TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA patent applications on February 29th, 2024
Patent Applications by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA on February 29th, 2024
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA: 107 patent applications
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA has applied for patents in the areas of G06F8/65 (18), B60W60/00 (14), B60W50/14 (14), B60L55/00 (8), B60W30/09 (8)
With keywords such as: vehicle, control, information, device, power, when, configured, unit, based, and data in patent application abstracts.
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TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA patent applications on February 29th, 2024
Patent Applications by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
20240065919.WALKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Takumi MATSUO of Ichikawa-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tomoe AOKI of Chiba-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): A61H3/00, A61H1/02
Abstract: the walking assistance device includes: a waist attachment portion attached to a waist; a left knee attachment portion attached to a left knee; and a stretchable left leg wire that connects the waist attachment portion and the left knee attachment portion and that extends along a front surface of a thigh. a motion of swinging the thigh forward is assisted by an elastic restoring force of the left leg wire. the waist attachment portion includes a wire guide extending along an outer periphery of the waist. the left leg wire extends from the left knee attachment portion toward the waist attachment portion, is guided by the wire guide and extends along the wire guide, and is selectively anchored to at least two or more anchoring portions separated from each other in a longitudinal direction of the wire guide.
20240065920.WALKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Takumi MATSUO of Ichikawa-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Jiro GOTO of Seto-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tomoe AOKI of Chiba-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): A61H3/00
Abstract: a walking assistance device includes: a waist attachment portion attached to a waist; a right knee attachment portion attached to a right knee; a left knee attachment portion attached to a left knee; and a wire that extends from the right knee attachment portion along a front surface of a right thigh, passes through the waist attachment portion, and extends along a front surface of a left thigh to reach the left knee attachment portion. the wire assists a motion of swinging the left thigh forward when the right thigh is kicked backward, and assists a motion of swinging the right thigh forward when the left thigh is kicked backward.
Inventor(s): Yasuaki KODAMA of Seto-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B01J47/018
Abstract: a method of maintaining a cooling system includes the steps of introducing an ion exchange resin into a cooling path, performing ion cleaning of a coolant in the cooling path with the ion exchange resin, and adding an additive to the cooling path after removing the ion exchange resin from the cooling path.
Inventor(s): Kazumi AONO of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroyasu HADANO of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takaaki INOKUCHI of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60H1/00
Abstract: there is provided a controller configured to perform: obtaining, in response to receiving a request to remotely operate an air conditioner in a vehicle, information about a place where the vehicle is parked; obtaining information about a time point; selecting an air conditioning mode in the vehicle based on the information about the place and the information about the time point; and transmitting to the vehicle a command to operate the air conditioning in the air conditioning mode thus selected.
Inventor(s): Shunsuke KOBUNA of Mishima-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60L53/16, B60L53/30, B60L53/66, H01R13/639
Abstract: a power management system includes a vehicle, a charge and discharge apparatus including a cable and a connector, and a command device. the vehicle includes an inlet, a lock device, an electrical storage device, and a controller. the command device, just before an exchange of electric power with the vehicle is started, sends a lock command to the controller to cause the lock device to lock the connector such that the connector does not come off from the inlet. the controller controls the lock device such that the connector is locked upon receiving the lock command and sends a completion signal to the command device upon confirming that the connector is locked. the command device, when not receiving the completion signal after sending the lock command, resends the lock command, and, when, after resending the lock command, failing to confirm that the connector is locked, stops resending the lock command.
Inventor(s): Osamu YUMITA of Seto-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yoichi ONISHI of Okazaki-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Toru ANDO of Obu-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Ikuma SUZUKI of Okazaki-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yu NAGATA of Chofu-shi Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60L53/63, B60L55/00
Abstract: a power management apparatus includes a communication unit (acquisition unit) that acquires information about supply and demand of electric power for a power bank (power storage device), and a processor (controller) that controls electric power received by an electric vehicle from the power bank. the processor sets a power exchange ratio of electric power received from the power bank to electric power supplied to the power bank, depending on the supply and demand of electric power. the processor determines an amount of electric power to be received by the electric vehicle from the power bank, based on an amount of electric power supplied from the electric vehicle to the power bank, and the power exchange ratio.
20240067037.MANAGEMENT DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Takaaki SANO of Izumi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60L53/67, B60L53/63, B60L53/68, G06Q10/0631, G06Q30/08, G06Q50/06
Abstract: a server executes: a classification process of classifying each of power resources into a first resource and a second resource with a capacity of the power storage device larger than the capacity of the power storage device of the first resource; and a resource selection process of selecting, from among the power resources, an adjustment resource of which participation in the power adjustment is requested. the resource selection process includes a first selection process of preferentially selecting the first resource as the adjustment resource over the second resource when a power adjustment request is a first request, and a second selection process of preferentially selecting the second resource as the adjustment resource over the first resource when the power adjustment request is a second request. a power adjustment amount of the second request is larger than a power adjustment amount of the first request.
Inventor(s): Osamu YUMITA of Seto-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yoichi ONISHI of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Toru ANDO of Obu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Ikuma SUZUKI of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yu NAGATA of Chofu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60L55/00, B60L53/66, B60L53/68, G01C21/34
Abstract: an operation management server manages a vehicle equipped with a battery able to store regenerated electric power. the operation management server includes: a processor that generates a message to be transmitted to the vehicle; and a storage that stores traveling histories of a plurality of vehicles. the processor estimates a transition in a power storage amount of the battery on a planned travel route of the vehicle based on a travel plan of the vehicle and the travel histories of the vehicles. the processor generates the message for proposing execution of external power supply from the battery to an outside of the vehicle before the power storage amount reaches a predetermined amount, when an estimation is made that the power storage amount will exceed the predetermined amount on the planned travel route.
20240067040.MANAGEMENT DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Takaaki SANO of Izumi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60L55/00, B60L58/14
Abstract: a server executes: a classification process of classifying each of a plurality of power resources into a first resource and a second resource with a capacity of the power storage device larger than the capacity of the power storage device of the first resource; and a resource selection process of selecting, from among the power resources, an adjustment resource of which participation in the power adjustment is requested. the resource selection process includes a first selection process of preferentially selecting the second resource as the adjustment resource over the first resource when a power adjustment request is a first request, and a second selection process of preferentially selecting the first resource as the adjustment resource over the second resource when the power adjustment request is a second request. a power adjustment amount of the first request is larger than a power adjustment amount of the second request.
20240067042.BATTERY CHARGE MANAGEMENT DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Taiki NAKAMURA of Kariya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shinya HIROSAWA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60L58/12, H02J7/00
Abstract: the charge information includes at least one of an estimated increase amount of a charge level of the battery, an estimated charge level of the battery after charging, and a travelable distance of the vehicle corresponding to the estimated charge level.
Inventor(s): Kazuyuki SASAKI of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60L58/16, G06N3/0464
Abstract: in a method for generating matrix data for a convolutional neural network that performs a convolution operation based on the matrix data in which vehicle information is arranged as an matrix element, the matrix data is composed of predetermined time-series data in which each row changes continuously in terms of time in an arrangement direction of each column, the time-series data is composed of first data of which degree of influence on the convolution operation is high and second data of which degree of influence is lower than the first data, the convolution operation is performed using a kernel that partitions the matrix data into the rows and columns corresponding to a predetermined coefficient, and at least one row of the first data is arranged for each set of rows corresponding to the coefficient.
20240067048.AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): YU HOSHINO of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60L58/25, B60H1/00, B60K11/02, B60L3/06, B60L50/60, H01M10/48, H01M10/613, H01M10/625, H01M10/635, H01M10/6568, H01M10/663
Abstract: when the temperature of a battery is high, the output power of the battery is limited to suppress the temperature rise. upon fulfillment of three conditions of (i) the ambient temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, (ii) the vehicle traveling load is equal to or greater than a predetermined traveling load, and (iii) the operating load of a battery cooling device is equal to or greater than a predetermined operating load, the output power of the battery is limited using a high-load output limiting value less than an output limiting value for the normal condition in a temperature range equal to or higher than a second power restrictive lower limit temperature that is equal to or lower than a first power restrictive lower limit temperature for the normal condition.
Inventor(s): Masashi NAKAMURA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60L58/40, B60L58/30
Abstract: a control apparatus includes a memory configured to store information indicating a first travel amount on a fuel cell and a second travel amount on a battery for a vehicle that runs on the fuel cell and the battery as power sources, and a controller configured to control use of the fuel cell or the battery to increase a proportion of the second travel amount in the first travel amount and the second travel amount overall when an event indicating an overload on the fuel cell occurs.
