Kentaroh Hamamoto

Title: Kentaroh Hamamoto and Navigational Information Display Technology.

Introduction

Kentaroh Hamamoto is an inventor associated with Amagasaki, Japan, and Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. His patent work concerns displaying navigational information to support the assessment of distances between geographic locations.

Latest Patents

Hamamoto is credited with 1 patent: “Navigational Information Displaying Device, Navigational Information Displaying Method, and a Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Medium.” The invention describes a device that tracks the geographic coordinates of a ship and represents it as an object on a display. Users can specify another location on the image, after which the device determines the corresponding geographic coordinates and calculates navigational information, including the distance between the two locations. The display uses separate windows for the ship and selected location, controlling them so they do not overlap.

Career Highlights

Hamamoto’s listed patent is associated with Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., a company whose work includes marine navigation technology. The invention combines ship-position information, user-selected coordinates, and a clear visual presentation of calculated navigational data.

Collaborations

Naohiro Kanamaru is identified as Hamamoto’s coworker. The available information does not specify whether Kanamaru collaborated on this patent.

Conclusion

Kentaroh Hamamoto’s patent describes a navigational display that helps users compare a ship’s position with a selected location while keeping key information visible and organized.