Patents by Inventor Takaaki Kato

Takaaki 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).

  • Publication number: 20240154275
    Abstract: A power storage cell includes a cell case and an electrode assembly. The cell case accommodates the electrode assembly. The cell case includes a case main body and a cover. The cover includes a first electrode terminal, an insulating member, an inversion plate, a cover main body, and a second electrode terminal. The cover main body electrically connects the inversion plate and the second electrode terminal to each other. The insulating member electrically insulates the first electrode terminal and the cover main body from each other. The inversion plate has a first surface. The first electrode terminal has a second surface. A groove group is formed in at least one of the first surface and the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshiro OBAYASHI, Kota OHATA, Kazuhito KATO, Takaaki GOTO, Shigeki TAKAIWA
  • Patent number: 11958182
    Abstract: A mobile body system for managing a mobile body that moves within a predetermined area includes a mobile body associated with a guest group including one or more guests, and a managing apparatus configured to manage an outer appearance of the mobile body. The managing apparatus includes an activity collector configured to collect activity information indicative of an activity of the guest within the predetermined area, and an outer appearance manager configured to change the outer appearance of the mobile body viewed by the guest based on the activity information collected by the activity collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mutsumi Kawashima, Tomoaki Miyazawa, Masato Noritake, Nobuhiro Nishikawa, Masato Kurima, Tokuyuki Nishikawa, Reiko Tomita, Takaaki Kato, Hiroyuki Tomita, Daisaku Kato
  • Publication number: 20240012599
    Abstract: [Object] An object is to achieve rendering of movement of a conversational agent, the rendering being less uncomfortable for a user. [Solving Means] Provided is an information processing apparatus that includes a control section that controls display, in a display region present on a predetermined three-dimensional space, of a display object corresponding to a conversational agent that supports provision of a function for a user while engaging in conversation with the user. The control section dynamically controls display of an animation related to at least any one of representation of the display object moving out from the display region or representation of the display object moving into the display region, on the basis of a relative position between a predetermined target object present on the three-dimensional space and the display object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: TAKAAKI KATO, SHINGO TSURUMI
  • Patent number: 11823553
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device that includes an acquisition unit that acquires characteristic information of an obstructer that is at least one of a person or an animal that obstructs an operation of a designated device designated in advance, and a generation unit that generates distraction-related information regarding a distraction device for distracting the obstructer and a distraction content of the distraction device according to the characteristic information, the distraction device being different from the designated device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Shigeta, Ryosuke Sawata, Kiyokazu Miyazawa, Takaaki Kato, Yuka Ariki, Yasufumi Hayashida
  • Publication number: 20230335380
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus generating plasma by electromagnetic waves supplied into a processing container to process a substrate, includes an upper electrode disposed in an upper portion of the processing container, a power supply member connected to the upper electrode to supply electromagnetic waves to the upper electrode, a first shield member and a second shield member configured to electrically shield the upper electrode and the power supply member, a ring-shaped insulating member provided between the upper electrode and the first shield member and between the upper electrode and the second shield member, and having a plurality of gas through-holes penetrating inside thereof, and a conductive member covering a first end of the insulating member and electrically interconnecting the first shield member and the second shield member. The power supply member passes through an inner space in the insulating member and supplies electromagnetic waves to the upper electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventor: Takaaki KATO
  • Publication number: 20230245340
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that improve detection accuracy in detecting a motion or posture of a person or an object using an inertial sensor. A posture of a measurement target is estimated based on a position and orientation of each of a plurality of measurement devices arranged at a plurality of parts of the measurement target and based on a connection relationship between the measurement devices that is set based on positions and orientations of the measurement devices, each measurement device including an inertial sensor. The present technology can be applied to a motion capture system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuya YAMAGUCHI, Takaaki KATO, Jun GOMITA
  • Patent number: 11641120
    Abstract: A battery mount device may include a housing to which a battery pack is detachably attached, and a cover attached to the housing so as to cover the battery pack and configured to open and close by rotating around a rotation axis. Force in a direction closing the cover may act on the cover in a state where the battery mount device is placed on a horizontal plane. The battery-mounted device may further comprise a cover holding mechanism capable of holding the cover in an open state. The cover holding mechanism may include a cover holder configured to move, in response to an operation by a user, between a holding position where the cover holder interferes with a rotating motion of the cover and a released position where the cover holder does not interfere with the rotating motion of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomokazu Okuoka, Masayoshi Okumi, Takaaki Kato
  • Publication number: 20230130815
    Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program capable of detecting an obstacle in a virtual space that is not present in a real space. The image processing apparatus includes a detection unit that detects an obstacle in a virtual space with respect to a virtual camera based on camera position and attitude information identified based on device position and attitude information indicating a position and an attitude in the real space of an imaging device for capturing an image of the virtual space, the camera position and attitude information indicating a position and an attitude of the virtual camera in the virtual space associated with the real space. The present technology can be applied to, for example, image processing for a virtual camera system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takaaki KATO
  • Publication number: 20230037218
    Abstract: A management device of an automated valet parking system predicts a usage schedule of an automated valet parking service used by a user from usage history information about a usage history of the automated valet parking service used by the user. Then, the management device determines a parking position of a vehicle of the user among multiple parking lots with reference to the predicted usage schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shogo MOMOSHIMA, Ryuji OKAMURA, Atsushi OKUBO, Takaaki KATO, Daiki KANEICHI, Minoru NAKADORI
  • Publication number: 20230012271
