Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Baba

Yasuhiro Baba 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).

  • Patent number: 11736669
    Abstract: An image projection device which is mounted on a vehicle or worn by a driver of the vehicle includes a control unit and a projection unit. The control unit accepts a selection for specifying a particular user, detects a current location, acquires an image showing at least a part of an appearance of the particular user, which is captured when the particular user has previously driven a particular user's vehicle at a location which is the same as or near to the current location, and projects the image onto a driver's seat of the vehicle by the projection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyokazu Nakashima, Ryuichi Kamaga, Mitsuhiro Miura, Yasuhiro Baba, Tomokazu Maya, Ryosuke Kobayashi, Genshi Kuno
  • Patent number: 11694571
    Abstract: An information processing system comprises a sensor configured to sense a first posture that a user is taking; a storage configured to store posture data about a posture of a person; and a controller configured to create advice for the user regarding a negative influence on a body of the user, based on sensor data acquired from the sensor and the posture data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yurika Tanaka, Shuichi Sawada, Shin Sakurada, Yasuhiro Baba, Shintaro Matsutani, Tomoya Makino
  • Patent number: 11601299
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller is configured to execute operations including: identifying a user; acquiring attribute information for the user, the attribute information being stored in association with the user; estimating, from the attribute information, a power consumption amount for an environment preferred by the user; determining whether the power consumption amount is equal to or greater than a predetermined value; upon determining that the power consumption amount is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, guiding the user to a first space; and upon determining that the power consumption amount is less than the predetermined value, guiding the user to a second space, wherein a power consumption amount for the first space is greater than a power consumption amount for the second space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shin Sakurada, Yasuhiro Baba, Shuichi Sawada, Shintaro Matsutani, Yurika Tanaka, Ryosuke Kobayashi, Genshi Kuno, Tomoya Makino
  • Patent number: 11600175
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus controls a road surface marking apparatus configured to form any road surface marking by changing light emission patterns of a plurality of light emitters provided on a road surface. In the information processing apparatus, a control unit detects, when switching from a second traffic lane through which a pedestrian is allowed to pass to a first traffic lane through which a pedestrian is prohibited from passing is executed, a user who is a pedestrian remaining in the first traffic lane after the switching. Then, the control unit causes the road surface marking apparatus to form an urging marking used for urging the user to withdraw from the first traffic lane after the switching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yurika Tanaka, Shuichi Sawada, Shin Sakurada, Yasuhiro Baba, Shintaro Matsutani, Tomoya Makino
  • Publication number: 20220406173
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a vehicle includes a control unit and a communication unit. The control unit is configured to acquire, from the vehicle via the communication unit, vehicle information including at least one of open-close information of a door of the vehicle and location information of the vehicle, and determine a personality of a driver of the vehicle based on the vehicle information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Ryuichi Kamaga, Mitsuhiro Miura, Yasuhiro Baba, Tomokazu Maya, Ryosuke Kobayashi, Genshi Kuno
  • Publication number: 20220406100
    Abstract: An information processing device that is able to communicate with a vehicle includes a control unit and a communication unit. The control unit executes: acquiring travel data of the vehicle via the communication unit; specifying, from the travel data, a location where the number of times the vehicle has stopped for a predetermined time or more is a predetermined number of times or more; and acquiring location-related information related to the location via the communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Ryuichi KAMAGA, Mitsuhiro MIURA, Yasuhiro BABA, Tomokazu MAYA, Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Genshi KUNO
  • Publication number: 20220400237
    Abstract: An image projection device which is mounted on a vehicle or worn by a driver of the vehicle includes a control unit and a projection unit. The control unit accepts a selection for specifying a particular user, detects a current location, acquires an image showing at least a part of an appearance of the particular user, which is captured when the particular user has previously driven a particular user's vehicle at a location which is the same as or near to the current location, and projects the image onto a driver's seat of the vehicle by the projection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Ryuichi KAMAGA, Mitsuhiro MIURA, Yasuhiro BABA, Tomokazu MAYA, Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Genshi KUNO
  • Publication number: 20220332326
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus communicable with a vehicle includes a controller. The controller is configured to store behavior information of a user in the vehicle in association with a date and time, acquire an image via an imaging unit of the vehicle when a difference between behavior information at a specific time and behavior information at a time later than the specific time is detected, an store the image in association with the date and time and the behavior information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Ryuichi KAMAGA, Mitsuhiro MIURA, Yasuhiro BABA, Tomokazu MAYA, Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Genshi KUNO
  • Publication number: 20220101364
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes a controller configured to identify a section on which a user can travel by either passenger carrying apparatus or walking, as a rewarding section, and determine a reward to be provided to the user, upon determining that the user has traveled on the rewarding section by walking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shin Sakurada, Yasuhiro Baba, Shuichi Sawada, Shintaro Matsutani, Yurika Tanaka, Ryosuke Kobayashi, Genshi Kuno, Tomoya Makino
  • Publication number: 20220103396
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller is configured to execute operations including: identifying a user; acquiring attribute information for the user, the attribute information being stored in association with the user; estimating, from the attribute information, a power consumption amount for an environment preferred by the user; determining whether the power consumption amount is equal to or greater than a predetermined value; upon determining that the power consumption amount is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, guiding the user to a first space; and upon determining that the power consumption amount is less than the predetermined value, guiding the user to a second space, wherein a power consumption amount for the first space is greater than a power consumption amount for the second space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shin Sakurada, Yasuhiro Baba, Shuichi Sawada, Shintaro Matsutani, Yurika Tanaka, Ryosuke Kobayashi, Genshi Kuno, Tomoya Makino
