Patents by Inventor Shingo Shibata

Shingo Shibata 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: 11945442
    Abstract: An autonomous driving system includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to suggest to a driver that a host vehicle overtake a preceding vehicle during autonomous driving, recognize whether the driver accepts a suggestion for the overtaking, when the electronic control unit recognizes that the driver accepts the suggestion, cause the host vehicle to overtake the preceding vehicle, and, when the electronic control unit recognizes that the driver rejects the suggestion, not cause the host vehicle to overtake the preceding vehicle, set a first prohibition duration, and, when the electronic control unit suggests to the driver that the host vehicle overtake the preceding vehicle and recognizes that the driver rejects the suggestion, extend the first prohibition duration as compared to when the electronic control unit suggests to the driver that the host vehicle overtake the preceding vehicle and recognizes that the driver accepts the suggestion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki Nishimura, Shingo Shibata
  • Publication number: 20230109842
    Abstract: An autonomous driving system includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to suggest to a driver that a host vehicle overtake a preceding vehicle during autonomous driving, recognize whether the driver accepts a suggestion for the overtaking, when the electronic control unit recognizes that the driver accepts the suggestion, cause the host vehicle to overtake the preceding vehicle, and, when the electronic control unit recognizes that the driver rejects the suggestion, not cause the host vehicle to overtake the preceding vehicle, set a first prohibition duration, and, when the electronic control unit suggests to the driver that the host vehicle overtake the preceding vehicle and recognizes that the driver rejects the suggestion, extend the first prohibition duration as compared to when the electronic control unit suggests to the driver that the host vehicle overtake the preceding vehicle and recognizes that the driver accepts the suggestion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki Nishimura, Shingo Shibata
  • Patent number: 11613257
    Abstract: An autonomous driving system includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to suggest to a driver that a host vehicle overtake a preceding vehicle during autonomous driving, recognize whether the driver accepts a suggestion for the overtaking, when the electronic control unit recognizes that the driver accepts the suggestion, cause the host vehicle to overtake the preceding vehicle, and, when the electronic control unit recognizes that the driver rejects the suggestion, not cause the host vehicle to overtake the preceding vehicle, set a first prohibition duration, and, when the electronic control unit suggests to the driver that the host vehicle overtake the preceding vehicle and recognizes that the driver rejects the suggestion, extend the first prohibition duration as compared to when the electronic control unit suggests to the driver that the host vehicle overtake the preceding vehicle and recognizes that the driver accepts the suggestion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki Nishimura, Shingo Shibata
  • Patent number: 11251808
    Abstract: An input control unit collectively sends a plurality of pieces of variable length code data. A primary analysis processing unit processes a first piece of variable length code data, recognizes zero run information, group number information, and overhead bit information relating thereto, and outputs them to a frequency conversion unit. A continuous analysis processing unit processes one or more pieces of variable length code data subsequent to the first piece of variable length code data. In the case of variable length code data targeted for a predetermined process, the continuous analysis processing unit recognizes zero run information, group number information, and overhead bit information relating thereto, and output them to the frequency conversion unit. In the case of not the variable length code data targeted for the predetermined process, the continuous analysis processing unit discards this and subsequent pieces of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SHIKINO HIGH-TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Furutani, Shingo Shibata
  • Publication number: 20200094838
    Abstract: An autonomous driving system includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to suggest to a driver that a host vehicle overtake a preceding vehicle during autonomous driving, recognize whether the driver accepts a suggestion for the overtaking, when the electronic control unit recognizes that the driver accepts the suggestion, cause the host vehicle to overtake the preceding vehicle, and, when the electronic control unit recognizes that the driver rejects the suggestion, not cause the host vehicle to overtake the preceding vehicle, set a first prohibition duration, and, when the electronic control unit suggests to the driver that the host vehicle overtake the preceding vehicle and recognizes that the driver rejects the suggestion, extend the first prohibition duration as compared to when the electronic control unit suggests to the driver that the host vehicle overtake the preceding vehicle and recognizes that the driver accepts the suggestion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Nishimura, Shingo Shibata
  • Publication number: 20200014400
    Abstract: An input control unit collectively sends a plurality of pieces of variable length code data. A primary analysis processing unit processes a first piece of variable length code data, recognizes zero run information, group number information, and overhead bit information relating thereto, and outputs them to a frequency conversion unit. A continuous analysis processing unit processes one or more pieces of variable length code data subsequent to the first piece of variable length code data. In the case of variable length code data targeted for a predetermined process, the continuous analysis processing unit recognizes zero run information, group number information, and overhead bit information relating thereto, and output them to the frequency conversion unit. In the case of not the variable length code data targeted for the predetermined process, the continuous analysis processing unit discards this and subsequent pieces of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: SHIKINO HIGH-TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi FURUTANI, Shingo SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20180024354
    Abstract: A vehicle display control device that controls to display a virtual image in a subject vehicle equipped with a head-up display that displays the virtual image in association with one front obstacle in outside scenery by projecting a display image on a projection member includes: an image storage device that stores, as the display image, a highlighting image for highlighting the front obstacle by a linear portion surrounding the front obstacle with a margin spaced apart from the front obstacle at a virtual image display position corresponding to an entire range less than an entire circumference other than a lower side of a periphery of the front obstacle; and a virtual image display control device that is provided by at least one processor and controls the virtual image display position and the virtual image display size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Shingo SHIBATA, Ayako KOTANI
  • Publication number: 20140210604
    Abstract: A control system for controlling a display device mounted on a vehicle includes: a first control device for controlling the display device to display a first information image corresponding to a specific event when the specific event occurs; and a second control device for controlling the display device to display a second information image corresponding to the specific event after the display device displays the first information image. The second control device changes a display start time of the second information image according to at least one of a driving condition of the vehicle and a driver condition of a driver of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Kawashima, Hiroya Takikawa, Shingo Shibata
  • Patent number: 8477023
    Abstract: An information presentation apparatus includes an action determination section to execute a determination as to whether a driver becomes aware of an attention-seeking display sign or an alarm display sign, and an information presentation control circuit to cause a display device to perform a display changeover to change a display mode of an attention-seeking display sign or alarm display sign into an attenuation display mode based on an affirmative result from the determination by the action determination section. Herein, the action determination section executes the above determination based on reference information such as driver action confirmation information or vehicle information, which is a signal generated by a switch manipulation or a driving operation of the driver when noticing the attention-seeking display sign or alarm display sign displayed in the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makiko Tauchi, Seiji Kawai, Akira Takahashi, Shingo Shibata, Sueharu Nagiri, Kazuhiko Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20110128139
    Abstract: An information presentation apparatus includes an action determination section to execute a determination as to whether a driver becomes aware of an attention-seeking display sign or an alarm display sign, and an information presentation control circuit to cause a display device to perform a display changeover to change a display mode of an attention-seeking display sign or alarm display sign into an attenuation display mode based on an affirmative result from the determination by the action determination section. Herein, the action determination section executes the above determination based on reference information such as driver action confirmation information or vehicle information, which is a signal generated by a switch manipulation or a driving operation of the driver when noticing the attention-seeking display sign or alarm display sign displayed in the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makiko Tauchi, Seiji Kawai, Akira Takahashi, Shingo Shibata, Sueharu Nagiri, Kazuhiko Suzuki