Patents by Inventor Yu Nagata

Yu Nagata 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: 12387460
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus obtains first image data representing an image displayed on a first monitor provided in an autonomous vehicle after the completion of updating of first software that controls the display on the first monitor. Then, the information processing apparatus determines whether or not the items displayed on a second monitor used for remotely monitoring the operation of the autonomous vehicle after the completion of updating of second software that controls the display on the second monitor and the items displayed on the first monitor extracted from the first image data are identical to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Ishihara, Yu Nagata
  • Patent number: 12367720
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor. The processor receives a report of an abnormality from a reporting terminal installed in a vehicle. The processor calls a first monitor via a first monitor terminal. The processor calls a second monitor via a second monitor terminal when the processor determines that a waiting period for a response from the first monitor terminal exceeds a predetermined period or that a transfer request is input at the first monitor terminal. The processor transfers the report to a terminal of police or an emergency service when the processor determines that a waiting period for a response from the second monitor terminal exceeds a predetermined period or that a transfer request is input at the second monitor terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA CORPORATION, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Nagata, Keiichi Uno
  • Patent number: 12354478
    Abstract: A method performed by an information processing apparatus, the method includes, for each of a plurality of vehicles for which charging in a target time period has been applied for, acquiring vehicle information including predicted remaining SOC to be remaining at a start of the target time period and/or predicted consumed SOC to be consumed in a vehicle use period after an end of the target time period, determining, based on the vehicle information, whether each of the plurality of vehicles is a target for charging in the target time period, and determining a charging plan to charge a vehicle being determined to be eligible for charging, among the plurality of vehicles, in the target time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKA KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu Nagata, Toshihiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20250216215
    Abstract: A control unit of the information processing device acquires a category to which a destination facility, namely a destination of a user, belongs. Further, the control unit of the information processing device acquires attributes of one or a plurality of facilities belonging to a category related to a category to which the destination facility belongs. The control unit of the information processing device determines one or a plurality of proposed facilities for proposing a visit to the user from one or a plurality of facilities according to attributes of the one or a plurality of facilities. Then, the control unit of the information processing device outputs proposal information for proposing a visit to the determined one or more proposed facilities to the user terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu NAGATA, Takehira OTA, Daisuke TANIZAKI
  • Publication number: 20250198768
    Abstract: The control unit of the information processing device acquires the acceptance rate of the user of the vehicle with respect to the proposal of the bypass in the past when there is a bypass recommendation section in which the bypass is recommended on the route of the vehicle. Then, the control unit of the information processing device outputs the proposal information for proposing to bypass the bypass recommendation section in accordance with the acceptance rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yu NAGATA
  • Patent number: 12325441
    Abstract: A cabin management apparatus according to the present disclosure is a cabin management apparatus configured to manage a cabin of a vehicle, the cabin management apparatus including an acquisition interface, a communication interface, an output interface, and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to acquire, by the acquisition interface, passenger information including a characteristic and/or a boarding position of a passenger in the cabin, receive, by the communication interface, travel event information regarding a travel event that can occur during travel of the vehicle, and provide, by the output interface based on the travel event information, a notification that is different depending on the passenger information, in the cabin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu Nagata, Tomoyuki Kozuka
  • Publication number: 20250165214
    Abstract: An information presentation apparatus includes a controller configured to display on screen, upon detecting presence of information related to a destination when the destination is set by an occupant of a vehicle, a banner notifying the occupant of the information related to the destination, the controller saving a notification made by the banner according to voice input from the occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2024
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu NAGATA, Ryota YANAGISAWA, Akira MIYAMOTO, Eiichi MAEDA, Haruto TOYAMA, Kotaro HIROSE, Yasuhiro KOBATAKE, Kazunori WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20250165213
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to control a function according to voice input from an occupant of a vehicle, identify the occupant, and adjust degree of conciseness of a response to the voice input depending on the identified occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2024
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu NAGATA, Ryota YANAGISAWA, Akira MIYAMOTO, Eiichi MAEDA, Haruto TOYAMA, Kotaro HIROSE, Yasuhiro KOBATAKE
  • Publication number: 20250164271
    Abstract: The information processing device specifies the type of the power source of the target vehicle. Further, the information processing device searches for one or a plurality of stations in which the provided power source is compatible with the specified type of the power source of the target vehicle. Then, the information processing device outputs station position information including the retrieved positions of the one or more stations to the user terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu NAGATA, Takehira Ota, Daisuke Tanizaki
  • Publication number: 20250140250
