Patents by Inventor Shota TSUKAMOTO
Shota TSUKAMOTO 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).
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Patent number: 11977980Abstract: An information processing method includes the following executed by a computer: acquiring a first image and object data of an object appearing in the first image, extracting a portion of the first image that corresponds to a difference between the object data and an object detection result obtained by inputting the first image to a trained model, the trained model receiving an image as input to output an object detection result, acquiring a second image that includes a portion corresponding to the same object data as object data corresponding to the extracted portion of the first image, reflecting an image based on the extracted portion of the first image in the portion of the acquired second image that corresponds to the same object data, and generating training data for the trained model.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaki Takahashi, Kazunobu Ishikawa, Yusuke Tsukamoto, Shota Onishi
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Publication number: 20240099889Abstract: The control unit executes an irradiation plan acquisition step and a spot interval guide display step. At the irradiation plan acquisition step, the control unit acquires an irradiation plan for irradiating a patient's eye with treatment laser light using a contact lens having a reflective surface that reflects the treatment laser light in a direction intersecting the optical axis. At the spot interval guide display step, the control unit controls the internal display unit to display a spot interval guide indicative of an appropriate interval between a plurality of irradiation spots in accordance with the progress of the irradiation plan. The plurality of irradiation spots are scheduled to be irradiated with the laser light.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Takanori TSUMURA, Naoki ICHIKAWA, Kohei MASUNAGA, Shota MIZUTA, Teruki TSUKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20230311689Abstract: A charging system fits a charging connector of a charging device to a charging inlet of a vehicle to charge a battery installed in the vehicle. The charging system includes a temperature detecting unit configured to detect a temperature of the charging inlet, a usage-start-time acquisition unit acquires a usage start time at which a user starts using the vehicle, and a control unit, when charging the battery, executes control, based on a detection result of the temperature detecting unit, to perform charging by applying, at a point in time that is immediately prior to the usage start time, a current that is greater than a current applied earlier than the point in time, when the temperature of the charging inlet is lower than a threshold value temperature that is set in advance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shota TSUKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20220169136Abstract: A charge control system includes: a charging apparatus; and a charge control device including a processor calculating a charge amount of the charging apparatus and perform charging control. Further, the charge amount is calculated in a manner that a first charge amount is greater than a second charge amount, the first charge amount being the charger amount which is charged in a first time period which is from a predetermined reference time point until the engine driving prohibited zone is set, the second charge amount being the charger amount which is charged in a second time period which is from the predetermined reference time point until the engine driving prohibited zone is set, and the first time period being shorter than the second time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Daiki KAWACHINO, Shota TSUKAMOTO, Rie YAYABE, Masaaki SATO
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Publication number: 20220164721Abstract: A charging control system includes: a charging apparatus including a first processor, the charging apparatus being configured to store electric power to be supplied to a preset area; an equipment group provided in the preset area and including a second processor, the equipment group being configured to be supplied with the electric power from the charging apparatus; and a charging control apparatus including a third processor, the third processor being configured to: predict an amount of atmospheric suspended particulate matter floating in the preset area; calculate, based on the predicted amount of the atmospheric suspended particulate matter, a removal electric power amount to be used to remove the atmospheric suspended particulate matter entering the equipment group; calculate a total electric power amount by adding the removal electric power amount to an electric power amount to be regularly supplied to the preset area; and perform charging control of storing electric power equal to or more than the totalType: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daiki Yokoyama, Daiki Kawachino, Shota Tsukamoto, Rie Yayabe, Masaaki Sato
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Publication number: 20220161674Abstract: A charging control system includes: a charging apparatus including a first processor, the charging apparatus being configured to store electric power to be supplied in a predetermined area; a charging stand provided in the predetermined area and including a second processor, the charging stand being configured to supply the electric power supplied from the charging apparatus to one or more electric vehicles in the predetermined area; and a charging control apparatus including a third processor, the third processor being configured to calculate number of the one or more electric vehicles in the predetermined area, calculate a charging amount of the charging apparatus based on the calculated number of the one or more electric vehicles, and perform charging control of the charging apparatus based on the calculated charging amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Daiki KAWACHINO, Shota TSUKAMOTO, Rie YAYABE, Masaaki SATO
