Patents by Inventor Katsuyoshi KURAHASHI

Katsuyoshi KURAHASHI 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: 11878652
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted device includes vehicle information detecting unit for detecting an on/off state of vehicle power, relay input/output unit for controlling an external relay configured to make a switch between a starting-disabled state and a starting-enabled state of a vehicle, and vehicle information-associated control unit for controlling the external relay based on a relay control command. The vehicle information-associated control unit controls the external relay based on an elapsed time since a change in the on/off state of vehicle power detected by the vehicle information detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: GLOBAL MOBILITY SERVICE INC.
    Inventors: Hiraku Toyooka, Keita Danjyo, Katsuyoshi Kurahashi
  • Publication number: 20240010163
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted device includes vehicle information detecting unit for detecting an on/off state of vehicle power, relay input/output unit for controlling an external relay configured to make a switch between a starting-disabled state and a starting-enabled state of a vehicle, and vehicle information-associated control unit for controlling the external relay based on a relay control command. The vehicle information-associated control unit controls the external relay based on an elapsed time since a change in the on/off state of vehicle power detected by the vehicle information detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Hiraku TOYOOKA, Keita DANJYO, Katsuyoshi KURAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20230406261
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted device includes vehicle information detecting unit for detecting an on/off state of vehicle power, relay input/output unit for controlling an external relay configured to make a switch between a starting-disabled state and a starting-enabled state of a vehicle, and vehicle information-associated control unit for controlling the external relay based on a relay control command. The vehicle information-associated control unit controls the external relay based on an elapsed time since a change in the on/off state of vehicle power detected by the vehicle information detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Hiraku TOYOOKA, Keita DANJYO, Katsuyoshi KURAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20230030023
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted device includes vehicle information detecting unit for detecting an on/off state of vehicle power, relay input/output unit for controlling an external relay configured to make a switch between a starting-disabled state and a starting-enabled state of a vehicle, and vehicle information-associated control unit for controlling the external relay based on a relay control command. The vehicle information-associated control unit controls the external relay based on an elapsed time since a change in the on/off state of vehicle power detected by the vehicle information detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hiraku TOYOOKA, Keita DANJYO, Katsuyoshi KURAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220379839
    Abstract: A vehicle door locking and unlocking vehicle-mounted device is provided to lock and unlock a vehicle door for car rental and carsharing. The vehicle-mounted device can lock and unlock a vehicle door without using an ECU on the vehicle or CAN. The vehicle door locking and unlocking vehicle-mounted device includes communication means for receiving a lock command or an unlock command from a user terminal directly or through a server and at least one internal relay connected to wiring between a door key switch and a door lock actuator of the vehicle. The internal relay controls at least one external relay to drive the door lock actuator to lock or unlock the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Hiraku TOYOOKA, Keita DANJYO, Katsuyoshi KURAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11447096
    Abstract: A vehicle door locking and unlocking vehicle-mounted device is provided to lock and unlock a vehicle door for car rental and carsharing. The vehicle-mounted device can lock and unlock a vehicle door without using an ECU on the vehicle or CAN. The vehicle door locking and unlocking vehicle-mounted device includes communication means for receiving a lock command or an unlock command from a user terminal directly or through a server and at least one internal relay connected to wiring between a door key switch and a door lock actuator of the vehicle. The internal relay controls at least one external relay to drive the door lock actuator to lock or unlock the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: GLOBAL MOBILITY SERVICE INC.
    Inventors: Hiraku Toyooka, Keita Danjyo, Katsuyoshi Kurahashi
  • Patent number: 11373458
    Abstract: A remote fuel monitoring system includes a vehicle-mounted device and a server for monitoring a remaining fuel amount of the vehicle or the machine based on vehicle information received from the vehicle-mounted device, calculating a refueling plan including refueling time and a refueling amount for the vehicle or the machine, and outputting a refueling command based on the refueling plan for the vehicle or the machine to a refueling device. The server includes an input device, a storage, an analyzing device analyzing information regarding the remaining fuel amount of the vehicle or the machine based on the vehicle information and information stored in the storage, a refueling plan calculation device calculating the refueling plan for the vehicle or the machine by using the analyzed information regarding the remaining fuel amount, and an output device outputting the refueling plan for the vehicle or the machine to the refueling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: GLOBAL MOBILITY SERVICE INC.
