Patents by Inventor Naoya Oka

Naoya Oka 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: 20230113283
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for accepting an order for a product including a vehicle part determines, in relation to a target vehicle, whether to accept an order for a first product at least including a sticker displaying that a predetermined vehicle part is upgraded, based on a record of order for a product at least including the sticker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Osamu NAGASAKA, Norihiko OSHIO, Kosuke SAKAKIBARA, Naoya OKA
  • Publication number: 20230110031
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for accepting an order for a product including a vehicle part determines, in relation to a target vehicle, whether to accept an order for a first product at least including a sticker displaying that any of one or more of vehicle parts is upgraded, based on a record of order for a product at least including the sticker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Osamu NAGASAKA, Norihiko OSHIO, Kosuke SAKAKIBARA, Naoya OKA
  • Publication number: 20230114931
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquiring history information about a vehicle. The information processing apparatus includes a processor that performs reading a code printed on a sticker attached to a vehicle body, and transmits, to a first apparatus, first data requesting the history information, based on a result of the reading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Osamu NAGASAKA, Norihiko OSHIO, Kosuke SAKAKIBARA, Naoya OKA
  • Publication number: 20230108119
    Abstract: A device for creating a target model adapted for a target environment and outputting a target output when a target input is input includes: a unit for determining candidate models adapted respectively for candidate environments different from the target environment and outputting a reference output respectively when a reference input is input; a unit for determining a basic environment from among the candidate environments based on the data of the reference output obtained by respectively inputting teacher data of the reference input related to the target environment into the candidate models, and teacher data of the reference output corresponding to the teacher data of the reference input; a unit for determining, as a basic model, a model adapted for the basic environment and outputting the target output when the target input is input; and a unit for creating the target model based on the basic model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daiki KISHIKAWA, Kazuki FUJII, Yusuke TAKASU, Masato EHARA, Naoya OKA, Shuji MORIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11613241
    Abstract: An execution device executes an obtaining process that obtains a state of a vehicle, an operating process that operates an electronic device of the vehicle based on the state of the vehicle obtained by the obtaining process and operation data, a performance determining process that determines whether an environmental performance of the vehicle when the electronic device is operated is lower than a determination performance, and a data updating process that updates the operation data so as to increase the environmental performance of the vehicle when the performance determining process determines that the environmental performance of the vehicle is lower than the determination performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yosuke Hashimoto, Akihiro Katayama, Yuta Oshiro, Kazuki Sugie, Naoya Oka
  • Patent number: 11606676
    Abstract: An information processing device is capable of being placed inside a vehicle. The information processing device includes a controller that is configured to transmit an acquisition request for first information about music that is being played back in a vehicle, in relation to a target vehicle among one or a plurality of vehicles existing in a periphery, receive the first information related to the target vehicle from a predetermined device possessing the first information related to the target vehicle, and output the first information related to the target vehicle. The predetermined device may be a first information processing device that is placed inside the target vehicle, or may be a predetermined server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Josuke Yamane, Naoya Oka, Ryosuke Yamamoto, Kaori Okuda
  • Patent number: 11603111
    Abstract: A vehicle controller includes processing circuitry and a storage device. The storage device stores relationship specifying data that specifies a relationship between a vehicle state and an action variable. The processing circuitry is configured to execute an obtaining process obtaining the vehicle state, an operating process operating an electronic device based on a value of the action variable, a reward calculation process assigning a reward based on the vehicle state, an updating process updating the relationship specifying data using the vehicle state, the value of the action variable, and the reward as inputs to an update mapping. When a value of the action variable designated by the relationship specifying data is a first value, a process in which the operating process operates the electronic device in accordance with the first value is executable in a first situation and is not executable in a second situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yosuke Hashimoto, Akihiro Katayama, Yuta Oshiro, Kazuki Sugie, Naoya Oka
  • Publication number: 20230071319
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides information about a coating history of a vehicle. An information processing apparatus executes acquiring, for a vehicle with a later peelable second coating film formed being layered on at least a part of a first coating film, history data that is data about work on the second coating film, and acquiring a first image that is an external appearance image of the vehicle before the second coating film being formed, based on the history data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukinori II, Kenji YAMAGUCHI, Junya OGAWA, Yuki NAGANUMA, Junya YAMAMOTO, Yuta TONE, Naoki ISHIZUKA, Tadayuki TANAKA, Keisuke ITO, Yuka YOKOI, Takashi HAYASHI, Naoya OKA, Yu HAMADA
  • Publication number: 20230061997
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a controller configured to, when it is detected that first vehicle data obtained by monitoring a state of a vehicle and disclosed with consent of an owner of the vehicle has been viewed by a user, notify the user of first information prompting for consent to disclose second vehicle data obtained by monitoring a state of the vehicle after a point in time at which the first vehicle data was viewed, or second information inquiring whether the owner of the vehicle is to change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Takeshi TAKEMOTO, Naoko YAMAFUJI, Naoya OKA
