Patents by Inventor Norio NINOMIYA

Norio NINOMIYA 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).

  • Image switching device for vehicle
    Patent number: 9930296
    Abstract: An image switching device for a vehicle includes: a reference distance determination device that determines a reference distance; and a determination device that prohibits an image display device from displaying an image captured by an on-board camera, based on a feature that a detection distance from an object to a vehicle is longer than the reference distance, and allows the image display device to display the image captured by the on-board camera, based on a feature that the detection distance is shorter than the reference distance. The reference distance determination device shortens the reference distance in a case where an absolute value of acceleration of the vehicle is a second value which is greater than a first value, compared to a case where the absolute value of acceleration of the vehicle is the first value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kunitomo Aoki, Norio Ninomiya
  • Image Switching Device For Vehicle
    Publication number: 20160142685
    Abstract: An image switching device for a vehicle includes: a reference distance determination device that determines a reference distance; and a determination device that prohibits an image display device from displaying an image captured by an on-board camera, based on a feature that a detection distance from an object to a vehicle is longer than the reference distance, and allows the image display device to display the image captured by the on-board camera, based on a feature that the detection distance is shorter than the reference distance. The reference distance determination device shortens the reference distance in a case where an absolute value of acceleration of the vehicle is a second value which is greater than a first value, compared to a case where the absolute value of acceleration of the vehicle is the first value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Kunitomo AOKI, Norio NINOMIYA