Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Tomaru
Yoshihiro Tomaru 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: 20230260209Abstract: A training data generation device includes: a 3D model acquiring unit to acquire a 3D model of an object; a partial image acquiring unit to acquire a partial image that is an image area in which the object appears in a photographed image; a texture coordinate acquiring unit to acquire two-dimensional texture coordinates for texture-mapping the partial image on the 3D model on the basis of the partial image and the 3D model; a rendering condition acquiring unit to acquire a rendering condition that is a condition for rendering a 3D model with texture obtained by texture-mapping the partial image on the 3D model on the basis of the two-dimensional texture coordinates; a two-dimensional image acquiring unit to acquire a two-dimensional image by rendering the 3D model with texture on the basis of the rendering condition; and a training data output unit to output the two-dimensional image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yoshihiro TOMARU, Toshihisa SUZUKI
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Patent number: 11580689Abstract: An information display control device displays, in a display region, an image of a virtual object for indicating a position of an object. The device includes: a determiner to determine a size of the virtual object based on the position of the object; a drawer to generate an image of the virtual object by placing the virtual object at the position of the object and performing a perspective projection of the virtual object onto a virtual region with a viewpoint of a user as a reference; a generator to generate a table representing a relationship between grid points in the virtual region and points corresponding to the grid points in a plane including the display region; a transformer to generate a display image of the virtual object by transforming the image of the virtual object using the table; and a controller to display the display image in the display region.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihiro Tomaru
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Publication number: 20210256760Abstract: An information display control device displays, in a display region, an image of a virtual object for indicating a position of an object. The device includes: a determiner to determine a size of the virtual object based on the position of the object; a drawer to generate an image of the virtual object by placing the virtual object at the position of the object and performing a perspective projection of the virtual object onto a virtual region with a viewpoint of a user as a reference; a generator to generate a table representing a relationship between grid points in the virtual region and points corresponding to the grid points in a plane including the display region; a transformer to generate a display image of the virtual object by transforming the image of the virtual object using the table; and a controller to display the display image in the display region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihiro TOMARU
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Patent number: 11087224Abstract: An out-of-vehicle communication device includes: a yielding-intention-judgment-parameter learning unit that generates a yielding intention judgment parameter as learning data in which behavior and a position of a pedestrian are associated with the condition of the yielding intention of the pedestrian, and stores the yielding intention judgment parameter in a storage unit; a yielding intention judgment unit that judges yielding intention of an actual pedestrian based on a head image and a position of the actual pedestrian and the yielding intention judgment parameter stored in the storage unit; and a display control unit that determines whether or not to display display content to the actual pedestrian, contents of the display content, and a display position of the display content on a road based on result of the judgment on the actual condition of the yielding intention of the pedestrian and controls a display device based on the determination.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihiro Tomaru
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Patent number: 11049268Abstract: A superimposing position correction device includes an image acquisition unit, a difference image generation unit, a processing plan image generation unit, a subregion generation unit, a similar shape search unit, a representative point extraction unit, a projection matrix calculation unit and a superimposition display unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2017Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiro Tomaru, Takeshi Osaga
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Publication number: 20200250553Abstract: An out-of-vehicle communication device includes: a yielding-intention-judgment-parameter learning unit that generates a yielding intention judgment parameter as learning data in which behavior and a position of a pedestrian are associated with the condition of the yielding intention of the pedestrian, and stores the yielding intention judgment parameter in a storage unit; a yielding intention judgment unit that judges yielding intention of an actual pedestrian based on a head image and a position of the actual pedestrian and the yielding intention judgment parameter stored in the storage unit; and a display control unit that determines whether or not to display display content to the actual pedestrian, contents of the display content, and a display position of the display content on a road based on result of the judgment on the actual condition of the yielding intention of the pedestrian and controls a display device based on the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2017Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshihiro TOMARU
