Patents Assigned to Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
  • VEHICLE DATA SHARING WITH INTERESTED PARTIES
    Publication number: 20230316820
    Abstract: An example operation may include providing a value to a transport based on sensor data associated the transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Jaya Bharath R. Goluguri, Felipe G. Salles, Christopher J. Risberg, Joshua C. Batie
  • PRIORITY-BASED ENERGY TRANSFER
    Publication number: 20230311695
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a server, an energy transfer request from a charging station, determining, by the server, a current priority level of the at least one transport within an accessible range of the charging station, and responsive to the current priority level being below a threshold, sending an instruction to the at least one transport to transfer energy to the charging station based on the energy transfer request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • SOFTWARE UPDATES BASED ON TRANSPORT-RELATED ACTIONS
    Publication number: 20230315435
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a transport, over an open wireless network an encrypted software update and receiving, by the transport, over a closed wireless network a one-time key to decrypt the encrypted software update, wherein the one-time key is received while the transport is in motion and about to perform an action related to the software update.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Paul McFarland, JR., Satyajit P. Patne
  • System and method for prompting vehicle service based on proximity and wait time
    Patent number: 11775941
    Abstract: A system for prompting vehicle service includes: a processor; a memory module communicatively coupled to the processor and including one or more processor-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to: determine a vehicle location; determine one or more maintenance tasks required by the vehicle; identify a maintenance facility capable of performing the one or more maintenance tasks; determine a location of the maintenance facility capable of performing the one or more maintenance tasks; determine a wait time to perform the one or more maintenance tasks at the maintenance facility; and output a maintenance scheduling prompt based on: a comparison between the wait time and a wait time threshold, and a second comparison between: (i) a magnitude of a distance between the vehicle and the maintenance facility; and (ii) a distance threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Lang Johnson, Melvin W. Sullivan
  • Emergency notifications for transports
    Patent number: 11776397
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a transport, a notification when at least one of an emergency transport and the transport approach one another, wherein the notification includes a movement for the transport, wherein the movement includes a path, a speed and a time for the transport to maneuver, and displaying the notification in the transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Mackensie M. Monegan
  • Vehicle systems for controlling temperature of compartments for storing hems
    Patent number: 11772448
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a temperature of a compartment of a vehicle are provided. The vehicle system includes a compartment, one or more processors, one or more memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors; and machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive information about an item; determine whether the item needs to be temperature controlled based on the information; and instruct a temperature control system to adjust a temperature of the compartment of the vehicle in response to determining the item needs to be temperature controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Armin Lange
  • Unsafe transport operation
    Patent number: 11772672
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by one or more sensors of a transport, that the transport is unsafe to operate, providing, by the one or more sensors, sensor data related to the unsafe operation to a server, receiving, from the server, transport operating parameters, and operating the transport within the transport operating parameters. The transport operating parameters limit transport functionality and are in proportion to the sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
  • Augmented reality automotive accessory customer collaborative design and display
    Patent number: 11769303
    Abstract: A system that allows customers to collaborate with vehicle accessory manufacturers to design accessories in an augmented reality environment. A customer decision making and purchasing experience is greatly improved when viewing a physical showroom model (or other real-world model) of a vehicle they intend to purchase and/or customize. The system allows the user to select and customize virtual accessories for the physical vehicle, then overlay those virtual accessories atop the physical vehicle in an augmented reality environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony D. Sanor, Jazmieka Smith, David Kleiner, Jamese Yarber, Smail Haddad, Jessica K. Gambhir
  • Need-based energy sharing
    Patent number: 11760223
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a charging station, a first amount of energy required by a transport for a full charge, determining, by the charging station, a second amount of energy that the transport will provide back to the charging station at a later time, and charging, by the charging station, the transport to a charge level equal to a difference between the first amount of energy and the second amount of energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • TRACKING OF TRANSPORT DATA
    Publication number: 20230290195
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of receiving, by a diagnostic center, malfunction information related to a transport, acquiring, by a diagnostic center, agreements on a threshold for the malfunction information from a plurality of diagnostic centers, in response to the malfunction information exceeding the threshold, storing the malfunction information on a remote storage, and deleting the malfunction information from the transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua C. Batie, Louis Brugman
  • KEYLESS ENTRY MESSAGE VALIDATION
    Publication number: 20230274629
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of establishing a security level based on an environment of a transport, determining a minimal radio frequency signal strength needed for a device to communicate with the transport based on the security level of the transport, and performing a command, by the transport, based on the communication when the minimal radio frequency signal strength is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Satyajit P. Patne, Ryan N. Wilson
  • Transport charge capability re-routing
    Patent number: 11731527
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of obtaining charge by a transport via a first charging capability while traveling along a route to a destination and re-routing the transport to obtain additional charge via a secondary charging capability while decreasing a travel time to the destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Minimizing traffic signal delays with transports
    Patent number: 11735048
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a first transport, an indication from a traffic signal that the first transport is legally able to move from a stopped disposition, elapsing a period of time between receiving the indication and the first transport did not move during the period of time, and receiving a notification at the end of the period of time, by the first transport, that the first transport ought to move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg
  • Systems and methods for enabling precise object interaction within an augmented reality environment
    Patent number: 11734895
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for displaying a real-world vehicle in an augmented reality environment. The system employs a user device camera to obtain image data of an environment that includes a real-world vehicle. The system analyzes the image data to identify the vehicle within the environment. A wireframe model of the vehicle is then generated and registered to the vehicle. The image data is displayed on the user device. In response to user input, the system may then attach a virtual vehicle accessory to the wireframe model. The accessory is then displayed on the user device display in an augmented reality environment such that the vehicle appears to seamlessly incorporate the accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony D. Sanor, David Kleiner, Jazmieka Smith, Gary Banks
  • Energy transfer based on intended use
    Patent number: 11724613
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of establishing communication between a transport and a location via a module including a battery, determining an energy amount in the transport and an energy requirement at the location, and initiating a transfer of a portion of the energy amount from the transport to the battery based on an intended use of the portion at one or more devices at the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Safety of transport maneuvering
    Patent number: 11720114
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of detecting, by a processor of a transport, an exit on a road, calculating, by the processor of the transport, a probability that the transport is not prepared to exit, requesting, by the processor of the transport, at least one other transport proximate to the transport to alter its speed if the probability exceeds a threshold, and responsive to a detecting of an altering of the speed by the at least one other transport, triggering the transport to exit the road.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua V. Marasigan, Robert D. Slater, Felipe G. Salles, Jaya Bharath R. Goluguri
  • Tracking of transport transfers
    Patent number: 11720120
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of sending, by a transport, a drop off request to a plurality of nodes at a target location, receiving, by the transport, permissions from the plurality of the nodes, responsive to the permissions, acquiring, by the transport, an agreement for the drop off request from at least one node from the plurality of the nodes, and recording the drop off request on a remote storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Aghyad Saleh, Joshua C. Batie
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D999782
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Tuhin Diptiman, Daniel Hall, Louie Solomon, Ben Cline, John Weston Pierce
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D999785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Tuhin Diptiman, Daniel Hall, Louie Solomon, Ben Cline, John Weston Pierce
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D1000471
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Tuhin Diptiman, Daniel Hall, Louie Solomon, Ben Cline, John Weston Pierce