Patents by Inventor Daiki Yokoyama
Daiki Yokoyama 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).
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Publication number: 20250231561Abstract: A control device that controls an operation of a moving object that can move by unmanned driving includes: an acquisition unit that acquires process information indicating a manufacturing process that is being executed with respect to the moving object; a specifying unit that specifies using the process information which one movement mode of an engine movement mode of moving using an engine and a motor movement mode of moving using a motor to use to cause the moving object to move; and a control unit that causes the moving object to move in the specified movement mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2024Publication date: July 17, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shogo YASUYAMA, Takeshi KANOU, Toshihiro KOIDE, Daiki YOKOYAMA, Tadaaki SAKAMOTO
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Patent number: 12351055Abstract: The vehicle control device controls a vehicle configured to receive power by non-contact from a power transmission coil when passing over the power transmission coil. The vehicle control device includes a processor configured to prohibit lane changing by the vehicle in a predetermined range up to an end point of a power supply area where the power transmission coil is installed when the vehicle is running in a lane of the power supply area.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daiki Yokoyama, Toshiya Hashimoto, Shuntaro Okazaki, Shogo Tsuge, Kazuhisa Matsuda
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Publication number: 20250211013Abstract: The charge discharge system according to the embodiment includes: an information acquisition unit that acquires production management information regarding at least one of a number of production vehicles per predetermined time and a shipping time limit of a vehicle having a secondary battery; a charge discharge management device that includes a charge discharge amount determining unit that determines a charge discharge amount per unit time to the vehicle based on the production management information; and a charging discharging device that executes a charging rate adjustment processing that includes at least one of a charging process for charging the secondary battery and a discharging process for discharging the secondary battery in accordance with the charge discharge amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2024Publication date: June 26, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kento IWAHORI, Yasuhiro SAITO, Daiki YOKOYAMA
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Patent number: 12339130Abstract: A vehicle communication control device includes a processor configured to acquire disaster information, control a communication state between a vehicle and an information distribution server; and restrict communication between the vehicle and the information distribution server when the vehicle is located in a disaster-stricken area.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2023Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daiki Yokoyama, Hiroki Murata
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Publication number: 20250198752Abstract: A device includes a motion information acquisition unit that acquires motion information regarding a motion state of an apparatus interlocked with a moving body that is movable by unmanned operation, and a calculation unit that calculates at least one of a position and a direction of the moving body using the acquired motion information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2024Publication date: June 19, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Mikihiro Moriyama, Jyunya Katou
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Publication number: 20250198781Abstract: A route determination apparatus capable of determining a route of a vehicle or a towed vehicle based on whether or not the vehicle is equipped with a power feeding port is provided. A route determination apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about presence/absence of a power feeding port of a first vehicle including a power feeding port and that of a second vehicle including no power feeding port; a route determination unit configured to determine a route along which the first vehicle or the second vehicle travels by itself or is towed based on the information; and an instruction unit configured to provide an instruction to the first and second vehicles. The route of the first vehicle includes a power feeding apparatus on the route.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2024Publication date: June 19, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kento IWAHORI, Daiki YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20250166217Abstract: An apparatus includes: a point cloud data acquisition unit that acquires three-dimensional point cloud data including a point cloud of a target region having a region in which a component is not assembled in a predetermined plurality of steps among external shapes of the moving body; and a position information acquisition unit that acquires at least one of a position and a direction of the moving body by comparing the acquired three-dimensional point cloud data with reference point cloud data including a point cloud corresponding to the target region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2024Publication date: May 22, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuyoshi Hatano, Daiki Yokoyama, Yasuhiro Saito
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Publication number: 20250162668Abstract: A calculation device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire three-dimensional point cloud data, a calculation unit configured to calculate at least either of a position and an orientation of a mobile object using the three-dimensional point cloud data, and at least one of (i) a prediction unit configured to predict that the three-dimensional point cloud data is expected to be defective, (ii) a detection unit configured to detect that the three-dimensional point cloud data is defective, and (iii) a determination unit configured to determine whether the mobile object is present in a specific area where the three-dimensional point cloud data is presumed in advance to be defective. The calculation unit is configured to execute at least a second calculation process when at least one of a first case, a second case, and a third case applies.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2024Publication date: May 22, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuyoshi HATANO, Kento IWAHORI, Daiki YOKOYAMA, Yasuhiro SAITO
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Publication number: 20250155878Abstract: A system comprises: a sensor that acquires appearance information containing the appearance of a moving object movable by unmanned driving; a step information acquisition unit that acquires step information about progress of a step of manufacturing the moving object; a comparison information acquisition unit that acquires comparison information representing the appearance of the moving object responsive to the step information; and an estimation unit that estimates at least one of the location and position of the moving object by making a comparison between the comparison information and the appearance information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2024Publication date: May 15, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Yasuhiro SAITO
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Publication number: 20250155891Abstract: A control device for remotely controlling a vehicle in a factory where a plurality of processes are performed for manufacturing a vehicle includes: a determination unit that determines whether or not a component is correctly assembled to the vehicle; and a computing unit that, when the component is correctly assembled to the vehicle, acquires at least one of a position and an orientation of the vehicle using a first method based on detection data acquired by an external sensor, and, when the component is not correctly assembled to the vehicle, obtains at least one of a position and an orientation using a second method different from the first method based on the detection data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2024Publication date: May 15, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Jyunya KATOU
