Patents by Inventor Takashi Okohira

Takashi Okohira 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).

  • Publication number: 20230278565
    Abstract: A driving assistance device to be mounted on a vehicle which is capable of executing automatic steering control is disclosed. The driving assistance device includes a hardware processor connected to a memory. The hardware processor monitors a state of eyes of a driver of the vehicle and an awakening state of the driver. The hardware processor controls output of a predetermined warning to the driver. The warning is output in a case where: the automatic steering control is being executed in the vehicle, the eyes of the driver are closed, and the driver is not in a predetermined awakening state. The warning is not output to the driver in a case where: the automatic steering control is being executed in the vehicle, the eyes of the driver are closed, and the driver is in the predetermined awakening state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa OKABE, Takashi OKOHIRA
  • Publication number: 20230254450
    Abstract: A parking support apparatus includes a display control unit, a confirmation reception unit, and a parking control unit that performs a parking support control of a vehicle when a confirmation reception unit receives a parking region confirmation and a confirmation required region confirmation, and the confirmation reception unit simultaneously receives a single operation of the driver of the vehicle as the parking region confirmation and the confirmation required region confirmation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayoshi MICHIGUCHI, Yoshimasa OKABE, Takashi OKOHIRA, Jun NAKAI, Takanobu ITO
  • Patent number: 11592922
    Abstract: An input device includes: a touch device configured to receive a user operation; an actuator configured to apply a vibration corresponding to a drive voltage to the touch device; and a processor. The processor is configured to: apply a first voltage to the actuator to vibrate the touch device with a first vibration in response to a touch-down during a touch operation, the touch-down in which a pressing force of a predetermined value or more is detected from start of touch to the touch device; and apply a second voltage lower than the first voltage to the actuator to vibrate the touch device with a second vibration in response to a touch release during the touch operation, the touch release in which a pressing force of a value lower than the predetermined value after the touch-down is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Nakai, Takashi Okohira
  • Patent number: 11458978
    Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: detecting at least one of a position or a state of occupant in a vehicle; determining an operation inputting part that is most easily operable for the occupant from among a plurality of operation inputting parts in the vehicle based on the at least one of the position or the state of the occupant which is detected in the detecting; notifying a consent request in the vehicle with respect to a processing content scheduled to be performed in response to an occurrence of an event; and validating consent operation to the operation inputting part that is most easily operable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Nakai, Takashi Okohira
  • Publication number: 20220309602
    Abstract: A vehicle monitoring apparatus includes a hardware processor functioning as an image acquisition unit, an abnormality information acquisition unit, a damage determination unit, and a damage reporting unit. The image acquisition unit serves to acquire a captured image including an image representation of an exterior of a vehicle body of a vehicle. The abnormality information acquisition unit serves to acquire vehicle-body abnormality information indicating an abnormality in the vehicle body. The damage determination unit serves to determine presence or absence of damage to the vehicle body on the basis of the captured image and the vehicle-body abnormality information. The damage reporting unit serves to report, to an information processing apparatus, a damage report including the captured image or an image generated on the basis of the captured image. The damage report is reported in accordance with on a result of the determination on the damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa OKABE, Takashi OKOHIRA, Yuya HAMAI, Yudai ISHIBASHI, Naoki HAYASHI, Toshihiko HASHINAGA, Jun NAKAI, Kiyohiko FUJIWARA, Masato YUDA
  • Publication number: 20210303248
    Abstract: A display device includes a panel device and a hardware processor. The hardware processor controls the panel device in a first mode for displaying first image data, and controls the panel device in a second mode for displaying second image data in a case that an abnormality in display of the first image data is detected. In the second mode, the hardware processor: reads out the second image data from a memory of the display device; displays the second image data on the panel device in place of the first image data; determines presence or absence of a touch on the panel device based on a touch detection signal acquired from the panel device; and outputs, to the external system, an execution command to execute predetermined processing in response to determining that the touch on the panel device is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun NAKAI, Takashi OKOHIRA
  • Publication number: 20210004116
