Patents by Inventor Issei MATSUNAGA
Issei MATSUNAGA 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).
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Publication number: 20240134039Abstract: A vehicle object detection system for detecting a target object in a detection area located behind and/or lateral of a subject vehicle, that is configured to generate a judgement on whether a target object which has been detected in the detection area is an alert object, to output the judgement to warning means which is configured to output a warning to a driver of the subject vehicle based on the judgement indicating that the target object is an alert object, and to generate the judgement based on: one or more positions of one or more other objects other than the target object being detected to be located between the target object and the subject vehicle, and a time period during which the target object is detected, being smaller than a specified period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicants: Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shoichi SEKIGUCHI, Yusuke Ishimatsu, Takashi Unigame, Issei Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20240135823Abstract: A vehicle object detection system configured to generate a judgement on whether a target object which has been detected in the detection area is an alert object, and to output the judgement to a warning which is configured to output a warning to a driver of the subject vehicle based on the judgement indicating that the target object is an alert object, wherein system is configured to generate the judgement based on at least one of a comparison of a difference between a relative speed of the target object with respect to the subject vehicle and an absolute speed of the target object in a transverse direction of the subject vehicle with a specified range, and a comparison of an estimated arrival position of the target object, which is a position the target object is estimated to reach in the detection area in a specific period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicants: Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shoichi Sekiguchi, Yusuke Ishimatsu, Takashi Unigame, Issei Matsunaga
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Patent number: 11938962Abstract: A server of a driving support system includes a path setting unit configured to set a first traveling path in which a vehicle travels in a parking lot, a detecting unit configured to detect a person, and a determining unit configured to determine whether or not a person is present in a part of the first traveling path, based on the detection result of the detecting unit. When it is determined that a person is present for a predetermined time or more in the part of the first traveling path, the path setting unit searches for a second traveling path that is a path that bypasses the part of the first traveling path, and the detecting unit limits the processing for the measurement result of the sensor whose measurement target is the part of the first traveling path after the second traveling path is searched.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Issei Matsunaga
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Patent number: 11932239Abstract: A driving support method supports driving of a vehicle from outside of the vehicle using images captured by a camera installed outside of the vehicle. The driving support method includes a recognition step of recognizing a shielding area that is an area in which a vehicle is shielded by a shield within an imaging range of the camera based on the images, and a control step of controlling the behavior of the vehicle by giving a predetermined command to the vehicle when a shielding area is present on traveling path of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Issei Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20230249676Abstract: An automatic parking management apparatus is applied to a parking lot that allows an automatic parking control of automatically parking a vehicle, which is stopped at a start position, into a parking space. The automatic parking management apparatus is provided with: a determinator configured to determine whether or not the vehicle is stopped in a predetermined range for defining the start position, when the automatic parking control is intended to be started; and an instructor configured to output an instruction to move into the predetermined range, to the vehicle, if it is determined that the vehicle is not stopped in the predetermined range.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Issei Matsunaga
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Patent number: 11654894Abstract: An automatic parking management apparatus is applied to a parking lot that allows an automatic parking control of automatically parking a vehicle, which is stopped at a start position, into a parking space. The automatic parking management apparatus is provided with: a determinator configured to determine whether or not the vehicle is stopped in a predetermined range for defining the start position, when the automatic parking control is intended to be started; and an instructor configured to output an instruction to move into the predetermined range, to the vehicle, if it is determined that the vehicle is not stopped in the predetermined range.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Issei Matsunaga
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Patent number: 11541879Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus is configured to perform a stop control for stopping a vehicle at a target stop position. The vehicle control apparatus is provided with: a first executor configured to perform a first stop control as the stop control such that a first vehicle is stopped at a first target stop position, which is the target stop position; a second executor configured to perform a second stop control as the stop control such that a second vehicle is stopped at a second target stop position after obtaining a difference between the first target stop position and a first actual stop position at which the vehicle is stopped in the first stop control; and a corrector configured to correct control contents of the second stop control on the basis of the difference, before the second vehicle is stopped at the second target stop position.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Issei Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20220324479Abstract: A server of a driving support system includes a path setting unit configured to set a first traveling path in which a vehicle travels in a parking lot, a detecting unit configured to detect a person, and a determining unit configured to determine whether or not a person is present in a part of the first traveling path, based on the detection result of the detecting unit. When it is determined that a person is present for a predetermined time or more in the part of the first traveling path, the path setting unit searches for a second traveling path that is a path that bypasses the part of the first traveling path, and the detecting unit limits the processing for the measurement result of the sensor whose measurement target is the part of the first traveling path after the second traveling path is searched.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventor: Issei MATSUNAGA
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Publication number: 20220306086Abstract: A driving support method supports driving of a vehicle from outside of the vehicle using images captured by a camera installed outside of the vehicle. The driving support method includes a recognition step of recognizing a shielding area that is an area in which a vehicle is shielded by a shield within an imaging range of the camera based on the images, and a control step of controlling the behavior of the vehicle by giving a predetermined command to the vehicle when a shielding area is present on traveling path of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Issei Matsunaga
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Patent number: 11285996Abstract: A parking assist system is provided with: a first estimator configured to estimate a first time, which is a time required for a parking control preliminary operation of manually moving a vehicle to a position in which the parking control can be started; a second estimator configured to estimate a second time, which is a time required for a manual parking operation of manually parking the vehicle in a parking space; a determinator configured to determine whether or not it is in a situation to perform the manual parking operation rather than the parking control preliminary operation, on the basis of the first time and the second time; and a proposing device configured to propose performing the manual parking operation to an occupant of the vehicle if it is determined that it is in the situation to perform the manual parking operation rather than the parking control preliminary operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Issei Matsunaga, Koji Taguchi
