Patents by Inventor Yusuke Nakade
Yusuke Nakade 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).
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Patent number: 11485388Abstract: A vehicle control device is applied to a vehicle including at least a shift control system configured to switch a shift range. The vehicle control device is configured to control the vehicle to perform autonomous driving travel without depending on an operation of a driver in at least one driving operation. The vehicle control device includes a controller. The controller is configured to determine the propriety of travel by the autonomous driving travel according to a type of abnormality that occurs in the shift control system. The controller is configured to perform travel control of the vehicle according to the propriety of the travel by the autonomous driving travel.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koki Ueno, Yusuke Nakade, Kazuhiro Ozawa
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Publication number: 20220128376Abstract: A controller comprising at least one processor in an information processing device obtains a travel route to a destination of a user and identifies a plurality of digital signs that exist on the travel route and guide the user to the destination. In addition, the controller in the information processing device transmits first information to a first sign included in the plurality of digital signs, the first information being information for guiding the user to a second sign, the second sign being a digital sign guiding the user to the destination subsequently to the first sign on the travel route.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shuichi SAWADA, Mitsuhiro MIURA, Yusuke NAKADE, Shin SAKURADA, Ai MIYATA, Satoshi KOMAMINE
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Publication number: 20220058710Abstract: An information processing device comprises a controller configured to: obtain sensing data acquired by sensing a user; perform an estimation of occurrence of a necessary article or unnecessary article for the user, based on the sensing data; and perform predetermined processing related to either selling and buying or transfer and acquisition of the necessary article or unnecessary article, based on a result of the estimation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ai MIYATA, Mitsuhiro MIURA, Yusuke NAKADE, Shin SAKURADA, Shuichi SAWADA, Satoshi KOMAMINE
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Publication number: 20220044189Abstract: A control apparatus is communicably connected to a vehicle, the control apparatus including a controller configured to: upon receiving a use request for a delivery service of luggage using a trunk of the vehicle, identify a parking space that the vehicle is scheduled to park at; and determine whether a door of the trunk will be openable when the vehicle is in a parked state at the parking space.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Yusuke Nakade, Miho Otsuka, Shunsuke Tanimori, Hirokazu Kano, Scott R. Meyer, Michael C. Edwards
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Publication number: 20220043801Abstract: The present disclosure is aimed at increasing security of a system that provides mediation in a procedure for updating personal information that is registered. An information processing device includes a storage unit configured to store personal information data including pieces of personal information that are collected on a per-user basis. Furthermore, the information processing device includes a controller configured to: update at least a piece of the personal information that is stored, based on a request acquired from a user, receive, from the user, selection of a service provider to which the personal information after update is to be transmitted, receive, from the user, selection of the personal information that is to be transmitted to the service provider that is selected, and transmit the personal information that is selected to the service provider that is selected, to update the personal information registered with the service provider that is selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yusuke NAKADE, Ai MIYATA, Mitsuhiro MIURA, Shin SAKURADA, Shuichi SAWADA, Satoshi KOMAMINE
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Publication number: 20220035050Abstract: A server according to the present disclosure includes a communication interface and a controller. The controller receives, from a vehicle via the communication interface, received-radio-wave information indicating a state of a radio wave wirelessly received by the vehicle, and determines a position of the vehicle based on the received-radio-wave information using association information associating one or more positions with states of respective radio waves received at the one or more positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Yusuke Nakade, Miho Otsuka, Hirokazu Kano, Evan Vijithakumara
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Publication number: 20220038850Abstract: A communication apparatus according to the present disclosure is a communication apparatus included in a first vehicle, the communication apparatus including a communication interface and a controller. The communication interface communicates with a server. The controller detects a second vehicle located in a vicinity of the first vehicle. The controller generates positional information for the second vehicle based on a position of the first vehicle when the second vehicle is detected. The controller transmits the positional information for the second vehicle to the server via the communication interface, when the communication interface can communicate with the server.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Yusuke Nakade, Miho Otsuka, Hirokazu Kano, Evan Vijithakumara
