Patents by Inventor Toshiya SATAKE

Toshiya SATAKE 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).

  • Emotion prediction device, method, program, and vehicle
    Patent number: 11423669
    Abstract: An emotion prediction device mounted on a vehicle includes a control unit. The control unit is capable of executing functions of a first prediction unit configured to predict an emotion of a user based on a facial expression of the user, a second prediction unit configured to predict an emotion of the user based on the motion of the user, and a third prediction unit configured to predict the emotion of the user based on the emotion predicted by the first prediction unit and the emotion predicted by the second prediction unit. The control unit is capable of restricting execution of at least a part of the functions of the first, second, and third prediction units, based on at least a processing load of the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Midori Ichikawa, Toshiya Satake, Yasunao Yoshizaki
  • EMOTION PREDICTION DEVICE, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210241009
    Abstract: An emotion prediction device mounted on a vehicle includes a control unit. The control unit is capable of executing functions of a first prediction unit configured to predict an emotion of a user based on a facial expression of the user, a second prediction unit configured to predict an emotion of the user based on the motion of the user, and a third prediction unit configured to predict the emotion of the user based on the emotion predicted by the first prediction unit and the emotion predicted by the second prediction unit. The control unit is capable of restricting execution of at least a part of the functions of the first, second, and third prediction units, based on at least a processing load of the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Midori ICHIKAWA, Toshiya SATAKE, Yasunao YOSHIZAKI