Inventor(s): Takuhiro OMI of Anjo-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Udara Eshan MANAWADU of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroshi MORIMOTO of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kenta YAMADA of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kenichiroh HARA of Yokohama-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60N2/02, B60N2/22, B60W40/08, B60W50/16, B60W60/00
Abstract: a position displacing device has a processor configured to set a recommendation range of the seat position, capable of displacing the seat position to a manual control position representing the seat position when a driver is operating a vehicle manually within a predetermined time, based on the manual control position, set an intermediate position between the manual control position and an automatic control position set within the recommendation range, and determine whether a level to which the driver is contributing to driving is equal to or below a predetermined reference threshold based on information that describes physical condition of the driver, wherein the seat position is displaced from the automatic control position to the intermediate position when the seat position is at the automatic control position and it is determined that the level to which the driver is contributing to driving is equal to or below the reference threshold.
Inventor(s): Hajime NAGAE of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60Q1/46, B60Q1/26, B60W30/18
Abstract: a control device for a vehicle including a right lamp unit and a left lamp unit includes a flashing control unit configured to control flashing of the right lamp unit and the left lamp unit, and a behavior control unit configured to execute at least a deceleration process for decelerating the vehicle in a traveling lane and a course change process for causing the vehicle to enter an adjacent lane or a road shoulder from the traveling lane when a driver of the vehicle is in a state that is inappropriate to continue driving. the flashing control unit is configured to flash the right lamp unit and the left lamp unit in the same pattern when the behavior control unit executes the deceleration process, and to flash the right lamp unit and the left lamp unit in different patterns when the behavior control unit executes the course change process.
Inventor(s): Kazuya OKAMOTO of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tsunekazu YASOSHIMA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60Q9/00, G08G1/16
Abstract: provided is a driving support device including: a side sensor configured to detect a target object existing on a lateral side of an own vehicle; and a control device configured to notify a driver of the own vehicle of existence of a target object approaching the own vehicle from the lateral side of the own vehicle when, at a time of entry of the own vehicle into an intersection, the target object exists and the target object is positioned in a notification target region. the notification target region is a region having a strip shape which is included in a road crossing a road on which the own vehicle is traveling or stopped, and which extends from the intersection in an extending direction of the road. the control device is configured to acquire a size of the intersection, and to determine a width of the notification target region in accordance with the size of the intersection.
Inventor(s): Makoto HIDAKA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60R11/00, B60R16/033
Abstract: the vehicle-mounted device-fixing structure includes a vehicle-mounted device, a first bracket that is fixed to the vehicle-mounted device, and a second bracket that is fixed to the vehicle-mounted device. the first bracket has a first fastening member that is fastened to a first fastening surface provided on a vehicle. the second bracket has a second fastening member that is fastened to a second fastening surface provided on the vehicle. the first fastening member includes a first contact surface that contacts the first fastening surface, and the second fastening member includes a second contact surface that contacts the second fastening surface. an angle formed between the first contact surface and the second contact surface is an obtuse angle.
Inventor(s): Daisuke MUTO of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60R25/25, B60R25/23, B60R25/30
Abstract: a vehicle door unlocking system of the present disclosure includes an in-vehicle device installed in a vehicle and an external device installed outside the vehicle. the in-vehicle device acquires unlocking information externally given to the vehicle to unlock the door without a key operation and outputs an unlocking command for making a door locking device unlock the door. the external device acquires the unlocking information defined by a user of the vehicle from the in-vehicle device or a portable terminal of the user and stores the unlocking information as an emergency unlocking information. the external device sends a door unlocking permission signal of the door to the in-vehicle device to make the in-vehicle device output the unlocking command when the unlocking information given to the vehicle and sent from the in-vehicle device coincides with the emergency unlocking information.
20240067130.VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Taiki IIDA of Nisshin-shi Aichi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60S1/02, G06V20/56
Abstract: a vehicle includes: a front camera configured to capture an image in front of the vehicle through a windshield of the vehicle; a front visibility recognition unit configured to recognize a degree of deterioration of front visibility through the windshield based on captured image of the front camera; a foreign object removing unit configured to remove a surface abnormality of a rear window that deteriorates rear visibility through the rear window of the vehicle; and a rear visibility control unit configured to operate the foreign object removing unit to remove the surface abnormality of the rear window based on the degree of deterioration of the front visibility.
Inventor(s): Atsushi TABATA of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Koichi OKUDA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masato NAKANO of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Nobuhiko SATAKE of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yoshito SEKIGUCHI of Kariya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W20/15, B60W10/06, B60W10/08, B60W10/10, B60W20/13, B60W50/02, B60W50/038, F01M11/10, F02D41/22
Abstract: a vehicle including an internal combustion engine and an automatic transmission capable of transmitting and receiving torque to and from an output shaft of the internal combustion engine is controlled. during operation of the internal combustion engine, a process that calculates a diluted water amount based on an operation state of the internal combustion engine is executed. the diluted water amount is the amount of water contained in lubricating oil in the internal combustion engine. further, a process that controls the automatic transmission such that torque per unit period in the internal combustion engine becomes smaller when the diluted water amount is relatively large compared to when the diluted water amount is relatively small, while continuing the operation of the internal combustion engine, is executed.
20240067162.PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Yuki MINASE of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tsutomu MOCHIDA of Sunto-gun (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Keisuke OYAMA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Daiki MARUKI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yu HIEI of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W30/06, G06V20/58
Abstract: a parking assistance system includes: a non-on-board sensor that is able to acquire first information that is three-dimensional information of a first area including a target parking space being a target area in which an own vehicle is parked; an on-board sensor that is able to acquire second information that is three-dimensional information of a second area being a surrounding area of the own vehicle and constituting a part of the first area; and a control device configured to determine a route along which the own vehicle moves to the target parking space based on the first information and the second information and to control the own vehicle such that the own vehicle moves along the route.
Inventor(s): Ryusuke Kuroda of Edogawa-ku Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kenichiro Aoki of Naxchida-shi Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tadashi Okubo of Machida-shi Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W30/09, B60W30/095, B60W50/02
Abstract: a vehicle controller includes a processor configured to sense trouble with a first sensor among sensors that are capable of detecting objects around a host vehicle and whose sensing areas at least partially overlap, detect another vehicle traveling in an area around the host vehicle, based on sensor signals from the respective sensors, and decelerate the host vehicle at first deceleration in the case where trouble with the first sensor is sensed and where the other vehicle is detected on the basis of a sensor signal from a second sensor having lower priority than the first sensor in sensing the other vehicle cutting in front of the host vehicle.
Inventor(s): Hiroshi TOYODA of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shogo Ito of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kumiko Kondo of Numazu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W30/09
Abstract: provided is a driving support device () including: an operation sensor configured to acquire operation information that is information on an operation on a driving operation device included in an own vehicle; a periphery sensor configured to acquire peripheral information that is information on a target object existing in a periphery of the own vehicle; and a control device configured to execute deceleration support control of supporting a driving operation executed by a driver to decelerate the own vehicle when existence of a target object in front of the own vehicle is detected based on the peripheral information and a predetermined precondition relating to the target object and the own vehicle is satisfied. the control device determines, when the precondition is satisfied and an operation of depressing a brake pedal of the own vehicle is released, a mode of the deceleration support control based on information on one or both of a steering angle and a position of the own vehicle in a crossing direction on a travel lane on which the own vehicle is traveling at a time point when the precondition is satisfied and the operation of depressing the brake pedal of the own vehicle is released.
Inventor(s): Ryusuke KURODA of Edogawa-ku (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kenichiro Aoki of Machida-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tetsuro Sugiura of Chofu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takuya Fujiki of Edogawa-ku (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hitoshi Kamada of Kawasaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Wataru Kawashima of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tadashi Okubo of Machida-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W30/09, B60W30/095, B60W60/00
Abstract: a vehicle controller includes a processor configured to detect a vehicle ahead of a host vehicle from time-series sensor signals obtained by a sensor provided on the host vehicle for sensing objects around the host vehicle, track the vehicle ahead detected from the time-series sensor signals, determine whether the vehicle ahead has performed an avoidance action, based on the result of tracking, detect, when the vehicle ahead has performed an avoidance action, a trajectory of an edge of the vehicle ahead opposite a direction of avoidance in the avoidance action, and control travel of the host vehicle so that an edge of the host vehicle opposite the direction of avoidance moves along the detected trajectory.
