Patents by Inventor Kunio Ueda
Kunio Ueda 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: 11970207Abstract: To provide a vehicle position processing apparatus, a vehicle control apparatus, a vehicle position processing method, and a vehicle control method capable of increasing the number of the position information of front object used for generation of the trajectory and improving the generation accuracy of the trajectory. A vehicle position processing apparatus, a vehicle control apparatus, a vehicle position processing method, and a vehicle control method that obtains positions of a target object, sets a trajectory generation range which is a continuous range including a position of the target object close to a position of the present own vehicle, selects positions of the target object included in the trajectory generation range among the plural positions of the target object, as target object positions for trajectory generation, and generates a trajectory of the target object based on the target object positions for trajectory generation.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2018Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takahiro Urabe, Masaya Endo, Yasuyoshi Hori, Kunio Ueda
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Patent number: 11721005Abstract: In a video image recording device, when a scene outside of a vehicle is recorded through a wind shield, a scene on the inside of a vehicle room is reflected by the wind shield and reflection glare is produced. In order to reduce the influence of this reflection glare, the video image recording device is provided with a video image capture device which obtains a first data on a general video image and a second data on a predetermined part in a vehicle room, wherein the general video image is with a reflection video image, of the predetermined part and also with a transmission video image, a graphical image conversion device which converts the second data into a third data, the third data corresponding to a reflection video image by the wind shield, and a graphical image correction device which corrects the first data based on the third data.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yoichi Kato, Nariaki Takehara, Takuya Taniguchi, Kunio Ueda
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Patent number: 11475769Abstract: A parking assistance apparatus includes: a parking space searching unit for searching for a parking-allowable parking space in which a user's vehicle can be parked; a target parking space selection unit for selecting a target parking space in which the user's vehicle is to be parked, based on an user setting information, when a plurality of parking-allowable parking spaces are detected; a parking operation assisting unit for assisting in a parking operation for parking the user's vehicle in the target parking space; and a parking operation assistance start determination unit for determining whether or not a determination condition for starting a parking operation is satisfied according to a state of the user's vehicle, and causing the parking operation assisting unit to start assisting in the parking operation when the determination condition is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2018Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masahiro Yata, Nariaki Takehara, Kenta Onishi, Kunio Ueda
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Publication number: 20220319318Abstract: A driving assist device includes an input information determination unit configured to determine driving assist information on the basis of first vehicle information including positional information and operational information about a target vehicle, second vehicle information including positional information and operational information about each of nearby vehicles, and a running route for the target vehicle. The input information determination unit selects any of the nearby vehicles that is located at a position at which a video to be used for driving assist can be recorded, and determines the video acquired from the selected nearby vehicle as the driving assist information. Consequently, driving assist flexibly adapted to, for example, the running route for and the operational information about the target vehicle can be performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2019Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takayoshi TAKEHARA, Yuta WADA, Kunio UEDA, Yuji HAMADA
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Publication number: 20210295481Abstract: In a video image recording device, when a scene outside of a vehicle is recorded through a wind shield, a scene on the inside of a vehicle room is reflected by the wind shield and reflection glare is produced. In order to reduce the influence of this reflection glare, the video image recording device is provided with a video image capture device which obtains a first data on a general video image and a second data on a predetermined part in a vehicle room, wherein the general video image is with a reflection video image, of the predetermined part and also with a transmission video image, a graphical image conversion device which converts the second data into a third data, the third data corresponding to a reflection video image by the wind shield, and a graphical image correction device which corrects the first data based on the third data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yoichi KATO, Nariaki TAKEHARA, Takuya TANIGUCHI, Kunio UEDA
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Publication number: 20210229741Abstract: To provide a vehicle position processing apparatus, a vehicle control apparatus, a vehicle position processing method, and a vehicle control method capable of increasing the number of the position information of front object used for generation of the trajectory and improving the generation accuracy of the trajectory. A vehicle position processing apparatus, a vehicle control apparatus, a vehicle position processing method, and a vehicle control method that obtains positions of a target object, sets a trajectory generation range which is a continuous range including a position of the target object close to a position of the present own vehicle, selects positions of the target object included in the trajectory generation range among the plural positions of the target object, as target object positions for trajectory generation, and generates a trajectory of the target object based on the target object positions for trajectory generation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2018Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takahiro URABE, Masaya ENDO, Yasuyoshi HORI, Kunio UEDA
