Patents by Inventor Timothy Wang
Timothy Wang 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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Systems and methods for duplicating contents on display panels based on an estimated light intensity
Patent number: 12379886Abstract: A system for addressing a washout condition on a vehicle display includes an instrument cluster that makes up a first display panel, an infotainment cluster that makes up a second display panel positioned apart from the instrument cluster. The system also includes a conlight sensor to determine a sunlight condition, a navigation unit to determine navigational information pertaining to the vehicle, and an electronic control unit communicatively coupled to the first display panel, the second display panel, the conlight sensor, and the navigation unit. The electronic control unit determines an estimated light intensity on the first display panel based on the navigation information and the sunlight condition, and presents a prompt on the second display panel to duplicate contents displayed on the first display panel onto the second display panel when the estimated light intensity exceeds a reference light intensity value.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2024Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignees: Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Timothy Wang, Roger Akira Kyle, Bryan Else Yamasaki, Justin K. Shen, Jackson Zhu, Xiao Xu, Michael R. Kushnerik -
Publication number: 20250242710Abstract: A method of vehicle recharge matching includes establishing a data connection between a vehicle electronic control unit and a charging station upon detection of a physical coupling of a charge cable to a vehicle. Upon receiving an indication that the charge cable has been physically disconnected from the vehicle and subsequently reconnected, the method further includes deactivating a supply of power to the charge cable and/or transmitting a verification request.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2024Publication date: July 31, 2025Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Timothy Wang, Roger Akira Kyle, Bryan Else Yamasaki, Justin K. Shen, Jackson Zhu, Xiao Xu
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Patent number: 12351193Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of enabling a software portion of a vehicle, based on an operation of the vehicle and enabling another software portion of the vehicle, based on a further operation of the vehicle. The software portion and the other software portion alter the operation of the vehicle in response to the other software portion being operated for an amount of time.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2022Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Roger Akira Kyle, Bryan Else Yamasaki, Timothy Wang
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Patent number: 12337849Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of receiving, by a transport, an opportunity to perform an action, where the opportunity provides an additional result to the transport and responsive to performing the action, receiving, by the transport, the additional result, where the additional result is proportional to a level of the action performed.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2022Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Roger Akira Kyle, Timothy Wang, Bryan Else Yamasaki
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Publication number: 20250117872Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of monitoring, by a transport exterior a location, an exchange performed in an interior of the location by a recent occupant of the transport, and completing, by the transport, the exchange.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Roger Akira Kyle, Timothy Wang, Bryan Else Yamasaki
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Patent number: 12209871Abstract: Systems, vehicles, and methods for creating a vehicle network. A system includes a wireless transceiver of a master vehicle configured to broadcast a connectivity signal. The system further includes a wireless transceiver of a follower vehicle configured to receive the connectivity signal to wirelessly link the follower vehicle to the master vehicle. The wireless transceiver of the follower vehicle is further configured to transmit vehicle identifying information to the master vehicle upon the follower vehicle being linked to the master vehicle. The system further includes a remote server configured to receive the vehicle identifying information of the follower vehicle from the master vehicle and a vehicle identifying information of the master vehicle from the master vehicle to create a vehicle group. The vehicle group includes the master vehicle and the follower vehicle to enable data exchange within the vehicle group.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Wang, Roger Akira Kyle, Bryan Else Yamasaki
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Patent number: 12190610Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining features in a vehicle. The interior of the vehicle can be scanned with a camera of a mobile device to locate one or more symbols or shapes within the interior. The one or more symbols or shapes can be processed using one or more machine learning models to obtain data associated with the one or more symbols or shapes. The data associated with the one or more symbols or shapes can be displayed to a driver of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Timothy Wang, Roger Akira Kyle, Bryan Else Yamasaki, Justin K Shen, Prince R Remegio, Jackson Zhu
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Patent number: 12182896Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of monitoring, by a transport exterior a location, an exchange performed in an interior of the location by a recent occupant of the transport, and completing, by the transport, the exchange.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Roger Akira Kyle, Timothy Wang, Bryan Else Yamasaki
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Publication number: 20240428525Abstract: Systems and methods for generating virtual environments including virtual vehicles are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of presenting a virtual environment includes receiving vehicle sensor data from one or more vehicles in a physical environment rendering the virtual environment that represents the physical environment, rendering one or more virtual vehicle representations of the one or more vehicles using the vehicle sensor data such that movement of the one or more virtual vehicle representations within the virtual environment corresponds with movement of the one or more vehicles in the physical environment, and transmitting data for displaying the virtual environment and the one or more virtual vehicle representations to a plurality of display devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2023Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicants: Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nick Anthony Megariotis, Roger Akira Kyle, Timothy Wang, Justin K. Shen, Imad Zahid
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Publication number: 20240428471Abstract: Systems and methods for generating and displaying virtual vehicle manufacturing environments are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of presenting a virtual manufacturing environment includes receiving a vehicle identification number of a vehicle being manufactured, receiving one or more parts assigned to the vehicle, determining a stage of manufacturing for the vehicle based at least in part on the one or more parts, generating a virtual representation of the vehicle in a virtual manufacturing environment, and preparing for display the virtual representation of the vehicle and the virtual manufacturing environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2023Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicants: Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nick Anthony Megariotis, Roger Akira Kyle, Timothy Wang, Justin K. Shen, Imad Zahid