20240067169.VEHICLE GUIDANCE SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Takayuki KAWAGUCHI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Atsushi AYABE of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W30/09, G08G1/00
Abstract: a vehicle guidance system of the present disclosure includes a guide device that guides the vehicle in a direction away from an estimated driving line estimated to be driven by other vehicle different from the vehicle as the evacuation direction based on the first information about a driving course on which the vehicle drive, the second information about the estimated driving line, and the third information about a current position of the vehicle.
Inventor(s): Ryusuke KURODA of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hitoshi KAMADA of Kawasaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tetsuro SUGIURA of Chofu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Daisuke HASHIMOTO of Chofu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W30/095, G06V20/58
Abstract: a brake light activation determining device has a processor configured to detect decrease in the speed of a vehicle ahead, which is located ahead of one's own vehicle, based on output information from a sensor that acquires information relating to the vehicle ahead, to discriminate whether the brake light of the vehicle ahead is activated based on an image representing the vehicle ahead, and to determine that the vehicle ahead is braking, when it has been discriminated that the brake light of the vehicle ahead has been activated, when the speed decrease timing at which reduction in the speed of the vehicle ahead has been detected and the activation timing at which brake light activation by the vehicle ahead was discriminated are synchronized for the vehicle ahead.
Inventor(s): Kosuke AKATSUKA of Mishima-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Rio SUDA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W30/095, B60W50/14
Abstract: a moving body control system determines, during execution of a remote operation of a moving body, whether a predetermined condition is satisfied based on driving environment information indicating the driving environment for the moving body. when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the moving body control system issues a notification to rearward of the moving body, the notification prompting to pass the moving body. meanwhile, when the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the moving body control system prohibit issuance of the notification. the predetermined condition includes at least a first condition that “the moving body is in an environment where passing is legally permitted”, and a second condition that “safety when the moving body is passed is ensured”.
20240067173.LANE DEPARTURE SUPPRESSION DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Chenyu WANG of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W30/12, B60W50/16
Abstract: a lane departure suppression device includes an object information acquisition device that acquires information on an object around a vehicle, and a control unit that executes, when determination is made that there is a possibility that the vehicle crosses a departure determination reference line based on information acquired by the object information acquisition device, lane departure suppression control such that the possibility is reduced. the control unit is configured to change the departure determination reference line such that determination is made more easily that there is the possibility when the vehicle is towing a trailer than when the vehicle is not towing the trailer.
Inventor(s): Shintaro INOUE of Naka-gun Kanagawa-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W30/14, B60W30/095, B60W40/04, B60W60/00
Abstract: a driving support apparatus assists driving of a vehicle by performing control of the vehicle corresponding to a blind spot. a driving support apparatus stores risk estimation information for calculating a risk estimation value indicating a height of a risk of a blind spot, and determines a plurality of blind spots as one conglomerate risk when the plurality of blind spots are detected in front of a vehicle and satisfy a predetermined condition. when the conglomerate risk exists, the driving support apparatus calculates a risk estimation value indicating the height of the risk in each of the plurality of blind spots on the basis of the risk estimation information, and determines a control end position for ending the control of the vehicle corresponding to the blind spot and a target passing speed of the control end position of the vehicle on the basis of the risk estimation value.
Inventor(s): Kenta YAMADA of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takuhiro OMI of Anjo-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroshi MORIMOTO of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Udara Eshan MANAWADU of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W50/14, B60W60/00
Abstract: a notification device detecting a predetermined action of a driver of a vehicle in which travel is controlled by an autonomous driving system from a driver image including a face region representing a face of the driver and outputting a confidence rate indicating a certainty in the detection, specifying a message for inhibiting a control ending action which possibly follows the detected action and corresponds to an ending condition of control by the autonomous driving system, and notifying the driver of the specified message through an output device when an effectiveness level is higher than a predetermined notification threshold, the effectiveness level calculated by multiplying the confidence rate by a first probability of the control ending action being inhibited when notifying the driver of the specified message or by a second probability of the control ending action being performed when not notifying the driver of the specified message.
Inventor(s): Masashi NAKAMURA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W50/14, B60L58/30
Abstract: a server apparatus includes a communication interface, a memory, and a controller. the memory stores correspondence information associating a travel history of a first vehicle configured to run on a fuel cell as a power source with a state of deterioration of the fuel cell. the controller receives, via the communication interface, information on a travel history from a second vehicle configured to run on a fuel cell as a power source, and outputs a notification about the fuel cell of the second vehicle based on the information on the travel history and the correspondence information.
Inventor(s): Narihito YAMAZATO of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kentaro ICHIKAWA of Sunto-gun (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Maiko HIRANO of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yoshitaka ADACHI of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Koji TAGUCHI of Sagamihara-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00, G05D1/00
Abstract: a method for controlling a mobile vehicle comprises the steps of selecting a control mode for autonomous driving of the mobile vehicle and transmitting information on the selected control mode to the mobile vehicle. the control mode includes a first mode and a second mode of which a restriction on a driving safety is stricter than that of the first mode. the step of selecting the control mode comprises the steps of determining whether a remote support for the mobile vehicle is required, and selecting the first mode as the control mode when it is determined that the remote support is not required whereas selecting the second mode as the control mode when it is determined that the remote support is required.
20240067221.PARKING ASSIST APPARATUS_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Yuki MINASE of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tsutomu MOCHIDA of Sunto-gun (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Keisuke OYAMA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Daiki MARUKI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yu HIEI of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00, B60W30/06, B60W50/14
Abstract: a parking assist apparatus is configured to perform a deviation control including at least one of a first notification control and a stop control when the parking assist apparatus determines that a vehicle that is performing an automatic parking deviates from a learned route. the parking assist apparatus is configured to learn, as the learned route, a position of the vehicle in each of multiple learned images that an outside-vehicle camera captures a space including the vehicle and the parking space multiple times while the vehicle is performing a manual parking or the automatic parking; and perform the deviation control when the parking assist apparatus determines that the vehicle deviates based on a position of the vehicle in a comparative image and a position of the vehicle in the learned image.
Inventor(s): Ryusuke Kuroda of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00
Abstract: a vehicle controller includes a processor configured to detect another vehicle traveling behind a host vehicle, based on a sensor signal obtained by a sensor for sensing surroundings of the host vehicle, determine whether the detected other vehicle satisfies an obstructing condition for obstructing view behind the host vehicle, and control the host vehicle to secure the view behind the host vehicle when the obstructing condition is satisfied.
Inventor(s): Yoshikazu JIKUHARA of Miyoshi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shin SAKURADA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tomokazu MAYA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroyuki BANDAI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiromitsu FUJII of Kariya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00, B60W40/08
Abstract: an information processing apparatus configured to manage a vehicle with a cafeteria facility, the information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire dispatch destination information including a designated location and a designated time period, and command the vehicle to be dispatched to the designated location in the designated time period.
Inventor(s): Kunio Goto of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Ryusuke Kuroda of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takuya Fujiki of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00, B60W40/04
Abstract: a vehicle control device has a processor configured to calculate an average speed of a vehicle traveling in a traffic lane and another vehicle in a predetermined range from the vehicle, for each of multiple traffic lanes of a traveling road on which the vehicle is traveling, as a traffic lane average speed, to determine whether the traffic lanes are congested based on the traffic lane average speed for each of the multiple traffic lanes of the traveling road and to estimate whether the traveling road as a whole is congested based on a proportion of traffic lanes of the traveling road that are congested, and to decide to drive the vehicle by automatic control when the traveling road as a whole is congested.
Inventor(s): Ryusuke Kuroda of Edogawa-ku (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00, B60W50/14
Abstract: a travel controller autonomously controlling a travel of a vehicle, detecting a departure preventer preventing the vehicle from running off a road at an edge of the road under autonomous control from surrounding data representing surroundings of the vehicle, when no departure preventer is detected, determining a possibility of the vehicle reaching the edge of the road based on an expected movement amount of the vehicle in the lateral direction until stopping and a distance from the vehicle to the road edge, and, when there is a possibility of the vehicle reaching the road edge, notifying the driver of a transition demand demanding transition from the autonomous control to manual control of a travel of the vehicle based on driving operations of the driver of the vehicle, and when there is no possibility of the vehicle reaching the road edge, not notifying the driver of the transition demand.
