Patents Assigned to Toyota Motor North America
  • Vehicle data sharing with interested parties
    Patent number: 11694486
    Abstract: An example operation may include providing a value to a transport based on sensor data associated the transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Jaya Bharath R. Goluguri, Felipe G. Salles, Christopher J. Risberg, Joshua C. Batie
  • Systems and methods for communication between wheelchairs and vehicles
    Patent number: 11690768
    Abstract: Embodiments herein are directed to a vehicle. The vehicle includes a passenger compartment and a master controller. The passenger compartment has a plurality of rear passenger seats disposed on a track. Each seat of the plurality of rear passenger seats is configured to move on the track. The master controller is configured to receive a first data from a wheelchair and to direct a movement of each seat of the plurality of rear passenger seats along the track. In response to receiving the first data, the master controller actuates at least one actuator to move at least one of the plurality of rear passenger seats along the track to provide a transportation space for the wheelchair based on the first data received from the wheelchair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nagata, Stephen McFarland, Jr., Jerry R. Tipper
  • Transport-based energy allocation
    Patent number: 11685283
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Lu
  • System and method for applying routing protocol and selecting a network interface in a mesh network
    Patent number: 11689984
    Abstract: A mesh network system includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to calculate a plurality of radio metric scores for a plurality of network interfaces for a first vehicle of a plurality of vehicles of a mesh network as a function of radio metrics in a current motion state of the first vehicle. The radio metrics indicate performance of the plurality of network interfaces in the current motion state of the first vehicle. The electronic control unit is further configured to select a desired network interface from the plurality of network interfaces comprising a desired radio metric score indicative of a desired performance in the current motion state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Shingo Sugimoto, Osamu Kawakami
  • Locking system of a wheelchair
    Patent number: 11684528
    Abstract: A locking system of a wheelchair is disclosed. The locking system includes a locking member, an actuator, a locking frame, and an opening. The opening is disposed within the locking frame. The actuator is in communication with the locking member and is configured to move the locking member within the opening. The actuator is operable in a retracted operation state and an extended operation state. The actuator is configured to move the locking member in an upward direction when the locking system is set from the extended operation state to the retracted operation state. The actuator is configured to move the locking member in a downward direction when the locking system is set from the retracted operation state to the extended operation state, and the locking member is naturally biased in the extended operation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Parag Gupta
  • IDENTIFYING SERVICES FOR TRANSPORTS
    Publication number: 20230196413
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of detecting, by a transport, a service provider within a range of the transport, determining, by the transport, if a transport occupant profile exists on a storage, querying, by the transport, the transport occupant profile on the storage based on the service provider, and responsive to the transport occupant profile containing data associated with the service provider, displaying service provider-related information when the transport is proximate to the service provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Randall M. Harris, Anil Nagpal
  • System and method for verifying roads
    Patent number: 11680804
    Abstract: Methods and systems for verifying a state of a road. The system includes a sensor of a vehicle configured to detect sensor data associated with the road. The system also includes a memory of the vehicle configured to store map data. The system also includes an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle connected to the sensor and configured to determine road data or maneuvering data associated with the road based on the sensor data, and update the map data with the determined road data or maneuvering data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Michael C. Edwards, Jay Bartholomew, John Kenney, Jason Schell
  • IDENTIFYING ROADWAY CONCERNS AND TAKING PREEMPTIVE ACTIONS
    Publication number: 20230182778
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of identifying a person as a roadway obstruction via a transport moving along the roadway, determining a first threat level of the person at a first time, via the transport, when the first threat level is above a threshold, indicating via the transport, to alert at least one of an occupant of the transport and the person, detecting a gesture, via the transport, performed by the person, and the gesture indicates the transport should proceed, responsive to detecting the gesture, determining a second threat level at a second time is below the threshold, and responsive to the second threat level being below the threshold, proceeding, by the transport, along the roadway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Sachin J. Ahire, Manoj Kalamkar, Christopher J. Risberg
  • Transport-based energy support
    Patent number: 11677240
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a first energy source, that a second energy source configured to provide energy to an area is in need of supplemental energy, providing, by the first energy source, the supplemental energy to at least one location within the area in a prioritized manner, and responsive to a severity of the need and an amount of available energy at the first energy source, notifying, by the first energy source, the at least one transport to provide additional energy to the at least one location in the prioritized manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Norman Lu, Maximilian Parness
