Patents by Inventor Kohei Mori

Kohei Mori 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: 20250257502
    Abstract: A fiber structure includes multiple fiber layers and multiple interlayer binding yarns. The fiber layers include multiple first yarn layers and one or more second yarn layers. Each of the first yarn layers includes multiple first yarns each having a yarn main axis extending in a first direction. Each of the second yarn layers includes an end second yarn located at an end of the central region. The interlayer binding yarns located in an end region include two of the interlayer binding yarns that pass through mutually different paths in a cross section of the fiber structure orthogonal to the first direction, so as to interlace with the first yarns. A pitch in the first direction between the interlayer binding yarns in the end region is smaller than a pitch in the first direction between the interlayer binding yarns in the central region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventor: Kohei MORI
  • Publication number: 20250196002
    Abstract: A program is provided for causing a computer providing a virtual space (VS) to function as: a category presenting unit (41) that presents, on a screen, one or more categories related to one or more items used by an object (O) in the virtual space (VS) in a manner whereby a category can be specified; a category specifying unit (42) that specifies a particular category from among the categories, based on a user input; an item presenting unit (43) that presents, on the screen, one or more items associated with the specified particular category in a manner whereby an item can be specified; an item specifying unit (44) that specifies a particular item from among the one or more items, based on a user input; and a variation presenting unit (45) that presents one or more variation items for the specified particular item on the screen in association with the particular item in a manner whereby a variation item can be specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventor: Kohei MORI
  • Patent number: 12313428
    Abstract: A position estimation unit 25 estimates, for each movement in a predetermined section, a plurality of position candidates of a position estimation target on the basis of position information and sensor information. A position determination unit 26 evaluates, for each movement in the predetermined section, on the basis of the plurality of position candidates of the position estimation target obtained by the movement in the predetermined section, whether the position information used to estimate the position candidates has an error caused by any of a position of a GPS satellite, a position of a mobile body in a real space, or the mobile body or does not have any error caused thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aki Hayashi, Yuki Yokohata, Takahiro Hata, Kohei Mori, Kazuaki Obana
  • Publication number: 20250166306
    Abstract: The method executes a process of changing setting of the virtual space provision unit to a continuous provision state so that the virtual space is continuously provided to users when it is a predetermined state that is established in response to multiple types of actions including entry into the virtual space by a user who does not satisfy a specific condition, the predetermined state being to change the setting of the virtual space provision unit; and in response to an entering of the virtual space among actions by a user who satisfies the specific condition, executes a process of changing the setting of the virtual space provision unit to the continuous provision state, also in a situation where the predetermined state would not be established when a user who does not satisfy the specific condition entered the virtual space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Kohei MORI, Wataru SHIMOE
  • Publication number: 20250138549
    Abstract: The mobile object control device includes: a prescribed path information acquisition unit which acquires prescribed path information; an obstacle information acquisition unit which acquires obstacle information; a position orientation information acquisition unit which acquires position orientation information; and a traveling path determination unit which judges whether or not a vehicle is traveling on a prescribed path, and judges whether or not there is a possibility that the vehicle collides with an obstacle, and then, if it is judged that there is the possibility of the collision, determines whether or not to cause the vehicle to travel on a prescribed-path-outside traveling path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki TAKAHASHI, Ryosuke MAEMURA, Nariaki TAKEHARA, Ken HIKASA, Kohei MORI
  • Publication number: 20250136146
    Abstract: This automated driving system includes a vehicle having a target traveling path for performing automated traveling, the automated driving system being configured to acquire a position and an azimuth of the vehicle and a measurement reliability therefor. The vehicle includes an automated traveling restart determination unit for switching from a stopped state to automated traveling. In a case where the measurement reliability is equal to or greater than a predetermined first threshold, restart of automated traveling of the vehicle is permitted when an absolute value of a first position deviation between the target traveling path and the position of the vehicle is equal to or smaller than a predetermined second threshold and an absolute value of an angle deviation between an azimuth of the target traveling path and the azimuth of the vehicle is equal to or smaller than a predetermined third threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Michitoshi AZUMA, Toru Higuchi, Takayuki Tanaka, Kohei Mori
  • Publication number: 20250130630
