Patents by Inventor Yukiko Hatakeyama

Yukiko Hatakeyama 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: 11458957
    Abstract: A vehicle surrounding display apparatus comprises a display control means for displaying images, each of which corresponding to each of a plurality of display modes on a display screen. The display control means, when at a first mode, generates a first bird's-eye view image of a vehicle and a first surrounding region thereof seen from a bird's-eye view to display this image in a first display area with a fixed size on the display screen and generates a first another image to display this image in a second display area with a fixed size on the display screen, and when at a second mode, generates a second bird's-eye view image of a vehicle and a second surrounding region thereof wider than the first surrounding region to display this image in the first display area and generates a second another image to display this image in the second display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO Corporation
    Inventors: Yamato Yorifuji, Kohei Maejima, Takuya Itoh, Eriko Yamazaki, Kouei Kiyo, Yukiko Hatakeyama
  • Patent number: 10882450
    Abstract: A vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus includes a camera, an electronic control unit and a display unit configured to display the display image. The ECU is configured to generate a display image of an external environment based on image information from the camera such that the display image includes a first display image from a first predetermined viewpoint from which one of right and left side surfaces of a host vehicle and a rear portion or a front portion of the host vehicle are obliquely seen from above. The ECU is configured to generate and output the display image including the first display image in at least any one of a predetermined first traveling status of the host vehicle, a predetermined periphery status of the area on either side of the host vehicle, and a state in which a turn signal lever is manipulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Kohei Maejima, Atsutoshi Sakaguchi, Yamato Yorifuji, Masahiro Takahashi, Yukiko Hatakeyama, Kouei Kiyo, Tomoyuki Sato
  • Patent number: 10750093
    Abstract: An image processing device according to an embodiment includes an image acquisition unit, an information acquisition unit, a generation unit, and a composition unit. The image acquisition unit acquires a captured image where an image of an environment of a vehicle is captured by an image-capturing device. The information acquisition unit acquires information regarding a detected position of an obstacle that exists in an environment of the vehicle. The generation unit generates a virtual viewpoint image where an environment of the vehicle is viewed from a virtual viewpoint, based on the captured image that is acquired by the image acquisition unit. The composition unit composites a notification image that provides notification of existence of the obstacle at the detected position with the virtual viewpoint image and composites a vehicle image with the virtual viewpoint image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: DENSO TEN Limited, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukiko Hatakeyama, Kouei Kiyo, Tamaki Takeuchi, Rie Habuta, Akinari Motohiro, Tomoyuki Sato, Kohei Maejima, Atsutoshi Sakaguchi, Masahiro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10611308
    Abstract: An image generation device according to an embodiment includes a synthesis unit and a superimposition unit. The synthesis unit synthesizes an overview image for a virtual viewpoint that is provided in a manner to look in a direction of travel of a vehicle so as to include at least a portion of a side of the vehicle based on a taken image that is taken by an image-taking unit that is provided on the vehicle. The superimposition unit superimposes a plane image where a vehicle has been caused to be planar, at a position of the vehicle on a road surface, on an overview image that is synthesized by the synthesis unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignees: DENSO TEN LIMITED, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukiko Hatakeyama, Kouei Kiyo, Tamaki Takeuchi, Rie Habuta, Akinari Motohiro, Tomoyuki Sato, Kohei Maejima, Atsutoshi Sakaguchi, Masahiro Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10343603
    Abstract: An image processing device according to an embodiment includes an image acquisition unit, an information acquisition unit, a generation unit, a composition unit, a determination unit, and a display control unit. The image acquisition unit acquires a captured image where an image of an environment of a vehicle is captured by an image-capturing device. The information acquisition unit acquires positional information regarding a detected position of an obstacle that exists in an environment of the vehicle. The generation unit generates a virtual viewpoint image where an environment of the vehicle is viewed from a virtual viewpoint, based on the captured image. The composition unit composites a notification image that provides notification of existence of the obstacle at the detected position with the virtual viewpoint image. The display control unit controls a display format of the notification image that is composited with the virtual viewpoint image, based on the positional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignees: DENSO TEN LIMITED, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukiko Hatakeyama, Kouei Kiyo, Tamaki Takeuchi, Rie Habuta, Akinari Motohiro, Tomoyuki Sato, Kohei Maejima, Atsutoshi Sakaguchi, Masahiro Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20190001968
    Abstract: A vehicle surrounding display apparatus comprises a display control means for displaying images, each of which corresponding to each of a plurality of display modes on a display screen. The display control means, when at a first mode, generates a first bird's-eye view image of a vehicle and a first surrounding region thereof seen from a bird's-eye view to display this image in a first display area with a fixed size on the display screen and generates a first another image to display this image in a second display area with a fixed size on the display screen, and when at a second mode, generates a second bird's-eye view image of a vehicle and a second surrounding region thereof wider than the first surrounding region to display this image in the first display area and generates a second another image to display this image in the second display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO TEN Limited
    Inventors: Yamato YORIFUJI, Kohei MAEJIMA, Takuya ITOH, Eriko YAMAZAKI, Kouei KIYO, Yukiko HATAKEYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180191960
