Patents by Inventor Munechika Okita
Munechika Okita 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: 20240308442Abstract: An assembled body includes: a back door of a vehicle, the back door including an internal space; a subwoofer attached to the back door, a front face of the subwoofer being oriented to the outside of the back door, a back face of the subwoofer being oriented to an internal space side of the back door; and an exciter attached to the back door, the exciter generating an output for cancelling vibration of an installation spot due to the subwoofer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO TEN LimitedInventors: Munechika OKITA, Ryohsuke YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 9904467Abstract: A display device 100 for displaying content on a display 12, integrated with a touch panel 23, includes position detection means 32 for detecting a position indicated on the display; and content layout determination means 33 for determining a layout of a plurality of contents displayed on the display wherein, when the position detection means detects that a predetermined position on the display is indicated or a display position of a predetermined content is indicated, the content layout determination means moves at least one of displayed contents, based on a priority of displayed contents predetermined according to the display contents displayed on the display, and displays a soft key at a position where a line of sight movement amount is smaller than a line of sight movement amount of the content.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2013Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Munechika Okita, Hiroshi Nishimura
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Patent number: 9221341Abstract: A vehicle operation input apparatus includes: a display having a screen; and a control unit configured to determine whether or not a hand of a driver has been removed from a steering wheel, and after determining that the hand of the driver has been removed from the steering wheel in a situation where an operation menu is not displayed on the screen, control the display such that the operation menu is displayed on the screen.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Munechika Okita
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Publication number: 20150067574Abstract: A display device 100 for displaying content on a display 12, integrated with a touch panel 23, includes position detection means 32 for detecting a position indicated on the display; and content layout determination means 33 for determining a layout of a plurality of contents displayed on the display wherein, when the position detection means detects that a predetermined position on the display is indicated or a display position of a predetermined content is indicated, the content layout determination means moves at least one of displayed contents, based on a priority of displayed contents predetermined according to the display contents displayed on the display, and displays a soft key at a position where a line of sight movement amount is smaller than a line of sight movement amount of the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Munechika Okita, Hiroshi Nishimura
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Publication number: 20130076499Abstract: A vehicle operation input apparatus includes: a display having a screen; and a control unit configured to determine whether or not a hand of a driver has been removed from a steering wheel, and after determining that the hand of the driver has been removed from the steering wheel in a situation where an operation menu is not displayed on the screen, control the display such that the operation menu is displayed on the screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Munechika OKITA
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Patent number: 8194030Abstract: A display device for vehicle includes an LCD panel that has a first pixel region and a second pixel region. The display controller portion displays a meter image on the first pixel region at a regular time and a specific time, and displays an outside image on the second pixel region at the specific time. The display controller portion controls a gradient ratio of pixel in the first pixel region as a meter image gradient ratio, and controls a gradient ratio of pixel in the second pixel region as an outside image gradient ratio. The display controller portion switches and performs a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the display controller portion keeps both the meter image gradient ratio and the outside image gradient ratio to the maximum ratio R1max and R2max, and varies a source luminance of a light source according to an adjust value which is in a side brighter than a reference value Cb.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2009Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignees: Denso Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Naoki Yokota, Yukihide Shibata, Munechika Okita
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Publication number: 20100079367Abstract: A display device for vehicle includes an LCD panel that has a first pixel region and a second pixel region. The display controller portion displays a meter image on the first pixel region at a regular time and a specific time, and displays an outside image on the second pixel region at the specific time. The display controller portion controls a gradient ratio of pixel in the first pixel region as a meter image gradient ratio, and controls a gradient ratio of pixel in the second pixel region as an outside image gradient ratio. The display controller portion switches and performs a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the display controller portion keeps both the meter image gradient ratio and the outside image gradient ratio to the maximum ratio R1max and R2max, and varies a source luminance of a light source according to an adjust value which is in a side brighter than a reference value Cb.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoki Yokota, Yukihide Shibata, Munechika Okita
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Patent number: 7199703Abstract: A simple and inexpensive seatbelt use indicating apparatus that allows easy recognition of the states of use/non-use of the seatbelt is provided. The apparatus includes a design figure that implies whether the seatbelt is used or not, and a lamp portion that indicates the use or the non-use of the seatbelt of each seat location via the color of light. The lamp portion causes two-color LEDs to glow corresponding to indications of the seat locations in accordance with the on/off states of buckle switches provided in seatbelt devices. Whether a seatbelt is used or not is indicated by changing the color of light of a corresponding LED, that is, changing the fashion of indication. The glow of LEDs is changed between red and green. Red glow of an LED indicates that a corresponding seatbelt is used, and green glow of the LED indicates that the corresponding seatbelt is not used.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2003Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Munechika Okita, Masanori Oyabu
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Patent number: 7023335Abstract: The alert sound having specific frequencies and volume is repeated at a different cycle depending upon each warning level. Additionally, or alternatively, the audible alert corresponding to the lowest warning level is activated before activating the audible alert corresponding the present warring level.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2004Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Munechika Okita, Masanori Oyabu
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Publication number: 20040155765Abstract: A simple and inexpensive seatbelt use indicating apparatus that allows easy recognition of the states of use/non-use of the seatbelt is provided. The apparatus includes a design figure that implies whether the seatbelt is used or not, and a lamp portion that indicates the use or the non-use of the seatbelt of each seat location via the color of light. The lamp portion causes two-color LEDs to glow corresponding to indications of the seat locations in accordance with the on/off states of buckle switches provided in seatbelt devices. Whether a seatbelt is used or not is indicated by changing the color of light of a corresponding LED, that is, changing the fashion of indication. The glow of LEDs is changed between red and green. Red glow of an LED indicates that a corresponding seatbelt is used, and green glow of the LED indicates that the corresponding seatbelt is not used.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2003Publication date: August 12, 2004Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Munechika Okita, Masanori Oyabu
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Publication number: 20040150517Abstract: The alert sound having specific frequencies and volume is repeated at a different cycle depending upon each warning level. Additionally, or alternatively, the audible alert corresponding to the lowest warning level is activated before activating the audible alert corresponding the present warring level.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2004Publication date: August 5, 2004Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Munechika Okita, Masanori Oyabu