Patents by Inventor Masahiro Nishiyama
Masahiro Nishiyama 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: 11964540Abstract: A heating apparatus for a vehicle includes an air heating unit configured to heat air conditioning air to be sent into a vehicle cabin, a contact heating unit configured to heat a member that is in contact with a body of an occupant in the vehicle cabin, and an electronic control unit. A heat source of the air heating unit and a heat source of the contact heating unit each are supplied with an electric power from one or more batteries. The electronic control unit is configured to decrease an electric power that is supplied to the heat source of the air heating unit when the heat source of the contact heating unit is on as compared to an electric power that is supplied to the heat source of the air heating unit when the heat source of the contact heating unit is off.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Tsukagishi, Takahisa Kaneko, Masahiro Nishiyama, Akihisa Sumiyoshi
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Publication number: 20240091881Abstract: A weldment manufacturing method includes a recess forming step of forming recesses on a first target member and a second target member, the recesses delineating holes each of which spans across the first target member and the second target member and that are arranged along a boundary between the first target member and the second target member when the first and second target members that are the objects to be welded together are brought into abutment against each other; an abutting step of bringing the first and second target members into abutment against each other by aligning the recesses so that the recesses delineate the respective holes; and a welding step of placing filler material in the respective holes irradiating and scanning the filler material with the laser to cause the filler material to melt so as to fill the holes with the molten filler material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yasutaka Banno, Yasuyuki Fujiya, Shuho Tsubota, Masahiro Kimura, Tomoyuki Nishiyama
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Patent number: 11756408Abstract: A communication terminal includes a touch panel provided with a display device and an input device. The touch panel displays a request to rescue a rescued person and displays a plurality of modes of transportation to go to the rescued person and a travel time for each of the modes of transportation. The touch panel is provided with a reply button for selecting one of the modes of transportation and inputting a reply of going to the rescued person. The touch panel can also display a map showing a location of the rescued person or information on a symptom of the rescued person.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro Nishiyama, Kenji Tsukagishi, Takahisa Kaneko, Erina Kigoshi, Aiko Miyamoto
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Publication number: 20230258139Abstract: A vehicle control system is provided, in which an engine ECU starts fuel cut control when deceleration is requested, and an air conditioner ECU operates a compressor to accumulate the cold while the fuel cut control operation is performed by an engine controller, and deactivates the compressor in a case where an evaporator temperature matches or falls below a compressor deactivatable temperature when a condition for terminating the fuel cut control is satisfied. The engine ECU extends the fuel cut control in a case where the compressor is deactivated when the condition for terminating the fuel cut control is satisfied. The air conditioner ECU includes an airflow volume decreasing unit configured to decrease an airflow volume from a blower, which blows air into a vehicle interior, when an estimated air conditioning load is low during the operation to accumulate the cold, for rapidly decreasing the evaporator temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Hirotaka SASAKI, Takahisa KANEKO, Masahiro NISHIYAMA, Kenji TSUKAGISHI
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Patent number: 11718176Abstract: An onboard camera image application system includes multiple vehicles, an information providing system, and a PC. In the information providing system, a collection server collects image data captured by onboard cameras of the vehicles. An analysis server extracts, from the image data captured around one location, feature information associated with an extraction item for a person or a vehicle around the location. The analysis server also classifies the extracted feature information by classification item. A providing server sends the classified feature information to the PC of a user. The user is able to set a location to be processed, through the PC, and is also able to set the extraction item or the classification item.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro Nishiyama, Kenji Tsukagishi, Takahisa Kaneko
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Patent number: 11704697Abstract: An on-board signage system includes one or more vehicles, a display device installed in each of the vehicles, and a signage controller, in which the signage controller is configured to function as a post collecting unit that collects a post content item uploaded to an SNS site, a post analyzing unit which extracts a location relating to the post content item as a relevant location, a post database that stores post-related information obtained from the post content item in association with the relevant location, and a selector that selects at least one of a travel route of the vehicle and an image to be assigned to the vehicle, based on information stored in the post database, and transmits the selected travel route or image to the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro Nishiyama, Kenji Tsukagishi, Takahisa Kaneko, Erina Kigoshi, Aiko Miyamoto