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Publication number: 20210142671Abstract: An automated valet parking system manages automated valet parking in a parking lot, especially entry into and exit from the parking lot of a subject vehicle supporting the automated valet parking. Expected congestion information on the parking lot is information expected from a predetermined schedule, and indicates that at least one of entry into and exit from the parking lot of vehicles is expected to be more congested during a second hour than during a first hour. The automated valet parking system: receives request information indicating at least the parking lot specified by a user from a user's terminal device; refers to the expected congestion information on the specified parking lot in response to the request information to generate delivery information indicating at least one of the first hour and the second hour regarding the specified parking lot; and sends the delivery information to the user's terminal device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Miyuki Takato, Issei Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20200317189Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus is configured to perform a stop control for stopping a vehicle at a target stop position. The vehicle control apparatus is provided with: a first executor configured to perform a first stop control as the stop control such that a first vehicle is stopped at a first target stop position, which is the target stop position; a second executor configured to perform a second stop control as the stop control such that a second vehicle is stopped at a second target stop position after obtaining a difference between the first target stop position and a first actual stop position at which the vehicle is stopped in the first stop control; and a corrector configured to correct control contents of the second stop control on the basis of the difference, before the second vehicle is stopped at the second target stop position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Issei MATSUNAGA
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Patent number: 10789847Abstract: A parking assist device includes: a comparator configured to compare parking priorities of a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the first vehicle being a vehicle to be newly parked in a parking section, the second vehicle being an automatically travelable vehicle already parked in a first parking space; a first instruction unit configured to output, to the second vehicle, a signal instructing to exit the first parking space by automatic travel, when the parking priority regarding use of the first parking space of the first vehicle is higher than that of the second vehicle; and a second instruction unit configured to output, to the first vehicle, a signal in instructing to park in the first parking space, when the parking priority regarding the use of the first paring space of the first vehicle is higher than that of the second vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Nobutsugu Maruiwa, Yoshio Mukaiyama, Ryuji Okamura, Kazuhito Eshima, Issei Matsunaga, Tatsuya Sugano
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Publication number: 20200223430Abstract: An automatic parking management apparatus is applied to a parking lot that allows an automatic parking control of automatically parking a vehicle, which is stopped at a start position, into a parking space. The automatic parking management apparatus is provided with: a determinator configured to determine whether or not the vehicle is stopped in a predetermined range for defining the start position, when the automatic parking control is intended to be started; and an instructor configured to output an instruction to move into the predetermined range, to the vehicle, if it is determined that the vehicle is not stopped in the predetermined range.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Issei Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20200143683Abstract: A parking assist device includes: a comparator configured to compare parking priorities of a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the first vehicle being a vehicle to be newly parked in a parking section, the second vehicle being an automatically travelable vehicle already parked in a first parking space; a first instruction unit configured to output, to the second vehicle, a signal instructing to exit the first parking space by automatic travel, when the parking priority regarding use of the first parking space of the first vehicle is higher than that of the second vehicle; and a second instruction unit configured to output, to the first vehicle, a signal in instructing to park in the first parking space, when the parking priority regarding the use of the first paring space of the first vehicle is higher than that of the second vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Nobutsugu MARUIWA, Yoshio MUKAIYAMA, Ryuji OKAMURA, Kazuhito ESHIMA, Issei MATSUNAGA, Tatsuya SUGANO
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Publication number: 20200031395Abstract: A parking assist system is provided with: a first estimator configured to estimate a first time, which is a time required for a parking control preliminary operation of manually moving a vehicle to a position in which the parking control can be started; a second estimator configured to estimate a second time, which is a time required for a manual parking operation of manually parking the vehicle in a parking space; a determinator configured to determine whether or not it is in a situation to perform the manual parking operation rather than the parking control preliminary operation, on the basis of the first time and the second time; and a proposing device configured to propose performing the manual parking operation to an occupant of the vehicle if it is determined that it is in the situation to perform the manual parking operation rather than the parking control preliminary operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Issei MATSUNAGA, Koji TAGUCHI
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Patent number: 10005393Abstract: When a first object is first detected during a second display process executed when a second object is detected, a vehicle display control apparatus of the invention starts a first display at a first detection of the first object, stop the first display at a termination of the second display process and start the first display process at a start of the next second display process.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masato Okuda, Yuka Sobue, Hironobu Ishijima, Issei Matsunaga, Daisuke Suzuki
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Patent number: 9977973Abstract: A vehicle driving assist apparatus executes a vehicle collision prevention control when a target object distance from a vehicle to a target object is equal to or smaller than a predetermined distance. The apparatus acquires the target object distance on the basis of a position of the target object in a camera image taken by a camera and a height of the camera in a situation that a movable load of the vehicle is a maximum load capacity.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2017Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masato Okuda, Yuka Sobue, Hironobu Ishijima, Issei Matsunaga, Daisuke Suzuki
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Publication number: 20170357861Abstract: A vehicle driving assist apparatus executes a vehicle collision prevention control when a target object distance from a vehicle to a target object is equal to or smaller than a predetermined distance. The apparatus acquires the target object distance on the basis of a position of the target object in a camera image taken by a camera and a height of the camera in a situation that a movable load of the vehicle is a maximum load capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masato OKUDA, Yuka SOBUE, Hironobu ISHIJIMA, Issei MATSUNAGA, Daisuke SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20170341580Abstract: When a first object is first detected during a second display process executed when a second object is detected, a vehicle display control apparatus of the invention starts a first display at a first detection of the first object, stop the first display at a termination of the second display process and start the first display process at a start of the next second display process.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masato OKUDA, Yuka SOBUE, Hironobu ISHIJIMA, Issei MATSUNAGA, Daisuke SUZUKI