Patents by Inventor Masaki OKUMOTO

Masaki OKUMOTO 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: 20240112570
    Abstract: A predictor 62 predicts a future of a prediction target in a traffic area. The predictor 62 includes a movement state information acquirer 620 configured to acquire movement state information, a surrounding state information acquirer 621 configured to acquire surrounding state information, a traffic environment information acquirer 622 configured to acquire traffic environment information, a driver state information acquirer 623 configured to acquire driver state information, a traffic scene specifier 624 configured to specify a traffic scene on the basis of the movement state information, the surrounding state information, and the traffic environment information, an action pattern selector 625 configured to select, as a predicted action pattern, at least one from among a plurality of predetermined action patterns on the basis of the traffic scene and the driver state information, and an action predictor 626 configured to predict future action on the basis of the predicted action pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Akihito KIMATA, Izumi KONDO, Tim PUPHAL, Naohiro SAKAMOTO, Masaki OKUMOTO, Ryohei HIRANO
  • Publication number: 20240112582
    Abstract: A predictor 62 predicts a future of a prediction target in a monitoring area. The predictor 62 includes a movement state information acquirer 620 configured to acquire movement state information, a surrounding state information acquirer 621 configured to acquire surrounding state information regarding movement states of traffic participants around the prediction target, a confirmation state information acquirer 623 configured to acquire confirmation state information regarding a surrounding confirmation state of a driver of the prediction target, a moving speed predictor 624 configured to predict a future moving speed of the prediction target on a basis of the movement state information, the surrounding state information, and the confirmation state information, and a collision predictor 625 configured to predict whether or not a collision will occur in a future of the prediction target on the basis of the movement state information, the surrounding state information, and the future moving speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Akihito KIMATA, Tim PUPHAL, Ryohei HIRANO, Masaki OKUMOTO, Yuji TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20230351895
    Abstract: Provided is a traffic safety support system capable of improving traffic safety in a situation in which it is predicted that a mobile body will not obey a signal displayed by a traffic light. A traffic safety support system includes a recognizer, a HMI, a risk notification setting unit, and a risk notification control device. The risk notification setting unit sets a notification mode to a hinting notification mode in a case where a four-wheeled automobile acts as an oncoming mobile body and at least one of the four-wheeled automobile or a motorcycle is approaching a traffic light, and sets the notification mode to an analogue notification mode in a case where the four-wheeled automobile is present within an analogue notification actuation range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hideo KADOWAKI, Akihito KIMATA, Shigeru INOUE, Yuji TAKAGI, Yoshitaka MIMURA, Masaki OKUMOTO, Takahiro KUREHASHI
  • Publication number: 20230326344
    Abstract: Provided is a traffic safety support system capable of improving traffic safety in a situation in which a mobile body has merged onto a road on which a mobile vehicle as a host vehicle is traveling and is approaching the host vehicle. A traffic safety support system includes a recognizer, a HMI, a risk notification setting unit, and a risk notification control device. The risk notification setting unit sets a notification mode to a hinting notification mode in a case where a motorcycle acts as an oncoming vehicle and a first travel path of a four-wheeled automobile and a second travel path of the motorcycle join, and sets the notification mode to an analogue notification mode in a case where the motorcycle is present within an analogue notification actuation range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Akihito KIMATA, Shigeru INOUE, Yuji TAKAGI, Yoshitaka MIMURA, Takahiro KUREHASHI, Hideo KADOWAKI, Masaki OKUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230326345
    Abstract: A traffic safety support system 1 includes mobile terminals that move with traffic participants in a target traffic area, and a coordination support device 6 capable of communicating with the mobile terminals. Each of the mobile terminals includes a notification device configured to make a risk notification in a hinting notification mode or in an analogue notification mode. The coordination support device includes a target area recognizer 60 configured to recognize recognition targets including the traffic participants and traffic environments and acquire recognition information, a predictor 62 configured to predict a risk in future of prediction targets that are a plurality of traffic participants in a monitoring area that is part of the target traffic area, and a risk notification specifier 64 configured to set an operation manner of risk notification for each of support targets on the basis of the recognition information and a prediction result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Akihito KIMATA, Shigeru INOUE, Yuji TAKAGI, Masaki OKUMOTO, Yoshitaka MIMURA, Takahiro KUREHASHI, Hideo KADOWAKI
  • Publication number: 20230311927
    Abstract: Provided is a traffic safety support system capable of improving traffic safety in a situation in which it is predicted that a mobile body other than a host vehicle is shielded by a nearby vehicle present near the mobile body. A traffic safety support system includes a recognizer, a HMI, a risk notification setting unit, and a risk notification control device. The risk notification setting unit sets a notification mode to a hinting notification mode in a case where a motorcycle acts as an oncoming mobile body, and where a four-wheeled automobile is present near the motorcycle and is approaching a four-wheeled automobile from the front in the traveling direction of the four-wheeled automobile, and sets the notification mode to an analogue notification mode in a case where the motorcycle is present within an analogue notification range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Hideo KADOWAKI, Shigeru INOUE, Yuji TAKAGI, Yoshitaka MIMURA, Masaki OKUMOTO, Akihito KIMATA, Takahiro KUREHASHI
  • Publication number: 20230311922
    Abstract: Provided is a traffic safety support system capable of improving traffic safety in a situation in which it is predicted that a mobile body will approach a host vehicle from the front or the rear. A traffic safety support system includes a recognizer, a HMI, a risk notification setting unit, and a risk notification control device. The risk notification setting unit sets a notification mode to a hinting notification mode in a case where a motorcycle is present outside an analogue notification actuation range and acts as an oncoming mobile body or acts as a following mobile body, and the risk notification setting unit sets the notification mode to an analogue notification mode in a case where the motorcycle is present within the analogue notification actuation range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Akihito KIMATA, Shigeru INOUE, Yuji TAKAGI, Yoshitaka MIMURA, Hideo KADOWAKI, Takahiro KUREHASHI, Masaki OKUMOTO