Patents by Inventor Junya Kobayashi
Junya Kobayashi 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: 20260261564Abstract: A vehicle is configured to communicate with multiple devices registered as multiple digital keys by storing first information related to the digital keys. The vehicle includes a user interface, a storage device storing second information related to the digital keys, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to, when receiving, via the user interface, a deletion operation for deleting a digital key to be deleted that is at least one of the digital keys, set a state of the digital key to be deleted to a phase-out state in which the digital key to be deleted is deleted when a prescribed condition is satisfied, and delete the second information related to the digital key to be deleted from the storage device when the prescribed condition is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2026Publication date: September 3, 2026Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junya KOBAYASHI, Hiroki HOMMA, Satoshi MATSUMOTO, Junji MURASE, Yuki MORI, Yosuke HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20260260008Abstract: A vehicle stores information related to an owner key. When a vehicle manager receives an operation that requests deletion of the owner key, the vehicle manager identifies the type of an owner device. When the vehicle manager identifies the owner device as a mobile device owned by the owner, the vehicle manager performs a first deletion procedure that deletes the information related to the owner key, after authentication of a key fob of the vehicle is completed through communication with the key fob. When the vehicle manager identifies the owner device as a server belonging to the owner, the vehicle manager performs a second deletion procedure different from the first deletion procedure. The second deletion procedure deletes the information related to the owner key under a condition in which a specified condition is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2026Publication date: September 3, 2026Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junya KOBAYASHI, Hiroki HOMMA, Satoshi MATSUMOTO, Junji MURASE, Yuki MORI, Yosuke HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20260259975Abstract: An owner key and a shareable key, which are digital keys of a vehicle, are registered in the vehicle. When determining that a termination process has been executed with the vehicle in a stopped state at a termination location, the vehicle starts a deletion process for a shareable key registered in the vehicle when a digital key other than the registered shareable key is authenticated. When determining that the termination process has not been executed with the vehicle in a stopped state at the termination location, the vehicle does not delete the registered shareable key for which deletion is deferred even if the digital key other than the registered shareable key is authenticated for the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2026Publication date: September 3, 2026Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junya KOBAYASHI, Hiroki HOMMA, Satoshi MATSUMOTO, Junji MURASE, Yuki MORI, Yosuke HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20260257647Abstract: In a vehicle, a device configured to store information relating to a digital key is registered as the digital key. The vehicle includes a storage device configured to store a range of functions of the vehicle executable by the digital key and an execution device that changes the range of functions of the vehicle executable by the digital key during periods other than a usage period to be narrower than the range of functions of the vehicle executable by the digital key during the usage period. The usage period is a period in which a user of the digital key uses the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2026Publication date: September 3, 2026Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junya KOBAYASHI, Hiroki HOMMA, Satoshi MATSUMOTO, Junji MURASE, Yuki MORI, Yosuke HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20260260177Abstract: A management system deletes a subject digital key to a vehicle 20 when a specified condition is satisfied. The subject digital key is one of multiple digital keys to the vehicle 20. The management system does not delete the subject digital key when a cancellation request for deletion of the subject digital key is issued, during a specified period, from a device to which a digital key different from the subject digital key is registered. The management system deletes the subject digital key when the cancellation request is not issued, during the specified period, from a device to which a digital key different from the subject digital key is registered.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2026Publication date: September 3, 2026Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junya KOBAYASHI, Hiroki HOMMA, Satoshi MATSUMOTO, Junji MURASE, Yuki MORI, Yosuke HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20260261554Abstract: A management system, a vehicle manager, a deletion management method, and a storage medium are provided. Under a condition in which a predetermined specified condition is satisfied, processing circuitry deletes a deletion subject digital key included in multiple digital keys to a vehicle. When deleting the deletion subject digital key, a group key deletion process is executed to delete one or more digital keys registered based on the deletion subject digital key. If the vehicle authenticates at least one of the one or more registered digital keys, the group key deletion process is not executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2026Publication date: September 3, 2026Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junya KOBAYASHI, Hiroki HOMMA, Satoshi MATSUMOTO, Junji MURASE, Yuki MORI, Yosuke HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20260252124Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle control system controls an unmanned aerial vehicle to fly so as to follow a target vehicle. When a predetermined condition is satisfied, the unmanned aerial vehicle control system controls the unmanned aerial vehicle based on a trajectory-following mode, and sets, as a flight