Patents by Inventor Yohei Nakanishi

Yohei Nakanishi 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: 20240412156
    Abstract: A delivery assistance method is for assisting a delivery person in delivering luggage addressed to a customer who receives a luggage delivery service to a luggage locker installed at a location designated by the customer. The delivery assistance method includes: acquiring, with a control device, location candidates selected by the customer as a candidate for a pickup location of the luggage; acquiring, with the control device, locker information including availability of the luggage locker installed at each of the location candidates; selecting, with the control device, a location candidate at which the luggage locker is available from the location candidates as a delivery destination of the luggage based on the locker information; and notifying, with a communication device, the customer of the delivery destination, which is selected with the control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Yohei NAKANISHI, Toshiharu FUKUMURA, Adrian NICOL, Ryuichi DANNO, Toshinori KIMURA, Yoshiaki ABE
  • Publication number: 20240403803
    Abstract: The delivery support device is a device that notifies a customer of a magnitude of an environmental load caused by delivery of a package using a shipping vehicle. The control device of the delivery support device performs, when the redelivery of the package is required, calculation of the magnitude of the environmental load associated with the redelivery and notification of the magnitude of the environmental load associated with the redelivery to the customer who needs the redelivery . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yohei NAKANISHI, Toshiharu FUKUMURA, Adrian NICOL, Ryuichi DANNO, Toshinorl KIMURA, Yoshiaki ABE
  • Publication number: 20240394608
    Abstract: A method for providing a power supply service for dispatching a power supply vehicle is performed by an information processing device. The method includes determining whether there is a place where the power supply vehicle can be parked near a first space where a vehicle of a user is parked. The method further includes, when determination is made that there is the place, sending to mobile equipment of the user a first message suggesting to use the power supply service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Koichi WATANABE, Motofumi KAMIYA, Masaki NISHINO, Jean-Sebastien BOIRE, Takuya NISHIOKA, Yohei NAKANISHI, Masaki MAKIHARA
  • Publication number: 20240394667
    Abstract: The information processing device acquires a recommended period for recommending maintenance of the vehicle for each of the plurality of maintenance items. For a plurality of maintenance items, the information processing device determines the earliest recommended period among the acquired recommended periods as a reference period, and identifies the maintenance item of the earliest recommended period as a reference maintenance item. The information processing device identifies, among the plurality of maintenance items, another maintenance item different from the identified reference maintenance item, the other maintenance item for which the recommended period arrives in a predetermined period including the identified reference period. Then, the information processing device decides to maintain the identified other maintenance items together with the reference maintenance items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu Hamada, Kenta Kawashima, Yuichi Mukasa, Keisuke Kondo, Yohei Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20240386456
    Abstract: In the information processing device, the control unit acquires a recommended time period in which maintenance of the leased vehicle is recommended at a predetermined station. The control unit transmits information including the recommended time period to a terminal associated with the user of the leased vehicle. The control unit outputs information of the reward provided to the user when the maintenance of the leased vehicle is performed at a predetermined station within the recommended time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yohei NAKANISHI, Yu HAMADA, Kenta KAWASHIMA, Yuichi MUKASA, Keisuke KONDO
  • Publication number: 20240385005
    Abstract: The method is a method executed by a control device used for providing a charging service in which a power supply vehicle used for charging a vehicle moves to the source of the vehicle and charges the vehicle, and includes: acquiring usage date and time information indicating a date and time a user wants to use the charging service; acquiring parking lot information indicating a parking lot attached to a facility that can be used for the charging service; acquiring privilege information indicating a privilege available at the facility when the charging service is used in a parking lot; and notifying the user of the parking lot information and the privilege information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Koichi WATANABE, Motofumi KAMIYA, Masaki NISHINO, Jean-Sebastien BOIRE, Takuya NISHIOKA, Yohei NAKANISHI, Masaki MAKIHARA
  • Publication number: 20240375527
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires information indicating a route for a going and/or return trip of a power supply vehicle to supply power to a first vehicle at a first destination. The information processing apparatus then acquires positional information for and SOCs of a plurality of second vehicles. The information processing apparatus then identifies, from among the plurality of second vehicles, one or more second vehicles that are present in a vicinity of the first destination and/or on the route of the power supply vehicle and whose SOCs are less than a first standard value. The information processing apparatus then proposes to each of the one or more second vehicles identified a reservation for use of a power supply service in which the power supply vehicle supplies power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Koichi WATANABE, Motofumi KAMIYA, Masaki NISHINO, Jean-Sebastien BOIRE, Takuya NISHIOKA, Yohei NAKANISHI, Masaki MAKIHARA
