Patents by Inventor Masaki Ito

Masaki Ito 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: 20200193460
    Abstract: A vehicle information management device includes: an acquisition section that acquires location information from a traveling vehicle; a determination section that determines whether the vehicle has traveled in a specified underpopulated area on the basis of the location information; and an offering section that offers a travel reward to a user of the vehicle in the case where it is determined that the vehicle has traveled in the specified underpopulated area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Ryohei OBARA, Masaki ITO, Makoto KAKUCHI, Mutsumi MATSUURA, Hiroaki SUGIYAMA, Yuichi TASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20200186009
    Abstract: A motor includes a stationary portion including an annular stator centered on a central axis extending in a vertical direction, and a rotating portion including a magnet radially opposite to the stator, and rotatable about the central axis. The stationary portion includes a circuit board axially below the magnet and an electronic component mounted on the circuit board, the circuit board includes a board hole passing therethrough in an axial direction. The electronic component includes a component body portion including at least a portion thereof in the board hole, a first terminal portion extending in a first direction from the component body portion, the first direction being not parallel to the axial direction, a second terminal portion extending downward from the first terminal portion, and a third terminal portion extending from the second terminal portion, and joined to the circuit board through solder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Masaki ITO, Shuji HOSODA, Wataru MORISAKI, Norihide WATARI
  • Patent number: 10665042
    Abstract: A vehicle management system includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a manipulation list including one or a plurality of vehicle manipulations set when electronic key data of a vehicle is issued to a user device, a detection unit configured to detect that the vehicle manipulation included in the manipulation list has been performed when the vehicle is being used using the electronic key data of the user device, and a notification unit configured to notify an owner terminal related to an owner of the vehicle that the vehicle manipulation included in the manipulation list has been performed, after the detection of the detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jun Hioki, Hiroshi Igata, Megumi Amano, Masaki Ito, Tomoaki Miyazawa, Yuichiro Haruna
  • Publication number: 20200160394
    Abstract: A vehicle information managing device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire vehicle data on a vehicle which is traveling from the vehicle and a provision unit configured to provide advertisement information of a commercial facility which is selected based on user data on a user of the vehicle and the vehicle data to the vehicle which is traveling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Ryohei OBARA, Masaki ITO, Makoto KAKUCHI, Mutsumi MATSUURA, Hiroaki SUGIYAMA, Yuichi TASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20200161884
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a supply unit supplying electric power to a target apparatus, a first reception unit receiving settlement information including an amount of charge to be charged to a user as value for a service provided by the target apparatus, from the target apparatus being supplied with electric power, a first transmission unit transmitting the settlement information and a user identifier to a settlement apparatus, a second reception unit receiving a notification indicating that settlement of the amount of charge is possible or settlement of the amount of charge has been completed from the settlement apparatus, and a second transmission unit transmitting information indicating that settlement of the amount of charge is possible or settlement of the amount of charge has been completed to the target apparatus so as to cause the target apparatus to execute the service in a case where the notification is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Ryohei OBARA, Masaki ITO, Makoto KAKUCHI, Mutsumi MATSUURA, Hiroaki SUGIYAMA, Yuichi TASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20200163180
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a storage unit configured to store area information for designating an area in which a lighting device is to be illuminated and illuminating time period information for designating a time period in which the lighting device is to be illuminated; and a first processor configured to acquire a current position of each of a plurality of vehicles, to extract at least one vehicle of which the current position is in the area from among the plurality of vehicles, and to instruct the at least one extracted vehicle to illuminate the lighting device in the time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Ryohei OBARA, Masaki ITO, Makoto KAKUCHI, Mutsumi MATSUURA, Hiroaki SUGIYAMA, Yuichi TASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20200141743
    Abstract: A patrol system includes a vehicle and a server. The server includes: a first decision unit that decides a priority of each of a plurality of patrol points to be patrolled and located in a prescribed area, based on resident data including data of the number of residents living in the prescribed area and addresses of the residents; a second decision unit that decides a patrol route for patrolling the patrol points, based on map information of the prescribed area and the priorities; and a transmission unit that transmits the patrol route to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Ryohei OBARA, Masaki ITO, Makoto KAKUCHI, Mutsumi MATSUURA, Hiroaki SUGIYAMA, Yuichi TASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20200141751
