Patents by Inventor Yukiko Kanno
Yukiko Kanno 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: 20240383146Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus is provided in which the detection range of a left-front-corner sonar (12a) located at the vehicle's left front corner is included in the field of view of a second imaging means (14) located at the vehicle's left front corner. When the left-front-corner sonar (12a) detects a three-dimensional object at the vehicle's left front corner, an image processing means (3) synthesizes an image of the image created using a second imaging means (14) and the images created with four cameras (7a-7d) for imaging the complete periphery of the vehicle, and creates a bird's-eye-view image (40b). The detection range of the left-front-corner sonar (12a) is included within a region of the bird's-eye image (40b) on the basis of the image created with the second imaging means (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: Masayoshi MICHIGUCHI, Tatsuto RYUGO, Kenji OKANO, Yukiko KANNO
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Publication number: 20230252794Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus is provided in which the detection range of a left-front-corner sonar (12a) located at the vehicle's left front corner is included in the field of view of a second imaging means (14) located at the vehicle's left front corner. When the left-front-corner sonar (12a) detects a three-dimensional object at the vehicle's left front corner, an image processing means (3) synthesizes an image of the image created using a second imaging means (14) and the images created with four cameras (7a-7d) for imaging the complete periphery of the vehicle, and creates a bird's-eye-view image (40b). The detection range of the left-front-corner sonar (12a) is included within a region of the bird's-eye image (40b) on the basis of the image created with the second imaging means (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Masayoshi MICHIGUCHI, Tatsuto RYUGO, Kenji OKANO, Yukiko KANNO
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Patent number: 11657618Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus is provided in which the detection range of a left-front-corner sonar (12a) located at the vehicle's left front corner is included in the field of view of a second imaging means (14) located at the vehicle's left front corner. When the left-front-corner sonar (12a) detects a three-dimensional object at the vehicle's left front corner, an image processing means (3) synthesizes an image of the image created using a second imaging means (14) and the images created with four cameras (7a-7d) for imaging the complete periphery of the vehicle, and creates a bird's-eye-view image (40b). The detection range of the left-front-corner sonar (12a) is included within a region of the bird's-eye image (40b) on the basis of the image created with the second imaging means (14).Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayoshi Michiguchi, Tatsuto Ryugo, Kenji Okano, Yukiko Kanno
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Publication number: 20210192230Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus is provided in which the detection range of a left-front-corner sonar (12a) located at the vehicle's left front corner is included in the field of view of a second imaging means (14) located at the vehicle's left front corner. When the left-front-corner sonar (12a) detects a three-dimensional object at the vehicle's left front corner, an image processing means (3) synthesizes an image of the image created using a second imaging means (14) and the images created with four cameras (7a-7d) for imaging the complete periphery of the vehicle, and creates a bird's-eye-view image (40b). The detection range of the left-front-corner sonar (12a) is included within a region of the bird's-eye image (40b) on the basis of the image created with the second imaging means (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Masayoshi MICHIGUCHI, Tatsuto RYUGO, Kenji OKANO, Yukiko KANNO
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Patent number: 10970562Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus is provided in which the detection range of a left-front-corner sonar (12a) located at the vehicle's left front corner is included in the field of view of a second imaging means (14) located at the vehicle's left front corner. When the left-front-corner sonar (12a) detects a three-dimensional object at the vehicle's left front corner, an image processing means (3) synthesizes an image of the image created using a second imaging means (14) and the images created with four cameras (7a-7d) for imaging the complete periphery of the vehicle, and creates a bird's-eye-view image (40b). The detection range of the left-front-corner sonar (12a) is included within a region of the bird's-eye image (40b) on the basis of the image created with the second imaging means (14).Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayoshi Michiguchi, Tatsuto Ryugo, Kenji Okano, Yukiko Kanno
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Publication number: 20190163987Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus is provided in which the detection range of a left-front-corner sonar (12a) located at the vehicle's left front corner is included in the field of view of a second imaging means (14) located at the vehicle's left front corner. When the left-front-corner sonar (12a) detects a three-dimensional object at the vehicle's left front corner, an image processing means (3) synthesizes an image of the image created using a second imaging means (14) and the images created with four cameras (7a-7d) for imaging the complete periphery of the vehicle, and creates a bird's-eye-view image (40b). The detection range of the left-front-corner sonar (12a) is included within a region of the bird's-eye image (40b) on the basis of the image created with the second imaging means (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Masayoshi MICHIGUCHI, Tatsuto RYUGO, Kenji OKANO, Yukiko KANNO
