Patents by Inventor Tomoyuki Hirota

Tomoyuki Hirota 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: 20250321113
    Abstract: An information presentation method includes: acquiring position information indicating a current position of a vehicle; acquiring vehicle inside information indicating a situation in a compartment of the vehicle; determining whether a first operation indicating that a first user in the compartment shows an interest in an object around the vehicle is performed based on the vehicle inside information; in a case in which the first operation is performed, displaying, on a display mounted on the vehicle, a map image simulating a field of view of the first user at a first time point when the first operation is performed based on the position information and the vehicle inside information at the first time point, and map information; and displaying a first virtual object that is discriminable on the display, the first virtual object being estimated to correspond to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2025
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Applicant: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAHATA, Tomoyuki HIROTA, Yusaku NAOI
  • Patent number: 12391177
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a control method of a vehicle including a communication circuit capable of communicating with a computer via a network includes: acquiring, from the computer via the communication circuit, first reservation information including first boarding area information indicating a first boarding area, first seat information indicating a first seat, and first color information indicating a first color; causing the vehicle to travel to the first boarding area based on the first boarding area information; and causing, in the first boarding area, at least two lighting devices to emit light of the first color based on the first color information, the at least two lighting devices being selected from a group consisting of a first door light indicating a first door, a first seat light indicating the first seat, and a first baggage light indicating an installation position or a lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yahata, Tomoyuki Hirota, Takahiro Nishi, Tadamasa Toma, Toshiyasu Sugio
  • Patent number: 12366458
    Abstract: An information presentation method includes: acquiring position information indicating a current position of a vehicle; acquiring vehicle inside information indicating a situation in a compartment of the vehicle; determining whether a first operation indicating that a first user in the compartment shows an interest in an object present around the vehicle is performed based on the vehicle inside information; in a case in which it is determined that the first operation is performed, displaying, on a display mounted on the vehicle, a 3D map image simulating a field of view of the first user at a first time point when the first operation is performed based on the position information and the vehicle inside information at the first time point, and map information; and displaying a first virtual object so as to be discriminable on the display, the first virtual object being estimated to correspond to the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yahata, Tomoyuki Hirota, Yusaku Naoi
  • Patent number: 12328241
    Abstract: A server apparatus receives a device ID indicating one electrical home appliance among one or more electrical home appliances and a gateway ID indicating that the one electrical home appliance belongs to a same owner, a same group, or a same home as the one or more electrical home appliances, determines whether or not the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, using a management database that manages device IDs indicating the one or more electrical home appliances and the gateway ID, and when it is determined made that the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, provides an information device, which is associated with the gateway ID and which differs from the one electrical home appliance, with notification information for confirming whether or not it is to be permitted to collect the log information from the one electrical home appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Toshihisa Nakano, Motoji Ohmori, Tomoyuki Hirota
  • Publication number: 20230318944
    Abstract: A server apparatus receives a device ID indicating one electrical home appliance among one or more electrical home appliances and a gateway ID indicating that the one electrical home appliance belongs to a same owner, a same group, or a same home as the one or more electrical home appliances, determines whether or not the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, using a management database that manages device IDs indicating the one or more electrical home appliances and the gateway ID, and when it is determined made that the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, provides an information device, which is associated with the gateway ID and which differs from the one electrical home appliance, with notification information for confirming whether or not it is to be permitted to collect the log information from the one electrical home appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Toshihisa NAKANO, Motoji OHMORI, Tomoyuki HIROTA
  • Publication number: 20230314156
    Abstract: An information presentation method includes: acquiring position information indicating a current position of a vehicle; acquiring vehicle inside information indicating a situation in a compartment of the vehicle; determining whether a first operation indicating that a first user in the compartment shows an interest in an object present around the vehicle is performed based on the vehicle inside information; in a case in which it is determined that the first operation is performed, displaying, on a display mounted on the vehicle, a 3D map image simulating a field of view of the first user at a first time point when the first operation is performed based on the position information and the vehicle inside information at the first time point, and map information; and displaying a first virtual object so as to be discriminable on the display, the first virtual object being estimated to correspond to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAHATA, Tomoyuki HIROTA, Yusaku NAOI
  • Publication number: 20230306092
    Abstract: A control method according to the present disclosure is a control method in a first computer configured to access a database managing information on vehicles and electronic keys. The control method includes receiving, from a terminal of a user, authentication information including an electronic key and an identification for a vehicle; after determining that the authentication information is valid, transmitting, to the vehicle, a signal indicating that the user is permitted to use the vehicle; after the user starts using the vehicle, acquiring use information indicating a status of use of the vehicle from the vehicle; transmitting, when the electronic key is a company key correlated with a business entity, at least a part of the use information to a second computer related to the business entity; and not transmitting the use information when the electronic key is a personal key of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yahata, Tomoyuki Hirota, Takahiro Nishi, Tadamasa Toma, Toshiyasu Sugio
