Patents by Inventor Takashi Hayashi

Takashi Hayashi 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).

  • Patent number: 11373126
    Abstract: A server includes a unit obtaining a position of a registered vehicle, a unit obtaining a vehicle dispatch position, a unit determining a candidate vehicle based on the vehicle dispatch position and the position of the registered vehicle, a unit transmitting information regarding an autonomous driving function of the candidate vehicle to a user device, a unit receiving information for identifying a dispatch vehicle, and a unit transmitting a vehicle dispatch position to the dispatch vehicle. The user device includes a unit receiving the information regarding the autonomous driving function of the candidate vehicle, a unit displaying the information regarding the autonomous driving function of the candidate vehicle, an unit accepting a user operation for selecting the dispatch vehicle, and a unit transmitting the information for identifying the dispatch vehicle to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junya Watanabe, Yuji Sasaki, Seiji Arakawa, Naotoshi Kadotani, Masafumi Hayakawa, Takashi Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20220177010
    Abstract: An autonomous delivery box includes a first memory, a first processor coupled to the first memory, and a delivery box configured to house a package. The autonomous delivery box is configured to travel autonomously between a dispatch base from which the package is dispatched and a handover location at which the package is handed over. The first processor is configured to authenticate opening permission for a door of the delivery box, and to control whether or not the autonomous delivery box is permitted to travel such that the autonomous delivery box is not permitted to travel in a case in which a travel-permitting condition of the autonomous delivery box has not been satisfied at the handover location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Tetsuya KANATA, Masao TAJIMA, Takashi HAYASHI, Nobuyuki TOMATSU, Hideki FUKUDOME, Takashi HAYASHI, Yoshiumi KAWAMURA, Kosuke AKATSUKA, Manabu YAMAMOTO, Kosuke SAKAKIBARA
  • Publication number: 20220162047
    Abstract: A cargo conveying device includes: a horizontal direction conveying section that conveys cargo in a horizontal direction, and that includes a transfer section at which cargo is transferred between the transfer section and a cargo handler; a height adjusting section that adjusts a vertical direction height of the transfer section; and a control section that, at a time at a time at which cargo is transferred between the transfer section and a cargo handler, operates the height adjusting section, and adjusts the vertical direction height of the transfer section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Tetsuya KANATA, Masao TAJIMA, Takashi HAYASHI, Nobuyuki TOMATSU, Hideki FUKUDOME, Takashi HAYASHI, Yoshiumi KAWAMURA, Kosuke AKATSUKA, Manabu YAMAMOTO, Kosuke SAKAKIBARA
  • Publication number: 20220164761
    Abstract: A distribution base mobility system that acquires position information of a distribution base vehicle, position information for a location where the distribution base vehicle is able to park to exchange distribution items between the distribution base vehicle and the moving bodies, and information relating to a distribution request from a user, creates a transit plan including a transit destination and a transit timing of the distribution base vehicle, based on the acquired information, so as to reduce overall loss in a case in which the plurality of moving bodies move to an exchange location for distribution item exchange with the distribution base vehicle in order to pick up distribution items; and notifies the distribution base vehicle of the created transit plan, and notify the moving bodies of position information of the distribution base vehicle based on the acquired information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Tetsuya KANATA, Masao TAJIMA, Takashi HAYASHI, Nobuyuki TOMATSU, Hideki FUKUDOME, Takashi HAYASHI, Yoshiumi KAWAMURA, Kosuke AKATSUKA, Manabu YAMAMOTO, Kosuke SAKAKIBARA
  • Patent number: 11332161
    Abstract: A controller of an autonomous traveling vehicle as an information processing apparatus of the disclosure executes acquiring first information relating to a predetermined item and the first information relating to predetermined processing in a processing apparatus mounted on the autonomous traveling vehicle, acquiring second information relating to shipping of the predetermined item, controlling running of the autonomous traveling vehicle based on the second information, and controlling the operation of the processing apparatus based on the first information when the autonomous traveling vehicle is in a running state based on the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kunihiro Murakami, Katsuhiko Sakakibara, Makoto Matsushita, Junya Sato, Kiyonori Yoshida, Tae Sugimura, Takashi Hayashi, Jun Endo
