Patents by Inventor Satoshi KOMAMINE

Satoshi KOMAMINE 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: 12275353
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor. The processor is configured to control a vehicle including a storage apparatus including one or more compartments configured such that a user deposits baggage. The processor is configured to, when a predetermined event related to storage of the baggage has occurred in the storage apparatus, restrict deposit of the baggage into the storage apparatus by the user until the vehicle including the storage apparatus moves to a predetermined place where the predetermined event is resolvable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Inoue, Yurika Tanaka, Satoshi Komamine, Go Tanaka, Hiromitsu Fujii
  • Patent number: 12236391
    Abstract: A management apparatus includes a controller configured to manage a storage mobile object that is configured to store a stored mobile object. The stored mobile object includes a first mobile object that is stored in the storage mobile object and a second mobile object that is not stored in the storage mobile object. The controller is configured to instruct the storage mobile object to transport the first mobile object while maintaining the first mobile object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Matsushita, Hiroe Fukui, Naoki Uenoyama, Hikaru Gotoh, Satoshi Komamine, Takanori Sasano
  • Patent number: 12205069
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller, the controller being configured to select a first mobile body to deliver baggage to a delivery destination existing in a predetermined facility from among a plurality of types of delivery mobile bodies, wherein the controller selects the first mobile body, based on required time necessary to deliver the baggage to the delivery destination in a site of the predetermined facility, for each delivery mobile body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kotaro Okabe, Mayuko Abe, Satoshi Komamine, Takeaki Dohda, Ken Matsushita, Yosuke Takada
  • Publication number: 20240425278
    Abstract: A delivery system capable of efficiently delivering packages is provided. A delivery system includes a mobile robot configured to deliver packages to a storage site, a container disposed in a storage space of the storage site, a transfer mechanism configured to deliver the container holding the package to the storage space or receive the container holding the package from the storage space, and means for performing an operation for increasing the number of empty spaces according to availability of the storage space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuya TSUBAKIMOTO, Uori KOIKE, Yuta ITOZAWA, Takashi IZUMI, Satoshi KOMAMINE
  • Patent number: 12174635
    Abstract: An abnormality is more quickly resolved when the abnormality occurs in a storage device. An information processing apparatus is provided which includes a controller configured to control a vehicle with the storage device mounted thereon in which a user is able to deposit or pick up baggage, wherein the controller generates a route for the vehicle before an occurrence of a predetermined event so that the route passes through a deposit point of the baggage or a pick-up point of the baggage and a predetermined area including a predetermined location where the predetermined event is able to be resolved if the predetermined event related to storage of the baggage occurs in the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Inoue, Yurika Tanaka, Satoshi Komamine, Go Tanaka, Hiromitsu Fujii
  • Publication number: 20240420179
    Abstract: The method includes obtaining interest information indicative of an object of interest of a user, selecting advertisement information based on the interest information, and notifying the user of the advertisement information on a way to or from an event venue of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto AKAHANE, Yu NAGATA, Tomokazu MAYA, Masaaki TOMIYA, Yuko MINETA, Kayo TSUMOTO, Shinichi NIWA, Satoshi KOMAMINE
  • Publication number: 20240416966
    Abstract: The control device includes a control unit that acquires information on a distribution of a loudness of sound in an area in which sound is generated, and controls movement of mobility with a conference room moving in the area based on the acquired information on the distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto AKAHANE, Yu NAGATA, Tomokazu MAYA, Masaaki TOMIYA, Yuko MINETA, Kayo TSUMOTO, Shinichi NIWA, Satoshi KOMAMINE
  • Publication number: 20240418516
    Abstract: The control device includes a control unit configured to obtain information regarding a congestion level of at least two locations in which an event is held, and determine a transport route in which mobility moving between the at least two locations transports passengers based on the obtained information regarding the congestion level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto AKAHANE, Yu NAGATA, Tomokazu MAYA, Masaaki TOMIYA, Yuko MINETA, Kayo TSUMOTO, Shinichi NIWA, Satoshi KOMAMINE
  • Publication number: 20240412151
    Abstract: A delivery system according to the present disclosure is a delivery system configured to deliver a package, privacy information being attached to the package, the delivery system including: a mobile robot configured to deliver the package; a transfer mechanism configured to transfer the package delivered by the mobile robot to a storage place or transfer the package located in the storage place to the mobile robot; and a detection unit configured to detect whether or not a person is present near the storage place, in which the package is transferred in a transfer form in which the privacy information is protected from being revealed to the person present near the storage place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Uori KOIKE, Yuta ITOZAWA, Takashi IZUMI, Tatsuya TSUBAKIMOTO, Satoshi KOMAMINE
  • Publication number: 20240403760
    Abstract: A delivery system according to the present disclosure includes: a delivery robot configured to deliver a package to a storage place; a prediction unit configured to predict a time during which a receiver of the package is absent; and a scheduling unit configured to set a schedule so that the delivery robot delivers the package to the storage place during the time when the receiver is absent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Uori KOIKE, Yuta ITOZAWA, Takashi IZUMI, Tatsuya TSUBAKIMOTO, Satoshi KOMAMINE
  • Publication number: 20240399577
    Abstract: To provide a delivery system or the like adapted to request a person to remove an obstacle in a given area in front of a storage cabinet. A delivery system includes: a storage cabinet; a delivery robot capable of traveling to the storage cabinet and delivering an article; at least one detection unit configured to detect an obstacle present in the vicinity of the storage cabinet; and a control unit configured to control an operation of the delivery system, including the delivery robot. When the detection unit detects that there is an obstacle within a given area in the vicinity of the storage cabinet, and when the control unit determines that the delivery robot cannot deliver the article to the storage cabinet due to the presence of the obstacle, the control unit sends a notification requesting that the detected obstacle be removed from the given area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi IZUMI, Tatsuya TSUBAKIMOTO, Uori KOIKE, Yuta ITOZAWA, Satoshi KOMAMINE