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Publication number: 20250148549Abstract: The information processing device includes an acquisition unit that acquires attachment information regarding whether or not a communication device used for remote control is attached to a mobile body operable by remote control, a process that outputs an instruction to attach the temporary communication device to the mobile body when it is determined that the permanent communication device is not attached to the mobile body by using the attachment information, and an instruction unit that outputs an instruction to remove the temporary communication device from the mobile body when it is determined that the temporary communication device is attached to the mobile body whose remote control has ended by using the attachment information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2024Publication date: May 8, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kento IWAHORI, Daiki YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20250138550Abstract: A control device includes an acquisition unit that acquires a traveling environment in which a movable body that can travel by unmanned driving travels, and a control unit that controls the movable body so as to lengthen or shorten a traveling time in the traveling environment in accordance with a degree of an influence of the traveling environment acquired by the acquisition unit on the quality of the movable body.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kento IWAHORI, Daiki Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20250137867Abstract: The control device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires moving object information that is information about a moving object in a water leak inspection of a movable body that can travel by unmanned driving; and a control unit that controls at least one of a travel mode of the moving object and a control mode of the ejector according to the moving object information so that a positional relationship between the ejecting device that ejects liquid or gas to the moving object in the water leak inspection and the moving object becomes a predetermined target positional relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kento IWAHORI, Kazuo Fuchimoto, Daiki Yokoyama, Jyunya Katou
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Publication number: 20250128624Abstract: A power feed control apparatus according to this embodiment is a power feed control apparatus configured to perform control for feeding power to a plurality of mobile bodies including different types of power feeding ports using a power feeding robot, the power feed control apparatus including: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire type information regarding a type of a power feeding port of a first mobile body; and a control value creation unit configured to create a control value for feeding power to the first mobile body in accordance with the type information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2024Publication date: April 24, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiro Saito, Daiki Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20250124702Abstract: An information processing device includes a change information acquisition unit, and, when an appearance state is determined, using change information, to have changed, at least one of a training unit and a notification control unit. The change information acquisition unit acquires change information. The training unit trains a machine learning model using a plurality of sets of training data in which a training image including a target region after a change in the appearance state and a moving object is associated with a correct answer label. The notification control unit notifies an administrator of training request information for training the machine learning model.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2024Publication date: April 17, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuyoshi HATANO, Kento IWAHORI, Daiki YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20250123628Abstract: An information processing device used to move a moving object that is capable of moving by unmanned driving includes an accuracy acquisition unit, a training data acquisition unit, and a training unit. The accuracy acquisition unit acquires an accuracy of a machine learning model. The training data acquisition unit acquires a training data group used to train the machine learning model when the accuracy is less than a predetermined threshold. The training unit performs a training process for training the machine learning model using the training data group.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2024Publication date: April 17, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuyoshi HATANO, Kento IWAHORI, Daiki YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20250124691Abstract: A method comprises: acquiring a moving route of a moving object; generating a superimposed image by superimposing an image or three-dimensional data representing the moving object and an image or three-dimensional data representing an environment related to moving including the moving route on each other; acquiring a label information about the location and position of the moving object; and generating a learning data set including the superimposed image and the label information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2024Publication date: April 17, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuyoshi HATANO, Kento IWAHORI, Daiki YOKOYAMA, Daisuke KAKUMA, Hiroya CHIBA
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Publication number: 20250117014Abstract: A controller that controls an operation of a movable object that travels in self-driving includes a detecting unit configured to, when the movable object is traveling in self-driving, detect occurrence of an abnormal state including an abnormal stop of the movable object, and a control unit. When (i) occurrence of the abnormal state is detected and (ii) a predetermined first condition is satisfied, the control unit is configured to execute control to resume the self-driving of the movable object. When (i) occurrence of the abnormal state is detected and (ii) the first condition is not satisfied, the control unit is configured not to execute control to resume the self-driving.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shogo YASUYAMA, Kento IWAHORI, Daiki YOKOYAMA, Keigo IKEDA, Yasuhiro SAITO
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Publication number: 20250117280Abstract: A notification device includes a processor, and the processor is configured to: receive a signal that indicates occurrence of an abnormal state of a mobile body that is movable through unattended operation, and specify a notification target that meets a specification condition determined in advance from one or more specification targets that include at least one of a worker and a station; and send a notification to instruct handling of the abnormal state of the mobile body to the specified notification target.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shogo Yasuyama, Kento Iwahori, Daiki Yokoyama, Yasuhiro Saito
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Publication number: 20250117013Abstract: A control device includes a processor. The processor is configured to: specify, in a case where an abnormal state occurs in a plurality of mobile bodies being performing automated driving autonomously or through remote control, at least one mobile body to be preferentially handled as a target mobile body, from among the plurality of mobile bodies, based on a state of the plurality of mobile bodies; and perform control of taking necessary measures on the target mobile body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kento IWAHORI, Daiki YOKOYAMA, Shogo YASUYAMA, Yasuhiro SAITO