs in an automatic travel period in which the vehicle travels by an automatic driving function. A cut-in prediction unit is configured to detect a sign of cut-in of an adjacent vehicle, which is adjacent to a subject vehicle as the vehicle, on determination by the traffic congestion determination unit that a traffic congestion occurs. A provision restricting unit is configured to restrict display of content provided in the automatic travel period on detection of a sign of cut-in of the adjacent vehicle by the cut-in prediction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Yukari ITOU, Takuya KUME, Kazuki KOJIMA, Shiori MANEYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230019934
    Abstract: A presentation control apparatus is configured to control information presentation to a driver of a vehicle capable of performing automated driving. The presentation control apparatus includes a judging section and a presentation control section. The judging section is configured to distinguish between a particular action permitted state where the driver is permitted to take a particular action other than driving during the automated driving, a particular action prohibited state where the driver is prohibited to take the particular action during the automated driving, and an automated driving prohibited state where the automated driving is prohibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Takuya KUME, Yuuta MATSUMOTO, Kunihiko CHIBA, Kazuki KOJIMA, Shiori MANEYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230001948
    Abstract: A human machine interface control unit as an information presentation control device is used in a vehicle having an autonomous driving function to perform a driving action on behalf of a driver, and controls an information presentation device configured to present information to the driver. The human machine interface control unit includes a permissible action determination unit configured to determine a permissible action that a driver is permitted to take among actions, other than a driving action, to be possibly taken by the driver when the autonomous driving function is implemented, and an information presentation content control unit configured to cause an information presentation device to present information related to a determination result of the permissible action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Akihiro HAYASHI, Takuya KUME, Yukari ITOU, Kazuki KOJIMA, Shiori MANEYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220411979
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions. The instructions, when executed, cause a processor of an embroidery pattern displaying device provided with a capturing portion and a displaying portion to perform steps. The steps include detecting a marker associated with an embroidery pattern arranged within an augmented reality space from a real image that is an image of a real space captured by the capturing portion. The steps include displaying, when the marker is detected from the real image, a pattern image indicating the embroidery pattern associated with the detected marker, superimposed on the real image with the detected marker as a reference, on the displaying portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuta KAMIHIRA, Kazuki KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20220379727
    Abstract: An HMI device for presenting information recognizably by an occupant of a vehicle capable of autonomous driving is controlled. An acceleration and deceleration state, which is an execution status of acceleration and deceleration control in the vehicle during autonomous driving, is acquired. Acceleration and deceleration information relating to the acceleration and deceleration state is presented in a mode corresponding to the acceleration and deceleration state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Shizuka YOKOYAMA, Takeshi YAMAMOTO, Asako NAGATA, Yuji OTA, Takuya KUME, Kazuki KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20220340166
    Abstract: An HCU is to be used in a vehicle including an autonomous driving operation, and includes a function of a presentation control device that controls presentation of information to a driver of the vehicle. The presentation control device determines interruption of a second task other than driving permitted to the driver in an autonomous traveling period where the vehicle travels by the autonomous driving operation. Based on the interruption determination of the second task, the HCU changes a provision method of content provided in association with the second task in the autonomous traveling period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Takuya KUME, Asako NAGATA, Takeshi YAMAMOTO, Shizuka YOKOYAMA, Kazuki KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20220340156
    Abstract: An HMI control device includes an automation level acquisition portion and a display control unit. The automation level acquisition portion acquires an autonomous driving level determined by a driving control device. The display control portion controls an image display operation of an HMI device according to the autonomous driving level acquired by the automation level acquisition portion. When terminating a high autonomous driving level as the autonomous driving level, the display control portion controls the HMI device to provide an action instruction display that instructs the driver to take a low-level associated state so as to handle a low autonomous driving level. The low autonomous driving level is the autonomous driving level under which an in-vehicle system including the driving control device is prohibited from performing at least one of a lateral motion control realized by performing steering and a longitudinal motion control realized by performing acceleration/deceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Takeshi YAMAMOTO, Asako NAGATA, Shizuka YOKOYAMA, Yuji OTA, Takuya KUME, Kazuki KOJIMA
  • Patent number: 11479890
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions. The instructions, when executed, cause a processor of an embroidery pattern displaying device provided with a capturing portion and a displaying portion to perform steps. The steps include detecting a marker associated with an embroidery pattern arranged within an augmented reality space from a real image that is an image of a real space captured by the capturing portion. The steps include displaying, when the marker is detected from the real image, a pattern image indicating the embroidery pattern associated with the detected marker, superimposed on the real image with the detected marker as a reference, on the displaying portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuta Kamihira, Kazuki Kojima
  • Publication number: 20220289228
    Abstract: An HMI control device is provided to control an HMI device mounted in a vehicle capable of autonomous steering control. The HMI control device is configured to: acquire an execution status of the autonomous steering control; acquire congestion information; acquire an entry status of the vehicle into a congestion section included in the congestion information; present, on the HMI device, the congestion information and lane information related to a possibility of a lane change in a case where the autonomous steering control is being executed and the entry status indicates an entry into the congestion section; and present, as the lane information, lane change information in a case where (i) a traffic congestion occurs in the congestion section of a different lane and (ii) a congestion traveling after a lane change from an own lane to the different lane in which the traffic congestion is occurred is recommended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Takeshi YAMAMOTO, Asako NAGATA, Shizuka YOKOYAMA, Yuji OTA, Takuya KUME, Kazuki KOJIMA