Patents by Inventor Yousuke Hattori
Yousuke Hattori 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: 20220156985Abstract: A peripheral video generation device includes: a video input unit that inputs peripheral video data captured by a plurality of cameras; a video composition unit that composites the peripheral video data to generate a composite video as viewed from a predetermined viewpoint; a three-dimensional shape estimation unit that estimates a three-dimensional shape of a peripheral object based on the peripheral video data; a shielded area estimation unit that uses an estimation result of the three-dimensional shape to estimate a shielded area not visible from the predetermined viewpoint in the composite video; an inference unit that infers a video of the shielded area using deep learning; and a video superimposition unit that superimposes the video inferred by the inference unit on the shielded area in the composite video.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Takahiro KOGUCHI, Yousuke HATTORI, Yusuke SEKIKAWA
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Patent number: 10380435Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit that uses a camera installed in an own vehicle to acquire images of an environment outside the own vehicle at predetermined intervals, an object candidate recognition unit that recognizes an object candidate in the image, an object determination unit that determines that the object candidate is an object on condition that the same object candidate is recognized in N consecutive frame images (N is a natural number), a parameter X acquisition unit that acquires a parameter X correlated with an apparent moving speed of a stationary object in the images, and an N setting unit that sets N smaller as the moving speed correlated with a value of the parameter X increases.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Yousuke Hattori
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Publication number: 20180114075Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit that uses a camera installed in an own vehicle to acquire images of an environment outside the own vehicle at predetermined intervals, an object candidate recognition unit that recognizes an object candidate in the image, an object determination unit that determines that the object candidate is an object on condition that the same object candidate is recognized in N consecutive frame images (N is a natural number), a parameter X acquisition unit that acquires a parameter X correlated with an apparent moving speed of a stationary object in the images, and an N setting unit that sets N smaller as the moving speed correlated with a value of the parameter X increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventor: Yousuke Hattori
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Patent number: 9944284Abstract: A recognition support system includes: an object detection device detecting an object that is located in a periphery of a host vehicle; a direction sensing device sensing a direction to which a driver intends to turn the host vehicle; a range setting device setting a notification range based on the direction sensed by the direction sensing device; a selecting device defining the object, which is detected by the object detecting device, as a specified object when the object moves independently from the host vehicle, and selecting the specified object, which is located within the notification range, to be presented to the driver based on a state of the specified object; and an information presenting device presenting an information enabling the driver to recognize the specified object selected by the selecting device.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hideshi Izuhara, Hiroaki Niino, Yousuke Hattori, Masayoshi Ooishi, Hiroki Tomabechi
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Patent number: 9592827Abstract: A collision mitigation apparatus is mounted to an own vehicle and mitigates a collision between the own vehicle and an obstacle. The collision mitigation apparatus acquires information indicating that the own vehicle will make a right turn or a left turn at an intersection. When the information indicating that the own vehicle will make the right turn or the left turn at the intersection is acquired, the collision mitigation apparatus sets a target area on a predicted route of the own vehicle at the intersection. The collision mitigation apparatus determines whether or not an obstacle that becomes an obstacle for travelling of the own vehicle is present in or is entering the target area. When the obstacle is present in or is entering the target area, the collision mitigation apparatus performs output to mitigate a collision between the own vehicle and the obstacle.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hideshi Izuhara, Masao Oooka, Yousuke Hattori
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Publication number: 20170036674Abstract: A recognition support system includes: an object detection device detecting an object that is located in a periphery of a host vehicle; a direction sensing device sensing a direction to which a driver intends to turn the host vehicle; a range setting device setting a notification range based on the direction sensed by the direction sensing device; a selecting device defining the object, which is detected by the object detecting device, as a specified object when the object moves independently from the host vehicle, and selecting the specified object, which is located within the notification range, to be presented to the driver based on a state of the specified object; and an information presenting device presenting an information enabling the driver to recognize the specified object selected by the selecting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2015Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Hideshi Izuhara, Hiroaki Niino, Yousuke Hattori, Masayoshi Ooishi, Hiroki Tomabechi