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Publication number: 20190385318Abstract: A superimposing position correction device includes an image acquisition unit, a difference image generation unit, a processing plan image generation unit, a subregion generation unit, a similar shape search unit, a representative point extraction unit, a projection matrix calculation unit and a superimposition display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2017Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yoshihiro TOMARU, Takeshi OSAGA
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Publication number: 20190102948Abstract: An image display device acquires information of an object around a moving body and determines whether shielding is allowed or not allowed for the object according to whether an acquired importance of the object is higher than a threshold value. The image display device displays image data indicating the object by superimposing it on a scenery around the moving body regardless of a position of the object, with respect to the object for which it is determined that the shielding is not allowed, and determines whether to display the object by superimposing it on the scenery in accordance with the position of the object, with respect to the object for which it is determined that the shielding is allowed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2016Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiro TOMARU, Takefumi HASEGAWA
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Patent number: 10147317Abstract: This disclosure relates to a traffic information estimation device and a traffic information estimation method for estimating a time period of switching of a traffic signal display. The traffic information estimation device includes: an acquisition unit (203) acquiring arrangement information indicating an arrangement of vehicles in accordance with a time passage on a road on which a traffic signal is installed; a determination unit (205) determining changes in density of the vehicles by using the arrangement information; and a calculation unit (206) calculating a display change cycle indicating a time period of switching of a display of the traffic signal based on a time interval between the changes in density of the vehicles. According to such a configuration, it is possible to simplify processing to estimate of a change cycle of the traffic signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Hirata, Junya Ujiie, Michinori Yoshida, Yoshihiro Tomaru, Mitsuo Shimotani, Ryo Okabe
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Publication number: 20180276990Abstract: This disclosure relates to a traffic information estimation device and a traffic information estimation method for estimating a time period of switching of a traffic signal display. The traffic information estimation device includes: an acquisition unit (203) acquiring arrangement information indicating an arrangement of vehicles in accordance with a time passage on a road on which a traffic signal is installed; a determination unit (205) determining changes in density of the vehicles by using the arrangement information; and a calculation unit (206) calculating a display change cycle indicating a time period of switching of a display of the traffic signal based on a time interval between the changes in density of the vehicles. According to such a configuration, it is possible to simplify processing to estimate of a change cycle of the traffic signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2015Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Akira HIRATA, Junya UJIIE, Michinori YOSHIDA, Yoshihiro TOMARU, Mitsuo SHIMOTANI, Ryo OKABE
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Patent number: 9886791Abstract: A three-dimensional information processing apparatus includes: a bottom surface intersection point calculation unit calculating intersection points between segments formed by a set of vertices for a terrain model generated by a terrain vertex synthesis unit and outer peripheral segments of a bottom surface of a structure model extracted by a structure bottom surface extraction unit; an all-point height calculation unit calculating heights of the terrain model at the intersection points calculated by the calculation unit and at the vertices constituting the bottom surface of the structure model; a reference height calculation unit calculating a reference height in three-dimensional information on a predetermined area from the heights of the terrain model; and a structure height correction unit correcting the height of the structure model in use of differences between the reference height and the heights of the terrain model.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yoshihiro Tomaru, Jumpei Hato
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Publication number: 20160005222Abstract: A three-dimensional information processing apparatus includes: a bottom surface intersection point calculation unit calculating intersection points between segments formed by a set of vertices for a terrain model generated by a terrain vertex synthesis unit and outer peripheral segments of a bottom surface of a structure model extracted by a structure bottom surface extraction unit; an all-point height calculation unit calculating heights of the terrain model at the intersection points calculated by the calculation unit and at the vertices constituting the bottom surface of the structure model; a reference height calculation unit calculating a reference height in three-dimensional information on a predetermined area from the heights of the terrain model; and a structure height correction unit correcting the height of the structure model in use of differences between the reference height and the heights of the terrain model.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: January 7, 2016Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiro TOMARU, Jumpei HATO