Inventor(s): Ryusuke Kuroda of Edogawa-ku (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kenichiro Aoki of Machida-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tadashi Okubo of Machida-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takuya Fujiki of Edogawa-ku (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tetsuro Sugiura of Chofu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kunio Goto of Edogawa-ku (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00, B60W50/14
Abstract: a travel controller of a vehicle that can travel on a road under autonomous driving control detecting two-wheelers, including bicycles, located in surroundings of the vehicle from surrounding data representing the surroundings of the vehicle generated by a surrounding sensor mounted on the vehicle, determining whether a target road on which the vehicle was traveling when the surrounding data in which a two-wheeler was detected was generated is a shared road on which travel by bicycles is permitted, when it is determined that the target road is a shared road, notifying a driver of the vehicle of a transition demand demanding transition in control of the vehicle from autonomous driving control to manual driving control requiring driving operations by the driver of the vehicle, and when it is determined that the target road is not a shared road, not notifying the driver of the transition demand.
Inventor(s): Ryusuke Kuroda of Edogawa-ku, Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00, B60W40/04
Abstract: the vehicle controller includes a processor configured to determine a rear detection range within which an object is detectable behind a vehicle, based on a sensor signal from a sensor mounted on the vehicle, the sensor being capable of detecting objects around the vehicle, and change the level of autonomous driving control applied to the vehicle to increase the degree of a driver's involvement in driving, when the rear detection range has been less than a first distance threshold for more than a first predetermined time.
Inventor(s): Wataru Kawashima of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Ryusuke Kuroda of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kenichiro Aoki of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takehiko Hanada of Hiratsuka-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takuya Fujiki of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B60W60/00
Abstract: when an object that may possibly collide with a vehicle is detected from a sensor signal of one of sensors mounted on the vehicle, a vehicle controller changes the level of autonomous driving control applied to the vehicle from a first level that does not require a driver to operate an accelerator and steering and does not require the driver to look around the vehicle to a second level that requires the driver to look around the vehicle but does not require the driver to operate an accelerator and steering. when an object that may possibly collide with the vehicle is detected from sensor signals of two or more of the sensors, the vehicle controller changes the level of autonomous driving control from the first level to a third level that requires the driver to operate at least an accelerator or steering.
20240067267.LANE DEPARTURE SUPPRESSION DEVICE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Risa UCHIDA of Shizuoka-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B62D15/02, B60Q9/00
Abstract: a lane departure suppression device includes an object information acquisition device configured to acquire object information around a vehicle, and an electronic control device. the electronic control device is configured not to execute lane departure suppression control when determination is made that there is a possibility or a fact of lane departure of the vehicle and that a driver intends the lane departure. the electronic control device is configured to execute at least issuance of alert as the lane departure suppression control when the determination is made that there is the possibility or the fact of the lane departure of the vehicle and that the driver intends the lane departure but determination is made that a traveling lane of the vehicle is a lane-off prohibition lane or an overtaking prohibition lane based on the object information.
20240067270.VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Kazuhisa MAEDA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B62D21/15, B60R16/04, B62D25/02, B62D25/04
Abstract: a vehicle body structure includes: a rocker configuring a portion at an outer side, in a vehicle width direction, of a vehicle body lower section, the rocker extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; and a metal center pillar, which is a separate component from the rocker, a lower section in a vehicle up-down direction of the center pillar being detachably attached to the rocker by an attachment member.
20240067273.VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Kazuhisa MAEDA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B62D25/14, B62D25/04
Abstract: a vehicle body structure includes: a front pillar lower member configuring a portion, at a vehicle lower side, of a front pillar that configures a portion, at a vehicle front side, of a vehicle body, a cross-section of the front pillar lower member seen from a vehicle up-down direction having a closed cross-section; a front pillar upper member disposed at a vehicle upper side of the front pillar lower member, and the front pillar upper member configuring a portion at a vehicle upper side of the front pillar; and a pillar reinforcing section provided with respect to the front pillar upper member, the pillar reinforcing section being partially insertable into the front pillar lower member, and the pillar reinforcing section being detachably attached to the front pillar lower member by an attachment member.
20240067285.TRAILER_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Akira ICHIKAWA of Nissin-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yusuke KAMIJO of Toyota-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Atsuo TAKEUCHI of Setagaya-ku Tokyo (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Makito MURAMATSU of Toyota-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kayo KIMURA of Musashino-shi Tokyo (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroshi OGIHARA of Chofu-shi Tokyo (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Nana TAIE of Toyota-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B62D63/06, B60R16/04, H01M50/204, H01M50/249
Abstract: a battery frame is fixed to a chassis and a battery pack is assembled to the battery frame. the battery frame includes a pair of crossbars and a pair of side bars. the crossbars extend in the vehicle width direction while being spaced apart in the vehicle front-rear direction, and have both ends in the vehicle width direction fixed to the side members. the side bars extend in the vehicle front-rear direction while being spaced apart in the vehicle width direction, and have front ends and rear ends detachably fixed to the crossbars.
Inventor(s): Ryotaro FUJIWARA of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hirotada NAKANISHI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Fuhito KODAMA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yuki UCHIDA of Iwakura-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Satoshi KOMAMINE of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yoshinori OKADA of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Satoshi HIRANO of Obu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): B64D1/18, A01M7/00, A01M9/00, G05D1/10
Abstract: a control apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire weather information including a wind speed on a scheduled spraying date and time at which an unmanned aircraft is to spray an agricultural chemical on a field, determine a flight altitude of the unmanned aircraft according to the wind speed, and generate a plan for spraying of the agricultural chemical by the unmanned aircraft, the plan for spraying including the determined flight altitude.
Inventor(s): Takashi TSUKIYAMA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): F02B37/22
Abstract: a map creating method for nozzle vanes includes performing an imbalance operation as many times as the number of the cylinders while changing the specific cylinder, creating air-fuel ratio data indicating changes in the air-fuel ratio during the imbalance operation, calculating an air-fuel ratio fluctuation amount for each of pieces of the air-fuel ratio data, determining whether a specific condition is met, the specific condition being that a minimum value among the air-fuel ratio fluctuation amounts is greater than or equal to a first determination value and a difference between the minimum value and a maximum value among the air-fuel ratio fluctuation amounts is less than or equal to a second determination value, and storing, as an opening degree map, the opening degree of the nozzle vanes meeting the specific condition in association with the engine operating state.
Inventor(s): Tomoyuki TSUJI of Nagakute-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Naoya OKUBO of Chiryu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tomonori SATOH of Miyoshi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): F02B77/08, F01M13/02, F02D41/22
Abstract: a diagnosis device is intended for an internal combustion engine including a supercharger, a blow-by gas passage that communicates between a portion of an intake passage and a crankcase, a pcv pressure sensor that detects a pcv pressure in the blow-by gas passage, and a crankshaft. the device executes specifying a specific period for which the amount of fluctuations in the intake air amount per unit time is a prescribed value or more on condition that the intake air amount is a determination air amount or more, calculating the amount of fluctuations in the pcv pressure during the specific period, and determining, based on the amount of fluctuations in the pcv pressure, the presence of an abnormality in the blow-by gas passage. the device sets the determination air amount to a smaller value when the rotational speed of the crankshaft is high than when the rotational speed is low.
Inventor(s): Toshiaki TAMACHI of Seto-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yoshito SEKIGUCHI of Kariya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masato NAKANO of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Koichi OKUDA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tatsuya IMAMURA of Okazaki- shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Atsushi TABATA of Okazaki- shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): F02D41/00, F02B37/18, F02D41/04
Abstract: in an internal combustion engine having a cylinder in which an air-fuel mixture of gaseous fuel and intake air is combusted, an intake passage connected to the cylinder, and a supercharger for supercharging the intake air, in a case where backfire is generated in a set period before supercharging is performed by the supercharger, supercharging is performed at a smaller supercharging pressure than in a case where backfire is not generated in the set period.
Inventor(s): Yusuke JOH of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tomoyuki TSUJI of Nagakute-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yuki IKEJIRI of Nishio-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masashi HAKARIYA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Makoto YAMAZAKI of Gotemba-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yoshikazu ASAMI of Gotemba-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hisao KIYONO of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tatsuaki ARISAWA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yoshifumi MATSUDA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tsubasa SUGANO of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): F02D41/22, F02D41/02
Abstract: an upstream integrated value is an integrated value of a difference obtained by subtracting an upstream gas temperature at a starting point in time of integration from the upstream gas temperature after starting of the internal combustion engine. a downstream integrated value is an integrated value of a difference obtained by subtracting a downstream gas temperature at the starting point in time of the integration from the downstream gas temperature after the starting of the internal combustion engine. an anomaly diagnosing process obtains an anomaly determination result indicating that the exhaust purification device is in a removed state when a deviation between the upstream integrated value and the downstream integrated value is smaller than a reference level. the determination threshold is higher than a dew point.
