Patents by Inventor Minoru Maehata

Minoru Maehata 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: 20230355919
    Abstract: A problem to be solved is to restrict sickness of a user due to a digital content that includes virtual space experience. In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, an information processing device according to one aspect of embodiments includes an acquisition unit, an estimation unit, and a restraint processing unit. The acquisition unit acquires a state inside and outside related to a user of a digital content that includes virtual space experience. The estimation unit estimates a state of sickness of the user based on a state that is acquired by the acquisition unit. The restraint processing unit executes a restraining process of sickness related to a sound of the digital content in accordance with the state of sickness of the user that is estimated by the estimation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Tomoe OHTSUKI, Hiroyuki WATABE, Shinichi SHIOTSU, Motoki KOJIMA, Minoru MAEHATA, Miki HITOTSUYA, Haruo HARADA
  • Publication number: 20230351285
    Abstract: A problem is to efficiently ease peripheral congestion of an event facility. An information processing device includes an acquisition unit and a setting unit. The acquisition unit acquires retention information indicating a retention situation of persons in an event facility. The setting unit dynamically sets a plurality of stands of moving bodies based on the retention information acquired by the acquisition unit. The acquisition unit acquires stand-by number information that indicates numbers of moving bodies standing by in the plurality of stands set by the setting unit. Based on the stand-by number information acquired by the acquisition unit, the setting unit sets the numbers of moving bodies to be dispatched to the stands such that the numbers of moving bodies standing by in the plurality of stands are equalized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Shinichi TANAKA, Shinichi SHIOTSU, Haruki SHIRAISHI, Minoru MAEHATA, Miki HITOTSUYA, Tomohiro IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20230188939
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to embodiments includes a control circuitry configured to determine an environmental contribution level of a behavior performed by a user. The control circuitry is further configured to: acquire behavior information related to a behavior of a user analyze the behavior of the user based on the acquired behavior information; and determine an environmental contribution level of the behavior of the user based on relative evaluation of the analyzed behavior of the user with respect to a reference behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Rei HIROMI, Shinichi TANAKA, Hideyuki KAMIDE, Toshiyuki MORIBAYASHI, Masaki URYU, Shinichi SHIOTSU, Minoru MAEHATA
  • Publication number: 20230160702
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of an embodiment includes an acquisition unit, a selection unit, and a reward unit. The acquisition unit acquires congestion information including a congestion situation on a movement route from an event facility to a predetermined point, and user position information indicating a position of a user. The selection unit selects a target user from a plurality of the users, on the basis of the congestion information and user position information acquired by the acquisition unit. The reward unit provides the target user selected by the selection unit, with a reward according to the user position information of the target user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Shinichi TANAKA, Shinichi SHIOTSU, Haruki SHIRAISHI, Minoru MAEHATA, Miki HITOTSUYA, Tomohiro IKEDA, Toshiyuki MORIBAYASHI, Natsumi NISHIYAMA, Ryo MATSUI
  • Publication number: 20220020044
    Abstract: A taxi management device includes: an information acquisition unit that acquires first information including information specifying a use language of a first person and second information including information specifying an interpretable language of a second person; and a discount setting unit that performs discount setting of a fare of the second person at a time of ride-sharing of taxi by the first person and the second person based on the first information and the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Shinichi TANAKA, Shinichi SHIOTSU, Haruki SHIRAISHI, Minoru MAEHATA, Miki HITOTSUYA, Tomohiro IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11181909
    Abstract: A remote vehicle control device includes: a communication unit configured to receive synthetic images which show a surrounding area of a vehicle as seen from virtual viewpoints and each of which is generated on the basis of plural images acquired by plural on-board cameras mounted on the vehicle, respectively; a display unit configured to display the synthetic images; an operation unit configured for controlling the vehicle; a signal generating unit configured to generate control signals for the vehicle, based on operations on the operation unit; and a sensor unit configured to detect impacts. The control signals are transmitted to the vehicle via the communication unit, and when the sensor unit detects an impact, a control signal for stopping is transmitted to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Fumiaki Bando, Minoru Maehata, Miki Hitotsuya
  • Patent number: 11092960