    Abstract: An image processing device according to an embodiment includes an image acquisition unit, an information acquisition unit, a generation unit, and a composition unit. The image acquisition unit acquires a captured image where an image of an environment of a vehicle is captured by an image-capturing device. The information acquisition unit acquires information regarding a detected position of an obstacle that exists in an environment of the vehicle. The generation unit generates a virtual viewpoint image where an environment of the vehicle is viewed from a virtual viewpoint, based on the captured image that is acquired by the image acquisition unit. The composition unit composites a notification image that provides notification of existence of the obstacle at the detected position with the virtual viewpoint image and composites a vehicle image with the virtual viewpoint image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicants: DENSO TEN Limited, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukiko HATAKEYAMA, Kouei KIYO, Tamaki TAKEUCHI, Rie HABUTA, Akinari MOTOHIRO, Tomoyuki SATO, Kohei MAEJIMA, Atsutoshi SAKAGUCHI, Masahiro TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180186287
    Abstract: An image processing device according to an embodiment includes an image acquisition unit, an information acquisition unit, a generation unit, a composition unit, a determination unit, and a display control unit. The image acquisition unit acquires a captured image where an image of an environment of a vehicle is captured by an image-capturing device. The information acquisition unit acquires positional information regarding a detected position of an obstacle that exists in an environment of the vehicle. The generation unit generates a virtual viewpoint image where an environment of the vehicle is viewed from a virtual viewpoint, based on the captured image. The composition unit composites a notification image that provides notification of existence of the obstacle at the detected position with the virtual viewpoint image. The display control unit controls a display format of the notification image that is composited with the virtual viewpoint image, based on the positional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicants: DENSO TEN Limited, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukiko HATAKEYAMA, Kouei KIYO, Tamaki TAKEUCHI, Rie HABUTA, Akinari MOTOHIRO, Tomoyuki SATO, Kohei MAEJIMA, Atsutoshi SAKAGUCHI, Masahiro TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180178724
    Abstract: An image generation device according to an embodiment includes a synthesis unit and a superimposition unit. The synthesis unit synthesizes an overview image for a virtual viewpoint that is provided in a manner to look in a direction of travel of a vehicle so as to include at least a portion of a side of the vehicle based on a taken image that is taken by an image-taking unit that is provided on the vehicle. The superimposition unit superimposes a plane image where a vehicle has been caused to be planar, at a position of the vehicle on a road surface, on an overview image that is synthesized by the synthesis unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicants: DENSO TEN LIMITED, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukiko HATAKEYAMA, Kouei KIYO, Tamaki TAKEUCHI, Rie HABUTA, Akinari MOTOHIRO, Tomoyuki SATO, Kohei MAEJIMA, Atsutoshi SAKAGUCHI, Masahiro TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180170259
    Abstract: A vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus includes a camera, an electronic control unit and a display unit configured to display the display image. The ECU is configured to generate a display image of an external environment based on image information from the camera such that the display image includes a first display image from a first predetermined viewpoint from which one of right and left side surfaces of a host vehicle and a rear portion or a front portion of the host vehicle are obliquely seen from above. The ECU is configured to generate and output the display image including the first display image in at least any one of a predetermined first traveling status of the host vehicle, a predetermined periphery status of the area on either side of the host vehicle, and a state in which a turn signal lever is manipulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Kohei MAEJIMA, Atsutoshi SAKAGUCHI, Yamato YORIFUJI, Masahiro TAKAHASHI, Yukiko HATAKEYAMA, Kouei KIYO, Tomoyuki SATO
  • Publication number: 20170232898
    Abstract: A surrounding image display apparatus for a vehicle includes: left and right side cameras respectively configured to take left and right obliquely rear images of the vehicle including at least side regions of left and right rear wheels; a display device arranged in a vehicle cabin; and an electronic control device configured to control an image displayed on the display device. When a preset condition is satisfied, the electronic control device displays on the display device at least one of the left and right obliquely rear images, which are taken by the side cameras, respectively, such that a rear side of the vehicle corresponds to an upper side of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Kohei MAEJIMA, Yuichi INDOH, Yukihisa YAMADA, Masahiro TAKAHASHI, Miki MURASUMI, Kouei KIYO, Yuji YOSHIE, Yukiko HATAKEYAMA
  • Patent number: 7251348
    Abstract: Land circle calculating means (7) calculates a land circle as an approximate circle from label information (S6). Land circle accuracy-enhancing means (8) calculates again the land circle by changing a mask angle if land circle candidate information (S7) obtained is improper, so as to enhance the accuracy of the land circle. AND operation means (11) carries out an AND operation of a land circle image (S9) and a binary image (S10) to create a land missing image (S11). In-land binary means (12) calculates an in-land defect image (S12) from an original image (S4). OR operation means (13) carries out an OR operation of the in-land missing image (S11) and the in-land defect image (S12) to create a land defect image (S13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yukiko Hatakeyama, Masahiko Nagano
  • Publication number: 20040156533
    Abstract: Land circle calculating means (7) calculates a land circle as an approximate circle from label information (S6). Land circle accuracy-enhancing means (8) calculates again the land circle by changing a mask angle if land circle candidate information (S7) obtained is improper, so as to enhance the accuracy of the land circle. AND operation means (11) carries out an AND operation of a land circle image (S9) and a binary image (S10) to create a land missing image (S11). In-land binary means (12) calculates an in-land defect image (S12) from an original image (S4). OR operation means (13) carries out an OR operation of the in-land missing image (S11) and the in-land defect image (S12) to create a land defect image (S13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Yukiko Hatakeyama, Masahiko Nagano