Patents by Inventor Satoshi Otowa

Satoshi Otowa 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: 20210263146
    Abstract: A radar apparatus includes a first radar apparatus that transmits and receives a signal with a first frequency and has a first detection area, and a second radar apparatus that transmits and receives a signal with a second frequency different from the first frequency and has a second detection area different from the first detection area. The first radar apparatus and the second radar apparatus are arranged on a vehicle such that the first detection area and the second detection area partially overlap with each other. The second radar apparatus generates second information. The first radar apparatus generates first information, performs arithmetic integration processing based on the first information and the second information to generate integrated information, and transmits the integrated information to a higher-level apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi Otowa, Yasushi Aoyagi
  • Patent number: 8520142
    Abstract: A frame interpolation apparatus receives moving images from an image generating apparatus that outputs moving images by increasing the number of frames by adding n units (n being a natural number) of copy frame following each frame of the moving images. A frame acquisition unit samples a frame from the moving images in cycles of (n+1) frames. An interpolated frame generation unit generates an interpolated frame to be inserted between the frames sampled by the frame acquisition unit. An identity determining unit determines the identity of successive frames of the moving images. A sampling point changing unit shifts a sampling point while keeping fixed cycles when there is a succession of less than or more than (n+1) frames determined to be identical by the identity determining unit and besides a certain condition is met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: On Semiconductor Trading, Ltd.
    Inventors: Riichi Furukawa, Satoshi Otowa
  • Patent number: 8451373
    Abstract: An input unit writes, into a memory unit, frames successively input from the outside. An interpolated frame generating unit reads multiple original frames from the memory unit, generates an interpolated frame between the original frames, and writes the interpolated frame into the memory unit. An output unit retrieves original frames and an interpolated frame from the memory unit and outputs to the outside the frames in the order in which the frames are to be displayed. The input unit, interpolated frame generating unit, and output unit operate in parallel to perform pipeline processing. Operation timing of each of the input unit and the interpolated frame generating unit is determined so that the timing at which the input unit writes an original frame into the memory unit differs from the timing at which the interpolated frame generating unit writes an interpolated frame into the memory unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Riichi Furukawa, Satoshi Otowa
  • Publication number: 20120026391
    Abstract: A frame interpolation apparatus receives moving images from an image generating apparatus that outputs moving images by increasing the number of frames by adding n units (n being a natural number) of copy frame following each frame of the moving images. A frame acquisition unit samples a frame from the moving images in cycles of (n+1) frames. An interpolated frame generation unit generates an interpolated frame to be inserted between the frames sampled by the frame acquisition unit. An identity determining unit determines the identity of successive frames of the moving images. A sampling point changing unit shifts a sampling point while keeping fixed cycles when there is a succession of less than or more than (n+1) frames determined to be identical by the identity determining unit and besides a certain condition is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Riichi FURUKAWA, Satoshi Otowa
  • Patent number: 8098785
    Abstract: A signal processing circuit detects a pulsative change point of an input signal and sets a phase point which is shifted by a predetermined phase difference from the detected pulsative change point of the input signal as the timing for sampling the input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Otowa, Hisashi Zaimoku, Masaaki Wada
  • Publication number: 20110025910
    Abstract: An input unit writes, into a memory unit, frames successively input from the outside. An interpolated frame generating unit reads multiple original frames from the memory unit, generates an interpolated frame between the original frames, and writes the interpolated frame into the memory unit. An output unit retrieves original frames and an interpolated frame from the memory unit and outputs to the outside the frames in the order in which the frames are to be displayed. The input unit, interpolated frame generating unit, and output unit operate in parallel to perform pipeline processing. Operation timing of each of the input unit and the interpolated frame generating unit is determined so that the timing at which the input unit writes an original frame into the memory unit differs from the timing at which the interpolated frame generating unit writes an interpolated frame into the memory unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Riichi FURUKAWA, Satoshi Otowa
  • Publication number: 20080260083
    Abstract: A signal processing circuit detects a pulsative change point of an input signal and sets a phase point which is shifted by a predetermined phase difference from the detected pulsative change point of the input signal as the timing for sampling the input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicants: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD., SANYO SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Otowa, Hisashi Zaimoku, Masaaki Wada