Patents by Inventor Ryuichi Kamaga

Ryuichi Kamaga 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).

  • Patent number: 11972611
    Abstract: A controller is provided that is configured to perform: obtaining information about a condition for an image that is provided to a user, and that corresponds to a preference of the user; specifying at least one predetermined position at which an image satisfying the condition can be taken; and generating a command for a moving object to move to the predetermined position and to take an image, and transmitting the command to the moving object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Komamine, Yurika Tanaka, Kenichi Yamada, Ryuichi Kamaga, Ai Miyata, Yu Nagata, Shintaro Matsutani
  • Patent number: 11736669
    Abstract: An image projection device which is mounted on a vehicle or worn by a driver of the vehicle includes a control unit and a projection unit. The control unit accepts a selection for specifying a particular user, detects a current location, acquires an image showing at least a part of an appearance of the particular user, which is captured when the particular user has previously driven a particular user's vehicle at a location which is the same as or near to the current location, and projects the image onto a driver's seat of the vehicle by the projection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyokazu Nakashima, Ryuichi Kamaga, Mitsuhiro Miura, Yasuhiro Baba, Tomokazu Maya, Ryosuke Kobayashi, Genshi Kuno
  • Patent number: 11603093
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for guarding at least one vehicle includes a controller. The controller is configured to acquire vehicle information including class information for a class to be held in the at least one vehicle and travel information for the at least one vehicle, determine hazard information attributable to holding of the class based on the acquired vehicle information, and determine security information for guarding the at least one vehicle based on the determined hazard information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryuichi Kamaga, Kouki Moriya, Yui Ogura, Shintaro Matsutani
  • Publication number: 20220406100
    Abstract: An information processing device that is able to communicate with a vehicle includes a control unit and a communication unit. The control unit executes: acquiring travel data of the vehicle via the communication unit; specifying, from the travel data, a location where the number of times the vehicle has stopped for a predetermined time or more is a predetermined number of times or more; and acquiring location-related information related to the location via the communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Ryuichi KAMAGA, Mitsuhiro MIURA, Yasuhiro BABA, Tomokazu MAYA, Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Genshi KUNO
  • Publication number: 20220406173
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a vehicle includes a control unit and a communication unit. The control unit is configured to acquire, from the vehicle via the communication unit, vehicle information including at least one of open-close information of a door of the vehicle and location information of the vehicle, and determine a personality of a driver of the vehicle based on the vehicle information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Ryuichi Kamaga, Mitsuhiro Miura, Yasuhiro Baba, Tomokazu Maya, Ryosuke Kobayashi, Genshi Kuno
  • Publication number: 20220400237
    Abstract: An image projection device which is mounted on a vehicle or worn by a driver of the vehicle includes a control unit and a projection unit. The control unit accepts a selection for specifying a particular user, detects a current location, acquires an image showing at least a part of an appearance of the particular user, which is captured when the particular user has previously driven a particular user's vehicle at a location which is the same as or near to the current location, and projects the image onto a driver's seat of the vehicle by the projection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Ryuichi KAMAGA, Mitsuhiro MIURA, Yasuhiro BABA, Tomokazu MAYA, Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Genshi KUNO
  • Publication number: 20220332326
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus communicable with a vehicle includes a controller. The controller is configured to store behavior information of a user in the vehicle in association with a date and time, acquire an image via an imaging unit of the vehicle when a difference between behavior information at a specific time and behavior information at a time later than the specific time is detected, an store the image in association with the date and time and the behavior information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Ryuichi KAMAGA, Mitsuhiro MIURA, Yasuhiro BABA, Tomokazu MAYA, Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Genshi KUNO
  • Patent number: 11413530
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for supporting provision of a gaming environment in the cabin of a vehicle includes a controller. The controller acquires, for each of one or more users, gaming environment information and play information associated with the gaming environment information, when the one or more users play a game using the gaming environment and optimizes the gaming environment provided to one user based on the acquired gaming environment information and the acquired play information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryuichi Kamaga, Kouki Moriya, Yui Ogura, Shintaro Matsutani
  • Publication number: 20220004736
    Abstract: A controller is provided that is configured to perform: obtaining information about a condition for an image that is provided to a user, and that corresponds to a preference of the user; specifying at least one predetermined position at which an image satisfying the condition can be taken; and generating a command for a moving object to move to the predetermined position and to take an image, and transmitting the command to the moving object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi KOMAMINE, Yurika TANAKA, Kenichi YAMADA, Ryuichi KAMAGA, Ai MIYATA, Yu NAGATA, Shintaro MATSUTANI
  • Publication number: 20220006978
    Abstract: A controller is provided that performs obtaining information on a demand for a moving object to follow a user, and transmitting information about the user to the moving object so that the moving object follows the user when the user has a demand for the moving object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Yu Nagata, Yurika Tanaka, Satoshi Komamine, Kenichi Yamada, Ryuichi Kamaga, Ai Miyata, Shintaro Matsutani
  • Publication number: 20220004264
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a technique for performing apparatus control by gestures. An information processing apparatus acquires sensor data from one or more sensors for detecting gestures performed by a user, the sensors being installed indoors, and detects a gesture of a first type specifying an apparatus which is an operation target among a plurality of apparatuses and a gesture of a second type specifying an operation to be performed for the apparatus, based on the sensor data. The information processing apparatus executes the specified operation for the specified apparatus when both of the gesture of the first type and the gesture of the second type are detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Yurika Tanaka, Yu Nagata, Kenichi Yamada, Ryuichi Kamaga, Ai Miyata, Satoshi Komamine, Shintaro Matsutani
