Patents by Inventor Tomokazu Okugi

Tomokazu Okugi 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: 8259998
    Abstract: An image processing device comprising a camera to pick up frame images at the times, a basic template creating portion to create a basic template of a picked-up object in the first image, an image transformation parameter calculating portion to calculate a transformation matrix to execute an image transformation of an object of the first image to an object of the second image, a template transforming portion to create a transformation template by transforming the basic template with the transformation matrix, and a template matching processing portion to execute a template matching processing to the second image with the transformation template to detect the object and to determine that the picked-up object in the second image is identical to the basic template when a matching degree by the matching means is higher than a specified degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Tomokazu Okugi, Masaki Chiba
  • Patent number: 8054201
    Abstract: A real-image picking-up means picks up a real image of a blind area. A moving object detecting means recognizes a moving object from the real image and detects a moving state of the moving object. An imaginary-image specifying means specifies an indication manner of an imaginary image which is to be indicated for showing the moving state of the moving object. An indicating means indicates the imaginary image of the moving object in the indication manner which is specified by the imaginary-image specifying means such that the imaginary image of the moving object indicated by the indicating means overlaps the real image picked up by the real-image picking-up means. There can be provided a surroundings monitoring device for a vehicle which can easily recognize the state of the moving object in the image of the blind area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Tomokazu Okugi, Masaki Chiba, Kazuyuki Okuda, Yuka Ohe
  • Patent number: 7873474
    Abstract: A mapping block locates the own vehicle and another vehicle on a map DB. Another-vehicle intersection detecting block detects intersections located on a traveling path of another vehicle. An own-vehicle intersection detecting block detects intersections located in front of the own vehicle. A collision-intersection identifying block identifies an intersection that is identical to each other as the possible collision intersection by comparing the intersections detected. An information providing block conducts information provision based on calculations of an arriving time of another vehicle by using a distance to the possible collision intersection and a vehicle speed. Accordingly, the collision possibility with another vehicle can be accurately determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Yamamoto, Youhei Iwashita, Tomokazu Okugi
  • Publication number: 20100080419
    Abstract: An image processing device comprising a camera to pick up frame images at the times, a basic template creating portion to create a basic template of a picked-up object in the first image, an image transformation parameter calculating portion to calculate a transformation matrix to execute an image transformation of an object of the first image to an object of the second image, a template transforming portion to create a transformation template by transforming the basic template with the transformation matrix, and a template matching processing portion to execute a template matching processing to the second image with the transformation template to detect the object and to determine that the picked-up object in the second image is identical to the basic template when a matching degree by the matching means is higher than a specified degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomokazu OKUGI, Masaki CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20090237269
    Abstract: A real-image picking-up means picks up a real image of a blind area. A moving object detecting means recognizes a moving object from the real image and detects a moving state of the moving object. An imaginary-image specifying means specifies an indication manner of an imaginary image which is to be indicated for showing the moving state of the moving object. An indicating means indicates the imaginary image of the moving object in the indication manner which is specified by the imaginary-image specifying means such that the imaginary image of the moving object indicated by the indicating means overlaps the real image picked up by the real-image picking-up means. There can be provided a surroundings monitoring device for a vehicle which can easily recognize the state of the moving object in the image of the blind area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomokazu OKUGI, Masaki CHIBA, Kazuyuki OKUDA, Yuka OHE
  • Publication number: 20070282532
    Abstract: A mapping block locates the own vehicle and another vehicle on a map DB. Another-vehicle intersection detecting block detects intersections located on a traveling path of another vehicle. An own-vehicle intersection detecting block detects intersections located in front of the own vehicle. A collision-intersection identifying block identifies an intersection that is identical to each other as the possible collision intersection by comparing the intersections detected. An information providing block conducts information provision based on calculations of an arriving time of another vehicle by using a distance to the possible collision intersection and a vehicle speed. Accordingly, the collision possibility with another vehicle can be accurately determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Masashi Yamamoto, Youhei Iwashita, Tomokazu Okugi