Patents by Inventor Sei Iguchi
Sei Iguchi 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).
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Patent number: 11597410Abstract: An automatic driving proposal device or an automatic driving proposal method is used for a vehicle that selects either a state of an automatic driving or a state of a manual driving by an occupant. The automatic driving proposal device or the automatic driving proposal method performs a driving change request to the occupant in the state of the automatic driving, determines whether the automatic driving is possible in the state of the manual driving, calculates a calculation value corresponding to a distance or a prediction time or calculates a change index, and proposes the automatic driving to the occupant on a necessary condition of determining that the automatic driving is possible and also determining that the calculation value is higher than a threshold value or determining that the change index is lower than a threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Nozomi Kitagawa, Sei Iguchi, Norio Yamamoto, Kiyotaka Taguchi, Yuji Ota, Kazuyoshi Isaji
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Patent number: 11586217Abstract: A route setting device includes: a route candidate generation unit that generates multiple route candidates from a current position to a destination; an index calculation unit that calculates, for each of the multiple route candidates, a change index that indicates a probability that an automatic driving system performs a driving change request when a vehicle travels along each of the multiple route candidates by using the automatic driving system; a display unit that associates the multiple candidates with the change index calculated for each of the multiple route candidates, and display the multiple associated route candidates and the associated change index; an input unit that receives a selection among the multiple route candidates by an occupant of the vehicle; and a route setting unit that sets a route among the multiple route candidates based on the selection received by the input unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Nozomi Kitagawa, Sei Iguchi, Kiyotaka Taguchi, Yuji Ota, Kazuyoshi Isaji
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Patent number: 11264000Abstract: A display control device controls display of a virtual image which is superimposed on foreground of a vehicle by projection of a display light image from an optical unit to a projection area. The display control device sets a projection position of the display light image which is projected in the projection area on the basis of a relative position of a superimposition object on which the virtual image is superimposed, obtains a measurement information from one vehicle height sensor measuring a displacement in a vertical direction occurring in the vehicle, obtains a gradient information indicating a gradient of a road on which the vehicle travels on the basis of three-dimensional map data, and corrects the projection position of the display light image on the basis of the measurement information and the gradient information.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Shunsuke Shibata, Masayuki Imanishi, Norio Samma, Takeshi Hato, Takeshi Kawashima, Sei Iguchi, Hiroto Banno, Daisuke Takemori
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Publication number: 20200273435Abstract: A display control device controls display of a virtual image which is superimposed on foreground of a vehicle by projection of a display light image from an optical unit to a projection area. The display control device sets a projection position of the display light image which is projected in the projection area on the basis of a relative position of a superimposition object on which the virtual image is superimposed, obtains a measurement information from one vehicle height sensor measuring a displacement in a vertical direction occurring in the vehicle, obtains a gradient information indicating a gradient of a road on which the vehicle travels on the basis of three-dimensional map data, and corrects the projection position of the display light image on the basis of the measurement information and the gradient information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Shunsuke SHIBATA, Masayuki IMANISHI, Norio SAMMA, Takeshi HATO, Takeshi KAWASHIMA, Sei IGUCHI, Hiroto BANNO, Daisuke TAKEMORI
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Publication number: 20200209885Abstract: A route setting device includes: a route candidate generation unit that generates multiple route candidates from a current position to a destination; an index calculation unit that calculates, for each of the multiple route candidates, a change index that indicates a probability that an automatic driving system performs a driving change request when a vehicle travels along each of the multiple route candidates by using the automatic driving system; a display unit that associates the multiple candidates with the change index calculated for each of the multiple route candidates, and display the multiple associated route candidates and the associated change index; an input unit that receives a selection among the multiple route candidates by an occupant of the vehicle; and a route setting unit that sets a route among the multiple route candidates based on the selection received by the input unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Nozomi KITAGAWA, Sei IGUCHI, Kiyotaka TAGUCHI, Yuji OTA, Kazuyoshi ISAJI
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Publication number: 20200207373Abstract: An automatic driving proposal device or an automatic driving proposal method is used for a vehicle that selects either a state of an automatic driving or a state of a manual driving by an occupant. The automatic driving proposal device or the automatic driving proposal method performs a driving change request to the occupant in the state of the automatic driving, determines whether the automatic driving is possible in the state of the manual driving, calculates a calculation value corresponding to a distance or a prediction time or calculates a change index, and proposes the automatic driving to the occupant on a necessary condition of determining that the automatic driving is possible and also determining that the calculation value is higher than a threshold value or determining that the change index is lower than a threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Nozomi KITAGAWA, Sei IGUCHI, Norio YAMAMOTO, Kiyotaka TAGUCHI, Yuji OTA, Kazuyoshi ISAJI
