Patents by Inventor Koichi Suzuki

Koichi Suzuki 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).

  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20200310438
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus manages operation of an autonomous vehicle that delivers a package. The information processing apparatus includes a control section that before the autonomous vehicle arrives at a basic delivery destination that is an original delivery destination of the package, acquires a location, at a planned delivery time of the package, of a user that receives the package, and where the location is different from the basic delivery destination, transmits an instruction for delivering the package to the location to the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Suzuki, Toru Nishitani, Jun Usami, Minami Yoda, Kensuke Koike, Tsuyoshi Ogawa, Yohei Tanigawa
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20200307649
    Abstract: A control section of a server apparatus as an information processing apparatus in the disclosure executes: inquiring of a terminal of a user who desires to board a self-driving vehicle operating for pickup-delivery of an item, whether or not the user is able to handle work of pickup-delivery of the item at a pickup-delivery location between the self-driving vehicle and a pickup-delivery service user; and when a response indicating that the user is able to handle the work of pickup-delivery when the user is on board the self-driving vehicle is received from the terminal, transmitting to the self-driving vehicle an instruction to allow the user who desires to board and is able to handle the work of pickup-delivery to board the self-driving vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi SUZUKI, Toru NISHITANI, Jun USAMI, Minami YODA, Kensuke KOIKE, Tsuyoshi OGAWA, Yohei TANIGAWA
  • AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200290686
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an autonomous traveling vehicle having a loading space for loading a package and/or a user. The autonomous traveling vehicle includes: a partition apparatus for performing switching between a partitioned state where the loading space is partitioned into a plurality of spaces separated from each other and a communicating state where the loading space forms one continuous space; and a control unit that controls the partition apparatus such that the loading space is brought into the communicating state when only any one of the package and the user is loaded in the loading space and the loading space is brought into the partitioned state when both of the package and the user are loaded in the loading space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi SUZUKI, Toru NISHITANI, Jun USAMI, Minami YODA, Kensuke KOIKE, Tsuyoshi OGAWA, Yohei TANIGAWA
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20200290650
    Abstract: The disclosure is an information processing device that manages an operation of an autonomous vehicle having a loading space in which a parcel is loaded. The information processing device includes a control unit that executes: acquiring operation plan information including a route along which the autonomous vehicle travels when the autonomous vehicle delivers the parcel, and a delivery time for the parcel; and acquiring vacant space information based on the operation plan information, the vacant space information including a traveling section where a vacant space is generated in the loading space of the autonomous vehicle, a time when the vacant space is generated in the loading space of the autonomous vehicle, and the size of the vacant space that is generated in the loading space of the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Suzuki, Toru Nishitani, Jun Usami, Minami Yoda, Kensuke Koike, Tsuyoshi Ogawa, Yohei Tanigawa
  • RECOMMENDATION SENTENCE GENERATION DEVICE, RECOMMENDATION SENTENCE GENERATION METHOD, AND RECOMMENDATION SENTENCE GENERATION PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20200293719
    Abstract: A recommendation sentence generation device according to the disclosure is a recommendation sentence generation device that generates a recommendation sentence about a facility. This recommendation sentence generation device is equipped with a selection unit that selects document data written about the facility, based on an appearance frequency of a topic word that is associated with the facility, and a correction unit that corrects a predetermined word that is included in the selected document data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koichi SUZUKI
  • MODIFIED GRAPHENE, METHOD OF PRODUCING MODIFIED GRAPHENE, MODIFIED GRAPHENE-RESIN COMPOSITE, MODIFIED GRAPHENE SHEET, AND MODIFIED GRAPHENE DISPERSION
    Publication number: 20200270463
    Abstract: The modified graphene includes a structure represented by the following formula (I), wherein the modified graphene has a ratio (g/d) of an intensity “g” of a G band to an intensity “d” of a D band of 1.0 or more in a Raman spectroscopy spectrum thereof: Gr1-Ar1-X1-(Y1)n1??(I) in the formula (I), Gr1 represents a single-layer graphene or a multilayer graphene, Ar1 represents an arylene group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, X1 represents a single bond, a linear, branched, or cyclic alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a group obtained by substituting at least one carbon atom in a linear, branched, or cyclic alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms with at least one structure selected from the group consisting of —O—, —NH—, —CO—, —COO—, —CONH—, and an arylene group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Taiki Watanabe, Akiko Kitao, Koichi Suzuki, Yuma Kobayashi
