Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Miyazawa
Tomohiro Miyazawa 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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Patent number: 11244173Abstract: An image display apparatus is provided with: an imager configured to image a scene in surroundings of a vehicle; a display configured to display a captured image imaged by the imager; and a display controller configured to switch between a first display mode in which a first image is displayed and a second display mode in which a second image is displayed, wherein the first image is the captured image showing a first range out of the surroundings of the vehicle, and the second image is the captured image including at least a part of the first range and showing a second range, which is wider than the first range, out of the surroundings of the vehicle. The display controller displays the second image on the display in the second display mode in an aspect of clearly showing an area of the second image corresponding to the first image.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoaki Iida, Tomoyuki Yoshida, Kazuhiko Nakamoto, Tomohiro Miyazawa
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Publication number: 20190347490Abstract: An image display apparatus is provided with: an imager configured to image a scene in surroundings of a vehicle; a display configured to display a captured image imaged by the imager; and a display controller configured to switch between a first display mode in which a first image is displayed and a second display mode in which a second image is displayed, wherein the first image is the captured image showing a first range out of the surroundings of the vehicle, and the second image is the captured image including at least a part of the first range and showing a second range, which is wider than the first range, out of the surroundings of the vehicle. The display controller displays the second image on the display in the second display mode in an aspect of clearly showing an area of the second image corresponding to the first image.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoaki IIDA, Tomoyuki Yoshida, Kazuhiko Nakamoto, Tomohiro Miyazawa
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Patent number: 10339809Abstract: A safety confirmation assist device is equipped with a presenting unit which presents visible information at a position that a driver of a vehicle can recognize it visually, an object detection unit which detects an object approaching the vehicle; and a control unit which controls the presenting unit, if the object detection unit detects the object, to present the visible information moving in a same direction as a left-right component of a direction in which the object is approaching the vehicle while moving the visible information. The control unit controls the presenting unit so that a movement range of the visible information is located on only the left side or the right side, which is the same side of the vehicle as the object is located, of a boundary that defines the left side and the right side for the driver.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Miyazawa, Masayuki Ogawa
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Patent number: 10072955Abstract: To provide an inexpensive indicator member which can prevent a dark area from being formed at a location above a reflection part, an indicator unit having the indicator member and an indicator instrument having the indicator unit. A hollow reflection part provided to an indicator part of an indicator main body of a light-emitting indicator includes a plurality of partial reflection parts having at least an pointing direction reflection face, a rear end direction reflection face and a corner formed at an intersection of the pointing direction reflection face and the rear end direction reflection face and arranged at a location opposed to the base part. The corners of the respective partial reflection parts adjacent to each other are displaced in a pointing direction or in a rear end direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Miyazawa, Masayuki Ogawa
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Patent number: 9995606Abstract: To provide an inexpensive indicator member which can prevent a dark area from being formed at a location above a reflection part, an indicator unit having the indicator member and an indicator instrument having the indicator unit. A hollow reflection part provided to an indicator part of an indicator main body of a light-emitting indicator includes a plurality of partial reflection parts having at least an pointing direction reflection face, a rear end direction reflection face and a corner formed at an intersection of the pointing direction reflection face and the rear end direction reflection face and arranged at a location opposed to the base part. The corners of the respective partial reflection parts adjacent to each other are displaced in a pointing direction or in a rear end direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Miyazawa, Masayuki Ogawa
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Publication number: 20170069212Abstract: Equipped with are a presenting unit which presents visible information at such a position that a driver can recognize it visually, an object detection unit which detects an object approaching a self vehicle; and a control unit which controls the presenting unit so that it presents the visible information with a movement of the visible information in a same direction as a left-right component of a direction in which the object is approaching the self vehicle while moving the visible information if the object detection unit detects the object. The control unit controls the presenting unit so that a movement range of the visible information is located on only the left side or the right side, being the same side of the self vehicle as the object is located, of a boundary that defines the left side and the right side for the driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Miyazawa, Masayuki Ogawa
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Publication number: 20170059370Abstract: To provide an inexpensive indicator member which can prevent a dark area from being formed at a location above a reflection part, an indicator unit having the indicator member and an indicator instrument having the indicator unit. A hollow reflection part provided to an indicator part of an indicator main body of a light-emitting indicator includes a plurality of partial reflection parts having at least an pointing direction reflection face, a rear end direction reflection face and a corner formed at an intersection of the pointing direction reflection face and the rear end direction reflection face and arranged at a location opposed to the base part. The corners of the respective partial reflection parts adjacent to each other are displaced in a pointing direction or in a rear end direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Tomohiro Miyazawa, Masayuki Ogawa
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Publication number: 20170059371Abstract: To provide an inexpensive indicator member which can prevent a dark area from being formed at a location above a reflection part, an indicator unit having the indicator member and an indicator instrument having the indicator unit. A hollow reflection part provided to an indicator part of an indicator main body of a light-emitting indicator includes a plurality of partial reflection parts having at least an pointing direction reflection face, a rear end direction reflection face and a corner formed at an intersection of the pointing direction reflection face and the rear end direction reflection face and arranged at a location opposed to the base part. The corners of the respective partial reflection parts adjacent to each other are displaced in a pointing direction or in a rear end direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Tomohiro Miyazawa, Masayuki Ogawa
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Publication number: 20130314891Abstract: [Problem to be solved] To provide an inexpensive indicator member which can prevent a dark area from being formed at a location above a reflection part, an indicator unit having the indicator member and an indicator instrument having the indicator unit. [Solution to Problem] A hollow reflection part provided to an indicator part of an indicator main body of a light-emitting indicator includes a plurality of partial reflection parts having at least an pointing direction reflection face, a rear end direction reflection face and a corner formed at an intersection of the pointing direction reflection face and the rear end direction reflection face and arranged at a location opposed to the base part. The corners of the respective partial reflection parts adjacent to each other are displaced in a pointing direction or in a rear end direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro Miyazawa, Masayuki Ogawa
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Publication number: 20130027902Abstract: A light guide plate includes a light emitting section having an arc shape in plan view which is arranged to overlap a dial. On a rear surface of the light guide plate, a reflective section which reflects light traveling through the light emitting section toward a front surface is provided. In addition, in the reflective section, plural reflective bodies formed of plural ridges, which are arranged in a direction intersecting the traveling direction of light traveling through the light emitting section so as to be in contact with each other in a width direction thereof and are provided to be convex on the rear surface, are provided at intervals. The plural ridges are formed so as to cause incident light to pass therethrough while refracting the light toward the front surface and reflect the light in a direction perpendicular to the dial.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2011Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro Miyazawa, Masayuki Ogawa