Patents by Inventor Shinya Tagawa

Shinya Tagawa 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: 9645969
    Abstract: An information system for automotive includes a plurality of on-vehicle devices each installed in a vehicle and a server device connected with the on-vehicle devices via a communication network. The plurality of on-vehicle devices each include an acceleration/deceleration change detection unit that detects an acceleration/deceleration change of the vehicle equipped with the on-vehicle device and a transmission unit that transmits acceleration/deceleration information pertaining to the detected acceleration/deceleration change. The server device includes a reception unit that receives the acceleration/deceleration information, a statistical parameter calculating unit that calculates statistical parameters to be used to estimate an extent of energy consumption or energy regeneration based upon the received acceleration/deceleration information, and an estimating unit for estimating the extent of energy consumption or energy regeneration based upon the calculated statistical parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Tagawa, Keisuke Mutou, Mika Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20160203377
    Abstract: When a vehicle starts, a surrounding state is securely provided to a driver. When a vehicle operation detector detects that there is a possibility that a parked vehicle starts, a vehicle surrounding state recognizer recognizes a state of surrounding of the vehicle based on images imaged by a plurality of cameras imaging a plurality of different areas of the surrounding of the vehicle. A parking style determiner determines a parking style executed in parking at a position where the vehicle now parks based on a recognition result of the vehicle surrounding state recognizer. A monitoring area setter sets a monitoring area where a driver is required to pay attention when the vehicle is started based on a determination result of the parking style determiner. A vehicle surrounding state provider provides a driver with information provision in the monitoring area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Clarion Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kota Irie, Daisuke Fukuda, Kenji Kato, Shinya Tagawa
  • Patent number: 9346362
    Abstract: An energy estimation device includes: an energy change quantity estimation unit that estimates an energy change quantity of a vehicle for each of links; an axle torque calculation unit that calculates, based upon the estimated energy change quantity, an axle torque of the vehicle for a regeneration link in which energy is regenerated upon traveling of the vehicle; an allocation ratio calculation unit that calculates, based upon the calculated axle torque, an allocation ratio of a regeneration brake relative to a friction brake of the vehicle for the regeneration link; and a regeneration energy estimation unit that estimates regeneration energy of the vehicle for the regeneration link based upon the energy change quantity and the allocation ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignees: Clarion Co., Ltd., Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Tagawa, Keisuke Mutou, Masaki Endo, Mika Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20150151638
    Abstract: An energy estimation device includes: an energy change quantity estimation unit that estimates an energy change quantity of a vehicle for each of links; an axle torque calculation unit that calculates, based upon the estimated energy change quantity, an axle torque of the vehicle for a regeneration link in which energy is regenerated upon traveling of the vehicle; an allocation ratio calculation unit that calculates, based upon the calculated axle torque, an allocation ratio of a regeneration brake relative to a friction brake of the vehicle for the regeneration link; and a regeneration energy estimation unit that estimates regeneration energy of the vehicle for the regeneration link based upon the energy change quantity and the allocation ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Shinya Tagawa, Keisuke Mutou, Masaki Endo, Mika Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 9014959
    Abstract: An energy-consumption calculation device includes an energy-consumption estimation unit to estimate energy consumption in a predetermined section; an actual energy consumption identification unit to identify an actual energy consumption supplied in the predetermined section by an energy-supply unit; an energy-consumption correction unit to correct the energy consumption in the predetermined section estimated by the energy consumption estimation unit in accordance with a difference between the energy consumption in the predetermined section estimated by the energy consumption estimation unit and the actual energy consumption in the predetermined section identified by the actual energy consumption identification means; and display unit adapted to identify and display, by using the energy consumption in the predetermined section corrected by the energy consumption correction means, a possible travel range by which travel is possible with a suppliable energy amount of the energy supply unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignees: Clarion Co., Ltd., Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Kanno, Mika Sugimoto, Shinya Tagawa, Keisuke Mutou
  • Patent number: 8947259