  • Machine learning assisted image analysis
    Patent number: 11669947
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting surface aberrations on a vehicle. The surface aberrations may not be readily apparent to the human eye. Machine learning constructs image detecting systems to automate the detection of surface aberrations on the vehicle. Additionally, the machine learning may refine the aberration detection systems to identify the cause of the surface aberration on the vehicle and enhance the capabilities of the aberration detection systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Charan Lota, Hazem Ahmed
  • Wheelchair systems and methods enabling fine manual motion control
    Patent number: 11660240
    Abstract: Systems and methods of wheelchair systems enabling fine manual motion control are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wheelchair system includes a wheelchair. The wheelchair includes one or more wheels, at least one actuator coupled to the one or more wheels, a processing device, and a non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium in communication with the processing device. The non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium includes one or more programming instructions that, when executed, cause the processing device to determine a wheel torque on the one or more wheels, determine a compensation value, and actuate the at least one actuator applying the compensation value to the one or more wheels to remove at least a portion of the wheel torque such that less external force is required to physically move the powered wheelchair than when the compensation value is not applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Dario Jose Villarreal Suarez, Sarah Darrow
  • Keyless entry message validation
    Patent number: 11663899
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Satyajit P. Patne, Ryan N. Wilson
  • Transport features based on driving characteristics
    Patent number: 11657661
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a transport, a current use of the transport, determining, by the transport, a feature based on the current use, receiving, by the transport, data related to the feature, and enabling, by the transport, the feature based on the received data. The feature was not available for use by the transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr.
  • Systems and methods for emergency alert and call regarding driver condition
    Patent number: 11657701
    Abstract: A method includes measuring biometric data of a user at a monitoring device. The method further includes outputting, at the monitoring device, an alert to a vehicle computing device within a vehicle based upon detection of a biometric event, such that the party outside of a vehicle is notified. The method also includes analyzing and storing, within an application residing on the monitoring device, the biometric data within the application. The method still further includes outputting, within the application, a predetermined timeframe of the biometric data to the party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven S. Basra, Senthilkumar Gopal Kalaimani, Swathi Manoravi, Suresh Krishnaswami Venkatesan, Raja Bose C. Leo Maria Manickam
  • Methods and systems for identifying service providers and providing services
    Patent number: 11657343
    Abstract: A method and system for identifying and providing access to a user capable of performing medical services. The method includes receiving a message from a first device of a first user, the message including a request and digital authorization data associated with the first user, identifying, within a proximity of a first location of the first device, a second device of a second user capable of performing an action associated with the request, determining whether the second user provided agreement to perform the action, communicating the digital authorization data to the second device of the second user responsive to determining that the second user provided the agreement, and instructing, responsive to determining that the second user provided the agreement, a vehicle to transport the second user from a second location of the second device to the first location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Masashi Nakagawa
  • Profile-based service for transports
    Patent number: 11657441
    Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of detecting, by a service provider transport, a transport within a range of the service provider transport, querying, by the service provider transport, a transport occupant profile on a storage, and responsive to the transport occupant profile containing data associated with a service provided by the service provider transport, sending service-related information to the transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Randall M. Harris, Anil Nagpal
  • Diagnosis of transport-related issues
    Patent number: 11651632
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining an issue related to a stationary transport, determining a cause of the issue, determining moving transports that do not have the issue, but exhibit characteristics similar to the cause, and based on the characteristics, notifying the moving transports of a potential of the issue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Shahzad H. Pirwani
  • Vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D987517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Alberto Echazabal, Jakin C. Wilson
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D987654
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 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: D987655
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Tuhin Diptiman, Daniel Hall, Louie Solomon, Ben Cline, John Weston Pierce