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Publication number: 20220144119Abstract: A charge control system includes a charging apparatus including a first processor configured to cause the charging apparatus to store electric power to be supplied to a preset region, and a charge control apparatus including a second processor configured to calculate a charge amount of the charging apparatus and perform charging control for the charging apparatus based on the calculated charge amount, wherein when calculating the charge amount, the second processor calculates a charge amount to be larger in a case where the engine driving prohibited zone is set in the region than a charge amount in a case where the engine driving prohibited zone is not set in the region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Daiki KAWACHINO, Shota TSUKAMOTO, Rie YAYABE, Masaaki SATO
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Publication number: 20220149614Abstract: A charge control system includes: a charging apparatus including a first processor to cause the charging apparatus to store electric power to be supplied to a preset region; a facility group installed in the region, to be supplied with electric power from the charging apparatus, and including a second processor; and a charge control device including a third processor configured to predict a snowfall amount in the region, calculate a snow removal electric power amount for removing snow covering the facility group based on the predicted snowfall amount, and perform charge control for causing the charging apparatus to store electric power equal to or more than the calculated snow removal electric power amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Daiki KAWACHINO, Shota TSUKAMOTO, Rie YAYABE, Masaaki SATO
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Publication number: 20220144124Abstract: A charge control system includes: a charging apparatus including a first processor to cause the charging apparatus to store electric power to be supplied to at least one preset facility; a facility server provided in the facility; and a charge control device including a second processor to acquire facility schedule information regarding a future schedule of the facility from the facility server, calculate an amount of electric power to be supplied to the facility based on a schedule of opening and closure of the facility included in the facility schedule information, and perform charging control for the charging apparatus based on the calculated amount of electric power.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Daiki KAWACHINO, Shota TSUKAMOTO, Rie YAYABE, Masaaki SATO
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Publication number: 20220140638Abstract: A charge control system includes: a charging device having a first processor configured to store electric power to be supplied to a preset area; and a charge control device having a second processor configured to acquire brightness information in the area, calculate a charge amount of the charging device on a basis of the acquired brightness information, and perform charge control of the charging device on a basis of the calculated charge amount. Further, when calculating the charge amount, the second processor calculates the charge amount in such a manner that the charge amount decreases as brightness in the area increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Daiki KAWACHINO, Shota TSUKAMOTO, Rie YAYABE, Masaaki SATO
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Patent number: 11260768Abstract: A vehicle is configured to perform plug-in charging for charging a battery mounted in the vehicle with electric power supplied through a charging cable from a charging stand. The vehicle includes: an inlet to which a connector of the charging cable is connectable; and an ECU configured to control a supply current from the charging stand such that the supply current does not exceed a maximum allowable current. The ECU is configured to obtain specific information as to whether or not the charging stand is provided with a cooling mechanism for cooling the connector and the inlet. The ECU is configured to set the maximum allowable current to be higher when the charging stand is provided with the cooling mechanism than when the charging stand is not provided with the cooling mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shota Tsukamoto
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Patent number: 11203992Abstract: A vaporized-fuel treating apparatus includes a pump part for controlling a flow of purge gas and a heating part for controlling driving of the pump part and for generating heat. At least a part of the heating part is placed to be exposed in an atmosphere passage. The pump part is either placed in the purge passage or arranged connecting to the purge passage.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masanobu Shinagawa, Yoshihiko Honda, Shota Tsukamoto
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Patent number: 11196280Abstract: A charge controller, which controls a charging process for charging a battery mounted on a vehicle by connecting a charging connector of a charger that is installed outside the vehicle to a charging inlet of the vehicle, includes: a controller discriminating whether a cooling mechanism of the charging connector is provided on a charger side before starting the charging process, operating the cooling mechanism of the charging connector if the cooling mechanism of the charging connector is provided, and operating a cooling mechanism of the charging inlet that is provided on a vehicle side if the cooling mechanism of the charging connector is not provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shota Tsukamoto
