Patents by Inventor Isao Kanehara

Isao Kanehara 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: 11513539
    Abstract: An autonomous mobile object includes an imaging unit, a positional information sender to acquire and send positional information to a server, and an operation controller to cause the autonomous mobile object to move autonomously based on an operation command. The server includes storage to receive and store the positional information from the autonomous mobile object, a commander to send the operation command to the autonomous mobile object, and a receiver to receive information relating to an emergency report including a target location. When the receiver receives the information relating to the emergency report, the commander sends an emergency operation command to the autonomous mobile object located in a specific area including the target location. The emergency operation command causes the autonomous mobile object to capture an image of a person or a vehicle moving away from the target location, and the autonomous mobile object sends the image to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Isao Kanehara, Kazuhiro Umeda, Hideo Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Okada, Shinjiro Nagasaki
  • Patent number: 11380192
    Abstract: An autonomous mobile object includes a sensor unit configured to sense the condition of a road, an operation controller configured to cause the autonomous mobile object to move autonomously on the basis of an operation command, an obtainer configured to obtain surveyed place data, which is information about a surveillance target place and data relating to a method of surveillance associated with each other, and an information collector configured to collect information about the condition of the surveillance target place by the sensor unit when the autonomous mobile object reaches the surveillance target place while travelling on the basis of the operation command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Isao Kanehara, Kazuhiro Umeda, Hideo Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Okada, Shinjiro Nagasaki
  • Publication number: 20210397203
    Abstract: An autonomous mobile object includes an imaging unit, a positional information sender to acquire and send positional information to a server, and an operation controller to cause the autonomous mobile object to move autonomously based on an operation command. The server includes storage to receive and store the positional information from the autonomous mobile object, a commander to send the operation command to the autonomous mobile object, and a receiver to receive information relating to an emergency report including a target location. When the receiver receives the information relating to the emergency report, the commander sends an emergency operation command to the autonomous mobile object located in a specific area including the target location. The emergency operation command causes the autonomous mobile object to capture an image of a person or a vehicle moving away from the target location, and the autonomous mobile object sends the image to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Isao Kanehara, Kazuhiro Umeda, Hideo Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Okada, Shinjiro Nagasaki
  • Patent number: 11150659
    Abstract: The autonomous mobile object includes an imaging unit, a positional information sender to acquire and send positional information to a server, and an operation controller to cause the autonomous mobile object to move autonomously based on an operation command. The server includes storage to receive and store the positional information from the autonomous mobile object, a commander to send the operation command to the autonomous mobile object, and a receiver to receive information relating to an emergency report including a target location. When the receiver receives the information relating to the emergency report, the commander sends an emergency operation command to the autonomous mobile object located in a specific area including the target location. The emergency operation command causes the autonomous mobile object to capture an image of the target location, and the autonomous mobile object sends the image to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Isao Kanehara, Kazuhiro Umeda, Hideo Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Okada, Shinjiro Nagasaki
  • Patent number: 11144073
    Abstract: An autonomous mobile object includes an imaging unit, a positional information sender to acquire and send positional information to a server, and an operation controller to cause the autonomous mobile object to move autonomously based on an operation command. The server includes storage to receive and store the positional information from the autonomous mobile object, a commander to send the operation command to the autonomous mobile object, and a receiver to receive information relating to an emergency report including a target location. When the receiver receives the information relating to the emergency report, the commander sends an emergency operation command to the autonomous mobile object located in a specific area including the target location. The emergency operation command causes the autonomous mobile object to capture an image of a person or a vehicle moving away from the target location, and the autonomous mobile object sends the image to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Isao Kanehara, Kazuhiro Umeda, Hideo Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Okada, Shinjiro Nagasaki
  • Patent number: 11097742
    Abstract: The system includes an examination controller that performs control relating to medical examination of a client user in the mobile object, a controller configured to, decide whether or not to transport the client user to a medical facility, and create an operation command so as to cause the mobile object to pick up the client user at a first destination, which is a location based on information sent from a client user's terminal used by the client user, and when the controller decides to transport the client user to the medical facility after the mobile object moves to the first destination, to transport the client user aboard the mobile object to the medical facility as a second destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Isao Kanehara, Kazuhiro Umeda, Hideo Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Okada, Shinjiro Nagasaki
  • Patent number: 11024167
    Abstract: An information collection system enables crackdown on traffic violations by vehicles to be carried out in a preferable manner. The information collection system includes an autonomous mobile object that moves autonomously based on an operation command and a server apparatus. The autonomous mobile object includes a driving information acquirer that acquires driving information relating to the state of driving of a nearby vehicle, image acquirer that captures an image of the environment of the autonomous mobile object, a detector that detects a traffic violation by a nearby vehicle based on the driving information, and a controller that sends violation information relating to a traffic violation to the server apparatus. When a traffic violation is detected by the detector, the controller sends a captured image relating to the violator's vehicle and the driving information about the violator's vehicle, to the server apparatus as the violation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Isao Kanehara, Kazuhiro Umeda, Hideo Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Okada, Shinjiro Nagasaki
  • Publication number: 20210027060