    Abstract: A vehicle wrong-way travel detection device includes a map information storage unit where map information is stored, a decision-making point setting unit that sets, based upon the map information stored in the map information storage unit, the connecting point located ahead along a subject vehicle traveling direction as a decision-making point, a wrong-way travel decision-making area setting unit that sets wrong-way travel decision-making areas for at least one of a plurality of roads connected to the decision-making point, and a wrong-way travel decision-making unit that makes a decision, based upon the direction of traffic flow set for a unidirectional traffic road connected to the decision-making point and the subject vehicle traveling direction, as to whether or not the subject vehicle is traveling against the flow of traffic on the unidirectional traffic road.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Tagawa, Keisuke Mutou, Hajime Kasai, Akihiko Kouzai
  • Publication number: 20140244146
    Abstract: A vehicle wrong-way travel detection device includes a map information storage unit where map information is stored, a decision-making point setting unit that sets, based upon the map information stored in the map information storage unit, the connecting point located ahead along a subject vehicle traveling direction as a decision-making point, a wrong-way travel decision-making area setting unit that sets wrong-way travel decision-making areas for at least one of a plurality of roads connected to the decision-making point, and a wrong-way travel decision-making unit that makes a decision, based upon the direction of traffic flow set for a unidirectional traffic road connected to the decision-making point and the subject vehicle traveling direction, as to whether or not the subject vehicle is traveling against the flow of traffic on the unidirectional traffic road.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Clarion Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Tagawa, Keisuke Mutou, Hajime Kasai, Akihiko Kouzai
  • Publication number: 20140207363
    Abstract: An energy-consumption calculation device includes an energy-consumption estimation unit to estimate energy consumption in a predetermined section; an actual energy consumption identification unit to identify an actual energy consumption supplied in the predetermined section by an energy-supply unit; an energy-consumption correction unit to correct the energy consumption in the predetermined section estimated by the energy consumption estimation unit in accordance with a difference between the energy consumption in the predetermined section estimated by the energy consumption estimation unit and the actual energy consumption in the predetermined section identified by the actual energy consumption identification means; and display unit adapted to identify and display, by using the energy consumption in the predetermined section corrected by the energy consumption correction means, a possible travel range by which travel is possible with a suppliable energy amount of the energy supply unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicants: Clarion Co., Ltd., Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Kanno, Mika Sugimoto, Shinya Tagawa, Keisuke Mutou
  • Patent number: 8754782
    Abstract: A vehicle wrong-way travel detection device includes a map information storage unit where map information is stored, a decision-making point setting unit that sets, based upon the map information stored in the map information storage unit, the connecting point located ahead along a subject vehicle traveling direction as a decision-making point, a wrong-way travel decision-making area setting unit that sets wrong-way travel decision-making areas for at least one of a plurality of roads connected to the decision-making point, and a wrong-way travel decision-making unit that makes a decision, based upon the direction of traffic flow set for a unidirectional traffic road connected to the decision-making point and the subject vehicle traveling direction, as to whether or not the subject vehicle is traveling against the flow of traffic on the unidirectional traffic road.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Clarion Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Tagawa, Keisuke Mutou, Hajime Kasai, Akihiko Kouzai
  • Publication number: 20130044009
    Abstract: A vehicle wrong-way travel detection device includes a map information storage unit where map information is stored, a decision-making point setting unit that sets, based upon the map information stored in the map information storage unit, the connecting point located ahead along a subject vehicle traveling direction as a decision-making point, a wrong-way travel decision-making area setting unit that sets wrong-way travel decision-making areas for at least one of a plurality of roads connected to the decision-making point, and a wrong-way travel decision-making unit that makes a decision, based upon the direction of traffic flow set for a unidirectional traffic road connected to the decision-making point and the subject vehicle traveling direction, as to whether or not the subject vehicle is traveling against the flow of traffic on the unidirectional traffic road.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Clarion Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Tagawa, Keisuke Mutou, Hajime Kasai, Akihiko Kouzai
  • Patent number: 5816127
    Abstract: A continuous cutter for severing pieces of equal length from a coiled elongate article "T" includes a movable stand which carries a shiftable clamp. The cutter also includes a fixed clamp. The shiftable and fixed clamps are driven relatively to one another to clamp or unclamp the article "T" fed from an uncoiler and to advance it in an intermittent manner for the production of flat tubes used to construct a heat exchanger. For this purpose, a cutter blade on the movable stand severs the elongate article into lengths during the forward advance of the stand, in such a manner that the lengths are cut accurately, efficiently and at a reduced production cost. A stretcher may be added to the cutter in order to impart a the moving article "T".
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Showa Aluminum Corporation
    Inventors: Wataru Ouchi, Taizo Morita, Shinya Tagawa