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).
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Publication number: 20230278565Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimasa OKABE, Takashi OKOHIRA
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Publication number: 20230254450Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayoshi MICHIGUCHI, Yoshimasa OKABE, Takashi OKOHIRA, Jun NAKAI, Takanobu ITO
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Patent number: 11592922Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Nakai, Takashi Okohira
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Patent number: 11458978Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 2, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Nakai, Takashi Okohira
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Publication number: 20220309602Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: 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
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Publication number: 20210303248Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun NAKAI, Takashi OKOHIRA
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Publication number: 20210004116Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun NAKAI, Takashi OKOHIRA
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Publication number: 20200101977Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: JUN NAKAI, TAKASHI OKOHIRA
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Patent number: 10391942Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 14, 2016Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Takashi Okohira
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Patent number: 10325550Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 22, 2015Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Takashi Okohira
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Publication number: 20180151102Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2016Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: WATARU NAKAI, TAKASHI OKOHIRA
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Publication number: 20180056876Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventor: TAKASHI OKOHIRA
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Publication number: 20180037165Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: TERUMITSU SUENAGA, TAKASHI OKOHIRA, MOTONOBU UCHIMURA
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Publication number: 20170313252Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2015Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: MOTONOBU UCHIMURA, WATARU NAKAI, TAKASHI OKOHIRA
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Publication number: 20170197546Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2015Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Wataru NAKAI, Takashi OKOHIRA, Jun NAKAI
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Publication number: 20170140699Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventor: TAKASHI OKOHIRA
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Publication number: 20170106797Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: TAKASHI OKOHIRA, JUN NAKAI
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Publication number: 20170096107Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: TAKASHI OKOHIRA, JUN NAKAI
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Publication number: 20170080866Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2015Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: JUN NAKAI, TAKASHI OKOHIRA
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Publication number: 20150015521Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Takashi Okohira, Jun Nakai