  • Publication number: 20230302990
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a control method of a vehicle including a communication circuit capable of communicating with a computer via a network includes: acquiring, from the computer via the communication circuit, first reservation information including first boarding area information indicating a first boarding area, first seat information indicating a first seat, and first color information indicating a first color; causing the vehicle to travel to the first boarding area based on the first boarding area information; and causing, in the first boarding area, at least two lighting devices to emit light of the first color based on the first color information, the at least two lighting devices being selected from a group consisting of a first door light indicating a first door, a first seat light indicating the first seat, and a first baggage light indicating an installation position or a lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAHATA, Tomoyuki HIROTA, Takahiro NISHI, Tadamasa TOMA, Toshiyasu SUGIO
  • Publication number: 20230303105
    Abstract: A control method is in a system that is communicable with a plurality of terminals via a network and manages a plurality of application candidates for the plurality of terminals. The control method includes: acquiring, via the network, from a first terminal connected to a first vehicle, first request information for requesting first catalog information indicating an application catalog for the first terminal and first level information indicating a level of automatic driving executable by the first vehicle; generating, as the first catalog information, information including one or more first application candidates selected from the plurality of application candidates according to the level of automatic driving executable by the first vehicle, based on the first request information and the first level information; and transmitting, to the first terminal via the network, first display information for displaying the first catalog information on a display of the first terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAHATA, Tomoyuki HIROTA
  • Patent number: 11711277
    Abstract: A server apparatus receives a device ID indicating one electrical home appliance among one or more electrical home appliances and a gateway ID indicating that the one electrical home appliance belongs to a same owner, a same group, or a same home as the one or more electrical home appliances, determines whether or not the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, using a management database that manages device IDs indicating the one or more electrical home appliances and the gateway ID, and when it is determined made that the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, provides an information device, which is associated with the gateway ID and which differs from the one electrical home appliance, with notification information for confirming whether or not it is to be permitted to collect the log information from the one electrical home appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Toshihisa Nakano, Motoji Ohmori, Tomoyuki Hirota
  • Publication number: 20230042685
    Abstract: A server apparatus receives a device ID indicating one electrical home appliance among one or more electrical home appliances and a gateway ID indicating that the one electrical home appliance belongs to a same owner, a same group, or a same home as the one or more electrical home appliances, determines whether or not the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, using a management database that manages device IDs indicating the one or more electrical home appliances and the gateway ID, and when it is determined made that the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, provides an information device, which is associated with the gateway ID and which differs from the one electrical home appliance, with notification information for confirming whether or not it is to be permitted to collect the log information from the one electrical home appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Toshihisa NAKANO, Motoji OHMORI, Tomoyuki HIROTA
  • Patent number: 11509549
    Abstract: A server apparatus receives a device ID indicating one electrical home appliance among one or more electrical home appliances and a gateway ID indicating that the one electrical home appliance belongs to a same owner, a same group, or a same home as the one or more electrical home appliances, determines whether or not the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, using a management database that manages device IDs indicating the one or more electrical home appliances and the gateway ID, and when it is determined made that the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, provides an information device, which is associated with the gateway ID and which differs from the one electrical home appliance, with notification information for confirming whether or not it is to be permitted to collect the log information from the one electrical home appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Toshihisa Nakano, Motoji Ohmori, Tomoyuki Hirota
  • Publication number: 20210359922
    Abstract: A server apparatus receives a device ID indicating one electrical home appliance among one or more electrical home appliances and a gateway ID indicating that the one electrical home appliance belongs to a same owner, a same group, or a same home as the one or more electrical home appliances, determines whether or not the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, using a management database that manages device IDs indicating the one or more electrical home appliances and the gateway ID, and when it is determined made that the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, provides an information device, which is associated with the gateway ID and which differs from the one electrical home appliance, with notification information for confirming whether or not it is to be permitted to collect the log information from the one electrical home appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Toshihisa NAKANO, Motoji OHMORI, Tomoyuki HIROTA
  • Patent number: 11108660