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Patent number: 11006087Abstract: A synthesized image seen looking down from above the vehicle is compiled by connecting the multiple of overhead images, whereby an existence of a three-dimensional object in the vehicle periphery is determined, a correction value is calculated so as to reduce a difference in luminance and coloring in a luminance and coloring correction reference region in which neighboring overhead images overlap, luminance and coloring correction is carried out using the correction value when an amount of change in the luminance and coloring information formed of the correction is less than a predetermined value, and the images wherein luminance and coloring has been corrected are synthesized by connecting into one image, whereby a beautiful display image with a continuous, smooth joint can be obtained.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2017Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Noritaka Kokido, Takuya Taniguchi, Kunio Ueda
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Publication number: 20210118299Abstract: A parking assistance apparatus includes: a parking space searching unit for searching for a parking-allowable parking space in which a user's vehicle can be parked; a target parking space selection unit for selecting a target parking space in which the user's vehicle is to be parked, based on an user setting information, when a plurality of parking-allowable parking spaces are detected; a parking operation assisting unit for assisting in a parking operation for parking the user's vehicle in the target parking space; and a parking operation assistance start determination unit for determining whether or not a determination condition for starting a parking operation is satisfied according to a state of the user's vehicle, and causing the parking operation assisting unit to start assisting in the parking operation when the determination condition is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2018Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masahiro YATA, Nariaki TAKEHARA, Kenta ONISHI, Kunio UEDA
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Publication number: 20200351481Abstract: A synthesized image seen looking down from above the vehicle is compiled by connecting the multiple of overhead images, whereby an existence of a three-dimensional object in the vehicle periphery is determined, a correction value is calculated so as to reduce a difference in luminance and coloring in a luminance and coloring correction reference region in which neighboring overhead images overlap, luminance and coloring correction is carried out using the correction value when an amount of change in the luminance and coloring information formed of the correction is less than a predetermined value, and the images wherein luminance and coloring has been corrected are synthesized by connecting into one image, whereby a beautiful display image with a continuous, smooth joint can be obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2017Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Noritaka KOKIDO, Takuya TANIGUCHI, Kunio UEDA
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Patent number: 10821975Abstract: The apparatus includes: a frontward imaging unit configured to capture an image ahead of the moving body; a frontward division line detection unit configured to detect a shape of a division line of a road surface, from the captured image, and calculate reliability of a frontward division line shape; a periphery imaging unit configured to capture an image of a periphery of the moving body; a periphery division line detection unit configured to detect a shape of the division line on the road surface, from the captured image, and calculate reliability of a periphery division line shape; and a division line shape determination unit configured to determine the shape of the division line on the road surface where the moving body moves, by selecting one from or combining the frontward division line shape and the periphery division line shape, based on first reliability and second reliability.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Noritaka Kokido, Takuya Taniguchi, Nariaki Takehara, Kunio Ueda
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Publication number: 20190351902Abstract: The apparatus includes: a frontward imaging unit configured to capture an image ahead of the moving body; a frontward division line detection unit configured to detect a shape of a division line of a road surface, from the captured image, and calculate reliability of a frontward division line shape; a periphery imaging unit configured to capture an image of a periphery of the moving body; a periphery division line detection unit configured to detect a shape of the division line on the road surface, from the captured image, and calculate reliability of a periphery division line shape; and a division line shape determination unit configured to determine the shape of the division line on the road surface where the moving body moves, by selecting one from or combining the frontward division line shape and the periphery division line shape, based on first reliability and second reliability.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Noritaka KOKIDO, Takuya TANIGUCHI, Nariaki TAKEHARA, Kunio UEDA
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Patent number: 10414396Abstract: The apparatus includes: a frontward imaging unit configured to capture an image ahead of the moving body; a frontward division line detection unit configured to detect a shape of a division line of a road surface, from the captured image, and calculate reliability of a frontward division line shape; a periphery imaging unit configured to capture an image of a periphery of the moving body; a periphery division line detection unit configured to detect a shape of the division line on the road surface, from the captured image, and calculate reliability of a periphery division line shape; and a division line shape determination unit configured to determine the shape of the division line on the road surface where the moving body moves, by selecting one from or combining the frontward division line shape and the periphery division line shape, based on first reliability and second reliability.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Noritaka Kokido, Takuya Taniguchi, Nariaki Takehara, Kunio Ueda
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Publication number: 20180134289Abstract: The apparatus includes: a frontward imaging unit configured to capture an image ahead of the moving body; a frontward division line detection unit configured to detect a shape of a division line of a road surface, from the captured image, and calculate reliability of a frontward division line shape; a periphery imaging unit configured to capture an image of a periphery of the moving body; a periphery division line detection unit configured to detect a shape of the division line on the road surface, from the captured image, and calculate reliability of a periphery division line shape; and a division line shape determination unit configured to determine the shape of the division line on the road surface where the moving body moves, by selecting one from or combining the frontward division line shape and the periphery division line shape, based on first reliability and second reliability.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Noritaka KOKIDO, Takuya TANIGUCHI, Nariaki TAKEHARA, Kunio UEDA
