Patents by Inventor Chandrasiri Pathiranehelage Naiwala

Chandrasiri Pathiranehelage Naiwala 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).

  • Driving assistance device and method
    Patent number: 10629088
    Abstract: A driving skill in input driving data is acquired from driving skill classification unit, driving data, which includes a driving skill higher than the driving skill in the input driving data and of which a similarity to the input driving data is at least a predetermined similarity, is selected from among driving data stored in a driving data storage unit, a difference between the selected driving data and the input driving data is detected, and a notice on the detected difference is issued as driving advice. As a result, it is possible to present suitable advice to improve a driving skill taking into account the skill and type of a driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Chandrasiri Pathiranehelage Naiwala, Shojiro Takeuchi, Hironobu Sugimoto
  • DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140212849
    Abstract: A driving skill in input driving data is acquired from driving skill classification unit, driving data, which includes a driving skill higher than the driving skill in the input driving data and of which a similarity to the input driving data is at least a predetermined similarity, is selected from among driving data stored in a driving data storage unit, a difference between the selected driving data and the input driving data is detected, and a notice on the detected difference is issued as driving advice. As a result, it is possible to present suitable advice to improve a driving skill taking into account the skill and type of a driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Chandrasiri Pathiranehelage Naiwala, Shojiro Takeuchi, Hironobu Sugimoto