Patents by Inventor Toshiya Shikano
Toshiya Shikano 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: 7684983Abstract: When a voice input is detected as being applied to a directional microphone, sounds output from selected loudspeakers from among a plurality of loudspeakers, which otherwise would obstruct the speech recognition process, are attenuated, and sound signals supplied to the selected loudspeakers are combined with sound signals supplied to the other loudspeakers, and the combined sound signals are supplied to the other loudspeakers.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2005Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiya Shikano, Tatsuya Kyomitsu
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Patent number: 7428454Abstract: An on-vehicle electronic control system has an input device for performing a plurality of manual input operations, wherein the input operations can be simultaneously and independently input; a processing device for independently processing the input operations and outputting respective processed results corresponding to the input operations; and a display device for independently showing the respective processed results. The display device may have a single display screen which is divided into a plurality of display sections for independently and simultaneously showing the respective processed results. The input device may have a microphone array including a plurality of microphones so as to simultaneously and independently perform a plurality of voice input operations. Typically, the input device assigns a task to any one of the input operations; and the processing device has a task content changing device for making the task be inherited and executed as a task assigned to another input operation.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2005Date of Patent: September 23, 2008Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiya Shikano, Tatsuya Kyomitsu
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Patent number: 7101054Abstract: First and second polarized light beam splitters 13, 14 split non-polarized light L into p polarized light P and s polarized light S1 and allow the p polarized light P to transmit in the same direction as that of the non-polarized light L, reflecting the s polarized light S1. A light emitting apparatus 1 emits one the s polarized light and the p polarized light that are split by the first and second polarized light beam splitters 13, 14 as first vertical polarized light having a vibration plane in an electric field substantially perpendicular to the ground and converts the other of the p polarized light and the s polarized light by first and second ½ wave plates 5, 6 for converting a vibration plane in an electric field as second vertical polarized light having a vibration plane in an electric field substantially perpendicular to the ground for emission.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2004Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Toshiya Shikano
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Patent number: 7070308Abstract: A light projector includes a polarized light splitter 3 that splits unpolarized light irradiated from a light source 1 into p-polarized light and s-polarized light, and the p-polarized light and/or the s-polarized light are irradiated as vertical polarized light and/or horizontal polarized light, providing a driver with considerably improved forward visibility in comparison with a conventional headlight.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2003Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Toshiya Shikano
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Publication number: 20060100870Abstract: When a voice input is detected as being applied to a directional microphone, sounds output from selected loudspeakers from among a plurality of loudspeakers, which otherwise would obstruct the speech recognition process, are attenuated, and sound signals supplied to the selected loudspeakers are combined with sound signals supplied to the other loudspeakers, and the combined sound signals are supplied to the other loudspeakers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2005Publication date: May 11, 2006Inventors: Toshiya Shikano, Tatsuya Kyomitsu
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Patent number: 7019631Abstract: An indicator equipped with a polarized light splitter, which passes and reflects an un-polarized light irradiated from a light source and divides the polarized light into a p-polarized light whose oscillation direction of an electric field is parallel to an incidence plane and an s-polarized light whose oscillation direction of an electric field is perpendicular to the incidence plane. In this indicator, at least one of the p-polarized light and s-polarized light is emitted from the polarized light splitter as a horizontal polarized light whose oscillation direction of an electric field is substantially parallel to a ground.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2003Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Toshiya Shikano
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Publication number: 20050278083Abstract: An on-vehicle electronic control system has an input device for performing a plurality of manual input operations, wherein the input operations can be simultaneously and independently input; a processing device for independently processing the input operations and outputting respective processed results corresponding to the input operations; and a display device for independently showing the respective processed results. The display device may have a single display screen which is divided into a plurality of display sections for independently and simultaneously showing the respective processed results. The input device may have a microphone array including a plurality of microphones so as to simultaneously and independently perform a plurality of voice input operations. Typically, the input device assigns a task to any one of the input operations; and the processing device has a task content changing device for making the task be inherited and executed as a task assigned to another input operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2005Publication date: December 15, 2005Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiya Shikano, Tatsuya Kyomitsu
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Publication number: 20040174594Abstract: First and second polarized light beam splitters 13, 14 split non-polarized light L into p polarized light P and s polarized light S1 and allow the p polarized light P to transmit in the same direction as that of the non-polarized light L, reflecting the s polarized light S1. A light emitting apparatus 1 emits one the s polarized light and the p polarized light that are split by the first and second polarized light beam splitters 13, 14 as first vertical polarized light having a vibration plane in an electric field substantially perpendicular to the ground and converts the other of the p polarized light and the s polarized light by first and second ½ wave plates 5, 6 for converting a vibration plane in an electric field as second vertical polarized light having a vibration plane in an electric field substantially perpendicular to the ground for emission.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2004Publication date: September 9, 2004Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Toshiya Shikano
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Publication number: 20040160153Abstract: An indicator equipped with a polarized light splitter, which passes and reflects an un-polarized light irradiated from a light source and divides the polarized light into a p-polarized light whose oscillation direction of an electric field is parallel to an incidence plane and an s-polarized light whose oscillation direction of an electric field is perpendicular to the incidence plane. In this indicator, at least one of the p-polarized light and s-polarized light is emitted from the polarized light splitter as a horizontal polarized light whose oscillation direction of an electric field is substantially parallel to a ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2003Publication date: August 19, 2004Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Toshiya Shikano
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Publication number: 20030189839Abstract: A light projector includes a polarized light splitter 3 that splits unpolarized light irradiated from a light source 1 into p-polarized light and s-polarized light, and the p-polarized light and/or the s-polarized light are irradiated as vertical polarized light and/or horizontal polarized light, providing a driver with considerably improved forward visibility in comparison with a conventional headlight.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2003Publication date: October 9, 2003Applicant: HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Toshiya Shikano