Patents by Inventor Koichi Suzuki

Koichi Suzuki 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: 20220331699
    Abstract: A server device and the like that can make a whole game and SNS more active by promoting the movement of players between groups to enhance the mobility of game participants. A server device comprises: a controller configured to enable a first player belonging to a first group to transfer to a second group based on an operation by a second player belonging to the second group, wherein the controller is configured to associate compensation for the transfer with the transfer of the first player. The controller is configured to perform payment and receipt of compensation for the transfer between at least two out of the first player, the first group, and the second group when the first player transfers from the first group to the second group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: GREE, INC.
    Inventors: Koichi SUZUKI, Eigo ISOMURA
  • Patent number: 11471761
    Abstract: A social game and the like that can increase the fun and amusement of a team battle and enhance players' motivation to participate in or continue a game by suppressing an occurrence of any non-participation team not participating in the battle are provided. A guild status determination unit determines, for each guild, whether the guild is in an inactive state or an active state, based on a result of detecting a login state of each player. A guild integrated control unit forcibly disbands a guild (i.e. an inactive guild) determined to be in the inactive state, based on guild activity information notified from the status determination unit. A disbandment notification unit notifies each player belonging to the inactive guild, of the disbandment of the guild.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: GREE, Inc.
    Inventor: Koichi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20220326029
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire schedule information, upon acquiring information regarding a need to transport a product of a first shop to a second shop, for at least one user who is staying near the first shop or is scheduled to pass near the first shop, select, based on the schedule information, a user for requesting transportation of the product from among the at least one user, and transmit, to a terminal apparatus of the selected user, information requesting transportation of the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi Komamine, Toyokazu Nakashima, Koichi Suzuki, Lei Wang, Jun Karashima, Kenichi Yamada, Hiromitsu Fujii, Shota Minami
  • Patent number: 11465696
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an autonomous traveling vehicle having a loading space for loading a package and/or a user. The autonomous traveling vehicle includes: a partition apparatus for performing switching between a partitioned state where the loading space is partitioned into a plurality of spaces separated from each other and a communicating state where the loading space forms one continuous space; and a control unit that controls the partition apparatus such that the loading space is brought into the communicating state when only any one of the package and the user is loaded in the loading space and the loading space is brought into the partitioned state when both of the package and the user are loaded in the loading space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Suzuki, Toru Nishitani, Jun Usami, Minami Yoda, Kensuke Koike, Tsuyoshi Ogawa, Yohei Tanigawa
  • Publication number: 20220321843
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller that acquires images captured by a camera mounted in a vehicle, and a memory that can store the images. The controller acquires travel data on the vehicle for when the image was captured and stores the image in the memory in a case in which the travel data satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi KOMAMINE, Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Koichi SUZUKI, Lei WANG, Jun KARASHIMA, Kenichi YAMADA, Hiromitsu FUJII, Shota MINAMI
  • Patent number: 11442453
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus manages operation of an autonomous vehicle that delivers a package. The information processing apparatus includes a control section that before the autonomous vehicle arrives at a basic delivery destination that is an original delivery destination of the package, acquires a location, at a planned delivery time of the package, of a user that receives the package, and where the location is different from the basic delivery destination, transmits an instruction for delivering the package to the location to the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Suzuki, Toru Nishitani, Jun Usami, Minami Yoda, Kensuke Koike, Tsuyoshi Ogawa, Yohei Tanigawa
  • Publication number: 20220270023
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit configured to: acquire information about a service that can be provided by a service provider; acquire information about a need for a service desired to be received by a service receiver; acquire information about travel expected to be made by the service provider; extract a need that can be handled by the service provider providing the service during the travel, among needs that can be handled by the service; and transmit information about the extracted need to a terminal device of the service provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi KOMAMINE, Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Koichi SUZUKI, Lei WANG, Jun KARASHIMA, Kenichi YAMADA, Hiromitsu FUJII, Shota MINAMI
  • Patent number: 11413544
    Abstract: A server device and the like that can make a whole game and SNS more active by promoting the movement of players between groups to enhance the mobility of game participants. A server device comprises: a controller configured to enable a first player belonging to a first group to transfer to a second group based on an operation by a second player belonging to the second group, wherein the controller is configured to associate compensation for the transfer with the transfer of the first player. The controller is configured to perform payment and receipt of compensation for the transfer between at least two out of the first player, the first group, and the second group when the first player transfers from the first group to the second group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: GREE, Inc.