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Patent number: 10235575Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus is provided in which the detection range of a left-front-corner sonar (12a) located at the vehicle's left front corner is included in the field of view of a second imaging means (14) located at the vehicle's left front corner. When the left-front-corner sonar (12a) detects a three-dimensional object at the vehicle's left front corner, an image processing means (3) synthesizes an image of the image created using a second imaging means (14) and the images created with four cameras (7a-7d) for imaging the complete periphery of the vehicle, and creates a bird's-eye-view image (40b). The detection range of the left-front-corner sonar (12a) is included within a region of the bird's-eye image (40b) on the basis of the image created with the second imaging means (14).Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2012Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayoshi Michiguchi, Tatsuto Ryugo, Kenji Okano, Yukiko Kanno
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Patent number: 8970398Abstract: Disclosed is a parking assistance device such that it is easy to understand the process for aligning the vehicle with the guidance completion position of each stage of parking, specifically the parking start position, the steering wheel reversal position and the intended parking position. Specifically disclosed is a parking assistance device wherein a control device (11) switches to a first parking guidance indicator (45A) during first parking guidance for guiding the vehicle to the parking start position, switches to a second parking guidance indicator (45B) during second parking guidance for guiding the vehicle to the steering wheel reversal start position, and switches to a third parking guidance indicator (45C) during third parking guidance for guiding the vehicle to the final parking position.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayoshi Michiguchi, Tatsuto Ryugo, Kenji Okano, Yukiko Kanno
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Publication number: 20140218531Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus is provided in which the detection range of a left-front-corner sonar (12a) located at the vehicle's left front corner is included in the field of view of a second imaging means (14) located at the vehicle's left front corner. When the left-front-corner sonar (12a) detects a three-dimensional object at the vehicle's left front corner, an image processing means (3) synthesizes an image of the image created using a second imaging means (14) and the images created with four cameras (7a-7d) for imaging the complete periphery of the vehicle, and creates a bird's-eye-view image (40b). The detection range of the left-front-corner sonar (12a) is included within a region of the bird's-eye image (40b) on the basis of the image created with the second imaging means (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2012Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Masayoshi Michiguchi, Tatsuto Ryugo, Kenji Okano, Yukiko Kanno
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Publication number: 20120316779Abstract: Provided is a driving assistance device which enables a driver to intuitively determine the relationship between the upper boundary line and the lower boundary line of an anticipated trajectory of travel that is displayed in three dimensions. The driving assistance device is provided with: an image processing device (3) that superimposes a three-dimensional anticipated trajectory of travel (30) of a vehicle, which is read off from a non-volatile memory (4), onto an image captured outside of the vehicle inputted from a capture device (7), and outputs the result to an external display device (12); and a control device (5) which controls the orientation of the three-dimensional anticipated trajectory of travel (30) that is superimposed by the image processing device (3) on the basis of a steering angle signal inputted from a steering sensor (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yukiko Kanno, Tatsuto Ryugo, Kenji Okano, Masayoshi Michiguchi
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Publication number: 20120314056Abstract: Disclosed is a parking assistance device such that it is easy to understand the process for aligning the vehicle with the guidance completion position of each stage of parking, specifically the parking start position, the steering wheel reversal position and the intended parking position. Specifically disclosed is a parking assistance device wherein a control device (11) switches to a first parking guidance indicator (45A) during first parking guidance for guiding the vehicle to the parking start position, switches to a second parking guidance indicator (45B) during second parking guidance for guiding the vehicle to the steering wheel reversal start position, and switches to a third parking guidance indicator (45C) during third parking guidance for guiding the vehicle to the final parking position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Masayoshi Michiguchi, Tatsuto Ryugo, Kenji Okano, Yukiko Kanno