Inventor(s): Yuki FUJIE of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Naoki UEDA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Akiyoshi FURUZAWA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): F17C1/06
Abstract: in the fiber bundle arranged in the innermost layer so as to be in contact with the liner, the end portions in the width direction of the adjacent fiber bundles are wound so as to overlap by 14% or more.
20240068624.GAS CYLINDER BUNDLE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Koji KATANO of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): F17C13/08
Abstract: a gas cylinder bundle includes a gas cylinder bundle frame and a high-pressure tank arranged on the gas cylinder bundle frame. the gas cylinder bundle frame is equipped with a plurality of levels of shelf portions in an up-down direction on which the high-pressure tank is arranged. the high-pressure tank is arranged such that an axial direction of the high-pressure tank arranged on a shelf portion of a next level above a shelf portion of one level faces a direction rotated by 90� with respect to an axial direction of the high-pressure tank arranged on the shelf portion of the one level.
Inventor(s): Taizo MASUDA of Yokohama-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kiyoto SASAKI of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Daisuke KAKUMA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroyoshi MASUI of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Akihiro YAMAGUCHI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Sokfan YEE of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yuki NISHIKAWA of Numazu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G01C21/34
Abstract: the drive route generation device according to the present disclosure is configured to execute a process of acquiring a designated point, a process of acquiring a designation condition for a drive route to be generated, a process of selecting one or a plurality of specific spots from a plurality of spots based on the position information and the designation condition for the plurality of spots, and a process of generating, as a drive route, a circulation route that comes back to a designated point via one or a plurality of specific spots using the designated point as a departure point.
Inventor(s): Yu NAGATA of Chofu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Ai MIYATA of Sakai-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Satoshi KOMAMINE of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Syouta KOMATSU of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G01C21/34, G08G1/01, G08G1/052
Abstract: the present information processing device includes a processor configured to determine, based on information indicating vehicle behavior about a plurality of vehicles, a boarding and alighting place of a transport vehicle that transports a user among places satisfying a predetermined condition concerning behavior of the plurality of vehicles.
Inventor(s): Taizo MASUDA of Yokohama-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kiyoto SASAKI of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Daisuke KAKUMA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroyoshi MASUI of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Akihiro YAMAGUCHI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Sokfan YEE of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yuki NISHIKAWA of Numazu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G01C21/34, G06Q50/14
Abstract: a vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a first riding space and a second riding space, each of which is a riding position on one side and the other side of a right side and a left side with respect to a front-rear direction, respectively, and is configured to: acquire a traveling route; identify a side where a landscape viewed from the vehicle is good from among the right side and the left side with respect to a traveling direction; identify a preferential space in which a degree of preferential treatment of a passenger riding in the first riding space or the second riding space is high; and determine the forward direction and the backward direction when the vehicle travels on the traveling route such that the preferential space is set to the side where the landscape viewed from the vehicle is good.
Inventor(s): Tomohiro TSUMOTO of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G01R31/385, G01R31/389
Abstract: a determination method for determining whether or not a battery pack is normal, the method comprising a step of measuring a time-dependent change in at least one of a temperature and an output voltage of the battery pack while heating the battery pack, and determining whether or not the battery pack is normal based on the measured time-dependent change. according to this determination method, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not the battery pack is normal.
Inventor(s): Atsushi KOMADA of Nagakute-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Mitsuru OGASAWARA of Gamagori-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masahiko ISHII of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hidetaka ASANO of Nissin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tomokazu ISHII of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Koji HETSUGI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kosuke YONEKAWA of Nissin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yoshikazu JIKUHARA of Miyoshi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G05B13/04
Abstract: a management method for managing a coemission amount to be emitted by producing a product, includes: reading out a first coemission amount that is a coemission amount per unit weight of a first raw material and a second coemission amount that is a coemission amount per unit weight of a second raw material; and calculating the coemission amount of the product based on a coemission amount to be calculated from the first coemission amount and from a weight of the first raw material used to produce the product, and a coemission amount to be calculated from the second coemission amount and from a weight of the second raw material used to produce the product.
Inventor(s): Atsushi KOMADA of Nagakute-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Mitsuru OGASAWARA of Gamagori-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masahiko ISHII of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hidetaka ASANO of Nissin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tomokazu ISHII of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Koji HETSUGI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kosuke YONEKAWA of Nissin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yoshikazu JIKUHARA of Miyoshi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G05B19/418
Abstract: a management method for management of a co2 emission amount emitted by production of a product in a production line where a first product and a second product are produced includes acquiring a power consumption amount consumed in the production line for a predetermined period, and calculating a co2 emission amount for each product by allocating the power consumption amount based on a ratio of a total work time required to produce the first product in the production line during the predetermined period and a total work time required to produce the second product in the production line during the predetermined period.
Inventor(s): Taichi KAWANAI of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yusuke HAYASHI of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Daichi HOTTA of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G05D1/00, B60W60/00
Abstract: the present disclosure provides to an apparatus for managing travel of a vehicle having an autonomous travel function. the apparatus executes the following steps. the apparatus sequentially acquires sensor information from a recognition sensor mounted on the vehicle. the apparatus sequentially generates prediction information showing a position of an object at a future time point based on the sensor information acquired sequentially. the apparatus transmits a remote support request to a remote support operator. the apparatus receives a remote support given in response to the remote support request by the remote support operator. the apparatus makes the vehicle autonomously travel in accordance with the remote support in response to confirming that an actual position of an object obtained from sensor information and a predicted position of an object obtained from prediction information correspond.
Inventor(s): Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroshi INOUE of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shunsuke TANIMORI of Arlington VA (US) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Nana KIKUIRE of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06F8/65, B60R16/023
Abstract: a server includes one or more processors configured to: make a request of a first terminal and a second terminal for a reply as to whether to approve a process related to update of software for a control device mounted on a vehicle, the first terminal being a terminal mounted on the vehicle, and the second terminal being a terminal to be carried by a user of the vehicle; and when receiving both the reply from the first terminal and the reply from the second terminal as a response to the request, invalidate the reply from the second terminal and validate the reply from the first terminal.
Inventor(s): Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroshi INOUE of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shunsuke TANIMORI of Arlington VA (US) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Nana KIKUIRE of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06F8/65
Abstract: a server updates software on a control device of a vehicle through wireless communication. the server includes a processor and an interface. the processor performs a process of obtaining user's consent to update the software. the processor instructs to start an update process of first software and second software when the consent to update the first software and the second software is obtained. when an error occurs during the update process of the first software, the processor requests again the consent to update the first software and selectively requests again the consent to update the second software based on predetermined connection between the first software and the second software, before performing again the update process of the first software and the second software.
Inventor(s): Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06F8/65, B60K35/00
Abstract: a vehicle includes a communication device configured to execute communication between the vehicle and a communication instrument different from an instrument mounted on the vehicle, and a control device configured to control the vehicle. the control device is configured to acquire a plurality of types of progress in a process of updating software of the control device. the control device is configured to transmit information on first progress among the plurality of types of progress to the communication instrument by using the communication device. the control device is configured to transmit information on second progress different from the first progress among the plurality of types of progress to the communication instrument by using the communication device in response to a transmission request from the communication instrument.
Inventor(s): Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroshi INOUE of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shunsuke TANIMORI of Arlington VA (US) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Nana KIKUIRE of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06F8/65, H04L67/06, H04L67/12
Abstract: a software management system includes: a vehicle including a control device storing software and a display device; and a server including one or more processors that update the software by wireless communication. when a first error due to the server occurs, the one or more processors cancel software update and request the vehicle to display a description of the first error on the display device. when a second error different from the first error occurs, the vehicle cancels the software update, and displays a description of the second error on the display device without being requested by the one or more processors.
Inventor(s): Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06F8/65
Abstract: a server is configured to update software of a control device of a vehicle through wireless communication. the server includes: one or more memories storing a program; and one or more processors configured to execute the program, wherein the one or more processors are configured to control, according to content of the software update, whether to send license information to the vehicle or to send the license information to a user terminal that is operable by a user who has administrator rights on the vehicle, the license information being information for obtaining approval for the software update from the user.
Inventor(s): Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06F8/65, B60W50/14
Abstract: a server is configured to send data for updating software on a vehicle control device through wireless communication. the server includes: a memory storing a program; and a processor configured to execute the program, the processor being configured to set first data and second data, the first data being data to be displayed on an in-vehicle display in order to obtain user's approval to the software update, the second data being data to be displayed on user equipment in order to obtain the user's approval to the software update, and the first data having higher information granularity than the second data.
