Patents by Inventor Shin Sakurada

Shin Sakurada 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: 20230019735
    Abstract: A control device includes a control unit configured to execute controls of displaying, on a roadway, a first crosswalk toward a first side of a roadway and displaying, on the roadway, a second crosswalk toward a second side of the roadway, and concealing the first crosswalk from the first side toward the second side while a pedestrian is crossing the roadway from the first side to the second side through the first crosswalk and the second crosswalk and concealing the second crosswalk after the pedestrian has crossed the roadway. The second side is opposite to the first side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shin SAKURADA, Kazuya NISHIMURA, Soutaro KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20230018467
    Abstract: A support server includes a processor configured to: acquire a total supply power amount from each of a plurality of facilities placed within a stricken area, the total supply power amount being obtained by adding respective supply power amounts of a plurality of power supply vehicles configured to perform power supply; acquire, from at least one vehicle placed within the stricken area, a supply power amount suppliable by the at least one vehicle; and output, to at least either one of the at least one vehicle and a communications device associated with the at least one vehicle, request facility information on a request facility that requires to request power supply due to a shortage of electric power, based on respective total supply power amounts of the facilities and the supply power amount suppliable by the at least one vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke HOKI, Koseki SUGIYAMA, Kumiko KATSUMATA, Rie YAYABE, Shin SAKURADA, Tomio YAMANAKA
  • Patent number: 11557206
    Abstract: An information provision system has a vehicle-mounted device, server, and mobile terminal, which send and receive information to and from one another. The vehicle-mounted device has an imaging unit that images a vicinity of a vehicle, and a first transmitting unit that sends position information, vehicle condition information, and captured image data, to the server. The server has a dangerous spot information creating unit that creates dangerous spot information having a danger level and associated with position information, based on the vehicle condition information and captured image data, and a second transmitting unit that sends the dangerous spot information to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal has a third transmitting unit that sends position information to the server, a receiving unit that receives the dangerous point information corresponding to the position information of the mobile terminal, and an output unit that outputs a warning based on the dangerous spot information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shin Sakurada, Jun Okamoto, Josuke Yamane, Risako Yamamoto, Kazuki Sugie, Masatoshi Komiyama
  • Publication number: 20230010783
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit that determines a travel path of a wheelchair. The control unit determines the travel path of the wheelchair based on information on a step existing on a road surface on which the wheelchair travels and information on a wheel of the wheelchair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Shin SAKURADA, Kazuya NISHIMURA, Yuko MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20230011883
    Abstract: A control device outputs control information to a sidewalk configured such that an inclination of a road surface is changeable. When the control device detects a wheelchair waiting on the sidewalk for crossing a road, the control device outputs, as the control information, information of instruction to reduce the inclination of the road surface of the sidewalk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Shin SAKURADA, Kazuya NISHIMURA, Yuko MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20230009433
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit that determines a travel path of a wheelchair that crosses a road. The control unit determines the travel path of the wheelchair based on information on undulations of a road surface of the road.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Shin SAKURADA, Kazuya NISHIMURA, Yuko Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20220415163
    Abstract: A route control device includes a control unit that sets an angle of a guideway for guiding a wheelchair user with respect to a roadway in accordance with a length of a waiting time for which a vehicle traveling on the roadway is kept waiting, when the wheelchair user who is about to cross the roadway is detected, and performs a control of displaying a pedestrian crossing including the guideway on the roadway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuya NISHIMURA, Yuko MIZUNO, Shin SAKURADA
  • Patent number: 11537143
    Abstract: A controller for transmitting control information necessary for autonomous driving to an autonomous driving vehicle is provided. The controller includes: a reception device configured to receive a signal transmitted from a wireless communication device included in the autonomous driving vehicle; a first transmission device configured to transmit first control information to the wireless communication device included in the autonomous driving vehicle; and a second transmission device configured to transmit information to a satellite based on a reception condition of the signal from the autonomous driving vehicle received by the reception device, the information being used by the satellite to transmit second control information to a satellite communication device included in the autonomous driving vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shin Sakurada
  • Patent number: 11532037
    Abstract: A management server is configured to perform a process including: obtaining, when an electric vehicle is returned, returning date and time, a returning location, and a use history of a vehicle; setting a fee-returning rate in accordance with a SOC at the time of renting, a SOC at the time of returning, the number of times of performing behaviors contributing to deterioration of a battery, and a leaving time in a state contributing to the deterioration of the battery; setting a correction coefficient in accordance with a cause of a behavior contributing to the deterioration; setting the fee-returning rate in accordance with the returning location and the returning time; determining the fee-returning rate; and performing a process for providing points corresponding to the fee-returning amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Igata, Shin Sakurada, Kuniaki Jinnai, Motoyoshi Hatta, Shota Hirose
  • Patent number: 11530923
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for providing aid to people in need of assistance outdoors. The information processing apparatus includes a controller. When a request for a search for a route is received, the controller generates, using a link and a node at which travel by a wheelchair is possible, a section to be included in the route between two locations and that is to be traveled by the wheelchair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Hara, Shuhei Aketa, Toru Yanagida, Shin Sakurada, Tae Sugimura, Yasutaka Ujihara
  • Publication number: 20220398918
