Patents by Inventor Ko Koga
Ko Koga has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20230278426Abstract: A vehicle-mounted apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure receives an utterance-based inquiry of a passenger in a vehicle, and identifies the passenger that is an utterer of the received inquiry. The vehicle-mounted apparatus selects, in accordance with a result of the identification of the passenger, an output device serving as a destination to which a response to the inquiry is to be output. Then, the vehicle-mounted apparatus outputs the response to the inquiry to the selected output device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinsuke TSUDA, Satoru SASAKI, Ko KOGA, Kimi SUGAWARA
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Patent number: 11391582Abstract: An information providing device for a trip to multiple users including a first user and a second user is provided. The information providing device includes circuitry configured to determine a destination of the trip based on a degree of interest of the first user, provide the second user with a first trip proposal to the destination when a degree of interest of the second user in the destination is greater than or equal to a predetermined degree-of-interest threshold value, and provide the second user with a second trip proposal to the destination when the degree of interest of the second user in the destination is less than the predetermined degree-of-interest threshold value. In the second trip proposal, a degree of recommendation of the trip proposal is increased from the first trip proposal.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keiko Suzuki, Ko Koga, Takuji Yamada
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Patent number: 11282517Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire acceleration of a vehicle, a controller configured to execute a speech dialogue with a driver of the vehicle, an input unit configured to receive a speech input by the driver, and an output unit configured to execute a speech output to the driver. The controller dynamically controls a response time in the speech dialogue with the driver based on the acceleration of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ko Koga, Hideo Hasegawa
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Patent number: 11074915Abstract: A voice interaction device includes a processor configured to recognize an utterance content from data of voice of a speaker. The processor is configured to perform voice interaction with the speaker by repeating a process of generating data of an utterance sentence based on the utterance content of the speaker and outputting the data of an utterance sentence by voice. The processor is configured to generate the data of the utterance sentence for inquiring about conditions of the speaker and to output the data of the utterance sentence by voice during execution of the voice interaction with the speaker.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Ko Koga
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Patent number: 11059484Abstract: A driving assistance device includes: a vehicle group search unit that acquires a most frequent vehicle speed of the vehicle and to search for one or more vehicle group, the most frequent vehicle speed being a vehicle speed that is most frequent, the vehicle group traveling at one of the most frequent vehicle speed and a speed close to the most frequent vehicle speed; a distance information generation unit that generates the vehicle group searched for by the vehicle group search unit and distance information on a distance between the vehicle group and an information-receiving vehicle that has sent the most frequent vehicle speed; and a merging assistance unit that sends the distance information generated by the distance information generation unit to a user terminal device and assists the vehicle in merging into one of the vehicle groups searched for by the vehicle group search unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryotaro Fujiwara, Ryota Okubi, Daisuke Furukawa, Ko Koga, Takeshi Inoshita, Toshiyuki Hagiya
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Patent number: 11049388Abstract: A server apparatus includes circuitry configured to acquire utterance information on a traveling location point, the utterance information being provided by occupants of a plurality of vehicles and derive a reason for danger near the traveling location point based on the acquired utterance information.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keiko Suzuki, Ko Koga
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Patent number: 10977937Abstract: A parking lot guidance device includes a processor. The processor is configured to cause a communication unit to transmit exit information to a vehicle with the highest priority among other vehicles that are transmission targets. The exit information includes information of a size of a parking section in which a host vehicle is parked, information of a position of the parking section in which the host vehicle is parked, and information of a start of exit of the host vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi Inoshita, Ryotaro Fujiwara, Ko Koga, Daisuke Furukawa, Ryota Okubi, Toshiyuki Hagiya
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Patent number: 10818168Abstract: A driving support device includes a memory and a processor including hardware. When a vehicle is placed inside a rest facility and at least one of parameters indicative of respective states of traffic jams on roads ahead of and behind the rest facility satisfy a predetermined reference, the processor transmits, to a device related to the vehicle, information that proposes a departure from the rest facility.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daisuke Furukawa, Takeshi Inoshita, Ryota Okubi, Ryotaro Fujiwara, Ko Koga, Toshiyuki Hagiya
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Publication number: 20200173792Abstract: An information providing device for a trip to multiple users including a first user and a second user is provided. The information providing device includes circuitry configured to determine a destination of the trip based on a degree of interest of the first user, provide the second user with a first trip proposal to the destination when a degree of interest of the second user in the destination is greater than or equal to a predetermined degree-of-interest threshold value, and provide the second user with a second trip proposal to the destination when the degree of interest of the second user in the destination is less than the predetermined degree-of-interest threshold value. In the second trip proposal, a degree of recommendation of the trip proposal is increased from the first trip proposal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keiko SUZUKI, Ko KOGA, Takuji YAMADA
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Publication number: 20200160247Abstract: A To-Do management apparatus includes a memory and a processor including hardware. The processor is configured to detect a time in which a driver of a vehicle is freed from driving operations of the vehicle, and provide, in the detected time, the driver with information for promoting accomplishment of a work that is entered in advance, that is not related to the driving operations of the vehicle, and that needs to be executed by the driver. Thus, it is possible to promote the accomplishment of the work that needs to be executed by the driver, at an appropriate timing and without interfering with the driver's driving operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryota OKUBI, Takeshi INOSHITA, Ko KOGA, Daisuke FURUKAWA, Ryotaro FUJIWARA, Toshiyuki HAGIYA
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Publication number: 20200160696Abstract: A driving support device includes a memory and a processor including hardware. When a vehicle is placed inside a rest facility and at least one of parameters indicative of respective states of traffic jams on roads ahead of and behind the rest facility satisfy a predetermined reference, the processor transmits, to a device related to the vehicle, information that proposes a departure from the rest facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daisuke FURUKAWA, Takeshi INOSHITA, Ryota OKUBI, Ryotaro FUJIWARA, Ko KOGA, Toshiyuki HAGIYA