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Publication number: 20210362728Abstract: A driving skill evaluation system configured to evaluate a driving skill of a driver includes a correction operation detection unit configured to detect a correction operation of a driving operation of the driver, a cause estimation unit configured to perform an estimation of a cause of the correction operation based on vehicle traveling state information at a time point when the correction operation is performed and vehicle traveling state information at time points before a predetermined period and after a predetermined period of the time point when the correction operation is performed, and an evaluation unit configured to evaluate the driving skill of the driver based on a result of the estimation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Noeru SATO, Takeshi TORII, Shun TANAKA, Masaaki KOBASHI, Shota TSUKAMOTO
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Patent number: 11180045Abstract: A charging apparatus is configured to charge a battery mounted in a vehicle when a charging connector is connected to a charging inlet of the vehicle. The charging apparatus includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to determine whether a cooling mechanism for the charging inlet is provided in the vehicle. In a case where the cooling mechanism for the charging inlet is provided, the electronic control unit sets a charge current for the battery to a value larger than a value to which the charge current for the battery is set in a case where the cooling mechanism for the charging inlet is not provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shota Tsukamoto
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Patent number: 11174820Abstract: A canister includes a plurality of activated carbon layers for adsorbing vaporized fuel and a purge pump for introducing purge air into the canister to cause purge gas containing the vaporized fuel to flow out of the canister. At least a part of the purge pump is placed in the chamber defined between the activated carbon layers.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki Takahashi, Yoshihiko Honda, Shota Tsukamoto
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Publication number: 20200166009Abstract: A canister includes a plurality of activated carbon layers for adsorbing vaporized fuel and a purge pump for introducing purge air into the canister to cause purge gas containing the vaporized fuel to flow out of the canister. At least a part of the purge pump is placed in the chamber defined between the activated carbon layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI, Yoshihiko HONDA, Shota TSUKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20200108729Abstract: A charging apparatus is configured to charge a battery mounted in a vehicle when a charging connector is connected to a charging inlet of the vehicle. The charging apparatus includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to determine whether a cooling mechanism for the charging inlet is provided in the vehicle. In a case where the cooling mechanism for the charging inlet is provided, the electronic control unit sets a charge current for the battery to a value larger than a value to which the charge current for the battery is set in a case where the cooling mechanism for the charging inlet is not provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shota TSUKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20200091794Abstract: An electric pump includes an impeller and a brushless motor including a rotor, a stator, a circuit board, and a coil terminal. The rotor is coupled to the impeller. The stator includes a plurality of stator coils circumferentially disposed around or within the rotor and include a first stator coil. The circuit board extends in a plane crossing with an axial direction of the rotor and includes an electric circuit. The coil terminal electrically couples the first stator coil and the electric circuit of the circuit board. The coil terminal extends from the circuit board and is disposed outside or inside the first stator coil in the radial direction. The coil terminal includes a coil-side end positioned further away from the circuit board in the axial direction than at least a portion of the first stator coil. The coil terminal is coupled to the first stator coil via the coil-side end.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshihiko HONDA, Shota TSUKAMOTO, Naoki SHIRAI
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Publication number: 20200088182Abstract: An electric pump includes a first housing member, a second housing member, and a partition. The first housing member includes a first support surface and a first seal surface. The second housing member includes a second support surface and a second seal surface. The partition is directly held between the first support surface and the second support surface to form a pump chamber with the first housing member and to form a motor chamber with the second housing member. The motor chamber houses a motor that includes a stator and a rotor. The pump chamber houses an impeller. The partition supports a bearing for holding a rotation shaft coupled to the rotor and the impeller. The first seal surface and the second seal surface directly hold a seal member therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshihiko HONDA, Shota TSUKAMOTO, Naoki SHIRAI