Patents by Inventor Takayoshi INUMA

Takayoshi INUMA 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: 20250100681
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle includes: a mooring member capable of mooring an article; a linear member connected to the mooring member; a reel around which the linear member is wound. The unmanned aerial vehicle acquires information relating to wind strength around the article when the article is to be lowered from the unmanned aerial vehicle by controlling the reel; and controls the reel so as to provide a feeding amount of the linear member in dependence on the wind strength, on the basis of the acquired information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Tatsuhiro SEKI, Asaki MATSUMOTO, Takayoshi INUMA
  • Publication number: 20250094915
    Abstract: A delivery management system includes a memory that stores a program and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to execute the program to perform obtaining a delivery address for a package to be delivered by an unmanned mobile unit, obtaining precipitation data for an area that includes the delivery address, and determining a type of packaging for the package. The determining includes selecting one of multiple types of packaging including standard packaging and precipitation-resistant packaging based on the precipitation data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Asaki MATSUMOTO, Takayoshi INUMA
  • Patent number: 12240602
    Abstract: A logistics system includes an energy remaining amount identifying unit configured to obtain or estimate an energy remaining amount of an unmanned vehicle subsequent to delivery of an item to a delivery address, the unmanned vehicle being driven by energy supplied from an energy source, a range setting unit configured to set a pickup possible range according to the energy remaining amount, the pickup possible range being used to select pickup location candidates where the unmanned vehicle is able to pick up an item and return to a station of the unmanned vehicle on a return path, the return path including the delivery address as a start point and including the station as an end point, and a pickup location determining unit configured to determine a pickup location from the pickup location candidates located in the pickup possible range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Daiki Tanaka, Toshiaki Tazume, Takayoshi Inuma
  • Publication number: 20250022377
    Abstract: An UAV monitoring server causes a base object of an UAV base to be displayed on a two-dimensional map screen, and also causes, based on an operation status of each of a plurality of UAVs, information indicating the UAV in flight standby, take-off operation, or landing operation at the UAV base and information indicating the UAV in flight outside the UAV base to be displayed in a different display mode on the two-dimensional map screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Asaki MATSUMOTO, Takayoshi INUMA
  • Patent number: 12139255
    Abstract: A control system acquires predicted tsunami information, and generates a flight plan for unmanned aerial vehicles. The flight plan includes flight paths along safety boundaries between an expected damage area and a safe area. The expected damage is an area expected to be damaged by the tsunami indicated by the predicted tsunami information. The safe area is an area to be safe from damage caused by the tsunami. The control system transmits the flight plan to the unmanned aerial vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Daiki Tanaka, Toshiaki Tazume, Takayoshi Inuma
  • Patent number: 12062230
    Abstract: Information processing system S acquires sensing data obtained through sensing downward from the sky by an UAV 1 flying in a specific zone, and identifies flood-damaged area where flood damage has occurred in the specific zone on the basis of the acquired sensing data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Daiki Tanaka, Toshiaki Tazume, Takayoshi Inuma
  • Publication number: 20240208670
    Abstract: An alert device includes a data communication circuit configured to receive, from an alert control device, time information representing a vehicle-related time that is a time relating to a vehicle. The alert device also includes a storer that is a memory or a storage device, the storer being configured to store the received time information, and an alertor configured to execute an alert relating to the vehicle, based on the vehicle-related time represented by the stored time information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Takayoshi INUMA, Jun TAKIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20240208673
    Abstract: The base management server MS performs the login processing of the worker Wm in response to the login request from the worker terminal Tm used by the worker Wm, identifies the drone base Bm that the worker Wm is in charge of when the worker Wm logs in by the login processing, and displays the drone list including the inspection status of each drone Dn under the control of the identified drone base Bm on the worker terminal Tm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Asaki Matsumoto, Masato Tani, Takayoshi Inuma
  • Patent number: 12017774
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle according to an aspect of the present invention includes: an aerial vehicle body capable of flying; a winding machine provided to the aerial vehicle body and capable of winding and unwinding a linear member an end of which is connectable to a delivery target; and a fall prevention mechanism provided to the aerial vehicle body and capable of holding the delivery target disconnected from the linear member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Inuma, Toshiaki Tazume
  • Patent number: 11999478
    Abstract: A gripping mechanism is attached to a mobile body to grip and convey a transportation article. The gripping mechanism includes a pinion provided to be rotatable about a rotation axis, and a first arm and a second arm disposed with the rotation axis being the center to be separated from the rotation axis by the same distance to grip the transportation article. When the pinion rotates in a predetermined direction, the first arm and the second arm move toward the rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Kenichi Lee, Takumi Yamato, Takayoshi Inuma, Osamu Igarashi, Kyota Yamaoka
