Patents by Inventor Motohiro Fukumoto
Motohiro Fukumoto 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: 20210356289Abstract: A display system applied to a vehicle includes a navigation device guiding a route to a destination and a display control device displaying multiple route guidance contents in superimposed manner on a road surface using a head-up display. When the navigation device determines that a first route guidance and a second route guidance included in route guidance information are successive guidance, (i) the navigation device concurrently displays images of the first route guidance and the second route guidance, and (ii) the display control device activates display of a first guidance content that performs the first route guidance, and then activates display of a second guidance content that performs the second route guidance after deactivating the display of the first guidance content.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Satoshi HORIHATA, Kazuki KOJIMA, Akira KAMIYA, Motohiro FUKUMOTO, Takeshi HATO
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Patent number: 9470535Abstract: Provided is a center device that enables a navigation device to conduct guidance according to a route on the basis of the latest map information, without imposing a heavy load on a communication network. The center device calculates a guide route as a center route on the basis of the latest of the map information and information received from the navigation device, specifies the map information that is available to the navigation device, and calculates a guide route as a navigation route on the basis of the specified map information and the information received from the navigation device. On the basis of the center route and the navigation route, the center device specifies, from the map information, different map information necessary for the navigation device to give guidance on the center route, and transmits the specified map information to the navigation device.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2013Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto Yano, Motohiro Fukumoto, Hiroyuki Hirano, Takamitsu Suzuki
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Publication number: 20150247732Abstract: Provided is a center device that enables a navigation device to conduct guidance according to a route on the basis of the latest map information, without imposing a heavy load on a communication network. The center device calculates a guide route as a center route on the basis of the latest of the map information and information received from the navigation device, specifies the map information that is available to the navigation device, and calculates a guide route as a navigation route on the basis of the specified map information and the information received from the navigation device. On the basis of the center route and the navigation route, the center device specifies, from the map information, different map information necessary for the navigation device to give guidance on the center route, and transmits the specified map information to the navigation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2013Publication date: September 3, 2015Inventors: Makoto Yano, Motohiro Fukumoto, Hiroyuki Hirano, Takamitsu Suzuki
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Patent number: 8868331Abstract: A navigation apparatus in a vehicle displays road names of cross roads that crosses a to-be-traveled road along the to-be-traveled road at positions that area adjacent to respective cross roads. In this manner, a user of the navigation apparatus easily recognizes the road names of the roads to be traveled by the vehicle in his/her view.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2007Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Motohiro Fukumoto, Tomoo Nomura
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Patent number: 8477096Abstract: A screen display apparatus includes an operation information reception unit that receives operation information regarding an inclination direction and an inclination angle of a joystick from the joystick, and a screen controller that performs a scroll process for scrolling a screen and a zoom process for zooming based on the operation information. The screen controller scrolls the screen according to the inclination direction and the inclination angle of the joystick, and continues a zoom-out process for zooming-out of the screen based on a detection of the inclination angle that is greater than a predetermined angle for a predetermined period until detecting the inclination angle of the joystick to be equal to or smaller than the predetermined angle or until zooming out to a predetermined minimum zoom rate.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2011Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Kei Nagiyama, Hidehiko Kawakami, Motohiro Fukumoto, Keisuke Uto
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Publication number: 20110214087Abstract: A screen display apparatus includes an operation information reception unit that receives operation information regarding an inclination direction and an inclination angle of a joystick from the joystick, and a screen controller that performs a scroll process for scrolling a screen and a zoom process for zooming based on the operation information. The screen controller scrolls the screen according to the inclination direction and the inclination angle of the joystick, and continues a zoom-out process for zooming-out of the screen based on a detection of the inclination angle that is greater than a predetermined angle for a predetermined period until detecting the inclination angle of the joystick to be equal to or smaller than the predetermined angle or until zooming out to a predetermined minimum zoom rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kei NAGIYAMA, Hidehiko KAWAKAMI, Motohiro FUKUMOTO, Keisuke UTO
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Patent number: 7969412Abstract: A screen display apparatus includes an operation information reception unit that receives operation information regarding an inclination direction and an inclination angle of a joystick from the joystick, and a screen controller that performs a scroll process for scrolling a screen and a zoom process for zooming based on the operation information. The screen controller scrolls the screen according to the inclination direction and the inclination angle of the joystick, and continues a zoom-out process for zooming-out of the screen based on a detection of the inclination angle that is greater than a predetermined angle for a predetermined period until detecting the inclination angle of the joystick to be equal to or smaller than the predetermined angle or until zooming out to a predetermined minimum zoom rate.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2007Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kei Nagiyama, Hidehiko Kawakami, Motohiro Fukumoto, Keisuke Uto
