Patents by Inventor Mami Kato
Mami Kato 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).
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Patent number: 11835349Abstract: A driving support apparatus that includes a communication device configured to communicate with a vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle that is under automatic driving control and a mobile terminal of a user of the vehicle, and a processor configured to send, upon receiving a return request for moving the vehicle to an exit location at which the user has exited the vehicle, from the mobile terminal through the communication device, a return command for moving the vehicle to the exit location to the vehicle-mounted device through the communication device, when a return time required to move the vehicle to the exit location is less than an available return time, the available return time being calculated based on an expected arrival time at which the vehicle is expected to arrive at a destination of a passenger different from the user.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro Shiga, Mami Kato, Masato Endo
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Patent number: 11686587Abstract: A driving support apparatus that includes a communication device configured to communicate with a vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle that is under automatic driving control and a mobile terminal of a user of the vehicle, and a processor configured to send, upon receiving a return request for moving the vehicle to an exit location at which the user has exited the vehicle, from the mobile terminal through the communication device, a return command for moving the vehicle to the exit location to the vehicle-mounted device through the communication device, when a return time required to move the vehicle to the exit location is less than an available return time, the available return time being calculated based on an expected arrival time at which the vehicle is expected to arrive at a destination of a passenger different from the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro Shiga, Mami Kato, Masato Endo
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Patent number: 11680806Abstract: A driving support apparatus that includes a communication device configured to communicate with a vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle that is under automatic driving control and a mobile terminal of a user of the vehicle, and a processor configured to send, upon receiving a return request for moving the vehicle to an exit location at which the user has exited the vehicle, from the mobile terminal through the communication device, a return command for moving the vehicle to the exit location to the vehicle-mounted device through the communication device, when a return time required to move the vehicle to the exit location is less than an available return time.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro Shiga, Mami Kato, Masato Endo
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Publication number: 20230175847Abstract: A driving support apparatus that includes a communication device configured to communicate with a vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle that is under automatic driving control and a mobile terminal of a user of the vehicle, and a processor configured to send, upon receiving a return request for moving the vehicle to an exit location at which the user has exited the vehicle, from the mobile terminal through the communication device, a return command for moving the vehicle to the exit location to the vehicle-mounted device through the communication device, when a return time required to move the vehicle to the exit location is less than an available return time, the available return time being calculated based on an expected arrival time at which the vehicle is expected to arrive at a destination of a passenger different from the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2023Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro SHIGA, Mami KATO, Masato ENDO
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Patent number: 11360487Abstract: A driving support apparatus includes a communication device configured to communicate with a vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle that's under automatic driving control; and a processor configured to determine, upon receiving a stop request by a passenger who is riding in the vehicle from a mobile terminal of the passenger or the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle through the communication device, a stop location in accordance with the stop request; generate a driving route of the vehicle from a present location of the vehicle to the stop location; and calculate a stop time required to stop the vehicle at the stop location, based on the driving route to the stop location, and when the stop time is less than an allocated time for the stop request, send a stop command for moving the vehicle to the stop location to the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle through the communication device.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro Shiga, Mami Kato, Masato Endo
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Patent number: 11332147Abstract: A driving evaluation apparatus includes a processor configured to determine, based on information about facial expressions or behaviors of one or more passengers riding in a vehicle that is under automatic driving control, whether or not the passenger has displayed a facial expression or behavior indicating a specific feeling, and estimate ride comfort of the vehicle felt by the passenger in accordance with a determination result; and evaluate the driving of the vehicle that is under the automatic driving control, based on an estimation result of the ride comfort.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro Shiga, Mami Kato, Masato Endo
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Publication number: 20220090926Abstract: A driving support apparatus that includes a communication device configured to communicate with a vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle that is under automatic driving control and a mobile terminal of a user of the vehicle, and a processor configured to send, upon receiving a return request for moving the vehicle to an exit location at which the user has exited the vehicle, from the mobile terminal through the communication device, a return command for moving the vehicle to the exit location to the vehicle-mounted device through the communication device, when a return time required to move the vehicle to the exit location is less than an available return time, the available return time being calculated based on an expected arrival time at which the vehicle is expected to arrive at a destination of a passenger different from the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro SHIGA, Mami KATO, Masato ENDO
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Publication number: 20220075367Abstract: A left-behind belongings delivery support apparatus includes a communication device configured to be able to communicate with a vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle that is under automatic driving control and a mobile terminal of a user of the vehicle; and a processor configured to send, when a request for delivery of belongings left behind in the vehicle is received from the mobile terminal through the communication device, a movement command for moving the vehicle to a delivery destination of the left-behind belongings, to the vehicle-mounted device through the communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro SHIGA, Mami KATO, Masato ENDO
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Publication number: 20220049965Abstract: A driving support apparatus that includes a communication device configured to communicate with a vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle that is under automatic driving control and a mobile terminal of a user of the vehicle, and a processor configured to send, upon receiving a return request for moving the vehicle to an exit location at which the user has exited the vehicle, from the mobile terminal through the communication device, a return command for moving the vehicle to the exit location to the vehicle-mounted device through the communication device, when a return time required to move the vehicle to the exit location is less than an available return time.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro SHIGA, Mami KATO, Masato ENDO
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Publication number: 20220050453Abstract: A left-behind belongings delivery support apparatus includes a communication device configured to be able to communicate with a vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle that is under automatic driving control and a mobile terminal of a user of the vehicle; and a processor configured to send, when a request for delivery of belongings left behind in the vehicle is received from the mobile terminal through the communication device, a movement command for moving the vehicle to a delivery destination of the left-behind belongings, to the vehicle-mounted device through the communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro SHIGA, Mami KATO, Masato ENDO