    Abstract: A remote vehicle control device includes: a display unit; an operation unit configured for controlling a vehicle; a signal generating unit configured to generate control signals for the vehicle, based on operations on the operation unit; a communication unit configured to perform communication with the vehicle and another remote vehicle control device; and an authority managing unit that manages a control authority for the vehicle. Synthetic images showing a surrounding area of the vehicle as seen from a virtual viewpoint each are generated on the basis of plural images acquired by plural on-board cameras mounted on the vehicle, respectively, and the display unit displays the synthetic images. The communication unit transmits the control signals to the vehicle. The authority managing unit performs transfer of the control authority for the vehicle in cooperation with the another remote vehicle control device via the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Fumiaki Bando, Minoru Maehata, Miki Hitotsuya
  • Publication number: 20200294329
    Abstract: A data collecting device according to one aspect of an embodiment includes a processor programmed to (a) collect, from one of vehicles in which on-vehicle devices are provided and via an on-vehicle device of the one vehicle, autonomous driving data including a state of autonomous driving of the one vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Azusa NAKA, Minoru MAEHATA
  • Patent number: 10580456
    Abstract: A driving information recording apparatus that records driving information of a vehicle, the apparatus includes: a processor that: (i) associates, as a data file, information related to a driving condition of the vehicle with a driving mode of the vehicle at a time at which the driving condition occurred, and (ii) records the data file in a recording medium having a recording area. Thus, it is possible to provide a preferred technology for recording the driving information of the vehicle that has a switching function of driving modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Munenori Maeda, Minoru Maehata
  • Patent number: 10558876
    Abstract: An automatic driving assistance device includes an information acquirer configured to acquire information on a state of a cabin of a vehicle capable of automatic driving and a modifier configured to modify traveling characteristics in automatic driving according to the state of the cabin of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Azusa Naka, Akiko Muroi, Akihide Fujio, Minoru Maehata
  • Publication number: 20190286121
    Abstract: A remote vehicle control device includes: a display unit; an operation unit configured for controlling a vehicle; a signal generating unit configured to generate control signals for the vehicle, based on operations on the operation unit; a communication unit configured to perform communication with the vehicle and another remote vehicle control device; and an authority managing unit that manages a control authority for the vehicle. Synthetic images showing a surrounding area of the vehicle as seen from a virtual viewpoint each are generated on the basis of plural images acquired by plural on-board cameras mounted on the vehicle, respectively, and the display unit displays the synthetic images. The communication unit transmits the control signals to the vehicle. The authority managing unit performs transfer of the control authority for the vehicle in cooperation with the another remote vehicle control device via the communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Fumiaki BANDO, Minoru MAEHATA, Miki HITOTSUYA
  • Publication number: 20190286118
    Abstract: A remote vehicle control device includes: a display unit; an operation unit configured for operating a vehicle; a signal generating unit configured to generate control signals for the vehicle on the basis of operations on the operation unit; and a communication unit configured to perform communication with the vehicle. The display unit displays synthetic images, each of which shows a surrounding area of the vehicle as seen from a virtual viewpoint, and includes the surrounding area of the remote vehicle control device, and is generated on the basis of plural images acquired by plural on-board cameras mounted on the vehicle, respectively, and the communication unit transmits the control signals to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Fumiaki BANDO, Minoru MAEHATA, Miki HITOTSUYA
  • Publication number: 20190286123
    Abstract: A remote vehicle control device includes: a display unit; an operation unit configured for operating a vehicle; a signal generating unit configured to generate control signals for the vehicle on the basis of operations on the operation unit; and a communication unit configured to perform communication with the vehicle. In-vehicle perspective images which are based on viewpoint positions which are predetermined positions inside the vehicle and sight line directions which are the directions to the outside of the vehicle as seen from the viewpoint positions and include transparent images as images of the vehicle are generated on the basis of plural images acquired by plural individual on-board cameras mounted on the vehicle, the display unit displays the in-vehicle perspective images, and the communication unit transmits the control signals to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Fumiaki BANDO, Minoru MAEHATA, Miki HITOTSUYA
  • Publication number: 20190258247