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Publication number: 20200105136Abstract: A parking lot guidance device includes a processor. The processor is configured to cause a communication unit to transmit exit information to a vehicle with the highest priority among other vehicles that are transmission targets. The exit information includes information of a size of a parking section in which a host vehicle is parked, information of a position of the parking section in which the host vehicle is parked, and information of a start of exit of the host vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi INOSHITA, Ryotaro FUJIWARA, Ko KOGA, Daisuke FURUKAWA, Ryota OKUBI, Toshiyuki HAGIYA
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Patent number: 10591307Abstract: A circuitry estimates a degree of interest in each of destination candidates for each of subject users included in a user group determined based on degree of affinity among multiple users. The circuitry sets a location in which the degree of interest of a first one of the subject users is greater than or equal to a predetermined degree-of-interest threshold value as a first destination. The circuitry provides a second one of the subject users with a first trip proposal when the degree of interest of the second user in the first destination is greater than or equal to the predetermined degree-of-interest threshold value. The circuitry provides the second user with a second trip proposal when the degree of interest of the second user in the first destination is less than the predetermined degree-of-interest threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keiko Suzuki, Ko Koga, Takuji Yamada
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Publication number: 20200079376Abstract: A driving assistance device includes: a vehicle group search unit that acquires a most frequent vehicle speed of the vehicle and to search for one or more vehicle group, the most frequent vehicle speed being a vehicle speed that is most frequent, the vehicle group traveling at one of the most frequent vehicle speed and a speed close to the most frequent vehicle speed; a distance information generation unit that generates the vehicle group searched for by the vehicle group search unit and distance information on a distance between the vehicle group and an information-receiving vehicle that has sent the most frequent vehicle speed; and a merging assistance unit that sends the distance information generated by the distance information generation unit to a user terminal device and assists the vehicle in merging into one of the vehicle groups searched for by the vehicle group search unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryotaro FUJIWARA, Ryota OKUBI, Daisuke FURUKAWA, Ko KOGA, Takeshi INOSHITA, Toshiyuki HAGIYA
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Publication number: 20200082820Abstract: A voice interaction device includes a processor configured to identify a speaker who issued a voice by acquiring data of the voice from a plurality of speakers. The processor is configured to perform first recognition processing and execution processing when the speaker is a first speaker who is set as a main interaction partner. The processor is configured to perform second recognition processing and determination processing when a voice of a second speaker who is set as a secondary interaction partner among the plurality of speakers is acquired during execution of the interaction with the first speaker. The processor is configured to output a second utterance sentence by voice by generating data of the second utterance sentence that changes the context based on a second utterance content of the second speaker when it is determined that the second utterance content of the second speaker changes the context.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Ko KOGA
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Publication number: 20200082818Abstract: A voice interaction device includes a processor configured to recognize an utterance content from data of voice of a speaker. The processor is configured to perform voice interaction with the speaker by repeating a process of generating data of an utterance sentence based on the utterance content of the speaker and outputting the data of an utterance sentence by voice. The processor is configured to generate the data of the utterance sentence for inquiring about conditions of the speaker and to output the data of the utterance sentence by voice during execution of the voice interaction with the speaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Ko KOGA
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Publication number: 20190362717Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire acceleration of a vehicle, a controller configured to execute a speech dialogue with a driver of the vehicle, an input unit configured to receive a speech input by the driver, and an output unit configured to execute a speech output to the driver. The controller dynamically controls a response time in the speech dialogue with the driver based on the acceleration of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ko KOGA, Hideo HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20190279138Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor. The processor is configured to acquire schedule information of a user including at least a start time, acquire information on tasks associated with the schedule information of the user, the tasks being a plurality of tasks to be completed by the start time, acquire a degree of task achievement that is a degree of achievement of the tasks, based on an implementation situation of each task, acquire an index value regarding forgetting about the task of the user, the index value being a forgetting index value that is calculated according to a remaining time until the start time, and decide whether or not the user has forgotten about the implementation of the task based on the acquired degree of task achievement and the acquired forgetting index value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ko Koga, Hiroki Awano, Keiko Suzuki, Toshiki Endo
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Patent number: 10365801Abstract: A user interface evaluation device comprises a design information acquisition unit configured to acquire information on a plurality of components arranged on a user interface screen of the software; a component recognition resource acquisition unit configured to acquire, for each component, component recognition resources which are resources required for recognizing the respective components; and a conformity probability estimation unit configured to calculate, using a probability density function with a total sum of the acquired component recognition resources as a random variable, conformity probability which is a probability that necessary recognition resources which are resources required for recognizing information output on the user interface screen meet predetermined requirements.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ko Koga, Masato Fujii, Motohiro Nakamura, Makoto Yamazaki
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Patent number: 10337880Abstract: A burden estimation device includes a state space configuration unit, a history learning unit acquiring from the user and storing in a storage unit data related to the burden on the user when the user travels to the destination along the travel route, an individual burden estimation unit evaluating a total travel burden and estimating an individual burden that is the burden on the user in correspondence with each of the states included in the state space through reinforcement learning that sets the total travel burden as a reward, and a total travel burden estimation unit estimating the total travel burden corresponding to an unknown travel route based on the estimated individual burden if the unknown travel route is set and the individual burden has already been estimated for at least some of the states defined in correspondence with the unknown travel route.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKIInventors: Ko Koga, Takuji Yamada, Keiko Suzuki