    Abstract: When first object information for displaying the first type of object is identifiable, a process is performed of displaying the predetermined space regardless of whether second object information for displaying the second type of object is identifiable, and displaying the predetermined space so that: when the second object information is identifiable, the second type of object is displayed in a display mode in accordance with the second object information; and when the second object information is not identifiable, an alternative object corresponding to the second type of object is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventor: Kohei MORI
  • Patent number: 12265160
    Abstract: To provide a positioning apparatus which can reduce the error of the positioning information of the positioning satellite, by using either appropriate one of the positioning reinforcement information by the ground channel or the positioning reinforcement information by the satellite channel, according to execution state of the automatic driving. A positioning apparatus receives positioning information from positioning satellites; calculates a first own position based on the positioning information and the positioning reinforcement information of the ground base station; calculates a second own position based on the positioning information and the positioning reinforcement information of the satellite; determines either the first own position or the second own position to be used, based on whether or not the driving mode is the automatic driving mode; and outputs the first own position or the second own position determined to be used, as a final own position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kohei Mori, Tomoya Kawagoe
  • Publication number: 20240427414
    Abstract: Provided are a method and a system that are capable of increasing the interest in live event gradually. A computer is configured to provide a virtual space to a user. The computer causes to display an image in a generated virtual space, the image being in accordance with an operation by the user; and to generate an event in the virtual space, and to provide event content in a predetermined type of virtual space of the virtual space on a scheduled date. Also during a period before the scheduled date, an image in the predetermined type of virtual space may be displayed in response to an operation by the user, and an event may be generated in the predetermined type of virtual space, and a display mode in the predetermined type of virtual space may change in accordance with the event that occurs in the predetermined type of virtual space in the period before the scheduled date.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: COVER Corp.
    Inventor: Kohei MORI
  • Publication number: 20240379006
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a travel request acquisition unit that acquires travel request information for requesting travel permission of a specific road by a first vehicle, a number-of-vehicles acquisition unit that acquires a number of traveling vehicles indicating a number of a plurality of second vehicles traveling on the specific road, a determination unit that determines traveling availability on a basis of the number of traveling vehicles and an appropriate number of vehicles indicating an appropriate number of vehicles traveling on the specific road, and a transmission unit that transmits information indicating a determination result of the traveling availability to the first vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aki HAYASHI, Yuki YOKOHATA, Kohei MORI, Takahiro HATA, Kazuaki OBANA
  • Publication number: 20240351587
    Abstract: Information about a present position and a posture of an own vehicle for performing desired vehicle operation control is estimated with high accuracy even if the vehicle is not mounted with any satellite positioning sensor. This position estimation device includes: an information reception unit which receives surrounding environment information including first mobile object information including at least a position, an angle, and a speed of a mobile object and road information about a surrounding of the mobile object; a recognition unit which unifies pieces of the surrounding environment information so as to create unification environment information; and an information transmission unit which transmits the unification environment information including positional information about the mobile object to the mobile object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiki KANDA, Hiroshi YAMADA, Takayuki TANAKA, Kohei MORI, Nariaki TAKEHARA, Keisuke MORITA
  • Publication number: 20240331422
    Abstract: A recognition device acquires a time-series image acquired in an environment in which a vehicle travels, detects characters of a predetermined character string from the image, and evaluates relationship between detected characters of the character string and recognizes a shape of a target including the character string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei MORI, Yuki YOKOHATA, Aki HAYASHI, Takahiro HATA, Kazuaki OBANA
  • Publication number: 20240316880
    Abstract: A fiber structure serves as a reinforcement of a fiber-reinforced composite material that includes matrix resin as a matrix. The fiber structure includes a plurality of first reinforcing fiber yarns and a second reinforcing fiber yarn. The first reinforcing fiber yarns is each formed of a bundle of fibers including discontinuous fibers made of reinforcing fibers. The bundle of fibers is wrapped with a covering yarn. The second reinforcing fiber yarn is formed of a bunch of continuous fibers made of reinforcing fibers. The fiber structure includes a fiber body formed of the first reinforcing fiber yarns and the second reinforcing fiber yarn arranged alongside and extending in the same direction. The fiber body has a portion in which the second reinforcing fiber yarn is held between and by the first reinforcing fiber yarns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventor: Kohei MORI
  • Publication number: 20240319736