    Abstract: An information processing system (1) includes a first acquisition unit (201) that acquires position attitude information indicating a position and attitude of a first device (10) in a real space, an identification unit (203) that identifies a position of a virtual camera provided in a virtual space associated with the real space, based on the position attitude information, a correction unit (207 and 210) that corrects an imaging range (A) of the camera in the position and an attitude, identified by the identification unit (203), based on a terrain in the virtual space, and a video generation unit (212) that generates a video of the virtual space corresponding to the imaging range (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi ESHIMA, Takaaki KATO
  • Publication number: 20220364875
    Abstract: A method executed by an information processing device includes acquiring first information indicating use records of a user for each of a plurality of transportations, acquiring second information indicating preference levels of the user for each of the transportations, and outputting third information suggesting the user to use at least one transportation among the transportations, based on the first information and the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi OKUBO, Kento NITTA, Takaaki KATO, Daiki KANEICHI, Minoru NAKADORI
  • Publication number: 20220333941
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a communication interface; and one or more processors configured to when determining that a degree of dirt of a vehicle exceeds a predetermined first threshold value, select at least one vehicle washing facility from among a plurality of vehicle washing facilities, based on an attribute of a user of the vehicle, and notify the user of guidance information for guiding the user to the selected vehicle washing facility via the communication interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi OKUBO, Kento NITTA, Takaaki KATO, Daiki KANEICHI, Minoru NAKADORI
  • Publication number: 20220335832
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus communicable with the vehicle includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: detect the vehicle before parking; determine the characteristic of the detected vehicle or the characteristic of a driver of the vehicle; set a parking frame for the vehicle in accordance with the characteristic; and transmit information indicating the parking frame to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi OKUBO, Kento NITTA, Takaaki KATO, Daiki KANEICHI, Minoru NAKADORI
  • Publication number: 20220326039
    Abstract: A method executed by an information processing device includes acquiring a score indicating a driving skill of a user who drives a vehicle and executing traffic assistance processing based on the score at the time when the vehicle is parked. An information processing device comprises a controller that acquires a score indicating a driving skill of a user who drives a vehicle, and executes traffic assistance processing based on the score, at a time when the vehicle is parked. A non-transitory storage medium stores instructions that are executable by one or more processors and causes the one or more processors to acquire a score indicating a driving skill of a user who drives a vehicle, and execute traffic assistance processing based on the score, at a time when the vehicle is parked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Kodai TAKANOHASHI, Atsushi OKUBO, Yuji TACHIBANA, Shogo MOMOSHIMA, Takaaki KATO, Daiki KANEICHI, Minoru NAKADORI
  • Publication number: 20220316892
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a control unit configured to execute control for presenting, in a vehicle, a first route along which a vehicle moves to a parking space in a parking lot, predict a second route along which a pedestrian moves in the parking lot, and execute control for presenting, in the vehicle, a third route that replaces the first route when the first route intersects the second route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Kodai TAKANOHASHI, Atsushi OKUBO, Yuji TACHIBANA, Shogo MOMOSHIMA, Takaaki KATO, Daiki KANEICHI, Minoru NAKADORI
  • Publication number: 20220319321
    Abstract: A plan proposal device includes a controller configured to predict, as a user action, an action of a first user in a certain period, including parking a vehicle in a parking lot shared by a plurality of users including the first user, generate proposal data for proposing an action plan in the certain period based on an obtained prediction result and information on the parking lot in the certain period, and output the generated proposal data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Kodai TAKANOHASHI, Atsushi OKUBO, Yuji TACHIBANA, Shogo MOMOSHIMA, Takaaki KATO, Daiki KANEICHI, Minoru NAKADORI
  • Publication number: 20220301355
    Abstract: A control unit of an information processing apparatus determines, upon determining that a demand for parking in a parking lot is low based on a comparison between a score indicating the demand and a predetermined first threshold value, to set a first area to a parking prohibited state. The first area is at least a part of the parking lot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Kodai TAKANOHASHI, Atsushi OKUBO, Yuji TACHIBANA, Shogo MOMOSHIMA, Takaaki KATO, Daiki KANEICHI, Minoru NAKADORI
  • Publication number: 20220300927
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a communication unit configured to communicate with a vehicle, and a control unit configured to acquire vehicle information indicating attributes of the vehicle via the communication unit, set a use fee for each of a plurality of parking spaces in a parking lot based on the acquired vehicle information, and transmit, via the communication unit, fee information indicating the set use fee to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Kodai TAKANOHASHI, Atsushi OKUBO, Yuji TACHIBANA, Shogo MOMOSHIMA, Takaaki KATO, Daiki KANEICHI, Minoru NAKADORI
  • Publication number: 20220292769
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and an information processing system that make it possible to grasp a state of a certain region. [Solving Means] An information processing apparatus includes an image acquisition section, a three-dimensional model generator, and a block generator. The image acquisition section acquires image information that includes image data and position information that are associated with each other, the position information being information regarding a position at which the image data is acquired. The three-dimensional model generator generates a three-dimensional model using the image information. The block generator generates a new block that is to be coupled to a blockchain that is formed by blocks being coupled, each block recording therein the image information used to generate the three-dimensional model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventor: TAKAAKI KATO
  • Patent number: 11443540
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus and an information processing method capable of performing position estimation of a controller corresponding to a wearable device having an inside-out type. The information processing apparatus includes a user-position estimating unit that recognizes, based on a first captured image that is captured by a first image capturing unit provided to a wearable device mounted on a user, peripheral environment information of the user to execute position estimation of the user in a real space and a controller-position estimating unit that executes, based on a second captured image captured by a second image capturing unit that is provided to a controller being operated by the user, position estimation of the controller with reference to the recognized environment information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Kato, Shunichi Homma, Yuya Yamaguchi, Masaki Fukuchi