  • Publication number: 20230055945
    Abstract: A server apparatus includes a communication interface and a controller configured to communicate using the communication interface. The controller transmits, to a second vehicle, information for presentation to a user of the second vehicle according to an appraisal result corresponding to history information related to a condition of the second vehicle, the appraisal result being sought using a model in which history information related to a condition of a first vehicle and an appraisal result for the first vehicle are associated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Takeshi TAKEMOTO, Naoko YAMAFUJI, Naoya OKA
  • Publication number: 20230056485
    Abstract: A server apparatus includes a communication interface and a controller configured to communicate using the communication interface. The controller receives, from a terminal apparatus, information indicating an item of history information that affects appraisal of a first vehicle among history information regarding a condition of the first vehicle and transmits, to a second vehicle, information for presentation to a user when the item of history information regarding a condition of the second vehicle exhibits a predetermined form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Takeshi TAKEMOTO, Naoko YAMAFUJI, Naoya OKA
  • Publication number: 20230051479
    Abstract: A video display device includes performs a first Retinex process on an inputted video and a second Retinex process, which is different from the first Retinex process, on the inputted video. A video composing unit is configured to compose a video processed by the first Retinex processing unit and a video processed by the second Retinex processing unit in accordance with a feature of the inputted video, which is then displayed. In a process of composing the video processed by the first and second Retinex processing units, the video composing unit is configured to perform a process of converting a luminance level for each pixel so that more output luminance levels are assigned to a luminance band having a large frequency distribution to improve visibility of the video. A gain of the luminance level converting process is varied in accordance with an average pixel value level of the inputted video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroshi AOKI, Mitsuo NAKAJIMA, Satomi FURUHATA, Eriko YABE, Atsushi KATO, Naoya OKA
  • Publication number: 20230049922
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire, based on whether a vehicle selected by a user has an accident history, at least one piece of change information indicating a change in performance of the vehicle before and after an accident and output the acquired change information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISA
    Inventors: Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Takeshi TAKEMOTO, Naoko YAMAFUJI, Naoya OKA
  • Publication number: 20230052822
    Abstract: A vehicle comprises a first paint film that is formed on a first section of a vehicle body and is later peelable; and a second paint film that is formed on a second section and is not continuous with the first paint film, the second section being invisible from the outside of the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukinori II, Kenji YAMAGUCHI, Junya OGAWA, Yuki NAGANUMA, Junya YAMAMOTO, Yuta TONE, Naoki ISHIZUKA, Tadayuki TANAKA, Keisuke ITO, Yuka YOKOI, Takashi HAYASHI, Naoya OKA, Yu HAMADA
  • Publication number: 20230040778
    Abstract: An information processing device stores vehicle information on each of a plurality of vehicles, and the information processing device includes one or more processors configured to: acquire an attribute of a user who browses the vehicle information; and change a display content that is the vehicle information displayed on a terminal device based on the attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Takeshi TAKEMOTO, Naoko YAMAFUJI, Naoya OKA
  • Publication number: 20230042137
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an information processing device that records vehicle information of each individual vehicle. The information processing device includes a controller configured to send a first signal for collecting information on buying and selling of a first vehicle in secondary distribution, when the controller detects viewing of vehicle information of the first vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Takeshi TAKEMOTO, Naoko YAMAFUJI, Naoya OKA
  • Publication number: 20230041868
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a controller configured to select, depending on a type of vehicle data obtained by monitoring a state of a vehicle, a driver or an owner of the vehicle as an authorized party who grants permission to provide the vehicle data to a third party other than the driver and the owner, and notify the selected authorized party of information prompting for the permission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Takeshi TAKEMOTO, Naoko YAMAFUJI, Naoya OKA
  • Publication number: 20230045367
    Abstract: A system includes a server including a controller. The controller is configured to obtain information regarding consent or non-consent of a user of a vehicle to disclosure of history data of the vehicle to a third party, and determine, when determination is made that consent of the user is not obtained, whether to transmit a signal that prompts for obtaining consent of the user, based on at least one of the history data of the vehicle and user activity information of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Takeshi TAKEMOTO, Naoko YAMAFUJI, Naoya OKA
  • Publication number: 20230040009
    Abstract: A controller of an information processing apparatus acquires, in a case in which a previous user of a vehicle has not given consent to disclose history data for the vehicle, information indicating whether a current user of the vehicle has given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle, and determines to grant the current user an incentive in a case in which it is determined, based on the acquired information, that the current user has given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Takeshi TAKEMOTO, Naoko YAMAFUJI, Naoya OKA
  • Publication number: 20230041275
    Abstract: A controller of an information processing apparatus acquires, in a case in which a previous user of a vehicle has given consent to disclose history data for the vehicle, information indicating whether a current user of the vehicle has given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle, and determines to grant the current user an incentive in a case in which it is determined, based on the acquired information, that the current user has given consent to disclose the history data for the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Takeshi TAKEMOTO, Naoko YAMAFUJI, Naoya OKA