Patents by Inventor Takumi SHIBANO

Takumi SHIBANO 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: 11929611
    Abstract: A control device that is communicably connected to a user terminal includes a controller, in which the controller is configured to set a virtual space, select one or more virtual spots from a plurality of candidate locations in the virtual space in accordance with associated values with a plurality of users belonging to a real specific region, install a virtual renewable energy power plant at the selected virtual spot in the virtual space, generate image information in which information regarding a real renewable energy power plant that is installed at a real spot corresponding to the selected virtual spot is displayed in association with the installed virtual renewable energy power plant, and transmit the image information to the user terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takumi Shibano, Kazutaka Kimura
  • Patent number: 11836660
    Abstract: A charge management device includes an interface that acquires information related to a schedule of a user, and a control unit that manages a charge schedule of a battery of a mobile body used by the user based on the information related to the schedule of the user. The interface outputs a question about the schedule of the user and acquires an answer to the question from the user. The control unit updates the schedule of the user based on the answer from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takumi Shibano, Kazutaka Kimura
  • Patent number: 11735052
    Abstract: A method executed by an information processing device, the method including: acquiring a first predicted value of a power demand in an area that includes one or more residential facilities; and dispatching a vehicle that moves at least some of the residents of the area from the residential facilities when a predetermined condition relating to the first predicted value is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takumi Shibano
  • Patent number: 11611234
    Abstract: A control device is connected to power loads installed in a consumer facility so as to be able to communicate with the power loads. The control device includes: a control unit; and a display unit. The control unit determines the power loads and predicted power consumption when the power loads are used, determines at least one usable power load out of the power loads based on a remaining amount of available electric power in the consumer facility and the predicted power consumption, displays the usable power load on the display unit such that the usable power load is selectable, and controls use of the selected power load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takumi Shibano, Kazutaka Kimura
  • Publication number: 20230077853
    Abstract: A control device includes a control unit that acquires first information indicating an interest of a user regarding a predetermined element, acquires second information indicating a characteristic of each of a plurality of electric power plans for each item, identifies at least one of the electric power plans as a recommended electric power plan based on the interest of the user, and outputs information indicating the identified recommended electric power plan to the user. The predetermined element includes at least one of saving, environmental protection, or a region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takumi SHIBANO
  • Publication number: 20230076679
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a communication unit configured to communicate with at least one device that a user uses, an input and output unit, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to identify a device to be controlled, of the at least one device, as a subject device, cause the input and output unit to display at least one first region indicating an amount of electric power used by the at least one subject device by area, and receive input of an operation to expand or contract the first region and control the subject device in accordance with the operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takumi SHIBANO
  • Publication number: 20220180752
    Abstract: A method executed by an information processing device, the method including: acquiring a first predicted value of a power demand in an area that includes one or more residential facilities; and dispatching a vehicle that moves at least some of the residents of the area from the residential facilities when a predetermined condition relating to the first predicted value is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventor: Takumi SHIBANO
  • Publication number: 20220158486
    Abstract: A control device is connected to power loads installed in a consumer facility so as to be able to communicate with the power loads. The control device includes: a control unit; and a display unit. The control unit determines the power loads and predicted power consumption when the power loads are used, determines at least one usable power load out of the power loads based on a remaining amount of available electric power in the consumer facility and the predicted power consumption, displays the usable power load on the display unit such that the usable power load is selectable, and controls use of the selected power load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Takumi SHIBANO, Kazutaka KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220154959
    Abstract: An air conditioning control device includes a control unit for controlling an air conditioning apparatus installed in a destination, based on user information relating to a user that moves to the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: Takumi SHIBANO
  • Publication number: 20220149654
    Abstract: A control device that is communicably connected to a user terminal includes a controller, in which the controller is configured to set a virtual space, select one or more virtual spots from a plurality of candidate locations in the virtual space in accordance with associated values with a plurality of users belonging to a real specific region, install a virtual renewable energy power plant at the selected virtual spot in the virtual space, generate image information in which information regarding a real renewable energy power plant that is installed at a real spot corresponding to the selected virtual spot is displayed in association with the installed virtual renewable energy power plant, and transmit the image information to the user terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Takumi SHIBANO, Kazutaka KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220138635
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: an interface configured to acquire information on a travel request from a user via a terminal device of the user and to acquire information on a distribution network configured to supply electric power to at least one transportation mode usable by the user; and a controlling portion configured to determine a transportation mode to be proposed to the user based on the information on the travel request from the user and the information on the distribution network and to output information on the transportation mode thus determined to the terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Takumi SHIBANO, Kazutaka KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220129815
    Abstract: A charge management device includes an interface that acquires information related to a schedule of a user, and a control unit that manages a charge schedule of a battery of a mobile body used by the user based on the information related to the schedule of the user. The interface outputs a question about the schedule of the user and acquires an answer to the question from the user. The control unit updates the schedule of the user based on the answer from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Takumi SHIBANO, Kazutaka KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11315140
    Abstract: A charging processing system includes: a power supply facility that supplies CO2 free power generated using renewable energy; a vehicle in which CO2 free charging is able to be performed to charge an onboard power storage device using the CO2 free power supplied from the power supply facility; a mobile terminal portable by a user of the vehicle; and a server. The server issues, when the CO2 free charging is performed in the vehicle, a coupon to the user of the vehicle in which the CO2 free charging is performed, the coupon being usable at a shop located around the power supply facility. When a timing to perform the CO2 free charging is included in a specific time period, the server increases the number of issued coupons and a usage value of each coupon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, CHUBU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.