Inventor(s): Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06F8/65
Abstract: a server configured to send data for updating software on a vehicle control device though wireless communication includes: one or more memories configured to store a program; and one or more processors. the one or more processors are configured to execute the program. the one or more processors are configured to set first data and second data. the first data is data to be displayed on an in-vehicle display in order to obtain user's approval to the software update. the second data is data to be displayed on user equipment in order to obtain the user's approval to the software update. the second data has higher information granularity than the first data.
Inventor(s): Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroshi INOUE of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shunsuke TANIMORI of Arlington VA (US) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Nana KIKUIRE of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06F8/65
Abstract: a server determines whether a vehicle is being driven. the server sends a notification, requesting a user of the vehicle to approve processing related to a software update of a control device installed in the vehicle. when the server determines that the vehicle is being driven, the server sends the notification to an in-vehicle terminal mounted on the vehicle. when the server determines that the vehicle is not being driven, the server sends the notification to a mobile terminal portable by the user of the vehicle.
Inventor(s): Yoshikazu SAKAI of Chiryu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06F8/65, G06F8/71, H04L67/00
Abstract: a center configured to communicate with an ota master configured to control software updating of a plurality of electronic control units installed in a vehicle includes: a communication device configured to receive, from the ota master, identification information; a storage device storing propriety determination information used in propriety determination of determining whether the version of software implemented in each of the electronic control units is an implementation management version; and a processor configured to perform the propriety determination based on the identification information and the propriety determination information, and perform, by communicating with the ota master, restoration control on at least one of the electronic control units regarding which a determination has been made that the version of the software is not the implementation management version.
Inventor(s): Yusuke TAKATSUNA of Ama-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06F8/654, B60R16/023, H04L67/00, H04L67/12
Abstract: a server is configured to distribute update data for software for an electronic control unit mounted on a vehicle. the server includes: a storage device that stores device identification information in which information that specifies a communication module mounted on the vehicle and information that specifies a portable terminal configured to communicate with an update control device mounted on the vehicle are associated with each other, and the update data; and a processor configured to determine whether communication with the update control device is possible, and transmit the update data to the portable terminal that is associated with the communication module when the determination unit determines that the communication with the update control device is not possible.
Inventor(s): Tadashi ODASHIMA of Seto-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yoshiumi KAWAMURA of Suntou-gun Shizuoka-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kazuki SHIBATA of Nagakute-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tomohiko JIMBO of Nagakute-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06F9/48
Abstract: a request response processing unit calculates, based on observation information about the agent, at least one other agent near the agent, and the task, a request parameter as to whether or not to request help, and a response parameter as to whether or not to respond to a request from the at least one other agent. an importance processing unit performs processing for calculating, based on at least the request parameter of the at least one other agent and the response parameter of the agent, importance of each of the tasks for the agent. a task selection unit selects the task to be performed by the agent according to the importance. a task execution unit controls the agent so that it performs the selected task.
20240070097.DEVICE AND METHOD_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Yosuke MAEKAWA of Chiyoda-ku (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Camille GAY of Chiyoda-ku (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tsutomu MATSUMOTO of Yokohama-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06F13/20, H04L12/40
Abstract: a device includes a first interface unit connected to a first controller area network (can) bus, a second interface unit connected to a second can bus, and a control unit configured to identify, in a case where transmission of a can frame is started, a can bus detected to be in a dominant state first after end of arbitration from the first can bus or the second can bus, as a can bus to which a transmission source device of the can frame is connected.
Inventor(s): Atsushi OKI of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroki TAKABATAKE of Chiryu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shigeki KINOMURA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hisashi FUJISAWA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiromitsu FUJII of Kariya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06Q10/0631, B60L53/65
Abstract: a notification method includes: determining candidate destinations for a vehicle from among a plurality of facilities requesting for electric power, using first information about the vehicle and second information about the plurality of facilities; and transmitting the candidate destinations to a user terminal of the vehicle. the first information includes a power generation type of an electric power stored in a power storage device included in the vehicle. the second information includes a power generation type of the electric power requested by each of the plurality of facilities.
Inventor(s): Mitsuhiro MIURA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kenichi YAMADA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Satoshi KOMAMINE of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Fumiyuki KAGARA of Sagamihara-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Go TANAKA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroyuki NISHIZAWA of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06Q10/0631, G06Q10/087
Abstract: an information processing apparatus includes a memory that stores information on a package to be transported by a vehicle traveling within a site of a factory and attributes of each employee working at the factory, a controller that sets a condition on an employee who can be in charge of loading or unloading the package and formulates a transportation plan for the package based on the information on the package, and identifies at least one employee who has attributes satisfying the condition, from among one or more employees scheduled to ride in the vehicle transporting the package, based on the attributes of each employee and the condition on the employee who can be in charge of loading or unloading the package, and a communication interface that notifies a mobile terminal carried by the at least one employee of a request for loading or unloading the package.
Inventor(s): Chikage KUBO of Chofu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kenichi YAMADA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yuki TATSUMOTO of Seto-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiromitsu FUJII of Kariya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Mitsuhiro NAITO of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06Q10/0631, G06Q30/0202
Abstract: an information processing method, for an information processing apparatus including a controller, includes a first step, by the controller, of acquiring positional information indicating a change over time in positions of a plurality of users, a second step, by the controller, of predicting a number of the users who will gather at a specific time at a boarding/alighting point to board/alight from a vehicle based on the change over time in the positions of the plurality of users indicated by the positional information, and a third step, by the controller, of determining a vehicle dispatch schedule for the vehicle to the boarding/alighting point based on the number of users predicted to gather at the specific time at the boarding/alighting point.
20240070718.SERVER, SYSTEM, AND METHOD_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Osamu YUMITA of Seto-shi Aichi-Ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yoichi Onishi of Okazaki-shi Aichi-Ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Toru Ando of Obu-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Ikuma Suzuki of Okazaki-shi Aichi-Ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yu Nagata of Chofu-shi Tokyo (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06Q30/0251, B60L53/66, B60L53/68
Abstract: a server includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on power control including at least one of power supply from an electrified vehicle to an electric power system and charge from the electric power system to the electrified vehicle, and a control unit configured to control display during use of an internet service with a terminal owned by a user of the electrified vehicle. the control unit is configured to, when the electrified vehicle accedes to a request to perform the power control, generate a program command to reduce display of advertisements on the terminal as compared to when the electrified vehicle does not accede to the request to perform the power control.
20240070719.INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Takahiro AOKI of Saitama-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tsuyoshi WATANABE of Saitama-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06Q30/0251
Abstract: a method performed by a server, the method includes acquiring a boarding condition for a user who uses a vehicle as transportation, the boarding condition including a departure location, a destination location, and/or a utilization time of travel using the vehicle, selecting one or more second services meeting the boarding condition from among a plurality of first services, the plurality of first services being services related to sales and/or marketing capable of being provided in the vehicle during the travel, and outputting an inquiry notification including information regarding the second services to an in-vehicle apparatus of the vehicle and/or a terminal of the user, in order to allow the user to respond whether to accept provision of at least any one of the selected second services when the user uses the vehicle under the boarding condition.
Inventor(s): Hiroyuki OKAWARA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masafumi FUJIO of Kobe-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Koji TAKAHASHI of Tokyo (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Sho KOBAYASHI of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takahiro ICHINOSE of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06Q30/02
Abstract: the information processing device determines whether or not to re-lease the first vehicle after returning from the lease. the information processing device includes a control unit. the control unit is configured to acquire, for the first vehicle, a evaluation result of a state according to a predetermined evaluation method, and output that the first vehicle is to be leased again when the evaluation result indicates that the first vehicle does not require repair, and output that the first vehicle is to be sold when the evaluation result indicates that the first vehicle needs repair.
Inventor(s): Hiroyuki OKAWARA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tomoko HARADA of Yokohama-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06Q30/0645
Abstract: in the information processing device according to the present disclosure, when the lease contract period of the new vehicle expires, the control unit calculates and outputs the settlement amount based on the first table. in the information processing device according to the present disclosure, when the lease contract period of the used vehicle expires, the control unit calculates and outputs the settlement amount based on the second table. the first table stores a first reduction value associated with the assessment for each pre-partitioned item relating to a defect in the vehicle. the second table stores, for each item that is the same as the first table, a second reduction value related to the assessment. among the second reduction values stored in the second table, the second reduction value of the first item is set to a value smaller than the first reduction value.
