Patents by Inventor Ryota OKUBI
Ryota OKUBI 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: 11560164Abstract: A mobile unit control system includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire operation information on transportation located around the traveling area of a mobile unit that a user gets on and off while the mobile unit is traveling and a setting unit configured to set the traveling route or the traveling speed of the mobile unit based on the operation information on transportation.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryota Okubi, Makoto Honda, Masato Endo, Tadaaki Sakamoto, Takuya Murakami
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Information collection system, relay device, collection device, and recording medium storing program
Patent number: 11532231Abstract: An information collection system includes a control device installed at a vehicle, a collection device that collects obstacle information from a plurality of the control devices, and a relay device that relays communications between the control device and the collection device. A first processor of the control device calculates a degree of confidence that an obstacle as included in a captured image captured by an image capture device provided at the vehicle, and transmits image information related to the captured image, position information added to the captured image, and the degree of confidence, to the relay device. A second processor of the relay device receives the image information, the position information, and the degree of confidence, from the control devices, and identifies an obstacle included in a captured image according to the image information in descending order of the degree of confidence.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Ryota Okubi -
Image processing system, image processing device, image processing method and program storage medium
Patent number: 11373414Abstract: An image processing system includes: a possibility determination unit that determines whether there is a possibility that an obstacle is shown in an image acquired by an image acquisition device of a vehicle; a transmitting unit that transmits, from the vehicle, image information of the acquired image if it has been determined that there is a possibility that an obstacle is shown therein; a receiving unit that receives the image information from vehicles; a processing unit that performs image processing to identify an obstacle shown in the acquired image; and a duplication determination unit that determines whether or not an identified obstacle, which has been identified in a previous acquired image, is shown in a subsequent acquired image received by the receiving unit, wherein the processing unit performs the image processing on the subsequent acquired image if the subsequent acquired image has been determined to not show the identified obstacle.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Ryota Okubi -
Patent number: 11354516Abstract: An information processor includes a generation section that generates a specified character string on the basis of at least one of voice information corresponding to a content of speech detected by a voice detection section and vehicle information acquired from a vehicle. With this configuration, a user can input the specified character string, which is a hashtag, without an operation. Thus, compared to the related art in which the hashtag is generated on the basis of the operation (manual input) by the user, a burden on the user can significantly be reduced, and an input error can be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryotaro Fujiwara, Keiko Suzuki, Makoto Honda, Chikage Kubo, Ryota Okubi, Takeshi Fujiki
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Patent number: 11301699Abstract: An image processing system includes an image capture device provided in a vehicle, a control device installed in the vehicle, and a processing device that performs image processing. The control device includes a first processor that transmits a captured image captured by the image capture device as image information from the vehicle. The processing device includes a second processor, and the second processor receives image information transmitted from a plurality of the vehicles, calculate a degree of similarity of a captured image according to newly-received image information relative to a reference image according to previously-received image information, and performs image processing to identify an obstacle with respect to a captured image having a degree of similarity that is lower than a threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Ryota Okubi
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Patent number: 11059484Abstract: A driving assistance device includes: a vehicle group search unit that acquires a most frequent vehicle speed of the vehicle and to search for one or more vehicle group, the most frequent vehicle speed being a vehicle speed that is most frequent, the vehicle group traveling at one of the most frequent vehicle speed and a speed close to the most frequent vehicle speed; a distance information generation unit that generates the vehicle group searched for by the vehicle group search unit and distance information on a distance between the vehicle group and an information-receiving vehicle that has sent the most frequent vehicle speed; and a merging assistance unit that sends the distance information generated by the distance information generation unit to a user terminal device and assists the vehicle in merging into one of the vehicle groups searched for by the vehicle group search unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryotaro Fujiwara, Ryota Okubi, Daisuke Furukawa, Ko Koga, Takeshi Inoshita, Toshiyuki Hagiya
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IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM
Publication number: 20210174099Abstract: An image processing system includes: a possibility determination unit that determines whether there is a possibility that an obstacle is shown in an image acquired by an image acquisition device of a vehicle; a transmitting unit that transmits, from the vehicle, image information of the acquired image if it has been determined that there is a possibility that an obstacle is shown therein; a receiving unit that receives the image information from vehicles; a processing unit that performs image processing to identify an obstacle shown in the acquired image; and a duplication determination unit that determines whether or not an identified obstacle, which has been identified in a previous acquired image, is shown in a subsequent acquired image received by the receiving unit, wherein the processing unit performs the image processing on the subsequent acquired image if the subsequent acquired image has been determined to not show the identified obstacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Ryota OKUBI -
INFORMATION COLLECTION SYSTEM, RELAY DEVICE, COLLECTION DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM
Publication number: 20210150902Abstract: An information collection system includes a control device installed at a vehicle, a collection device that collects obstacle information from a plurality of the control devices, and a relay device that relays communications between the control device and the collection device. A first processor of the control device calculates a degree of confidence that an obstacle as included in a captured image captured by an image capture device provided at the vehicle, and transmits image information related to the captured image, position information added to the captured image, and the degree of confidence, to the relay device. A second processor of the relay device receives the image information, the position information, and the degree of confidence, from the control devices, and identifies an obstacle included in a captured image according to the image information in descending order of the degree of confidence.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Ryota Okubi -
Publication number: 20210150229Abstract: An image processing system includes an image capture device provided in a vehicle, a control device installed in the vehicle, and a processing device that performs image processing. The control device includes a first processor that transmits a captured image captured by the image capture device as image information from the vehicle. The processing device includes a second processor, and the second processor receives image information transmitted from a plurality of the vehicles, calculate a degree of similarity of a captured image according to newly-received image information relative to a reference image according to previously-received image information, and performs image processing to identify an obstacle with respect to a captured image having a degree of similarity that is lower than a threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Ryota OKUBI
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Patent number: 10977937Abstract: A parking lot guidance device includes a processor. The processor is configured to cause a communication unit to transmit exit information to a vehicle with the highest priority among other vehicles that are transmission targets. The exit information includes information of a size of a parking section in which a host vehicle is parked, information of a position of the parking section in which the host vehicle is parked, and information of a start of exit of the host vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi Inoshita, Ryotaro Fujiwara, Ko Koga, Daisuke Furukawa, Ryota Okubi, Toshiyuki Hagiya
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Publication number: 20210024107Abstract: A mobile unit control system includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire operation information on transportation located around the traveling area of a mobile unit that a user gets on and off while the mobile unit is traveling and a setting unit configured to set the traveling route or the traveling speed of the mobile unit based on the operation information on transportation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryota OKUBI, Makoto HONDA, Masato ENDO, Tadaaki SAKAMOTO, Takuya MURAKAMI
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Publication number: 20210026357Abstract: A movement control system includes a traveling controller configured to control, based on traveling route information, traveling of a moving object which a person is able to get on and off while the moving object is traveling, an output unit configured to output, to an occupant, information about a facility based on a traveling area of the moving object, a receiver configured to receive an inputting operation performed by the occupant for use or purchase of a service or a product provided in the facility, an acquisition unit configured to acquire destination information of the occupant getting on the moving object, and a deriving unit configured to derive traveling route information based on the acquired destination information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryota OKUBI, Makoto HONDA, Masato ENDO, Tadaaki SAKAMOTO, Takuya MURAKAMI
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Patent number: 10818168Abstract: A driving support device includes a memory and a processor including hardware. When a vehicle is placed inside a rest facility and at least one of parameters indicative of respective states of traffic jams on roads ahead of and behind the rest facility satisfy a predetermined reference, the processor transmits, to a device related to the vehicle, information that proposes a departure from the rest facility.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daisuke Furukawa, Takeshi Inoshita, Ryota Okubi, Ryotaro Fujiwara, Ko Koga, Toshiyuki Hagiya
