Patents by Inventor Hiroko Tsujimura

Hiroko Tsujimura 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: 10958880
    Abstract: A luggage management system includes: a locking/unlocking device mounted in a vehicle and configured to lock and unlock the vehicle in response to a request from a terminal, the terminal being used by a user who delivers luggage; an imaging device configured to capture an image of an inside of a predetermined area located in the vehicle, the predetermined area being used as a delivery place of the luggage; a control device configured to cause the imaging device to capture the image in the predetermined area when the locking/unlocking device locks or unlocks the vehicle in response to the request, and store the image; and a determination unit configured to determine, based on a result of comparison between a reference image and a comparison image, whether the luggage has been carried away from the predetermined area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kei Kanaoka, Shun Maeda, Yoshihiro Murozaki, Hiroko Tsujimura, Daiki Kaneichi, Kuniaki Jinnai
  • Publication number: 20210005035
    Abstract: A locking and unlocking control system includes: a first information acquisition part configured to acquire presence information as to whether a parcel associated with a first user is present in a predetermined region defined in a vehicle or a facility, the predetermined region having a door configured to be locked and unlocked through a locking and unlocking process performed by a locking and unlocking control device; and a locking and unlocking control part configured to execute a predetermined process so as not to permit unlocking of the door by a second user when the locking and unlocking control part determines based on the presence information that the parcel is present in the predetermined region and when the door is locked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroko TSUJIMURA, Kei KANAOKA, Shun MAEDA, Yoshihiro MUROZAKI, Daiki KANEICHI, Kuniaki JINNAI
  • Patent number: 10818116
    Abstract: A locking and unlocking control system includes: a first information acquisition part configured to acquire presence information as to whether a parcel associated with a first user is present in a predetermined region defined in a vehicle or a facility, the predetermined region having a door configured to be locked and unlocked through a locking and unlocking process performed by a locking and unlocking control device; and a locking and unlocking control part configured to execute a predetermined process so as not to permit unlocking of the door by a second user when the locking and unlocking control part determines based on the presence information that the parcel is present in the predetermined region and when the door is locked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroko Tsujimura, Kei Kanaoka, Shun Maeda, Yoshihiro Murozaki, Daiki Kaneichi, Kuniaki Jinnai
  • Publication number: 20200298875
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided with a controller comprising at least one processor. The controller is configured to execute: displaying presentation information to be presented to a user of a vehicle at an inside or an outside of a window formed in a vehicle; switching over between displaying and non-displaying of the presentation information displayed at the inside of the window according to an instruction received from the user; and displaying the presentation information at the outside of the window in cases where the vehicle is located in a specific place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyasu HADANO, Yusuke KANEKO, Jun GOTO, Hiroko TSUJIMURA, Miho OTSUKA, Hideo HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 10755505
    Abstract: A locking and unlocking system includes: a server; a mobile terminal; and a key unit, wherein the server includes a server transmission unit configured to transmit cancel information, wherein the mobile terminal includes a terminal transmission unit configured to transmit first authentication information and a first request signal, wherein the key unit includes: a key-unit first reception unit configured to receive the cancel information; a key-unit second reception unit configured to receive the first authentication information and the first request signal; a first authentication unit configured to authenticate the mobile terminal; and a locking and unlocking processing unit configured to perform a process of unlocking or locking the door of the vehicle or facility, and wherein the locking and unlocking processing unit is configured to prohibit unlocking of the door of the vehicle or facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Fujiwara, Hiroko Tsujimura, Yuichiro Haruna, Satoru Maegawa
  • Patent number: 10703384
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided with a controller comprising at least one processor. The controller is configured to execute: displaying presentation information to be presented to a user of a vehicle at an inside or an outside of a window formed in a vehicle; switching over between displaying and non-displaying of the presentation information displayed at the inside of the window according to an instruction received from the user; and displaying the presentation information at the outside of the window in cases where the vehicle is located in a specific place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Hadano, Yusuke Kaneko, Jun Goto, Hiroko Tsujimura, Miho Otsuka, Hideo Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20200186758