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Patent number: 10663315Abstract: A vehicle display control device controls a virtual image display performed by a head-up display which superimposes a display image on outside scenery of the host vehicle. The host vehicle is equipped with an automatic control unit which executes an automatic control to the host vehicle. The vehicle display control device includes: a route information acquisition unit that acquires route information related to a scheduled route of the host vehicle, the automatic control unit setting the scheduled route for the host vehicle; and a route image formation unit that forms a route image indicative of the scheduled route based on the route information acquired by the route information acquisition unit. The head-up display projects the route image as the display image in a virtual image display region that is superimposed on a forward traveling road included in the outside scenery.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Sei Iguchi
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Publication number: 20200132462Abstract: A sensor calibration device acquires a measured value of an attitude of a vehicle based on an output of an attitude sensor, acquires vehicle speed information indicating a traveling speed of the vehicle, acquires map information on a road on which the vehicle travels, and sets a calibration value applied to the measured value to cause a calculated position of the vehicle calculated based on the vehicle speed information and the measured value to come close to a reference position indicated in the map information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Shunsuke SHIBATA, Masayuki IMANISHI, Norio SAMMA, Takeshi HATO, Takeshi KAWASHIMA, Daisuke TAKEMORI, Hiroto BANNO, Sei IGUCHI
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Patent number: 10286922Abstract: An information provision device includes a left vibrator disposed at left portion of a vehicle steering wheel and a right vibrator disposed at right portion of the vehicle steering wheel, a control unit vibrating the vibrators under a predetermined pattern with varying intensity, and a pattern setting unit. The pattern setting unit sets a right-turn related pattern when right-turn related information is provided and sets a left-turn related pattern when left-turn related information is provided. The right-turn related pattern includes at least a pattern in which a left vibration state, a right-and-left vibration state, and a right vibration state shift in described order. The left-turn related pattern includes at least a pattern in which the right vibration state, the right-and-left vibration state, and the left vibration state shift in described order.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Syunsuke Shibata, Norio Sanma, Motoki Tachiiri, Sei Iguchi
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Publication number: 20190120646Abstract: A vehicle display control device controls a virtual image display performed by a head-up display which superimposes a display image on outside scenery of the host vehicle. The host vehicle is equipped with an automatic control unit which executes an automatic control to the host vehicle. The vehicle display control device includes: a route information acquisition unit that acquires route information related to a scheduled route of the host vehicle, the automatic control unit setting the scheduled route for the host vehicle; and a route image formation unit that forms a route image indicative of the scheduled route based on the route information acquired by the route information acquisition unit. The head-up display projects the route image as the display image in a virtual image display region that is superimposed on a forward traveling road included in the outside scenery.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventor: Sei Iguchi
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Publication number: 20190077419Abstract: An autonomous driving control apparatus that controls the driving operation of a vehicle on the basis of the surrounding situation of the vehicle and achieves autonomous driving is provided. The autonomous driving control apparatus is provided with: a driving operation decision portion that determines a content of the driving operation of the vehicle on the basis of the surrounding situation of the vehicle; a driving operation control portion that controls the driving operation of the vehicle according to the decided content of the driving operation; and a driving information output portion that drives a driving portion provided on a seat of the vehicle to output the decided content of the driving operation as driving information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2017Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Norio SAMMA, Sei IGUCHI, Hirotaka GOTO, Yukihiro KATO
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Patent number: 10197414Abstract: A vehicle display control device controls a virtual image display performed by a head-up display which superimposes a display image on outside scenery of the host vehicle. The host vehicle is equipped with an automatic control unit which executes an automatic control to the host vehicle. The vehicle display control device includes: a route information acquisition unit that acquires route information related to a scheduled route of the host vehicle, the automatic control unit setting the scheduled route for the host vehicle; and a route image formation unit that forms a route image indicative of the scheduled route based on the route information acquired by the route information acquisition unit. The head-up display projects the route image as the display image in a virtual image display region that is superimposed on a forward traveling road included in the outside scenery.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2016Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Sei Iguchi
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Publication number: 20190001994Abstract: In a vehicle control apparatus which controls movement of the own vehicle, the control unit obtains data of surroundings of the own vehicle. Then, according to the data of the surroundings, the control unit conducts vehicle control including acceleration/deceleration control representing control related to acceleration/deceleration of the own vehicle, and steering control representing control related to steering of the own vehicle. Upon input of a stop command indicating stop of the vehicle control, a first stop section stops first control which is either of the acceleration/deceleration control and the steering control. Then, a second stop section stops a second control, which is the other of the acceleration/deceleration control and the steering control, at a timing different from the timing to stop the first control (S310).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: Denso CorporationInventors: Kazuyoshi ISAJI, Akihiko YAGYU, Hiroaki TANAKA, Ifushi SHIMONOMOTO, Sei IGUCHI, Toshiyuki ITO, Yuji HIRABAYASHI
