Patents by Inventor Kiyonori YOSHIDA

Kiyonori YOSHIDA 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: 20240144157
    Abstract: An information processing method by an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a vehicle that is a fuel cell electric vehicle, the information processing method includes acquiring a remaining hydrogen level and a delivery destination list for each vehicle that makes a delivery, identifying a location of a hydrogen filling station, and assigning, to the vehicle according to the remaining hydrogen level, a delivery destination close to the hydrogen filling station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuyuki INOUE, Jean-Sebastien BOIRE, Kiyonori YOSHIDA, Ai MIYATA, Yuki TATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240127165
    Abstract: An information processing method by an information processing apparatus, the information processing method including determining, as a delivery center, a first vehicle being a battery electric vehicle under energy charging or a fuel cell electric vehicle under energy fueling, and commanding a second vehicle to pick up a package from the first vehicle and deliver the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Shin SAKURADA, Kazuyuki INOUE, Jean-Sebastien BOIRE, Kiyonori YOSHIDA, Ai MIYATA, Yuki TATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240123852
    Abstract: An information processing method by an information processing apparatus, the information processing method includes identifying a first vehicle capable of supplying electric power generated by a fuel cell to the outside, and controlling electrical energy to be supplied to the outside according to the amount of hydrogen remaining in the first vehicle and a distance to the next hydrogen station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuyuki INOUE, Jean-Sebastien BOIRE, Kiyonori YOSHIDA, Ai MIYATA, Yuki TATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240118688
    Abstract: An information processing method by an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with one or more vehicles delivering packages, the information processing method includes acquiring vehicle-related information including the position of each vehicle, the energy charge amount of each vehicle, the travel condition of each vehicle, a temperature, the weight of packages on each vehicle, delivery destination information on the packages on each vehicle, energy charging station information near a delivery route of each vehicle, and/or road congestion information, generating, from the vehicle-related information, plans for delivery routes and/or energy charge timings with the highest energy efficiency, and commanding the one or more vehicles to execute the plans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Shin SAKURADA, Kazuyuki INOUE, Jean-Sebastien BOIRE, Kiyonori YOSHIDA, Ai MIYATA, Yuki TATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240027983
    Abstract: A server is a server of an aggregator that requests a power-conditioning resource to participate in demand response for adjusting electric power demand-supply balance in a power grid. The power-conditioning resource includes a plurality of vehicles that is managed by a provider and used to provide a service thereof. The server includes a storage device and a processing device. The storage device is configured to store collection result information indicating results of participation of the vehicles in the demand response in a predetermined collection period. The processing device is configured to set an evaluation value indicating a degree of contribution of the provider to adjustment of electric power demand-supply balance based on the collection result information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsushi OKUBO, Kiyonori YOSHIDA, Kotomi ASANO, Tamaki OZAWA, Yusuke SAIGO
  • Publication number: 20240013114
    Abstract: A server notifies a user of a vehicle that is able to participate in DR. The server includes a communication device and a processing device. The communication device communicates with a provider server that stores information indicating an execution period and an execution location of at least one job given by a provider. The processing device performs a process of inquiring the provider server about whether the at least one job includes a target job through the communication device. The target job is a job of which the execution period is included in a DR period and the execution location is in a vicinity area of a DR location. When the at least one job includes the target job, the processing device performs a notification process of notifying the user of target job information indicating the execution period and the execution location of the target job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsushi Okubo, Kiyonori Yoshida, Kotomi Asano, Tamaki Ozawa, Yusuke Saigo
  • Publication number: 20240012377
    Abstract: A server includes a storage device, a communication device, and a processing device. The storage device stores DR location information and DR period information. The communication device is configured to communicate with a provider server that stores a database indicating an available period and a use start location of each of a plurality of managed mobile objects. The processing device is configured to perform a process of inquiring the provider server about whether the managed mobile objects include a target mobile object of which the available period is in the DR period and the use start location is in a vicinity area of the DR location. When the managed mobile objects include the target mobile object, the processing device is configured to perform a notification process of notifying the user of target mobile object information indicating the available period and the use start location of the target mobile object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsushi OKUBO, Kiyonori YOSHIDA, Kotomi ASANO, Tamaki OZAWA, Yusuke SAIGO
