Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Nishio
Tsuyoshi Nishio 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: 20250244135Abstract: A control method includes displaying, on a display device, a first route to a predetermined destination and a second route different from the first route, the second route displayed on the display device also indicating that information outside the vehicle is collected while the vehicle is traveling along the second route and the information is transmitted to exterior; displaying, on the display device, a guidance display for guiding the second route when the second route is selected by operating an input device; acquiring, by an external information acquisition device, vehicle external information on the second route; and transmitting, by a transmission device, the vehicle external information to exterior.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2025Publication date: July 31, 2025Applicant: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Toshihiro MIYAMICHI
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Patent number: 12330552Abstract: A moving body is configured to perform autonomous operation. The moving body includes: a first body including at least one wheel and configured to travel by the at least one wheel; a second body attachable to and detachable from the first body; and a display circuit arranged to face an outer side of the first body. The display circuit is configured to display at least a first schematic pattern of a first eye and a second schematic pattern of a second eye.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2021Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nishio, Masahiro Anezaki, Takanao Yano, Makoto Hinata, Kanji Muto, Naoki Usui
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Publication number: 20250128578Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body, a wheel group connected to the vehicle body, a door disposed on the vehicle body and opened by an actuator in a first direction, and a planar light shielding member disposed on the door, having a variable light transmittance and including at least a first region and a second region that are disposed along the first direction. When the vehicle is in a first state, the first region and the second region of the light shielding member in the door have a first light transmittance. When the vehicle is in a second state, the second region remains at the first light transmittance, and the first region has a second light transmittance larger than the first light transmittance. Thereafter, an opening operation of the door in the first direction is completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2024Publication date: April 24, 2025Applicant: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Yohei TANAKA, Yuki NISHIDA, Toshihiro MIYAMICHI
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Publication number: 20250128600Abstract: A display control method of gratitude information on a display device is provided. The gratitude information includes at least first gratitude information expressing first gratitude from a first person to a second person, and second gratitude information expressing second gratitude from the second person to a third person. The display control method includes displaying, on the display device, the first person as a first node, the second person as a second node, and the third person as a third node; and on the display device, moving a predetermined display from the first node to the second node, and then moving the predetermined display from the second node to the third node.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2024Publication date: April 24, 2025Applicant: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yu KISHIMOTO, Yohei TANAKA, Yukimasa KOMIYA, Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Toshihiro MIYAMICHI
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Publication number: 20240367515Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a cabin, a first seat and a second seat arranged in the cabin, a planar transparent member placed on a side surface of the cabin, and that separates an interior of the cabin and a vehicle exterior from each other, and a display device placed on the side surface of the cabin and arranged along the planar transparent member, the display device having a plurality of pixels, wherein there is a case where information can be provided by a display of the plurality of pixels passing through decorative sheet by the display device lighting on, and there is a case of hiding the plurality of pixels by the display device lighting offType: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2024Publication date: November 7, 2024Applicant: Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Naoki USUI, Takuma MASUDA
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Publication number: 20240361593Abstract: A display device includes a transparent display and having a first display region capable of outputting a video of a first shape, and a variable light transmittance sheet which corresponds to at least the first display region, is disposed on at least a front seat side of the vehicle body, and has a variable light transmittance. When outputting a video including a second display region having a second shape in the first display region, the variable light transmittance sheet is set to include a light-shielding region having a third shape and having a first light transmittance, and a transmission region having a fourth shape other than the light-shielding region and having a second light transmittance larger than the first light transmittance, and at least a part of the light-shielding region is set to overlap with the second display region.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Toshihiro MIYAMICHI
