Patents Assigned to Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
  • Multiple transport charging sources
    Patent number: 11801771
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving a first energy, at a target transport, from a charging station at a first value during a first amount of time, and the target transport and the charging station are physically connected, and receiving a second energy, at the target transport, from a providing transport at a second value greater than the first value during a second amount of time less than the first amount of time, and the target transport and the providing transport are wirelessly connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • Transport battery health
    Patent number: 11801768
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of sensing that a transport in a group is performing at an efficiency below a threshold and modifying at least one other transport in the group to perform at an efficiency above the threshold, wherein the efficiency above the threshold is similar to efficiency below the threshold, wherein the modification occurs at a final portion of a route of the at least one other transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Transport relocation
    Patent number: 11801832
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of detecting, by a parking processing node, a parking of a transport at an event location, accessing, by the parking processing node, a device of a transport occupant to determine a transport pickup location and a pickup time based on a conclusion of an event, detecting, by the parking processing node, from the device of the transport occupant at least one modification of the pickup location and the pickup time made based on an updated conclusion of the event, and sending a command to move the transport to a location proximate to the event based on the modified pickup location and the modified pickup time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Aghyad Saleh, Joshua C. Batie, Devang H. Parekh, Louis Brugman
  • PRIORITIZING ACCESS TO SHARED VEHICLES BASED ON NEED
    Publication number: 20230342874
    Abstract: An example operation includes directing a vehicle to a first proposed user of the vehicle in lieu of a second proposed user of the vehicle, based on a first need of the first proposed user being greater than a second need of the second proposed user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Approximating a time of an issue
    Patent number: 11794764
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a transport, that an issue will soon occur, determining, by the transport, a time the issue will occur, and displaying, by the transport, the time the issue will occur. The issue is based on sensor data approaching a threshold within a period of time that is faster than an average period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr., Satyajit P. Patne, Edward Allen Cain, Jr., Brian D. McFarland
  • Autonomous vehicle positioning system
    Patent number: 11797006
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to implementing a set of instructions related to a vehicle configuration template at a vehicle. Vehicle configuration templates may define instructions for automated vehicle driving parameters within a particular road region. The set of instructions within the first road region may correspond with a vehicle transition sequence based on the vehicle configuration template, where the vehicle transition sequence adjusts at least one of a vehicle position and dynamics to achieve a desired traffic flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Scott R. Meyer
  • Support devices including electrical stimulation systems and methods for using the same
    Patent number: 11794008
    Abstract: A support device includes a base portion structurally configured to support a user, one or more engagement members coupled to the base portion and engagable with a surface, a distance sensor, a power source electrically coupled to one or more electrical stimulation electrodes, and a controller communicatively coupled to the distance sensor and the power source, the controller including a processor and a non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium including a computer readable and executable instruction set, which, when executed, causes the processor to receive a signal from the distance sensor indicative of a detected distance traveled by the support device, and send a signal to the power source to engage the one or more electrical stimulation electrodes based at least in part on the detected distance traveled by the support device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Dario Jose Villarreal Suarez
  • Establishing connections in transports
    Patent number: 11797949
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of identifying, via a transport, at least one person in proximity to the transport, determining the at least one person matches one or more profile attributes of a profile of at least one transport occupant, sending a notification to a communication device in the transport to prompt the at least one transport occupant about the identified at least one person and the matched one or more profile attributes, and responsive to receiving a communication request from the communication device, transmitting a communication invite to a mobile device of the at least one person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg
  • ANALYSIS OF TRANSPORT DAMAGE
    Publication number: 20230334918
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of receiving, by a server, an accident report from a transport, accessing, by a server, at least one media file associated with the report on a remote storage, analyzing, by the server, the media file to assess a damage to the transport, and storing the damage assessment onto the remote storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Neil Dutta, Anil Nagpal
  • Systems incorporating a wheelchair with an exoskeleton assembly and methods of controlling the same
    Patent number: 11786425
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein are directed to a wheelchair system that includes a wheelchair and an exoskeleton. The wheelchair includes a frame, a pair of armrests coupled to the frame, and a control unit. The pair of armrests movable between an attached position and a detached position. When in the attached position, each one of the pair of armrests are coupled to the frame and when in the detached position, each one of the pair of armrests is removed from the frame. The exoskeleton is communicatively coupled to the control unit via a cable extending between the exoskeleton and the control unit. The exoskeleton being releasably coupled to at least a portion of the frame of the wheelchair. The wheelchair system is translatable between a wheelchair mode and an exoskeleton mode such that, when in the exoskeleton mode, the control unit provides electrical power and control signals to the exoskeleton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Dario Jose Villarreal Suarez