  • Publication number: 20240354383
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus receives a notification that a reservation for use of a charging service has been made by a user who uses a location among one or more locations, the charging service being a service in which a power supply vehicle charges a user vehicle at the location. The information processing apparatus then temporarily grants authority to enter the location to the power supply vehicle in a case in which a restriction on entering the location is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Koichi WATANABE, Motofumi KAMIYA, Masaki NISHINO, Jean-Sebastien BOIRE, Takuya NISHIOKA, Yohei NAKANISHI, Masaki MAKIHARA
  • Publication number: 20240343153
    Abstract: A method performed by an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus being used for providing a vehicle charging service that dispatches a power supply vehicle to be used for charging a vehicle to a location designated by a user, includes acquiring information on the user, who is scheduled to stay at a predetermined facility, acquiring a first residual SOC of the vehicle of the user before departure for the predetermined facility, predicting a second residual SOC at a point in time when the vehicle arrives at the predetermined facility, and notifying the user of a proposal to make a reservation for use of the vehicle charging service with using the predetermined facility as a charging point in a case in which the second residual SOC is less than a predetermined standard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Koichi WATANABE, Motofumi KAMIYA, Masaki NISHINO, Jean-Sebastien BOIRE, Takuya NISHIOKA, Yohei NAKANISHI, Masaki MAKIHARA
  • Patent number: 12108814
    Abstract: A main garment body is formed using a cloth that is gas-impermeable or is gas-permeable to the extent that the cloth can be inflated by the introduction of air by a ventilator. The garment body includes a connector to which the ventilator is attached, an air outlet that discharges air introduced by the ventilator, and a spacer member that keeps a space between the garment cloth and a body of a wearer and/or between the garment cloth and other clothes worn over the garment body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: SFT LABORATORY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ichigaya, Takeo Kurumizawa, Yohei Oki, Naokatu Furuya, Hidehito Nakanishi, Shohji Inomata
  • Publication number: 20240330465
    Abstract: A client server includes: a storage that stores a distributed ledger; and a processor that performs a plurality of verification processes for one or more files and one or more confirmation times. In the distributed ledger, one or more file hash values and one or more time stamp tokens are stored in time series. The plurality of verification processes include a file verification process, a confirmation time verification process, and a sequence verification process. The file verification process is a process of verifying whether or not the one or more files have been tampered with. The confirmation time verification process is a process of verifying whether or not the one or more confirmation times have been tampered with. The sequence verification process is a process of verifying a sequence of the one or more files and the one or more confirmation times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuya KUMAZAWA, Naoki YAMAMURO, Yohei NAKANISHI, Shigeki MATSUMOTO, Takaya UCHINO, Wataru FUKATSU
  • Publication number: 20240333516
    Abstract: A device includes: a storage storing a distributed ledger, the distributed ledger including a plurality of evidence chains and a time stamp chain, the plurality of evidence chains storing in chronological order at least one hash value, the time stamp chain storing in chronological order at least one time stamp token; and a processor configured to repeatedly execute an update process such that the time stamp chain is updated, the update process including a process for identifying, out of the evidence chains, at least one evidence chain in which the hash value has been changed with a change in the file since previous execution of the update process, and acquiring the time stamp token for a terminal value generated based on a terminal hash value of the at least one evidence chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Scalar, Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki YAMAMURO, Shigeki MATSUMOTO, Yohei NAKANISHI, Kazuya KUMAZAWA, Wataru FUKATSU
  • Publication number: 20240312261
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus displays a screen for selecting a purpose of use and a starting point of use of a power supply vehicle on a terminal apparatus used by a user, acquires a purpose of use and a starting point of use selected by the user, determines the operation plan of the power supply vehicle so as to move the power supply vehicle to the acquired starting point of use and perform a power supply operation to supply power to a vehicle of the user in a case in which the acquired purpose of use is “power supply”, determines the operation plan of the power supply vehicle so as to move the power supply vehicle to the acquired starting point of use and transport the user in a case in which the acquired purpose of use is “taxi”, and transmits the determined operation plan to the terminal apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Koichi WATANABE, Motofumi KAMIYA, Masaki NISHINO, Jean-Sebastien BOIRE, Takuya NISHIOKA, Yohei NAKANISHI, Masaki MAKIHARA
