Patents by Inventor Daisuke Muko

Daisuke Muko 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).

  • Traveling guidance system, traveling guidance method, and computer program
    Patent number: 8364388
    Abstract: A travel guidance system for a vehicle having a plurality of on-board batteries includes: a travel start location obtaining unit; a destination obtaining unit; a charging facility candidate location obtaining unit for obtaining location information for charging facility candidates; a remaining amount calculating unit for calculating, for each charging facility candidate, the amount of energy which will remain in the on-board batteries upon arrival at the charging facility candidate; a charging facility selecting unit for selecting a charging facility suitable for leaving the on-board batteries based on the travel start location, the destination, the location information for charging facility candidates, and the amounts of the remaining energy in the on-board batteries calculated for each charging facility candidate; and a charging facility notification unit for communicating the location information for the selected charging facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Naito, Daisuke Muko, Takashi Hayashi
  • TRAVELING GUIDANCE SYSTEM, TRAVELING GUIDANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20100106401
    Abstract: A travel guidance system for a vehicle having a plurality of on-board batteries includes: a travel start location obtaining unit; a destination obtaining unit; a charging facility candidate location obtaining unit for obtaining location information for charging facility candidates; a remaining amount calculating unit for calculating, for each charging facility candidate, the amount of energy which will remain in the on-board batteries upon arrival at the charging facility candidate; a charging facility selecting unit for selecting a charging facility suitable for leaving the on-board batteries based on the travel start location, the destination, the location information for charging facility candidates, and the amounts of the remaining energy in the on-board batteries calculated for each charging facility candidate; and a charging facility notification unit for communicating the location information for the selected charging facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi NAITO, Daisuke Muko, Takashi Hayashi