Patents by Inventor Genshi KUNO

Genshi KUNO 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).

  • Publication number: 20220230100
    Abstract: The control device includes: a communication unit that communicates with a terminal device used by a user; and a control unit that searches a database in which data indicating an environment of each of a plurality of areas is registered by using condition data indicating a condition of a surrounding environment when the user stays in a vehicle as a search key, that selects at least one area among the areas as a parking area based on an acquired search result, and that causes the communication unit to transmit proposition data that proposes the user to park the vehicle in the parking area that is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yui SUGIE, Hikaru GOTOH, Hiroki KIDO, Shuichi SAWADA, Genshi KUNO, Katsuhiro OHARA
  • Publication number: 20220230133
    Abstract: A server device includes: a communication unit; and a control unit that sends and receives information to and from another device via the communication unit. Based on a captured image of a ground surface that is captured by aerial imaging, the control unit sends a flying body an instruction to airlift goods to a waiting point that is reachable from a parking point of a vehicle, and sends information on a travel route from the parking point to the waiting point to an information processing device corresponding to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yui SUGIE, Hikaru GOTOH, Hiroki KIDO, Shuichi SAWADA, Genshi KUNO, Katsuhiro OHARA
  • Publication number: 20220198484
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit is configured to be able to acquire purchase information indicating that a user has purchased a predetermined item. The control unit is configured to be able to accumulate the purchase information and determine a satisfaction level of a predetermined requirement for sheltering in a vehicle that is used as an evacuation shelter based on the purchase information that has been accumulated. The predetermined item is an item that is available for sheltering in the vehicle when a disaster occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yui SUGIE, Koichi SUZUKI, Naoki UENOYAMA, Hiroki TAKEDA, Hirohiko MORIKAWA, Genshi KUNO
  • Publication number: 20220201254
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a theme-specific related information storage unit that stores videos related to destinations and a display that reads a related video from the theme-specific related information storage unit and displaying the related video for a corresponding one of the destinations. The vehicle display device thus allows users in a vehicle to maintain excitement until a vehicle arrives in the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ayaka KAGAMI, Atsushi HANAWA, Soshiro MURATA, Hideo HASEGAWA, Genshi KUNO, Yuta KIKUZAKI, Yuu OOMI, Takeshi YAMADA, Masako FURUTA, Toshihisa SHIMOME, Kensuke SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20220198805
    Abstract: A server includes a control unit. The control unit determines whether a parked vehicle is used as a shelter based on a first image which is included in an image captured by a camera and which is obtained by imaging the vehicle and surroundings of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yui SUGIE, Koichi SUZUKI, Naoki UENOYAMA, Hiroki TAKEDA, Hirohiko MORIKAWA, Genshi KUNO
  • Publication number: 20220197579
    Abstract: A vehicle display device that is mounted on a vehicle moving toward a destination does not display a content shown in the destination but displays a video related to the content and a video other than a video provided in the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ayaka KAGAMI, Atsushi HANAWA, Soshiro MURATA, Hideo HASEGAWA, Genshi KUNO, Yuta KIKUZAKI, Yuu OOMI, Takeshi YAMADA, Masako FURUTA, Toshihisa SHIMOME, Kensuke SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20220201446
    Abstract: A method that is performed by an information processing device that communicates with a plurality of vehicles includes identifying any vehicle located in a disaster area out of the plurality of vehicles, sending a first message asking a user of the identified vehicle whether the vehicle is being used as an evacuation spot for spending the night, and determining whether the vehicle is being used as the evacuation spot, based on a first response to the first message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yui SUGIE, Koichi SUZUKI, Naoki UENOYAMA, Hiroki TAKEDA, Hirohiko MORIKAWA, Genshi KUNO
  • Publication number: 20220197928
    Abstract: Costume information regarding a costume that a plurality of users wants to wear at a destination is acquired. The plurality of users wishes to visit the destination. Users who are determined to match are grouped, based on the costume information of the plurality of users. At least one user, out of the grouped users, is provided with information on another user of the grouped users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ayaka KAGAMI, Atsushi HANAWA, Soshiro MURATA, Hideo HASEGAWA, Genshi KUNO, Yuta KIKUZAKI, Yuu OOMI, Takeshi YAMADA, Masako FURUTA, Toshihisa SHIMOME, Kensuke SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20220156701
    Abstract: A control unit of an information processing apparatus is configured to acquire schedule information including information on schedule time that is time at which a visitor is scheduled to visit a user in a predetermined place. The control unit is configured to, when a sign that the user leaves the predetermined place before the schedule time is detected based on an action of the user in the predetermined place, provide a notification to the user or the visitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Osamu Izumida, Mitsuhiro Miura, Xin Jin, Genshi Kuno
  • Publication number: 20220157174
    Abstract: A vehicle is allocated to a user when a first predictor is detected, the first predictor being a predictor indicating that the user is to go out from a predetermined location. At this time, a control unit of an information processing device sends, to the user, a notification for confirming whether the user needs the vehicle at the time when a second predictor is detected, the second predictor being a predictor indicating that the user is to go out from the predetermined location and being a predictor other than the first predictor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Osamu Izumida, Mitsuhiro Miura, Xin Jin, Genshi Kuno
  • Publication number: 20220129859
