Patents by Inventor Shodai KATO

Shodai KATO 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: 11526957
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus executes: acquiring whether or not a first user permits another user to ride in a first vehicle; acquiring whether or not a second user is matched with each of vehicles; regarding, as the first vehicle, a vehicle which is among the vehicles and with which the second user is not matched, and matching the first vehicle with the first user, when the first user requests a ride in the first vehicle and does not permit another user to ride in the first vehicle; and not permitting the other user to be matched with the first vehicle, after matching the first user with the first vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fumiki Ohtani, Hirofumi Kamimaru, Riho Matsuo, Shodai Kato, Atsushi Yoshida, Shunsuke Tanimori
  • Patent number: 11514387
    Abstract: An object is to deliver more packages together. A number of first packages scheduled to be delivered by a vehicle that delivers packages to a predetermined area is acquired, the cost of delivering second packages by the vehicle is set on the basis of the number of first packages, the second packages being different from the first packages, and information on the cost is provided to a user present within the predetermined area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fumiki Ohtani, Hirofumi Kamimaru, Riho Matsuo, Shodai Kato, Atsushi Yoshida, Shunsuke Tanimori
  • Publication number: 20220058763
    Abstract: Carpooling in a vehicle traveling to a predetermined place is promoted. A number of first users who are users riding or scheduled to ride in a vehicle that travels to a predetermined place is acquired; a cost needed for second users who are users different from the first users to ride the vehicle and to travel to the predetermined place is set on the basis of the number of first users; and information on the cost is provided to the second users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fumiki OHTANI, Hirofumi KAMIMARU, Riho MATSUO, Shodai KATO, Atsushi YOSHIDA, Shunsuke TANIMORI
  • Publication number: 20210356291
    Abstract: An information processing device includes one or more processors configured to: acquire an indoor distance and an outdoor distance of a transfer route from each of a plurality of parking lots as recommendation candidates to a specific location; acquire weather information on weather around the specific location; calculate an evaluation value based on the indoor distance and the outdoor distance for each of the parking lots, the evaluation value being a value varying depending on the weather information; and generate recommendation information for a parking lot based on the evaluation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shodai Kato, Toru Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20210357103
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor. The processor is configured to: determine a select tendency of a user in selecting a facility, based on a history of the user's designations of the facility that belongs to a predetermined category; determine whether the positions of a plurality of facilities are concentrated on a map; and select, when the positions of the facilities are concentrated on the map, a Point-of-Interest icon to be displayed as a representative in accordance with the select tendency, from among Point-of-Interest icons for the facilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shodai KATO, Toru Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20200065742
    Abstract: An object is to deliver more packages together. A number of first packages scheduled to be delivered by a vehicle that delivers packages to a predetermined area is acquired, the cost of delivering second packages by the vehicle is set on the basis of the number of first packages, the second packages being different from the first packages, and information on the cost is provided to a user present within the predetermined area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fumiki OHTANI, Hirofumi KAMIMARU, Riho MATSUO, Shodai KATO, Atsushi YOSHIDA, Shunsuke TANIMORI
  • Publication number: 20200051021
    Abstract: Re-delivery of a package is efficiently performed in a case where a package is not handed over when the package is delivered. Failure to hand over a package by delivery of the package by a first vehicle in which the package that is scheduled to be delivered to a delivery des in ti loaded is detected; and matching, with the vehicle, of a second vehicle that is different from the first vehicle and for which a condition allowing reloading of the package from the first vehicle and a condition allowing delivery of the package to the delivery destination are established is performed, in a case where failure to hand over the package is detected, where matching is performed on the basis of information about traveling of the first vehicle, information about the package, and information about traveling of the second vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fumiki OHTANI, Hirofumi KAMIMARU, Riho MATSUO, Shodai KATO, Atsushi YOSHIDA, Shunsuke TANIMORI
  • Publication number: 20200051197
    Abstract: Carpooling in a vehicle traveling to a predetermined place is promoted. A number of carpool passenger users who are users scheduled to carpool in a vehicle that travels to a predetermined place is acquired; a cost needed for potential users who are users different from the carpool passenger users to ride the vehicle is set on the basis of the number of carpool passenger users; and information on the cost is provided to the potential users present within a predetermined range from a scheduled path of the vehicle traveling to the predetermined place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fumiki OHTANI, Hirofumi KAMIMARU, Riho MATSUO, Shodai KATO, Atsushi YOSHIDA, Shunsuke TANIMORI
  • Publication number: 20200020245
    Abstract: An objective is to encourage users who give teaching to carpool in a case where learning is provided between multiple users in a carpool vehicle. An information processing apparatus includes a controller and when learning is provided in a carpool vehicle between a teacher user who is a user giving teaching and a student user who is a user receiving the teaching, the controller acquires information for distinguishing between the teacher user and the student user, and gives an incentive to the teacher user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fumiki OHTANI, Hirofumi KAMIMARU, Riho MATSUO, Shodai KATO, Atsushi YOSHIDA, Shunsuke TANIMORI
  • Publication number: 20200005419
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus executes: acquiring whether or not a first user permits another user to ride in a first vehicle; acquiring whether or not a second user is matched with each of vehicles; regarding, as the first vehicle, a vehicle which is among the vehicles and with which the second user is not matched, and matching the first vehicle with the first user, when the first user requests a ride in the first vehicle and does not permit another user to ride in the first vehicle; and not permitting the other user to be matched with the first vehicle, after matching the first user with the first vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fumiki OHTANI, Hirofumi KAMIMARU, Riho MATSUO, Shodai KATO, Atsushi YOSHIDA, Shunsuke TANIMORI
  • Publication number: 20190392731
    Abstract: Learning effects are increased in a case where a learning is performed between multiple users in a carpool vehicle. An information processing apparatus includes a control unit. The control unit, in a case where a learning between multiple carpool users who are users in a carpool in a same vehicle is to be performed in the vehicle, matches the multiple carpool users to join the carpool in the vehicle, based on information about learning levels of multiple demanding users who are users demanding the carpool in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fumiki OHTANI, Hirofumi KAMIMARU, Riho MATSUO, Shodai KATO, Atsushi YOSHIDA, Shunsuke TANIMORI
  • Publication number: 20190385482
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller, in a case where a learning between a teacher user who is a user giving teachings and a student user who is a user receiving teachings is performed in a carpool vehicle, when it is determined, based on information indicating whether a driver of the vehicle is the teacher user or the student user, that the driver is the student user, provides information related to the determination to multiple users selected as carpool members in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fumiki OHTANI, Hirofumi KAMIMARU, Riho MATSUO, Shodai KATO, Atsushi YOSHIDA, Shunsuke TANIMORI