Patents by Inventor Nobukatsu FUJISHITA
Nobukatsu FUJISHITA 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: 11809187Abstract: A control device controls a mobile object capable of traveling within a predetermined closed area, which allows a user to get on the mobile object at a first location within the predetermined closed area and to get off at a second location different from the first location. The control device controls the mobile object such that the mobile object travels to the first location when the mobile object remains in a state, for a predetermined period of time, in which no luggage is left in the mobile object.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masato Endo, Katsuhiko Yourou, Shunji Tateishi, Nobukatsu Fujishita
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Patent number: 11517134Abstract: A movable body is configured to receive a package at a first location and wait for a recipient at a second location that is different from the first location. The movable body includes: a body configured to perform autonomous driving; a storage box attached to the body, the storage box being configured to temporarily store the package; and a controller configured to move the body from the first location to the second location.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masato Endo, Katsuhiko Yourou, Shunji Tateishi, Nobukatsu Fujishita
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Patent number: 11484143Abstract: A movable body is configured to receive a package at a first location and wait for a recipient at a second location that is different from the first location. The movable body includes: a body configured to perform autonomous driving; a storage box attached to the body, the storage box being configured to temporarily store the package; and a controller configured to move the body from the first location to the second location.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masato Endo, Katsuhiko Yourou, Shunji Tateishi, Nobukatsu Fujishita
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Patent number: 11467578Abstract: Provided is a moving object configured to move in an airport. The moving object includes a communication unit configured to acquire identification information of a user and second information acquisition means for acquiring information about a destination, to which baggage of the user is to be transported, from a server apparatus based on the identification information of the user. Furthermore, the moving object includes a control device for moving to the destination in a state where the baggage of the user is held.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masato Endo, Katsuhiko Yourou, Shunji Tateishi, Nobukatsu Fujishita
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Patent number: 11455610Abstract: A shopping support system includes a management server, a reservation device such as a shooter, an automatic sorter, and a register. The management server specifies a reserved product to be purchased in response to an operation input to the reservation device, controls the automatic sorter to pick up the reserved product to be purchased, transmits a price thereof to the register, and cause a moving object loaded with the settled product to move to a product receiving place by autonomous driving.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masato Endo, Katsuhiko Yourou, Shunji Tateishi, Nobukatsu Fujishita
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Patent number: 11420519Abstract: Provided is a movable system including a movable body to be used by a plurality of users, and a server device. When the server device receives identification information of a user from the movable body, the server device acquires setting information to set the form of the movable body based on the identification information of the user and transmits it to the movable body. The movable body includes a form changing unit configured to change the outer shape or the appearance of the movable body based on the setting information thus received.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masato Endo, Katsuhiko Yourou, Shunji Tateishi, Nobukatsu Fujishita
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Publication number: 20210150507Abstract: A serving system may comprise an acquiring unit configured to acquire order information from an external terminal, the order information indicating a content of an order inputted to the external terminal by a user; a presenting unit configured to present the content of the order indicated by the acquired order information to a serving entity that is to serve a serving-target article corresponding to the content; and a delivery vehicle configured to deliver the serving-target article corresponding to the presented content of the order to the user, and including a traction mechanism provided with a power source.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Makoto Kakuchi, Masashi Takahashi, Shunji Inoue, Takumi Hamajima, Hiroaki Sugiyama, Nobukatsu Fujishita, Katsuhiko Takeuchi, Tomoya Shimizu
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Publication number: 20200286063Abstract: A shopping support system includes a management server, a reservation device such as a shooter, an automatic sorter, and a register. The management server specifies a reserved product to be purchased in response to an operation input to the reservation device, controls the automatic sorter to pick up the reserved product to be purchased, transmits a price thereof to the register, and cause a moving object loaded with the settled product to move to a product receiving place by autonomous driving.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masato Endo, Katsuhiko Yourou, Shunji Tateishi, Nobukatsu Fujishita
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Publication number: 20200286379Abstract: A mobile object for moving within a facility includes: a candidate location information acquisition device configured to acquire candidate location information regarding locations of a plurality of destination candidates in the facility; a current location information acquisition device configured to acquire current location information on the mobile object; an other mobile object information acquisition device configured to acquire other mobile object location information regarding locations of a plurality of other mobile objects that move within the facility; and a route acquisition device configured to acquire a route for moving to at least one destination candidate out of the destination candidates, based on the candidate location information, the current location information, and the other mobile object location information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masato ENDO, Katsuhiko YOUROU, Shunji TATEISHI, Nobukatsu FUJISHITA
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Publication number: 20200285238Abstract: A control device controls a mobile object capable of traveling within a predetermined closed area, which allows a user to get on the mobile object at a first location within the predetermined closed area and to get off at a second location different from the first location. The control device controls the mobile object such that the mobile object travels to the first location when the mobile object remains in a state, for a predetermined period of time, in which no luggage is left in the mobile object.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masato ENDO, Katsuhiko YOUROU, Shunji TATEISHI, Nobukatsu FUJISHITA
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Publication number: 20200282834Abstract: Provided is a movable system including a movable body to be used by a plurality of users, and a server device. When the server device receives identification information of a user from the movable body, the server device acquires setting information to set the form of the movable body based on the identification information of the user and transmits it to the movable body. The movable body includes a form changing unit configured to change the outer shape or the appearance of the movable body based on the setting information thus received.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masato ENDO, Katsuhiko YOUROU, Shunji TATEISHI, Nobukatsu FUJISHITA
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Publication number: 20200281385Abstract: A movable body is configured to receive a package at a first location and wait for a recipient at a second location that is different from the first location. The movable body includes: a body configured to perform autonomous driving; a storage box attached to the body, the storage box being configured to temporarily store the package; and a controller configured to move the body from the first location to the second location.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masato ENDO, Katsuhiko YOUROU, Shunji TATEISHI, Nobukatsu FUJISHITA
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Publication number: 20200272151Abstract: Provided is a moving object configured to move in an airport. The moving object includes a communication unit configured to acquire identification information of a user and second information acquisition means for acquiring information about a destination, to which baggage of the user is to be transported, from a server apparatus based on the identification information of the user. Furthermore, the moving object includes a control device for moving to the destination in a state where the baggage of the user is held.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masato ENDO, Katsuhiko YOUROU, Shunji TATEISHI, Nobukatsu FUJISHITA