    Abstract: A position estimation device includes: a weight determination unit to determine weights to be set to first yaw information of a vehicle A based on an angular velocity of the vehicle A, second yaw information of the vehicle A based on movement distances of left and right wheels of the vehicle A, and third yaw information of the vehicle A based on a steering angle and a vehicle speed of the vehicle A; a yaw information acquiring unit to acquire the first to third yaw information; a combining unit to generate combined yaw information by combining the first to third yaw information, to which the determined weights have been set; and a position estimation unit to estimate a position of the vehicle A using positioning information of the vehicle A, the vehicle speed of the vehicle A, and the combined yaw information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Nariaki Takehara, Kohei Mori, Hiroshi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20240281992
    Abstract: In a dimension estimation device, an image acquired in a moving body is acquired, and a vanishing point and a predetermined decision line in the image are calculated. An object in the image is detected and a detection rectangle is detected for the object, the detection rectangle being a rectangle including a first surface that is a surface close to a photographing position, the first surface being in proximity to the decision line, and a second surface that is a surface far from the photographing position. A dimension of the object is estimated on the basis of a ratio between a height of the first surface and a height of the second surface obtainable from a relationship between the detection rectangle and the vanishing point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei MORI, Yuki YOKOHATA, Aki HAYASHI, Takahiro HATA, Kazuaki OBANA
  • Publication number: 20240273921
    Abstract: A recognition device that detects a boundary of a roadway by use of time-series images captured by a camera mounted on a vehicle, the recognition device including: an acquisition unit that acquires the time-series images; and a detection unit that classifies areas in the acquired time-series images into a roadway, which is an area having a small change amount, and a portion other than the roadway, which is an area having a large change amount, according to magnitude of the change amounts, and detects a boundary between the area having the small change amount and the area having the large change amount as a boundary of the roadway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei MORI, Kazuaki OBANA, Takahiro HATA, Yuki YOKOHATA, Aki HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20240242360
    Abstract: An image acquisition unit 20 acquires a group of time-series images captured by a camera mounted at the observation vehicle. A speed difference estimation unit 24 estimates a speed difference between the target object and the observation vehicle by using a time-series change in a region representing the target object captured in the group of time-series images. The determination unit 28 determines whether the target object or the observation vehicle is in a dangerous state based on the speed difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei MORI, Kazuaki OBANA, Takahiro HATA, Yuki YOKOHATA, Aki HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11999308
    Abstract: An impact energy absorbing member includes an energy absorbing portion and an attachment portion. The attachment portion is fastened to the bumper reinforcement using a fastener, the fastener extending through the attachment portion and a wall of the bumper reinforcement and including an axis that extends in a direction intersecting an axial direction of the energy absorbing portion. The attachment portion and the energy absorbing portion are in a positional relationship in which the energy absorbing portion does not overlap the fastener when the impact energy absorbing member is viewed in a direction from the bumper reinforcement toward the energy absorbing portion in a vehicle front-rear direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuma Inoue, Shin Terada, Kazuyoshi Ogata, Masahiko Yasue, Kohei Mori, Masahiro Nakayama, Ryuta Kamiya
  • Publication number: 20240166176
    Abstract: This emergency evacuation device includes: an emergency stop requesting unit which detects abnormality from obstacle information acquired from an obstacle information acquisition unit and a roadside information acquisition unit and an occupant physiological state acquired from an occupant state information acquisition unit, and outputs an emergency stop request; a movement permission determination unit which determines movement permission for a mobile object, using the emergency stop request; a movement permission cancellation unit which determines whether or not to cancel movement permission for the mobile object, using a control state of the mobile object acquired from a mobile object state information acquisition unit; and a mobile object control unit which controls movement of the mobile object, using information about movement permission and cancellation of the movement permission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Toru HIGUCHI, Hiroshi YAMADA, Kohei MORI, Keisuke MORITA
  • Publication number: 20240166198
    Abstract: This behavior planning device includes: an emergency stop requesting unit which detects abnormality on the basis of obstacle information acquired from an obstacle information acquisition unit and a roadside information acquisition unit and outputs an emergency stop request; a stop position determination unit which calculates a stop position of an own vehicle on the basis of the emergency stop request and determines whether or not the stop position is in an area where advancement of another traffic participant is obstructed; and a behavior plan generation unit which, in a case where it is determined that the own vehicle will stop in the area where advancement of another traffic participant is obstructed, such as an intersection, generates a behavior plan for causing the own vehicle to stop outside the area or after passing over the area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAMADA, Toru Higuchi, Michitoshi Azuma, Kohei Mori, Takayuki Tanaka, Nariaki Takehara