  • Publication number: 20220076572
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus controls a road surface marking apparatus configured to form any road surface marking by changing light emission patterns of a plurality of light emitters provided on a road surface. In the information processing apparatus, a control unit detects, when switching from a second traffic lane through which a pedestrian is allowed to pass to a first traffic lane through which a pedestrian is prohibited from passing is executed, a user who is a pedestrian remaining in the first traffic lane after the switching. Then, the control unit causes the road surface marking apparatus to form an urging marking used for urging the user to withdraw from the first traffic lane after the switching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yurika TANAKA, Shuichi SAWADA, Shin SAKURADA, Yasuhiro BABA, Shintaro MATSUTANI, Tomoya MAKINO
  • Publication number: 20220057760
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller acquires sunshine state information that specifies a sunshine state of at least one predetermined spot and repeated behavior information for a user that is associated with the at least one predetermined spot. The controller generates behavior proposal information related to performance of a repeated behavior of the user, based on the sunshine state information and on the repeated behavior information for the user, and outputs the behavior proposal information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Shin Sakurada, Yasuhiro Baba, Shuichi Sawada, Shintaro Matsutani, Yurika Tanaka, Ryosuke Kobayashi, Genshi Kuno, Tomoya Makino
  • Publication number: 20220048394
    Abstract: A freight transportation system includes a first freight transportation apparatus configured to travel in a first section, a second freight transportation apparatus configured to travel in a second section, a power reception apparatus configured to receive regenerative power from the first freight transportation apparatus that is configured to travel in the first section, a power transmission apparatus configured to transmit the regenerative power to the second freight transportation apparatus that is configured to travel in the second section, and a control apparatus. The control apparatus is configured to perform control so that the second freight transportation apparatus starts traveling from a start point of the second section at a timing when the first freight transportation apparatus starts traveling from a start point of the first section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Shin Sakurada, Yasuhiro Baba, Shuichi Sawada, Shintaro Matsutani, Yurika Tanaka, Ryosuke Kobayashi, Genshi Kuno, Tomoya Makino
  • Publication number: 20220047919
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus disclosed has a controller. The controller obtains circumstances information defined as information relating to circumstances around the present location of a user. The controller determines a recommended exercise as a kind of exercise that is suitable for the circumstances around the present location of the user on the basis of the circumstances information obtained. Then, the controller sends suggestion information to a user's terminal used by the user. The suggestion information is information that suggests the user to do the recommended exercise at the present location of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Yurika Tanaka, Shuichi Sawada, Shin Sakurada, Yasuhiro Baba, Shintaro Matsutani, Tomoya Makino
  • Publication number: 20220051168
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, comprises a controller configured to execute: obtaining scheduled behavior information that is information about a scheduled behavior of a user; obtaining user behavior information that is information about a behavior performed by the user; calculating a deviation degree between the scheduled behavior and the behavior performed by the user, based on the user behavior information and the scheduled behavior information; and performing a predetermined process when the deviation degree exceeds a first value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Yurika Tanaka, Shuichi Sawada, Shin Sakurada, Yasuhiro Baba, Shintaro Matsutani, Tomoya Makino
  • Publication number: 20220048515
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus disclosed controls a road surface marking apparatus capable of forming a desired road surface marking by changing the pattern of light emission of a plurality of light emitters provided on the surface of a road. The information processing apparatus has a controller. The controller obtains emergency information relating to the occurrence of a disaster and determines an affected area that is affected by the disaster on the basis of the emergency information. The controller changes a marking formed by a road surface marking apparatus provided on the road surface in the affected area into a specific marking that indicates the type of the disaster, an area to which people should evacuate, or an evacuation route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yurika TANAKA, Shuichi SAWADA, Shin SAKURADA, Yasuhiro BABA, Shintaro MATSUTANI, Tomoya MAKINO
  • Publication number: 20220045548
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit configured to generate power supply permission information that is information permitting power to be supplied to a device electromagnetically connected to power supply equipment, and output the power supply permission information to the power supply equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shin Sakurada, Yasuhiro Baba, Shuichi Sawada, Shintaro Matsutani, Yurika Tanaka, Ryosuke Kobayashi, Genshi Kuno, Tomoya Makino
  • Publication number: 20220020287
    Abstract: An information processing system comprises a sensor configured to sense a first posture that a user is taking; a storage configured to store posture data about a posture of a person; and a controller configured to create advice for the user regarding a negative influence on a body of the user, based on sensor data acquired from the sensor and the posture data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yurika TANAKA, Shuichi SAWADA, Shin SAKURADA, Yasuhiro BABA, Shintaro MATSUTANI, Tomoya MAKINO
  • Publication number: 20220008787
    Abstract: An evaluation device, comprises a controller configured to: obtain exercise data, the exercise data being data related to exercise performed by a user; generate incentive data based on the exercise data, the incentive data indicating incentives to be provided to the user; determine whether an exercise appropriate for the user is being performed, the determining being performed based on the exercise data; and when determining that an exercise appropriate for the user is not performed, adjust an amount of the incentives to be provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Yurika Tanaka, Shuichi Sawada, Shin Sakurada, Yasuhiro Baba, Shintaro Matsutani, Tomoya Makino
  • Publication number: 20210401243
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a user is effectively notified of whether hand-washing is sufficient or not. A drying system according to the present disclosure includes a first sensor configured to sense a washed hand of a user and a controller configured to acquire first information on the temperature of the washed hand of the user based on data acquired from the first sensor and determine whether to provide a dry medium for the user based on the first information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yurika TANAKA, Shuichi SAWADA, Shin SAKURADA, Yasuhiro BABA, Shintaro MATSUTANI, Tomoya MAKINO