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Publication number: 20150375743Abstract: A collision mitigation apparatus is mounted to an own vehicle and mitigates a collision between the own vehicle and an obstacle. The collision mitigation apparatus acquires information indicating that the own vehicle will make a right turn or a left turn at an intersection. When the information indicating that the own vehicle will make the right turn or the left turn at the intersection is acquired, the collision mitigation apparatus sets a target area on a predicted route of the own vehicle at the intersection. The collision mitigation apparatus determines whether or not an obstacle that becomes an obstacle for travelling of the own vehicle is present in or is entering the target area. When the obstacle is present in or is entering the target area, the collision mitigation apparatus performs output to mitigate a collision between the own vehicle and the obstacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Hideshi Izuhara, Masao Oooka, Yousuke Hattori
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Patent number: 8519624Abstract: A roadside-vehicle cooperative illumination system in which a headlight of a vehicle and a road illumination lamp can be controlled cooperatively through communications between an in-vehicle apparatus and a roadside apparatus. For example, when power consumption of the headlight has to be reduced, an in-vehicle apparatus side arbiter transmits a request to the roadside apparatus for increase illumination of the road illumination lamp. A roadside apparatus side arbiter determines whether or not to accept the request from the in-vehicle apparatus, and a roadside apparatus side controller controls the road illumination lamp according to the determination of the roadside apparatus side arbiter. This enables the road illumination lamp to be controlled cooperatively so that illumination of the road illumination lamp can compensate for deficiencies in illumination of the headlight, which leads to enhancement of vehicle driver's convenience and ensuring of safety.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yousuke Hattori, Katsuyuki Mori, Kunihiko Chiba, Masahiro Goto
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Publication number: 20120074842Abstract: A roadside-vehicle cooperative illumination system in which a headlight of a vehicle and a road illumination lamp can be controlled cooperatively through communications between an in-vehicle apparatus and a roadside apparatus. For example, when power consumption of the headlight has to be reduced, an in-vehicle apparatus side arbiter transmits a request to the roadside apparatus for increase illumination of the road illumination lamp. A roadside apparatus side arbiter determines whether or not to accept the request from the in-vehicle apparatus, and a roadside apparatus side controller controls the road illumination lamp according to the determination of the roadside apparatus side arbiter. This enables the road illumination lamp to be controlled cooperatively so that illumination of the road illumination lamp can compensate for deficiencies in illumination of the headlight, which leads to enhancement of vehicle driver's convenience and ensuring of safety.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yousuke Hattori, Katsuyuki Mori, Kunihiko Chiba, Masahiro Goto
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Patent number: 8073619Abstract: An apparatus corrects a position coordinate measured by a GPS receiver. Road data representing a position coordinate of a constructed road is included. Locus data representing a plurality of position coordinates of the GPS receiver during a past specified period is generated based on a position coordinate acquired. A road section traveled by the GPS receiver during the past specified period is estimated based on road data stored and a position coordinate acquired. A bias error of a position coordinate measured by the GPS receiver is estimated based on position coordinates at a plurality of points in a road section estimated and position coordinates at a plurality of points represented by the locus data. A position coordinate measured by the GPS receiver is corrected based on a bias error estimated and outputted.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2008Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Yousuke Hattori, Minoru Okada, Masahiro Goto, Hiroshi Inou, Yoshifumi Kato
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Publication number: 20090043495Abstract: An apparatus corrects a position coordinate measured by a GPS receiver. Road data representing a position coordinate of a constructed road is included. Locus data representing a plurality of position coordinates of the GPS receiver during a past specified period is generated based on a position coordinate acquired. A road section traveled by the GPS receiver during the past specified period is estimated based on road data stored and a position coordinate acquired. A bias error of a position coordinate measured by the GPS receiver is estimated based on position coordinates at a plurality of points in a road section estimated and position coordinates at a plurality of points represented by the locus data. A position coordinate measured by the GPS receiver is corrected based on a bias error estimated and outputted.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yousuke Hattori, Minoru Okada, Masahiro Goto, Hiroshi Inou, Yoshifumi Kato