Patents by Inventor Masayoshi Michiguchi
Masayoshi Michiguchi 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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Publication number: 20230344955Abstract: Provided is a display control apparatus including: an image inputter; a vehicle periphery image generator that generates a vehicle periphery image; a subject image outputter that outputs a subject image; and an image superimposer that generates a display image by superimposing the subject image on the vehicle periphery image. An azimuth of a first line of sight is substantially identical to an azimuth of a second line of sight.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimasa OKABE, Masayoshi MICHIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20230331162Abstract: A display controller includes: an image generator configured to generate a three-dimensional image of surroundings of a vehicle and output a display image; an instruction determiner configured to determine an instruction of a user in accordance with a position operated by the user; and a viewpoint changer configured to change a viewpoint parameter related to generation of the three-dimensional image on a basis of the instruction of the user, wherein the instruction determiner sets a plurality of regions corresponding to different viewpoint parameters in the display image, the instruction determiner determines the instruction of the user on a basis of a region where the position operated by the user, the viewpoint changer changes the viewpoint parameter in accordance with the instruction of the user, and the instruction determiner sets the plurality of regions in the three-dimensional image after a change.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayoshi MICHIGUCHI, Yusuke TSUJI, Naotaka EGAWA, Michio OBORA, Yoshimasa OKABE, Masaki SATO
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Publication number: 20230254450Abstract: A parking support apparatus includes a display control unit, a confirmation reception unit, and a parking control unit that performs a parking support control of a vehicle when a confirmation reception unit receives a parking region confirmation and a confirmation required region confirmation, and the confirmation reception unit simultaneously receives a single operation of the driver of the vehicle as the parking region confirmation and the confirmation required region confirmation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayoshi MICHIGUCHI, Yoshimasa OKABE, Takashi OKOHIRA, Jun NAKAI, Takanobu ITO
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Publication number: 20230252794Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus is provided in which the detection range of a left-front-corner sonar (12a) located at the vehicle's left front corner is included in the field of view of a second imaging means (14) located at the vehicle's left front corner. When the left-front-corner sonar (12a) detects a three-dimensional object at the vehicle's left front corner, an image processing means (3) synthesizes an image of the image created using a second imaging means (14) and the images created with four cameras (7a-7d) for imaging the complete periphery of the vehicle, and creates a bird's-eye-view image (40b). The detection range of the left-front-corner sonar (12a) is included within a region of the bird's-eye image (40b) on the basis of the image created with the second imaging means (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Masayoshi MICHIGUCHI, Tatsuto RYUGO, Kenji OKANO, Yukiko KANNO
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Patent number: 11657618Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus is provided in which the detection range of a left-front-corner sonar (12a) located at the vehicle's left front corner is included in the field of view of a second imaging means (14) located at the vehicle's left front corner. When the left-front-corner sonar (12a) detects a three-dimensional object at the vehicle's left front corner, an image processing means (3) synthesizes an image of the image created using a second imaging means (14) and the images created with four cameras (7a-7d) for imaging the complete periphery of the vehicle, and creates a bird's-eye-view image (40b). The detection range of the left-front-corner sonar (12a) is included within a region of the bird's-eye image (40b) on the basis of the image created with the second imaging means (14).Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayoshi Michiguchi, Tatsuto Ryugo, Kenji Okano, Yukiko Kanno
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Patent number: 11368616Abstract: A vehicle display control device is configured to perform operations including: performing processing for hindering visual recognition of an occupant of a vehicle on a captured image captured by an image-capturing device; generating a display image; acquiring information indicating a state of the vehicle and information regarding a surrounding environment of the vehicle; and determining whether the vehicle is in a first condition. In a case where it is determined that the vehicle is in the first condition, a display image obtained by prohibiting application of the processing to the captured image or by reducing an application degree of the processing is generated, and is displayed by the display device.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshimasa Okabe, Masayoshi Michiguchi, Yuya Hamai, Masato Inoue, Masazumi Yamazaki, Takanori Setsu
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Publication number: 20210306551Abstract: A vehicle display control device is configured to perform operations including: performing processing for hindering visual recognition of an occupant of a vehicle on a captured image captured by an image-capturing device; generating a display image; acquiring information indicating a state of the vehicle and information regarding a surrounding environment of the vehicle; and determining whether the vehicle is in a first condition. In a case where it is determined that the vehicle is in the first condition, a display image obtained by prohibiting application of the processing to the captured image or by reducing an application degree of the processing is generated, and is displayed by the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshimasa OKABE, Masayoshi MICHIGUCHI, Yuya HAMAI, Masato INOUE, Masazumi YAMAZAKI, Takanori SETSU