Inventor(s): Mitsuaki TOMITA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Maiko HAYASHI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Miyako SAKAI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Makito MURAMATSU of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hirohiko TANIGUCHI of Yokohama-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06Q50/06, B60L53/18, B60L53/67, B60L53/68, B60L55/00, G06Q30/0207
Abstract: a vgi system is a system in which electric power is exchanged between a power grid of an electric power utility company and a bev, and includes a plurality of bevs, evse, and a management server that manages exchange of electric power. the evse includes specific evse available to a specific vehicle among bevs, the specific vehicle being permanently permitted to use the evse. the management server performs processing for temporarily permitting use of the specific evse by a non-specific vehicle different from the specific vehicle on condition that the non-specific vehicle uses the specific evse to exchange electric power with the electric power utility company and performs processing for granting an incentive to a user of the non-specific vehicle or a manager of the specific evse on condition that the non-specific vehicle has exchanged electric power with the electric power utility company.
Inventor(s): Taizo MASUDA of Yokohama-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kiyoto SASAKI of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Daisuke KAKUMA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroyoshi MASUI of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Akihiro YAMAGUCHI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Sokfan YEE of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yuki NISHIKAWA of Numazu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06Q50/12, G06Q10/02
Abstract: an order reception system according to the present disclosure includes one or more processors. the one or more processors are configured to perform receiving a reservation from a user to provide a dish to a dish providing place, receiving the reservation to provide a dish, calculating a lead time required for providing the dish and an arrival time at which the user arrives at the dish providing place, and instructing the dish providing place to start preparing to provide the dish based on the arrival time and the lead time.
Inventor(s): Kota OISHI of Yokohama-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06Q50/26, G06Q30/0202, H04L67/50
Abstract: a city management support method comprises the steps of: obtaining service relevant data to perform a future supply forecast for one or more services; obtaining person relevant data to perform a future demand forecast for the one or more services; associating the supply forecast data with the demand forecast data by using at least one of location data and time data as a parameter; generating feedback data for service provider and feedback data for person based on the associated dataset; and transmitting the feedback data for service provider to a terminal of a service provider and transmitting the feedback data for person to a terminal of a person.
Inventor(s): Tadashi OKUBO of Machida-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06T7/73, G06T3/40
Abstract: an apparatus for distance estimation identifies a first partial region from a first surrounding image generated at a first point of time by a first camera, generates an interpolated second surrounding image corresponding to the first point of time by using a preceding second surrounding image and the succeeding second surrounding image, and estimates an interpolated position of the second camera corresponding to the first point of time. the apparatus detects one or more feature points for a target object represented in both the first partial region and the interpolated second surrounding image, and estimates the distance between the vehicle and the target object.
20240071061.INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Mitsuhiro MABUCHI of Edogawa-ku Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06V10/80, G06V10/26
Abstract: an information processing method generates a learned model for image recognition, wherein a learning model includes a plurality of first models and a second model that is different from the first models. the information processing method includes: dividing an image that is to be used in learning into a plurality of patches; inputting each of the divided plurality of patches into a respective model of the plurality of first models, the respective model being predetermined for each of the patches, and performing calculation; and combining an output of a calculation result of each of the plurality of first models in the second model and generating a learned model by learning the learning model.
Inventor(s): Takuya Fujiki of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Ryusuke Kuroda of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tadashi Okubo of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kenichiro Aoki of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tetsuro Sugiura of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Wataru Kawashima of Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hitoshi Kamada of Kawasaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G06V20/58, G06V20/56, G08G1/052
Abstract: an apparatus for object detection detects a number of lanes included in a road on which a vehicle is traveling, detects one or more surrounding vehicles positioned in surroundings of the vehicle from a surrounding image showing the surroundings of the vehicle generated by a camera mounted in the vehicle, and determines, when more surrounding vehicles than the number of lanes detected in a predetermined range at the back of the vehicle are detected alongside in a width direction of the vehicle, that a possibility that any one of the surrounding vehicles being an emergency vehicle which is allowed to travel without obeying the traveling rule of the road is higher than when more surrounding vehicles than the number of lanes are not detected alongside in a width direction of the vehicle.
Inventor(s): Taizo MASUDA of Yokohama shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yasunobu SEKI of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroki AWANO of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tomoko NAKAMURA of Naka-gun (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Tsuyoshi KANEKO of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kosuke YONEKAWA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G07C5/08, G07C5/00
Abstract: primary information relating to generation or use of electrical energy generated by the solar power generation apparatus () mounted in the vehicle () and secondary information relating to the vehicle () mounting the solar power generation apparatus () are acquired, and natural energy utilization information tying the acquired secondary information with the acquired primary information is prepared.
Inventor(s): Takashi KASHIMURA of Nagoya-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Takahiro KATO of Numazu-shi Shizuoka-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kazuyuki YOKOTA of Toyota-shi Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G08G1/005
Abstract: an information processing device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory and being configured to: acquire a rotation angle by which a head of a user has rotated and a maintained time during which the rotation angle has been maintained, and in a case in which the rotation angle is less than a preset angle, or in a case in which the rotation angle is equal to or greater than the preset angle and the maintained time is less than a preset time, cause a notification unit to execute notification corresponding to the rotation angle and the maintained time.
Inventor(s): Shinya HIROSAWA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G08G1/01, G06V20/58, G08G1/052
Abstract: a controller configured to perform: identifying, based on position information and speed information of each vehicle obtained from a plurality of vehicles traveling on a road having a plurality of lanes, a first section in which a part of the lanes among the plurality of lanes is congested; obtaining image data that has captured the first section thus identified; and identifying a congested lane in the first section based on the image data.
Inventor(s): Kazuma Fukumoto of Taiotou-ku Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G08G1/14
Abstract: a parking management device includes a memory configured to store the shape and size of a predetermined parking area; and a processor configured to determine parking positions of a plurality of vehicles requesting parking in the parking area, based on the shape and size of the parking area and outline information of each of the vehicles, and notify each of the vehicles of a parking position determined for the vehicle via a communication interface.
Inventor(s): Kaoru YOSHIDA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masatoshi KAKUTANI of Miyoshi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masataka OKUDA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroki MAKI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kosuke WATANABE of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kanade KURIYAMA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G08G1/16, G08G1/01
Abstract: an information processing device mounted on a vehicle including a sensor includes an acquisition unit that acquires a surrounding image of the vehicle and information related to a behavior of the vehicle from the sensor, and an identification unit that identifies a moving object in the surrounding image of the vehicle based on a chronological change of the surrounding image of the vehicle and the information related to the behavior of the vehicle.
Inventor(s): Ryotaro FUJIWARA of Tokyo-to (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hirotada NAKANISHI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Fuhito KODAMA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yuki UCHIDA of Iwakura-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Satoshi KOMAMINE of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yoshinori OKADA of Okazaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Satoshi HIRANO of Obu-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): G08G5/00, B64U10/10
Abstract: an information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to predict a scattering range of a chemical to be sprayed onto a field by a first unmanned aircraft and control, in a case in which it is determined that the chemical will scatter near the field based on the scattering range, a three-dimensional position or a travel route of a second unmanned aircraft so that downwash of the second unmanned aircraft prevents scattering of the chemical near the field.
Inventor(s): Shingo KOMURA of Nagakute-shi, Aichi-ken (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Yoshiyuki NAGASAWA of Tokyo (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Mitsuyasu SAKUMA of Tokyo (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H01M4/04, H01M4/1391, H01M4/62
Abstract: a method for producing an electrode member that configures an electrode body of an all-solid-state battery, including: a slurry preparation step for preparing a mixed material slurry that contains at least a binder, solid electrolyte particles, and a nonaqueous solvent with low polarity; a molding step for molding the mixed material slurry into a desired shape; and a drying step for obtaining a molded body by removing the nonaqueous solvent with low polarity from the mixed material slurry after the molding. then, the temperature of the mixed material slurry is controlled so as not to cause re-crystallization of the binder, which has been dissolved in the nonaqueous solvent with low polarity, at least until the initiation of the molding step. consequently, it is possible to stably provide an all-solid-state battery that has low battery resistance, while improving electrode member production efficiency by preventing gelation of a mixed material slurry.
Inventor(s): Shigeki Sato of Fujinomiya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shogo Kihara of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroshi Suyama of Mishima-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H01M4/505, C01G45/12, H01M10/26
Abstract: the disclosure provides a novel positive electrode active material for an aqueous potassium ion battery, and a novel potassium ion secondary battery. the positive electrode active material for an aqueous potassium ion battery is represented by the general formula limno, where 0<x<2. the aqueous potassium ion secondary battery comprises a positive electrode active material represented by the general formula limnowhere 0<x<2, and an aqueous electrolyte solution, wherein the aqueous electrolyte solution has a ph of 7.0 to 13.0 and comprises an aqueous solvent and a potassium salt dissolved in the aqueous solvent. the potassium salt is preferably potassium pyrophosphate.
