Patents by Inventor Takeshi Kanou
Takeshi Kanou 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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Publication number: 20240410698Abstract: A remote control system for automatically moving a moving object by remote control, comprising a plurality of functional units that transmit and receive information to and from each other, wherein at least a part of the plurality of functional units detects the presence or absence of an abnormality in another functional unit by using information received from another functional unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2024Publication date: December 12, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takuro SAWANO, Kento Iwahori, Takeshi Kanou, Yasuyoshi Hatano, Keigo Ikeda, Shogo Yasuyama, Jyunya Katou
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Publication number: 20240400091Abstract: A control device includes: a determination unit for determining an action to be performed by a moving object, wherein the moving object is operable by unmanned driving; a control unit for causing a controlled moving object to perform the action while the controlled moving object is moving; an action information acquisition unit for acquiring an action information, wherein the action information is an information regarding the action that is observed from the outside a moving object; and a judgement unit for judging whether or not the controlled moving object has performed the action using the action information, wherein when the judgement unit judges that the controlled moving object has not performed the action, the control unit executes at least one of a process of notifying occurrence of abnormality, a process of stopping the controlled moving object, and a process of changing a speed of the controlled moving object.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Go INOUE, Noritsugu IWAZAKI, Takeshi KANOU, Yoshinori WATANABE, Yuki OKAMOTO, Daiki YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240400011Abstract: A control device configured to remotely control mobile objects includes: a generation section configured to generate a control command corresponding to each mobile object; a transmission section configured to transmit, to each mobile object, the control command corresponding to the mobile object; an information acquisition section configured to acquire command information related to the control command, internal sensor information related to a state of movement of the mobile object detected by an internal sensor mounted in the mobile object, and external sensor information related to a state of movement of the mobile object detected by an external sensor located outside the mobile object; and a detection section configured to detect that the control command is transmitted from the transmission section to one of the mobile objects not corresponding to the control command, by comparing at least two of the command information, the internal sensor information, and the external sensor information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Go INOUE, Noritsugu IWAZAKI, Takeshi KANOU, Yuki OKAMOTO, Yoshinori WATANABE, Daiki YOKOYAMA, Kento IWAHORI
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Publication number: 20240402723Abstract: A control device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a detection result by a detector, wherein the detector is mounted on a moving object movable by unmanned driving; a determination unit configured to determine a landmark to be detected by the detector, wherein the landmark is located outside the moving object; and a control unit configured to move the moving object by unmanned driving, wherein the control unit performs different processing for moving the moving object depending on whether or not the landmark determined by the determination unit is included in the detection result.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Go INOUE, Noritsugu IWAZAKI, Yoshinori WATANABE, Takeshi KANOU, Yuki OKAMOTO, Daiki YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240393120Abstract: A moving availability determination device comprises a route acquisition unit that acquires a candidate movement route, an information acquisition unit that acquires determination basis information including at least one of the following information: moving object feature information indicating at least one of a specification related to the movement of a moving object and a dimension of the moving object; speed condition information indicating a condition of the moving speed of the moving object in a target moving route; and structure information indicating at least one of a position and a size of a structure in a region including the target movement route, and a determination unit that executes a determination of whether the candidate movement route generated by the route acquisition unit is the movable route, using the determination basis information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi KANOU, Takuro SAWANO, Shogo YASUYAMA, Kento IWAHORI, Keigo IKEDA
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Patent number: 12151696Abstract: A vehicle system, including: an on-board device mounted on a vehicle; and a control device configured to control the on-board device such that the vehicle travels in a target traveling state, wherein the control device includes: a predicting portion that predicts a state of the on-board device when the vehicle travels in the target traveling state; and a modifying portion that modifies the target traveling state when the control device determines based on the state of the on-board device predicted by the predicting portion that an operation of the on-board device needs to be limited.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2022Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuji Watari, Masaya Sato, Ryo Irie, Takeshi Kanou