    Abstract: The search system includes a vehicle and a server. The server includes: a first determination unit that determines a search route for searching for a user who rides on transportation based on a timetable of the transportation and map information; a second determination unit that determines a time for the vehicle to start moving from a current position of the vehicle to a boarding point of the transportation based on the current position, a current time, a location of the boarding point, and a departure time of the transportation; a third determination unit that determines a travel route to move from the current position to the boarding point based on the map information; and a transmitter unit that transmits the search route and the travel route to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Ryohei OBARA, Masaki ITO, Makoto KAKUCHI, Mutsumi MATSUURA, Hiroaki SUGIYAMA, Yuichi TASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20200131839
    Abstract: A vehicle power window control device includes an opening-closing section, a detection section, and a controller. The opening-closing section is disposed at a side door of a vehicle, and is configured to move window glass provided at the side door. The detection section is disposed at a location further toward a vehicle upper side than an armrest of the side door and further toward a vehicle front side than a door inner handle of the side door, and is configured to detect a hand movement by an occupant within a detection region set at a vehicle inner side of the location. The controller closes the window glass in a case in which an upward hand movement by the occupant has been detected by the detection section, and opens the window glass in a case in which a downward hand movement by the occupant has been detected by the detection section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Iwano, Masaki Ito
  • Publication number: 20200130575
    Abstract: An in-cabin lighting device has: a lighting section that emits light within a vehicle cabin, and that is configured to arbitrarily change a color of emitted light; a color detecting portion that detects a color of an detection target in a detection region that is set within the vehicle cabin; and a control section that changes the color of light emitted by the lighting section to the color detected by the color detecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Iwano, Masaki Ito
  • Publication number: 20200130573
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle illumination system, including: interior lighting provided in a vehicle that is operable in a manual driving mode and in an autonomous driving mode; a detection device, provided in the vehicle, that detects an ambient light level outside the vehicle; a first control unit, provided in the vehicle, that controls switching on and switching off of headlights on the basis of a detection result from the detection device; and a second control unit that controls an illumination level of the interior lighting, such that the illumination level of the interior light when the headlights have been switched on while the vehicle is in the autonomous driving mode is higher than the illumination level of the interior lighting when the headlights have been switched on while the vehicle is in the manual driving mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: Masaki Ito
  • Publication number: 20200122639
    Abstract: A vehicle notification system performs audio notification regarding a driving status of a vehicle that is capable of self-driving, for an occupant of the vehicle at a predetermined timing during self-driving. The vehicle notification system includes a position identification section that is configured to identify a current position of the vehicle. Based on a destination and the current position, notification that the driving status is conforming to a plan is performed at regular intervals, and notification that the driving status is not conforming to the plan is performed if the driving status is no longer conforming to the plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Masaki Ito, Kihiro Kato, Michio Ikeda, Shotaro Inoue
  • Publication number: 20200101936
    Abstract: A restraining device control system includes: a restraining device that is provided at a vehicle seat and that restrains an occupant seated in the vehicle seat; a surrounding environment detection unit that detects an environment surrounding a vehicle; and a control unit that increases a restraining force on the occupant by the restraining device in a case in which it has been predicted, from the surrounding environment of the vehicle, that vacillation of the vehicle while in an autonomous driving mode will exceed a threshold amount and that decreases the restraining force on the occupant by the restraining device in a case in which it has been predicted, from the surrounding environment of the vehicle, that the vehicle will maintain a state in which vacillation of the vehicle while in the autonomous driving mode is less than the threshold amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Masaki Ito, Hiroshi Hiraiwa, Michio Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20200075474
