Patents by Inventor Satoru IMBE

Satoru IMBE 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).

  • Patent number: 11749112
    Abstract: A warning device according to the present invention includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image group including a plurality of images taken in succession, a detection unit configured to perform detection of an object on each of images in the image group, a determination unit configured to compare detection results of the object in the image group in chronological order and determine a degree of movement of the object, and a warning unit configured to issue a warning in accordance with the determined degree of movement, wherein the image acquisition unit acquires a plurality of image groups respectively based on a plurality of filter characteristics and the determination unit compares corresponding images between the plurality of image groups and thereby selects an image with high detection accuracy for each time period, compares the selected images in chronological order, and determines the degree of movement of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoru Imbe
  • Publication number: 20220351528
    Abstract: A warning device according to the present invention includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image group including a plurality of images taken in succession, a detection unit configured to perform detection of an object on each of images in the image group, a determination unit configured to compare detection results of the object in the image group in chronological order and determine a degree of movement of the object, and a warning unit configured to issue a warning in accordance with the determined degree of movement, wherein the image acquisition unit acquires a plurality of image groups respectively based on a plurality of filter characteristics and the determination unit compares corresponding images between the plurality of image groups and thereby selects an image with high detection accuracy for each time period, compares the selected images in chronological order, and determines the degree of movement of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventor: Satoru IMBE
  • Patent number: 11423664
    Abstract: A warning device according to the present invention includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image group including a plurality of images taken in succession, a detection unit configured to perform detection of an object on each of images in the image group, a determination unit configured to compare detection results of the object in the image group in chronological order and determine a degree of movement of the object, and a warning unit configured to issue a warning in accordance with the determined degree of movement, wherein the image acquisition unit acquires a plurality of image groups respectively based on a plurality of filter characteristics and the determination unit compares corresponding images between the plurality of image groups and thereby selects an image with high detection accuracy for each time period, compares the selected images in chronological order, and determines the degree of movement of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoru Imbe
  • Publication number: 20200034640
    Abstract: A warning device according to the present invention includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image group including a plurality of images taken in succession, a detection unit configured to perform detection of an object on each of images in the image group, a determination unit configured to compare detection results of the object in the image group in chronological order and determine a degree of movement of the object, and a warning unit configured to issue a warning in accordance with the determined degree of movement, wherein the image acquisition unit acquires a plurality of image groups respectively based on a plurality of filter characteristics and the determination unit compares corresponding images between the plurality of image groups and thereby selects an image with high detection accuracy for each time period, compares the selected images in chronological order, and determines the degree of movement of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: Satoru IMBE
  • Patent number: 10532695
    Abstract: A vehicle monitoring device includes a determination unit that determines whether a following vehicle shown in an image taken by a camera that takes an image of a surrounding area of a host vehicle is a two-wheel vehicle or not, and a warning unit that issues a warning when an inter-vehicle distance between the following vehicle and the host vehicle becomes equal to or less than a first distance in a case where the following vehicle is determined not to be a two-wheel vehicle by the determination unit, and issues a warning when the inter-vehicle distance between the following vehicle and the host vehicle becomes equal to or less than a second distance, which is longer than the first distance, in a case where the following vehicle is determined to be a two-wheel vehicle by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoru Imbe
  • Patent number: 10474910
    Abstract: To issue an appropriate warning based on detection of an object even under the circumstances where it is difficult to determine the outside environment of a movable body, a warning device according to the present invention includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of images respectively based on a plurality of filter characteristics, a detection unit configured to perform detection of a specified object on each of the plurality of acquired images, and a warning unit configured to issue a specific warning when the object is detected from at least any one of the plurality of acquired images, wherein the warning unit issues a higher level of warning when the object is detected from all of the plurality of images than when the object is detected from some of the plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: JVCKENWOOD Corporation
    Inventor: Satoru Imbe
  • Publication number: 20180012087
    Abstract: To issue an appropriate warning based on detection of an object even under the circumstances where it is difficult to determine the outside environment of a movable body, a warning device according to the present invention includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of images respectively based on a plurality of filter characteristics, a detection unit configured to perform detection of a specified object on each of the plurality of acquired images, and a warning unit configured to issue a specific warning when the object is detected from at least any one of the plurality of acquired images, wherein the warning unit issues a higher level of warning when the object is detected from all of the plurality of images than when the object is detected from some of the plurality of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventor: Satoru IMBE
  • Publication number: 20180001819
    Abstract: A vehicle monitoring device includes a determination unit that determines whether a following vehicle shown in an image taken by a camera that takes an image of a surrounding area of a host vehicle is a two-wheel vehicle or not, and a warning unit that issues a warning when an inter-vehicle distance between the following vehicle and the host vehicle becomes equal to or less than a first distance in a case where the following vehicle is determined not to be a two-wheel vehicle by the determination unit, and issues a warning when the inter-vehicle distance between the following vehicle and the host vehicle becomes equal to or less than a second distance, which is longer than the first distance, in a case where the following vehicle is determined to be a two-wheel vehicle by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventor: Satoru IMBE