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Publication number: 20230219397Abstract: A vehicle control system is provided, in which an engine ECU starts fuel cut control when deceleration is requested, and an air conditioner ECU operates a compressor to accumulate the cold during operation when the fuel cut control is performed by an engine controller, and deactivates the compressor in a case where an evaporator temperature matches or falls below a predetermined value of a compressor deactivation permissible temperature when a condition of terminating the fuel cut control is satisfied. The engine ECU extends the fuel cut control in a case where the compressor is deactivated when the condition of terminating the fuel cut control is satisfied. The air conditioner ECU includes a compressor deactivation permissible temperature changing unit configured to raise the compressor deactivation permissible temperature from the predetermined value when an estimated air conditioning load is low.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2022Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Hirotaka SASAKI, Takahisa KANEKO, Masahiro NISHIYAMA, Kenji TSUKAGISHI
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Publication number: 20230182533Abstract: An air conditioning system for a vehicle that air conditions a vehicle cabin before a user gets into a vehicle, in which the air conditioning system strongly air conditions the vehicle cabin by increasing an air conditioning output for a predetermined period after the user gets into the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Masahiro NISHIYAMA, Takashi KUBOKURA, Masashi HOTTA, Shunsuke SHIGETA
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Patent number: 11664672Abstract: Provided is a charging controller that controls a process of charging a battery from an external power source. When an outside air temperature is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature, the charging controller charges the battery from a time earlier than a scheduled time of use of the battery by a predetermined time until the scheduled time of use. Thus, even when the outside air temperature is equal to or lower than the predetermined temperature, the temperature of the battery has been raised by heat generated during the charging by the time of use of the battery.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro Nishiyama, Kenji Tsukagishi, Takahisa Kaneko
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Patent number: 11657657Abstract: A distribution system includes a collection server, a storage server, and a distribution server. The collection server acquires image data captured by an on-vehicle camera, creates a table in which imaging position information is associated with imaging environment information, and stores the table in the storage server. The distribution server accepts a distribution request in which an imaging position condition and an imaging environment condition are designated. The distribution server searches the image data satisfying the imaging position condition and the imaging environment condition, and performs distribution.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro Nishiyama, Kenji Tsukagishi, Takahisa Kaneko
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Patent number: 11651395Abstract: An on-board signage system includes one or more vehicles, a display device configured to display an assigned image on a display area of each of the vehicles, and a signage controller, in which the signage controller is configured to function as an image database for storing a plurality of candidate images, a terminal database for storing identification information and owner information of a registered terminal, a terminal location acquiring unit configured to acquire location information of the registered terminal, and a selector that selects at least one of a travel route for the vehicle and an image to be assigned to the vehicle, based on the location information and the owner information of the registered terminal, and transmits the selected travel route or image to the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro Nishiyama, Kenji Tsukagishi, Takahisa Kaneko, Erina Kigoshi, Aiko Miyamoto
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Patent number: 11584197Abstract: An air-conditioning control system acquires settlement information on an electronic settlement performed by an occupant D of a vehicle using a mobile terminal via a car-navigation system from the mobile terminal having an electronic settlement function, and controls an air conditioner on the basis of the acquired settlement information. The settlement information includes a commodity purchased by the electronic settlement or a service having a value paid by the electronic settlement, as a settlement target.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro Nishiyama, Kenji Tsukagishi, Takahisa Kaneko, Erina Kigoshi, Aiko Miyamoto
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Patent number: 11443612Abstract: A rescue system includes a receiver, an emergency medical staff arrival time estimation unit, an acquisition unit, a user arrival time estimation unit, and a transmitter. The receiver receives a request for rescue of a rescued person and rescued person location information. The emergency medical staff arrival time estimation unit estimates an emergency medical staff arrival time at which an emergency medical staff arrives at the rescued person based on the rescued person location information. The acquisition unit acquires user location information of a registered user that is a candidate for a rescuer. The user arrival time estimation unit estimates the user arrival time when the registered user arrives at the rescued person based on the user location information. The transmitter transmits the request for rescue to the registered user that is able to arrive earlier than the emergency medical staff.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro Nishiyama, Kenji Tsukagishi, Takahisa Kaneko, Erina Kigoshi, Aiko Miyamoto
