Patents by Inventor Eduard Vandersmitte
Eduard Vandersmitte 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).
-
Patent number: 12493834Abstract: A method of determining a wait time at a point of interest includes obtaining a current occupancy signal of a parking establishment associated with one or more points of interest, obtaining a historic occupancy signal of the parking establishment, determining, with one or more processors, a predicted wait time for the one or more points of interest associated with the parking establishment based on the current occupancy signal and the historic occupancy signal, and communicating the predicted wait time to a user with a user interface device.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2024Date of Patent: December 9, 2025Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.Inventors: Jake Morrow, Eduard VanderSmitte
-
Publication number: 20250077987Abstract: A method of determining a wait time at a point of interest includes obtaining a current occupancy signal of a parking establishment associated with one or more points of interest, obtaining a historic occupancy signal of the parking establishment, determining, with one or more processors, a predicted wait time for the one or more points of interest associated with the parking establishment based on the current occupancy signal and the historic occupancy signal, and communicating the predicted wait time to a user with a user interface device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.Inventors: Jake Morrow, Eduard VanderSmitte
-
Patent number: 12181296Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining navigation routing of a vehicle based on predicted total cost of possible routes, including: receiving information identifying a destination for a vehicle; determining two or more possible routes from a origination to the destination; determining a plurality of cost factors for a plurality of the determined possible routes, wherein the cost factors comprise direct cost information for the plurality of determined possible routes and indirect cost information for the plurality of determined possible routes; calculating a total cost for each of the plurality of determined possible routes using the cost factors; and presenting to the user a lowest-total-cost route from among the plurality of determined possible routes.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Aghyad Saleh, Eduard Vandersmitte, Scott Meyer, Jarrod Marini
-
Patent number: 12175392Abstract: A method of determining a wait time at a point of interest includes obtaining a current occupancy signal of a parking establishment associated with one or more points of interest, obtaining a historic occupancy signal of the parking establishment, determining, with one or more processors, a predicted wait time for the one or more points of interest associated with the parking establishment based on the current occupancy signal and the historic occupancy signal, and communicating the predicted wait time to a user with a user interface device.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.Inventors: Jake Morrow, Eduard VanderSmitte
-
Patent number: 12036889Abstract: An energy supply system includes at least one energy supply vehicle and an information processing apparatus. The at least one energy supply vehicle is configured to be able to supply energy to at least one target vehicle that is subject to energy supply. The information processing apparatus is configured to manage operation of the at least one energy supply vehicle. The information processing apparatus is configured to create an operation schedule including a supply schedule for supplying energy to the at least one target vehicle, based on a travel plan for the at least one target vehicle and information on a remaining energy amount that are received from the at least one target vehicle, and transmit the created operation schedule to the at least one energy supply vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Aya Sato, Kuniaki Jinnai, Taiki Yamashita, Eduard Vandersmitte, Gunnar Heinisch, Jake Morrow
-
Patent number: 11837094Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire occupant information regarding an occupant in a vehicle trying to park in a parking lot, and identify a parking position appropriate for the vehicle in the parking lot based on the occupant information.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Aya Sato, Kuniaki Jinnai, Taiki Yamashita, Eduard Vandersmitte, Gunnar Heinisch, Jake Morrow
-
Patent number: 11685339Abstract: A vehicle includes a communication interface, a sensor configured to detect biological information for a user of the vehicle, and a controller configured to perform electronic payments. The controller receives authentication information from a first terminal apparatus using the communication interface and acquires the biological information from the sensor when a first authentication using the received authentication information succeeds. The controller acquires authorization information indicating authorization to perform an electronic payment for the user, who is associated with the authentication information, when a second authentication using the acquired biological information succeeds.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Aya Sato, Kuniaki Jinnai, Taiki Yamashita, Eduard Vandersmitte
-
Patent number: 11648914Abstract: A vehicle includes a communication interface, a sensor configured to detect biological information for a user of the vehicle, and a controller configured to perform electronic payments. The controller receives authentication information from a first terminal apparatus using the communication interface and acquires the biological information from the sensor when a first authentication using the received authentication information succeeds. The controller acquires authorization information indicating authorization to perform an electronic payment for the user, who is associated with the authentication information, when a second authentication using the acquired biological information succeeds.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Aya Sato, Kuniaki Jinnai, Taiki Yamashita, Eduard Vandersmitte
-
Patent number: 11631098Abstract: A control apparatus includes a controller configured to identify a position of a vehicle presenting an advertisement to outside of the vehicle, and determine whether to apply a discount to a usage fee for the vehicle according to the identified position.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daiki Kubo, Taiki Yamashita, Eduard Vandersmitte