    Abstract: Provided is a method executed by a marking device that marks a first pedestrian crossing to be visually recognized by a pedestrian who is going to cross a roadway and a second pedestrian crossing to be visually recognized by a driver of a vehicle on the roadway. The method includes: marking the first pedestrian crossing and the second pedestrian crossing when one or more conditions including at least a condition that a first pedestrian who is going to cross the roadway from a first side to a second side is detected are satisfied; starting to unmark the first pedestrian crossing from the first side to the second side while the first pedestrian is crossing the roadway; and unmarking the second pedestrian crossing when the first pedestrian has finished crossing the roadway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shin SAKURADA, Kazuya NISHIMURA, Soutaro KANEKO
  • Patent number: 11527158
    Abstract: An information providing system includes an onboard device and a server that transmits information to and receives information from the onboard device. The onboard device includes a condition setting unit that acquires a destination and an output mode and transmits the acquired destination and the acquired output mode to the server. The onboard device further includes an output unit that outputs parking lot recommendation information which is received from the server. The server includes a storage unit that stores parking lot information including position information of parking lots and parking fees which are detected from a captured image of the parking lots. The server further includes an information providing unit that prioritizes parking lots which are located within a predetermined range from the destination based on the output mode provides the parking lot information of the prioritized parking lots as the parking lot recommendation information to the onboard device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shin Sakurada, Jun Okamoto, Josuke Yamane, Risako Yamamoto, Kazuki Sugie, Masatoshi Komiyama
  • Publication number: 20220392007
    Abstract: A support server includes a processor configured to perform: acquiring an amount of residual fuel, state information of each of a plurality of vehicles, position information of each of the plurality of vehicles, and user position information of a user who desires supply of fuel from the plurality of vehicles; identifying a supply vehicle that is able to supply fuel out of the plurality of vehicles based on the amounts of residual fuel of the plurality of vehicles and the state information of the plurality of vehicles; generating fuel position information including at least the position information of the supply vehicle based on the user position information and the position information of the supply vehicle; and outputting the fuel position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke HOKI, Koseki SUGIYAMA, Kumiko KATSUMATA, Rie YAYABE, Shin SAKURADA, Tomio YAMANAKA
  • Publication number: 20220379772
    Abstract: A control device is provided with an ECU configured to acquire a charging rate of a secondary battery, generate power supply information related to power supply using an in-vehicle outlet based on the charging rate, and output the power supply information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke HOKI, Koseki SUGIYAMA, Kumiko KATSUMATA, Rie YAYABE, Shin SAKURADA, Tomio YAMANAKA
  • Publication number: 20220379805
    Abstract: A control device for controlling a vehicle provided with a power supply function for a user includes a control unit that causes a light of the vehicle to blink under a certain condition when a power outage is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shin SAKURADA, Satoru SAKUMA, Genshi KUNO, Shota MINAMI
  • Publication number: 20220379868
    Abstract: A control device for controlling a vehicle provided with a power supply function for a user includes a control unit that causes a horn of the vehicle to ring under a certain condition when a power outage is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shin SAKURADA, Satoru SAKUMA, Genshi KUNO, Shota MINAMI
  • Publication number: 20220379768
    Abstract: A control device includes an ECU configured to acquire, from each of a plurality of vehicles having a secondary battery and being configured to supply power to the outside, information indicating a charging rate of the secondary battery and vehicle model information, generate arrangement position information by which a arrangement position is allocated to each of the plurality of vehicles in a case where the plurality of vehicles supply the power to the outside in parallel to each other, based on the charging rate of the secondary battery and the vehicle model information, and output the arrangement position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke HOKI, Koseki SUGIYAMA, Kumiko KATSUMATA, Rie YAYABE, Shin SAKURADA, Tomio YAMANAKA
  • Publication number: 20220379804
    Abstract: A control device includes a control unit that acquires an image taken by a vehicle provided with a power supply function for a user, identifies an electric light that is turned off and that is included in the acquired image, refers to definition data that defines whether the identified electric light should be turned on during a time zone when the image was taken to determine whether a power outage has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shin SAKURADA, Satoru SAKUMA, Genshi KUNO, Shota MINAMI
  • Patent number: 11511754
    Abstract: A seat determining apparatus includes a travel route determining unit configured to determine a travel route of a vehicle such that the travel route runs by way of a scheduled boarding point and scheduled alighting point of each of a plurality of users scheduled to ride the vehicle, the scheduled boarding point being a point at which the user is scheduled to get on the vehicle, the scheduled alighting point being a point at which the user is scheduled to get off the vehicle; a boarding and alighting order determining unit configured to determine alighting order, in which the users get off the vehicle, based on the travel route and the scheduled alighting point of each of the users; and a seat determining unit configured to determine a seat according to the alighting order for each of the users when each of the users rides the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keiji Yamashita, Koichi Ikemoto, Koji Taguchi, Shin Sakurada, Tomoyuki Kuriyama
  • Publication number: 20220369440
    Abstract: A marking device includes each of a plurality of pedestrian light sources that is provided on a roadway and that emits light in at least one of a first direction and a second direction along a width direction of the roadway, each of a plurality of vehicle light sources that is provided on the roadway and that emits light in at least one of a third direction and a fourth direction along an extension direction of the roadway, and a control unit that separately controls the pedestrian light sources and the vehicle light sources. The control unit lights the pedestrian light sources, causing them to mark a first pedestrian crossing to be visually recognized by a pedestrian who is going to cross the roadway, and lights the vehicle light sources, causing them to mark a second pedestrian crossing to be visually recognized by a driver of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shin SAKURADA, Yuko MIZUNO, Soutaro KANEKO