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Publication number: 20240302953Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a content display method of a display device, which includes: a display having a predetermined shape and having a predetermined side along a first direction; and a touch panel arranged to overlap the display and configured to receive a touch operation, includes: displaying a first content on the display; receiving a first touch operation along the first direction on the touch panel; moving the first content along the first direction and moving an index serving as a second content related to the first content along the first direction near the predetermined side, on the display; receiving a second touch operation along a second direction different from the first direction on the touch panel, the second touch operation starting from a position corresponding to the index; and displaying the second content on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takuma MASUDA, Yukimasa KOMIYA, Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Toshihiro MIYAMICHI
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Publication number: 20240294070Abstract: A display control method for controlling displays of a first display device and a second display device included in a vehicle is provided. The display control method includes displaying, on the first display device, a transparent screen at a position where a driver is capable of viewing an outside of the vehicle through a windshield; locating a screen of the second display device at a position different from the screen of the first display device; and in a case that a line-of-sight position of the driver detected by a line-of-sight detection device included in the vehicle does not match the position of the screen of the second display device, controlling the display of the screen of the second display device more than the display of the screen of the first display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2024Publication date: September 5, 2024Applicant: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshihiro MIYAMICHI, Yukimasa KOMIYA, Tsuyoshi NISHIO
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Patent number: 12065036Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a cabin, a first seat and a second seat arranged in the cabin, a planar transparent member placed on a side surface of the cabin, and that separates an interior of the cabin and a vehicle exterior from each other, and a display device placed on the side surface of the cabin and arranged along the planar transparent member, the display device having a plurality of pixels. At least a part of the display device is placed on the side surface and between the first seat and the second seat.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nishio, Naoki Usui, Takuma Masuda
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Publication number: 20240270267Abstract: A control method executable by a computer configured to cooperate with at least a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the control method includes receiving input of personal-characteristics data corresponding to a driver who drives the first vehicle, the personal-characteristics data being acquired by the first vehicle and being used for improving assistance of driving-characteristics of the driver, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, outputting the personal-characteristics data corresponding to the driver such that the personal-characteristics data can be used by the second vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2024Publication date: August 15, 2024Applicant: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshihiro MIYAMICHI, Naoki USUI, Tsuyoshi NISHIO
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Publication number: 20240001736Abstract: A vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a vehicle body, an armrest, a sensor, and an air blower port. The armrest is disposed along a side portion of a seat in the vehicle body. The armrest is disposed in the traveling direction. The armrest includes an upper surface on which an arm of a passenger sitting on the seat is allowed to rest. The sensor is provided on a side surface of the armrest. The sensor detects a hand of the passenger. The air blower port is provided on the side surface of the armrest and provided between the sensor and the upper surface of the armrest. The air blower sends out air from the armrest. The air sent out from the air blower port is changed on the basis of at least a detection result of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Toshihiro MIYAMICHI
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Publication number: 20230339295Abstract: A vehicle interior purification device includes: first and second outlets disposed in a housing; first and second blower fans corresponding to the first and second outlets and disposed inside the housing; and a predetermined generation device for an airflow delivered from the first outlet and the second outlet, the predetermined generation device being disposed inside the housing. The predetermined generation device includes at least one of an electrostatic atomization device that generates a mist containing charged water particles and an ozone/ion generation device that generates ozone and negative ions by corona discharge. The first outlet and the second outlet are set to be disposed along a direction of travel of the vehicle. The first rotational speed of the first blower fan and a second rotational speed of the second blower fan are settable to different rotational speeds.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Hwayoung KANG, Nao YANAI, Yuki NISHIDA, Toshihiro MIYAMICHI
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Publication number: 20230290197Abstract: A vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a first wheel, a second wheel, a body coupled to the first and second wheels and movable by the first and second wheels, a first imaging circuit configured to capture an image of exterior of the vehicle, and a processor. The processor is configured to: set a monitoring target based on a captured image; start, when a monitoring start condition is met, a monitoring process of determining whether the monitoring target belongs to a monitoring range based on a captured image by the first imaging circuit; and terminate, when a monitoring end condition is met, the monitoring process, the monitoring start condition or the monitoring end condition including a condition related to an operation of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Makoto HINATA, Masahiro ANEZAKI, Hajime HOMMA, Naoki USUI, Yuki NISHIDA, Takuma MASUDA