    Abstract: A wiring circuit board includes a first insulating layer, a terminal, a second insulating layer disposed at one side in a thickness direction of the terminal, and a wire continuous to the terminal in a direction crossing the thickness direction. The first insulating layer has an opening portion passing through the first insulating layer in the thickness direction and having the opening cross-sectional area increasing as being closer to one side in the thickness direction. The terminal has a peripheral end portion and a solid portion. The peripheral end portion contacts with an inner side surface of the first insulating layer. The inner side surface forms the opening portion. The solid portion integrally disposed with the peripheral end portion at the inner side of the peripheral end portion. The peripheral end portion and the solid portion fill the entire opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hayato TAKAKURA, Shuichi WAKAKI, Shusaku SHIBATA, Yoshihiro KAWAMURA, Masaki ITO
  • Publication number: 20200073884
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing device including: a first memory; a first processor that is connected to the first memory; and a storage section that stores image data related to a position information-appended image that is appended with position information relating to an imaging location. The first processor searches for one or more items of the image data including the position information within a predetermined range of a current position of a vehicle, and selects a position information-appended image related to image data found by the searching as an image to be displayed in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshinori Yamada, Masaki Ito, Shotaro Inoue, Akihiro Muguruma, Michio Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20200073406
    Abstract: An accompanying vehicle selection system includes: a first vehicle that is provided with a driver's seat; a plurality of second vehicles that have different functions from the first vehicle, and that are configured to travel in accompaniment with the first vehicle; and a control unit that is provided in the first vehicle, and that determines, based on input information, which vehicle from among the plurality of second vehicles is to travel in accompaniment with the first vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshinori Yamada, Masaki Ito, Shotaro Inoue, Akihiro Muguruma, Michio Ikeda
  • Patent number: 10582339
    Abstract: There is provided a destination information retrieval device including: a first memory; and a first processor connected to the first memory, wherein the first processor acquires posted information from a management server that manages a social networking service (SNS), determines, based on the acquired posted information and current positional information regarding a vehicle, a destination of the vehicle, and outputs the determined destination as destination information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Daichi Kusanagi, Masaki Ito, Kenta Miyahara, Kihiro Kato, Yuka Shidochi, Yohei Tanigawa
  • Publication number: 20200042267
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes a projection device that is provided on a vehicle cabin interior side of a front windshield glass in a vehicle, and displays information by projecting projection light so that this information appears superimposed on scenery visible in front of the vehicle, a display device that is provided in an instrument panel of the vehicle, and displays information towards a vehicle occupant seat side, and a display control unit that, of planned actions acquired from a self-driving control unit that controls self-driving of the vehicle, causes a planned action that is to be performed next after a vehicle action currently being performed to be displayed as a primary planned action by the projection device, and also causes planned actions that are to be performed subsequently to the primary planned action to be displayed as secondary planned actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshinori Yamada, Masaki Ito
  • Publication number: 20190389488
    Abstract: A surroundings monitoring device that includes: a display device that displays an own-vehicle display displaying a vehicle equipped with the surroundings monitoring device; a detection device that detects a potential hazard present near the vehicle; a processor; and a memory that is connected to the processor, the processor being configured to display on the display device a potential hazard display spanning from the own-vehicle display, or from a vicinity of the own-vehicle display on the display device, to a location of the display device corresponding to a direction in which the potential hazard detected by the detection device is present, the potential hazard display being distinct from display at other locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinori YAMADA, Masaki ITO
  • Publication number: 20190375295
    Abstract: A cockpit for a vehicle includes an interactive device and an instrument panel. The interactive device includes an entry section that collects a first voice messages produced by vehicle occupants and an output section that outputs a second voice messages to the vehicle occupants. The instrument panel is provided at a vehicle cabin front portion. The interactive device is fixed to the vehicle width direction center of the instrument panel. The entry section and output section are exposed to the vehicle cabin interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Nobuo Nakamura, Toshikazu Tanemura, Masaki Ito