Patents by Inventor Shogo Akaba

Shogo Akaba 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: 11181902
    Abstract: A remote operation system for a vehicle includes a plurality of remote operation devices, each of which includes a communication unit configured to communicate with the vehicle and receive information including a remote operation request, a presentation unit configured to present a situation of the vehicle received from the vehicle by the communication unit to a remote operator, a reception unit configured to receive an operation of the remote operator, and a control unit configured to generate control information on the basis of the operation received by the reception unit and transmit the control information to the vehicle using the communication unit. A remote operation device having a good communication environment with respect to the vehicle transmitting the remote operation request among the plurality of remote operation devices executes the remote operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Genta Boda, Shogo Akaba, Kazuyuki Kaneko
  • Patent number: 11046332
    Abstract: When a second condition is satisfied in a case in which an automated driving control unit performs switching from automated driving to manual driving, a request for a remote operation is sent to an outside-vehicle facility using a communicator, and remote driving for automatically controlling at least one of acceleration/deceleration and steering of a vehicle is executed on the basis of control information received from the outside-vehicle facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo Akaba, Kazuyuki Kaneko, Genta Boda, Masahiko Asakura, Yoshitaka Mimura, Naotaka Kumakiri, Kohei Okimoto, Hironori Takano
  • Publication number: 20200057436
    Abstract: A remote operation system for a vehicle includes a plurality of remote operation devices, each of which includes a communication unit configured to communicate with the vehicle and receive information including a remote operation request, a presentation unit configured to present a situation of the vehicle received from the vehicle by the communication unit to a remote operator, a reception unit configured to receive an operation of the remote operator, and a control unit configured to generate control information on the basis of the operation received by the reception unit and transmit the control information to the vehicle using the communication unit. A remote operation device having a good communication environment with respect to the vehicle transmitting the remote operation request among the plurality of remote operation devices executes the remote operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Genta Boda, Shogo Akaba, Kazuyuki Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20200047773
    Abstract: When a second condition is satisfied in a case in which an automated driving control unit performs switching from automated driving to manual driving, a request for a remote operation is sent to an outside-vehicle facility using a communicator, and remote driving for automatically controlling at least one of acceleration/deceleration and steering of a vehicle is executed on the basis of control information received from the outside-vehicle facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Shogo Akaba, Kazuyuki Kaneko, Genta Boda, Masahiko Asakura, Yoshitaka Mimura, Naotaka Kumakiri, Kohei Okimoto, Hironori Takano
  • Publication number: 20190265710
    Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: an acquisitor configured to acquire a situation outside a vehicle; a driving operator configured to execute an operation for manual driving by an occupant of the vehicle; a detector configured to detect a state of the occupant of the vehicle; a manual driving controller configured to execute the manual driving to cause the vehicle to travel based on an operation received by the driving operator; a communicator configured to communicate with a facility outside the vehicle and transmit the situation outside the vehicle acquired by the acquisitor to the facility outside the vehicle; a remotely controlled driving controller configured to execute remotely controlled driving to cause the vehicle to travel based on control information received from the facility outside the vehicle; and a switching controller configured to switch from the remotely controlled driving to the manual driving when the remotely controlled driving is executed by the remotely controlled driving controller a
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kaneko, Shogo Akaba, Genta Boda
  • Patent number: 8821091
    Abstract: A component part mounting structure for mounting a cup holder base (2) on a front surface (1a) of a side lining (1) of a vehicle by using a self-tapping screw (3), wherein the side lining (1) comprises a base portion (15) projecting from a rear surface (1b) of the side lining (1) and defining a space (16) in cooperation with the rear surface (1b), and a boss portion (17) projecting from the base portion and defining a through hole (18) opening out toward the space (16), characterized by that the cup holder base (2) is provided with a fastening seat (6) abutting the front surface (1a) of the side lining (1), and the self-tapping screw (3) is configured to be passed through the fastening seat (6) and side lining (1) from the side of the cup holder base (2), and engaged by the through hole (18) of the boss portion (17) at a free end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Sato, Shogo Akaba
  • Patent number: 8371632
    Abstract: A garnish including an integrally molded grip is attached to a center pillar of a vehicle body with a bracket. The bracket attaches to a part of the pillar adjacent to the grip using a threaded bolt provided on an outboard side of the garnish. An opening is formed in the garnish for attaching the garnish to the pillar. A lid closes the opening. Integrally forming the grip with the garnish eliminates the need for positioning the two parts relative to each other and reduces the number of component parts. Providing the bracket for attachment adjacent to the base end of the grip improves the mounting strength of the grip. As the lid closing the opening is concealed by the grip when viewed inside the passenger compartment, the opening can be made so large as to improve the efficiency of the assembly work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shogo Akaba
  • Publication number: 20110299955
    Abstract: A component part mounting structure for mounting a cup holder base (2) on a front surface (1a) of a side lining (1) of a vehicle by using a self-tapping screw (3), wherein the side lining (1) comprises a base portion (15) projecting from a rear surface (1b) of the side lining (1) and defining a space (16) in cooperation with the rear surface (1b), and a boss portion (17) projecting from the base portion and defining a through hole (18) opening out toward the space (16), characterized by that the cup holder base (2) is provided with a fastening seat (6) abutting the front surface (1a) of the side lining (1), and the self-tapping screw (3) is configured to be passed through the fastening seat (6) and side lining (1) from the side of the cup holder base (2), and engaged by the through hole (18) of the boss portion (17) at a free end thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Sato, Shogo Akaba
  • Publication number: 20110175386
    Abstract: Task: To eliminate problems in precisely positioning a garnish and a grip, and prevent an increase in the number of parts. Solution: The grip 4 is integrally molded with the garnish 3 which is attached to a center pillar 2 of a vehicle body, and a bracket 3a for attaching the garnish to a part of the pillar adjacent to the grip by using a threaded bolt is provided on an outboard side of the garnish. An opening 3b is formed in the garnish for the attachment of the garnish to the pillar. A lid 10 closes the opening. As the grip is integrally formed with the garnish, there is no need for positioning the two parts relative to each other, and the number of component parts can be reduced. As the bracket for attachment is provided adjacent to the base end of the grip, the mounting strength of the grip can be improved. As the lid closing the opening is concealed by the grip when viewed inside the passenger compartment, the opening can be made so large as to improve the efficiency of the assembly work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shogo Akaba