Patents by Inventor Nana Kikuire
Nana Kikuire 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: 12198487Abstract: A management device that includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein: the memory is configured to store communication information corresponding to versions of a protocol of a digital key that implements a key operation of a vehicle from a terminal registered at the vehicle; and the processor is configured to, in response to receiving a communication request in accordance with a predetermined version of the communication information from the terminal, delete communication information corresponding to a version preceding the predetermined version from the memory.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Katsuharu Tachibana, Nana Kikuire, Hiroshi Inoue
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Publication number: 20240408963Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor. The processor is configured to cause an information display unit to blink with a predetermined blinking pattern. The information display unit is arranged on a vehicle such that a user of the vehicle is able to see the information display unit from outside of the vehicle. The processor is configured to transmit to a terminal of the user blinking pattern information which causes at least part of a display screen of the terminal of the user to blink in the same pattern as the predetermined blinking pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2024Publication date: December 12, 2024Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuki TAKAHASHI, Naotoshi KADOTANI, Nana KIKUIRE, Yuki NISHIKAWA, Takahiko KUWABARA, Ryusei GICHU, Takashi OTA, Toshifumi IWASE, Hironori ITO, Hisanobu INOUE
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Publication number: 20240300538Abstract: A vehicle control device includes one or more processors configured to: on a travel route of an autonomous driving taxi configured to travel toward a desired drop-off position of a user of the autonomous driving taxi, set a predetermined travel route range from a point behind the desired drop-off position to the desired drop-off position, as a permissible midway drop-off range in which midway drop-off from the autonomous driving taxi is permitted; receive a setting about a midway drop-off position in the permissible midway drop-off range, the setting being made by the user in the autonomous driving taxi configured to travel toward the desired drop-off position; and stop the autonomous driving taxi at the midway drop-off position set by the user such that the user drops off the autonomous driving taxi midway.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naotoshi KADOTANI, Yuki NISHIKAWA, Yuki TAKAHASHI, Nana KIKUIRE, Takahiko KUWABARA, Ryusei GICHU, Takashi OTA, Toshifumi IWASE, Hironori ITO, Hisanobu INOUE
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Publication number: 20240302177Abstract: An information processing device includes one or more processors configured to: set, as a travel destination of a vehicle, a point where an occupant of the vehicle gets out of the vehicle to transfer from the vehicle to a regularly operated transportation facility; acquire delay information indicating occurrence of a delay of the regularly operated transportation facility or occurrence of an event that causes a delay in travel of the vehicle to the travel destination; and change the travel destination of the vehicle based on the delay information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naotoshi KADOTANI, Yuki NISHIKAWA, Yuki TAKAHASHI, Nana KIKUIRE, Takahiko KUWABARA, Ryusei GICHU, Takashi OTA, Toshifumi IWASE, Hironori ITO, Hisanobu INOUE
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Publication number: 20240265807Abstract: An information processing device includes a movement route receiving unit, an operation-related information acquiring unit, and a display control unit. The movement route receiving unit configured to receive, from an outside, a movement route of a passenger of a vehicle that includes transfer from the vehicle to a scheduled transportation system. The operation-related information acquiring unit configured to acquire operation-related information of the scheduled transportation system to which the passenger is expected to transfer. The display control unit configured to display the operation-related information on a display screen disposed in a cabin of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2023Publication date: August 8, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naotoshi KADOTANI, Yuki NISHIKAWA, Yuki TAKAHASHI, Nana KIKUIRE, Takahiko KUWABARA, Ryusei GICHU, Takashi OTA, Toshifumi IWASE, Hironori ITO, Hisanobu INOUE
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Publication number: 20240176612Abstract: A vehicle including an ECU configured to execute software update by using software distributed from a server includes a start switch configured to stop a control system of the vehicle when the start switch is turned OFF, and a control device. The control device is configured to request acceptance to execute activation after the start switch is turned OFF. The control device is configured to, when the ECU is a single-bank computer: download the software; and then instruct the ECU to install the downloaded software in the ECU and activate the installed software after a user accepts to execute the activation. The control device is configured to, when the ECU is a dual-bank computer, instruct the ECU to activate the installed software after the user accepts to execute the activation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA, Hiroshi INOUE, Shunsuke TANIMORI, Nana KIKUIRE
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Publication number: 20240143311Abstract: A mobile terminal includes: one or more processors configured to acquire vehicle configuration information including information on an electronic control unit (ECU) mounted on a vehicle and transmit the vehicle configuration information to a server; and acquire software distributed from the server; and a communication module configured to transmit the software acquired by the first acquisition unit to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA, Hiroshi INOUE, Shunsuke TANIMORI, Nana KIKUIRE
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Publication number: 20240126535Abstract: A vehicle including an electronic control unit configured to update software, the vehicle includes: a communication unit configured to communicate with user equipment; and a control unit configured to request the user equipment to display on a display unit of the user equipment, a first operation unit that is used when a user accepts download of software distributed from a server in a case where the software is downloaded to the vehicle via the user equipment, and a charge level of a battery of the user equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA, Hiroshi INOUE, Shunsuke TANIMORI, Nana KIKUIRE
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Publication number: 20240118885Abstract: User equipment includes one or more processors configured to: receive data on updating software on an in-vehicle electronic control unit (ECU); transmit the received data to a vehicle; and display progress of a first update process when the first update process is performed. The first update process is a process of updating the software on the in-vehicle ECU using the received data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA, Hiroshi INOUE, Shunsuke TANIMORI, Nana KIKUIRE
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Publication number: 20240118882Abstract: A server that distributes software, includes one or more processors configured to: classify a plurality of vehicles that is software distribution targets into a first vehicle and a second vehicle; and prioritize software distribution to the second vehicle over software distribution to the first vehicle. The first vehicle is configured to wirelessly communicate with the server, and receive the software distributed by the server directly from the server. The second vehicle is configured to communicate with mobile equipment that wirelessly communicates with the server, and receive the software distributed by the server via the mobile equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA, Hiroshi INOUE, Shunsuke TANIMORI, Nana KIKUIRE