  • Modification of transport functionality based on modified components
    Patent number: 11787434
    Abstract: When a transport is operating, there may be circumstances where the transport may be at least partially compromised and may be less safe than normal. In such situations where the transport is determined as being unsafe, the transport may act to limit the functionality of the transport. An example operation may include confirming that a transport includes at least one component that is not an original or authorized component, and limiting a functionality of the transport when it is determined that the operator of the transport is not associated with the transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Satyajit P. Patne, Ryan N. Wilson
  • Managing transport network data access
    Patent number: 11792873
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of determining an amount of time a transport will lose a data network connection when the transport is predicted to enter an area associated with the loss of the data network connection, and sending an emergency signal to a third party when the amount of time has passed since the transport has entered the area and there is no alternate path out of the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Louis Brugman
  • Sharing of transport user profile
    Patent number: 11788852
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of receiving, by a transport, a request for a service from a transport occupant, determining, by the transport, a profile of the transport occupant, identifying, by the transport, at least one profile shared with the transport occupant based on the profile of the transport occupant, and providing the service to the transport occupant based on the at least one profile shared with the transport occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Anil Nagpal, Randall M. Harris
  • Wheelchair systems with emergency stop features
    Patent number: 11786421
    Abstract: A wheelchair system comprises a wheelchair comprising a seat, one or more first sensors disposed on or within the seat, one or more second sensors configured to communicate with the one or more first sensors and configured to be associated with a user to determine if the user is falling out of the wheelchair, wherein, upon detection that the user is falling out of the wheelchair, the wheelchair is configured to automatically stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Douglas A. Moore
  • MULTIPLE VEHICLES TO PROVIDE ENERGY TO A LOCATION
    Publication number: 20230322110
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of halting, by a vehicle, charge to a location when a battery capacity of the vehicle is below a threshold; determining, by the vehicle, another vehicle that is available to provide charge to the location; maneuvering, by the vehicle, to a charging station; maneuvering, by the another vehicle, to the location; and providing, by the another vehicle, charging to the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • TRANSPORT-BASED ENERGY ALLOCATION
    Publication number: 20230322114
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, via a transport, a state of charge of a storage unit of the transport, determining, via the transport, an environment at a location, determining, via the transport, a status of a charging station at the location including at least one of a location energy cost and a location power level and providing, via the transport, a needed amount of energy to the charging station at the location based on the status of the charging station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • Transport component acceptance
    Patent number: 11782692
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving a notification of an available software update configured to alter functionality of a transport, enabling the altered functionality for an amount of time, and responsive to the altered functionality not being utilized during the amount of time, sending a notification indicating a negative outcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
  • Remote access of transports
    Patent number: 11783642
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of requesting, by a processor of a device, permissions to provide access to a transport to a diagnostic location from a network of a plurality of diagnostic locations, in response to receiving the permissions from the network of the plurality of the diagnostic locations, authenticating the diagnostic location, by the device, providing a pre-stored one-time access key to the transport to the diagnostic location, and receiving, by the device, diagnostics from the diagnostic location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Neil Dutta, Senthilkumar Gopal Kalaimani, Shingo Sugimoto, Andrew L. Wells, Shintaro Iwaasa, Felipe G. Salles, Robert D. Slater, Joshua V. Marasigan, Joshua C. Batie, Ryan T Oehler
  • Secure transport software update
    Patent number: 11782696
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving a software update at a first component in a target transport, parsing the software update by a second component in the target transport into a first portion of critical updates and a second portion of non-critical updates, verifying the first portion, by the second component, based on a source of the software update, running, by the second component, the verified first portion with a dedicated process on the target transport for a pre-set period of time, and responsive to positive results over the period of time, running the verified first portion with other processes on the target transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
  • Vehicle Sale Systems and Methods for Offering Dealer Services to Vehicle Seller and Vehicle Buyer
    Publication number: 20230316376
    Abstract: A method and system for facilitating a vehicle transaction are provided. The method includes receiving a vehicle listing from a seller device identifying a seller vehicle to be sold, identifying market trends based on previous vehicle transactions related to the seller vehicle, and causing one or more seller suggestions to be displayed on the seller device identifying one or more modifications to the seller vehicle which, if satisfied, would increase a probability that the seller vehicle will be matched to a buyer request received from a buyer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler J. Brown, Michael Dorazio, Imad Zahid, Gunnar R. Heinisch