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Publication number: 20240377832Abstract: A moving object manufactured in a factory comprises: a driving controller that implements driving control over the moving object by unmanned driving during a course of manufacture of the moving object in the factory; a process completion detector that detects completion of a process by at least one step included in the course of manufacture; and a control content change unit that changes a content in control over the moving object when the completion of the process is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keigo IKEDA, Shogo Yasuyama, Noritsugu Iwazaki, Takeshi Kanou, Daiki Yokoyama, Go Inoue
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Publication number: 20240319740Abstract: A system comprises: a remote controller that causes a vehicle to run by remote control, the vehicle being capable of running along a track in a factory during a course of manufacture, the vehicle including a vehicle communication unit and a driving controller, the vehicle communication unit having a communication function, the driving controller implementing driving control over the vehicle; a track information acquisition unit that acquires track information that is information about an environment of a track on which the vehicle is configured to run by the remote control; and a running method determination unit that determines a running method using the acquired track information, the running method including at least one of a possibility or impossibility of running of the vehicle and a running route along which the vehicle is to run.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2024Publication date: September 26, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shogo YASUYAMA, Takeshi KANOU, Kento IWAHORI, Daiki YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240084382Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit configured to determine whether to include a regenerative brake in specifications of a proposed vehicle based on regenerative brake operation data acquired while a first vehicle including the regenerative brake is traveling in a predetermined area. The proposed vehicle is a vehicle proposed as a vehicle for a customer to drive in the predetermined area.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shunsuke Tanimori, Ryota Nakabayashi, Osamu Izumida, Takeshi Kanou, Naoki Yamada, Kazuyuki Inoue, Shin Sakurada, Hiromitsu Fujii
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Patent number: 11884184Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit configured to determine whether to include a regenerative brake in specifications of a proposed vehicle based on regenerative brake operation data acquired while a first vehicle including the regenerative brake is traveling in a predetermined area. The proposed vehicle is a vehicle proposed as a vehicle for a customer to drive in the predetermined area.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shunsuke Tanimori, Ryota Nakabayashi, Osamu Izumida, Takeshi Kanou, Naoki Yamada, Kazuyuki Inoue, Shin Sakurada, Hiromitsu Fujii
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Patent number: 11643083Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller decides whether or not specifications of a proposed vehicle to be proposed to a customer are determined such that the specifications are for an electrified vehicle based on traveling data of a vehicle driven by the customer and outputs the decided specifications.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shunsuke Tanimori, Ryota Nakabayashi, Osamu Izumida, Takeshi Kanou, Naoki Yamada, Kazuyuki Inoue, Shin Sakurada, Hiromitsu Fujii
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Publication number: 20220340157Abstract: A vehicle system, including: an on-board device mounted on a vehicle; and a control device configured to control the on-board device such that the vehicle travels in a target traveling state, wherein the control device includes: a predicting portion that predicts a state of the on-board device when the vehicle travels in the target traveling state; and a modifying portion that modifies the target traveling state when the control device determines based on the state of the on-board device predicted by the predicting portion that an operation of the on-board device needs to be limited.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuji WATARI, Masaya SATO, Ryo IRIE, Takeshi KANOU
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Publication number: 20210170832Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle cabin, a filter configured to allow air blown toward the vehicle cabin to pass through the filter while adsorbing at least a portion of a substance contained in the air, a sensor configured to detect the state of the air passing through the filter, and a control device configured to output information relating to maintenance of the filter based on the result of detection performed by the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shunsuke Tanimori, Ryota Nakabayashi, Osamu Izumida, Takeshi Kanou, Naoki Yamada, Kazuyuki Inoue, Shin Sakurada, Hiromitsu Fujii