    Abstract: A server includes a controller. The controller receives an image that is captured by a camera and a location of the camera at a time of capturing the image, detect a human image in the image, make a determination as to whether or not the human image detected in the image corresponds to an image of an object, predict an area of activities of the object based on the location of the camera and the time of capturing the image in response to determination that the human image corresponds to the image of the object, and command a vehicle to move to the area of activities and discover the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Isao Kanehara, Kazuhiro Umeda, Hideo Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Okada, Shinjiro Nagasaki
  • Patent number: 10824863
    Abstract: A system includes an autonomous vehicle that has a camera for capturing an image and a GPS receiver for acquiring positional information and moves according to a specific operation command, and a controller. The controller creates an operation command sent to the autonomous vehicle, detects a human image in the image captured by the camera, and make a determination as to whether or not the human image detected in the image is an image of a searched object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Isao Kanehara, Kazuhiro Umeda, Hideo Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Okada, Shinjiro Nagasaki
  • Publication number: 20190197889
    Abstract: An information collection system enables crackdown on traffic violations by vehicles to be carried out in a preferable manner. The information collection system includes an autonomous mobile object that moves autonomously based on an operation command and a server apparatus. The autonomous mobile object includes a driving information acquirer that acquires driving information relating to the state of driving of a nearby vehicle, image acquirer that captures an image of the environment of the autonomous mobile object, a detector that detects a traffic violation by a nearby vehicle based on the driving information, and a controller that sends violation information relating to a traffic violation to the server apparatus. When a traffic violation is detected by the detector, the controller sends a captured image relating to the violator's vehicle and the driving information about the violator's vehicle, to the server apparatus as the violation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Isao Kanehara, Kazuhiro Umeda, Hideo Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Okada, Shinjiro Nagasaki
  • Publication number: 20190196494
    Abstract: A system performs crime prevention activities using mobile objects efficiently. The system includes an acquisitioner provided in each of a plurality of mobile objects and configured to acquire information about surroundings of the mobile object when the mobile object is moving, and a controller configured to determine a patrol plan for each of a plurality of regions on the basis of the information acquired by the acquisitioner of some mobile objects among the plurality of mobile objects that have moved in the same region, and create an operation command according to the patrol plan for each region determined by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Isao Kanehara, Kazuhiro Umeda, Hideo Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Okada, Shinjiro Nagasaki
  • Publication number: 20190193742
    Abstract: The system includes an examination controller that performs control relating to medical examination of a client user in the mobile object, a controller configured to, decide whether or not to transport the client user to a medical facility, and create an operation command so as to cause the mobile object to pick up the client user at a first destination, which is a location based on information sent from a client user's terminal used by the client user, and when the controller decides to transport the client user to the medical facility after the mobile object moves to the first destination, to transport the client user aboard the mobile object to the medical facility as a second destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Isao Kanehara, Kazuhiro Umeda, Hideo Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Okada, Shinjiro Nagasaki
  • Publication number: 20190197886
    Abstract: An autonomous mobile object includes a sensor unit configured to sense the condition of a road, an operation controller configured to cause the autonomous mobile object to move autonomously on the basis of an operation command, an obtainer configured to obtain surveyed place data, which is information about a surveillance target place and data relating to a method of surveillance associated with each other, and an information collector configured to collect information about the condition of the surveillance target place by the sensor unit when the autonomous mobile object reaches the surveillance target place while travelling on the basis of the operation command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Isao Kanehara, Kazuhiro Umeda, Hideo Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Okada, Shinjiro Nagasaki
  • Publication number: 20190196514
    Abstract: An autonomous mobile object includes an imaging unit, a positional information sender to acquire and send positional information to a server, and an operation controller to cause the autonomous mobile object to move autonomously based on an operation command. The server includes storage to receive and store the positional information from the autonomous mobile object, a commander to send the operation command to the autonomous mobile object, and a receiver to receive information relating to an emergency report including a target location. When the receiver receives the information relating to the emergency report, the commander sends an emergency operation command to the autonomous mobile object located in a specific area including the target location. The emergency operation command causes the autonomous mobile object to capture an image of a person or a vehicle moving away from the target location, and the autonomous mobile object sends the image to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Isao Kanehara, Kazuhiro Umeda, Hideo Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Okada, Shinjiro Nagasaki
  • Publication number: 20190196473
    Abstract: The autonomous mobile object includes an imaging unit, a positional information sender to acquire and send positional information to a server, and an operation controller to cause the autonomous mobile object to move autonomously based on an operation command. The server includes storage to receive and store the positional information from the autonomous mobile object, a commander to send the operation command to the autonomous mobile object, and a receiver to receive information relating to an emergency report including a target location. When the receiver receives the information relating to the emergency report, the commander sends an emergency operation command to the autonomous mobile object located in a specific area including the target location. The emergency operation command causes the autonomous mobile object to capture an image of the target location, and the autonomous mobile object sends the image to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Isao Kanehara, Kazuhiro Umeda, Hideo Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Okada, Shinjiro Nagasaki
  • Publication number: 20190197859
    Abstract: The disclosure provides technology that enables quick detection of a searched object by using a system including an autonomous mobile object. A person search system includes an autonomous mobile object that has a camera for capturing an image and a GPS receiver for acquiring positional information and moves according to a specific operation command, and a controller configured to, create an operation command sent to the autonomous mobile object, detect a human image in the image captured by the camera, and make a determination as to whether or not the human image detected in the image is an image of a searched object that satisfies a specific search condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Isao Kanehara, Kazuhiro Umeda, Hideo Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Okada, Shinjiro Nagasaki