Patents by Inventor Masato Endo

Masato Endo 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: 20250091589
    Abstract: The driving diagnosis system includes a server and a first terminal of a watching target person and a second terminal of a watching target person, and performs a driving diagnosis of the watching target person, wherein the server includes a CPU that performs information processing, and CPU acquires vehicle information, performs a driving diagnosis of the watching target person for a plurality of diagnosis items based on the acquired vehicle information, acquires a disclosable range from the first terminal of the watching target person to the watching person of the respective diagnosis items, extracts diagnosis information included in the disclosable range as watching information, and transmits the extracted watching information to the second terminal of the watching person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masato ENDO, Motoshi KOJIMA, Shuhei MANABE
  • Publication number: 20250095418
    Abstract: By executing the program, the processor realizes an acquisition unit, a diagnosis unit, and a message application providing unit. The acquisition unit acquires the driving data of the watching target person from the vehicle. The diagnosis unit performs a driving diagnosis based on the driving data. The message application providing unit displays a message input by the watching target person and the watcher on the chat screen. The message application providing unit includes a display control unit and a message generation unit. The display control unit displays a message on the chat screen. After the notification message notifying that the result of the driving diagnosis has been generated is displayed on the chat screen, the message generation unit can generate a reaction message for the result of the driving diagnosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masato ENDO, Motoshi KOJIMA, Shuhei MANABE
  • Publication number: 20250091598
    Abstract: The vehicle operation diagnosis device includes a processor and a memory, wherein the processor is configured to detect a predetermined operation scene of the vehicle based on data detected by the vehicle, acquire at least one of the number of retries of the vehicle operation in the operation scene and the time required for the vehicle operation in the operation scene as an evaluation index, and notify a pre-registered user of the evaluation result of the evaluation index or the operation capability of the driver based on the evaluation index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masato ENDO, Motoshi KOJIMA, Shuhei MANABE
  • Patent number: 12241548
    Abstract: An obstacle detector of a construction vehicle includes a brake mechanism which includes: a first hydraulic closed circuit including a pump for rolling, which is equipped with a swash plate, and a motor for rolling, which is connected with the pump for rolling; a second hydraulic closed circuit including a first hydraulic passage communicating with one side of the pump for rolling and a second hydraulic passage communicating with another side of the pump for rolling, to actuate the swash plate; and a neutral valve provided in the second closed circuit. When an emergency brake is activated, at least one of a compressive returning force to compress a low-pressure side of the tilted swash plate for returning the swash plate to a neutral position and a decompressive returning force to decompress a high-pressure side of the swash plate for returning the swash plate to the neutral position is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Sakai Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohei Endo, Norio Morioka, Masato Ohgiya, Nobumasa Motokawa
  • Publication number: 20250055677
    Abstract: A sender system 2 is equipped with an optical transmitter 20 that transmits an encoded optical signal 40 at a predetermined strength via a line-of-sight (LOS) communication channel 4, and a key distillator 21 that generates a cryptographic key from a random bit sequence outputted by the optical transmitter 20 through a key distillation processing via an authenticated public communication channel 5. A legitimate receiver system 3 is equipped with an optical receiver 30 that receives the optical signal 40 from the optical transmitter 20 via the LOS communication channel 4, and a key distillator 31 that generates a cryptographic key from the random bit sequence outputted by the optical receiver 30 through the key distillation processing via the authenticated public communication channel 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Hiroyuki ENDO, Masahide SASAKI, Mikio FUJIWARA, Masahiro TAKEOKA, Masato KOASHI, Toshihiko SASAKI
  • Patent number: 12221944
    Abstract: A remote start system includes: a terminal; a center server configured to receive a startup request; and a vehicle having a driving device, the vehicle configured to receive a startup request, and start up the driving device, wherein at least one of the center server and the vehicle includes an information acquisition unit configured to acquire information on transmission availability state of a power transmission device that transmits power of the driving device in the vehicle to driving wheels, or information on an operation state of a rotation prevention device that prevents rotation of the driving wheels when a function of transmitting the startup request is activated or when the startup request is transmitted, and a permission determination unit configured to determine whether to permit the startup of the driving device based on the startup request, based on the information acquired by the information acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Tamane, Masato Endo
