Patents by Inventor Naoya Kaneko
Naoya Kaneko 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: 20240414688Abstract: A network node that constitutes a wireless communication network includes one or more processors configured to: receive a sensing configuration parameter for each user terminal from a plurality of user terminals; receive a sensing requirement from a first user terminal; and transmit information about a second user terminal with the sensing configuration parameter that matches the sensing requirement to the first user terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2024Publication date: December 12, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoya KANEKO, Xiao SHAO, Kazuya OKADA, Jing MA, Takuya ASAOKA
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Publication number: 20240414686Abstract: A network node that forms a wireless communication network is configured to: receive an inquiry request for location information of a user terminal (UE); and transmit a response including the location information of the user terminal in response to the inquiry request. The location information included in the response is expressed by a bit string based on a space-filling curve.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2024Publication date: December 12, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuya OKADA, Jing MA, Naoya KANEKO, Xiao SHAO, Takuya ASAOKA
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Publication number: 20240395144Abstract: A first vehicle acquires first data about the vacancy status of a first parking lot when exiting from the first parking lot, broadcasts second data including an identifier of the first parking lot, and transmits, in response to a request transmitted from a second vehicle having received the second data, the first data to the second vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Jing MA, Naoya KANEKO, Xiao SHAO, Kazuya OKADA, Takuya ASAOKA
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Publication number: 20240388660Abstract: A network node that configures a wireless communication network, comprises a processor configured to execute: receiving a charging data request; and generating a charging data record in response to receiving the charging data request. The charging data record comprises a data identifier of data provided by a data providing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Xiao SHAO, Kazuya OKADA, Naoya KANEKO, Jing MA, Takuya ASAOKA
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Publication number: 20240389067Abstract: Examples of the description provide technology that allows an information communication system to efficiently provide information by sensing. For example, the information communication system is configured to: on request from a requestor, respond with information relating to a detection target; to receive a frequency of responding with the information; and to respond with the information based on the received frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Xiao SHAO, Kazuya OKADA, Naoya KANEKO, Jing MA, Takuya ASAOKA
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Patent number: 12140946Abstract: A moving body is a target of a remote operation performed by a remote operator and has a plurality of cameras. A control device acquires a plurality of video data respectively captured by the plurality of cameras, as transmission target data to be transmitted to a remote operator terminal. The control device acquires information on a communication speed of a communication from the moving body to the remote operator terminal. The control device determines whether data reduction is necessary for limiting a total amount of data of the plurality of video data per second to the communication speed or less. When it is determined that the data reduction is necessary, the control device reduces an amount of transmission data of at least one of the plurality of video data such that the total amount of data is limited to the communication speed or less.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuki Suehiro, Takahiro Ito, Naoya Kaneko
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Publication number: 20240040605Abstract: A communication system performs a communication between a moving body capable of using multiple communication carriers and an external device. The communication system acquires actual communication quality information that is acquired in real time from a communication device group present in a first area located in a direction of movement of the moving body and indicates an actual measured value of a communication quality of each of the multiple communication carriers in the first area. The communication system determines priority of the multiple communication carriers in the first area based on the actual communication quality information regarding the first area. The communication system determines, based on the priority, at least one communication carrier to be used for the communication between the moving body and the external device in the first area.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuki SUEHIRO, Takahiro Ito, Naoya Kaneko
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Publication number: 20240039865Abstract: A communication control method for controlling a communication between a transmission-side device and a reception-side device is provided. The communication control method includes data transmission processing that transmits multiple types of transmission target data in parallel from the transmission-side device to the reception-side device by using multiple communication lines. The data transmission processing includes: acquiring an available communication speed of each of the multiple communication lines; acquiring data priority of the multiple types of transmission target data; selecting the multiple communication lines one by one in sequence; and allocating the multiple types of transmission target data to the selected communication line in an order of the data priority such that the selected communication line is used up to a specified speed equal to or lower than the available communication speed of the selected communication line.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuki Suehiro, Takahiro Ito, Hajime Katsuda, Naoya Kaneko