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Publication number: 20240118886Abstract: Mobile equipment includes one or more first processors and a communication module. The one or more first processors are configured to generate a package including update software and rollback data. The one or more first processors are configured to control the communication module to send the package to a vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA, Hiroshi INOUE, Shunsuke TANIMORI, Nana KIKUIRE
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Publication number: 20240103839Abstract: A mobile terminal includes: one or more memories; and one or more processors configured to receive, from a vehicle, pre-update software of a single-bank computer mounted on the vehicle; and transmit, to the vehicle, update software acquired from a server after the received pre-update software is stored in the one or more memories.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA, Hiroshi INOUE, Shunsuke TANIMORI, Nana KIKUIRE
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Publication number: 20240086172Abstract: A vehicle of a user that is equipped with an electronic control unit includes one or more processors configured to communicate with an information processing device of the user. The one or more processors are configured to perform control for causing the vehicle to perform notification of a plurality of progresses in an update process of software used in the electronic control unit, perform control for notifying the information processing device of a first progress among the progresses at a first frequency, and perform control for notifying the information processing device of a second progress among the progresses at a second frequency. The second progress is different from the first progress. The second frequency is lower than the first frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA, Hiroshi INOUE, Shunsuke TANIMORI, Nana KIKUIRE
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Publication number: 20240086175Abstract: An update control system includes: a vehicle including an in-vehicle control device; an information processing terminal configured to communicate with the in-vehicle control device by wire communication; and a center configured to communicate with the in-vehicle control device over a wireless network. The in-vehicle control device is configured to: determine whether the vehicle is in a first state in which a wireless update process is possible or a second state in which a wired update process is possible; and when the state of the vehicle is switched between the first state and the second state after start and before completion of an update process using a distribution package, carry over a progress of the update process performed until the state is switched; and perform the update process in the switched state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA, Shunsuke TANIMORI, Nana KIKUIRE
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Publication number: 20240086171Abstract: A vehicle equipped with an electronic control unit includes: one or more communication devices configured to receive from a server an approval request to a user regarding update of software used in the electronic control unit; and one or more processors configured to receive a predetermined vehicle-side operation for the approval request, perform control for notifying, to an information processing device of the user, a vehicle-side operation result of the predetermined vehicle-side operation without going through the server when the predetermined vehicle-side operation is received, and perform control for withdrawing the approval request received by the one or more communication devices when the vehicle receives from the information processing device a device-side operation result of a predetermined device-side operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA, Hiroshi INOUE, Shunsuke TANIMORI, Nana KIKUIRE
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Publication number: 20240069900Abstract: A server determines whether a vehicle is being driven. The server sends a notification, requesting a user of the vehicle to approve processing related to a software update of a control device installed in the vehicle. When the server determines that the vehicle is being driven, the server sends the notification to an in-vehicle terminal mounted on the vehicle. When the server determines that the vehicle is not being driven, the server sends the notification to a mobile terminal portable by the user of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA, Hiroshi INOUE, Shunsuke TANIMORI, Nana KIKUIRE
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Publication number: 20240069896Abstract: A software management system includes: a vehicle including a control device storing software and a display device; and a server including one or more processors that update the software by wireless communication. When a first error due to the server occurs, the one or more processors cancel software update and request the vehicle to display a description of the first error on the display device. When a second error different from the first error occurs, the vehicle cancels the software update, and displays a description of the second error on the display device without being requested by the one or more processors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA, Hiroshi INOUE, Shunsuke TANIMORI, Nana KIKUIRE
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Publication number: 20240073142Abstract: A communication system includes a vehicle including a control device configured to store a control program, a terminal configured to give a notification about predetermined information, and a server configured to communicate with the vehicle and the terminal. The server is configured to transmit update data for the control program. The processor is configured to reduce a data amount of information to be transmitted to the terminal about a transmission status of the update data when the server transmits the update data to the vehicle via the terminal, as compared to a data amount of information to be transmitted to the terminal about the transmission status when the server transmits the update data to the vehicle without intermediation of the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA, Hiroshi INOUE, Shunsuke TANIMORI, Nana KIKUIRE
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Publication number: 20240069894Abstract: A server updates software on a control device of a vehicle through wireless communication. The server includes a processor and an interface. The processor performs a process of obtaining user's consent to update the software. The processor instructs to start an update process of first software and second software when the consent to update the first software and the second software is obtained. When an error occurs during the update process of the first software, the processor requests again the consent to update the first software and selectively requests again the consent to update the second software based on predetermined connection between the first software and the second software, before performing again the update process of the first software and the second software.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA, Hiroshi INOUE, Shunsuke TANIMORI, Nana KIKUIRE
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Publication number: 20240069893Abstract: A server includes one or more processors configured to: make a request of a first terminal and a second terminal for a reply as to whether to approve a process related to update of software for a control device mounted on a vehicle, the first terminal being a terminal mounted on the vehicle, and the second terminal being a terminal to be carried by a user of the vehicle; and when receiving both the reply from the first terminal and the reply from the second terminal as a response to the request, invalidate the reply from the second terminal and validate the reply from the first terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA, Hiroshi INOUE, Shunsuke TANIMORI, Nana KIKUIRE