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Patent number: 11248919Abstract: A driving support apparatus includes a communication device configured to be able to communicate with a vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle that is under automatic driving control and a mobile terminal of a user of the vehicle; and a processor configured to send, upon receiving a return request for moving the vehicle to an exit location at which the user has exited the vehicle, from the mobile terminal through the communication device, a return command for moving the vehicle to the exit location to the vehicle-mounted device through the communication device, when a return time required to move the vehicle to the exit location is less than an available return time.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro Shiga, Mami Kato, Masato Endo
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Patent number: 11155270Abstract: A driving evaluation apparatus includes: a communication device configured to be able to communicate through a network with at least one of a vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle that is under automatic driving control and a mobile terminal of a passenger who is riding in the vehicle; and a processor configured to send a signal for displaying a query for evaluating the driving of the vehicle on at least one of the vehicle-mounted device and the mobile terminal to at least one of the vehicle-mounted device and the mobile terminal by controlling the communication device, and receive a reply to the query from the passenger from at least one of the vehicle-mounted device and the mobile terminal by controlling the communication device.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro Shiga, Mami Kato, Masato Endo
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Publication number: 20200117215Abstract: A driving support apparatus includes a communication device configured to communicate with a vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle that's under automatic driving control; and a processor configured to determine, upon receiving a stop request by a passenger who is riding in the vehicle from a mobile terminal of the passenger or the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle through the communication device, a stop location in accordance with the stop request; generate a driving route of the vehicle from a present location of the vehicle to the stop location; and calculate a stop time required to stop the vehicle at the stop location, based on the driving route to the stop location, and when the stop time is less than an allocated time for the stop request, send a stop command for moving the vehicle to the stop location to the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle through the communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro SHIGA, Mami KATO, Masato ENDO
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Publication number: 20200110404Abstract: A left-behind belongings delivery support apparatus includes a communication device configured to be able to communicate with a vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle that is under automatic driving control and a mobile terminal of a user of the vehicle; and a processor configured to send, when a request for delivery of belongings left behind in the vehicle is received from the mobile terminal through the communication device, a movement command for moving the vehicle to a delivery destination of the left-behind belongings, to the vehicle-mounted device through the communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro SHIGA, Mami KATO, Masato ENDO
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Publication number: 20200109957Abstract: A driving support apparatus includes a communication device configured to be able to communicate with a vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle that is under automatic driving control and a mobile terminal of a user of the vehicle; and a processor configured to send, upon receiving a return request for moving the vehicle to an exit location at which the user has exited the vehicle, from the mobile terminal through the communication device, a return command for moving the vehicle to the exit location to the vehicle-mounted device through the communication device, when a return time required to move the vehicle to the exit location is less than an available return time.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro SHIGA, Mami KATO, Masato ENDO
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Publication number: 20200097743Abstract: A riding manner evaluation apparatus includes a memory; and a processor configured to detect a feature indicating the possibility of inappropriate behavior by a passenger riding in a vehicle, from interior compartment information representing the state of a compartment of the vehicle captured by a capture device installed in the vehicle that is under automatic driving control; and collect, whenever the feature is detected, the interior compartment information captured in a predetermined interval including the time when the feature is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro SHIGA, Mami KATO, Masato ENDO
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Publication number: 20200094845Abstract: A driving evaluation apparatus includes: a communication device configured to be able to communicate through a network with at least one of a vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle that is under automatic driving control and a mobile terminal of a passenger who is riding in the vehicle; and a processor configured to send a signal for displaying a query for evaluating the driving of the vehicle on at least one of the vehicle-mounted device and the mobile terminal to at least one of the vehicle-mounted device and the mobile terminal by controlling the communication device, and receive a reply to the query from the passenger from at least one of the vehicle-mounted device and the mobile terminal by controlling the communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro SHIGA, Mami KATO, Masato ENDO
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Publication number: 20200079383Abstract: A driving evaluation apparatus includes a processor configured to determine, based on information about facial expressions or behaviors of one or more passengers riding in a vehicle that is under automatic driving control, whether or not the passenger has displayed a facial expression or behavior indicating a specific feeling, and estimate ride comfort of the vehicle felt by the passenger in accordance with a determination result; and evaluate the driving of the vehicle that is under the automatic driving control, based on an estimation result of the ride comfort.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahiro SHIGA, Mami KATO, Masato ENDO
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Publication number: 20190362272Abstract: A vehicle manager transmits vehicle providing information including a time in which a vehicle owned by him/her is not used to a service management server of a service provider. A registered driver transmits driver providing information including his/her free time to the service management server. A client transmits service request information including a desired time frame for the transportation to the service management server. The service management server extracts a vehicle and a driver that meet the transportation service request in the service request information, and transmits the extracted information to the client. When the client accepts the information, the client transmits an order so that the vehicle manager and the registered driver confirm it. Thus, a contract for the transportation service is concluded. In this way, it is possible to effectively utilize idle resources such as vehicles and human resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Mami KATO
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Patent number: 8586514Abstract: A lubricant for use in processing of a metallic material includes a lubricant base composed of at least one paraffinic hydrocarbon and a modifier oil added to the lubricant base at a rate of 2-20 wt % of total weight of the lubricant. The modifier oil contains (a) a sulfuric extreme pressure agent, (b) a rust inhibitive agent and (c) a calcium ingredient. Content of sulfur is 0.5-20 wt % of total weight of the modifier oil. Content of the rust inhibitive agent is 0.1-15 wt % of total weight of the modifier oil. Further, content of calcium is 0.1-15 wt % of total weight of the modifier oil.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2008Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mami Kato, Teruo Fukaya