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20200257312
    Abstract: An information processing system that manages traveling of a plurality of autonomous vehicles when the autonomous vehicles travel in a platoon is provided. Each of the autonomous vehicles is equipped with a motor, and an operation source as a substance consumed for operating the motor. The information processing system includes a controller configured to obtain a parameter correlated with an operation source remaining amount as a remaining amount of the operation source installed on each of the autonomous vehicles, and determine a traveling order of the autonomous vehicles traveling in the platoon, based on the parameter of each of the autonomous vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi SUZUKI, Toru NISHITANI, Jun USAMI, Minami YODA, Kensuke KOIKE, Tsuyoshi OGAWA, Yohei TANIGAWA
  • Image processing system, image processing method, information processing device and recording medium
    Patent number: 10740629
    Abstract: An image processing system includes: a vehicle; and an information processing device, wherein the vehicle includes: an image pickup device; a first image acquiring unit configured to acquire a first image picked up by the image pickup device; and a position data sending unit configured to send position data to the information processing device, and the information processing device includes: a position data receiving unit configured to receive the position data; a second image acquiring unit configured to acquire a plurality of second images for machine learning; a grouping unit configured to divide the plurality of second images into a plurality of groups; and an analyzing unit configured to analyze a balance among the plurality of groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Suzuki, Junichiro Igawa
  • Power supply control apparatus for electric vehicle
    Patent number: 10703221
    Abstract: A power supply control apparatus for an electric vehicle includes a main circuit including a smoothing capacitor connecting a power supply to an electric load driven by the power supply to smooth a fluctuation in an input voltage to the electric load, a main contactor interposed between the power supply of the main circuit and the electric load, and a precharge circuit connected in parallel with the main contactor and including a precharge contactor and a resistance element. When a timeout occurs before precharging by the precharge circuit is completed, the power supply control apparatus permits a retry of the precharging if the precharging is retried without any disadvantage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daiki Makino, Koichi Suzuki
  • NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE TRANSMISSION PROGRAM, IMAGE TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND IMAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD
    Publication number: 20200210720
    Abstract: An image transmission device including a communication interface configured to transmit a captured image of a mark target that faces an intersection to a server in a case where the mark target is inconspicuous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi SUZUKI, Junichiro Igawa
  • IMAGE COLLECTION SYSTEM, IMAGE COLLECTION METHOD, IMAGE COLLECTION DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND VEHICLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200210725
    Abstract: An image collection system includes an image obtainment unit configured to obtain an image of a landmark object captured by an imaging unit installed on a vehicle; a positional relationship information obtainment unit configured to obtain positional relationship information representing a positional relationship between the landmark object and the vehicle when the image was captured; and a save processing unit configured to associate the image obtained by the image obtainment unit with the positional relationship information obtained by the positional relationship information obtainment unit, so as to save the associated image on a database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi SUZUKI, Junichiro IGAWA
  • VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20200202704
    Abstract: When a vehicle passes through a predetermined spot, a vehicle control device sends a transmission signal including a vehicle number counter set to an initial value in a rearward direction of the vehicle. When the transmission signal is received through the inter-vehicle communication module from a vehicle that leads the own vehicle, the vehicle control device sets the vehicle number counter included in the transmission signal, to an updated value resulting from increasing the vehicle number counter by a predetermined value, and sends a transmission signal including the vehicle number counter set to the updated value in the rearward direction of the vehicle. The vehicle control device sends the vehicle number counter set to the initial value or the updated value, to a center server, if it is determined that there is no vehicle that follows the own vehicle at a relatively short inter-vehicle distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koichi Suzuki