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Publication number: 20230288926Abstract: A moving body is a target of a remote operation performed by a remote operator and has a plurality of cameras. A control device acquires a plurality of video data respectively captured by the plurality of cameras, as transmission target data to be transmitted to a remote operator terminal. The control device acquires information on a communication speed of a communication from the moving body to the remote operator terminal. The control device determines whether data reduction is necessary for limiting a total amount of data of the plurality of video data per second to the communication speed or less. When it is determined that the data reduction is necessary, the control device reduces an amount of transmission data of at least one of the plurality of video data such that the total amount of data is limited to the communication speed or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: WOVEN PLANET HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Yuki Suehiro, Takehiro ITO, Naoya Kaneko
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Publication number: 20230259123Abstract: A system for providing remote driving by communication between a remote driving vehicle and a remote driving apparatus. The system executes selecting a communication line from a plurality of communication lines, transmitting time series data through the selected communication line between the remote driving vehicle and the remote driving apparatus, acquiring a communication environment information of the selected communication line, and switching the selected communication line based on the communication environment information. Wherein, the transmitting the time series data includes performing a transmission hold process when the selected communication line is switched, the transmission hold process being a process holding off start of transmitting the time series data through the selected communication line after switching until a delay time of the selected communication line before switching has elapsed from a time point of switching.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: Woven Planet Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Yuki Suehiro, Takahiro Ito, Naoya Kaneko
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Publication number: 20220353743Abstract: A communication device is installed on a moving body and capable of communicating with an external device via a plurality of communication lines. The communication device includes a controller configured to transmit streaming data to the external device via at least one of the plurality of communication lines. The controller determines whether or not prediction accuracy of a line quality of each of the plurality of communication lines at a moving body position being a position of the moving body satisfies an allowable condition. When the prediction accuracy of the line quality at the moving body position does not satisfy the allowable condition, the controller transmits, at the moving body position, same packets of the streaming data in parallel via the plurality of communication lines to the external device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: Woven Planet Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Takahiro ITO, Naoya KANEKO
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Publication number: 20220353316Abstract: A communication device is installed on a moving body and capable of communicating with an external device via a plurality of communication lines. The communication device includes a controller. The controller acquires a plurality of video streaming data acquired by a plurality of cameras installed on the moving body. The controller dynamically sets priority of the plurality of video streaming data. The controller acquires priority of the plurality of communication lines. The controller sets an allocation relationship between the plurality of video streaming data and the plurality of communication lines such that a video streaming data with higher priority is allocated to a communication line with higher priority. The controller transmits the plurality of video streaming data to the external device via the respectively allocated communication lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: Woven Planet Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Takahiro ITO, Naoya Kaneko
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Patent number: 11300023Abstract: An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine includes a particulate filter (also referred to as GPF) to collect particulate matter (PM) in exhaust gas, an automatic transmission including a torque converter with a lock-up clutch, and a controller that controls the internal combustion engine to perform fuel cut when the internal combustion engine is decelerating and a temperature correlation value of lubricating oil (ATF) is higher than a determination value, and controls the automatic transmission to engage the lock-up clutch during execution of the fuel cut. The controller is configured to estimate a deposit amount of PM deposited on the GPF, and change the determination value to a smaller value than before the deposit amount exceeds a first deposit amount when the deposit amount exceeds a predetermined first deposit amount.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoya Kaneko, Hirofumi Kubota
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Publication number: 20210293167Abstract: An exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine includes a particulate filter (also referred to as GPF) to collect particulate matter (PM) in exhaust gas, an automatic transmission including a torque converter with a lock-up clutch, and a controller that controls the internal combustion engine to perform fuel cut when the internal combustion engine is decelerating and a temperature correlation value of lubricating oil (ATF) is higher than a determination value, and controls the automatic transmission to engage the lock-up clutch during execution of the fuel cut. The controller is configured to estimate a deposit amount of PM deposited on the GPF, and change the determination value to a smaller value than before the deposit amount exceeds a first deposit amount when the deposit amount exceeds a predetermined first deposit amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Naoya KANEKO, Hirofumi KUBOTA
