Patents by Inventor Takuya Kanisawa

Takuya Kanisawa 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: 20240302847
    Abstract: A server device includes an area setting unit that sets a first area in which a first lawnmower executes first lawn-mowing work in a work area and a second area in which a second lawnmower executes second lawn-mowing work in the work area, a time calculation unit that obtains a first time necessary for the first lawnmower to execute the first lawn-mowing work in the first area and a second time necessary for the second lawnmower to execute the second lawn-mowing work in the second area, a machine number calculation unit that obtains the number of first lawnmowers and the number of second lawnmowers based on the first time and the second time, and a notification unit that notifies the number of first lawnmowers and the number of second lawnmowers to a smartphone. Consequently, a user can check the number of first lawnmowers and the number of second lawnmowers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Akifumi Yamashita, Ryota Hisada, Takuya Kanisawa, Ryuichi Kimata
  • Patent number: 12016259
    Abstract: An information providing device includes an information acquisition part configured to acquire environment information which indicates a growth environment of grass in a predetermined area and state information which indicates a growth state of the grass in the predetermined area, and an information generating part configured to determine a good area which indicates an area in which the growth state of the grass in the predetermined area is good and a bad area which indicates an area in which the growth state of the grass in the predetermined area is bad based on the state information, and configured to generate management information which indicates a content of treatments to be performed with respect to the good area and the bad area based on the environment information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroto Takahashi, Toshiaki Kawakami, Taro Yokoyama, Wei Song, Takuya Kanisawa
  • Publication number: 20240168496
    Abstract: A server device includes an area setting unit that sets a first area in which a first lawnmower executes first lawn-mowing work in a work area and a second area in which a second lawnmower second lawn-mowing work in the work area, a zone dividing unit that divides the work area into plural virtual zones, a time range setting unit that sets a first time range in which the first lawnmower executes the first lawn-mowing work in each of the virtual zones included in the plural virtual zones and a second time range in which the second lawnmower executes the second lawn-mowing work in each of the virtual zones included in the plural virtual zones, and a notification unit that notifies the first time range and the second time range to a smartphone. Consequently, a user can check a possibilty of contact between the first and second lawnmowers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Akifumi Yamashita, Ryota Hisada, Takuya Kanisawa, Ryuichi Kimata
  • Patent number: 11934195
    Abstract: A charging control system includes a lawn mower that includes a battery and performs a lawn mowing work while traveling autonomously, and a charging station for charging the battery. The lawn mower includes a superimposing unit for superimposing, on a charging current, a current indicating period information for defining a shutoff period of supply power to be supplied from the charging station. The charging station includes a current detector for detecting the charging current, an information acquisition unit for acquiring period information based on a detection result of the current detector, a switch for shutting off the supply power, and a shutoff controller for controlling the operation of the switch. The shutoff controller releases the shutoff of supply of power to the lawn mower based on the period information acquired by the information acquisition unit. Therefore, the power consumption of the lawn mower can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshio Inoue, Toshiaki Kawakami, Takuya Kanisawa, Takumi Shiiyama, Jin Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11864490
    Abstract: A control device includes a control unit configured to acquire individual information indicating a state of a predetermined member of a work machine configured to execute work using the predetermined member, and instruct a state adjustment mechanism configured to adjust the state to adjust the state so that a difference between the state indicated by the individual information and a reference value of the state common to other work machines is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Song, Takuya Kanisawa, Taro Yokoyama, Hiroto Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11805725
    Abstract: A mower includes: a cutting part which is able to cut grass; a machine body which includes the cutting part and a cover configured to cover the cutting part from above; and a state control part which controls a state of at least one of the cutting part and the cover such that at least one of grass in a space provided between the cutting part and the cover and grass outside the cover is able to be cut in the cutting part in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroto Takahashi, Toshiaki Kawakami, Taro Yokoyama, Wei Song, Takuya Kanisawa
  • Patent number: 11797025
    Abstract: An autonomous work system includes a first work machine, a plurality of second work machines having different functions, a setting device that stores work schedule information indicating work schedule content, performance of the first work machine, and performance of the plurality of second work machines, and a terminal. The first work machine acquires a state of work performed by its own device and transmits detection result information indicating the acquired state of work to the setting device. The setting device discriminates whether additional work is required based on the detection result information and the work schedule information, and in a case where the additional work is required, selects the second work machine, and transmits additional work information including work content for the second work machine and information relating to the second work machine to at least one of the terminal and the second work machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taro Yokoyama, Hiroto Takahashi, Toshiaki Kawakami, Wei Song, Takuya Kanisawa
  • Patent number: 11703868
    Abstract: A control device capable of improving the position accuracy of map data is disclosed. The control device is configured to acquire information which is output from a working machine which includes a working part and works along a boundary between a working area and a non-working area. The control device includes an operating state acquisition part configured to acquire information indicating an operating state of a machine body of the working machine; a judgment part configured to determine the operating state of the machine body, based on information acquired by the operating state acquisition part; a position information acquisition part configured to acquire position information indicating a position of the machine body; and a storage control part configured to store the position information acquired by the position information acquisition part in the storage, based on a determination result of the judgment part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroto Takahashi, Toshiaki Kawakami, Taro Yokoyama, Wei Song, Takuya Kanisawa
  • Publication number: 20230144636