  • ABNORMALITY DETECTION DEVICE, ABNORMALITY DETECTION SYSTEM, AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20200184243
    Abstract: An abnormality detection device is configured to acquire a first image, which is obtained when a vehicle-mounted camera of a first vehicle images a second vehicle different from the first vehicle, and detect an abnormal state of a driver of the second vehicle based on an image of the driver of the second vehicle which is included in the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryo KANDA, Koichi Suzuki, Daiki Kubo, Koichiro Mitsumaki, Miku Ando, Shunji Tateishi, Yoshitaka Masuda
  • BEHAVIOR MONITORING DEVICE, BEHAVIOR MONITORING SYSTEM, AND BEHAVIOR MONITORING PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20200184202
    Abstract: A behavior monitoring device includes a controller configured to detect the behavior of a person included in a vehicle-mounted camera image. The controller detects a plurality of persons from the vehicle-mounted camera image. The controller detects attribute information of each of the detected persons and correlation information indicating a correlation between the detected persons. The controller evaluates the behavior of each of the detected persons based on the attribute information and the correlation information and to output the result of the evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi SUZUKI, Ryo Kanda, Daiki Kubo, Koichiro Mitsumaki, Miku Ando, Shunji Tateishi, Yoshitaka Masuda
  • OPERATION SUPPORT DEVICE, OPERATION SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND OPERATION SUPPORT PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20200182638
    Abstract: An operation support device includes a control unit configured to output operation support information regarding an operation vehicle that operates along an operation route passing through prescribed boarding-dropping points to board or drop a passenger at the prescribed boarding-dropping points. The control unit is configured to detect person information from an in-vehicle camera image by a photographing vehicle. The control unit is configured to detect a potential passenger at the prescribed boarding-dropping points based on the person information. The control unit is configured to output the operation support information based on a detection result of the potential passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi SUZUKI, Ryo KANDA, Daiki KUBO, Koichiro MITSUMAKI, Miku ANDO, Shunji TATEISHI, Yoshitaka MASUDA
  • Pigment dispersion, method for manufacturing toner, aqueous ink, and triazo compound
    Patent number: 10678156
    Abstract: A pigment dispersion has low viscosity and good dispersion property without depending on pigment species. The pigment dispersion contains a dispersion medium, an organic pigment, and a triazo compound having a specific structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akiko Kitao, Ai Hayakawa, Koichi Suzuki, Ryuji Higashi, Taiki Watanabe
  • Electrophotographic photosensitive member, electrophotographic apparatus, process cartridge, and method of manufacturing electrophotographic photosensitive member
    Patent number: 10670979
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member has a surface layer that contains a polymer of a hole transport material having at least one monovalent polymerizable functional group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Nakata, Haruki Mori, Shinji Takagi, Koichi Suzuki, Ryuji Higashi, Isao Kawata, Hajime Muta, Yuto Ito, Masaki Nonaka
  • Non-transitory storage medium storing image transmission program, image transmission device, and image transmission method
    Patent number: 10665096
    Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium storing an image transmission program that is executed on an in-vehicle device mounted in a vehicle having an imaging unit configured to image surroundings of the vehicle to acquire an image and a communication unit configured to perform communication with an information center, the image transmission program includes: an image acquisition step of causing the imaging unit to acquire an image relating to an intersection based on whether or not a mark target facing the intersection is prominent; and a transmission step of causing the communication unit to transmit the image acquired to the information center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Suzuki, Junichiro Igawa
  • Cyclic peptide derivative, method for preparing same and composition thereof
    Patent number: 10654890
    Abstract: Provided is a cyclic peptide derivative which is derived from Paecilomyces tenuipes having an astrocyte proliferative activity, or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: BIOCOCOON LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Koichi Suzuki, Shinichi Ishiguro, Mayumi Karimazawa, Makiko Ebata, Piyamas Sillapakong, Takashi Hiraga, Masaaki Tsushima, Tetsuro Shinada, Eiji Nishimura, Yasuo Terayama, Hideyuki Yasuda
  • Display screen with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D892822
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: IPOC Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Suzuki, Shinji Nakai