Patents by Inventor Motoshi ANABUKI
Motoshi ANABUKI 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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Publication number: 20240092383Abstract: An information processing method is to be executed by a computer. The information processing method includes: receiving, from an autonomous moving body, a first processing result that is a result of first preprocessing of travel control processing in autonomous movement processing of the autonomous moving body, and sensing data received by the autonomous moving body; executing second preprocessing based on the sensing data to receive a second processing result, the second preprocessing being more advanced than the first preprocessing; determining a difference between the first processing result and the second processing result; and outputting, to the autonomous moving body based on the difference determined, a change request to change the first processing result to the third processing result, the third processing result being received based on at least one of the first processing result or the second processing result.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Motoshi ANABUKI, Yoshimasa Honda
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Publication number: 20240094745Abstract: A control method includes the following. First information indicating a group control level is determined based on operation skills of operators who each perform remote monitoring or remote operation on a moving body. Second information indicating an attribute-dependent control level is determined based on attribute information on the operators. Third information indicating individual control levels of the operators is determined based on the first and second information. Moving bodies present within a predetermined range from a predetermined notification device are identified. Fourth information indicating a device control level is determined based on the third information determined for operators of the moving bodies identified. A detail of notification to be output from the predetermined notification device is determined based on the fourth information. A control command for notifying of the detail is output.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Yoshihiko KAMIYA, Motoshi ANABUKI, Yuki MATSUMURA
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Patent number: 11891046Abstract: An information processing method is executed by a computer and the method includes: obtaining first transported-object information that is transported-object information including a position and a weight of a transported object on a moving body; obtaining a weight of the moving body; generating information indicating a predicted steering angle center value by inputting the first transported-object information obtained and the weight of the moving body obtained into a model generated using second transported-object information, a weight of the moving body, and a steering angle center value of the moving body, the second transported-object information being older transported-object information than the first transported-object information; and outputting the information indicating the predicted steering angle center value to the moving body.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Beier Hu, Kazuma Takeuchi, Shinji Ohyama, Motoshi Anabuki
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Patent number: 11866065Abstract: An information processing method is to be executed by a computer. The information processing method includes: receiving, from an autonomous moving body, a first processing result that is a result of first preprocessing of travel control processing in autonomous movement processing of the autonomous moving body, and sensing data received by the autonomous moving body; executing second preprocessing based on the sensing data to receive a second processing result, the second preprocessing being more advanced than the first preprocessing; determining a difference between the first processing result and the second processing result; and outputting, to the autonomous moving body based on the difference determined, a change request to change the first processing result to the third processing result, the third processing result being received based on at least one of the first processing result or the second processing result.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Motoshi Anabuki, Yoshimasa Honda
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Publication number: 20220348221Abstract: This information processing method causes a computer to execute: obtaining, via communication, information regarding the state of a mobile body capable of autonomous driving and manually controlled remote driving; determining a first operation control, which is included in operation control of the mobile body and involves a manually controlled remote operation, based on the information regarding the state of the mobile body when the mobile body is switched from the autonomous driving to the manually controlled remote driving; and causing the mobile body to operate based on the manually controlled remote operation corresponding to the first operation control, and causing the mobile body to perform a second operation control different from the first operation control.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventor: Motoshi ANABUKI
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Publication number: 20220334252Abstract: An information processing method includes processing operations of: acquiring a plurality of items of point information sensed by at least one point group detection sensor; searching for a second point that is present within a predetermined area from a first point; determining, based on at least one of a first difference or a second difference, whether to set the second point as a point to be processed in subsequent processing; and outputting point information of the second point when the second point is determined to be set as the point to be processed in the subsequent processing. The first difference is a height difference between the first point and the second point, and the second difference is an angle formed by a straight line that connects a reference point and the first point and a straight line that connects the reference point and the second point.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventor: Motoshi ANABUKI
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Publication number: 20220324435Abstract: An information processing method is executed by a computer and the method includes: obtaining first transported-object information that is transported-object information including a position and a weight of a transported object on a moving body; obtaining a weight of the moving body; generating information indicating a predicted steering angle center value by inputting the first transported-object information obtained and the weight of the moving body obtained into a model generated using second transported-object information, a weight of the moving body, and a steering angle center value of the moving body, the second transported-object information being older transported-object information than the first transported-object information; and outputting the information indicating the predicted steering angle center value to the moving body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Beier HU, Kazuma TAKEUCHI, Shinji OHYAMA, Motoshi ANABUKI
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Publication number: 20220315056Abstract: An information processing method is an information processing method executed by a computer, and includes: detecting a first operation by a supervising party that supervises a moving body which drives autonomously from a remote location where the moving body cannot be supervised directly; and when the first operation is detected, relaxing an execution condition for autonomous driving of the moving body more than an execution condition applied when the first operation is not detected, and causing the moving body to drive autonomously under the execution condition that has been relaxed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Motoshi ANABUKI, Kazuma TAKEUCHI, Ryota OHNISHI
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Publication number: 20220309926Abstract: An information processing method to be executed by a computer, the information processing method including: obtaining a self-driving vehicle list and a rider list; obtaining a driving skill of each of a plurality of riders included in the rider list, the driving skill indicating whether the rider is capable of driving; allocating a plurality of self-driving vehicles included in the self-driving vehicle list to the plurality of riders in accordance with the driving skill of each of the plurality of riders to distribute riders capable of driving, among the plurality of riders, across the plurality of self-driving vehicle; and outputting a result of the allocating.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Takahiro YONEDA, Motoshi ANABUKI, Yuki MATSUMURA, Toshiya ARAI