    Abstract: A remote vehicle control device includes: a communication unit configured to receive synthetic images which show a surrounding area of a vehicle as seen from virtual viewpoints and each of which is generated on the basis of plural images acquired by plural on-board cameras mounted on the vehicle, respectively; a display unit configured to display the synthetic images; an operation unit configured for controlling the vehicle; a signal generating unit configured to generate control signals for the vehicle, based on operations on the operation unit; and a sensor unit configured to detect impacts. The control signals are transmitted to the vehicle via the communication unit, and when the sensor unit detects an impact, a control signal for stopping is transmitted to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Fumiaki BANDO, Minoru MAEHATA, Miki HITOTSUYA
  • Publication number: 20190258245
    Abstract: A vehicle remote operation device includes: a communication unit configured to receive a composite image, which is to be generated on the basis of plural captured images captured at each of plural in-vehicle cameras mounted to a vehicle and shows a surrounding area of the vehicle seen from a virtual view point; a display configured to display the composite image; an operation unit for operating the vehicle, and a signal generation unit configured to generate a control signal of the vehicle, based on an operation on the operation unit. The display is configured to display the composite image having an image of the operation unit superimposed thereon and an auxiliary image comprising a state of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Masashi NAKAMURA, Masanori KOBAYASHI, Kouichi MURAMATSU, Hideki NOJIMA, Minoru MAEHATA
  • Patent number: 10297225
    Abstract: An information processing system according to the embodiments includes an in-vehicle device (electronic device), a portable communication terminal, a terminal position computing unit (computing unit), and a specific process executing unit (executing unit). The in-vehicle device is provided in a vehicle (predetermined facility). The portable communication terminal is capable of mutual communication with the in-vehicle device. The terminal position computing unit computes a position of the portable communication terminal based upon a motion of the portable communication terminal. The specific process executing unit, when the position of the portable communication terminal computed by the terminal position computing unit is a predetermined position that is predefined in the facility, executes a specific process corresponding to the predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Shizuka Tamura, Yoshitaka Hirashima, Toshio Kitahara, Toshihiro Murata, Minoru Maehata
  • Publication number: 20180215392
    Abstract: A vehicle control device has a plurality of driving modes with different allowable operation ranges for operating a vehicle. The plurality of driving modes include at least an automatic driving mode. A vehicle control device 10 includes a processing unit that determines that the vehicle is to fee operated in any one of the plurality of driving modes based on the driver qualification information possessed by an occupant who operates the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kosaka, Minoru Maehata, Hiroshi Yamashita, Mana Tsuji, Hiroshi Sakate, Kei Sezaki, Ryo Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20180218230
    Abstract: An automatic driving assistance device includes an information acquirer configured to acquire information on a state of a cabin of a vehicle capable of automatic driving and a modifier configured to modify traveling characteristics in automatic driving according to the state of the cabin of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: DENSO TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Azusa NAKA, Akiko MUROI, Akihide FUJIO, Minoru MAEHATA
  • Publication number: 20180218758
    Abstract: A driving information recording apparatus that records driving information of a vehicle, the apparatus includes: a processor that: (i) associates, as a data file, information related to a driving condition of the vehicle with a driving mode of the vehicle at a time at which the driving condition occurred, and (ii) records the data file in a recording medium having a recording area. Thus, it is possible to provide a preferred technology for recording the driving information of the vehicle that has a switching function of driving modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Munenori MAEDA, Minoru MAEHATA
  • Publication number: 20170060245
    Abstract: An input device according to an embodiment includes an operation panel, a selection unit, a detector, a vibration element, a setting unit, and a vibration control unit. The selection unit selects a to-be-controlled object using the operation panel in accordance with the user's action. The detector detects touch operation on the operation panel. The vibration element vibrates the operation panel. The setting unit sets a vibration pattern of the vibration element appropriate to the touch operation detected by the detector, depending on the to-be-controlled object selected by the selection unit. The vibration control unit controls the vibration element to generate the vibration pattern set by the setting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Osamu KUKIMOTO, Masahiro IINO, Yutaka MATSUNAMI, Hitoshi TSUDA, Teru SAWADA, Minoru MAEHATA