route of the unmanned aerial vehicle in the trajectory-following mode, a route that reproduces a travel trajectory of the target vehicle. The predetermined condition includes at least that the distance between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the target vehicle is greater than or equal to a threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2025Publication date: August 27, 2026Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Junya KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 12638199Abstract: Air conditioning system includes: air conditioner adjusting temperature of air in room; humidifier humidifying temperature-adjusted air; a plurality of transfer fans transferring air in room to a plurality of habitable rooms; and controller controlling humidifier. Controller acquires information related to detected humidities of air detected in rooms at a predetermined time interval, when the detected humidity is a first humidity, causes the humidifier to execute first humidifying control, and when the detected humidity changes from the first humidity to a second humidity differing from the first humidity, causes the humidifier to switch to and execute a second humidifying control based on the second humidity in a case of a humidity difference between the first humidity and the second humidity being less than or equal to a threshold value, and to continue to execute the first humidifying control in the case of the humidity difference being more than the threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 26, 2026Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Junya Kobayashi, Keito Ito, Josui Kishimoto, Ryosuke Nagata, Masahiro Shigemori
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Patent number: 12595929Abstract: An air-conditioning system of the present disclosure includes air-conditioning unit (1) that supplies air-conditioned air to a plurality of air-conditioned spaces, unit body (2) that forms an outline of air-conditioning unit (1), air-conditioner (3) that performs temperature control of air taken into unit body (2), one or more air blowers (4) that blow, to an outside of unit body (2), air having been blown out from air-conditioner (3), and a controller that controls air-conditioner (3).Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: April 7, 2026Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keito Ito, Junya Kobayashi, Ryosuke Nagata, Masahiro Shigemori
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Patent number: 12587048Abstract: An electric motor disclosed herein may include a stator, a supply hole, a first flow passage, and second flow passages. The first flow passage and the second flow passages may be provided in the stator. The first flow passage may extend along a circumferential direction of the stator. The second flow passages may extend along an axis of the stator and cross the first flow passage. A plurality of guides may be provided in the first flow passage to disturb a flow of refrigerant. The refrigerant is supplied from the supply hole to the first flow passage and disturbed by the guides. A part of the refrigerant of which flow is disturbed flows into the second flow passages. The refrigerant is distributed, thus, the refrigerant flows evenly into the second flow passages. The entire stator is thus effectively cooled.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2023Date of Patent: March 24, 2026Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideaki Miyazono, Junichi Deguchi, Hironori Asaoka, Kei Ohta, Sho Okazaki, Junya Kobayashi
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Patent number: 12587052Abstract: An electric motor disclosed herein may comprise a rotor core fixed to a shaft, a stator, and first and second refrigerant passages. The stator may include coil ends at both ends. The first refrigerant passage may be provided in the shaft and arranged outside the rotor core in an axial direction of the shaft. The second refrigerant passage may extend inside the rotor core. A first outlet of the first refrigerant passage may be provided on the shaft, and an ejecting direction of refrigerant at the first outlet may be directed towards one of the coil ends. The rotor core is cooled by the refrigerant flowing in the second refrigerant passage. The coil ends are cooled by the refrigerant flowing in the first refrigerant passage, that is, the refrigerant that has not cooled the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2023Date of Patent: March 24, 2026Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kei Ohta, Hideaki Miyazono, Junya Kobayashi, Junichi Deguchi, Hironori Asaoka, Sho Okazaki
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Patent number: 12556102Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a transformer including primary and secondary windings, a first switching element connected to the primary winding in series, a second switching element connected to the primary winding in parallel, a first capacitor connected to the second switching element in series, and connected to the primary winding in parallel together with the second switching element, and a control unit that controls a switching operation by making each of the first and second switching elements conductive or non-conductive. The control unit makes the first and second switching elements conductive alternately to generate an output voltage to be output to a secondary side of the transformer. During a period after stopping generation of the output voltage and before resuming the generation of the output voltage, the control unit performs the switching operation of the second switching element in a state where the first switching element is made non-conductive.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2023Date of Patent: February 17, 2026Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masaki Inagaki, Junya Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20260034964Abstract: A management server manages multiple digital keys for a vehicle. The management server determines, based on a type TY of the vehicle, whether to apply a prescribed condition RC to deletion of one of the digital keys when a request for deletion of that digital keys is obtained. The management server sets the digital key to an unusable state in accordance with a result of the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2025Publication date: February 5, 2026Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junya KOBAYASHI, Hiroki HOMMA, Yosuke HASEGAWA, Junji MURASE, Yuki MORI
