Patents by Inventor Takeshi Mitamura

Takeshi Mitamura 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: 8461971
    Abstract: Provided is an information presentation system installed on a vehicle, and including a robot (100) having a driver unit (120) to drive the robot (100) and an output unit (130) to output information generated according to vehicle conditions, and a robot control device (200) having an information acquirer unit (210) to acquire the information generated according to the vehicle conditions, an action controller unit (220) to cause the driver unit (120) to drive the robot (100) in response to the acquired information, thereby causing the robot (100) to take an action of informing a passenger that information will be presented, and an information presenter unit (230) to cause the robot (100) to take an action of presenting the information after taking the action of informing the passenger that the information will be presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Ohta, Hideaki Hozumi, Takeshi Mitamura, Hiroyuki Sakai
  • Patent number: 8392061
    Abstract: An information presentation apparatus for a vehicle includes an indicator mounted on the vehicle for indicating a target direction and a control unit for controlling the indicator. The control unit includes a function for acquiring a current position of the vehicle and a reference direction of the vehicle, a function for specifying a target and acquiring a target position, a function for calculating a target angle that indicates a target direction against the reference direction based on the target position, the current position and the reference direction, and a function for generating a presentation command based on the calculated target angle so as to indicate the target direction by the indicator. According to the apparatus, information for specifying the target position can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Ohta, Takeshi Mitamura, Hideaki Hozumi, Takeshi Oono, Masao Yamane, Hiroyuki Sakai
  • Publication number: 20100222957
    Abstract: Provided is an information presentation system installed on a vehicle, and including a robot (100) having a driver unit (120) to drive the robot (100) and an output unit (130) to output information generated according to vehicle conditions, and a robot control device (200) having an information acquirer unit (210) to acquire the information generated according to the vehicle conditions, an action controller unit (220) to cause the driver unit (120) to drive the robot (100) in response to the acquired information, thereby causing the robot (100) to take an action of informing a passenger that information will be presented, and an information presenter unit (230) to cause the robot (100) to take an action of presenting the information after taking the action of informing the passenger that the information will be presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Katsumi Ohta, Hideaki Hozumi, Takeshi Mitamura, Hiroyuki Sakai
  • Publication number: 20100082234
    Abstract: An information presentation apparatus for a vehicle includes an indicator mounted on the vehicle for indicating a target direction and a control unit for controlling the indicator. The control unit includes a function for acquiring a current position of the vehicle and a reference direction of the vehicle, a function for specifying a target and acquiring a target position, a function for calculating a target angle that indicates a target direction against the reference direction based on the target position, the current position and the reference direction, and a function for generating a presentation command based on the calculated target angle so as to indicate the target direction by the indicator. According to the apparatus, information for specifying the target position can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Katsumi Ohta, Takeshi Mitamura, Hideaki Hozumi, Takeshi Oono, Masao Yamane, Hiroyuki Sakai
  • Patent number: 7545367
    Abstract: In a rotary input apparatus, an operational end enabled to be rotationally operated is provided, an operational input device detects a rotational displacement of the operational end to move a pointer displayed on a display thereof to perform a selection operation of any one of various kinds of selection items displayed on the display and a driving force generating section generates and transmits a driving force to the operational end in accordance with a reaction force pattern when the operational end is rotationally operated, the operational input device setting the reaction force pattern against the rotational displacement of the operational end and varying the reaction force pattern on the basis of an input signal from at least one of an internal of and an external to the operational input device when the operational end is rotationally operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Sunda, Takeshi Mitamura
  • Patent number: 7363117
    Abstract: A method and system of communicating with other vehicles includes determining, by a first vehicle, whether other vehicles are within short range communication range of the first vehicle. A first vehicle, filters the other vehicles within short range communication range based on whether the other vehicles are traveling along a same or similar path, and establishes communication with one or more of the other vehicles based on the filtering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Tengler, Takeshi Mitamura
  • Publication number: 20050222716
    Abstract: A method and system of communicating with other vehicles includes determining, by a first vehicle, whether other vehicles are within short range communication range of the first vehicle. A first vehicle, filters the other vehicles within short range communication range based on whether the other vehicles are traveling along a same or similar path, and establishes communication with one or more of the other vehicles based on the filtering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Steve Tengler, Takeshi Mitamura
  • Publication number: 20030103044
    Abstract: In a rotary input apparatus, an operational end enabled to be rotationally operated is provided, an operational input device detects a rotational displacement of the operational end to move a pointer displayed on a display thereof to perform a selection operation of any one of various kinds of selection items displayed on the display and a driving force generating section generates and transmits a driving force to the operational end in accordance with a reaction force pattern when the operational end is rotationally operated, the operational input device setting the reaction force pattern against the rotational displacement of the operational end and varying the reaction force pattern on the basis of an input signal from at least one of an internal of and an external to the operational input device when the operational end is rotationally operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Sunda, Takeshi Mitamura
  • Patent number: 5908986
    Abstract: An angular velocity sensor comprises a silicon substrate, a vibration mass formed separate from the silicon substrate on a principal surface of the silicon substrate to vibrate in directions along first and second orthogonal axes, supporting portions for supporting the vibration mass and positioned symmetrically with respect to the first axis and the second axis and having equal spring constants in directions along the first and second axes, drive electrodes and driving means for driving the vibration mass in the direction along the first axis, and detection electrodes and detecting means for detecting displacement of the vibration mass in the direction along the second axis. The drive and/or detection electrodes of the angular velocity sensor are split into a plurality of capacitors which permit a plurality of voltage values to be applied to capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeshi Mitamura