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Patent number: 11124128Abstract: A display control device generates a display image including an image obtained by reducing a predetermined range in a captured image based on an image captured by an image capturing device, and causes the display device to display the display image. In an adjustment mode, the display control device generates a computer graphics (CG) for allowing a user to set a range included in the display image and causes the display device to display the computer graphics. The CG indicates a range displayed in a reduced state and a range displayed without being reduced in a range included in the display image in different aspects.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masato Inoue, Masayoshi Michiguchi, Yuichiro Aihara, Yoshimasa Okabe
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Patent number: 11105923Abstract: A driving support apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a memory and a hardware processor coupled to the memory and a sound wave sensor. The hardware processor is configured to select, as a transmission and reception scheme, either a pulse scheme or a spread spectrum modulation scheme, and control the sound wave sensor with the selected transmission and reception scheme. When the spread spectrum modulation scheme is selected as the transmission and reception scheme, the hardware processor causes the sound wave sensor to successively transmit and receive sound waves by using the spread spectrum modulation scheme.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi Yoshida, Yoshimasa Okabe, Masayoshi Michiguchi, Yuichiro Aihara
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Publication number: 20210192230Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus is provided in which the detection range of a left-front-corner sonar (12a) located at the vehicle's left front corner is included in the field of view of a second imaging means (14) located at the vehicle's left front corner. When the left-front-corner sonar (12a) detects a three-dimensional object at the vehicle's left front corner, an image processing means (3) synthesizes an image of the image created using a second imaging means (14) and the images created with four cameras (7a-7d) for imaging the complete periphery of the vehicle, and creates a bird's-eye-view image (40b). The detection range of the left-front-corner sonar (12a) is included within a region of the bird's-eye image (40b) on the basis of the image created with the second imaging means (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Masayoshi MICHIGUCHI, Tatsuto RYUGO, Kenji OKANO, Yukiko KANNO
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Patent number: 10988083Abstract: A visual field support image generation device for generating a visual field support image of a vehicle has a camera that captures an image from the vehicle and a processing section. The processing section covers the image captured by the camera to generate the visual filed support image. The image is covered by compressing the captured image so that a compression ratio of the captured image in a horizontal direction becomes higher than a compression ratio of the captured image in a vertical direction by using a depth vanishing point included in the captured image as the center.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2020Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayoshi Michiguchi, Yoshimasa Okabe
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Patent number: 10970562Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus is provided in which the detection range of a left-front-corner sonar (12a) located at the vehicle's left front corner is included in the field of view of a second imaging means (14) located at the vehicle's left front corner. When the left-front-corner sonar (12a) detects a three-dimensional object at the vehicle's left front corner, an image processing means (3) synthesizes an image of the image created using a second imaging means (14) and the images created with four cameras (7a-7d) for imaging the complete periphery of the vehicle, and creates a bird's-eye-view image (40b). The detection range of the left-front-corner sonar (12a) is included within a region of the bird's-eye image (40b) on the basis of the image created with the second imaging means (14).Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayoshi Michiguchi, Tatsuto Ryugo, Kenji Okano, Yukiko Kanno
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Publication number: 20200307456Abstract: A visual field support image generation device for generating a visual field support image of a vehicle has a camera that captures an image from the vehicle and a processing section. The processing section covers the image captured by the camera to generate the visual filed support image. The image is covered by compressing the captured image so that a compression ratio of the captured image in a horizontal direction becomes higher than a compression ratio of the captured image in a vertical direction by using a depth vanishing point included in the captured image as the center.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayoshi MICHIGUCHI, Yoshimasa OKABE