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Patent number: 9404592Abstract: A diaphragm valve which can solve problems of a disc-shaped diaphragm, wherein the amount of deformation is significant and dust is liable to be generated, that the change in volume in opening and closing of the fluid channel is significant, and that a pressure receiving surface area of the diaphragm at the time of channel closure is provided. A diaphragm is formed of a synthetic resin and, a cylindrical portion fixedly fitted on a valve rod, a bottom wall portion closing a lower end opening of the cylindrical portion, a flange portion provided at an upper end portion of the cylindrical portion, and a projecting portion provided at a center portion of the bottom wall portion and facing an upper end opening of a fluid inlet passage. A vertical cross-sectional shape of an axially intermediate portion of the cylindrical portion is formed into a substantially arcuate shape projecting radially outward.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: FUJIKIN INCORPORATEDInventors: Hisatoshi Akamoto, Makoto Abe, Kunio Ueda
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Publication number: 20150115191Abstract: A diaphragm valve which can solve problems of a disc-shaped diaphragm, wherein the amount of deformation is significant and dust is liable to be generated, that the change in volume in opening and closing of the fluid channel is significant, and that a pressure receiving surface area of the diaphragm at the time of channel closure is provided. A diaphragm is formed of a synthetic resin and, a cylindrical portion fixedly fitted on a valve rod, a bottom wall portion closing a lower end opening of the cylindrical portion, a flange portion provided at an upper end portion of the cylindrical portion, and a projecting portion provided at a center portion of the bottom wall portion and facing an upper end opening of a fluid inlet passage. A vertical cross-sectional shape of an axially intermediate portion of the cylindrical portion is formed into a substantially arcuate shape projecting radially outward.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: FUJIKIN INCORPORATEDInventors: Hisatoshi Akamoto, Makoto Abe, Kunio Ueda
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Publication number: 20070283431Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a main body, a plurality of authentication units which execute a plurality of mutually different kinds of authentication processes, a time-measuring unit which measures an elapsed time from a time point of an end of last use of the main body to issuance of a request for use of the main body, and a use permission determination unit which determines whether a number of successfully completed authentication processes of the plural kinds of authentication processes has reached a predetermined number which varies in accordance with the elapsed time measured by the time-measuring unit, and permits the use of the main body when the number of successfully completed authentication processes has reached the predetermined number.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: KUNIO UEDA
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Publication number: 20070017977Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: an authenticating section that authenticates a user; an inputting section that allows the user to input authentication information used for performing the authentication by the authenticating section; an upper-limit retaining section that retains an upper limit indicating a maximum number to which the number of consecutive failures of the authentication is allowed; and an upper-limit decreasing section that decreases the upper limit when trials of the authentication consecutively fail until the number of failures reaches the upper limit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2006Publication date: January 25, 2007Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: Kunio Ueda
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Patent number: 6754393Abstract: Encoding efficiency is enhanced by actively combining a plurality of encoding methods. A picture element memory receives and stores picture elements within a predetermined range. A mode determinator selects an encoding mode based upon a reference picture element. A first encoding section and a second encoding section predicts the value of the encoded picture element, determines whether the prediction is correct, and then encodes the value of the encoding picture element based on the determination result and outputs a codeword for the encoding picture element. An encoding controller selectively operates the first encoding section and the second encoding section based upon one of the specific encoding modes and the other encoding mode other than the specific encoding mode selected by the mode determinator.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2003Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomohiro Kimura, Ikuro Ueno, Taich Nagiya, Masayuki Yoshida, Fumitaka Ono, Narihiro Matoba, Kunio Ueda
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Patent number: 6744925Abstract: Encoding efficiency is enhanced by actively combining a plurality of encoding methods. A picture element memory receives and stores picture elements within a predetermined range. A mode determinator selects an encoding mode based upon a reference picture element. A first encoding section and a second encoding section predicts the value of the encoded picture element, determines whether the prediction is correct, and then encodes the value of the encoding picture element based on the determination result and outputs a codeword for the encoding picture element. An encoding controller selectively operates the first encoding section and the second encoding section based upon one of the specific encoding modes and the other encoding mode other than the specific encoding mode selected by the mode determinator.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2001Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomohiro Kimura, Ikuro Ueno, Taichi Yanagiya, Masayuki Yoshida, Fumitaka Ono, Narihiro Matoba, Kunio Ueda
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Publication number: 20040085353Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display device, setting processing section, and a control section. The setting processing section is capable of setting information related to a visual field angle of an object on a display area of the display device. The control section controls the visual field angle of the object on the display area in accordance with the information set by the setting processing section.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tomoyuki Kawakami, Kunio Ueda