Patents by Inventor Syoichi Kobayashi

Syoichi Kobayashi 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: 11938925
    Abstract: A vehicle movement assist system includes: an external environment sensor unmovably fixed to a vehicle; and a control device configured to acquire the position of an obstacle relative to the vehicle based on a result of detection performed by the external environment sensor and to execute an automatic moving process to autonomously move the vehicle. During execution of the automatic moving process, if the obstacle is detected in a recognition range set by the control device, the control device performs a notification to the driver and/or executes a process including deceleration or stopping of the vehicle. The control device is configured to change the recognition range in accordance with the travel state of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Hara, Syoichi Kobayashi, Yasushi Shoda
  • Patent number: 11801828
    Abstract: A parking assistance device includes a recognition part that is configured to acquire recognition information through recognition of surroundings of a host vehicle, a maneuver controller that is configured to perform maneuver control to park the host vehicle in a parking region based on the recognition information, a maintain stop position controller that is configured to keep the host vehicle stationary after the host vehicle is stopped by the maneuver control of the maneuver controller until a predetermined operation is received from a driver, a determination part that is configured to determine a type of the parking region in which the host vehicle is to be parked with the maneuver controller; and a decision part that is configured to determine, in accordance with the type of the parking region that is determined by the determination part, a parking reference location that is used to park the host vehicle in the parking region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Hara, Hiroshi Yamanaka, Yasushi Shoda, Syoichi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11731613
    Abstract: A parking assistance device including a recognition part configured to acquire recognition information through recognition of surroundings, a parking region determiner configured to determine a space between other vehicles as a parking region of the host vehicle based on the recognition information, an automatic parking controller configured to perform a parking operation to park the host vehicle in the parking region, and a parking location determiner. In response to determining that an entry width of the parking region is less than a predetermined value, the parking location determiner is configured to determine a parking location of the host vehicle in the parking region that is at a central location as viewed from an entry side of the parking region. In response to determining that the entry width is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the parking location determiner is configured to determine the parking location that is closer to one of the other vehicles as viewed from the entry side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Nakada, Hiroshi Yamanaka, Yuki Hara, Yasushi Shoda, Syoichi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11377099
    Abstract: A parking assist system includes: an external environment information acquiring device, a parking space extracting device, a display device, a selection input member, and a control device. The control device is configured to set a parking position candidate at a prescribed position in a parking space, to set the parking position candidate selected by a user as a target parking position, to calculate a first trajectory to the target parking position, and to execute a first driving process to autonomously move a vehicle along the first trajectory. The control device is configured to set a corrected parking position different from the target parking position, to calculate a second trajectory from the target parking position to the corrected parking position, and to execute a second driving process to autonomously move the vehicle along the second trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi Shoda, Syoichi Kobayashi, Yuki Hara
  • Patent number: 11364897
    Abstract: A parking assist system includes: a display device configured to display a parking space candidate; and a control device configured to control a screen display of the display device, to set the parking space candidate selected by a user to a target parking space, to set a stop position where the vehicle should be stopped in the target parking space, and to execute a driving process to autonomously move the vehicle along a trajectory to the stop position. While executing the driving process, the control device causes the display device to display the trajectory and the stop position and determines whether the stop position is suitable based on external environment information. Upon determining that the stop position is not suitable, the control device corrects the stop position and causes the display device to display the stop position that has been corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Nakada, Yasushi Shoda, Syoichi Kobayashi, Yuki Hara, Miki Tsujino, Hiroshi Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20210300349
    Abstract: A vehicle movement assist system includes: an external environment sensor unmovably fixed to a vehicle; and a control device configured to acquire the position of an obstacle relative to the vehicle based on a result of detection performed by the external environment sensor and to execute an automatic moving process to autonomously move the vehicle. During execution of the automatic moving process, if the obstacle is detected in a recognition range set by the control device, the control device performs a notification to the driver and/or executes a process including deceleration or stopping of the vehicle. The control device is configured to change the recognition range in accordance with the travel state of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Yuki HARA, Syoichi KOBAYASHI, Yasushi SHODA
  • Publication number: 20210300341
    Abstract: A parking assist system includes: an external environment information acquiring device, a parking space extracting device, a display device, a selection input member, and a control device. The control device is configured to set a parking position candidate at a prescribed position in a parking space, to set the parking position candidate selected by a user as a target parking position, to calculate a first trajectory to the target parking position, and to execute a first driving process to autonomously move a vehicle along the first trajectory. The control device is configured to set a corrected parking position different from the target parking position, to calculate a second trajectory from the target parking position to the corrected parking position, and to execute a second driving process to autonomously move the vehicle along the second trajectory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Yasushi SHODA, Syoichi KOBAYASHI, Yuki HARA