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Publication number: 20230114316Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a cabin, a first seat and a second seat arranged in the cabin, a planar transparent member placed on a side surface of the cabin, and that separates an interior of the cabin and a vehicle exterior from each other, and a display device placed on the side surface of the cabin and arranged along the planar transparent member, the display device having a plurality of pixels. At least a part of the display device is placed on the side surface and between the first seat and the second seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Naoki USUI, Takuma MASUDA
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Patent number: 11505040Abstract: A vehicle includes: a vehicle body including a vehicle cabin; at least one wheel disposed along one direction in the vehicle body; a seat disposed inside the vehicle cabin; a first planar member that is fixed to the vehicle body, separates the vehicle cabin from an outside of the vehicle, is disposed further toward the outside of the vehicle than the seat in the one direction, and has a first transmittance for visible light; a second planar member that is allowed to be disposed between the first planar member and the seat, and has a second transmittance for visible light that is smaller than the first transmittance; and an input device. The second planar member is disposed between the first planar member and the seat in a case where a predetermined input is performed on the input device.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nishio, Takuma Masuda, Motohiro Aoki, Yuhei Yamamoto, Naoki Usui, Satoshi Tanigawa, Takayuki Moriwaki, Takeshi Kiritoshi, Kazuhiko Kaneuchi
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Publication number: 20220307846Abstract: A vehicle dispatch management method includes: acquiring, from a requester terminal of a requester who requests vehicle dispatch, vehicle dispatch request information including requester identification information of the requester; and causing the requester terminal to display dispatched vehicle information onto a display screen of the requester terminal by outputting the dispatched vehicle information to the requester terminal. The dispatched vehicle information is information about a driver of driving characteristic information similar to passenger characteristic information. The passenger characteristic information represents driving characteristics preferred by the requester identified by the requester identification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Hwayoung KANG, Naoki USUI
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Publication number: 20220266709Abstract: A moving body includes: a first body including at least one wheel, an electric motor and a first secondary battery; and a second body attachable to and detachable from the first body and including an electric power load and a second secondary battery. When the second body is mounted on the first body, at least one of the second secondary battery and the first secondary battery is allowed to be charged in a charging mode including at least one of a first charging mode and a second charging mode. In the first charging mode, the second secondary battery is charged using electric power output from the first secondary battery. In the second charging mode, the first secondary battery is charged using electric power output from the second secondary battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto HINATA, Masahiro ANEZAKI, Takanao YANO, Tsuyoshi NISHIO
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Publication number: 20210347415Abstract: A moving body is configured to perform autonomous operation. The moving body includes: a first body including at least one wheel and configured to travel by the at least one wheel; a second body attachable to and detachable from the first body; and a display circuit arranged to face an outer side of the first body. The display circuit is configured to display at least a first schematic pattern of a first eye and a second schematic pattern of a second eye.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Masahiro ANEZAKI, Takanao YANO, Makoto HINATA, Kanji MUTO, Naoki USUI
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Patent number: 10895656Abstract: Capacitive sensor includes sensor electrode, sensor circuit that is electrically connected to sensor electrode measures capacitance of sensor electrode, first impedance element, noise detection circuit that is electrically connected to sensor electrode through first impedance element and measures noise, and control circuit that switches between on and off of each of sensor circuit and noise detection circuit. Control circuit causes sensor circuit to measure the capacitance of sensor electrode by turning on sensor circuit and by turning off noise detection circuit and control circuit causes noise detection circuit to measure the noise by turning off sensor circuit and by turning on noise detection circuit.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2018Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuta Okazaki, Hiroshi Naitou, Tsuyoshi Nishio
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Patent number: 10866725Abstract: An input device includes a manipulation surface, a light emitting circuit disposed along the manipulation surface, and a detection circuit configured to detect an action of a finger on the manipulation surface. The light emitting circuit has first and second segment groups. The second segment group is disposed along the first segment group. The first segment group emits light at a first intensity if the detection circuit is restricted to receive a prescribed input. The first segment group emits light at a second intensity if the detection circuit is allowed to receive the prescribed input. A part of the second segment group emits light if the detection circuit detects an action of the finger alongside the first segment group while the first segment group is emitting light at the second intensity.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nishio, Naoki Usui