  • Publication number: 20230264586
    Abstract: A server (electric vehicle management device) includes a communication unit (second communication unit) that communicates with a DCM (first communication unit) of a user of an electric vehicle and a processor (control unit) that controls the communication unit. The processor controls the communication unit such that viewable content C is transmitted to the DCM of the user when a predetermined condition regarding electric power control at an EVSE (electric power station) is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsushi OKUBO, Kiyonori YOSHIDA, Kotomi ASANO, Tamaki OZAWA, Yusuke SAIGO
  • Publication number: 20230267838
    Abstract: The server (electrified vehicle management device) includes a communication unit (second communication unit) that communicates with a mobile terminal (first communication unit) of a user of the electrified vehicle. The server includes a processor (control unit) that controls the communication unit. Then, the processor controls the communication unit so that a permission signal permitted to receive a privilege in the amusement park is transmitted to the mobile terminal of the user when a predetermined condition is satisfied with respect to power control in a EVSE (power station) provided in the amusement park (entertainment facility).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Atsushi OKUBO, Kiyonori YOSHIDA, Kotomi ASANO, Tamaki OZAWA, Yusuke SAIGO
  • Patent number: 11592303
    Abstract: A processing apparatus includes a control unit. The control unit is configured to acquire facility information containing an advertisement or publicity on a facility located along a travel route that a vehicle is scheduled to travel or a facility located within a predetermined range from the travel route, and, while the vehicle is traveling along the travel route, process an image of a first facility associated with the facility information or an image of a second facility present around the first facility based on the facility information and display the image of the first facility or the image of the second facility on a display provided in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kunihiro Murakami, Katsuhiko Sakakibara, Makoto Matsushita, Junya Sato, Kiyonori Yoshida, Tae Sugimura, Takashi Hayashi, Jun Endo
  • Patent number: 11501640
    Abstract: Disclosed is a processing device that is mounted in a vehicle and is able to perform communication with a center server during a normal time. The processing device includes a controller configured to execute searching for one or a plurality of other vehicles with which a host vehicle is able to perform communication, in emergency where a situation of emergency occurs and communication with the center server is disrupted, inquiring the other vehicles searched by the search about whether or not to enable intervention control related to the situation, and deciding a center vehicle giving an instruction related to the intervention control from among the other vehicles replying to enable the intervention control and the host vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kunihiro Murakami, Katsuhiko Sakakibara, Makoto Matsushita, Junya Sato, Kiyonori Yoshida, Tae Sugimura, Takashi Hayashi, Jun Endo
  • Publication number: 20220351299
    Abstract: A controller of an information processing apparatus acquires travel information on a travel by a user from a departure point to a destination, and determines to grant an incentive to the user in a case in which the user is determined to have performed a travel on foot in addition to a travel using a vehicle based on the acquired travel information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Tadahiro KASHIWAI, Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Hideo HASEGAWA, Kazuya IWATA, Shinichiro IIDA, Kiyonori YOSHIDA, Yota SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20220351224
    Abstract: A control unit of an information processing device outputs proposal information for proposing to a user of a vehicle that an incentive is given when the user passes, in the vehicle, a point where traffic frequency becomes less than a predetermined threshold value and stops at a predetermined facility, and determines that the incentive is given to the user when determination is made that the user has passed the point in the vehicle and has stopped at the predetermined facility based on movement information of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadahiro KASHIWAI, Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Hideo HASEGAWA, Kazuya IWATA, Shinichiro IIDA, Kiyonori YOSHIDA, Yota SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20220335855
