Patents by Inventor Yoshimasa Okabe

Yoshimasa Okabe 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: 11615633
    Abstract: A monitoring device receives an image captured by an image capturing device mounted on a vehicle. The monitoring device performs a monitoring process for a preset monitoring range based on the captured image received from the image capturing unit. The monitoring device displays a plurality of menus indicating different monitoring ranges on a display device, and sets a monitoring range corresponding to a menu selected by the user from the plurality of menus as the monitoring range in the monitoring process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Teruo Sakamoto, Yoshimasa Okabe
  • Publication number: 20230001919
    Abstract: An object detection device includes first and second detectors each configured to detect an object by transmitting an ultrasonic wave in a moving direction of the moving object and receiving a reflected wave of the ultrasonic wave, a second detector, a memory, and a hardware processor coupled to the memory, and configured to: determine that an obstacle is present in the moving direction of the moving object, based on object detection results by the first and second detectors; determine crossing of the obstacle based on object detection results by the first and second detectors in a state in which it is being determined that the obstacle is present; and cause a driving controller mounted on the moving object, to release driving restriction control of restricting movement of the moving object when determining the crossing, or prohibit the driving controller from releasing the driving restriction control under a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Sumiaki HAZAMA, Yoshimasa OKABE, Hiroki YAMASHITA, Shingo KAWAHARA, Chiaki IZUMOTO, Yusuke NAKAMURA, Teppei SHIBATA, Toru CHIKAMITSU
  • Publication number: 20220379925
    Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus configured to support a driving of a vehicle at a time of pulling out of the vehicle, the driving assistance apparatus including: a control section configured to determine a movement path from a parking space to a predetermined position of a road region, and run the vehicle along the movement path on a basis of surroundings information of the vehicle when pulling out the vehicle from the parking space to the road region, wherein the control section leaves an accelerator operation for the vehicle to a user while automatically controlling a steering operation for the vehicle at least in a section in the movement path, and switches from an automated driving mode to a manual driving mode in response to the steering operation that is performed by the user when the vehicle travels in the section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehito SATO, Atsushi NOJIRI, Satoshi FUKUMOTO, Yoshimasa OKABE
  • Publication number: 20220374640
    Abstract: A monitoring device receives an image captured by an image capturing device mounted on a vehicle. The monitoring device performs a monitoring process for a preset monitoring range based on the captured image received from the image capturing unit. The monitoring device displays a plurality of menus indicating different monitoring ranges on a display device, and sets a monitoring range corresponding to a menu selected by the user from the plurality of menus as the monitoring range in the monitoring process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruo SAKAMOTO, Yoshimasa OKABE
  • Publication number: 20220317292
    Abstract: A distance measurement device includes: a transmission and reception device configured to transmit a transmission wave and receive a reflected wave; a memory; and a hardware processor coupled to the memory. The hardware processor is configured to: detect a reception signal received by the transmission and reception device and obtain a reception waveform indicating a temporal change in an intensity of the reception signal; detect a feature amount of the reflected wave based on the reception waveform; calculate a distance from the distance measurement device to an object, based on the feature amount; and control a detection condition of detection of the feature amount by changing a threshold for detecting the feature amount, based on a change in the feature amount, in a case where the reflected wave arrives during a reverberation period in which reverberation of the transmission wave remains in the transmission and reception device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshimasa OKABE, Toshimasa TAKAGI, Hiroki YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20220309602
    Abstract: A vehicle monitoring apparatus includes a hardware processor functioning as an image acquisition unit, an abnormality information acquisition unit, a damage determination unit, and a damage reporting unit. The image acquisition unit serves to acquire a captured image including an image representation of an exterior of a vehicle body of a vehicle. The abnormality information acquisition unit serves to acquire vehicle-body abnormality information indicating an abnormality in the vehicle body. The damage determination unit serves to determine presence or absence of damage to the vehicle body on the basis of the captured image and the vehicle-body abnormality information. The damage reporting unit serves to report, to an information processing apparatus, a damage report including the captured image or an image generated on the basis of the captured image. The damage report is reported in accordance with on a result of the determination on the damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa OKABE, Takashi OKOHIRA, Yuya HAMAI, Yudai ISHIBASHI, Naoki HAYASHI, Toshihiko HASHINAGA, Jun NAKAI, Kiyohiko FUJIWARA, Masato YUDA