    Inventors: Tokushi Nakashima, Kazuhiro Umezawa, Katsuyoshi Kurahashi
  • Publication number: 20220169202
    Abstract: A vehicle remote control system includes a communication module configured to communicate with an ECU of a vehicle and acquire vehicle information, and a server configured to compute a starting state control command for switching between a starting-disabled state and a starting-enabled state of the vehicle based on the vehicle information received from the communication module. The server computes the starting state control command and outputs the starting state control command to the communication module. The condition for switching between the starting-disabled state and the starting-enabled state of the vehicle by the communication module is that, in addition to that power of the vehicle being off, at least one of the followings is satisfied: (1) the vehicle is stopped; (2) the vehicle is not stopped on a public road; and (3) the vehicle is stopped at a predetermined parking area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Tokushi NAKASHIMA, Katsuyoshi KURAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20220134996
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted device includes vehicle information detecting unit for detecting an on/off state of vehicle power, relay input/output unit for controlling an external relay configured to make a switch between a starting-disabled state and a starting-enabled state of a vehicle, and vehicle information-associated control unit for controlling the external relay based on a relay control command. The vehicle information-associated control unit controls the external relay based on an elapsed time since a change in the on/off state of vehicle power detected by the vehicle information detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Hiraku TOYOOKA, Keita DANJYO, Katsuyoshi KURAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11285916
    Abstract: A vehicle remote control system includes a communication module configured to communicate with an ECU of a vehicle and acquire vehicle information, and a server configured to compute a starting state control command for switching between a starting-disabled state and a starting-enabled state of the vehicle based on the vehicle information received from the communication module. The server computes the starting state control command and outputs the starting state control command to the communication module. The condition for switching between the starting-disabled state and the starting-enabled state of the vehicle by the communication module is that, in addition to that power of the vehicle being off, at least one of the followings is satisfied: (1) the vehicle is stopped; (2) the vehicle is not stopped on a public road; and (3) the vehicle is stopped at a predetermined parking area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: GLOBAL MOBILITY SERVICE INC.
    Inventors: Tokushi Nakashima, Katsuyoshi Kurahashi
  • Patent number: 11254287
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted device includes vehicle information detecting unit for detecting an on/off state of vehicle power, relay input/output unit for controlling an external relay configured to make a switch between a starting-disabled state and a starting-enabled state of a vehicle, and vehicle information-associated control unit for controlling the external relay based on a relay control command. The vehicle information-associated control unit controls the external relay based on an elapsed time since a change in the on/off state of vehicle power detected by the vehicle information detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: GLOBAL MOBILITY SERVICE INC.
    Inventors: Hiraku Toyooka, Keita Danjyo, Katsuyoshi Kurahashi
  • Publication number: 20210312722
    Abstract: A remote fuel monitoring system includes a vehicle-mounted device and a server for monitoring a remaining fuel amount of the vehicle or the machine based on vehicle information received from the vehicle-mounted device, calculating a refueling plan including refueling time and a refueling amount for the vehicle or the machine, and outputting a refueling command based on the refueling plan for the vehicle or the machine to a refueling device. The server includes an input device, a storage, an analyzing device analyzing information regarding the remaining fuel amount of the vehicle or the machine based on the vehicle information and information stored in the storage, a refueling plan calculation device calculating the refueling plan for the vehicle or the machine by using the analyzed information regarding the remaining fuel amount, and an output device outputting the refueling plan for the vehicle or the machine to the refueling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Tokushi NAKASHIMA, Kazuhiro UMEZAWA, Katsuyoshi KURAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210237683
    Abstract: A vehicle remote control system includes a communication module configured to communicate with an ECU of a vehicle and acquire vehicle information, and a server configured to compute a starting state control command for switching between a starting-disabled state and a starting-enabled state of the vehicle based on the vehicle information received from the communication module. The server computes the starting state control command and outputs the starting state control command to the communication module. The condition for switching between the starting-disabled state and the starting-enabled state of the vehicle by the communication module is that, in addition to that power of the vehicle being off, at least one of the followings is satisfied: (1) the vehicle is stopped; (2) the vehicle is not stopped on a public road; and (3) the vehicle is stopped at a predetermined parking area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Tokushi NAKASHIMA, Katsuyoshi KURAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20200384948
    Abstract: A vehicle door locking and unlocking vehicle-mounted device is provided to lock and unlock a vehicle door for car rental and carsharing. The vehicle-mounted device can lock and unlock a vehicle door without using an ECU on the vehicle or CAN. The vehicle door locking and unlocking vehicle-mounted device includes communication means for receiving a lock command or an unlock command from a user terminal directly or through a server and at least one internal relay connected to wiring between a door key switch and a door lock actuator of the vehicle. The internal relay controls at least one external relay to drive the door lock actuator to lock or unlock the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Hiraku TOYOOKA, Keita DANJYO, Katsuyoshi KURAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20200369238
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted device includes vehicle information detecting unit for detecting an on/off state of vehicle power, relay input/output unit for controlling an external relay configured to make a switch between a starting-disabled state and a starting-enabled state of a vehicle, and vehicle information-associated control unit for controlling the external relay based on a relay control command. The vehicle information-associated control unit controls the external relay based on an elapsed time since a change in the on/off state of vehicle power detected by the vehicle information detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Hiraku TOYOOKA, Keita DANJYO, Katsuyoshi KURAHASHI