Patents by Inventor Kimiaki Tanaka
Kimiaki Tanaka 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).
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Patent number: 10800258Abstract: A vehicular display control device includes: a display control unit for controlling a display device to superimpose an image on a surrounding view of the vehicle; and a sensor operation detecting unit for detecting whether an obstacle sensor detecting an obstacle around the vehicle is in operation. When the obstacle sensor is in operation, the display control unit: transforms a detection target area, which falls in a detection range of the obstacle sensor and expands from the vehicle to a periphery along a road surface, into a detection target image represented from a viewpoint of a driver of the vehicle; and displays a transformed image to be superimposed on the surrounding view of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Makiko Tauchi, Kimiaki Tanaka, Akira Kamiya
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Patent number: 10573181Abstract: A vehicular terminal includes: a subject-side critical area setting unit that sets an area, to which a subject terminal is movable from a current position within a predetermined time, as a subject-side critical area; an object-side critical area setting unit that sets an area, to which a pedestrian terminal is movable from a current position within the predetermined time, as an object-side critical area; a determination unit that determines whether the subject-side critical area overlaps with the object-side critical area, and determines a possibility of collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian; and a communication controller that notifies notification information via a notification unit when the possibility of collision is determined.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2016Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Masakazu Ikeda, Kimiaki Tanaka, Hiroyuki Okuno, Tatsuya Hayashi
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Publication number: 20190221052Abstract: A vehicle operation management system includes: multiple vehicle management devices that are respectively mounted on vehicles; and a center management device that is disposed at an operation management center and is communicable with the vehicle management devices. The vehicle management device includes: a vehicle information acquisition section; an image acquisition section; a driver's condition determination section; and an information transmitter. The center management device includes: an information receiver; an information display section; and a speech section.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Daisuke KITAZAWA, Keiji OKAMOTO, Kimiaki TANAKA
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Patent number: 10242608Abstract: A vehicle display control apparatus mounted on a vehicle includes a display control portion that controls a head-up display device displaying an image by superimposing the image on a view visible to a driver of the vehicle through a windshield of the vehicle, and a condition determination portion that determines whether a condition under which the vehicle should slow down is satisfied. The display control portion causes, based on a determination of the condition determination portion that the condition is satisfied, the head-up display device to display an object that does not actually exist on a road under circumstances where the condition is satisfied, as an illusion image that produces an optical illusion appearing that a road surface viewed from the driver flows faster than an actual speed in an opposite direction to a travel direction by superimposing the illusion image on the view.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2015Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kimiaki Tanaka, Akira Kamiya, Kazumi Hayashi
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Publication number: 20180354365Abstract: A vehicular display control device includes: a display control unit for controlling a display device to superimpose an image on a surrounding view of the vehicle; and a sensor operation detecting unit for detecting whether an obstacle sensor detecting an obstacle around the vehicle is in operation. When the obstacle sensor is in operation, the display control unit: transforms a detection target area, which falls in a detection range of the obstacle sensor and expands from the vehicle to a periphery along a road surface, into a detection target image represented from a viewpoint of a driver of the vehicle; and displays a transformed image to be superimposed on the surrounding view of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Makiko TAUCHI, Kimiaki TANAKA, Akira KAMIYA
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Publication number: 20180350241Abstract: A vehicular terminal includes: a subject-side critical area setting unit that sets an area, to which a subject terminal is movable from a current position within a predetermined time, as a subject-side critical area; an object-side critical area setting unit that sets an area, to which a pedestrian terminal is movable from a current position within the predetermined time, as an object-side critical area; a determination unit that determines whether the subject-side critical area overlaps with the object-side critical area, and determines a possibility of collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian; and a communication controller that notifies notification information via a notification unit when the possibility of collision is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2016Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Masakazu IKEDA, Kimiaki TANAKA, Hiroyuki OKUNO, Tatsuya HAYASHI
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Patent number: 10106115Abstract: A position detection apparatus is mounted in a vehicle, and communicates wirelessly with a mobile terminal of a target person to be notified, and thereby detects a relative position of the mobile terminal. The position detection apparatus is provided with: a satellite signal receiver receiving a positioning signal; a correction signal receiver receiving a correction signal; a terminal position communicator receiving by wireless communication from the mobile terminal the acquired positioning signal of the mobile terminal; and a corrected-position calculation portion correcting the received positioning signals of both the mobile terminal and the satellite signal receiver using the correction signal, and calculating the positional relationship of the mobile terminal in relation to the vehicle on the basis of the vehicle position information and the terminal position information based on the corrected positioning signals.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji Sugimoto, Masakazu Ikeda, Kimiaki Tanaka
