Patents by Inventor Hikaru SATOU

Hikaru SATOU 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: 11273745
    Abstract: A vehicle seat attachable to a vehicle body, the vehicle seat including: a seat back; and a headrest configured to support a head of a seated occupant, the headrest including: a base portion fixed to the seat back; a slide portion slidable in a left-right direction in a state where the head is supported to the base portion; and an electric mechanism configured to slide the slide portion in the left-right direction, and in which the slide portion is configured to be moved by the electric mechanism in a moving direction in which the head moves in the left-right direction due to acceleration in the left-right direction applied when a vehicle moves, the electric mechanism being operated by a control device disposed in the vehicle body in response to a signal from a sensor disposed in the vehicle body, the sensor being configured to detect the moving direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Komei Yano, Kenji Kawano, Hidetaka Nagayasu, Makoto Asano, Osamu Kaneko, Hikaru Satou
  • Publication number: 20210295635
    Abstract: The present disclosure appropriately encourages provision of a service according to a location or provision of a location according to a service. A controller of a server apparatus that is an information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure acquires, from an apparatus of a location provider, attribute information of a location that the location provider is able to provide. The controller acquires, from an apparatus of a service provider, attribute information of a service that the service provider is able to provide. The controller performs, at least one of transmission, to the apparatus of the location provider, of a notification encouraging rental of the location to the service provider and transmission, to the apparatus of the service provider, of a notification encouraging use of the location when the attribute information of the location and the attribute information of the service satisfy a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuya MATSUNAMI, Atsuko YAMANAKA, Kunihiro TSUNEKAWA, Sokfan YEE, Masahiro TANAKA, Shuichiro TAKAHASHI, Satoshi NONOYAMA, Tokuyuki NISHIKAWA, Hikaru SATOU
  • Publication number: 20210253170
    Abstract: The present disclosure encourages utilization of a traveling unit to which a connectable unit can be connected on an upper side in a separable manner. A controller of the traveling unit to which the connectable unit can be connected on the upper side in a separable manner of the present disclosure executes changing a form of the traveling unit so that the traveling unit in a separated state where the connectable unit is separated takes a different form from a form in a connection state where the connectable unit is connected, and controlling travel of the traveling unit in accordance with the form of the traveling unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuya MATSUNAMI, Atsuko YAMANAKA, Kunihiro TSUNEKAWA, Sokfan YEE, Masahiro TANAKA, Shuichiro TAKAHASHI, Satoshi NONOYAMA, Tokuyuki NISHIKAWA, Hikaru SATOU
  • Publication number: 20210240186
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a control unit that acquires, for a running unit from which an attachment unit is detachable, a time slot in which detachment of the attachment unit is permitted, and selects, from multiple services, a service to be provided by using the running unit from which the attachment unit is detached, according to the acquired time slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuya MATSUNAMI, Atsuko YAMANAKA, Kunihiro TSUNEKAWA, Sokfan YEE, Masahiro TANAKA, Shuichiro TAKAHASHI, Satoshi NONOYAMA, Tokuyuki NISHIKAWA, Hikaru SATOU
  • Publication number: 20210239482
    Abstract: The present disclosure makes it possible to suitably provide a smoking space for smokers. A controller 204 of an information processing apparatus, which is a server apparatus 200 of the present disclosure, performs estimating smoking demand based on past smoking-related information on a plurality of users. The controller 204 performs generating a travel plan for a vehicle including a smoking space based on the estimated smoking demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuya MATSUNAMI, Atsuko YAMANAKA, Kunihiro TSUNEKAWA, Sokfan YEE, Masahiro TANAKA, Shuichiro TAKAHASHI, Satoshi NONOYAMA, Tokuyuki NISHIKAWA, Hikaru SATOU
  • Publication number: 20210201390
    Abstract: The present disclosure makes it possible to further enhance the convenience of a vehicle rental service. Control unit of information processing apparatus performs obtaining of a purpose of a user reserving utilization of a vehicle from the user, specifying, from among the at least one of the deposit items deposited from the user, an item of a use that matches the obtained purpose of the user, and providing to the user information indicating that a vehicle to be assigned to the user and loaded with the specified item is available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuya MATSUNAMI, Atsuko YAMANAKA, Kunihiro TSUNEKAWA, Sokfan YEE, Masahiro TANAKA, Shuichiro TAKAHASHI, Satoshi NONOYAMA, Tokuyuki NISHIKAWA, Hikaru SATOU
  • Publication number: 20210182776
    Abstract: The present disclosure makes it possible to further improve convenience of customers and the like accompanying purchase of merchandise. An autonomous traveling unit is provided with: a driving portion including an autonomous traveling ability, the driving portion being configured to be movable together with a storing portion configured to store merchandise; and a controlling portion configured to execute: acquiring settlement completion information about the merchandise stored in the storing portion, the merchandise being merchandise in a store; and controlling the driving portion to cause the merchandise storing portion to move to a first point outside the store after acquiring the settlement completion information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuya MATSUNAMI, Atsuko YAMANAKA, Kunihiro TSUNEKAWA, Sokfan YEE, Masahiro TANAKA, Shuichiro TAKAHASHI, Satoshi NONOYAMA, Tokuyuki NISHIKAWA, Hikaru SATOU
  • Publication number: 20190389353
    Abstract: A vehicle seat attachable to a vehicle body, the vehicle seat including: a seat back; and a headrest configured to support a head of a seated occupant, the headrest including: a base portion fixed to the seat back; a slide portion slidable in a left-right direction in a state where the head is supported to the base portion; and an electric mechanism configured to slide the slide portion in the left-right direction, and in which the slide portion is configured to be moved by the electric mechanism in a moving direction in which the head moves in the left-right direction due to acceleration in the left-right direction applied when a vehicle moves, the electric mechanism being operated by a control device disposed in the vehicle body in response to a signal from a sensor disposed in the vehicle body, the sensor being configured to detect the moving direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Komei YANO, Kenji KAWANO, Hidetaka NAGAYASU, Makoto ASANO, Osamu KANEKO, Hikaru SATOU