Patents by Inventor Kousuke MITSUNAGA

Kousuke MITSUNAGA 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).

  • Assistance device for supporting switching between automatic driving mode and manual driving mode
    Patent number: 11873002
    Abstract: A vehicle can execute an automatic driving mode and a manual driving mode as a driving mode. An assistance device supports mode switching from the automatic driving mode to the manual driving mode. The assistance device includes an acquisition interface and a notification interface. The acquisition interface acquires data indicating a situation around the vehicle. The notification interface that communicates a candidate position derived based on the data acquired by the acquisition interface, the candidate position being a candidate of a position where the mode switching should be executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Komikawa, Hiroyuki Tominaga, Kazuhiro Yamane, Kousuke Mitsunaga, Satoshi Tanaka, Naomi Ushioda, Toshiaki Ikematsu
  • ASSISTANCE DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING SWITCHING BETWEEN AUTOMATIC DRIVING MODE AND MANUAL DRIVING MODE
    Publication number: 20220306145
    Abstract: A vehicle can execute an automatic driving mode and a manual driving mode as a driving mode. An assistance device supports mode switching from the automatic driving mode to the manual driving mode. The assistance device includes an acquisition interface and a notification interface. The acquisition interface acquires data indicating a situation around the vehicle. The notification interface that communicates a candidate position derived based on the data acquired by the acquisition interface, the candidate position being a candidate of a position where the mode switching should be executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi KOMIKAWA, Hiroyuki TOMINAGA, Kazuhiro YAMANE, Kousuke MITSUNAGA, Satoshi TANAKA, Naomi USHIODA, Toshiaki IKEMATSU