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Publication number: 20220283765Abstract: An image forming apparatus (100) has an operation panel (5), a storage portion (2), an image reading portion (3), and a controller (1). On recognizing a job executed after a job is canceled as a result of a cancellation instruction being accepted to be a retried job, the controller (1), based on job information on the canceled job and job information on the retried job, detects as an error-prone item a setting item for which a set value differs between the canceled job and the retried job, and makes the storage portion (2) store improper setting information including information indicating the error-prone item.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2020Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Yoshiaki YASUI, Masahiro NISHIYAMA, Narihiko SUESE, Tsuyoshi NITTA, Ikuya OHARA, Ryota DOI, Shunsuke SASAKI
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Vehicular arithmetic operation processing device, server computer, and non-transitory storage medium
Patent number: 11354095Abstract: A vehicular arithmetic operation processing device that is mounted in a vehicle having a communication function of communicating with an outside of the vehicle and the vehicular arithmetic operation processing device includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to: perform an arithmetic operation for an arithmetic operation task, output a result of the arithmetic operation, and receive an arithmetic operation task from the outside of the vehicle by using the communication function when an amount of arithmetic operations performed in the vehicular arithmetic operation processing device is equal to or less than a predetermined first value; and transmit an arithmetic operation task to the outside of the vehicle by using the communication function when the amount of arithmetic operations which are performed in the vehicular arithmetic operation processing device is equal to or greater than a predetermined second value.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro Nishiyama, Kenji Tsukagishi, Takahisa Kaneko -
Patent number: 11325496Abstract: A control device distributes electric power from a battery to an electric power feed terminal when the remaining level of a battery is equal to or higher than a predetermined value with an ignition off. Therefore, an electronic component can be charged after being connected to the electric power feed terminal, even with the ignition off. When the remaining level of the battery is lower than the predetermined value, the distribution of electric power from the battery to the electric power feed terminal is shut off, so the electric component can be stopped from being charged, even after being connected to the electric power feed terminal. In consequence, even when the electronic component can be charged after being connected to the electric power feed terminal with the ignition off, a battery remaining level that is needed when a vehicle runs next time can be ensured.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro Nishiyama, Kenji Tsukagishi, Takahisa Kaneko
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Patent number: 11247532Abstract: A vehicle temperature regulation apparatus includes a temperature regulator configured to regulate a temperature of a circuit board mounted in a vehicle, a controller configured to control the temperature regulator, and a storage unit configured to store a vehicle startup scheduled time. When the temperature of the circuit board at a check time before the vehicle startup scheduled time is outside of a predetermined normal temperature range, the controller executes circuit board pre-temperature-regulation control to operate the temperature regulator to regulate the temperature of the circuit board before the vehicle startup scheduled time.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro Nishiyama, Kenji Tsukagishi, Takahisa Kaneko
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Publication number: 20220028007Abstract: An insurance fee setting system includes: a driving analysis server that is connected to a rear distance sensor, which is attached to a second vehicle, by a communication line, and that analyzes a driving state of a driver of a first vehicle that is a contract vehicle of an automobile insurance, based on detected data of the rear distance sensor; and an insurance fee setting server that sets an insurance fee of the automobile insurance in which the driver is under contract, based on the driving state of the driver input from the driving analysis server.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiro Nishiyama, Kenji Tsukagishi, Takahisa Kaneko
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Publication number: 20220020264Abstract: A communication terminal includes a touch panel provided with a display device and an input device. The touch panel displays a request to rescue a rescued person and displays a plurality of modes of transportation to go to the rescued person and a travel time for each of the modes of transportation. The touch panel is provided with a reply button for selecting one of the modes of transportation and inputting a reply of going to the rescued person. The touch panel can also display a map showing a location of the rescued person or information on a symptom of the rescued person.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiro Nishiyama, Kenji Tsukagishi, Takahisa Kaneko, Erina Kigoshi, Aiko Miyamoto
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Publication number: 20220020041Abstract: A discount percentage determination system includes: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire, from a database in which residential areas and electronic payment information of consumers who made electronic payments are recorded in association with each other, the electronic payment information for each of the residential areas; and a discount percentage determination unit configured to identify a tendency of the electronic payments for each of the residential areas based on the electronic payment information for each of the residential areas and to determine for each of the residential areas a discount percentage for prices of items for sale at a predetermined store according to the identified tendency.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiro Nishiyama, Kenji Tsukagishi, Takahisa Kaneko, Erina Kigoshi, Aiko Miyamoto