    Abstract: A luggage management system includes: a locking/unlocking device mounted in a vehicle and configured to lock and unlock the vehicle in response to a request from a terminal, the terminal being used by a user who delivers luggage; an imaging device configured to capture an image of an inside of a predetermined area located in the vehicle, the predetermined area being used as a delivery place of the luggage; a control device configured to cause the imaging device to capture the image in the predetermined area when the locking/unlocking device locks or unlocks the vehicle in response to the request, and store the image; and a determination unit configured to determine, based on a result of comparison between a reference image and a comparison image, whether the luggage has been carried away from the predetermined area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kei Kanaoka, Shun Maeda, Yoshihiro Murozaki, Hiroko Tsujimura, Daiki Kaneichi, Kuniaki Jinnai
  • Publication number: 20200143617
    Abstract: A locking and unlocking control system includes: a first information acquisition part configured to acquire presence information as to whether a parcel associated with a first user is present in a predetermined region defined in a vehicle or a facility, the predetermined region having a door configured to be locked and unlocked through a locking and unlocking process performed by a locking and unlocking control device; and a locking and unlocking control part configured to execute a predetermined process so as not to permit unlocking of the door by a second user when the locking and unlocking control part determines based on the presence information that the parcel is present in the predetermined region and when the door is locked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroko TSUJIMURA, Kei KANAOKA, Shun MAEDA, Yoshihiro MUROZAKI, Daiki KANEICHI, Kuniaki JINNAI
  • Publication number: 20200126335
    Abstract: A control unit issues temporary authentication information for disabling a locking/unlocking process to a user terminal satisfying a first condition. The control unit determines whether first authentication information has been issued to another user terminal, issues second authentication information to the user terminal to which the temporary authentication information has been issued when the first authentication information has not been issued to another user terminal, and issues the second authentication information to the user terminal to which the temporary authentication information has been issued with detection of ending of use of the first authentication information in another user terminal as a trigger when the first authentication information has been issued to the other user terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroko Tsujimura, Kei Kanaoka, Shun Maeda, Yoshihiro Murozaki, Daiki Kaneichi, Kuniaki Jinnai
  • Publication number: 20200111275
    Abstract: A locking and unlocking system includes: a server; a mobile terminal; and a key unit, wherein the server includes a server transmission unit configured to transmit cancel information, wherein the mobile terminal includes a terminal transmission unit configured to transmit first authentication information and a first request signal, wherein the key unit includes: a key-unit first reception unit configured to receive the cancel information; a key-unit second reception unit configured to receive the first authentication information and the first request signal; a first authentication unit configured to authenticate the mobile terminal; and a locking and unlocking processing unit configured to perform a process of unlocking or locking the door of the vehicle or facility, and wherein the locking and unlocking processing unit is configured to prohibit unlocking of the door of the vehicle or facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhisa FUJIWARA, Hiroko TSUJIMURA, Yuichiro HARUNA, Satoru MAEGAWA
  • Patent number: 10609347
    Abstract: A luggage management system includes: a locking/unlocking device mounted in a vehicle and configured to lock and unlock the vehicle in response to a request from a terminal, the terminal being used by a user who delivers luggage; an imaging device configured to capture an image of an inside of a predetermined area located in the vehicle, the predetermined area being used as a delivery place of the luggage; a control device configured to cause the imaging device to capture the image in the predetermined area when the locking/unlocking device locks or unlocks the vehicle in response to the request, and store the image; and a determination unit configured to determine, based on a result of comparison between a reference image and a comparison image, whether the luggage has been carried away from the predetermined area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kei Kanaoka, Shun Maeda, Yoshihiro Murozaki, Hiroko Tsujimura, Daiki Kaneichi, Kuniaki Jinnai
  • Publication number: 20200090222
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided with a controller including at least one processor. The controller is configured to execute obtaining a consent to advertisement viewing from a user using a transportation system, presenting an advertisement within a period of time during which the user is using the transportation system, and providing a monetary merit to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyasu HADANO, Yusuke KANEKO, Jun GOTO, Hiroko TSUJIMURA, Miho OTSUKA, Hideo HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200090235
    Abstract: In an information providing device for providing information about a moving object which is used by a user by making an application for use thereof, the device includes a controller comprising at least one processor configured to execute: receiving a start and an end of the use of the moving object by the user through communication with a user device which is correlated with the user; and displaying information indicating that the moving object is available on a display unit which is provided by the moving object and which can be visually recognized from the outside of the moving object, in cases where the moving object is not being used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyasu HADANO, Yusuke KANEKO, Jun GOTO, Hiroko TSUJIMURA, Miho OTSUKA, Hideo HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 10573110
