Patents by Inventor Kuniaki Murakami

Kuniaki Murakami 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: 20240193589
    Abstract: A server communicates with a holder terminal that is a terminal device of a holder of an NFT. The NFT is associated with a vehicle. The vehicle is stored by a dealer. The server includes a communication device and a processing device. The communication device obtains a monitoring record of a state of the vehicle, generated by a monitoring device that monitors the state of the vehicle during storage of the vehicle. The processing device generates transaction data including the monitoring record, triggered by reception of a generation request to generate the transaction data. The processing device generates the transaction data, triggered by reception of the generation request from the holder terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuya OWASHI, Kuniaki Murakami, Koji Hetsugi, Tomokazu Ishii, Naoki Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20240185332
    Abstract: A server includes a storage device and a processor. The processor is configured to receive an issue request to issue, in association with a first non-fungible token that has been issued and recorded in a distributed ledger, one or more second non-fungible tokens, and perform an issue process to issue the one or more second non-fungible tokens in response to receiving the issue request. The first non-fungible token and the one or more second non-fungible tokens each include information representing authority to rent a vehicle and representing points to be consumed when the vehicle is rented. The points are shared among the first non-fungible token and the one or more second non-fungible tokens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki ISHIHARA, Kuniaki MURAKAMI, Koji HETSUGI, Tomokazu ISHII, Tatsuya OWASHI
  • Publication number: 20240144241
    Abstract: An entity server includes a communication apparatus and a processor. The communication apparatus is configured to receive a temporary use request that requests temporary use of a vehicle by a user, the vehicle being associated with an NFT. When the communication apparatus receives the temporary use request, the processor performs locking processing for locking the NFT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuya OWASHI, Kuniaki Murakami, Koji Hetsugi, Tomokazu Ishii, Naoki Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20240144244
    Abstract: An entity server includes a communication apparatus and a processor. The communication apparatus is configured to receive a delivery request that requests delivery of a vehicle to a user, the vehicle being associated with an NFT. When the communication apparatus receives the delivery request, the processor performs locking processing for locking the NFT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuya OWASHI, Kuniaki MURAKAMI, Koji HETSUGI, Tomokazu ISHII, Naoki ISHIHARA
  • Patent number: 6014605
    Abstract: A vehicular control system for enabling the driver to recognize in advance an obstructing state present in a plan route to be followed by the driver, even if the driver has a poor consciousness or a concentration on the driving operation. The vehicular control system comprises a mechanism for changing the gear stage of the automatic transmission of the vehicle and establishing the shift shock, if the presence of a traffic obstruction such as another vehicle obstructing the run of the vehicle on the plan route is detected, to notify the driver of the presence of another vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kunio Morisawa, Kuniaki Murakami