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Patent number: 10065503Abstract: A vehicular display control device includes: a display control unit for controlling a display device to superimpose an image on a surrounding view of the vehicle; and a sensor operation detecting unit for detecting whether an obstacle sensor detecting an obstacle around the vehicle is in operation. When the obstacle sensor is in operation, the display control unit: transforms a detection target area, which falls in a detection range of the obstacle sensor and expands from the vehicle to a periphery along a road surface, into a detection target image represented from a viewpoint of a driver of the vehicle; and displays a transformed image to be superimposed on the surrounding view of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Makiko Tauchi, Kimiaki Tanaka, Akira Kamiya
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Publication number: 20180208140Abstract: A position detection apparatus is mounted in a vehicle, and communicates wirelessly with a mobile terminal of a target person to be notified, and thereby detects a relative position of the mobile terminal. The position detection apparatus is provided with: a satellite signal receiver receiving a positioning signal; a correction signal receiver receiving a correction signal; a terminal position communicator receiving by wireless communication from the mobile terminal the acquired positioning signal of the mobile terminal; and a corrected-position calculation portion correcting the received positioning signals of both the mobile terminal and the satellite signal receiver using the correction signal, and calculating the positional relationship of the mobile terminal in relation to the vehicle on the basis of the vehicle position information and the terminal position information based on the corrected positioning signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2016Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Yuji SUGIMOTO, Masakazu IKEDA, Kimiaki TANAKA
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Patent number: 9912794Abstract: A vehicle mobile terminal manipulation system that manipulates a mobile terminal brought in a vehicle includes: a mobile terminal; a manipulation device to which a user inputs manipulation; and a notification portion that notifies the mobile terminal of manipulation information indicative of manipulation which has been input to the manipulation device. The mobile terminal includes a terminal-side display portion and a terminal-side manipulation portion. The mobile terminal has a user interface displayed on the terminal-side display portion at a time when independently operating according to manipulation conducted on the terminal-side manipulation portion. The mobile terminal causes the terminal-side display portion to display a user interface different from a case where the mobile terminal independently operates, when operating according to manipulation conducted on the manipulation device different in manipulation mode from the terminal-side manipulation portion of the mobile terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Masaya Ito, Yoshitaka Ozaki, Takemi Ueno, Daisuke Tamura, Kimiaki Tanaka
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Patent number: 9874953Abstract: A vehicle operating system includes an operating device disposed in a vehicle compartment and an in-vehicle device equipped to the vehicle and selecting graphical user interface displayed on a display device corresponding to selection manipulation made to the operating device. The operating device includes a base capable of being disposed by a user, a rotatable knob supported by the base, a posture detector detecting an attachment posture of the operating device, a connection unit connectable to the in-vehicle device, a manipulation signal output unit outputting a manipulation signal of the rotatable knob, and a posture signal output unit outputting an attachment posture signal. The in-vehicle device includes a display control unit controlling the display device to display the graphical user interface corresponding to the attachment posture signal, and a selection display unit controlling the display device to perform selection display of the graphic user interface corresponding to the manipulation signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2013Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Kimiaki Tanaka
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Publication number: 20170154554Abstract: A vehicle display control apparatus mounted on a vehicle includes a display control portion that controls a head-up display device displaying an image by superimposing the image on a view visible to a driver of the vehicle through a windshield of the vehicle, and a condition determination portion that determines whether a condition under which the vehicle should slow down is satisfied. The display control portion causes, based on a determination of the condition determination portion that the condition is satisfied, the head-up display device to display an object that does not actually exist on a road under circumstances where the condition is satisfied, as an illusion image that produces an optical illusion appearing that a road surface viewed from the driver flows faster than an actual speed in an opposite direction to a travel direction by superimposing the illusion image on the view.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2015Publication date: June 1, 2017Inventors: Kimiaki TANAKA, Akira KAMIYA, Kazumi HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20170106750Abstract: A vehicular display control device includes: a display control unit for controlling a display device to superimpose an image on a surrounding view of the vehicle; and a sensor operation detecting unit for detecting whether an obstacle sensor detecting an obstacle around the vehicle is in operation. When the obstacle sensor is in operation, the display control unit: transforms a detection target area, which falls in a detection range of the obstacle sensor and expands from the vehicle to a periphery along a road surface, into a detection target image represented from a viewpoint of a driver of the vehicle; and displays a transformed image to be superimposed on the surrounding view of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Makiko TAUCHI, Kimiaki TANAKA, Akira KAMIYA
