Patents by Inventor Mitsuo Tamagaki
Mitsuo Tamagaki 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: 11809768Abstract: A display apparatus is configured to activate a display control apparatus by transmitting an activating signal to the display control apparatus in response to determining that a start condition is satisfied. In response to receiving the activating signal, the display control apparatus is enabled to transmit a video data corresponding to a video to be displayed in a display in the display apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Toshitaka Asai, Mitsuo Tamagaki, Yoshitaka Adachi, Naoki Yokota, Ken Aida, Satoshi Katano
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Patent number: 11492017Abstract: An information presentation device, mounted on a vehicle for which automatic evacuation control functions when it is difficult for a driver to continue driving the vehicle, and presenting information to an occupant of the vehicle except the driver by a display in a display area that is visually recognizable by the occupant, includes: an operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information of the automatic evacuation control; and a display generation unit that generates an occupant notification display that is displayed in the display area to notify information relating to the automatic evacuation control when the automatic evacuation control is in operation. The occupant notification display includes: an explanatory image that shows an explanation of a process executed currently; and a progress image that indicates a degree of progress in the automatic evacuation control.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuo Tamagaki, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Hiroaki Tanaka, Takuya Mori, Yuki Fujisawa, Akira Kamiya, Takuya Kume
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Patent number: 11267480Abstract: A travel control apparatus is provided. The travel control apparatus acquires driver abnormality information indicative of an abnormality of a driver of a vehicle, makes a determination that the driver is in a driving difficulty state based at least on the driver abnormality information, and activates a lane departure prevention function and a cruise control function of the vehicle at substantially the same time during a time period between when the driver abnormality information is acquired and when the driving difficulty state is determined. Together with activating the lane departure prevention function and the cruise control function, the travel control apparatus outputs notification request information to a human machine interface controller controlling a notification device which issues a notification to a passenger of the vehicle. The notification request information causes the notification indicative of activation of the lane departure prevention function and the cruise control function to be issued.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuo Tamagaki, Hiroaki Tanaka, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Akira Kamiya, Takuya Mori, Yuki Fujisawa, Ayako Kotani
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Publication number: 20210409717Abstract: In a display control apparatus, it is determine whether video data transmitted to a display apparatus is reliable or unreliable. In response to determining that the video data transmitted to the display apparatus is unreliable, a predetermined process is executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Toshitaka ASAI, Mitsuo TAMAGAKI, Yoshitaka ADACHI, Naoki YOKOTA, Ken AIDA, Satoshi KATANO
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Publication number: 20210409576Abstract: A display control apparatus is configured to synchronize a transmission start timing to start a transmission of a video data to a display apparatus with a display operation start timing for the display apparatus to start a display operation in a display.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Toshitaka ASAI, Mitsuo TAMAGAKI, Yoshitaka ADACHI, Naoki YOKOTA, Ken AIDA, Satoshi KATANO
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Publication number: 20210405947Abstract: A display apparatus is configured to activate a display control apparatus by transmitting an activating signal to the display control apparatus in response to determining that a start condition is satisfied. In response to receiving the activating signal, the display control apparatus is enabled to transmit a video data corresponding to a video to be displayed in a display in the display apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Toshitaka ASAI, Mitsuo TAMAGAKI, Yoshitaka ADACHI, Naoki YOKOTA, Ken AIDA, Satoshi KATANO
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Patent number: 11092805Abstract: A vehicular display device is used in a vehicle and displays an image received from a drawing device. The vehicular display device includes an image display unit, a notification unit, an image notification determination unit, a drawing request unit, a correspondence identification unit, and a notification execution unit. The image display unit executes notification by displaying the image. The notification unit executes notification by at least one of audio and light. The image notification determination unit determines whether the vehicle is in an image notification state. The drawing request unit requests the drawing device to draw the image corresponding to the image notification state. The correspondence identification unit identifies the correspondence notification action. The notification execution unit causes the notification unit to execute the correspondence notification action.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Toshitaka Asai, Mitsuo Tamagaki, Yoshitaka Adachi, Ken Aida, Satoshi Katano
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Patent number: 10723264Abstract: An information presentation apparatus is provided. A light emission device and a HCU are mounted on a vehicle as the information presentation apparatus. The light emission device is arranged on an instrument panel, and displays at least one light emission spot in a linear light emission area arranged to extend in a width direction of the vehicle. The HCU acquires monitoring information including at least position information of the risk target detected by the peripheral monitoring device, and calculates a risk level of the risk target, detected in a traveling direction of the vehicle, based on the monitoring information. When detecting a plurality of the risk targets, the HCU selects one of the risk targets having a highest risk level as a highest risk target, and displays the light emission spot, indicative of a direction of the highest risk target, in the linear light emission area.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yuki Fujisawa, Hiroaki Tanaka, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Mitsuo Tamagaki, Takuya Mori, Akira Kamiya, Takeshi Kawashima, Akihiro Hayashi, Takuya Kume