    Inventors: Makito Muramatsu, Takumi Shibano, Masashi Tanaka, Takashi Ochiai, Takeharu Fukui, Yoshihiro Takamura, Takahiro Yokogawa, Masashi Ohgashira
  • Patent number: 11285837
    Abstract: A charging processing system includes: a power supply facility that supplies CO2 free power; electrically powered vehicles that each perform CO2 free charging to charge an onboard power storage device using the CO2 free power supplied from the power supply facility; mobile terminals portable by users who own the electrically powered vehicles; and a server. The server issues a coupon to a user of an electrically powered vehicle in which the CO2 free charging is performed, the coupon being usable at a shop located around the power supply facility. The server includes: a storage device that stores user attribute information in which a user ID and an attribute of each user are associated with each other; and a control device that extracts a user who has a specific attribute by making reference to the user attribute information and that notifies coupon advance-notice information to the extracted user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, CHUBU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.
    Inventors: Makito Muramatsu, Takumi Shibano, Masashi Tanaka, Takashi Ochiai, Takeharu Fukui, Yoshihiro Takamura, Takahiro Yokogawa, Masashi Ohgashira
  • Patent number: 11279251
    Abstract: A charging system includes a vehicle, a power supply facility, a mobile terminal, and a server. The power supply facility performs external charging by supplying power to the vehicle. The mobile terminal receives a user input from a user of the vehicle and provides a notification to the user. The server communicates with the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal sets a first notification condition in the server in response to the user input. A second notification condition is set in the server in advance. The server determines whether or not each of the first notification condition and the second notification condition is satisfied during the external charging. When the first notification condition is satisfied, the server provides a first notification to the user through the mobile terminal. When the second notification condition is satisfied, the server provides a second notification to the user through the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, CHUBU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.
    Inventors: Makito Muramatsu, Takumi Shibano, Masashi Tanaka, Takashi Ochiai, Takeharu Fukui, Yoshihiro Takamura, Takahiro Yokogawa, Masashi Ohgashira
  • Publication number: 20200198487
    Abstract: A charging system includes a vehicle, a power supply facility, a mobile terminal, and a server. The power supply facility performs external charging by supplying power to the vehicle. The mobile terminal receives a user input from a user of the vehicle and provides a notification to the user. The server communicates with the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal sets a first notification condition in the server in response to the user input. A second notification condition is set in the server in advance. The server determines whether or not each of the first notification condition and the second notification condition is satisfied during the external charging. When the first notification condition is satisfied, the server provides a first notification to the user through the mobile terminal. When the second notification condition is satisfied, the server provides a second notification to the user through the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Makito MURAMATSU, Takumi SHIBANO, Masashi TANAKA, Takashi OCHIAI, Takeharu FUKUI, Yoshihiro TAKAMURA, Takahiro YOKOGAWA, Masashi OHGASHIRA
  • Publication number: 20200198492
    Abstract: A charging processing system includes: a power supply facility that supplies CO2 free power generated using renewable energy; a vehicle in which CO2 free charging is able to be performed to charge an onboard power storage device using the CO2 free power supplied from the power supply facility; a mobile terminal portable by a user of the vehicle; and a server. The server issues, when the CO2 free charging is performed in the vehicle, a coupon to the user of the vehicle in which the CO2 free charging is performed, the coupon being usable at a shop located around the power supply facility. When a timing to perform the CO2 free charging is included in a specific time period, the server increases the number of issued coupons and a usage value of each coupon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Makito MURAMATSU, Takumi SHIBANO, Masashi TANAKA, Takashi OCHIAI, Takeharu FUKUI, Yoshihiro TAKAMURA, Takahiro YOKOGAWA, Masashi OHGASHIRA
  • Publication number: 20200198493
    Abstract: A charging processing system includes: a power supply facility that supplies CO2 free power; electrically powered vehicles that each perform CO2 free charging to charge an onboard power storage device using the CO2 free power supplied from the power supply facility; mobile terminals portable by users who own the electrically powered vehicles; and a server. The server issues a coupon to a user of an electrically powered vehicle in which the CO2 free charging is performed, the coupon being usable at a shop located around the power supply facility. The server includes: a storage device that stores user attribute information in which a user ID and an attribute of each user are associated with each other; and a control device that extracts a user who has a specific attribute by making reference to the user attribute information and that notifies coupon advance-notice information to the extracted user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Makito MURAMATSU, Takumi SHIBANO, Masashi TANAKA, Takashi OCHIAI, Takeharu FUKUI, Yoshihiro TAKAMURA, Takahiro YOKOGAWA, Masashi OHGASHIRA