    Inventors: Koichi Suzuki, Eigo Isomura
  • Patent number: 11410429
    Abstract: An image collection system includes an image obtainment unit configured to obtain an image of a landmark object captured by an imaging unit installed on a vehicle; a positional relationship information obtainment unit configured to obtain positional relationship information representing a positional relationship between the landmark object and the vehicle when the image was captured; and a save processing unit configured to associate the image obtained by the image obtainment unit with the positional relationship information obtained by the positional relationship information obtainment unit, so as to save the associated image on a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Suzuki, Junichiro Igawa
  • Publication number: 20220198805
    Abstract: A server includes a control unit. The control unit determines whether a parked vehicle is used as a shelter based on a first image which is included in an image captured by a camera and which is obtained by imaging the vehicle and surroundings of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yui SUGIE, Koichi SUZUKI, Naoki UENOYAMA, Hiroki TAKEDA, Hirohiko MORIKAWA, Genshi KUNO
  • Publication number: 20220201446
    Abstract: A method that is performed by an information processing device that communicates with a plurality of vehicles includes identifying any vehicle located in a disaster area out of the plurality of vehicles, sending a first message asking a user of the identified vehicle whether the vehicle is being used as an evacuation spot for spending the night, and determining whether the vehicle is being used as the evacuation spot, based on a first response to the first message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yui SUGIE, Koichi SUZUKI, Naoki UENOYAMA, Hiroki TAKEDA, Hirohiko MORIKAWA, Genshi KUNO
  • Publication number: 20220198484
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit is configured to be able to acquire purchase information indicating that a user has purchased a predetermined item. The control unit is configured to be able to accumulate the purchase information and determine a satisfaction level of a predetermined requirement for sheltering in a vehicle that is used as an evacuation shelter based on the purchase information that has been accumulated. The predetermined item is an item that is available for sheltering in the vehicle when a disaster occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yui SUGIE, Koichi SUZUKI, Naoki UENOYAMA, Hiroki TAKEDA, Hirohiko MORIKAWA, Genshi KUNO
  • Publication number: 20220201838
    Abstract: A wiring board (10) includes a substrate (11) that is transparent, a wiring pattern region (20) disposed on the substrate (11) and having first-direction wiring lines (21), and a feeding unit (40) electrically connected to the first-direction wiring lines (21) of the wiring pattern region (20). Each first-direction wiring line (21) has a first region (26) positioned near the feeding unit (40) and a second region (27) that is a region other than the first region (26). A line width (W3) of the first-direction wiring line (21) in the first region (26) is larger than a line width (W1) of the first-direction wiring line (21) in the second region (27).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi SUZUKI, Seiji TAKE, Daisuke MATSUURA
  • Patent number: 11356571
    Abstract: A display apparatus include: a displayer that displays on a screen at least one image used for an operation to instruct execution of processing under a predetermined condition; a preparation detector that detects preparation performed by a user for the processing; and a disabling unit that disables a non-target image used for an operation to instruct execution of non-target processing different from target processing corresponding to a result of detection of the preparation detector, the non-target image being of the at least one image displayed on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Koichi Suzuki, Kazutoshi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11333509
    Abstract: An information processing system acquires positional information of a vehicle, acquires positional information of a terminal device, estimates current transportation means of a user based on the positional information of the terminal device, decides information relating to a first route, along which the user moves to the vehicle, based on the positional information of the terminal device, the estimated current transportation means of the user, and the positional information of the vehicle, decides information relating to a second route, along which the user who has moved to the vehicle moves to a destination using the vehicle, based on a first predicted arrival time, the positional information of the vehicle, and positional information of the destination, and outputs first guide information for prompting the user to start moving along the first route in a form of a video or a sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Suzuki, Katsunori Takami
  • Patent number: 11318382
    Abstract: Players with a wide range of levels or attack strength can enjoy a time-limited group battle, and the participation rate can be expected to improve throughout the set time slot. A battle time managing unit refers to a timer and a memory resource to manage the time of a battle between groups. A battle condition extraction unit refers to the memory resource and checks whether to change a battle condition during the time of the battle. A target changing unit refers to the memory resource to set a target of change based on the battle condition. A battle condition changing unit changes the battle condition for the target of change that was selected by the target changing unit. Based on the changed battle condition, a battle rendering unit executes rendition processing for the game related to the battle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: GREE, Inc.
    Inventor: Koichi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20220101209
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit. The control unit executes determination processing to determine whether or not a user will arrive at a first shop by a first time that is set based on a reservation start time of the first shop. When the control unit determines that the user will not arrive at the first shop by the first time, the control unit determines a cancellation fee based on movement information on the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kotaro Okabe, Tomo Sasaki, Koichi Suzuki, Genshi Kuno, Koichi Hirano, Makoto Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20220096939
    Abstract: Provided is a social game capable of, when a new group is created, allowing such a group to progress a game smoothly. A server device that provides a game, in which a plurality of players can participate, is connected to terminal devices operated by the players via a communication line, and comprises: an information storage unit; and a control unit. The information storage unit stores information on a first group, in which the players participate, and information on a second group, in which the players are supposed to participate; the control unit receives notification on acceptance of participation in the second group from the terminal devices, and when it is determined that the number of players in the second group reaches a certain number, stores the second group as a new first group at the information storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Koichi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20220101353
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit. The control unit of the information processing device acquires a predicted staying time in which a user is predicted to stay in a store. The control unit of the information processing device determines a place to which the user is guided out of places of the store based on a result of comparison between the predicted staying time and a reference staying time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kotaro Okabe, Tomo Sasaki, Koichi Suzuki, Genshi Kuno, Koichi Hirano, Makoto Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20220076360
    Abstract: A control device includes: a control unit configured to detect a progress status of cooking of one or more dishes ordered by a customer; and a communication unit configured to send notice data to a terminal device that is used by the customer, the notice data being data about a notice of the progress status detected by the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kotaro Okabe, Tomo Sasaki, Koichi Suzuki, Genshi Kuno, Koichi Hirano, Makoto Yamazaki