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Patent number: 10701513Abstract: An information providing device includes a receiving unit configured to receive identification information of a first user and a character string from a terminal, an extracting unit configured to extract place information associated with the character string from action histories of a plurality of persons, a first identification unit configured to identify a second user that the first user follows by consulting information that represents a relationship between users on social media, an adjusting unit configured to, of the extracted place information, raise a priority of the place information contained in the action history of the second user as compared to the other place information; and a sending unit configured to send the extracted place information and the priority of the place information to the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryota Okubi, Keiko Suzuki, Ryotarou Fujiwara, Takeshi Fujiki, Makoto Honda, Chikage Kubo
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Publication number: 20200184010Abstract: An information processor includes a generation section that generates a specified character string on the basis of at least one of voice information corresponding to a content of speech detected by a voice detection section and vehicle information acquired from a vehicle. With this configuration, a user can input the specified character string, which is a hashtag, without an operation. Thus, compared to the related art in which the hashtag is generated on the basis of the operation (manual input) by the user, a burden on the user can significantly be reduced, and an input error can be prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryotaro Fujiwara, Keiko Suzuki, Makoto Honda, Chikage Kubo, Ryota Okubi, Takeshi Fujiki
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Publication number: 20200162838Abstract: An information providing device includes a receiving unit configured to receive identification information of a first user and a character string from a terminal, an extracting unit configured to extract place information associated with the character string from action histories of a plurality of persons, a first identification unit configured to identify a second user that the first user follows by consulting information that represents a relationship between users on social media, an adjusting unit configured to, of the extracted place information, raise a priority of the place information contained in the action history of the second user as compared to the other place information; and a sending unit configured to send the extracted place information and the priority of the place information to the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryota OKUBI, Keiko SUZUKI, Ryotarou FUJIWARA, Kenji FUJIKI, Makoto HONDA, Chikage KUBO
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Publication number: 20200160696Abstract: A driving support device includes a memory and a processor including hardware. When a vehicle is placed inside a rest facility and at least one of parameters indicative of respective states of traffic jams on roads ahead of and behind the rest facility satisfy a predetermined reference, the processor transmits, to a device related to the vehicle, information that proposes a departure from the rest facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daisuke FURUKAWA, Takeshi INOSHITA, Ryota OKUBI, Ryotaro FUJIWARA, Ko KOGA, Toshiyuki HAGIYA
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Publication number: 20200158513Abstract: An information processor includes: a purpose estimation portion configured to estimate a moving purpose of a user to a destination based on destination information that is information indicative of the destination set by the user; and a candidate facility proposing portion configured to determine a candidate drop-in facility where the user drops in between a departure place and the destination by use of at least the moving purpose and to propose the candidate drop-in facility thus determined to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keiko SUZUKI, Ryotaro FUJIWARA, Chikage KUBO, Takeshi FUJIKI, Makoto HONDA, Ryota OKUBI
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Publication number: 20200160247Abstract: A To-Do management apparatus includes a memory and a processor including hardware. The processor is configured to detect a time in which a driver of a vehicle is freed from driving operations of the vehicle, and provide, in the detected time, the driver with information for promoting accomplishment of a work that is entered in advance, that is not related to the driving operations of the vehicle, and that needs to be executed by the driver. Thus, it is possible to promote the accomplishment of the work that needs to be executed by the driver, at an appropriate timing and without interfering with the driver's driving operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryota OKUBI, Takeshi INOSHITA, Ko KOGA, Daisuke FURUKAWA, Ryotaro FUJIWARA, Toshiyuki HAGIYA
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Publication number: 20200105136Abstract: A parking lot guidance device includes a processor. The processor is configured to cause a communication unit to transmit exit information to a vehicle with the highest priority among other vehicles that are transmission targets. The exit information includes information of a size of a parking section in which a host vehicle is parked, information of a position of the parking section in which the host vehicle is parked, and information of a start of exit of the host vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi INOSHITA, Ryotaro FUJIWARA, Ko KOGA, Daisuke FURUKAWA, Ryota OKUBI, Toshiyuki HAGIYA