Patents by Inventor Ouhisa Seto

Ouhisa Seto 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).

  • Travel control apparatus and travel control method
    Patent number: 11027737
    Abstract: A travel control apparatus is provided. The travel control apparatus includes: a travel control unit that controls the travel of the vehicle in the control state of one of the manual travel control state and the automatic travel control state in accordance with a selection by the driver; a concentration disturbing matter detection unit that detects an occurrence of a predetermined concentration disturbing matter set as a matter which disturbs a concentration of the driver with respect to the driving operation; and a control state switching unit that switches the control state from the manual travel control state to the automatic travel control state when the occurrence of the concentration disturbing matter is detected while the control state is the manual travel control state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ouhisa Seto
  • TRAVEL CONTROL APPARATUS AND TRAVEL CONTROL METHOD
    Publication number: 20180154896
    Abstract: A travel control apparatus is provided. The travel control apparatus includes: a travel control unit that controls the travel of the vehicle in the control state of one of the manual travel control state and the automatic travel control state in accordance with a selection by the driver; a concentration disturbing matter detection unit that detects an occurrence of a predetermined concentration disturbing matter set as a matter which disturbs a concentration of the driver with respect to the driving operation; and a control state switching unit that switches the control state from the manual travel control state to the automatic travel control state when the occurrence of the concentration disturbing matter is detected while the control state is the manual travel control state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventor: Ouhisa SETO
  • Route search device and method for searching route
    Publication number: 20090093954
    Abstract: A route search device searches a route from a starting place to a destination based on a road data in a map data. The device includes: a path setting element for setting a path in a special section according to a search condition; and a route searching element for searching the route including the path of the special section. The special section is specified by an user, and the search condition is specified by the user regardless of the road data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ouhisa Seto