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Patent number: 8994727Abstract: A symbol cache checking part for checking to see whether or not an image of a symbol of the same type as a symbol to be drawn is written in a texture. When the symbol cache checking part determines that an image of a symbol of the same type as the symbol to be drawn is written in a texture, a texture coordinate setting part sets the write position of the above-mentioned symbol in the texture to the vertices of a 3D polygon generated by a polygon generating part as texture coordinates, and a polygon drawing unit 40 draws this 3D polygon.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2010Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Yoshihiro Tomaru
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Publication number: 20140375638Abstract: A hidden model determinator that compares a coordinate value in a depth direction which is acquired by performing a coordinate transformation on each of a first determination target point and a second determination target point which are selected from model data about a facility model with that in the depth direction of model data about a topographical model, which is stored in a Z value buffer, to determine whether or not the facility model is hidden behind the topographical model, and a facility addition processing unit that stores model data about a facility model which the hidden model determinator determines is not hidden behind the topographical model.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2012Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yoshihiro Tomaru, Shoichiro Kuboyama
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Publication number: 20130176307Abstract: Disposed is a symbol cache checking part 33 for checking to see whether or not an image of a symbol of the same type as a symbol to be drawn is written in a texture. When the symbol cache checking part 33 determines that an image of a symbol of the same type as the symbol to be drawn is written in a texture, a texture coordinate setting part 39 sets the write position of the above-mentioned symbol in the texture to the vertices of a 3D polygon generated by a polygon generating part 32 as texture coordinates, and a polygon drawing unit 40 draws this 3D polygon.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2010Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Yoshihiro Tomaru
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Publication number: 20120293559Abstract: A prefetch size for drawing calculating unit 6 determines a prefetch size for drawing on the basis of a scroll speed and a scroll direction. A prefetch area for drawing calculating unit 7 determines a prefetch area for drawing from the scroll speed, the scroll direction, and the prefetch size for drawing. A back-side drawing memory 11 stores map data about the prefetch area for drawing, and is interchanged with a front-side drawing memory 12. A rectangle extracting unit 14 extracts a rectangular area for display from the front-side drawing memory 12 with which the back-side drawing memory is interchanged, and this rectangular area for display is displayed by a display unit 15.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2010Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yoshihiro Tomaru, Makoto Otsuru
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Publication number: 20100253861Abstract: A display includes a plurality of matching sections 15 for identifying areas corresponding to partial areas taken with cameras 2a-2f in an imaging area taken with a wide-view camera 1, a projective transformation section 17 for projecting the images of the partial areas taken with the cameras 2a-2f onto the image spaces of the areas identified by the matching sections 15, an overlapped area synthesizing section 19 for synthesizing overlapped areas of the images of the plurality of partial areas projected by the projective transformation section 17, and a rectangular area dividing section 20 for dividing the image after the synthesis to a plurality of rectangular areas, and that a plurality of distortion correcting sections 22 correct the distortion of the images of the partial areas taken with the cameras 2a-2f in accordance with the rectangular areas resulting from the division by the rectangular area dividing section 20, and display the images after the correction on displays 5a-5f.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2008Publication date: October 7, 2010Inventors: Yoshihiro Tomaru, Masayuki Harada, Hitoshi Fujimoto
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Publication number: 20100045691Abstract: An image display device which sets up display positions and drawing order on a display screen of images generated from graphics data for each of layers on the basis of layout information and layer structure information, and which displays the images generated from the plurality of graphics data on the display screen while superimposing them on one another according to this setting information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2007Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Manami Naito, Yasunori Tsubaki, Toshiyuki Hagiwara, Yoshihiro Tomaru
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Publication number: 20100020096Abstract: Antialiasing selection condition data 200 are inputted to an antialiasing selection condition data input means 3. An antialiasing method determining means 5 determines an antialiasing method corresponding to data to be drawn on the basis of the antialiasing selection condition data 200. An antialiasing method selecting means 6 selects data about the determined antialiasing method from antialiasing method data 300 inputted to an antialiasing method data input means 4. An antialiasing processing means 7 performs an antialiasing process on the data to be drawn by using the antialiasing method data selected by the antialiasing method selecting means 6.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2007Publication date: January 28, 2010Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiro Tomaru, Masayuki Harada, Manami Naito