Patents by Inventor Arata TAKADA

Arata TAKADA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240174172
    Abstract: A notification method for giving a notification to a driver sitting in a driver's seat of a vehicle includes: setting a target level of strength of the notification; when the target level is a first level, giving a visual notification from a visual device of the vehicle without giving a sound notification from a speaker of the vehicle; and when the target level is higher than the first level, giving a strong visual notification from the visual device or the sound notification from the speaker. The strong visual notification is stronger than the visual notification that is given when the target level is the first level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Arata TAKADA, Tomohiro MIWA
  • Publication number: 20240174249
    Abstract: The vehicle includes a first visual device and a second visual device. The forward direction is a direction from the driver seat in which the driver of the vehicle is seated toward the front of the vehicle. The first direction is a direction from the driver seat toward the first visual device. The second direction is a direction from the driver seat toward the second visual device. The first angle between the first direction and the forward direction is greater than the second angle between the second direction and the forward direction. The vehicle control method includes: issuing a first visual notification from the first visual device when checking whether the driver is awake during autonomous driving of the vehicle; and determining that the driver is awake and continuing autonomous driving when the driver reacts to the first visual notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Arata TAKADA
  • Publication number: 20230391378
    Abstract: The control device, includes: an acquisition section configured to acquire a planned travel route of a vehicle; and a control section that, at a time of transitioning from autonomous driving to manual driving and on the basis of the planned travel route, controls a display portion configured to display grasping positions of a steering wheel that should be grasped by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tsutomu HATTORI, Arata TAKADA
  • Patent number: 11702006
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a light emitting device having a light emitting portion that is linear and that is provided at a front side of a vehicle cabin such that direct light that is emitted can be seen by a driver. The light emitting portion is disposed at a height position that is configured to be further toward a lower side than a visual field of the driver in a case in which the driver drives while looking straight ahead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Fuwamoto, Arata Takada, Masayuki Azuma, Eri Minamino, Tsuyoshi Oba
  • Publication number: 20230105600
    Abstract: A vehicle including at least one movable member whose position is modifiable by an occupant, a driving assist system capable of executing driving assist control that is interruptible when an interrupt condition has been satisfied, and a processor. The processor is configured to control an alarm device so as to issue a warning to a driver when determined that a prescribed positional condition has been satisfied based on a reference position and a position of each of the movable members when the driving assist control is being executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Arata TAKADA
  • Publication number: 20230022634
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a light emitting device having a light emitting portion that is linear and that is provided at a front side of a vehicle cabin such that direct light that is emitted can be seen by a driver. The light emitting portion is disposed at a height position that is configured to be further toward a lower side than a visual field of the driver in a case in which the driver drives while looking straight ahead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshitaka FUWAMOTO, Arata TAKADA, Masayuki AZUMA, Eri MINAMINO, Tsuyoshi OBA