    Abstract: A snow removal system includes a work machine and a snow removal machine. The work machine includes a work unit configured to perform work and a position detector configured to detect a position of the work machine when the work unit has performed the work and generate position information indicating the detected position. The snow removal machine is capable of autonomous movement and includes a snow removal unit configured to perform snow removal work and a controller configured to cause the snow removal unit to perform the snow removal work on the basis of the position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroto Takahashi, Toshiaki Kawakami, Taro Yokoyama, Wei Song, Takuya Kanisawa
  • Publication number: 20230109631
    Abstract: An operation management device according to one aspect of the present invention includes: an operation completion data acquisition unit which acquires first operation completion data indicating that a first operation related to maintenance of a grass field has been completed; and an operation implementation data output unit which outputs, when the first operation completion data is acquired, operation implementation data which prompts implementation of a second operation that is an operation related to the maintenance of a grass field and is different from the first operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroto Takahashi, Toshiaki Kawakami, Taro Yokoyama, Wei Song, Takuya Kanisawa
  • Publication number: 20220300003
    Abstract: An autonomous lawnmower (1) including a work unit (12), a travel unit (11), a first control unit (20), a state detecting unit (21), and a communication device (30) wherein the first control unit is configured to transmit state information regarding the operating state via the communication device at a prescribed transmission time interval, the prescribed transmission time interval being varied between a first time interval, and a second time interval which is longer than the first time interval based on the operating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi SOTOME, Takuya KANISAWA, Takumi HATADA
  • Publication number: 20220155792
    Abstract: A charging control system includes a lawn mower that includes a battery and performs a lawn mowing work while traveling autonomously, and a charging station for charging the battery. The lawn mower includes a superimposing unit for superimposing, on a charging current, a current indicating period information for defining a shutoff period of supply power to be supplied from the charging station. The charging station includes a current detector for detecting the charging current, an information acquisition unit for acquiring period information based on a detection result of the current detector, a switch for shutting off the supply power, and a shutoff controller for controlling the operation of the switch. The shutoff controller releases the shutoff of supply of power to the lawn mower based on the period information acquired by the information acquisition unit. Therefore, the power consumption of the lawn mower can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Toshio Inoue, Toshiaki Kawakami, Takuya Kanisawa, Takumi Shiiyama, Jin Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20210298230
    Abstract: A mower includes: a cutting part which is able to cut grass; a machine body which includes the cutting part and a cover configured to cover the cutting part from above; and a state control part which controls a state of at least one of the cutting part and the cover such that at least one of grass in a space provided between the cutting part and the cover and grass outside the cover is able to be cut in the cutting part in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroto Takahashi, Toshiaki Kawakami, Taro Yokoyama, Wei Song, Takuya Kanisawa
  • Publication number: 20210298231
    Abstract: An autonomous work machine includes a detection unit configured to detect a person present in an advancing direction of an own apparatus, a notification unit configured to perform a first notification on the detected person, a reaction detection unit configured to detect a reaction of the person when the first notification is performed, and a control unit configured to determine whether or not a notification from the notification unit is continued on the basis of the detected reaction, and select a second notification different from the first notification on the basis of the detected reaction and cause the notification unit to perform the second notification in a case where it is determined that the notification is continued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Taro Yokoyama, Hiroto Takahashi, Toshiaki Kawakami, Wei Song, Takuya Kanisawa
  • Publication number: 20210298229
    Abstract: An information providing device includes an information acquisition part configured to acquire environment information which indicates a growth environment of grass in a predetermined area and state information which indicates a growth state of the grass in the predetermined area, and an information generating part configured to determine a good area which indicates an area in which the growth state of the grass in the predetermined area is good and a bad area which indicates an area in which the growth state of the grass in the predetermined area is bad based on the state information, and configured to generate management information which indicates a content of treatments to be performed with respect to the good area and the bad area based on the environment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroto Takahashi, Toshiaki Kawakami, Taro Yokoyama, Wei Song, Takuya Kanisawa
  • Publication number: 20210302970
    Abstract: A control device and a working machine capable of improving the position accuracy of map data as compared with the related art is provided. There is provided a control device which is configured to acquire information which is output from a working machine which includes a working part and works along a boundary between a working area and a non-working area. The control device includes an operating state acquisition part configured to acquire information indicating an operating state of a machine body of the working machine; a judgment part configured to determine the operating state of the machine body, based on information acquired by the operating state acquisition part; a position information acquisition part configured to acquire position information indicating a position of the machine body; and a storage control part configured to store the position information acquired by the position information acquisition part in the storage, based on a determination result of the judgment part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroto Takahashi, Toshiaki Kawakami, Taro Yokoyama, Wei Song, Takuya Kanisawa
  • Publication number: 20210302999
    Abstract: An autonomous work system includes a first work machine configured to have a communication unit, a plurality of second work machines having different functions configured to have communication units, a setting device configured to store work schedule information indicating work schedule content, performance of the first work machine, and performance of the plurality of second work machines and to have a communication unit, and a terminal configured to have a communication unit and a notification unit. The first work machine acquires a state of work performed by the host device and transmits detection result information indicating the acquired state of work to the setting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Taro Yokoyama, Hiroto Takahashi, Toshiaki Kawakami, Wei Song, Takuya Kanisawa
  • Publication number: 20210274704
    Abstract: A control device includes a control unit configured to acquire individual information indicating a state of a predetermined member of a work machine configured to execute work using the predetermined member, and instruct a state adjustment mechanism configured to adjust the state to adjust the state so that a difference between the state indicated by the individual information and a reference value of the state common to other work machines is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Wei Song, Takuya Kanisawa, Taro Yokoyama, Hiroto Takahashi