  • Patent number: 12157436
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided which includes a controller configured to control a vehicle that is equipped with a storage device in which baggage can be deposited by a user, and a storing section for storing cushioning material that can be used by the user when the user deposits the baggage in the storage device, wherein the controller performs to generate a command for replenishment of the cushioning material in the storing section when a remaining amount of the cushioning material in the storing section is less than a predetermined amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Inoue, Yurika Tanaka, Satoshi Komamine, Go Tanaka, Hiromitsu Fujii
  • Publication number: 20240394607
    Abstract: The information processing device includes a control unit that predicts the number of users of each of the plurality of stations on the event date based on the identification information of the visitor and the person flow data of each of the plurality of stations in the vicinity of the event place, and determines a station that prompts the visitor to use based on the identification information and the predicted number of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto AKAHANE, Yu Nagata, Tomokazu Maya, Masaaki Tomiya, Yuko Mineta, Kayo Tsumoto, Shinichi Niwa, Satoshi Komamine
  • Publication number: 20240380224
    Abstract: The control device acquires information regarding an event held within a certain area, and based on the acquired information, the power supply has the function of supplying power to electronic devices used by the user from among multiple locations within the area. The control unit includes a control unit that determines a location to dispatch the mobility and performs processing to dispatch the power supply mobility to the determined location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto AKAHANE, Yu NAGATA, Tomokazu MAYA, Masaaki TOMIYA, Yuko MINETA, Kayo TSUMOTO, Shinichi NIWA, Satoshi KOMAMINE
  • Patent number: 12136119
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor configured to manage a stock quantity of products purchased and stored in a predetermined storage place that is associated with a user, based on information about a first product acquired from an electronic tag attached to the first product. The processor acquires information about the first product from the electronic tag of the first product stored in the predetermined storage place and acquires a quantity of the first product, detects that a second product to which the electronic tag is not attached is to get mixed in the predetermined storage place, based on purchase information indicating a purchase action of the user, and manages, in a case where the second product is present in a mixed manner in the predetermined storage place, the stock quantity of products stored in the predetermined storage place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi Komamine
  • Publication number: 20240353858
    Abstract: A delivery system includes a storage shelf, a delivery robot capable of moving to the storage shelf and delivering an article to the storage shelf, a detection unit that detects an obstacle present near the storage shelf, and a control unit that controls an operation of the delivery robot. The control unit is configured to, when the detection unit detects an obstacle present in a predetermined area near the storage shelf and the control unit determines that the delivery robot can deliver an article to the storage shelf, determine a stop position and a stop direction of the delivery robot relative to the storage shelf based on a position of the detected obstacle and a position of the storage shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuta ITOZAWA, Takashi IZUMI, Tatsuya TSUBAKIMOTO, Uori KOIKE, Satoshi KOMAMINE
  • Patent number: 12092474
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire route information indicating a route on which a user is to travel, and travel information indicating a travel status of the user, detect, based on the acquired route information and the acquired travel information, a waiting point on the route, at which a waiting time period for the user is to occur, and output deceleration information for prompting the user to decelerate to delay, within a range of the waiting time period, arrival of the user at the detected waiting point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takayuki Oidemizu, Kazuyuki Inoue, Ryosuke Kobayashi, Yurika Tanaka, Tomokazu Maya, Satoshi Komamine
  • Publication number: 20240239222
    Abstract: The method is a method executed by a control device used to provide a charging service for transporting a power supply facility used for charging a vehicle to a user-specified location, the method comprising: acquiring specified location information about the specified location; and determining whether to transport the power supply equipment based on the area of the designated location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi YAMADA, Toshiki Kashiwakura, Akane Umezu, Kayo Tsumoto, Yuta Shishime, Satoshi Komamine, Kenji Ishiyama
  • Publication number: 20240239224
    Abstract: A charge management device includes a communication unit that communicates with a terminal device of an operator who delivers a charger for charging a vehicle of a user to a location desired by the user and collects the charger, and a control unit that transmits a collection instruction that instructs collection of the charger to the terminal device via the communication unit based on charging information that indicates a state of charge to the vehicle from the charger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi YAMADA, Toshiki KASHIWAKURA, Akane UMEZU, Kayo TSUMOTO, Yuta SHISHIME, Satoshi KOMAMINE, Kenji ISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240239228
    Abstract: The determination device includes a storage unit, a communication unit, and a control unit. The storage unit can store a plurality of pieces of charging result information including a set of charging place information indicating a charging place included in a request received in the past and charging possibility information indicating whether or not the vehicle has been charged at the charging place. The communication unit can communicate with a user terminal carried by the user, and can receive a request from the user. The control unit retrieves the charging result information based on the charging place information of the vehicle included in the request, acquires the charging possibility information related to the charging place, and determines a possibility of charging at the charging place based on the acquired charging possibility information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi YAMADA, Toshiki KASHIWAKURA, Akane UMEZU, kayo TSUMOTO, Yuta SHISHIME, Satoshi KOMAMINE, Kenji ISHIYAMA