    Abstract: An input device includes: a touch device configured to receive a user operation; an actuator configured to apply a vibration corresponding to a drive voltage to the touch device; and a processor. The processor is configured to: apply a first voltage to the actuator to vibrate the touch device with a first vibration in response to a touch-down during a touch operation, the touch-down in which a pressing force of a predetermined value or more is detected from start of touch to the touch device; and apply a second voltage lower than the first voltage to the actuator to vibrate the touch device with a second vibration in response to a touch release during the touch operation, the touch release in which a pressing force of a value lower than the predetermined value after the touch-down is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun NAKAI, Takashi OKOHIRA
  • Publication number: 20200101977
    Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: detecting at least one of a position or a state of occupant in a vehicle; determining an operation inputting part that is most easily operable for the occupant from among a plurality of operation inputting parts in the vehicle based on the at least one of the position or the state of the occupant which is detected in the detecting; notifying a consent request in the vehicle with respect to a processing content scheduled to be performed in response to an occurrence of an event; and validating consent operation to the operation inputting part that is most easily operable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: JUN NAKAI, TAKASHI OKOHIRA
  • Patent number: 10391942
    Abstract: An electronic mirror apparatus includes a display unit to display the image taken by an imaging unit mounted on a vehicle, a light control filter disposed at a side of the display unit nearer to a driver's seat, and a controller. The light control filter shifts between the light reflection state to reflect light and the light transmission state to transmit light in response to a state of voltage applied to the light control filter. The controller causes the display unit to display an image when the light control filter is in the light transmission state or in the period of transition from the light reflection state to the light transmission state. The controller performs control such that at least part of the image displayed on the display unit is brighter when the light control filter is in the period of transition than is in the light transmission state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Okohira
  • Patent number: 10325550
    Abstract: The electronic mirror device includes a display and a controller. The display includes a body case, an image display unit, and a light control filter, and is mounted on an installation position of a rear-view mirror in an interior of a vehicle for displaying an image captured by a camera mounted to the vehicle. The body case has an opening, and the image display unit is mounted to the opening of the body case. The light control filter is disposed to face a display surface of the image display unit. The light control filter can switch between at least two modes including a light reflecting mode and a light transmitting mode based on supply of electricity. The controller controls the image display unit and the light control filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Okohira
  • Publication number: 20180151102
    Abstract: A display control device includes: a detector that detects an operating state of a light emitting device that is provided to a vehicle and blinks; and an output controller that, when the detector detects an operation of the light emitting device, outputs a peripheral image captured by an imaging device that images a periphery of the vehicle at timing at which the light emitting device is off, and outputs notification information representing that the light emitting device is operating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: WATARU NAKAI, TAKASHI OKOHIRA
  • Publication number: 20180056876
    Abstract: An electronic mirror apparatus includes a display unit to display the image taken by an imaging unit mounted on a vehicle, a light control filter disposed at a side of the display unit nearer to a driver's seat, and a controller. The light control filter shifts between the light reflection state to reflect light and the light transmission state to transmit light in response to a state of voltage applied to the light control filter. The controller causes the display unit to display an image when the light control filter is in the light transmission state or in the period of transition from the light reflection state to the light transmission state. The controller performs control such that at least part of the image displayed on the display unit is brighter when the light control filter is in the period of transition than is in the light transmission state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: TAKASHI OKOHIRA
  • Publication number: 20180037165
    Abstract: An object sensor senses that an object has come near the vehicle by sensing that the object is within a predetermined range behind a vehicle. When the object sensor senses that the object has come near the vehicle by sensing that the object is within the predetermined range behind the vehicle, a compressor creates a compressed image obtained by compressing a part of a display target range in a rearward image. When the object having come near is sensed, the display target range is changed to a second display target range obtained by moving down a lower end of a first display target range; the first display target range is the display target range when the object is out of the predetermined range. The compressor compresses a part of the rearward image in a vertical direction; the rearward image is present within the second display target range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: TERUMITSU SUENAGA, TAKASHI OKOHIRA, MOTONOBU UCHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20170313252