  • Patent number: 12205067
    Abstract: An information processing device is configured to perform an operation of a delivery service in which an inside of a vehicle, a building, or a facility used by a user is designated as a delivery destination of a package, or perform a support of the operation. The information processing device includes an information acquisition unit configured to acquire information on an accommodation situation of an object accommodated inside the vehicle, the building, or the facility, and an accommodation situation notification unit configured to notify the user of the accommodation situation based on the information acquired by the information acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masato Endo, Yuichiro Haruna
  • Publication number: 20240397294
    Abstract: An information processing system relates to a delivery service in which a vehicle cabin including a trunk of a vehicle used by a user is designated as a delivery destination of a package. The information processing system includes a center server configured to remind the user to receive the package from the vehicle cabin of the vehicle designated by the user as the delivery destination of the package, in a case where the package is not received from the vehicle cabin of the vehicle after a predetermined time has elapsed since the package was delivered to the vehicle cabin of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masato ENDO, Yuichiro HARUNA
  • Publication number: 20240312542
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device includes a thermal history monitor and a determination circuit. The thermal history monitor outputs a thermal history based on a characteristic variation of a memory cell when a reliability detection command is input from a controller or a host device. The determination circuit determines package reliability based on the thermal history output from the thermal history monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Masato ENDO, Haruo MIKI, Daiki SUGAWARA
  • Patent number: 12096316
    Abstract: An information processing system relates to a delivery service in which a vehicle cabin including a trunk of a vehicle used by a user is designated as a delivery destination of a package. The information processing system includes a center server configured to remind the user to receive the package from the vehicle cabin of the vehicle designated by the user as the delivery destination of the package, in a case where the package is not received from the vehicle cabin of the vehicle after a predetermined time has elapsed since the package was delivered to the vehicle cabin of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masato Endo, Yuichiro Haruna
  • Patent number: 12086737
    Abstract: An information providing system includes: a server including a first processor configured to provide an excursion pass that allows a user to use a plurality of transportation units to a terminal of the user; and a terminal including a second processor configured to output predetermined information to the server. The first processor is configured to: estimate a transportation unit used by the user among the plurality of transportation units, and a usage section of the transportation unit; acquire evaluation information indicating evaluation of the user with respect to the transportation unit from the terminal; calculate allocation of sales of the excursion pass to each operator providing the plurality of transportation units based on an estimation result of the transportation unit and the usage section, and the evaluation information; and output information regarding the allocation to each operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Majima, Masato Endo
  • Patent number: 12078138
    Abstract: A remote startup system includes: a terminal; a center server configured to receive a startup request; and a vehicle having a driving device, the vehicle configured to receive a startup request, and start up the driving device, wherein at least one of the center server and the vehicle includes an information acquisition unit configured to acquire information on transmission availability state of a power transmission device that transmits power of the driving device in the vehicle to driving wheels, or information on an operation state of a rotation prevention device that prevents rotation of the driving wheels when a function of transmitting the startup request is activated or when the startup request is transmitted, and a permission determination unit configured to determine whether to permit the startup of the driving device based on the startup request, based on the information acquired by the information acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Tamane, Masato Endo
  • Publication number: 20240256099
    Abstract: In an information processing apparatus, a control unit is configured to execute acquiring assessment results of a plurality of items on driving operation of a first vehicle, and first information on a first device. The first device is used to assist in driving operation of a first item of which the assessment result is lower than a reference value among the plurality of items, and the first device is attachable to the first vehicle. The control unit is configured to output the assessment results of the plurality of items and the first information in a form in which the assessment result of the first item is associated with the first information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi AKIMA, Yasuyuki KAMEZAKI, Masato ENDO