  • Publication number: 20220147921
    Abstract: The delivery support device includes: a reception destination information acquisition section configured to acquire reception destination information for a package for delivery; a delivery route setting section configured to set a delivery route for a delivery vehicle based on the reception destination information acquired by the reception destination information acquisition section; a delivery acceptance availability determination section configured to acquire a delivery acceptance availability status for a reception destination and determine whether or not it will be possible to hand over the package for delivery based on the delivery acceptance availability status; and a resetting section configured to eliminate the reception destination from the delivery route and reset the delivery route in cases in which the delivery acceptance availability determination section has determined that it will not be possible to hand over the package for delivery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kanata, Masao Tajima, Takashi Hayashi, Nobuyuki Tomatsu, Hideki Fukudome, Takashi Hayashi, Yoshiumi Kawamura, Kosuke Akatsuka, Manabu Yamamoto, Kosuke Sakakibara
  • Publication number: 20220147919
    Abstract: A delivery management device includes: a package information acquisition section configured to acquire information relating to a package for delivery; a delivery arrival date/time setting section configured to set a delivery arrival date and time for the package for delivery; a notification section configured to notify a reception destination of the delivery arrival date and time set by the delivery arrival date/time setting section; and a collection preference reception section configured to receive, from the reception destination, a preference for collection from a delivery vehicle or a periphery of a delivery vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kanata, Masao Tajima, Takashi Hayashi, Nobuyuki Tomatsu, Hideki Fukudome, Takashi Hayashi, Yoshiumi Kawamura, Kosuke Akatsuka, Manabu Yamamoto, Kosuke Sakakibara
  • Publication number: 20220126742
    Abstract: A boarding and alighting support structure is applied to vehicle having a deck capable of boarding in a wheelchair. The boarding and alighting support structure includes a slope plate which projects obliquely from the boarding entrance end of the deck toward the ground, and a mounting member for installing the base portion of the slope plate at the boarding entrance end of the deck. The mounting member is configured to so that one end side is fixed to the base portion, other end is fixed to the entrance port end, and the one end side is flexibly configured with respect to the other end side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Daisuke Sato, Daisuke Ishii, Hiroki Izu, Hiroki Morita, Kei Sato, Masaki Nanahara, Kazumi Serizawa, Hironobu Tanaka, Shunsuke Mogi, Takashi Hayashi, Akihiro Kusumoto
  • Patent number: 11300421
    Abstract: An alighting position setting device includes an option presentation unit configured to present an occupant of a vehicle with multiple options set in advance relating to a request for an alighting position for a destination when the vehicle in an autonomous driving toward the destination set in advance approaches the destination, an option recognition unit configured to recognize the option selected by the occupant from the multiple options, and an alighting position setting unit configured to set an alighting position based on the request for the alighting position corresponding to the option selected by the occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junya Watanabe, Seiji Arakawa, Yuji Sasaki, Masafumi Hayakawa, Naotoshi Kadotani, Takashi Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20220105216
    Abstract: A handrail disinfection system for vehicle with handrail is mounted on a vehicle having handrail for grasping by an occupant. The handrail disinfection system includes a tank to store disinfectant solution, an exudation part provided on the handrail, an actuator for exuding the disinfectant solution stored in the tank from the exudation part, and a controller for controlling the actuator. At least one processor included in the controller executes upon execution of at least one program, performing a disinfecting process in which the actuator is controlled to exude the disinfectant solution from the exudation part to a surface of the handrail when a predetermined execution condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroki Izu, Daisuke Sato, Daisuke Ishii, Hiroki Morita, Kei Sato, Masaki Nanahara, Kazumi Serizawa, Hironobu Tanaka, Shunsuke Mogi, Takashi Hayashi, Akihiro Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20220105750