    Abstract: A locking and unlocking control system includes: a first information acquisition part configured to acquire presence information as to whether a parcel associated with a first user is present in a predetermined region defined in a vehicle or a facility, the predetermined region having a door configured to be locked and unlocked through a locking and unlocking process performed by a locking and unlocking control device; and a locking and unlocking control part configured to execute a predetermined process so as not to permit unlocking of the door by a second user when the locking and unlocking control part determines based on the presence information that the parcel is present in the predetermined region and when the door is locked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroko Tsujimura, Kei Kanaoka, Shun Maeda, Yoshihiro Murozaki, Daiki Kaneichi, Kuniaki Jinnai
  • Publication number: 20200053264
    Abstract: A moving object includes: a holder configured to hold a mobile terminal provided with an image pick-up unit; and a controller comprising at least one processor configured to execute enabling the moving object to be used in cases where user authentication is succeeded by carrying out user authentication between the mobile terminal and the controller, instructing the mobile terminal to pick up an image in a repeated manner by using the image pick-up unit during use of the moving object, and transmitting the image obtained from the mobile terminal to an external server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyasu HADANO, Yusuke KANEKO, Jun GOTO, Hiroko TSUJIMURA, Miho OTSUKA, Hideo HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200043049
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided with a controller. The controller is configured to execute: displaying an advertisement on an outer surface of a vehicle; determining whether there has occurred an event affecting the running of the vehicle, based on measurement information obtained from a sensor mounted on the vehicle or an external sensor arranged outside the vehicle; and changing a display mode of the advertisement in cases where it is determined that the event has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyasu HADANO, Yusuke KANEKO, Jun GOTO, Hiroko TSUJIMURA, Miho OTSUKA, Hideo HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 10553061
    Abstract: A control unit issues temporary authentication information for disabling a locking/unlocking process to a user terminal satisfying a first condition. The control unit determines whether first authentication information has been issued to another user terminal, issues second authentication information to the user terminal to which the temporary authentication information has been issued when the first authentication information has not been issued to another user terminal, and issues the second authentication information to the user terminal to which the temporary authentication information has been issued with detection of ending of use of the first authentication information in another user terminal as a trigger when the first authentication information has been issued to the other user terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroko Tsujimura, Kei Kanaoka, Shun Maeda, Yoshihiro Murozaki, Daiki Kaneichi, Kuniaki Jinnai
  • Publication number: 20200031368
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided with a controller comprising at least one processor. The controller is configured to execute: displaying presentation information to be presented to a user of a vehicle at an inside or an outside of a window formed in a vehicle; switching over between displaying and non-displaying of the presentation information displayed at the inside of the window according to an instruction received from the user; and displaying the presentation information at the outside of the window in cases where the vehicle is located in a specific place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyasu HADANO, Yusuke Kaneko, Jun Goto, Hiroko Tsujimura, Miho Otsuka, Hideo Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 10529162
    Abstract: A locking and unlocking system includes: a server; a mobile terminal; and a key unit, wherein the server includes a server transmission unit configured to transmit cancel information, wherein the mobile terminal includes a terminal transmission unit configured to transmit first authentication information and a first request signal, wherein the key unit includes: a key-unit first reception unit configured to receive the cancel information; a key-unit second reception unit configured to receive the first authentication information and the first request signal; a first authentication unit configured to authenticate the mobile terminal; and a locking and unlocking processing unit configured to perform a process of unlocking or locking the door of the vehicle or facility, and wherein the locking and unlocking processing unit is configured to prohibit unlocking of the door of the vehicle or facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Fujiwara, Hiroko Tsujimura, Yuichiro Haruna, Satoru Maegawa
  • Patent number: 10529158
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a transmission unit that transmits authentication information including a start time and an end time of a reservation and a request signal for requesting locking and unlocking of a door to the key unit. The key unit includes a reception unit that receives the authentication information and the request signal, an authentication unit that authenticates the mobile terminal when the authentication information is received, a determination unit that determines whether a current time is within a reservation time, and a locking and unlocking processing unit that prohibits unlocking of the door when it is determined that the current time is not within the reservation time on the premise that the door is unlocked/locked when the authentication succeeds and the request signal is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Fujiwara, Hiroko Tsujimura, Yuichiro Haruna, Satoru Maegawa