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Patent number: 10794249Abstract: An amount of deposition of intramural PM in a particulate filter is estimated with a high degree of accuracy. A controller obtains, as a correlation between a reference value of an intramural PM deposition amount and an oxygen storage capacity of the catalyst, a change over time of an oxygen storage capacity of the catalyst according to a change of a filter PM deposition amount in a period of time from a point in time at which the filter PM deposition amount is substantially zero to a point in time at which the oxygen storage capacity of the catalyst, which becomes larger according to an increase of the filter PM deposition amount, reaches a maximum value. Further, the controller estimates a current intramural PM deposition amount based on a current oxygen storage capacity of the catalyst and the correlation.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoya Kaneko, Hiromasa Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20190284977Abstract: An amount of deposition of intramural PM in a particulate filter is estimated with a high degree of accuracy. A controller obtains, as a correlation between a reference value of an intramural PM deposition amount and an oxygen storage capacity of the catalyst, a change over time of an oxygen storage capacity of the catalyst according to a change of a filter PM deposition amount in a period of time from a point in time at which the filter PM deposition amount is substantially zero to a point in time at which the oxygen storage capacity of the catalyst, which becomes larger according to an increase of the filter PM deposition amount, reaches a maximum value. Further, the controller estimates a current intramural PM deposition amount based on a current oxygen storage capacity of the catalyst and the correlation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Naoya KANEKO, Hiromasa HASHIMOTO
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Patent number: 10364716Abstract: An exhaust gas control apparatus includes a first catalyst, a filter, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to alternately execute lean control and rich control multiple times. The lean control is control for, over a period longer than a period from when a target air-fuel ratio is set to a predetermined lean air-fuel ratio until an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing out from the first catalyst becomes greater than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, setting the target air-fuel ratio to the predetermined lean air-fuel ratio. The rich control is control for, over a period longer than a period from when the target air-fuel ratio is set to a predetermined rich air-fuel ratio until the air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing out from the first catalyst becomes smaller than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, setting the target air-fuel ratio to the predetermined rich air-fuel ratio.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Naoya Kaneko, Takayuki Ohtsuka
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Patent number: 10208654Abstract: In order to achieve stable combustion in an internal combustion engine, the engine includes a fuel injection valve having a first nozzle hole and a second nozzle hole, and an spark plug disposed at a position through which the swirling flow flows, and which is at the downstream side of the flow of the swirling flow from an extension line of the first nozzle hole and at the upstream side of the flow of the swirling flow from an extension line of the second nozzle hole, for igniting a spray of fuel injected from the fuel injection valve, wherein the first nozzle hole and the second nozzle hole are formed in such a manner that the shortest distance from the extension line of the first nozzle hole to the spark plug becomes longer than the shortest distance from the extension line of the second nozzle hole to the spark plug.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiyuki Kitazume, Motonari Yarino, Naoya Kaneko
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Patent number: 10077732Abstract: When single-injection control is executed, processing for initiating full injection is executed at a crank angle immediately before initiation of each fuel injection among crank angles at crank angle intervals of 30°. When multi-injection control is executed, processing for initiating the fuel injection is executed at a crank angle immediately before the initiation of the each fuel injection among crank angles at crank angle intervals of 10°.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2015Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Naoya Kaneko
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Publication number: 20180202336Abstract: An exhaust gas control apparatus includes a first catalyst, a filter, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to alternately execute lean control and rich control multiple times. The lean control is control for, over a period longer than a period from when a target air-fuel ratio is set to a predetermined lean air-fuel ratio until an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing out from the first catalyst becomes greater than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, setting the target air-fuel ratio to the predetermined lean air-fuel ratio. The rich control is control for, over a period longer than a period from when the target air-fuel ratio is set to a predetermined rich air-fuel ratio until the air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing out from the first catalyst becomes smaller than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, setting the target air-fuel ratio to the predetermined rich air-fuel ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2017Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Naoya Kaneko, Takayuki Ohtsuka