  • Publication number: 20240176346
    Abstract: The monitoring task management server MS acquires the monitoring schedule including the time zone in which the operator OPn can perform the monitoring task, acquires the monitoring required timing that changes according to a change in at least one of the flight speed and the flight path of the UAVm, and sets at least one of the flight speed and the flight path of the UAVm such that the monitoring required timing of the UAVm is included in the time zone in which the operator OPn can perform the monitoring task in the monitoring schedule of the operator OPn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Asaki MATSUMOTO, Takayoshi Inuma, Shingo Kajiwara
  • Publication number: 20240176344
    Abstract: The monitoring task management server MS acquires the monitoring schedule including the time zone in which the operator OPn can perform the monitoring task, acquires the monitoring required timing of the UAVm, and generates the monitoring plan of the UAVm on the basis of the monitoring schedule of the operator OPn and the monitoring required timing of the UAVm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Asaki MATSUMOTO, Takayoshi INUMA, Shingo KAJIWARA
  • Patent number: 11954633
    Abstract: The information processing device acquires load information of a load to be transported by UGV 1; acquires environmental information obtained by sensing an environment around the UGV by a sensor mounted on the UGV at a transport destination of the load; and determines a place where the load is placed by the UGV at the transport destination on the basis of the load information and the environmental information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Daiki Tanaka, Toshiaki Tazume, Takayoshi Inuma
  • Publication number: 20240104634
    Abstract: The order processing system S receives the designation of the number of ordering users related to the group order, receives the selection of items related to the order, sorts the selected items for each of as many users as the designated number of the users, and performs settlement for the sorted items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Asaki MATSUMOTO, Takayoshi INUMA, Masato TANI
  • Publication number: 20240104635
    Abstract: The order processing system S receives the designation of the number of ordering users related to the group order, receives the selection of items related to the order, and sorts and displays the selected items for each of as many users as the designated number of ordering users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Asaki MATSUMOTO, Takayoshi INUMA, Masato TANI
  • Patent number: 11932393
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial device according to an aspect of the present invention includes an aerial device body capable of flying in an unmanned manner, and a load-lowering device mounted to the aerial device body and configured to lower a load from the aerial device body. The load-lowering device has a linear member holder for holding a linear member having one end portion connectable to the load, the linear member holder holding at least the other end portion of the linear member, and a speed limiting mechanism that limits a speed at which the linear member is pulled out of the linear member holder, under a weight of the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Inuma, Kenichi Lee, Nobuyuki Miyake
  • Publication number: 20240043118
    Abstract: A control device 133 acquires distance information indicating a distance between an UAV 1 and an article B positioned under the UAV 1 and controls a winch 16 to unreel a linear member 15 on the basis of the distance indicated in the acquired distance information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Rakuten Group, Inc
    Inventors: Asaki MATSUMOTO, Tatsuhiro SEKI, Takayoshi INUMA
  • Patent number: 11893867
    Abstract: An UGV 1 acquires a moving image of an captured imaging area, detects a receiver of an article on the basis of frame images forming the moving image, sets, as the monitoring area, an area including at least a part of the receiver and the area at a point in time when the receiver appears, detects a outsider entering the monitoring area or a outsider heading for the monitoring area on the basis of a frame image that is temporally later than a first frame image at the point in time when the receiver appears, and executes processing for notifying the receiver of outsider detection information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Tazume, Daiki Tanaka, Takayoshi Inuma
  • Patent number: 11854406
    Abstract: A control device (900) includes an acquirer (910) that acquires information expressing weather related to a port that is a location at which a landing of an aircraft is scheduled, and a controller (930) that causes an alerter to perform a behavior corresponding to the weather expressed in the acquired information. The alerter performs an alert related to the landing of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Tazume, Takayoshi Inuma
  • Publication number: 20230297934
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle executes: a movement control process that moves the unmanned aerial vehicle to a delivery area including a delivery address to which a package is to be delivered, the delivery area including delivery destination candidates, and each of the delivery destination candidates including an identification information indicator located at a position where the identification information indicator is readable from outside; an identification information acquiring process that acquires identification information associated with each delivery destination candidate by reading a corresponding identification information indicator; a delivery destination identifying process that identifies, as a delivery destination, a delivery destination candidate in which the acquired identification information matches the delivery address; a position identifying process that identifies a receiving position of the package based on a position of the identified delivery destination; and a placing process that place
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Daiki TANAKA, Toshiaki TAZUME, Takayoshi INUMA