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Publication number: 20240399962Abstract: A method for a deployable power running board of a vehicle is provided. The method includes receiving sensor data from the vehicle, the sensor data indicating a distance between the power running board and an object, an approaching angle of the object approaching the power running board, and/or a vehicle position status, calculating a distance and/or speed of deployment or retraction of the power running board based on the sensor data, and deploying or retracting the power running board based on the calculated distance and/or speed of deployment or retraction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2023Publication date: December 5, 2024Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Timothy Wang, Roger Akira Kyle, Bryan Else Yamasaki, Justin K. Shen, Jackson Zhu, Sean Xu
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Patent number: 12043235Abstract: An automatic braking system for a vehicle includes a sensor system configured to detect the previous speed of the vehicle, occupancy of a driver's seat of the vehicle, and an input to at least one of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle and a brake pedal of the vehicle. The automatic braking system also includes a control module communicatively connected to the sensor system and configured to automatically brake the vehicle when the vehicle was previously stopped, the driver's seat is occupied, and there is no input to the accelerator pedal or the brake pedal.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Wang, Roger Akira Kyle, Bryan E. Yamasaki, Justin K. Shen
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Patent number: 12005834Abstract: An autonomous seat sanitizing system for a vehicle includes a vehicle seat sanitizing system control module configured to detect a person approaching a vehicle. Responsive to a person approaching the vehicle, a distance of the person from the vehicle is determined. The distance of the person from the vehicle is compared to a predetermined threshold distance. If the distance of the person from the vehicle is less than the predetermined threshold distance, the control module determines if at least one seat in the vehicle occupant compartment is unoccupied. If at least one seat is unoccupied, the module controls operation of the vehicle to direct a sanitizing ultraviolet (UV) light onto the unoccupied seat until a vehicle door is opened from an exterior of the vehicle, or until the distance of the person from the vehicle is no longer less than the predetermined threshold distance.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.Inventors: Roger Akira Kyle, Timothy Wang, Bryan E. Yamasaki
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Publication number: 20240185200Abstract: Systems, methods, and software described herein manages the allocation of values to application programming interface (API) requests by an end user. In one example, a monitoring service can determine at least one usage value associated with a user of an API provider based on conditional statements for the user and API usage information associated with the user. The monitoring service can further format the at least one usage value for the user based on a billing service for the user and communicate the at least one usage value to the billing service.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2022Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Derric Stephen Gilling, Xingheng Timothy Wang, Akash A. Nankani
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Publication number: 20240157951Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of enabling a software portion of a vehicle, based on an operation of the vehicle and enabling another software portion of the vehicle, based on a further operation of the vehicle. The software portion and the other software portion alter the operation of the vehicle in response to the other software portion being operated for an amount of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2022Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Roger Akira Kyle, Bryan Else Yamasaki, Timothy Wang
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Patent number: 11945437Abstract: A vehicle is provided that includes a cruise control deactivation system. The system includes a cruise control system, and a user control that, when activated, commands deactivation of the cruise control system. The system also includes a processor configured to permit or override the commanded deactivation of the cruise control system while the vehicle is moving, based on at least one criterion. Criteria may include whether or not a first sensor detects a foot of a driver of the vehicle on an accelerator pedal of the vehicle, and whether or not a first computation indicates that the deactivation of the cruise control system will cause a collision with a second vehicle located behind the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Timothy Wang, Roger Akira Kyle, Bryan Else Yamasaki, Justin K. Shen
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Patent number: 11940283Abstract: A method for matching a vehicle with a user including receiving a user ride request for a vehicle from a plurality of available vehicles from a user, receiving a threshold vehicle risk score preference for the user, receiving a user risk score for the user, receiving a threshold user risk score preference for the plurality of available vehicles, identifying a subset of the plurality of available vehicles having a vehicle risk score at or below the threshold vehicle risk score preference of the user and a threshold user risk score preference at or above the user risk score of the user, and presenting the user with ride options for selecting one of the subset of the plurality of available vehicles of the subset of available vehicles for the user ride request.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.Inventors: Roger A. Kyle, Christopher Risberg, Nikhil Rajendra, Timothy Wang, Jordan Frank, Jiju Thomas, Daniel C. Bracken, Joshua Batie, Michael D. Dorazio, Randy Kaushek
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Publication number: 20240054563Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of exchanging data collected from sensors on a vehicle with data collected from sensors on another vehicle based on a severity of an event between the vehicles, sending the vehicle data to an entity associated with the other vehicle and sending the other vehicle data to an entity associated with the vehicle, and sending by the entities an action to take by each of the vehicles based on the sent vehicle data and the other vehicle data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Justin K. Shen, Roger Akira Kyle, Timothy Wang, Nick Megariotis
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Publication number: 20240010166Abstract: A method for a vehicle having a main battery and a reserve energy storage device is provided. The method includes determining occurrence of a triggering event associated with the vehicle, and transferring power from the main battery to the reserve energy storage device in response to the triggering event to render the vehicle not drivable.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2022Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicants: Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Roger Akira Kyle, Timothy Wang, Bryan Else Yamasaki, Justin K. Shen, Prince Ramos Remegio
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Publication number: 20230406062Abstract: A control system includes at least one temperature sensor positioned in an interior of a vehicle, an imaging device positioned at a footwell of the vehicle, and a controller communicatively coupled to the temperature sensor and the imaging device. The controller is configured to: determine an interior temperature from a temperature signal received from the temperature sensor, determine a footwear type from image data received from the imaging device, and direct air to the footwell when the footwear type is a predetermined footwear type and the interior temperature exceeds a threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Timothy Wang, Roger Akira Kyle, Bryan Else Yamasaki, Justin K. Shen, Prince R. Remegio