  • Publication number: 20220308210
    Abstract: An object detection apparatus includes distance measuring devices and a hardware processor. The distance measuring devices are provided in a vehicle and emit ultrasonic waves. The distance measuring devices detect an object around the vehicle and obtain distance information indicating a distance to the detected object. The hardware processor determines a scene in which the vehicle is placed. The determination is performed on the basis of the distance information, vehicle speed information, an image of surroundings of the vehicle, and/or a location of the vehicle on a map. The hardware processor performs, on the basis of a scene determination result, setting of a high-sensitivity area where sensitivity for detecting the reflected waves is temporarily increased, a change of an emission interval of the ultrasonic waves, and/or a change of an emission sequence of the ultrasonic waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa OKABE, Toshimasa TAKAGI, Hiroki YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 11377103
    Abstract: A host vehicle includes a rear image capturing device and a vehicle control device. The rear image capturing device captures an image of an area behind the host vehicle. The vehicle control device detects a lateral position of a following vehicle in the same lane as that in which the host vehicle travels, the following vehicle being reflected in the image captured by the rear image capturing device and traveling in the lane. The vehicle control device determines a lateral position of the host vehicle within a lane depending on the lateral position of the following vehicle within the same lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshimasa Okabe
  • Patent number: 11368616
    Abstract: A vehicle display control device is configured to perform operations including: performing processing for hindering visual recognition of an occupant of a vehicle on a captured image captured by an image-capturing device; generating a display image; acquiring information indicating a state of the vehicle and information regarding a surrounding environment of the vehicle; and determining whether the vehicle is in a first condition. In a case where it is determined that the vehicle is in the first condition, a display image obtained by prohibiting application of the processing to the captured image or by reducing an application degree of the processing is generated, and is displayed by the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Okabe, Masayoshi Michiguchi, Yuya Hamai, Masato Inoue, Masazumi Yamazaki, Takanori Setsu
  • Patent number: 11155261
    Abstract: A vehicle control device receives a collision detection signal indicating that a vehicle collides with an object from a collision detection device. The vehicle control device measures a distance that the vehicle moves from a collision point when the collision detection signal is received. The vehicle control device limits a running of the vehicle when the movement distance from the collision point exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and does not limit the running of the vehicle when the movement distance from the collision point is the predetermined value or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshimasa Okabe
  • Publication number: 20210300367
    Abstract: A vehicle including a vehicle control device is disclosed. The vehicle control device determines whether an object is a preceding vehicle and whether a brake light of the preceding vehicle is on or off. When the object is a preceding vehicle and its brake light is on, the vehicle control device transmits a braking request that instructs a braking control device to stop the vehicle at a position at which an inter-vehicle distance between the preceding vehicle and the vehicle is equal to or larger than a first distance. When the object is a preceding vehicle and its brake light is off, the vehicle control device transmits a braking request that instructs the braking control device to stop the vehicle at a position at which the inter-vehicle distance is equal to or larger than a second distance being smaller than the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki YAMASHITA, Shingo KAWAHARA, Sumiaki HAZAMA, Yoshimasa OKABE
  • Publication number: 20210306551
    Abstract: A vehicle display control device is configured to perform operations including: performing processing for hindering visual recognition of an occupant of a vehicle on a captured image captured by an image-capturing device; generating a display image; acquiring information indicating a state of the vehicle and information regarding a surrounding environment of the vehicle; and determining whether the vehicle is in a first condition. In a case where it is determined that the vehicle is in the first condition, a display image obtained by prohibiting application of the processing to the captured image or by reducing an application degree of the processing is generated, and is displayed by the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa OKABE, Masayoshi MICHIGUCHI, Yuya HAMAI, Masato INOUE, Masazumi YAMAZAKI, Takanori SETSU
  • Patent number: 11124128
    Abstract: A display control device generates a display image including an image obtained by reducing a predetermined range in a captured image based on an image captured by an image capturing device, and causes the display device to display the display image. In an adjustment mode, the display control device generates a computer graphics (CG) for allowing a user to set a range included in the display image and causes the display device to display the computer graphics. The CG indicates a range displayed in a reduced state and a range displayed without being reduced in a range included in the display image in different aspects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Inoue, Masayoshi Michiguchi, Yuichiro Aihara, Yoshimasa Okabe
