Patents by Inventor Takeo Moriai

Takeo Moriai 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: 10967869
    Abstract: A road surface condition estimation apparatus (1) is provided with a collecting device (111) for collecting, from vehicle (2), behavior information relating to a behavior of the vehicle; a determining device (112) for determining on the basis of the behavior information whether or not an abnormality condition is satisfied, the abnormality condition being set on the basis of a specific behavior that is expected to be taken by the vehicle when the vehicle encounters a road surface abnormality; and an estimating device (112) for estimating a condition of the road surface on the basis of a determined result of the determining device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yosuke Kimura, Hiroshi Majima, Masaya Fujimori, Takeo Moriai, Tatsuya Obuchi
  • Publication number: 20210097316
    Abstract: A vehicle interior detection device, comprises a memory, and a processor connected to the memory. The processor is configured to receive a first signal at a start-of-use of a vehicle, receive a second signal at an end-of-use of the vehicle, capture a first image of an interior of the vehicle in response to receiving the first signal, capture a second image of the interior of the vehicle in response to receiving the second signal, and detect at least one of damage in the interior of the vehicle or a blemish in the interior of the vehicle by comparing image data of the first image with image data of the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Yukinori II, Takeo MORIAI, Kazunori MITOMI, Yasuyuki KAMEZAKI, Kenta MIYAHARA
  • Publication number: 20210063196
    Abstract: An abnormal section that is a road section having an abnormal road condition is detected out of respective road sections, based on vehicle information from a plurality of vehicles. Out of roads in a displayed map, a small number of abnormal sections-part that has a number of consecutive abnormal sections (a continuous distance where the road condition is abnormal) less than a reference value is provided with state information in a first display mode. A large number of abnormal sections-part that has the number of consecutive abnormal sections equal to or greater than the reference value is provided with the state information in a second display mode that is different from the first display mode. The small number of abnormal sections-part and the large number of abnormal sections-part provided with the state information are displayed in a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Yosuke Kimura, Tatsuya Obuchi, Masaya Fujimori, Takeo Moriai, Hiroshi Majima
  • Publication number: 20210064891
    Abstract: An object is to enable a user to more readily design a maintenance plan according to the type of an abnormality of road. A first abnormal section that is a road section having a road condition of a first abnormality and a second abnormal section that is a road section having the road condition of a second abnormality that is different from the first abnormality are detected, based on vehicle information from a plurality of vehicles. Out of roads in a displayed map, the first abnormal section is provided with the state information in a first display mode, and the second abnormal section is provided with the state information in a second display mode that is different from the first display mode. The first abnormal section and the second abnormal section provided with the state information are displayed in a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yosuke KIMURA, Tatsuya OBUCHI, Masaya FUJIMORI, Takeo MORIAI, Hiroshi MAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20190329786
    Abstract: A road surface condition estimation apparatus (1) is provided with a collecting device (111) for collecting, from vehicle (2), behavior information relating to a behavior of the vehicle; a determining device (112) for determining on the basis of the behavior information whether or not an abnormality condition is satisfied, the abnormality condition being set on the basis of a specific behavior that is expected to be taken by the vehicle when the vehicle encounters a road surface abnormality; and an estimating device (112) for estimating a condition of the road surface on the basis of a determined result of the determining device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yosuke KIMURA, Hiroshi Majima, Masaya Fujimori, Takeo Moriai, Tatsuya Obuchi
  • Patent number: D477098
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeo Moriai, Takashi Hagino
  • Patent number: D477252
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Issei Otsubo, Takeo Moriai, Takashi Hagino