Patents by Inventor Takura Yanagi
Takura Yanagi 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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Patent number: 11893890Abstract: Included are an identification data input unit (11) to which identification data for identifying an occupant of a vehicle is input, a preference data storage unit (12) configured to store preference data regarding a preference of the occupant in association with the identification data, an object acquisition unit (13) configured to acquire object data of objects existing around an occupant on board the vehicle, a determination unit (15) configured to determine whether or not an object included in the object data is visually or audibly recognizable by the occupant on board the vehicle, and a notification data generator (16) configured to generate notification data for the occupant on board the vehicle based on the preference data of the occupant and the object for which the determination unit determines that it is recognizable by the occupant. The preference data of the occupant is stored in the preference data storage unit and associated with the identification data.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinori Kusayanagi, Takura Yanagi
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Patent number: 11841980Abstract: An information output device includes: an event detection unit that detects an event occurring inside or outside a vehicle; a member identification unit that identifies a person or persons who can perceive the event as a first member; an event storage unit that stores event data related to the detected event in association with the first members; and a data output unit that automatically outputs the event data stored in the event storage unit. The member identification unit identifies a person or persons who can view the event data outputted from the data output unit as a second member. The information output device further comprises an output control unit that determines whether the second members include persons other than the first members, and that prohibits the data output unit from automatically outputting the event data upon determining the second members include persons other than the first members.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Renault S.A.S.Inventors: Yoshinori Kusayanagi, Takura Yanagi
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Publication number: 20230267233Abstract: An information output device includes: an event detection unit that detects an event occurring inside or outside a vehicle; a member identification unit that identifies a person or persons who can perceive the event as a first member; an event storage unit that stores event data related to the detected event in association with the first members; and a data output unit that automatically outputs the event data stored in the event storage unit. The member identification unit identifies a person or persons who can view the event data outputted from the data output unit as a second member. The information output device further comprises an output control unit that determines whether the second members include persons other than the first members, and that prohibits the data output unit from automatically outputting the event data upon determining the second members include persons other than the first members.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2021Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Yoshinori KUSAYANAGI, Takura YANAGI
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Publication number: 20230050142Abstract: An information processing device includes a controller, a ride detection device configured to detect a ride of a user, a storage device configured to store action data of the user, an output device configured to output question data for requesting an answer from the user, and an input device configured to receive an input from the user. The controller outputs, from the output device, output data including at least a question regarding an action of the user taken before riding in a vehicle in accordance with positional information of the vehicle when detecting the ride of the user based on a signal acquired from the ride detection device, acquires an answer to the question from the user as input data via the input device, and associates the input data with the positional information of the vehicle or a POI to store the associated data in a storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2020Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinori Kusayanagi, Takura Yanagi
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Patent number: 11551485Abstract: An information output device is provided, which includes a request acquisition unit that acquires a maintenance request for a vehicle; a user information acquisition unit that acquires information regarding each of a plurality of users; a message generator that generates a message associated with the maintenance request acquired by the request acquisition unit; and a message output unit that outputs the message generated by the message generator. The user information acquisition unit acquires maintenance records of the vehicle that are records of maintenance executed for the vehicle by the plurality of users. The message generator selects a presentation destination user to be presented with the message and generates the message based on a maintenance record of the presentation destination user among the maintenance records of the vehicle. The maintenance record of the presentation destination user is a record of the maintenance executed by the presentation destination user.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinori Kusayanagi, Takura Yanagi
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Patent number: 11520340Abstract: A lane information management method for managing lane information using a processor is provided. This method includes acquiring road map information and information on a travel history that is represented by a travel trajectory on a road map, determining, using a plurality of the travel histories, whether or not a lane connected to an intersection is in a multiple lane form in which two or more lines of vehicles are formed on a single lane, and managing the lane information, including a result of determination of the multiple lane form in the lane information.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Kojo, Motonobu Aoki, Takura Yanagi, Hiroyuki Takano
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Publication number: 20220343765Abstract: Included are an identification data input unit (11) to which identification data for identifying an occupant of a vehicle is input, a preference data storage unit (12) configured to store preference data regarding a preference of the occupant in association with the identification data, an object acquisition unit (13) configured to acquire object data of objects existing around an occupant on board the vehicle, a determination unit (15) configured to determine whether or not an object included in the object data is visually or audibly recognizable by the occupant on board the vehicle, and a notification data generator (16) configured to generate notification data for the occupant on board the vehicle based on the preference data of the occupant and the object for which the determination unit determines that it is recognizable by the occupant. The preference data of the occupant is stored in the preference data storage unit and associated with the identification data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2019Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: Nissan Moto Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinori Kusayanagi, Takura Yanagi
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Publication number: 20220319241Abstract: An information output device is provided, which includes a request acquisition unit that acquires a maintenance request for a vehicle; a user information acquisition unit that acquires information regarding each of a plurality of users; a message generator that generates a message associated with the maintenance request acquired by the request acquisition unit; and a message output unit that outputs the message generated by the message generator. The user information acquisition unit acquires maintenance records of the vehicle that are records of maintenance executed for the vehicle by the plurality of users. The message generator selects a presentation destination user to be presented with the message and generates the message based on a maintenance record of the presentation destination user among the maintenance records of the vehicle. The maintenance record of the presentation destination user is a record of the maintenance executed by the presentation destination user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2019Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinori Kusayanagi, Takura Yanagi