    Abstract: An electronic mirror device includes a display, a controller that controls the display, a switching portion, and a preliminary starter. The display includes a main case having an opening, a video display portion, and a semi-transparent mirror. The video display portion includes a display screen and displays camera images captured by a camera. The semi-transparent mirror is provided between the display screen of the video display portion and the opening of the main case and displays a mirror reflection. The switching portion causes the display to switch between displaying the camera images and the mirror reflection. The preliminary starter preliminarily starts up the controller and the display before the switching portion causes the display to display the camera images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: MOTONOBU UCHIMURA, WATARU NAKAI, TAKASHI OKOHIRA
  • Publication number: 20170197546
    Abstract: The electronic mirror device has a display unit and a control unit. The display unit, which is disposed on the mounting position of the rearview mirror of a vehicle, displays the image captured by a camera mounted on the vehicle. The control unit controls the display unit. The display unit contains an image display section having a display surface, and a half mirror disposed facing the display surface of the image display section. When the control unit determines that the image display section is turned off, it lights up an illuminator disposed in the vehicle interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Wataru NAKAI, Takashi OKOHIRA, Jun NAKAI
  • Publication number: 20170140699
    Abstract: The electronic mirror device includes a display and a controller. The display includes a body case, an image display unit, and a light control filter, and is mounted on an installation position of a rear-view mirror in an interior of a vehicle for displaying an image captured by a camera mounted to the vehicle. The body case has an opening, and the image display unit is mounted to the opening of the body case. The light control filter is disposed to face a display surface of the image display unit. The light control filter can switch between at least two modes including a light reflecting mode and a light transmitting mode based on supply of electricity. The controller controls the image display unit and the light control filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventor: TAKASHI OKOHIRA
  • Publication number: 20170106797
    Abstract: The electronic mirror device has a display unit and a control unit. The display unit, which is disposed on the mounting position of the rearview mirror in the vehicle interior of the own vehicle, displays an image of an area behind the own vehicle captured by a camera. The control unit displays the image captured by the camera on the display unit. Further, upon detection of an approach of the subsequent vehicle based on the images captured by the camera, the control unit lights up an outer periphery region of the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: TAKASHI OKOHIRA, JUN NAKAI
  • Publication number: 20170096107
    Abstract: A rear-view verification apparatus includes a display apparatus and a camera apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display device, a first controller, a first transmitter, and a first receiver. The first controller causes the display device to display an image in accordance with an image signal fed from the camera apparatus. The camera apparatus includes a second receiver, a second transmitter, a second controller, and an imaging element. The first controller transmits a synchronization signal to the second controller via the first transmitter and the second receiver. The second controller transmits the image signal to the first controller via the second transmitter and the first receiver. The first controller transmits the image signal to the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: TAKASHI OKOHIRA, JUN NAKAI
  • Publication number: 20170080866
    Abstract: A rear-view verification apparatus includes a display apparatus and a camera apparatus. The display apparatus is mounted in front of a driver's seat inside a vehicle interior of a vehicle. The camera apparatus is coupled with the display apparatus and capable of shooting a rearview-image in a rearward direction of the vehicle. The display apparatus includes a landscape-oriented display device and a first controller coupled with the display device. The first controller causes the display device to display an image in accordance with an image signal fed from the camera apparatus. Then, the first controller expands the image such that the image is wider in a longitudinal direction when the image is displayed on either longitudinal side of the display device than when the image is displayed on the central part of the display device in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: JUN NAKAI, TAKASHI OKOHIRA
  • Publication number: 20150015521
    Abstract: A gesture input operation processing device includes a touch panel that detects a position touched by an operator; a body shape input unit that captures image data related to a body shape of the operator; a control unit that detects an input operation performed by a non-contact gesture of the operator according to the image data, detects a gesture input performed by the operator to the touch panel, and associates the data from the body shape input unit with the data from the touch panel, and a storage unit that stores the association performed by the control unit and stores a type of a gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Takashi Okohira, Jun Nakai