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Publication number: 20170078465Abstract: A vehicle mobile terminal manipulation system that manipulates a mobile terminal brought in a vehicle includes: a mobile terminal; a manipulation device to which a user inputs manipulation; and a notification portion that notifies the mobile terminal of manipulation information indicative of manipulation which has been input to the manipulation device. The mobile terminal includes a terminal-side display portion and a terminal-side manipulation portion. The mobile terminal has a user interface displayed on the terminal-side display portion at a time when independently operating according to manipulation conducted on the terminal-side manipulation portion. The mobile terminal causes the terminal-side display portion to display a user interface different from a case where the mobile terminal independently operates, when operating according to manipulation conducted on the manipulation device different in manipulation mode from the terminal-side manipulation portion of the mobile terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Masaya ITO, Yoshitaka OZAKI, Takemi UENO, Daisuke TAMURA, Kimiaki TANAKA
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Publication number: 20150355731Abstract: A vehicle operating system includes an operating device disposed in a vehicle compartment and an in-vehicle device equipped to the vehicle and selecting graphical user interface displayed on a display device corresponding to selection manipulation made to the operating device. The operating device includes a base capable of being disposed by a user, a rotatable knob supported by the base, a posture detector detecting an attachment posture of the operating device, a connection unit connectable to the in-vehicle device, a manipulation signal output unit outputting a manipulation signal of the rotatable knob, and a posture signal output unit outputting an attachment posture signal. The in-vehicle device includes a display control unit controlling the display device to display the graphical user interface corresponding to the attachment posture signal, and a selection display unit controlling the display device to perform selection display of the graphic user interface corresponding to the manipulation signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2013Publication date: December 10, 2015Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Kimiaki TANAKA
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Patent number: 8519571Abstract: A unitized wiring portion (wiring unit) has a hard pipe member, a wire provided in the pipe member, and outside wiring connectors connected at each end of the wire. A plurality of wiring units are prepared in advance wherein wiring units are divided into multiple groups having different length of wires and so on. The wiring units are arranged in a structure (e.g. a vehicle body) and the outside wiring connectors are connected to each other to form a wiring network. The wiring units are fixed to frame and/or reinforcing members to thereby increase mechanical strength of the structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2012Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Ichirou Yoshida, Kimiaki Tanaka
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Patent number: 8384238Abstract: A unitized wiring portion (wiring unit) has a hard pipe member, a wire provided in the pipe member, and outside wiring connectors connected at each end of the wire. A plurality of wiring units are prepared in advance, wherein wiring units are divided into multiple groups having different length of wires and so on. The wiring units are arranged in a structure (e.g. a vehicle body) and the outside wiring connectors are connected to each other to form a wiring network. The wiring units are fixed to frame and/or reinforcing members to thereby increase mechanical strength of the structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2010Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Ichirou Yoshida, Kimiaki Tanaka
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Publication number: 20110124928Abstract: An apparatus for producing a gas using a raw material gas having high reactivity, in particular, a fluorinated hydrocarbon, or a vessel for supplying the gas, characterized in that the surface of a portion thereof contacting with the gas has an average roughness of 1 ?m or less in terms of a center line average roughness Ra. It is preferred that an oxide-based passivated film such as a film based on chromium oxide, aluminum oxide, yttrium oxide, magnesium oxide or the like is formed on the surface having a roughness controlled as above. The above apparatus and vessel can be suitably used for preventing the contamination of a raw material gas originated from a gas production apparatus or a vessel for supplying the gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2011Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: Zeon CorporationInventors: Tadahiro Ohmi, Yasuyuki Shirai, Takeyoshi Kato, Kimiaki Tanaka, Masahiro Nakamura, Katsutomo Tanaka
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Publication number: 20110031809Abstract: A unitized wiring portion (wiring unit) has a hard pipe member, a wire provided in the pipe member, and outside wiring connectors connected at each end of the wire. A plurality of wiring units are prepared in advance wherein wiring units are divided into multiple groups having different length of wires and so on. The wiring units are arranged in a structure (e.g. a vehicle body) and the outside wiring connectors are connected to each other to form a wiring network. The wiring units are fixed to frame and/or reinforcing members to thereby increase mechanical strength of the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Ichirou Yoshida, Kimiaki Tanaka
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Patent number: 7704893Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor device comprising an insulation film consisting of a fluoridation carbon film that has been subjected to thermal history of 420° C. or lower. The feature of the present invention is that an amount of hydrogen atoms included in the fluoridation carbon film is 3 atomic % or less before the fluoridation carbon film is subjected to the thermal history.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2004Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignees: Tokyo Eectron Limited, Zeon CorporationInventors: Yasuo Kobayashi, Kohei Kawamura, Tadahiro Ohmi, Akinobu Teramoto, Tatsuya Sugimoto, Toshiro Yamada, Kimiaki Tanaka