Patents by Inventor Takayuki Sumiya

Takayuki Sumiya 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).

  • In-vehicle device, mobile terminal, information management device and information communication system
    Patent number: 9851963
    Abstract: An information communication system includes an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and a mobile terminal connected to the in-vehicle device so as to be able to cooperate with the in-vehicle device. In the information communication system, when a first software module embedded in the mobile terminal has been updated, a second software module embedded in the in-vehicle device is updated on the basis of software information about the updated first software module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Chihaya Todoroki, Hiroaki Sekiyama, Masato Endo, Takayuki Sumiya
  • Position information transmission apparatus, position information transmission system, and vehicle
    Patent number: 9786180
    Abstract: A navigation device serving as a position information transmission apparatus for transmitting position information about a vehicle to a position information service center includes a terminal ECU that is authorized to log in to the position information service center via networks. The terminal ECU is configured to, in a logged-in state to the position information service center, transmit the position information about the vehicle to the position information service center on condition that a predetermined operation has been performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masato Endo, Chihaya Todoroki, Hiroaki Sekiyama, Takayuki Sumiya
  • Position information providing device, position information providing system
    Patent number: 9743247
    Abstract: A navigation device, which works as a position information providing device for providing information on positions to a user, includes a terminal ECU that can log in management servers, each of which manages a social networking service (SNS) to which information can be posted, via a line network. The terminal ECU logs in the management servers via the line network in synchronization with a start operation of the navigation device to acquire the whole or a part of posting information on positions posted to the SNS by network users and accumulated in the management servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masato Endo, Chihaya Todoroki, Hiroaki Sekiyama, Takayuki Sumiya
  • IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, MOBILE TERMINAL, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150227359
    Abstract: An information communication system includes an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle and a mobile terminal connected to the in-vehicle device so as to be able to cooperate with the in-vehicle device. In the information communication system, when a first software module embedded in the mobile terminal has been updated, a second software module embedded in the in-vehicle device is updated on the basis of software information about the updated first software module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Chihaya Todoroki, Hiroaki Sekiyama, Masato Endo, Takayuki Sumiya
  • POSITION INFORMATION TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, POSITION INFORMATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150154870
    Abstract: A navigation device serving as a position information transmission apparatus for transmitting position information about a vehicle to a position information service center includes a terminal ECU that is authorized to log in to the position information service center via networks. The terminal ECU is configured to, in a logged-in state to the position information service center, transmit the position information about the vehicle to the position information service center on condition that a predetermined operation has been performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masato Endo, Chihaya Todoroki, Hiroaki Sekiyama, Takayuki Sumiya
  • POSITION INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, POSITION INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150126225
    Abstract: A navigation device, which works as a position information providing device for providing information on positions to a user, includes a terminal ECU that can log in management servers, each of which manages a social networking service (SNS) to which information can be posted, via a line network. The terminal ECU logs in the management servers via the line network in synchronization with a start operation of the navigation device to acquire the whole or a part of posting information on positions posted to the SNS by network users and accumulated in the management servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masato Endo, Chihaya Todoroki, Hiroaki Sekiyama, Takayuki Sumiya