  • Publication number: 20210179089
    Abstract: A parking assistance device includes a recognition part that is configured to acquire recognition information through recognition of surroundings of a host vehicle, a maneuver controller that is configured to perform maneuver control to park the host vehicle in a parking region based on the recognition information, a maintain stop position controller that is configured to keep the host vehicle stationary after the host vehicle is stopped by the maneuver control of the maneuver controller until a predetermined operation is received from a driver, a determination part that is configured to determine a type of the parking region in which the host vehicle is to be parked with the maneuver controller; and a decision part that is configured to determine, in accordance with the type of the parking region that is determined by the determination part, a parking reference location that is used to park the host vehicle in the parking region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Yuki HARA, Hiroshi YAMANAKA, Yasushi SHODA, Syoichi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210179078
    Abstract: A parking assist system includes: a display device configured to display a parking space candidate; and a control device configured to control a screen display of the display device, to set the parking space candidate selected by a user to a target parking space, to set a stop position where the vehicle should be stopped in the target parking space, and to execute a driving process to autonomously move the vehicle along a trajectory to the stop position. While executing the driving process, the control device causes the display device to display the trajectory and the stop position and determines whether the stop position is suitable based on external environment information. Upon determining that the stop position is not suitable, the control device corrects the stop position and causes the display device to display the stop position that has been corrected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Yuki NAKADA, Yasushi SHODA, Syoichi KOBAYASHI, Yuki HARA, Miki TSUJINO, Hiroshi YAMANAKA
  • Publication number: 20210179079
    Abstract: A parking assist system for a vehicle includes a control device configured to execute an automatic parking process for autonomously moving the vehicle from a current position to a parking position. The control device is configured such that in a case where the control device has stopped the vehicle according to detection of an obstacle by an external environment sensor in a prescribed range from the parking position during execution of the automatic parking process, the control device does not permit resumption of movement of the vehicle in the automatic parking process, and in a case where the control device has stopped the vehicle according to an operation of a brake operation member by the driver in the prescribed range from the parking position during the execution of the automatic parking process, the control device permits the resumption of movement of the vehicle in the automatic parking process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Yuki HARA, Yuki NAKADA, Syoichi KOBAYASHI, Yasushi SHODA
  • Publication number: 20210179088
    Abstract: A parking assistance device including a recognition part configured to acquire recognition information through recognition of surroundings, a parking region determiner configured to determine a space between other vehicles as a parking region of the host vehicle based on the recognition information, an automatic parking controller configured to perform a parking operation to park the host vehicle in the parking region, and a parking location determiner. In response to determining that an entry width of the parking region is less than a predetermined value, the parking location determiner is configured to determine a parking location of the host vehicle in the parking region that is at a central location as viewed from an entry side of the parking region. In response to determining that the entry width is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the parking location determiner is configured to determine the parking location that is closer to one of the other vehicles as viewed from the entry side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Yuki NAKADA, Hiroshi YAMANAKA, Yuki HARA, Yasushi SHODA, Syoichi KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 6380061
    Abstract: A method forwarding a semiconductor device that is excellent in bonding strength of bumps with respective protruded electrodes and having high reliability. A wiring pattern 28 to be connected to an electrode 22 of a semiconductor chip 20 is formed on an insulting film 23 formed on the semiconductor chip 20 in which the electrode 20 is formed. Protruded electrodes 32 are formed on the wiring pattern 28. The wiring pattern 28 is covered with a protective film 36, and a bump 38 for external connection is formed on the end portion of each of the protruded electrodes 32 exposed from the protective film 36. The bump 38 is formed in such a manner that the bump is bonded to the at least entire end face of each of the protruded electrodes 32.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syoichi Kobayashi, Naoyuki Koizumi, Osamu Uehara, Hajime Iizuka
  • Patent number: 6198169
    Abstract: A semiconductor device excellent in bonding strength of bumps with respective protruded electrodes and having high reliability wherein a wiring pattern 28 to be connected to an electrode 22 of a semiconductor chip 20 is formed on an insulting film 23 formed on the semiconductor chip 20 in which the electrode 20 is formed, protruded electrodes 32 are formed on the wiring pattern 28, the wiring pattern 28 is covered with a protective film 36, and a bump 38 for external connection is formed on the end portion of each of the protruded electrodes 32 exposed from the protective film 36, the bump 38 is formed in such a manner that the bump is bonded to the at least entire end face of each of the protruded electrodes 32.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syoichi Kobayashi, Naoyuki Koizumi, Osamu Uehara, Hajime Iizuka