  • Publication number: 20210236930
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for supporting provision of a gaming environment in the cabin of a vehicle includes a controller. The controller acquires, for each of one or more users, gaming environment information and play information associated with the gaming environment information, when the one or more users play a game using the gaming environment and optimizes the gaming environment provided to one user based on the acquired gaming environment information and the acquired play information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryuichi KAMAGA, Kouki MORIYA, Yui OGURA, Shintaro MATSUTANI
  • Publication number: 20210237718
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for guarding at least one vehicle includes a controller. The controller is configured to acquire vehicle information including class information for a class to be held in the at least one vehicle and travel information for the at least one vehicle, determine hazard information attributable to holding of the class based on the acquired vehicle information, and determine security information for guarding the at least one vehicle based on the determined hazard information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryuichi KAMAGA, Kouki MORIYA, Yui OGURA, Shintaro MATSUTANI
  • Publication number: 20210110340
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller acquires holding information on a music class to be held in a vehicle and maintenance information on a maintenance person who performs maintenance on a music supply to be used in the music class, executes matching between the music class and the maintenance person based on the holding information and the maintenance information that are acquired, and determines notification information to be notified to the maintenance person, according to a result of the matching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryuichi KAMAGA, Kouki MORIYA, Yui OGURA, Shintaro MATSUTANI
  • Publication number: 20210097633
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller acquires holding information on a music class to be held in a vehicle and provision information on a provider who provides a music supply to be used in the music class. The controller executes matching between the music class and the provider based on the holding information and the provision information that are acquired, and determines procurement information to be notified to the provider, according to a result of the matching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryuichi KAMAGA, Kouki MORIYA, Yui OGURA, Shintaro MATSUTANI
  • Publication number: 20210061310
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller acquires holding information on a cooking class to be held in a vehicle and provision information on an ingredient provider who provides an ingredient to be used in the cooking class. The controller executes matching between the cooking class and the ingredient provider based on the holding information and the provision information that are acquired, and determines ingredient procurement information to be notified to the ingredient provider, according to a result of the matching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryuichi KAMAGA, Kouki MORIYA, Yui OGURA, Shintaro MATSUTANI
  • Publication number: 20210049718
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller acquires holding information on a cooking class to be held in a vehicle and reception information on a receiving party who is to be provided with a deliverable obtained in the cooking class. The controller executes matching between the cooking class and the receiving party based on the holding information and the reception information that are acquired, and determines provision information to be notified to the receiving party according to a result of the matching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryuichi KAMAGA, Kouki MORIYA, Yui OGURA, Shintaro MATSUTANI
  • Patent number: 10479209
    Abstract: A relay device provided in vehicle having a battery, converting control signal formats, and relaying same between: a first communications unit that sends and receives control signals in a first format relating to charging; and second communications unit that supplies DC voltage, is provided in a charging station that charges battery, and sends and receives control signals in a second format relating to charging. The relay device includes: a limiting unit that limits power supplied between charging station and battery, regardless of vehicle side control performed on control signals' basis; an acquisition unit that obtains DC voltage supplied by charging station and obtains the battery's voltage; a determination unit that determines whether the voltage difference between each obtained voltage is less than threshold value; and a release unit that releases the limits by limiting unit if a determination has been made that the voltage difference is less than threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignees: AUTONETWORK TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTENSM LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yabuuchi, Nobuyuki Nakagawa, Ryuichi Kamaga
  • Patent number: 10377257
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted charging device (12) includes a vehicle-mounted battery (18), a vehicle-mounted electronic control unit (30) and a modem startup control unit. The vehicle-mounted battery is charged with power supplied from external charging equipment via a charging cable (16). The vehicle-mounted electronic control unit is configured to perform charging communication, relating to charging of the vehicle-mounted battery, with the external charging equipment using an in-band modem (32). The modem startup control unit starts up the in-band modem when the vehicle-mounted electronic control unit performs the charging communication, and that stops a startup of the in-band modem when the vehicle-mounted electronic control unit does not perform the charging communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroya Ando, Ryuichi Kamaga, Nobuyuki Nakagawa, Yuta Ochiai, Yukihiro Miyashita, Takeshi Hagihara, Yoshikazu Isoyama
  • Publication number: 20180236888
    Abstract: A relay device provided in vehicle having a battery, converting control signal formats, and relaying same between: a first communications unit that sends and receives control signals in a first format relating to charging; and second communications unit that supplies DC voltage, is provided in a charging station that charges battery, and sends and receives control signals in a second format relating to charging. The relay device includes: a limiting unit that limits power supplied between charging station and battery, regardless of vehicle side control performed on control signals' basis; an acquisition unit that obtains DC voltage supplied by charging station and obtains the battery's voltage; a determination unit that determines whether the voltage difference between each obtained voltage is less than threshold value; and a release unit that releases the limits by limiting unit if a determination has been made that the voltage difference is less than threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro YABUUCHI, Nobuyuki NAKAGAWA, Ryuichi KAMAGA