20240072284.FUEL CELL SYSTEM_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Tatsuya FUKAMI of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kenji SATO of Kasugai-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroaki MORI of Ogaki-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H01M8/04858, B60L50/51, B60L58/30
Abstract: a fuel cell system for a load device may include a fuel cell, a battery, and a controller configured to control the fuel cell and the battery. the controller may be configured to: cumulatively calculate first accumulated electric energy generated by the fuel cell; cumulatively calculate a power generation efficiency average at the time of storage of the first accumulated electric energy; calculate required power generation efficiency to generate electric power that meets a power demand of the load device; under a first condition where the power generation efficiency average is lower than the required power generation efficiency, cause the fuel cell to generate electric power that meets the power demand; and under a second condition where the power generation efficiency average is higher, cause the fuel cell to generate electric power at a specific operating point and cause the battery to discharge deficient electric power.
20240072326.DUCT BODY AND VEHICLE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Yuya KUMASAKA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H01M10/625, B60K11/06, H01M10/613, H01M10/6566
Abstract: the present disclosure provides a duct body for supplying cooling air toward a heating element, wherein the duct body has an upstream duct and a downstream duct, the duct body has an overlapping region in which the upstream duct and the downstream duct overlap, and in the overlapping region, the upstream duct is disposed outside the downstream duct via an air layer, the downstream duct has a convex portion on a surface on the upstream duct side, the upstream duct has a concave portion on a surface on the downstream duct side, and the overlapping region has a fitting structure in which at least a part of the convex portion fits with the concave portion, and has a heat insulating structure having the air layer on an upstream side of the fitting structure.
20240072365.BATTERY MODULE_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Kenichi KOHASHI of Sunto-gun (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H01M50/291, H01M10/04, H01M50/209
Abstract: a battery module includes: a battery stack including a cell stack, and a pair of end plates; and a case including an opening and an accommodation space. further, each end plate includes, as an outer end surface, an end plate-side end surface, the case includes, a case-side end surface inclined, the end plate includes a recess formed so as to surround a part of the end plate-side end surface, the case includes a hole formed at a position facing a region in the stacking direction, the region being surrounded by the recess of the end plate, and when the battery stack is accommodated in the case, a contact surface of the end plate-side end surface is pressed inward so that the region surrounded by the recess relatively protrudes outward in the stacking direction from the contact surface and enters an inside of the hole.
20240072615.DRIVE UNIT_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Hiroto KUSAKA of Susono-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H02K11/00, B60K17/12, H02K11/33
Abstract: a drive unit includes: a transaxle case that houses a motor, a speed reducer, and a differential mechanism; a power control unit that controls the motor; and a noise filter electrically connected to the motor via the power control unit, the power control unit being integrated with the transaxle case, the motor, the speed reducer, and the differential mechanism being disposed on a same axis inside the transaxle case. further, the power control unit is separate from the noise filter, and the noise filter is integrated with the transaxle case in a state in which at least a part of the noise filter is disposed in space between the power control unit and the motor.
20240073104.SYSTEM, SERVER, AND MOVING BODY_simplified_abstract_(toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha)
Inventor(s): Kanade KURIYAMA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masataka OKUDA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Kaoru YOSHIDA of Nisshin-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Toshiki SHINOHARA of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Masatoshi KAKUTANI of Miyoshi-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H04L41/147, H04L67/12
Abstract: a system includes: a server; and a moving body wherein, the server is configured to communicate with the moving body, predict occurrence of a loss of communication with the moving body, and send information necessary to execute a first process to the moving body when the loss of communication with the moving body is predicted to occur; and the moving body is configured to receive the information from the server, and execute the first process based on the received information.
Inventor(s): Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Hiroshi INOUE of Nagoya-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Shunsuke TANIMORI of Arlington VA (US) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha, Nana KIKUIRE of Toyota-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H04L47/12
Abstract: a communication system includes a vehicle including a control device configured to store a control program, a terminal configured to give a notification about predetermined information, and a server configured to communicate with the vehicle and the terminal. the server is configured to transmit update data for the control program. the processor is configured to reduce a data amount of information to be transmitted to the terminal about a transmission status of the update data when the server transmits the update data to the vehicle via the terminal, as compared to a data amount of information to be transmitted to the terminal about the transmission status when the server transmits the update data to the vehicle without intermediation of the terminal.
Inventor(s): Takayuki HATORI of Nagakute-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H04N5/77, B60R16/033, G07C5/08, H04N7/18
Abstract: a vehicle monitoring system includes: an acceleration sensor mounted on a vehicle and operated by a first power supply that is constantly supplied from a battery of the vehicle; and a monitoring control device that operates by the first power supply and activates one or more devices that record an image of a periphery of the vehicle when the acceleration sensor detects an acceleration of a predetermined value or more while the vehicle is parked, and causes the image to be recorded.
Inventor(s): Takayuki HATORI of Nagakute-shi (JP) for toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
IPC Code(s): H04N7/18, B60R1/22, G06T7/00, H04N5/268
Abstract: a vehicle surroundings monitoring system includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a first video including a video in which an area behind a vehicle is captured; an image processing unit that generates a second video to be displayed on a display unit of the vehicle, based on the first video; a video switching unit to which the first video and the second video are input, and that outputs the first video or the second video to the display unit in accordance with a state of the second video; and a setting switching unit that forcibly switches a setting of the display unit to a setting for the first video when the video switching unit outputs the first video.
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA patent applications on February 29th, 2024
- TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- A61H3/00
- A61H1/02
- Toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
- B01J47/018
- B60H1/00
- B60L53/16
- B60L53/30
- B60L53/66
- H01R13/639
- B60L53/63
- B60L55/00
- B60L53/67
- B60L53/68
- G06Q10/0631
- G06Q30/08
- G06Q50/06
- G01C21/34
- B60L58/14
- B60L58/12
- H02J7/00
- B60L58/16
- G06N3/0464
- B60L58/25
- B60K11/02
- B60L3/06
- B60L50/60
- H01M10/48
- H01M10/613
- H01M10/625
- H01M10/635
- H01M10/6568
- H01M10/663
- B60L58/40
- B60L58/30
- B60N2/02
- B60N2/22
- B60W40/08
- B60W50/16
- B60W60/00
- B60Q1/46
- B60Q1/26
- B60W30/18
- B60Q9/00
- G08G1/16
- B60R11/00
- B60R16/033
- B60R25/25
- B60R25/23
- B60R25/30
- B60S1/02
- G06V20/56
- B60W20/15
- B60W10/06
- B60W10/08
- B60W10/10
- B60W20/13
- B60W50/02
- B60W50/038
- F01M11/10
- F02D41/22
- B60W30/06
- G06V20/58
- B60W30/09
- B60W30/095
- G08G1/00
- B60W50/14
- B60W30/12
- B60W30/14
- B60W40/04
- G05D1/00
- B62D15/02
- B62D21/15
- B60R16/04
- B62D25/02
- B62D25/04
- B62D25/14
- B62D63/06
- H01M50/204
- H01M50/249
- B64D1/18
- A01M7/00
- A01M9/00
- G05D1/10
- F02B37/22
- F02B77/08
- F01M13/02
- F02D41/00
- F02B37/18
- F02D41/04
- F02D41/02
- F17C1/06
- F17C13/08
- G08G1/01
- G08G1/052
- G06Q50/14
- G01R31/385
- G01R31/389
- G05B13/04
- G05B19/418
- G06F8/65
- B60R16/023
- B60K35/00
- H04L67/06
- H04L67/12
- G06F8/71
- H04L67/00
- G06F8/654
- G06F9/48
- G06F13/20
- H04L12/40
- B60L53/65
- G06Q10/087
- G06Q30/0202
- G06Q30/0251
- G06Q30/02
- G06Q30/0645
- B60L53/18
- G06Q30/0207
- G06Q50/12
- G06Q10/02
- G06Q50/26
- H04L67/50
- G06T7/73
- G06T3/40
- G06V10/80
- G06V10/26
- G07C5/08
- G07C5/00
- G08G1/005
- G08G1/14
- G08G5/00
- B64U10/10
- H01M4/04
- H01M4/1391
- H01M4/62
- H01M4/505
- C01G45/12
- H01M10/26
- H01M8/04858
- B60L50/51
- B60K11/06
- H01M10/6566
- H01M50/291
- H01M10/04
- H01M50/209
- H02K11/00
- B60K17/12
- H02K11/33
- H04L41/147
- H04L47/12
- H04N5/77
- H04N7/18
- B60R1/22
- G06T7/00
- H04N5/268