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Patent number: 10723367Abstract: An information presentation device, mounted on a vehicle for which automatic evacuation control functions when it is difficult for a driver to continue driving the vehicle, and presenting information to an occupant of the vehicle except the driver by a display in a display area that is visually recognizable by the occupant, includes: an operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information of the automatic evacuation control; and a display generation unit that generates an occupant notification display that is displayed in the display area to notify information relating to the automatic evacuation control when the automatic evacuation control is in operation. The occupant notification display includes: an explanatory image that shows an explanation of a process executed currently; and a progress image that indicates a degree of progress in the automatic evacuation control.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuo Tamagaki, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Hiroaki Tanaka, Takuya Mori, Yuki Fujisawa, Akira Kamiya, Takuya Kume
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Publication number: 20200148214Abstract: A travel control apparatus is provided. The travel control apparatus acquires driver abnormality information indicative of an abnormality of a driver of a vehicle, makes a determination that the driver is in a driving difficulty state based at least on the driver abnormality information, and activates a lane departure prevention function and a cruise control function of the vehicle at substantially the same time during a time period between when the driver abnormality information is acquired and when the driving difficulty state is determined. Together with activating the lane departure prevention function and the cruise control function, the travel control apparatus outputs notification request information to a human machine interface controller controlling a notification device which issues a notification to a passenger of the vehicle. The notification request information causes the notification indicative of activation of the lane departure prevention function and the cruise control function to be issued.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Mitsuo TAMAGAKI, Hiroaki TANAKA, Ifushi SHIMONOMOTO, Akira KAMIYA, Takuya MORI, Yuki FUJISAWA, Ayako KOTANI
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Patent number: 10583843Abstract: A travel control apparatus includes: an abnormality information acquisition section that acquires information indicating that an abnormality of a driver of a vehicle is detected; a status determination section that makes a determination that the driver is in a driving difficulty state, when the abnormality of the driver is detected continuously; and an evacuation control section that initiates an automatic evacuation control stopping automatically the vehicle when the status determination section makes a determination that the driver is in the driving difficulty state. The travel control apparatus further includes an assistance control section that initiates a driving assistance control during an interval from when the abnormality is detected to when the driving difficulty state is determined; the driving assistance control includes at least activating a lane departure prevention function of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2016Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuo Tamagaki, Hiroaki Tanaka, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Akira Kamiya, Takuya Mori, Yuki Fujisawa, Ayako Kotani
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Publication number: 20200057303Abstract: A vehicular display device is used in a vehicle and displays an image received from a drawing device. The vehicular display device includes an image display unit, a notification unit, an image notification determination unit, a drawing request unit, a correspondence identification unit, and a notification execution unit. The image display unit executes notification by displaying the image. The notification unit executes notification by at least one of audio and light. The image notification determination unit determines whether the vehicle is in an image notification state. The drawing request unit requests the drawing device to draw the image corresponding to the image notification state. The correspondence identification unit identifies the correspondence notification action. The notification execution unit causes the notification unit to execute the correspondence notification action.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Toshitaka ASAI, Mitsuo TAMAGAKI, Yoshitaka ADACHI, Ken AIDA, Satoshi KATANO
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Publication number: 20200039482Abstract: An information presentation device, mounted on a vehicle for which automatic evacuation control functions when it is difficult for a driver to continue driving the vehicle, and presenting information to an occupant of the vehicle except the driver by a display in a display area that is visually recognizable by the occupant, includes: an operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information of the automatic evacuation control; and a display generation unit that generates an occupant notification display that is displayed in the display area to notify information relating to the automatic evacuation control when the automatic evacuation control is in operation. The occupant notification display includes: an explanatory image that shows an explanation of a process executed currently; and a progress image that indicates a degree of progress in the automatic evacuation control.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Mitsuo TAMAGAKI, Ifushi SHIMONOMOTO, Hiroaki TANAKA, Takuya MORI, Yuki FUJISAWA, Akira KAMIYA, Takuya KUME
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Patent number: 10377412Abstract: A steering assist control system causes multiple actuator units to control an assist torque that provides assistance in steering in accordance with a turning operation on a steering wheel in a vehicle having an information presentation apparatus. The steering assist control system includes: a monitoring part that monitors the actuator units; a torque control part that reduces, in a case of a one-unit anomaly, the assist torque that results from combining output torques from all the actuator units, when the turning operation is performed on the steering wheel; and a warning control part controls the information presentation apparatus. In the case of the one-unit anomaly, the torque control part reduces the assist torque so that the assist torque is smaller than an assist torque output before the occurrence of the one-unit anomaly, every time the turning operation proceeds by a set angle.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuo Tamagaki, Hiroaki Tanaka, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Takuya Mori, Yuki Fujisawa, Akira Kamiya