  • Patent number: 11105923
    Abstract: A driving support apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a memory and a hardware processor coupled to the memory and a sound wave sensor. The hardware processor is configured to select, as a transmission and reception scheme, either a pulse scheme or a spread spectrum modulation scheme, and control the sound wave sensor with the selected transmission and reception scheme. When the spread spectrum modulation scheme is selected as the transmission and reception scheme, the hardware processor causes the sound wave sensor to successively transmit and receive sound waves by using the spread spectrum modulation scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Yoshida, Yoshimasa Okabe, Masayoshi Michiguchi, Yuichiro Aihara
  • Publication number: 20210190605
    Abstract: A correction amount setting apparatus sets a correction amount for a sound wave sensor that is mounted on a vehicle and that detects an obstacle by transmitting and receiving a sound wave, the correction amount being a correction amount of a sensitivity to a reflection wave or a threshold for determining whether an obstacle is present. The correction amount setting apparatus includes: a correction amount calculator that acquires temperature information from a temperature sensor that detects an outside air temperature around the vehicle and, based on the temperature information, determines the correction amount; and a correction amount setter that determines and sets the correction amount for the sound wave sensor when the vehicle, from start of traveling, after having been accelerated to a speed higher than a reference speed, is decelerated to the reference speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shingo KAWAHARA, Yoshimasa OKABE, Chiaki IZUMOTO, Sumiaki HAZAMA, Hiroki YAMASHITA, Takeo TOMIDA
  • Patent number: 10988083
    Abstract: A visual field support image generation device for generating a visual field support image of a vehicle has a camera that captures an image from the vehicle and a processing section. The processing section covers the image captured by the camera to generate the visual filed support image. The image is covered by compressing the captured image so that a compression ratio of the captured image in a horizontal direction becomes higher than a compression ratio of the captured image in a vertical direction by using a depth vanishing point included in the captured image as the center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Michiguchi, Yoshimasa Okabe
  • Publication number: 20200307456
    Abstract: A visual field support image generation device for generating a visual field support image of a vehicle has a camera that captures an image from the vehicle and a processing section. The processing section covers the image captured by the camera to generate the visual filed support image. The image is covered by compressing the captured image so that a compression ratio of the captured image in a horizontal direction becomes higher than a compression ratio of the captured image in a vertical direction by using a depth vanishing point included in the captured image as the center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayoshi MICHIGUCHI, Yoshimasa OKABE
  • Patent number: 10688941
    Abstract: An imaging device images surroundings of a vehicle. The display control device generates a display image having a distance guidance line indicating a position away from the vehicle by a predetermined distance and an auxiliary line to be added along the distance guidance line and having an appearance different from the distance guidance line superimposed on the image of the vehicle surroundings captured by the imaging device. The display device displays the display image generated by the display control device. The display control device generates a display image in which the mode of combination of the distance guidance line and the auxiliary line is changed in at least one position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshimasa Okabe
  • Publication number: 20200142059
    Abstract: A driving support apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a memory and a hardware processor coupled to the memory and a sound wave sensor. The hardware processor is configured to select, as a transmission and reception scheme, either a pulse scheme or a spread spectrum modulation scheme, and control the sound wave sensor with the selected transmission and reception scheme. When the spread spectrum modulation scheme is selected as the transmission and reception scheme, the hardware processor causes the sound wave sensor to successively transmit and receive sound waves by using the spread spectrum modulation scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi YOSHIDA, Yoshimasa OKABE, Masayoshi MICHIGUCHI, Yuichiro AIHARA
  • Publication number: 20190283747
    Abstract: A host vehicle includes a rear image capturing device and a vehicle control device. The rear image capturing device captures an image of an area behind the host vehicle. The vehicle control device detects a lateral position of a following vehicle in the same lane as that in which the host vehicle travels, the following vehicle being reflected in the image captured by the rear image capturing device and traveling in the lane. The vehicle control device determines a lateral position of the host vehicle within a lane depending on the lateral position of the following vehicle within the same lane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshimasa OKABE