Patents by Inventor Naoto Baba

Naoto Baba 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: 20240067176
    Abstract: A control device for a moving body is configured to execute following movement control under which a movement speed of a moving body is controlled to follow a preceding moving body moving ahead of the moving body, and constant speed movement control under which the movement speed of the moving body is controlled to be a predetermined target. The control device is configured to execute, when the preceding moving body is detected, the following movement control, and execute, when the preceding moving body is no longer detected during execution of the following movement control, the constant speed movement control under which the movement speed of the moving body is controlled such that the movement speed of the moving body becomes the target speed based on a movement speed of a surrounding moving body moving in a surrounding area of the moving body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira SUGIYAMA, Yuta OKAZAKI, Naoto SEN, Hiroyuki BABA
  • Patent number: 6674485
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image compositing apparatus capable of producing a natural composite image, with a simple structure and a less occupying space. The present invention also provides a method for compositing an image by providing shadow-free conditions in a limited space for chroma-keying so that a subject image and a desired background image are naturally integrated as one image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiho Akiyama, Kou Otokozawa, Shigehiro Fukase, Naoto Baba, Yoshihiro Naitou, Tohru Baba
  • Publication number: 20030133044
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image compositing apparatus capable of producing a natural composite image, with a simple structure and a less occupying space. The present invention also provides a method for compositing an image by providing shadow-free conditions in a limited space for chroma-keying so that a subject image and a desired background image are naturally integrated as one image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: HITACHI SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CO LTD
    Inventors: KEIHO AKIYAMA, KOU OTOKOZAWA, SHIGEHIRO FUKASE, NAOTO BABA, YOSHIHIRO NAITOU, TOHRU BABA