  • Publication number: 20240311774
    Abstract: A controller is configured to acquire a scheduled visit period in which a user is scheduled to visit a facility at which the user is able to have a vehicle maintained. The controller is configured to determine whether a specific item is present among a plurality of maintenance items for the vehicle. The specific item is a maintenance item for which a recommended period in which it is recommended to have the vehicle maintained is included within a predetermined period that includes the scheduled visit period. The recommended period is a period that does not overlap the scheduled visit period. The controller is configured to: acquire item information about a maintenance content of the specific item when the specific item is present; and determine, based on the item information, whether maintenance corresponding to the specific item is to be performed in the scheduled visit period or in the recommended period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu HAMADA, Kenta KAWASHIMA, Yuichi MUKASA, Keisuke KONDO, Yohei NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20240303762
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to accept a reservation for use of a vehicle charging service from a user of a vehicle, notify the user of a first joining point and a first joining time as a target joining point and a target joining time at which the vehicle joins a power supply vehicle, determine whether the vehicle can arrive at the first joining point by the first joining time based on positional information and traffic congestion information for the vehicle, determine a second joining point closer to the vehicle than the first joining point upon determining that the vehicle cannot arrive, and notify the user of a proposal to change the target joining point to the second joining point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Koichi WATANABE, Motofumi KAMIYA, Masaki NISHINO, Jean-Sebastien BOIRE, Takuya NISHIOKA, Yohei NAKANISHI, Masaki MAKIHARA
  • Publication number: 20240294080
    Abstract: A server apparatus includes a communication interface and a controller configured to communicate using the communication interface and transmit, to a vehicle to be charged, information on a travel route according to a position of the vehicle to be charged such that the vehicle to be charged, which travels using power of a battery, arrives at a power supply point to receive power supply a predetermined time period before a scheduled time for the power supply and temperature of the battery on arrival is a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Koichi WATANABE, Motofumi KAMIYA, Masaki NISHINO, Jean-Sebastien BOIRE, Takuya NISHIOKA, Yohei NAKANISHI, Masaki MAKIHARA
  • Publication number: 20240281772
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire an identifier of a vehicle upon receiving a request for customization of the vehicle, identify one or more parts with which the vehicle is already equipped by searching a vehicle database that stores data on parts with which a plurality of vehicles is equipped using the acquired identifier as a key, and determine a work item for the customization according to the one or more identified parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Wataru MIZUTANI, Kyosuke MATSUMOTO, Yohei NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20240281771
    Abstract: A computer according to the present disclosure includes a controller configured to acquire requests to exchange components of vehicles, acquire degree of deterioration of the components with which the vehicles are equipped, select a pair of vehicles whose components are to be exchanged based on the requests, and determine second parts to be exchanged in the pair among first parts composing the components based on the degree of deterioration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Wataru MIZUTANI, Kyosuke MATSUMOTO, Yohei NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20240278678
    Abstract: An information processing method performed by an information processing apparatus includes receiving a request for charging that includes information indicating a destination from a user terminal, determining an operation plan of a power supply vehicle that includes transporting a user and a user vehicle toward the destination with supplying power to the user vehicle in response to the request for charging, and transmitting the operation plan to an operator terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Koichi WATANABE, Motofumi KAMIYA, Masaki NISHINO, Jean-Sebastien BOIRE, Takuya NISHIOKA, Yohei NAKANISHI, Masaki MAKIHARA
  • Publication number: 20240232962
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus calculates a fee for applying a second coating film including an easily removable layer to a first vehicle having a first coating film applied thereon. The information processing apparatus disclosed herein has a controller that calculates a first fee defined as a fee for applying the second coating film to the first vehicle that is for lease lower than a second fee defined as a fee for applying the second coating film to the first vehicle that is not for lease. In other words, the controller calculates the first fee by subtracting a first subtraction value from the second fee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji YAMAGUCHI, Yohei Nakanishi, Yu Hamada