Patents by Inventor Shiro FUKANO

Shiro FUKANO 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).

  • Image display apparatus and image display method
    Patent number: 10935789
    Abstract: An image display apparatus having a display part that is arranged on a mount body which is mounted on the head of a user includes a detection part and a control part. The detection part detects a tilt of the head of the user. The control part sets a virtual horizon based on the tilt which is detected by the detection part and sets a non-display region having a band shape that is parallel to the set virtual horizon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Katagiri, Shiro Fukano, Tetsuro Hosoda
  • Image display apparatus and image display method
    Patent number: 10890766
    Abstract: An image display apparatus having a display part that is arranged on a mount body which is mounted on the head of a user includes a detection part and a control part. The detection part detects a tilt of the head of the user. The control part sets a virtual horizon based on the tilt which is detected by the detection part and sets a non-display region having a band shape that is parallel to the set virtual horizon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Katagiri, Shiro Fukano, Tetsuro Hosoda
  • Vehicle, image display device, vehicle control method, and image display method
    Patent number: 10839623
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a detection unit configured to detect a state of the vehicle, a transmission unit configured to transmit information based on a result of the detection performed by the detection unit to an image display device, and a control unit configured to change information to be transmitted to the image display device when a power supply of the vehicle has changed from an on state to an off state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kunihiro Mizuno, Shiro Fukano
  • IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD
    Publication number: 20190079290
    Abstract: An image display apparatus having a display part (34) that is arranged on a mount body which is mounted on the head of a user includes a detection part (32) and a control part (332). The detection part (32) detects a tilt of the head of the user. The control part (332) sets a virtual horizon based on the tilt which is detected by the detection part (32) and sets a non-display region having a band shape that is parallel to the set virtual horizon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Katagiri, Shiro Fukano, Tetsuro Hosoda
  • VEHICLE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD
    Publication number: 20170249789
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a detection unit configured to detect a state of the vehicle, a transmission unit configured to transmit information based on a result of the detection performed by the detection unit to an image display device, and a control unit configured to change information to be transmitted to the image display device when a power supply of the vehicle has changed from an on state to an off state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Kunihiro Mizuno, Shiro Fukano
  • Operating device of straddle type vehicle
    Patent number: 9745014
    Abstract: An operating device of a straddle type vehicle has a controller for selecting a plurality of function menus of components mounted on the straddle type vehicle. Controller supporting portions support the controller, and are disposed in the front direction of a switch box. The controller has a controller operating portion which a rider can operate. The controller operating portion is positioned in the front direction of a grip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Osanai, Yutaka Kikuchi, Shiro Fukano, Masahiro Miki, Hiroshi Hayashi, Kota Nakahira, Tomohiro Hoshi, Manabu Ichikawa, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Tomoyuki Takewaka
  • Operation device of straddle type vehicle
    Patent number: 9457866
    Abstract: An operation device of a straddle type vehicle includes a controller used to select multiple function menus of equipment incorporated in the straddle type vehicle. The controller has a rotary selection controller constituting a part of a grip portion, and provided adjacent to a switch box. A rotation detection portion is provided in the switch box, and detects rotation of the selection controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Osanai, Yutaka Kikuchi, Shiro Fukano, Masahiro Miki
  • OPERATION DEVICE OF STRADDLE TYPE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150274247
    Abstract: An operation device of a straddle type vehicle includes a controller used to select multiple function menus of equipment incorporated in the straddle type vehicle. The controller has a rotary selection controller constituting a part of a grip portion, and provided adjacent to a switch box. A rotation detection portion is provided in the switch box, and detects rotation of the selection controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Takuya OSANAI, Yutaka KIKUCHI, Shiro FUKANO, Masahiro MIKI
  • OPERATING DEVICE OF STRADDLE TYPE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150274242
    Abstract: An operating device of a straddle type vehicle has a controller for selecting a plurality of function menus of components mounted on the straddle type vehicle. Controller supporting portions support the controller, and are disposed in the front direction of a switch box. The controller has a controller operating portion which a rider can operate. The controller operating portion is positioned in the front direction of a grip portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Takuya OSANAI, Yutaka KIKUCHI, Shiro FUKANO, Masahiro MIKI, Hiroshi HAYASHI, Kota NAKAHIRA, Tomohiro HOSHI, Manabu ICHIKAWA, Yoshitaka SUZUKI, Tomoyuki TAKEWAKA