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Patent number: 11450153Abstract: An information processing method includes: obtaining, from vehicles, sensor data obtained from sensors of the vehicles; performing object detection processes each using a different one of the sensor data; determining a style of a presentation for monitoring or controlling the vehicles, using results of the object detection processes; and controlling the presentation made by a presentation device according to the style determined.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Motoshi Anabuki
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Publication number: 20220274594Abstract: A control system includes an obtainer that obtains sensing data output from a sensor that performs sensing of an outside of a mobile body, a detector that detects a position of an object outside the mobile body based on the sensing data, a movement predictor that predicts a movement of the object based on the sensing data, a costmap generator that generates a first costmap based on the position detected of the object and a second costmap based on the movement predicted of the object, a path generator that generates a path for the mobile body based on the first costmap, a determination generator that generates a movement determination of the mobile body based on the second costmap and the path generated, and a controller that controls the movement of the mobile body in accordance with the path generated and the movement determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Shinji OHYAMA, Kazuma TAKEUCHI, Beier HU, Motoshi ANABUKI
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Publication number: 20220234625Abstract: An information processing method to be executed by a computer includes: obtaining a departure place and a destination; obtaining driving information concerning driving of a moving body by a passenger or a remote worker, the moving body being switchable between autonomous driving and manual driving; calculating a travel route according to the departure place, the destination, and the driving information, the travel route being at least one of a first route including a manual zone where the passenger or the remote worker is requested to drive or a second route not including the manual zone; and outputting the travel route calculated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Motoshi ANABUKI, Takahiro YONEDA, Shunsuke KUHARA, Yuki MATSUMURA
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Publication number: 20220219693Abstract: An information processing device (or a vehicle control device) includes: a vehicle information obtainer that obtains a first moving speed of a vehicle; a communicator that obtains an operation amount of an operation related to a speed by an instrument for a remote operation of the vehicle; a vehicle speed instruction generator that generates a second moving speed based on the operation amount; and an outputter that outputs the operation amount as a moving speed control amount, when the first moving speed is lower than a first threshold, and a control amount converted from the second moving speed as the moving speed control amount, when the first moving speed is higher than or equal to a second threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Beier HU, Motoshi ANABUKI, Kazuma TAKEUCHI, Stephen William JOHN, Shinji OHYAMA
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Publication number: 20220194408Abstract: An information processing method is to be executed by a computer, and the information processing method includes obtaining a task related to traveling executed by a mobile body, first sensing data output from a first sensor that is provided in the mobile body and performs sensing of an outside of the mobile body, and a specification related to the traveling of the mobile body; calculating a sensing requirement based on the task and the specification; calculating a first sensing result based on the first sensing data output from the first sensor; determining whether to restrict execution of the task based on the sensing requirement and the first sensing result; and outputting an instruction for restricting the execution of the task to the mobile body in response to determining that the execution of the task is to be restricted.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Motoshi ANABUKI, Kazuma TAKEUCHI, Shinji OHYAMA, Beier HU
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Publication number: 20220198810Abstract: An information processing device includes a point cloud data obtainer that obtains point cloud data obtained by sensing a vicinity of a moving body or stored in a point cloud database; a traffic information obtainer that obtains traffic information in the vicinity of the moving body; a determiner that determines a specific area included in the vicinity of the moving body based on the traffic information; a compressor that executes compression control on first point cloud data and second point cloud data differently from each other, the first point cloud data and the second point cloud data being included in the point cloud data, the first point cloud data being associated with the specific area, the second point cloud data being associated with an area other than the specific area; and an outputter that outputs compressed data obtained by executing the compression control on the point cloud data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Motoshi ANABUKI, Yoshimasa HONDA
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Publication number: 20220041179Abstract: An information processing method is to be executed by a computer. The information processing method includes: receiving, from an autonomous moving body, a first processing result that is a result of first preprocessing of travel control processing in autonomous movement processing of the autonomous moving body, and sensing data received by the autonomous moving body; executing second preprocessing based on the sensing data to receive a second processing result, the second preprocessing being more advanced than the first preprocessing; determining a difference between the first processing result and the second processing result; and outputting, to the autonomous moving body based on the difference determined, a change request to change the first processing result to the third processing result, the third processing result being received based on at least one of the first processing result or the second processing result.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Motoshi ANABUKI, Yoshimasa HONDA
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Publication number: 20210407223Abstract: An information processing method includes: obtaining, from vehicles, sensor data obtained from sensors of the vehicles; performing object detection processes each using a different one of the sensor data; determining a style of a presentation for monitoring or controlling the vehicles, using results of the object detection processes; and controlling the presentation made by a presentation device according to the style determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventor: Motoshi ANABUKI
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Patent number: 11145145Abstract: An information processing method includes: obtaining, from vehicles, sensor data obtained from sensors of the vehicles; performing object detection processes each using a different one of the sensor data; determining a style of a presentation for monitoring or controlling the vehicles, using results of the object detection processes; and controlling the presentation made by a presentation device according to the style determined.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Motoshi Anabuki
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Publication number: 20200027284Abstract: An information processing method includes: obtaining, from vehicles, sensor data obtained from sensors of the vehicles; performing object detection processes each using a different one of the sensor data; determining a style of a presentation for monitoring or controlling the vehicles, using results of the object detection processes; and controlling the presentation made by a presentation device according to the style determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventor: Motoshi ANABUKI