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Publication number: 20200142059Abstract: A driving support apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a memory and a hardware processor coupled to the memory and a sound wave sensor. The hardware processor is configured to select, as a transmission and reception scheme, either a pulse scheme or a spread spectrum modulation scheme, and control the sound wave sensor with the selected transmission and reception scheme. When the spread spectrum modulation scheme is selected as the transmission and reception scheme, the hardware processor causes the sound wave sensor to successively transmit and receive sound waves by using the spread spectrum modulation scheme.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi YOSHIDA, Yoshimasa OKABE, Masayoshi MICHIGUCHI, Yuichiro AIHARA
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Patent number: 10602078Abstract: A display control device is installed in a vehicle and causes to display a video of an area around the vehicle from an imaging device to be displayed on a display device. An acquirer acquires a first video serving as a processing target from the imaging device. A receiver receives an instruction to move an extraction range for extracting at least a part of the first video acquired by the acquirer. An output unit outputs a second video extracted in the extraction range moved in accordance with the instruction received by the receiver to the display device. When the extraction range moved in accordance with the instruction received by the receiver reaches an end portion of the first video, the output unit gives a notification indicating the reaching.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Masayoshi Michiguchi
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Publication number: 20190347829Abstract: An in-vehicle camera installed in a vehicle includes an imaging circuit, a detector circuit, and a calibrator circuit. The imaging circuit generates image data. The detector circuit stores predetermined first instruction information and detects whether the image data generated by the imaging circuit includes the first instruction information. When the detector circuit detects that the image data includes the first instruction information, the calibrator circuit starts a calibration process of the in-vehicle camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: MASAYOSHI MICHIGUCHI, TERUO SAKAMOTO, YASUNORI SHIGA
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Publication number: 20190283687Abstract: A display control device generates a display image including an image obtained by reducing a predetermined range in a captured image based on an image captured by an image capturing device, and causes the display device to display the display image. In an adjustment mode, the display control device generates a computer graphics (CG) for allowing a user to set a range included in the display image and causes the display device to display the computer graphics. The CG indicates a range displayed in a reduced state and a range displayed without being reduced in a range included in the display image in different aspects.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masato INOUE, Masayoshi MICHIGUCHI, Yuichiro AIHARA, Yoshimasa OKABE
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Publication number: 20190163987Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus is provided in which the detection range of a left-front-corner sonar (12a) located at the vehicle's left front corner is included in the field of view of a second imaging means (14) located at the vehicle's left front corner. When the left-front-corner sonar (12a) detects a three-dimensional object at the vehicle's left front corner, an image processing means (3) synthesizes an image of the image created using a second imaging means (14) and the images created with four cameras (7a-7d) for imaging the complete periphery of the vehicle, and creates a bird's-eye-view image (40b). The detection range of the left-front-corner sonar (12a) is included within a region of the bird's-eye image (40b) on the basis of the image created with the second imaging means (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Masayoshi MICHIGUCHI, Tatsuto RYUGO, Kenji OKANO, Yukiko KANNO
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Patent number: 10235575Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus is provided in which the detection range of a left-front-corner sonar (12a) located at the vehicle's left front corner is included in the field of view of a second imaging means (14) located at the vehicle's left front corner. When the left-front-corner sonar (12a) detects a three-dimensional object at the vehicle's left front corner, an image processing means (3) synthesizes an image of the image created using a second imaging means (14) and the images created with four cameras (7a-7d) for imaging the complete periphery of the vehicle, and creates a bird's-eye-view image (40b). The detection range of the left-front-corner sonar (12a) is included within a region of the bird's-eye image (40b) on the basis of the image created with the second imaging means (14).Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2012Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayoshi Michiguchi, Tatsuto Ryugo, Kenji Okano, Yukiko Kanno
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Publication number: 20190068898Abstract: A display control device is installed in a vehicle and causes to display a video of an area around the vehicle from an imaging device to be displayed on a display device. An acquirer acquires a first video serving as a processing target from the imaging device. A receiver receives an instruction to move an extraction range for extracting at least a part of the first video acquired by the acquirer. An output unit outputs a second video extracted in the extraction range moved in accordance with the instruction received by the receiver to the display device. When the extraction range moved in accordance with the instruction received by the receiver reaches an end portion of the first video, the output unit gives a notification indicating the reaching.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LT D.Inventor: Masayoshi MICHIGUCHI