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Publication number: 20260037611Abstract: A management server manages multiple digital keys available for a vehicle. The multiple digital keys include a target digital key and one or more registration-involved digital keys that have been involved in registration of the target digital key. The multiple digital keys are respectively registered in multiple devices. The multiple devices include an involved device to which a predetermined one of the registration-involved digital keys is registered. The management server performs determining whether to apply a prescribed condition to deletion of the target digital key based on a user attribute of the involved device, and setting the target digital key to an unusable state in accordance with a result of the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2025Publication date: February 5, 2026Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junya KOBAYASHI, Hiroki HOMMA, Yosuke HASEGAWA, Junji MURASE, Yuki MORI
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Publication number: 20260034962Abstract: A vehicle includes a wireless communication device and a proximity communication device. The vehicle receives a registration request for an owner key from a management server. The vehicle executes an activation process for the owner key via wireless communication using the wireless communication device in a case in which the received registration request includes information indicating that an owner device is a virtual device implemented on a server. The vehicle executes the activation process for the owner key via proximity communication using the proximity communication device in a case in which the received registration request does not include the information indicating that the owner device is the virtual device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2025Publication date: February 5, 2026Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junya Kobayashi, Hiroki Homma, Yosuke Hasegawa, Junji Murase, Yuki Mori
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Publication number: 20260034963Abstract: A vehicle is configured to communicate with multiple devices that store information related to a digital key. The vehicle includes a locking means. The vehicle detects a locking request for the vehicle via communication with a requesting device. At this time, if the requesting device is located outside the vehicle (step S63: YES) and another device storing information related to the digital key of the vehicle is located inside the vehicle (step S62: YES), the vehicle checks the information of the other device (step S61) and determines whether to lock the vehicle based on the checked information of the other device (step S64).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2025Publication date: February 5, 2026Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junya KOBAYASHI, Hiroki Homma, Yosuke Hasegawa, Junji Murase, Yuki Mori
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Publication number: 20260039464Abstract: A management server manages multiple digital keys for a vehicle. The multiple digital keys include a target digital key, and digital keys that have been involved in registration of the target digital key. The management server determines whether to apply a prescribed condition RC to deletion of the target digital key based on a device type TY of an involved device to which predetermined one of digital keys involved in registration of the target digital key is registered. The management server sets the target digital key to an unusable state in accordance with a result of the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2025Publication date: February 5, 2026Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junya KOBAYASHI, Hiroki Homma, Yosuke Hasegawa, Junji Murase, Yuki Mori
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Publication number: 20260040064Abstract: When receiving a deletion request specifying a registered shareable key, a management server executes a deletion process that deletes the shareable key of a target shareable device, which is specified in the received deletion request, and a shareable key that has been registered to a different shareable device based on a request from the target shareable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2025Publication date: February 5, 2026Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junya Kobayashi, Hiroki Homma, Yosuke Hasegawa, Junji Murase, Yuki Mori
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Patent number: 12515516Abstract: A drive unit for a vehicle may include a motor, a casing accommodating the motor, an electric pump unit attached to a lower part of the casing and configured to circulate heat medium within the casing and a filter unit attached to the lower part of the casing and configured to filter the heat medium. At least a part of the electric pump unit and at least a part of the filter unit each protrude outside the casing. Outside the casing, the filter unit is adjacent to the electric pump unit from a front in the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2023Date of Patent: January 6, 2026Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideaki Miyazono, Junya Kobayashi, Junichi Deguchi, Hironori Asaoka, Kei Ohta, Sho Okazaki
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Patent number: 12445045Abstract: A switching control device, in a case where the overload state is detected after the switching operation is started and before the output voltage reaches a target voltage, performs a first process of maintaining a state where the switching operation is stopped and, in a case where the overload state is detected after the output voltage reaches the target voltage, performs a second process of stopping the switching operation and, after a lapse of a first time, resuming the switching operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2023Date of Patent: October 14, 2025Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Junya Kobayashi, Masaki Inagaki