Patents by Inventor Kenji Nagafuji

Kenji Nagafuji 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).

  • Facility information presentation device and facility information presentation method
    Patent number: 9511678
    Abstract: A calculating part acquires a current position from an acquiring part. The calculating part searches for the position of a charging facility in charging facility information within a retaining part on the basis of the acquired current position, and specifies the charging facility for a next charging. The calculating part calculates a charging time based on a charged amount and a charging capacity of the specified charging facility. A selecting part selects peripheral facilities presented to a user based on calculated charging time and a standard time indicating an average time spent on using each peripheral facility registered in association with the specified charging facility retained in the retaining part, and displays the information regarding the selected peripheral facilities on the display part. Thus, assistance can be provided for the effective use of the time needed to charge a storage cell onboard a moving body at a charging facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minoru Tateno, Kenji Nagafuji
  • FACILITY INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE AND FACILITY INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20140340048
    Abstract: A calculating part acquires a current position from an acquiring part. The calculating part searches for the position of a charging facility in charging facility information within a retaining part on the basis of the acquired current position, and specifies the charging facility for a next charging. The calculating part calculates a charging time based on a charged amount and a charging capacity of the specified charging facility. A selecting part selects peripheral facilities presented to a user based on calculated charging time and a standard time indicating an average time spent on using each peripheral facility registered in association with the specified charging facility retained in the retaining part, and displays the information regarding the selected peripheral facilities on the display part. Thus, assistance can be provided for the effective use of the time needed to charge a storage cell onboard a moving body at a charging facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Tateno, Kenji Nagafuji