    Abstract: A vehicle equipped with a plurality of omni-directional wheels includes a grounding part that supports the vehicle by grounding to a ground surface, a moving mechanism to protrude the grounding part from the bottom of the vehicle toward the ground surface, and a controller for controlling the moving mechanism so as to ground said grounding part to the ground surface. The controller is configured to control the moving mechanism so as to ground the grounding part to the ground surface when the vehicle is detected to have stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke Ishii, Daisuke Sato, Hiroki Izu, Hiroki Morita, Kei Sato, Masaki Nanahara, Kazumi Serizawa, Hironobu Tanaka, Shunsuke Mogi, Takashi Hayashi, Akihiro Kusumoto
  • Patent number: 11283537
    Abstract: In order to perform efficient communications. An apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive an uplink grant for a certain cell, and a transmission unit configured to perform an uplink transmission, based on reception of the uplink grant, wherein in a first case that (a) a duration from when receiving the uplink grant until when performing the uplink transmission is different between a first cell and a second cell, (b) the duration corresponding to the first cell is a first duration and the duration corresponding to the second cell is a second duration, and (c) an uplink transmission in the first duration collides with an uplink transmission in the second duration, the transmission unit sets a transmit power for the first cell and a transmit power for the second cell, based on values of the first duration and/or the second duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Wataru Ouchi, Tatsushi Aiba, Shoichi Suzuki, Takashi Hayashi, Kazunari Yokomakura
  • Publication number: 20220073080
    Abstract: The autonomous traveling cart according to the present disclosure, which includes a person, an object, or both as a transport target, comprises a deck on which the transport target is placed and a sensing device configured to detect a disappearance of the transport target from the deck. At least a part of a periphery of the deck is opened for better accessibility to the deck for the transport target. The autonomous traveling cart according to the present disclosure also comprises a controller configured to stop traveling control for transporting the transport target in response to detection of the disappearance of the transport target by the sensing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Daisuke Sato, Daisuke Ishii, Hiroki Izu, Hiroki Morita, Kei Sato, Masaki Nanahara, Kazumi Serizawa, Hironobu Tanaka, Shunsuke Mogi, Takashi Hayashi, Akihiro Kusumoto
  • Patent number: 11270136
    Abstract: An information providing device includes a control unit configured to detect an object entering a road from a first image which is captured from a vehicle and to acquire a second image including the detected object and a communication unit configured to provide the second image to present the second image to a driver under the control of the control unit. A driving support device includes a control unit configured to acquire a second image including a detected object when the object entering a road is detected from a first image captured from a vehicle and to present the acquired second image to a driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuro Yanagi, Maki Tamura, Mutsumi Matsuura, Toshihiko Inoue, Naoki Yamamuro, Takashi Hayashi, Takahiro Shiga
  • Patent number: 11265517
    Abstract: An image information collection system is an image information collection system in which a server device collects image information from a vehicle via a telecommunications line. The vehicle includes: an imaging device configured to capture a surrounding image; and a control device configured to calculate an evaluation value of the surrounding image captured by the imaging device, the control device being configured to determine, based on the evaluation value thus calculated and a location where the surrounding image is captured, whether or not the surrounding image is transmitted to the server device as the image information, the control device being configured to transmit, to the server device, the surrounding image determined to be transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shin Sakurada, Sinae Kim, Takayuki Yano, Naoki Yamamuro, Takashi Hayashi, Koji Miyata
  • Publication number: 20220055622
    Abstract: A vehicle safety apparatus mounted on a vehicle includes one or more cameras to detect passenger state information relating to a riding state of a passenger on the vehicle, a memory to store the passenger state information detected by the one or more cameras, and a processor to execute motion control of the vehicle based on the passenger state information stored in the memory. The processor is configured to execute posture determination processing to determine whether the passenger is riding in a stable posture based on the passenger state information, and safety securing processing to secure safety of the passenger by executing the motion control, when the passenger is not riding in the stable posture in the posture determination processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Daisuke Sato, Daisuke Ishii, Hiroki Izu, Hiroki Morita, Kei Sato, Masaki Nanahara, Kazumi Serizawa, Hironobu Tanaka, Shunsuke Mogi, Takashi Hayashi, Akihiro Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20220058675