-
Publication number: 20220067770Abstract: A control apparatus includes a controller configured to identify a position of a vehicle presenting an advertisement to outside of the vehicle, and determine whether to apply a discount to a usage fee for the vehicle according to the identified position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Daiki Kubo, Taiki Yamashita, Eduard Vandersmitte
-
Publication number: 20220051564Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire occupant information regarding an occupant in a vehicle trying to park in a parking lot, and identify a parking position appropriate for the vehicle in the parking lot based on the occupant information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Aya Sato, Kuniaki Jinnai, Taiki Yamashita, Eduard Vandersmitte, Gunnar Heinisch, Jake Morrow
-
Publication number: 20220048470Abstract: A vehicle includes a communication interface, a sensor configured to detect biological information for a user of the vehicle, and a controller configured to perform electronic payments. The controller receives authentication information from a first terminal apparatus using the communication interface and acquires the biological information from the sensor when a first authentication using the received authentication information succeeds. The controller acquires authorization information indicating authorization to perform an electronic payment for the user, who is associated with the authentication information, when a second authentication using the acquired biological information succeeds.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Aya Sato, Kuniaki Jinnai, Taiki Yamashita, Eduard Vandersmitte
-
Publication number: 20220048403Abstract: An energy supply system includes at least one energy supply vehicle and an information processing apparatus. The at least one energy supply vehicle is configured to be able to supply energy to at least one target vehicle that is subject to energy supply. The information processing apparatus is configured to manage operation of the at least one energy supply vehicle. The information processing apparatus is configured to create an operation schedule including a supply schedule for supplying energy to the at least one target vehicle, based on a travel plan for the at least one target vehicle and information on a remaining energy amount that are received from the at least one target vehicle, and transmit the created operation schedule to the at least one energy supply vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Aya Sato, Kuniaki Jinnai, Taiki Yamashita, Eduard Vandersmitte, Gunnar Heinisch, Jake Morrow
-
Patent number: 11176820Abstract: A host vehicle warning system includes one or more processors, one or more host vehicle status sensors, one or more approaching vehicle sensors, one or more user interface devices, and one or more memory modules. The one or more host vehicle status sensors output a status signal that a host vehicle is stopped in traffic. The one or more approaching vehicle sensors output a driving condition signal indicative of a driving condition of an approaching vehicle. The one or more user interface devices output a warning to a user of the host vehicle. The one or more memory modules store logic that cause the one or more processors to determine that the host vehicle is stopped in traffic, detect the driving condition of the approaching vehicle, determine whether the driving condition of the approaching vehicle is reckless, and output the warning in response to determining the approaching vehicle is reckless.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Khushboo Singh, Eduard VanderSmitte
-
Publication number: 20210279645Abstract: A method of determining a wait time at a point of interest includes obtaining a current occupancy signal of a parking establishment associated with one or more points of interest, obtaining a historic occupancy signal of the parking establishment, determining, with one or more processors, a predicted wait time for the one or more points of interest associated with the parking establishment based on the current occupancy signal and the historic occupancy signal, and communicating the predicted wait time to a user with a user interface device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2020Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.Inventors: Jake Morrow, Eduard VanderSmitte
-
Publication number: 20210166560Abstract: A host vehicle warning system includes one or more processors, one or more host vehicle status sensors, one or more approaching vehicle sensors, one or more user interface devices, and one or more memory modules. The one or more host vehicle status sensors output a status signal that a host vehicle is stopped in traffic. The one or more approaching vehicle sensors output a driving condition signal indicative of a driving condition of an approaching vehicle. The one or more user interface devices output a warning to a user of the host vehicle. The one or more memory modules store logic that cause the one or more processors to determine that the host vehicle is stopped in traffic, detect the driving condition of the approaching vehicle, determine whether the driving condition of the approaching vehicle is reckless, and output the warning in response to determining the approaching vehicle is reckless.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2019Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.Inventors: Khushboo Singh, Eduard VanderSmitte
-
Publication number: 20210063181Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining navigation routing of a vehicle based on predicted total cost of possible routes, including: receiving information identifying a destination for a vehicle; determining two or more possible routes from a origination to the destination; determining a plurality of cost factors for a plurality of the determined possible routes, wherein the cost factors comprise direct cost information for the plurality of determined possible routes and indirect cost information for the plurality of determined possible routes; calculating a total cost for each of the plurality of determined possible routes using the cost factors; and presenting to the user a lowest-total-cost route from among the plurality of determined possible routes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: AGHYAD SALEH, Eduard Vandersmitte, Scott Meyer, Jarrod Marini