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Patent number: 11338824Abstract: A surrounding situation display method of detecting a surrounding situation around a host vehicle with an autonomous driving function and displaying the detected surrounding situation, includes displaying, in a varying display bar that has a prescribed display frame and displays an indication position within the display frame in synchronization with movement of an attention target, the indication position having moved to one endpoint of the varying display bar as a timing when an action of the host vehicle is changed by the autonomous driving function.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinori Kusayanagi, Seigo Watanabe, Takura Yanagi
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Patent number: 10981495Abstract: A display control device includes: a turn signal installed in a vehicle; indicators for displaying a lighting state of the turn signal to an occupant of the vehicle; and a controller for controlling the lighting state of the turn signal and a lighting state of the indicators. The controller makes timing of starting to turn on the turn signal and timing of starting to turn on the indicators different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinori Kusayanagi, Seigo Watanabe, Takura Yanagi, Jeanphilippe Alexander, Tarek Saad
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Patent number: 10864856Abstract: A mobile body surroundings display method is performed by a mobile body surroundings display apparatus that includes an image capturing element that acquires surroundings information on a mobile body by image capturing, a controller that creates a captured image using the surroundings information and a virtual image representing a situation around the mobile body, and a display that displays the virtual image. The method detects an attention-required range around the mobile body, creates a captured image of the attention-required range, and displays the captured image of the attention-required range on the display.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2016Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinori Kusayanagi, Takura Yanagi, Seigo Watanabe, Norimasa Kishi
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Publication number: 20200353948Abstract: A surrounding situation display method of detecting a surrounding situation around a host vehicle with an autonomous driving function and displaying the detected surrounding situation, includes displaying, in a varying display bar that has a prescribed display frame and displays an indication position within the display frame in synchronization with movement of an attention target, the indication position having moved to one endpoint of the varying display bar as a timing when an action of the host vehicle is changed by the autonomous driving function.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2017Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Yoshinori Kusayanagi, Seigo Watanabe, Takura Yanagi
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Publication number: 20200346654Abstract: A method of storing information for a vehicle includes determining whether or not a vehicle has passed over a speed bump on the basis of a traveling state of the vehicle and specifying positional information of the speed bump and vehicle speed information when passing over the speed bump as speed bump information from a travel history that includes a determination result as to whether or not the vehicle has passed over the speed bump, the position of the vehicle, and the traveling state of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2017Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Naoki Kojo, Motonobu Aoki, Takura Yanagi
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Patent number: 10787172Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus comprises a processor for: determining whether or not a preceding vehicle is traveling outside an area including an intersection and vicinities of the intersection; when the preceding vehicle is traveling outside the area, determining whether or not a direction indicator of the preceding vehicle on a road shoulder side is lighting; and when the direction indicator is lighting, performing second driving assistance different from first driving assistance for following the preceding vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Motonobu Aoki, Naoki Kojo, Takura Yanagi
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Publication number: 20200269747Abstract: A display control device includes: a turn signal installed in a vehicle; indicators for displaying a lighting state of the turn signal to an occupant of the vehicle; and a controller for controlling the lighting state of the turn signal and a lighting state of the indicators. The controller makes timing of starting to turn on the turn signal and timing of starting to turn on the indicators different from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2017Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Yoshinori Kusayanagi, Seigo Watanabe, Takura Yanagi, Jeanphilippe Alexander, Tarek Saad
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Publication number: 20200249682Abstract: A lane information management method for managing lane information using a processor is provided. This method includes acquiring road map information and information on a travel history that is represented by a travel trajectory on a road map, determining, using a plurality of the travel histories, whether or not a lane connected to an intersection is in a multiple lane form in which two or more lines of vehicles are formed on a single lane, and managing the lane information, including a result of determination of the multiple lane form in the lane information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2017Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Naoki Kojo, Motonobu Aoki, Takura Yanagi, Hiroyuki Takano
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Publication number: 20200231151Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus comprises a processor for: determining whether or not a preceding vehicle is traveling outside an area including an intersection and vicinities of the intersection; when the preceding vehicle is traveling outside the area, determining whether or not a direction indicator of the preceding vehicle on a road shoulder side is lighting; and when the direction indicator is lighting, performing second driving assistance different from first driving assistance for following the preceding vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2017Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Motonobu Aoki, Naoki Kojo, Takura Yanagi
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Publication number: 20190337455Abstract: A mobile body surroundings display method is performed by a mobile body surroundings display apparatus that includes an image capturing element that acquires surroundings information on a mobile body by image capturing, a controller that creates a captured image using the surroundings information and a virtual image representing a situation around the mobile body, and a display that displays the virtual image. The method detects an attention-required range around the mobile body, creates a captured image of the attention-required range, and displays the captured image of the attention-required range on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2016Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Yoshinori Kusayanagi, Takura Yanagi, Seigo Watanabe, Norimasa Kishi
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Patent number: 10410070Abstract: A step detection device, including a distance measurement unit which detects the height of the road surface around a vehicle, approximates with a curve, the gradient of the road surface in a travelable region in the vehicle width direction, based on the height of the road surface, and detects a step on the road surface, based on the agreement degree of the height of a measurement point relative to the curve and the agreement degree of the height of a measurement point relative to a curve with which the gradient of the road surface in an extended region defined by extending the travelable region in the vehicle width direction is approximated.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2015Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhito Sano, Takura Yanagi
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Publication number: 20180225525Abstract: A step detection device, including a distance measurement unit which detects the height of the road surface around a vehicle, approximates with a curve, the gradient of the road surface in a travelable region in the vehicle width direction, based on the height of the road surface, and detects a step on the road surface, based on the agreement degree of the height of a measurement point relative to the curve and the agreement degree of the height of a measurement point relative to a curve with which the gradient of the road surface in an extended region defined by extending the travelable region in the vehicle width direction is approximated.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2015Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Yasuhito Sano, Takura Yanagi