Patents by Inventor Mikio Shimadue

Mikio Shimadue 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).

  • Navigation apparatus and arrival detection method
    Patent number: 7395154
    Abstract: A navigation apparatus and arrival detection method detect a current location of a vehicle and searches for a route to a set destination. The apparatus and method provide guidance to the destination along the searched route and determine whether the destination is set within a car-free area. If it is determined that the destination is set within the car-free area, the apparatus and method expand an arrival detection area for the destination, and terminate the guidance to the destination when it is determined that the vehicle is within the expanded arrival detection area. Alternatively, even if the destination is not within a car-free area, after an engine of a vehicle is shut off and restarts, the navigation apparatus and method expand an arrival detection area for the destination, and terminate the guidance to the destination when the vehicle is within the expanded arrival detection area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Kikuchi, Takashi Kuno, Akiko Matsuo, Kazuyuki Watanabe, Mikio Shimadue
  • Navigation apparatus and arrival detection method
    Publication number: 20050192743
    Abstract: A navigation apparatus and arrival detection method detect a current location of a vehicle and searches for a route to a set destination. The apparatus and method provide guidance to the destination along the searched route and determine whether the destination is set within a car-free area. If it is determined that the destination is set within the car-free area, the apparatus and method expand an arrival detection area for the destination, and terminate the guidance to the destination when it is determined that the vehicle is within the expanded arrival detection area. Alternatively, even if the destination is not within a car-free area, after an engine of a vehicle is shut off and restarts, the navigation apparatus and method expand an arrival detection area for the destination, and terminate the guidance to the destination when the vehicle is within the expanded arrival detection area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Kikuchi, Takashi Kuno, Akiko Matsuo, Kazuyuki Watanabe, Mikio Shimadue