    Abstract: A controller in an information processing device is configured to acquire first information about a plurality of users respectively present at a plurality of locations within a predetermined region, the first information including information related to a current behavior of each of the users at each of the locations or a behavior predicted to be taken by each of the users at each of the locations within a predetermined period. Further, the controller is configured to decide order of visiting when a visitor who visits the users visits the users based on the first information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Izumida, Mitsuhiro Miura, Xin Jin, Genshi Kuno
  • Publication number: 20220101364
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a controller configured to identify a section on which a user can travel by either passenger carrying apparatus or walking, as a rewarding section, and determine a reward to be provided to the user, upon determining that the user has traveled on the rewarding section by walking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shin Sakurada, Yasuhiro Baba, Shuichi Sawada, Shintaro Matsutani, Yurika Tanaka, Ryosuke Kobayashi, Genshi Kuno, Tomoya Makino
  • Publication number: 20220101353
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit. The control unit of the information processing device acquires a predicted staying time in which a user is predicted to stay in a store. The control unit of the information processing device determines a place to which the user is guided out of places of the store based on a result of comparison between the predicted staying time and a reference staying time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kotaro Okabe, Tomo Sasaki, Koichi Suzuki, Genshi Kuno, Koichi Hirano, Makoto Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20220101209
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit. The control unit executes determination processing to determine whether or not a user will arrive at a first shop by a first time that is set based on a reservation start time of the first shop. When the control unit determines that the user will not arrive at the first shop by the first time, the control unit determines a cancellation fee based on movement information on the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kotaro Okabe, Tomo Sasaki, Koichi Suzuki, Genshi Kuno, Koichi Hirano, Makoto Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20220103396
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller is configured to execute operations including: identifying a user; acquiring attribute information for the user, the attribute information being stored in association with the user; estimating, from the attribute information, a power consumption amount for an environment preferred by the user; determining whether the power consumption amount is equal to or greater than a predetermined value; upon determining that the power consumption amount is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, guiding the user to a first space; and upon determining that the power consumption amount is less than the predetermined value, guiding the user to a second space, wherein a power consumption amount for the first space is greater than a power consumption amount for the second space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shin Sakurada, Yasuhiro Baba, Shuichi Sawada, Shintaro Matsutani, Yurika Tanaka, Ryosuke Kobayashi, Genshi Kuno, Tomoya Makino
  • Publication number: 20220076179
    Abstract: A control device includes a control unit configured to acquire status data indicating status of a first facility and to determine according to the status indicated by the acquired status data whether to send resources possessed by a second facility different from the first facility from the second facility to the first facility as resources to be used to provide a service at the first facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kotaro Okabe, Tomo Sasaki, Koichi Suzuki, Genshi Kuno, Koichi Hirano, Makoto Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20220076360
    Abstract: A control device includes: a control unit configured to detect a progress status of cooking of one or more dishes ordered by a customer; and a communication unit configured to send notice data to a terminal device that is used by the customer, the notice data being data about a notice of the progress status detected by the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kotaro Okabe, Tomo Sasaki, Koichi Suzuki, Genshi Kuno, Koichi Hirano, Makoto Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20220057760
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller acquires sunshine state information that specifies a sunshine state of at least one predetermined spot and repeated behavior information for a user that is associated with the at least one predetermined spot. The controller generates behavior proposal information related to performance of a repeated behavior of the user, based on the sunshine state information and on the repeated behavior information for the user, and outputs the behavior proposal information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Shin Sakurada, Yasuhiro Baba, Shuichi Sawada, Shintaro Matsutani, Yurika Tanaka, Ryosuke Kobayashi, Genshi Kuno, Tomoya Makino
  • Publication number: 20220058721
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit configured to execute detection that a first shopper has performed a specific behavior for a first product based on information acquired by a sensor, and determination of a reason why the first shopper has performed the specific behavior for the first product based on information related to the first product and at least one of information related to a second product that is a comparison target of the first product and information related to the first shopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yurika TANAKA, Shuichi SAWADA, Takaharu UENO, Shin SAKURADA, Daiki YOKOYAMA, Genshi KUNO
  • Publication number: 20220051540
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to enable a warning to be issued to a person who is highly likely to be put; in danger at a risky point. In an information processing apparatus, a controller acquires information indicating a risky point, acquires a state of a person with a predetermined positional relationship to the risky point, and determines whether or not the state of the person is a state where there is a high possibility of being put in danger, among a plurality of states of the person assumable at the risky point. Furthermore, in a case where the state of the person is determined to be the state where there is a high possibility of being put in danger, the controller causes an output unit to output information indicating a warning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yurika TANAKA, Shuichi SAWADA, Takaharu UENO, Shin SAKURADA, Daiki YOKOYAMA, Genshi KUNO