    Abstract: A server apparatus receives a device ID indicating one electrical home appliance among one or more electrical home appliances and a gateway ID indicating that the one electrical home appliance belongs to a same owner, a same group, or a same home as the one or more electrical home appliances, determines whether or not the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, using a management database that manages device IDs indicating the one or more electrical home appliances and the gateway ID, and when it is determined made that the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, provides an information device, which is associated with the gateway ID and which differs from the one electrical home appliance, with notification information for confirming whether or not it is to be permitted to collect the log information from the one electrical home appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Toshihisa Nakano, Motoji Ohmori, Tomoyuki Hirota
  • Publication number: 20190363957
    Abstract: A server apparatus receives a device ID indicating one electrical home appliance among one or more electrical home appliances and a gateway ID indicating that the one electrical home appliance belongs to a same owner, a same group, or a same home as the one or more electrical home appliances, determines whether or not the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, using a management database that manages device IDs indicating the one or more electrical home appliances and the gateway ID, and when it is determined made that the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, provides an information device, which is associated with the gateway ID and which differs from the one electrical home appliance, with notification information for confirming whether or not it is to be permitted to collect the log information from the one electrical home appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Toshihisa NAKANO, Motoji OHMORI, Tomoyuki HIROTA
  • Patent number: 10425298
    Abstract: A server apparatus receives a device ID indicating one electrical home appliance among one or more electrical home appliances and a gateway ID indicating that the one electrical home appliance belongs to a same owner, a same group, or a same home as the one or more electrical home appliances, determines whether or not the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, using a management database that manages device IDs indicating the one or more electrical home appliances and the gateway ID, and when it is determined made that the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, provides an information device, which is associated with the gateway ID and which differs from the one electrical home appliance, with notification information for confirming whether or not it is to be permitted to collect the log information from the one electrical home appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Toshihisa Nakano, Motoji Ohmori, Tomoyuki Hirota
  • Publication number: 20180191585
    Abstract: A server apparatus receives a device ID indicating one electrical home appliance among one or more electrical home appliances and a gateway ID indicating that the one electrical home appliance belongs to a same owner, a same group, or a same home as the one or more electrical home appliances, determines whether or not the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, using a management database that manages device IDs indicating the one or more electrical home appliances and the gateway ID, and when it is determined made that the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, provides an information device, which is associated with the gateway ID and which differs from the one electrical home appliance, with notification information for confirming whether or not it is to be permitted to collect the log information from the one electrical home appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Toshihisa NAKANO, Motoji Ohmori, Tomoyuki Hirota
  • Patent number: 9948526
    Abstract: A server apparatus receives a device ID indicating one electrical home appliance among one or more electrical home appliances and a gateway ID indicating that the one electrical home appliance belongs to a same owner, a same group, or a same home as the one or more electrical home appliances, determines whether or not the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, using a management database that manages device IDs indicating the one or more electrical home appliances and the gateway ID, and when it is determined made that the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, provides an information device, which is associated with the gateway ID and which differs from the one electrical home appliance, with notification information for confirming whether or not it is to be permitted to collect the log information from the one electrical home appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Toshihisa Nakano, Motoji Ohmori, Tomoyuki Hirota
  • Patent number: 9634852
    Abstract: A control method of the present disclosure causes a computer of the information apparatus to: switch between display of a first display screen and a second display screen displayed on the display, when selection of a region corresponding to a staircase on a floor plan for a first floor or a second floor is sensed; and output to the network a first control command, when selection of an illumination icon representing an illumination device among the one or more target devices in a region corresponding to the staircase included in the first display screen, or an illumination icon representing the illumination device in a region corresponding to the staircase included in the second display screen is sensed, and when selection of the region corresponding to the staircase is sensed, the first control command controlling on/off of power for the illumination device associated with the region corresponding to the staircase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Takamitsu Sasaki, Kohei Tahara, Tomoyuki Hirota
  • Publication number: 20150195158
    Abstract: A server apparatus receives a device ID indicating one electrical home appliance among one or more electrical home appliances and a gateway ID indicating that the one electrical home appliance belongs to a same owner, a same group, or a same home as the one or more electrical home appliances, determines whether or not the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, using a management database that manages device IDs indicating the one or more electrical home appliances and the gateway ID, and when it is determined made that the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, provides an information device, which is associated with the gateway ID and which differs from the one electrical home appliance, with notification information for confirming whether or not it is to be permitted to collect the log information from the one electrical home appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Toshihisa Nakano, Motoji Ohmori, Tomoyuki Hirota