    Abstract: A voice recognition apparatus includes a controller configured to recognize voice input from an occupant of a vehicle, and control a function according to the recognized voice input, the controller outputting notification that differs between a case in which the controller has not been able to recognize the voice input and a case in which the controller has recognized the voice input and the function is not available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu NAGATA, Ryota YANAGISAWA, Akira MIYAMOTO, Eiichi MAEDA, Haruto TOYAMA, Kotaro HIROSE, Yasuhiro KOBATAKE
  • Patent number: 12287214
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a control unit that executes: acquiring a first route based on a communication speed; and creating a first plan for a first vehicle, the first plan being a plan about execution of download of first data during traveling along the first route. The control unit acquires the first route between two predetermined spots, based on a first map indicating a distribution of a communication speed of a first communication carrier that is employed in the first vehicle. The control unit acquires a route for which it is predicted that a time spent on the download of the first data is shortest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu Nagata, Toshihiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20250124919
    Abstract: A voice recognition apparatus includes a controller that is configured to control a specific function in response to voice input from an occupant of a vehicle, and that is configured to sequentially transition to each of multiple states within a transition period from accepting the voice input until at least finishing controlling the specific function, and display, on a screen, which of the multiple states the controller is in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu NAGATA, Ryota YANAGISAWA, Akira MIYAMOTO, Eiichi MAEDA, Haruto TOYAMA, Kotaro HIROSE, Yasuhiro KOBATAKE
  • Publication number: 20250123800
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to control a specific function in response to an operation that can be performed by both manual input and voice input. The controller is configured to notify an occupant of a vehicle that the operation can be performed by voice input, upon determining that the occupant has performed the operation by manual input, with a higher frequency when the occupant is a driver than when the occupant is not the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu NAGATA, Ryota YANAGISAWA, Akira MIYAMOTO, Eiichi MAEDA, Haruto TOYAMA, Kotaro HIROSE, Yasuhiro KOBATAKE
  • Publication number: 20250123797
    Abstract: A voice control apparatus includes a controller configured to detect a speed of a vehicle, and set a frequency of voice output for an occupant of the vehicle higher as the detected speed increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu NAGATA, Ryota YANAGISAWA, Akira MIYAMOTO, Eiichi MAEDA, Haruto TOYAMA, Kotaro HIROSE, Yasuhiro KOBATAKE
  • Patent number: 12266255
    Abstract: The information processing apparatus outputs specific information, including information related to getting on and off the bus for a specific user who uses the bus using a wheelchair, via a predetermined display device. Here, the information processing apparatus outputs the specific information via the specified display device from a predetermined time before the time when the bus stops for boarding or alighting the bus by the specified user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yu Nagata
  • Patent number: 12236787
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a plurality of vehicles configured to perform automated driving includes a controller configured to execute operations, the operations including receiving, from each of the plurality of vehicles, a notification of a content of an abnormality, in-vehicle images, and the number of persons in the vehicle, prioritizing the plurality of vehicles based on determination results by determining, for each of the plurality of vehicles, a load of an automated driving process and the number of persons in the vehicle, and displaying with emphasis the content of the abnormality of a vehicle of a highest priority and the in-vehicle images of the vehicle of the highest priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu Nagata, Tomoyuki Kozuka
  • Publication number: 20250029142
    Abstract: A method executed by a terminal device of a user, the method comprising: determining whether a vehicle has parked in a target area based on position information of a vehicle of the user; and displaying an image linked to content related to the target area on a screen of the terminal device of the user when it is determined that the vehicle has parked in the target area and the target area is within business hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu NAGATA, Takehira OTA, Daisuke TANIZAKI
  • Patent number: 12202494
    Abstract: A control unit of an information processing apparatus acquires the number of times of operations or an operation time of an operation unit provided in a vehicle at a time at which the operation unit has operated, acquires surroundings information around the vehicle at the time at which the operation unit has operated, and calculates a wear degree of the operation unit by multiplying a wear coefficient which corresponds to surroundings indicated by the acquired surroundings information by the acquired number of times of operations or operation time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yu Nagata
  • Patent number: 12197210
    Abstract: A vehicle that is an automatic driving vehicle acquires a control program for an ECU from a control center by wireless communication. A server includes a keyboard and mouse to accept handling by a remote monitoring person that monitors the vehicle from the outside of the vehicle, a display to present information to the remote monitoring person, a communication IF configured to communicate with the vehicle, and a processor. The processor controls the display such that the server presents the change content of the control program to the remote monitoring person, when the control program for the vehicle has been updated. The processor controls the communication IF such that a notice of permission of traveling is given to the vehicle, when the keyboard and the mouse have accepted a remote monitoring person's handling for permitting the vehicle to travel in accordance with the control program after the update.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yu Nagata
  • Patent number: 12190649
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire, when a suspension of operation occurs in an autonomous vehicle, positional information, vehicle information, a vehicle internal image, and a vehicle external image of the autonomous vehicle, and determine, in a case in which a suspension of operation occurs in a plurality of autonomous vehicles, an order of priority for a rescue team to go to the plurality of vehicles, based on the positional information, the vehicle information, the vehicle internal image, and the vehicle external image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yu Nagata, Hiroshi Higashide