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Publication number: 20210171047Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller decides whether or not specifications of a proposed vehicle to be proposed to a customer are determined such that the specifications are for an electrified vehicle based on traveling data of a vehicle driven by the customer and outputs the decided specifications.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shunsuke Tanimori, Ryota Nakabayashi, Osamu Izumida, Takeshi Kanou, Naoki Yamada, Kazuyuki Inoue, Shin Sakurada, Hiromitsu Fujii
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Publication number: 20210134076Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller communicable with a vehicle. The controller decides a repair point at which the vehicle is repaired based on navigation information of the vehicle in a case where the controller determines that the vehicle needs to be repaired based on the state of the vehicle and notifies the vehicle of the repair point.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shunsuke Tanimori, Ryota Nakabayashi, Osamu Izumida, Takeshi Kanou, Naoki Yamada, Kazuyuki Inoue, Shin Sakurada, Hiromitsu Fujii
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Publication number: 20210122246Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit configured to determine whether to include a regenerative brake in specifications of a proposed vehicle based on regenerative brake operation data acquired while a first vehicle including the regenerative brake is traveling in a predetermined area. The proposed vehicle is a vehicle proposed as a vehicle for a customer to drive in the predetermined area.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shunsuke Tanimori, Ryota Nakabayashi, Osamu Izumida, Takeshi Kanou, Naoki Yamada, Kazuyuki Inoue, Shin Sakurada, Hiromitsu Fujii
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Patent number: 10071725Abstract: In a situation where it is predicted that a symbol of target torque reverses by turns to be positive and negative alternately, the hybrid ECU carries out an increasing correction of the target torque, in which the target torque is corrected by increasing the target torque by a set amount ?T in a negative direction when a specific condition, in which it is judged that the degree of the vertical vibration of a vehicle body is larger than a standard value and it is judged there is no acceleration demand, is satisfied, and makes the vibration suppression control torque not to be contained in the target torque when the specific condition is not satisfied. Thereby, even when carrying out free run, the sprung vibration suppression control can be carried out during bad road running, and braking force can be suppressed and fuel consumption can be improved during good road running.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi Kanou, Tomohiro Naruse, Yoshihide Sekiya, Yu Yamagata
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Patent number: 10005457Abstract: A vibration suppression torque calculation means calculates a vibration suppression torque for suppressing a sprung vibration. An upper/lower limit value setting means is configured to set, based on a gear ratio of a transmission, upper and lower limit values whose absolute values are increased as the gear ratio is increased. An upper/lower limit restriction means calculates a final vibration suppression torque acquired by using the upper and lower limit values to impose upper/lower limit restriction on the vibration suppression torque. An addition unit sets a value acquired by adding the final vibration suppression torque to a driver required torque to a target torque.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takeshi Kanou
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Publication number: 20170113681Abstract: A vibration suppression torque calculation means calculates a vibration suppression torque for suppressing a sprung vibration. An upper/lower limit value setting means is configured to set, based on a gear ratio of a transmission, upper and lower limit values whose absolute values are increased as the gear ratio is increased. An upper/lower limit restriction means calculates a final vibration suppression torque acquired by using the upper and lower limit values to impose upper/lower limit restriction on the vibration suppression torque. An addition unit sets a value acquired by adding the final vibration suppression torque to a driver required torque to a target torque.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takeshi KANOU
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Publication number: 20170036669Abstract: In a situation where it is predicted that a symbol of target torque reverses by turns to be positive and negative alternately, the hybrid ECU carries out an increasing correction of the target torque, in which the target torque is corrected by increasing the target torque by a set amount ?T in a negative direction when a specific condition, in which it is judged that the degree of the vertical vibration of a vehicle body is larger than a standard value and it is judged there is no acceleration demand, is satisfied, and makes the vibration suppression control torque not to be contained in the target torque when the specific condition is not satisfied. Thereby, even when carrying out free run, the sprung vibration suppression control can be carried out during bad road running, and braking force can be suppressed and fuel consumption can be improved during good road running.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi KANOU, Tomohiro NARUSE, Yoshihide SEKIYA, Yu YAMAGATA