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Publication number: 20180354517Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus includes an operation determiner section and a change approver section. The operation determiner section determines whether a driver of a vehicle executes a safety confirming operation against lane change based on information from a sensor used to detect a state of a driver. The change approver section approves an automated lane change by a lane changer section. Herein, the change approver section disapproves an automated lane change by the lane changer section when the operation determiner section determines that the driver fails to execute a safety confirming operation against lane change.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Hiroto BANNO, Sei IGUCHI
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Publication number: 20180299286Abstract: A vehicle display control device controls a virtual image display performed by a head-up display which superimposes a display image on outside scenery of the host vehicle. The host vehicle is equipped with an automatic control unit which executes an automatic control to the host vehicle. The vehicle display control device includes: a route information acquisition unit that acquires route information related to a scheduled route of the host vehicle, the automatic control unit setting the scheduled route for the host vehicle; and a route image formation unit that forms a route image indicative of the scheduled route based on the route information acquired by the route information acquisition unit. The head-up display projects the route image as the display image in a virtual image display region that is superimposed on a forward traveling road included in the outside scenery.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventor: Sei IGUCHI
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Publication number: 20180079430Abstract: An information provision device includes a left vibrator disposed at left portion of a vehicle steering wheel and a right vibrator disposed at right portion of the vehicle steering wheel, a control unit vibrating the vibrators under a predetermined pattern with varying intensity, and a pattern setting unit. The pattern setting unit sets a right-turn related pattern when right-turn related information is provided and sets a left-turn related pattern when left-turn related information is provided. The right-turn related pattern includes at least a pattern in which a left vibration state, a right-and-left vibration state, and a right vibration state shift in described order. The left-turn related pattern includes at least a pattern in which the right vibration state, the right-and-left vibration state, and the left vibration state shift in described order.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: Syunsuke Shibata, Norio Sanma, Motoki Tachiiri, Sei Iguchi
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Patent number: 9878667Abstract: In an in-vehicle display apparatus, an obstacle recognition circuit recognizes an obstacle around a subject vehicle, and an image output circuit causes a display portion to display an obstacle image indicating the obstacle recognized by the obstacle recognition circuit in a predetermined displayable range at the lower portion on a windshield. This permits the obstacle to be viewed at a position to which a line of sight of the driver to the obstacle image is extended upward.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Sei Iguchi
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Publication number: 20180023970Abstract: A vehicle display control device controls a virtual image display performed by a head-up display which superimposes a display image on outside scenery of the host vehicle. The host vehicle is equipped with an automatic control unit which executes an automatic control to the host vehicle. The vehicle display control device includes: a route information acquisition unit that acquires route information related to a scheduled route of the host vehicle, the automatic control unit setting the scheduled route for the host vehicle; and a route image formation unit that forms a route image indicative of the scheduled route based on the route information acquired by the route information acquisition unit. The head-up display projects the route image as the display image in a virtual image display region that is superimposed on a forward traveling road included in the outside scenery.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventor: Sei IGUCHI
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Publication number: 20170341648Abstract: An autonomous driving control apparatus that achieves autonomous driving by controlling a driving operation of a subject vehicle, based on a situation around the subject vehicle is provided. The autonomous driving control apparatus includes: a driving operation determination part that determines a detail of the driving operation of the subject vehicle, based on the situation; a driving operation control part that controls the driving operation in accordance with the detail; and a driving information output part that shifts a footrest portion of a footrest at a seat on a driver seat side of the subject vehicle by driving a driving part provided on the footrest, to output the detail as driving information. The driving information output part varies a frontward inclination angle in accordance with a level of acceleration or deceleration of the subject vehicle, to output the driving information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Norio SANMA, Motoki TACHIIRI, Syunsuke SHIBATA, Akira OKADA, Hiroaki TAKEDA, Sei IGUCHI
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Publication number: 20160134815Abstract: A driving assist device comprising: an imaging device that captures at least a portion of a vehicle-outside region configuring a blind spot for a driver; and a projection device that projects such that the driver views an image captured by the imaging device as a virtual image positioned at the vehicle outside of a vehicle component causing the blind spot.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoko ISHIGURO, Yoshiyuki MURAMATSU, Nozomi KITAGAWA, Sei IGUCHI