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Patent number: 7630833Abstract: In a map display device, a viewing angle for a three-dimensional road map can be changed horizontally on a screen so that the three-dimensional road map is generated at a standard viewing angle (45°) up to a wide viewing angle (90°). At this time, the viewing angle is changed based on a reference line passing through a current position of a subject vehicle where the map display device is mounted.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2006Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignees: DENSO Corporation, Sega CorporationInventors: Motohiro Fukumoto, Akihito Fujiwara, Yasuhiro Hayashida
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Publication number: 20090082965Abstract: An in-vehicle apparatus includes a position detector, a hard disk drive, a display, a speaker, an operation switch, a non-volatile memory, and a control unit. When it is determined that a current vehicle position is a low precision position where GPS signals cannot be received by the apparatus, an estimated travel range of a vehicle is set, and an operation of the hard disk drive is stopped in case that the estimated travel range is at least partially overlapping with a high-altitude area.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2008Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto Tanaka, Motohiro Fukumoto
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Publication number: 20080238874Abstract: A display device is provided in a central position of an instrument panel in a vehicle compartment, and an operation device is provided in a center console. The operation device is formed with a case body having a palm rest, with is provided with a pointing device and four finalizing switches. A menu display window showing an array of multiple function selection items or a list display screen is displayed on a screen of the display device. The user selects a desired function selection item by moving a cursor by operation of an operation knob of the pointing device. In this state, the user ON operates any one of the finalizing switches, thereby performing finalize-designation. A user can thus operate the operation device from any one of multiple directions without uncomfortable feeling.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2008Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Norio Yamamoto, Nozomi Kitagawa, Hiroaki Sasaki, Takeshi Haruyama, Motohiro Fukumoto, Hirotake Sano, Haruyuki Kodera, Kenji Mori, Kazuhiro Kawachi
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Publication number: 20080097692Abstract: A navigation apparatus in a vehicle displays road names of cross roads that crosses a to-be-traveled road along the to-be-traveled road at positions that area adjacent to respective cross roads. In this manner, a user of the navigation apparatus easily recognizes the road names of the roads to be traveled by the vehicle in his/her view.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Motohiro Fukumoto, Tomoo Nomura
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Publication number: 20070226646Abstract: A screen display apparatus includes an operation information reception unit that receives operation information regarding an inclination direction and an inclination angle of a joystick from the joystick, and a screen controller that performs a scroll process for scrolling a screen and a zoom process for zooming based on the operation information. The screen controller scrolls the screen according to the inclination direction and the inclination angle of the joystick, and continues a zoom-out process for zooming-out of the screen based on a detection of the inclination angle that is greater than a predetermined angle for a predetermined period until detecting the inclination angle of the joystick to be equal to or smaller than the predetermined angle or until zooming out to a predetermined minimum zoom rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2007Publication date: September 27, 2007Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kei Nagiyama, Hidehiko Kawakami, Motohiro Fukumoto, Keisuke Uto
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Publication number: 20070067103Abstract: In a map display device, a viewing angle for a three-dimensional road map can be changed horizontally on a screen so that the three-dimensional road map is generated at a standard viewing angle (45°) up to a wide viewing angle (90°). At this time, the viewing angle is changed based on a reference line passing through a current position of a subject vehicle where the map display device is mounted.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, SEGA CORPORATIONInventors: Motohiro Fukumoto, Akihito Fujiwara, Yasuhiro Hayashida
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Publication number: 20060224311Abstract: A map display system having map data of three dimensions for displaying a three-dimensional map together with a representation of a vector map data includes an elevation acquisition means for acquiring an elevation of a route between a start point to an end point in said three-dimensional map, a position determination means for determining a position of a guidance line in said three-dimensional map based on the elevation of the route, and a map drawing means for drawing said three-dimensional map with the guidance line by using the position of the guidance line. The guidance line is represented along the route in said three-dimensional map by using the vector map data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2005Publication date: October 5, 2006Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinori Watanabe, Motohiro Fukumoto
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Patent number: 6710774Abstract: A map display device, which imparts a perspective feeling to a route guidance line so that it can be easily viewed, when buildings and roads are three-dimensionally displayed. A map display device having a control unit for three-dimensionally displaying a map and further three-dimensionally displaying a route guidance line on a road on the map. When the route guidance line is hidden by a building, the control unit displays overlapped portion of the route guidance line in a color different from the color of the portions that are not overlapping. In particular, the control unit draws picture by a semitransparent method in which the color displaying the route guidance line and the color displaying the building are alternately changing with a pixel as a unit on the video RAM (VRAM). In this case, a positional relationship becomes clear between the route guidance line and the building, and the route guidance line can be seen more clearly.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2000Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Koji Kawasaki, Motohiro Fukumoto, Masatoshi Abou, Takashi Ichida, Kazuyoshi Yamada