    Abstract: A pre-driving test device includes a control unit that calculates a score of a pre-driving test by outputting request data that requests a user for performing a user operation including, as the pre-driving test, a steering wheel operation, an accelerator operation, a brake operation, or an arbitrary combination of the steering wheel operation, the accelerator operation, and the brake operation, after a vehicle is started and before the vehicle starts moving, acquiring vehicle data recorded in the vehicle while the user operation is being performed, and evaluating the user operation based on the vehicle data acquired, and determines whether to give an incentive to the user by comparing the calculated score with a reference score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadahiro Kashiwai, Toyokazu Nakashima, Hideo Hasegawa, Kazuya Iwata, Shinichiro Iida, Kiyonori Yoshida, Yota Sakurai
  • Patent number: 11407374
    Abstract: A processing device includes a control unit configured to execute identifying a first training device that is of one or more training devices equipped in a movable object for providing a training opportunity to a passenger and that is used by the passenger, and at least one process of controlling a traveling state of the movable object depending on a content of a training using the first training device and restricting use states of the one or more training devices depending on the traveling state of the movable object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kunihiro Murakami, Katsuhiko Sakakibara, Makoto Matsushita, Junya Sato, Kiyonori Yoshida, Tae Sugimura, Takashi Hayashi, Jun Endo
  • Patent number: 11377121
    Abstract: A processing device that is provided in a building in which a user stays includes a control unit configured to perform: transmitting a request for a vehicle which the user desires to use to move to the building; detecting that the vehicle reaches a vicinity of the building; inquiring of the user about whether access of the vehicle to the inside of the building is permitted when it is detected that the vehicle reaches the vicinity of the building; and guiding at least a part of the vehicle to the inside of the building when the access is permitted by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kunihiro Murakami, Katsuhiko Sakakibara, Makoto Matsushita, Junya Sato, Kiyonori Yoshida, Tae Sugimura, Takashi Hayashi, Jun Endo
  • Patent number: 11332161
    Abstract: A controller of an autonomous traveling vehicle as an information processing apparatus of the disclosure executes acquiring first information relating to a predetermined item and the first information relating to predetermined processing in a processing apparatus mounted on the autonomous traveling vehicle, acquiring second information relating to shipping of the predetermined item, controlling running of the autonomous traveling vehicle based on the second information, and controlling the operation of the processing apparatus based on the first information when the autonomous traveling vehicle is in a running state based on the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kunihiro Murakami, Katsuhiko Sakakibara, Makoto Matsushita, Junya Sato, Kiyonori Yoshida, Tae Sugimura, Takashi Hayashi, Jun Endo
  • Patent number: 11217052
    Abstract: A processing device includes a control unit configured to perform: identifying a user when the user enters a vehicle and performing a process of guaranteeing a boarded state of the user while the user is in the vehicle; receiving information on a predetermined procedure for performing an authentication process from the user; and transmitting user information which is required for performing the predetermined procedure as information on the user of whom the boarded state in the vehicle is guaranteed to an external device that is installed at a first place for the predetermined procedure in a state in which the boarded state of the user is guaranteed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kunihiro Murakami, Katsuhiko Sakakibara, Makoto Matsushita, Junya Sato, Kiyonori Yoshida, Tae Sugimura, Takashi Hayashi, Jun Endo
  • Publication number: 20210225107
    Abstract: A processing device includes a control unit configured to perform: identifying a user when the user enters a vehicle and performing a process of guaranteeing a boarded state of the user while the user is in the vehicle; receiving information on a predetermined procedure for performing an authentication process from the user; and transmitting user information which is required for performing the predetermined procedure as information on the user of whom the boarded state in the vehicle is guaranteed to an external device that is installed at a first place for the predetermined procedure in a state in which the boarded state of the user is guaranteed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kunihiro MURAKAMI, Katsuhiko SAKAKIBARA, Makoto MATSUSHITA, Junya SATO, Kiyonori YOSHIDA, Tae SUGIMURA, Takashi HAYASHI, Jun ENDO
  • Patent number: 11004285
    Abstract: A processing device includes a control unit configured to perform: identifying a user when the user enters a vehicle and performing a process of guaranteeing a boarded state of the user while the user is in the vehicle; receiving information on a predetermined procedure for performing an authentication process from the user; and transmitting user information which is required for performing the predetermined procedure as information on the user of whom the boarded state in the vehicle is guaranteed to an external device that is installed at a first place for the predetermined procedure in a state in which the boarded state of the user is guaranteed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kunihiro Murakami, Katsuhiko Sakakibara, Makoto Matsushita, Junya Sato, Kiyonori Yoshida, Tae Sugimura, Takashi Hayashi, Jun Endo