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Patent number: 10137907Abstract: A startup suggestion device that is mounted on a vehicle together with a driving support device for assisting a driving operation of a driver or taking a wheel, and suggests a startup of the driving support device to the driver, includes: a state value acquisition unit that acquires a state value indicative of a traveling state of the vehicle; a preference value acquisition unit that acquires a preference value reflecting the traveling state preferred by the driver; and a startup suggestion unit that suggests the startup of the driving support device according to a comparison between the state value and the preference value.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Mori, Hiroaki Tanaka, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Mitsuo Tamagaki, Yuki Fujisawa, Akira Kamiya
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Publication number: 20180118109Abstract: An information presentation apparatus is provided. A light emission device (40) and a HCU (100) are mounted on a vehicle A together with a device having a driving assist function for assisting a driving operation of a driver or taking a wheel. The light emission device is arranged on an instrument panel of the vehicle (A), and displays at least one light emission spot (51) in a linear light emission area (52) arranged to extend in a width direction (WD) of the vehicle. The HCU acquires operation information about the driving assist function, and controls a light emission mode of the light emission spot in the linear light emission area based on the operation information. The HCU switches a reference position, at which the light emission spot is displayed, between a case where the driving assist function is in operation and a case where the driving assist function is not in operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Yuki FUJISAWA, Hiroaki TANAKA, Ifushi SHIMONOMOTO, Mitsuo TAMAGAKI, Takuya MORI, Akira KAMIYA, Takeshi KAWASHIMA, Yuta MATSUMOTO, Akihiro HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20180118223Abstract: A startup suggestion device that is mounted on a vehicle together with a driving support device for assisting a driving operation of a driver or taking a wheel, and suggests a startup of the driving support device to the driver, includes: a state value acquisition unit that acquires a state value indicative of a traveling state of the vehicle; a preference value acquisition unit that acquires a preference value reflecting the traveling state preferred by the driver; and a startup suggestion unit that suggests the startup of the driving support device according to a comparison between the state value and the preference value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Takuya MORI, Hiroaki TANAKA, Ifushi SHIMONOMOTO, Mitsuo TAMAGAKI, Yuki FUJISAWA, Akira KAMIYA
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Publication number: 20180111628Abstract: A travel control apparatus includes: an abnormality information acquisition section that acquires information indicating that an abnormality of a driver of a vehicle is detected; a status determination section that makes a determination that the driver is in a driving difficulty state, when the abnormality of the driver is detected continuously; and an evacuation control section that initiates an automatic evacuation control stopping automatically the vehicle when the status determination section makes a determination that the driver is in the driving difficulty state. The travel control apparatus further includes an assistance control section that initiates a driving assistance control during an interval from when the abnormality is detected to when the driving difficulty state is determined; the driving assistance control includes at least activating a lane departure prevention function of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Mitsuo TAMAGAKI, Hiroaki TANAKA, Ifushi SHIMONOMOTO, Akira KAMIYA, Takuya MORI, Yuki FUJISAWA, Ayako KOTANI
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Publication number: 20180091085Abstract: An information presentation device, mounted on a vehicle for which automatic evacuation control functions when it is difficult for a driver to continue driving the vehicle, and presenting information to an occupant of the vehicle except the driver by a display in a display area that is visually recognizable by the occupant, includes: an operation information acquisition unit that acquires operation information of the automatic evacuation control; and a display generation unit that generates an occupant notification display that is displayed in the display area to notify information relating to the automatic evacuation control when the automatic evacuation control is in operation. The occupant notification display includes: an explanatory image that shows an explanation of a process executed currently; and a progress image that indicates a degree of progress in the automatic evacuation control.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2016Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Mitsuo Tamagaki, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Hiroaki Tanaka, Takuya Mori, Yuki Fujisawa, Akira Kamiya, Takuya Kume
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Publication number: 20180086346Abstract: An information presentation apparatus is provided. A light emission device and a HCU are mounted on a vehicle as the information presentation apparatus. The light emission device is arranged on an instrument panel, and displays at least one light emission spot in a linear light emission area arranged to extend in a width direction of the vehicle. The HCU acquires monitoring information including at least position information of the risk target detected by the peripheral monitoring device, and calculates a risk level of the risk target, detected in a traveling direction of the vehicle, based on the monitoring information. When detecting a plurality of the risk targets, the HCU selects one of the risk targets having a highest risk level as a highest risk target, and displays the light emission spot, indicative of a direction of the highest risk target, in the linear light emission area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2016Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Yuki Fujisawa, Hiroaki Tanaka, Ifushi Shimonomoto, Mitsuo Tamagaki, Takuya Mori, Akira Kamiya, Takeshi Kawashima, Akihiro Hayashi, Takuya Kume