Patents by Inventor Kenta Miyahara

Kenta Miyahara 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).

  • Publication number: 20210114810
    Abstract: A robot system includes a robot control device to link a plurality of transport robots having a function of traveling with a package being loaded. A task acquisition unit acquires a task to be performed. A notification unit notifies the transport robot of action details which are assigned regarding the task. The transport robot takes an action in link with another transport robot according to the notified action details.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohito MATSUOKA, Nobuyuki TOMATSU, Yasutaka ETOU, Masanobu OHMI, Manabu YAMAMOTO, Seiichi TSUNODA, Keima FUKUNAGA, Takuya WATABE, Makoto KAKUCHI, Kunihiro IWAMOTO, Daisuke SATO, Shunji INOUE, Kenta MIYAHARA, Satoshi OKAMOTO, Jiro GOTO, Terumi UKAI, Tetsuya TAIRA, Daisaku HONDA, Masato ENDO, Takashi HAYASHI, Suguru WATANABE, Yohei TANIGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210109530
    Abstract: A vehicle traveling from a first area to a second area includes a traveling mechanism having a plurality of wheels and a traveling function, and a control unit configured to cause the traveling mechanism to perform a wheel cleaning operation and then cause the vehicle to enter the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunji INOUE, Kunihiro IWAMOTO, Daisuke SATO, Takuya WATABE, Makoto KAKUCHI, Seiichi TSUNODA, Keima FUKUNAGA, Kenta MIYAHARA
  • Publication number: 20210097316
    Abstract: A vehicle interior detection device, comprises a memory, and a processor connected to the memory. The processor is configured to receive a first signal at a start-of-use of a vehicle, receive a second signal at an end-of-use of the vehicle, capture a first image of an interior of the vehicle in response to receiving the first signal, capture a second image of the interior of the vehicle in response to receiving the second signal, and detect at least one of damage in the interior of the vehicle or a blemish in the interior of the vehicle by comparing image data of the first image with image data of the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Yukinori II, Takeo MORIAI, Kazunori MITOMI, Yasuyuki KAMEZAKI, Kenta MIYAHARA
  • Publication number: 20210053419
    Abstract: The vehicle air conditioning apparatus comprises at least one physical condition information sensor which detects information on physical conditions of passengers in a vehicle as physical condition information. The vehicle air conditioning apparatus selectively executes an outside-air circulation control for discharging air from an interior of the vehicle to outside of the vehicle and introducing outside air to the interior of the vehicle from the outside of the vehicle and an interior-air circulation control for taking the air from the interior of the vehicle and returning the taken air to the interior of the vehicle. The vehicle air conditioning apparatus executes the outside-air circulation control when the electronic control unit determines that at least one of the passengers has an infection, based on the physical condition information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Kazuhiro FUKAZAWA, Michio IKEDA, Kenta MIYAHARA, Masaru ANDO
  • Patent number: 10757315
    Abstract: A vehicle imaging support device includes: an identification unit that is configured to identify an imaging device that is able to image a vehicle in a driving state from outside, based on a position of the vehicle; a instruction unit that is configured to instructs the imaging device identified by the identification unit, to capture an image of the vehicle in the driving state; and an acquisition unit that obtains the image captured by the imaging device in response to the instruction from the instruction unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Daichi Kusanagi, Masaki Ito, Kenta Miyahara, Kihiro Kato, Yuka Shidochi, Yohei Tanigawa
  • Publication number: 20200175471
    Abstract: A vehicle including: a first bay configured to accommodate a ground-based moving body; a second bay configured to accommodate a flying moving body; a cargo hold connected to both the first bay and the second bay, and configured to store a package to be moved to either the ground-based moving body or the flying moving body; a first memory; and a first processor connected to the first memory, the first processor being configured to select whether to move the package in the cargo hold to the ground-based moving body or the flying moving body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ayano TSURUTA, Yasuhiro HARA, Junya WATANABE, Kenta MIYAHARA, Nana KIKUIRE
  • Publication number: 20200175468
    Abstract: A delivery system including a vehicle in which a package addressed to a specific user is stored, and a moving body deployed at a delivery site of the package: the moving body including: a first memory, and a first processor that is connected to the first memory; and the first processor being configured to: transmit and receive predetermined information, and perform control, in a case in which the vehicle is proximate to the delivery site, to move the moving body from the delivery site toward the vehicle, to retrieve the package, and then to move the moving body back to the delivery site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ayano Tsuruta, Yasuhiro Hara, Junya Watanabe, Kenta Miyahara, Nana Kikuire
  • Patent number: 10582339
    Abstract: There is provided a destination information retrieval device including: a first memory; and a first processor connected to the first memory, wherein the first processor acquires posted information from a management server that manages a social networking service (SNS), determines, based on the acquired posted information and current positional information regarding a vehicle, a destination of the vehicle, and outputs the determined destination as destination information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Daichi Kusanagi, Masaki Ito, Kenta Miyahara, Kihiro Kato, Yuka Shidochi, Yohei Tanigawa
  • Publication number: 20190215659
    Abstract: There is provided a destination information retrieval device including: a first memory; and a first processor connected to the first memory, wherein the first processor acquires posted information from a management server that manages a social networking service (SNS), determines, based on the acquired posted information and current positional information regarding a vehicle, a destination of the vehicle, and outputs the determined destination as destination information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Daichi Kusanagi, Masaki Ito, Kenta Miyahara, Kihiro Kato, Yuka Shidochi, Yohei Tanigawa
  • Publication number: 20190215437
    Abstract: A vehicle imaging support device includes: an identification unit that is configured to identify an imaging device that is able to image a vehicle in a driving state from outside, based on a position of the vehicle; a instruction unit that is configured to instructs the imaging device identified by the identification unit, to capture an image of the vehicle in the driving state; and an acquisition unit that obtains the image captured by the imaging device in response to the instruction from the instruction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Daichi Kusanagi, Masaki Ito, Kenta Miyahara, Kihiro Kato, Yuka Shidochi, Yohei Tanigawa
  • Publication number: 20190193712
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle interior environment adjustment device including: a first memory; and a first processor connected to the first memory, wherein the first processor: acquires posted information, posted by a specific user, from a management server configured to manage a social networking service (SNS), determines a mode of a vehicle interior environment of a vehicle in which the specific user rides, from a characteristic of the specific user based on the acquired posted information, and outputs a control signal according to the determined mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Daichi Kusanagi, Masaki Ito, Kenta Miyahara, Kihiro Kato, Yuka Shidochi, Yohei Tanigawa