Patents by Inventor Takahide NOZAWA

Takahide NOZAWA 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).

  • Visual perception assistance system and visual-perception target object detection system
    Patent number: 10717447
    Abstract: The present invention includes: a visual perception target determination unit for determining a visual perception target by using a saliency model for determining that an object to be visually perceived at a glance is a visual perception target, a surprise model for determining that an object behaving abnormally is a visual perception target, and a normative model for determining that an object to be visually perceived by a viewing action of a driver serving as a norm is a visual perception target; and a visual guidance unit for determining whether or not an overlooked visual perception to which a line-of-sight direction detected by a line-of-sight detection unit is not directed is present, and guiding a line-of-sight of a driver toward the overlooked visual perception target, when the overlooked visual perception target is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadashi Isa, Masatoshi Yoshida, Richard Veale, Yusaku Takeda, Toshihiro Hara, Koji Iwase, Atsuhide Kishi, Kazuo Nishikawa, Takahide Nozawa
  • VISUAL PERCEPTION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND VISUAL-PERCEPTION TARGET OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180362053
    Abstract: The present invention includes: a visual perception target determination unit for determining a visual perception target by using a saliency model for determining that an object to be visually perceived at a glance is a visual perception target, a surprise model for determining that an object behaving abnormally is a visual perception target, and a normative model for determining that an object to be visually perceived by a viewing action of a driver serving as a norm is a visual perception target; and a visual guidance unit for determining whether or not an overlooked visual perception to which a line-of-sight direction detected by a line-of-sight detection unit is not directed is present, and guiding a line-of-sight of a driver toward the overlooked visual perception target, when the overlooked visual perception target is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadashi ISA, Masatoshi YOSHIDA, Richard VEALE, Yusaku TAKEDA, Toshihiro HARA, Koji IWASE, Atsuhide KISHI, Kazuo NISHIKAWA, Takahide NOZAWA