    Abstract: A vehicle dispatch device is configured to dispatch a vehicle having an autonomous driving function to a user, the device includes: a search unit configured to search for a first alternative moving object when the vehicle cannot continue the autonomous driving to the destination during the autonomous driving of the vehicle on which the user is boarded, the first alternative moving object to which the user can transfer at a boarding position which is within a predetermined distance from a position on a route to an end position of the autonomous driving of the vehicle, within a predetermined time from alighting from the vehicle; and a grant unit configured to grant a reward to the user when the first alternative moving object does not exist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junya WATANABE, Seiji ARAKAWA, Yuji SASAKI, Masafumi HAYAKAWA, Naotoshi KADOTANI, Takashi HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220058954
    Abstract: A server includes a unit obtaining a position of a registered vehicle, a unit obtaining a vehicle dispatch position, a unit determining a candidate vehicle based on the vehicle dispatch position and the position of the registered vehicle, a unit transmitting information regarding an autonomous driving function of the candidate vehicle to a user device, a unit receiving information for identifying a dispatch vehicle, and a unit transmitting a vehicle dispatch position to the dispatch vehicle. The user device includes a unit receiving the information regarding the autonomous driving function of the candidate vehicle, a unit displaying the information regarding the autonomous driving function of the candidate vehicle, an unit accepting a user operation for selecting the dispatch vehicle, and a unit transmitting the information for identifying the dispatch vehicle to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junya WATANABE, Yuji SASAKI, Seiji ARAKAWA, Naotoshi KADOTANI, Masafumi HAYAKAWA, Takashi HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220058559
    Abstract: A server includes a unit obtaining a position of a registered vehicle, a unit obtaining a vehicle dispatch position, a unit determining a candidate vehicle based on the vehicle dispatch position and the position of the registered vehicle, a unit transmitting information regarding an autonomous driving function of the candidate vehicle to a user device, a unit receiving information for identifying a dispatch vehicle, and a unit transmitting a vehicle dispatch position to the dispatch vehicle. The user device includes a unit receiving the information regarding the autonomous driving function of the candidate vehicle, a unit displaying the information regarding the autonomous driving function of the candidate vehicle, an unit accepting a user operation for selecting the dispatch vehicle, and a unit transmitting the information for identifying the dispatch vehicle to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junya WATANABE, Yuji SASAKI, Seiji ARAKAWA, Naotoshi KADOTANI, Masafumi HAYAKAWA, Takashi HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220055661
    Abstract: The safety management apparatus comprises a protective shield with automatic opening and closing, a sensor configured to obtain physical information related to an occupant boarded an autonomous traveling cart, and a controller configured to control the opening and closing of the protective shield. The protective shield is configured to be normally open and, when closed, shield an occupant space of the cart from the outside. The controller includes at least one memory including at least one program, and at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory. The at least one processor executes a first process and a second process upon execution of the at least one program. The first process is to determine whether the occupant is an infant based on the physical information. The second process, which is executed when the occupant is determined to be an infant, is to close the protective shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Daisuke Sato, Daisuke Ishii, Hiroki Izu, Hiroki Morita, Kei Sato, Masaki Nanahara, Kazumi Serizawa, Hironobu Tanaka, Shunsuke Mogi, Takashi Hayashi, Akihiro Kusumoto, Tetsuya Kanata, Yozo Iwami, Yuhei Katsumata, Daisaku Honda, Saki Narita, Hideki Fukudome, Takuya Watabe, Naoko Ichikawa, Yuta Maniwa, Yuki Nishikawa