  • Publication number: 20240249643
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a control unit. The control unit is configured to execute: a process of presenting a user a plurality of missions respectively corresponding to a plurality of items of driving assessment; a process of setting one or more first missions for the user, the one or more first missions being selected by the user from among the plurality of missions; a process of determining whether the user has cleared the one or more first missions based on the driving assessment corresponding to the one or more first missions; and a process of presenting the user the plurality of missions including a second mission higher in difficulty level than the one or more first missions in response to a situation that the user has cleared the one or more first missions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shuji MIYAI, Yasuyuki KAMEZAKI, Masato ENDO, Seira NAKATA
  • Publication number: 20240249249
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit configured to acquire information on user's driving, perform a driving diagnose of a vehicle based on the acquired information, and present an amount of money saved for a component of the vehicle based on a result of the driving diagnosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kota WASHIO, Masato ENDO
  • Publication number: 20240249308
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit. The control unit is configured to: acquire information on driving of a user; determine, for each trip, whether a predetermined event has occurred based on the information on the driving of the user, and create a diagnostic report associated with the predetermined event; and notify the user that the diagnostic report is present in response to creation of the diagnostic report associated with the predetermined event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuji Miyai, Yasuyuki Kamezaki, Masato Endo, Seira Nakata
  • Publication number: 20240249569
    Abstract: A control unit provided in an information processing device executes driving diagnosis of a vehicle for a plurality of items in a predetermined period, obtains a score for each of the plurality of items, and performs driving diagnosis among the plurality of items. Determining a comprehensive evaluation according to the number of items whose diagnostic results are equal to or less than a predetermined score; displaying the comprehensive evaluation on an initial screen of a user interface that displays the results of the driving diagnosis; and displaying the evaluation for each of the plurality of items on another screen associated with.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi AKIMA, Shuji Miyai, Yasuyuki Kamezaki, Masato Endo
  • Patent number: 12046089
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a decision unit that decides upper limits of respective individual evaluation values for a plurality of calculation items such that a total of the upper limits is a previously determined value, the individual evaluation values being relevant to driving of a driver, the calculation items being calculation items for which the individual evaluation values are calculated; an acquisition unit that acquires vehicle information relevant to a vehicle; a calculation unit that calculates the respective individual evaluation values for the calculation items within the upper limits decided by the decision unit, based on the vehicle information acquired by the acquisition unit; and a control unit that displays, on a display unit, the respective individual evaluation values for the calculation items that are calculated by the calculation unit and a total evaluation value that is a total of the respective individual evaluation values for the calculation items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Chisato Sugiura, Ai Ito, Akihito Nakamura, Yasuyuki Kamezaki, Takaaki Nagatani, Shuhei Manabe, Masato Endo
  • Publication number: 20240239364
    Abstract: The server obtains a first reduction amount of carbon dioxide emitted from the vehicle group and converts the first reduction amount of carbon dioxide into a first amount of the biological group. The server acquires a second reduction amount of carbon dioxide emitted from the first vehicle by driving of the first user associated with the first vehicle included in the vehicle group, and acquires a contribution degree of the first user in the first amount of the biological group based on the second reduction amount of carbon dioxide. The server causes the predetermined display device to display information indicating the first amount of the biological group and the degree of contribution of the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kota WASHIO, Hinata ICHIKAWA, Masato ENDO
  • Patent number: 11946764
    Abstract: A vehicle display control device includes: a map information acquisition unit that acquires map data around a vehicle; and an item display unit that overlaps a virtual item on a predetermined travel road on the map data and that displays the virtual item in a display area in a vehicle cabin. The item display unit overlaps and displays the virtual item on the map data, thereby guiding a driver of the vehicle toward the travel road on which the virtual item is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masato Endo, Yasuyuki Kamezaki, Yasuhiro Murata, Takeo Moriai, Kosuke Sakakibara, Kenta Miyahara, Takashi Hayashi