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Publication number: 20220036662Abstract: A server is communicably connected to a movement impeding means provided at a parking space. The server includes a controller configured to: upon detecting reservation of the parking space, operate the movement impeding means to prevent other vehicles from parking in the parking space; upon detecting approach of a reserving vehicle that is a subject of the reservation of the parking space, cancel operation of the movement impeding means to enable the reserving vehicle to park in the parking space; and upon detecting parking of the reserving vehicle in the parking space, operate the movement impeding means.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Yusuke Nakade, Miho Otsuka, Shunsuke Tanimori, Hirokazu Kano, Scott R. Meyer, Michael C. Edwards
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Publication number: 20220036360Abstract: A server is communicably connected to a vendor terminal and a vehicle, and includes a controller. The controller is configured to, upon receiving, from the vendor terminal, a request for electronic settlement in respect of a service, perform a comparison of a location where the service is to be provided with a location of the vehicle, which is associated with a settlement means used for settlement of the service, and when a result of the comparison is within an allowable range, authorize the electronic settlement.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Yusuke Nakade, Miho Otsuka, Shunsuke Tanimori, Hirokazu Kano, Scott R. Meyer, Michael C. Edwards
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Patent number: 11215281Abstract: A control device for a vehicle including (i) a power transmission device, (ii) a shift operation device that is to be operated by a driver of the vehicle to an operation position corresponding to a shift position of the power transmission device, and (iii) a switching device for switching the shift position of the power transmission device through actuation of an actuator. The control device is configured, upon occurrence of a momentary interruption of a control-device electric-power source that is supplied with an electric power from a vehicle electric-power source, to not perform an initial position learning process for setting a reference position of the actuator, until a shift switching operation for switching the shift position of the power transmission device is performed by a driver of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yusuke Yamauchi, Koki Ueno, Yusuke Nakade, Ichiro Kitaori
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Publication number: 20210373030Abstract: The present invention provides: a marker for determining critical stage kidney disease by using an indicator value based on the amount of D-alanine in the blood or the amount of D-alanine and L-alanine therein; a blood analysis method which uses said marker for patients undergoing surgery or intensive care; and a blood analysis system for determining critical stage kidney disease in patients undergoing surgery or intensive care.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2019Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicants: Kagami Inc., National University Corporation Kanazawa UniversityInventors: Masashi MITA, Takashi WADA, Kengo FURUICHI, Norihiko SAKAI, Yasunori IWATA, Shinji KITAJIMA, Yusuke NAKADE
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Publication number: 20210283082Abstract: The present invention pertains to a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of kidney disease, an inflammation inhibitor for the kidneys, an inflammatory cell death inhibitor for the kidneys, or a food for the prevention or improvement of kidney disease, that include D-serine or a derivative thereof. In addition, the present invention pertains to the use of D-serine or a derivative thereof, for the production of a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of kidney disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2019Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicants: National University Corporation Kanazawa University, Kagami Inc.Inventors: Takashi WADA, Kengo FURUICHI, Norihiko SAKAI, Yasunori IWATA, Akinori HARA, Yusuke NAKADE, Kenji HAMASE, Masashi MITA
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Publication number: 20210220309Abstract: The present invention pertains to a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of kidney disease, a kidney inflammation inhibitor, an inflammatory cell death inhibitor for the kidneys, or a food for the prevention or improvement of kidney disease, that include D-alanine or a derivative thereof. In addition, the present invention pertains to the use of D-alanine or a derivative thereof, for the production of a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of kidney disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2019Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicants: National University Corporation Kanazawa University, Kagami Inc.Inventors: Takashi WADA, Kengo FURUICHI, Norihiko SAKAI, Yasunori IWATA, Akinori HARA, Yusuke NAKADE, Kenji HAMASE, Masashi MITA
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Patent number: 10969005Abstract: A control system for a vehicle including a power transmission system and a switching device has an electronic control unit configured to make a door open-close determination as to whether a door of the vehicle is open or closed, using an open-close signal indicating opening or closing of the door, and execute automatic parking control by causing the switching device to switch the power transmission system to the parking state, when the door open-close determination indicates that the door is open, while the vehicle is stopped with the power transmission system placed in the non-parking state. The electronic control unit determines that the door is open, when the open-close signal generated from at least one of a plurality of sensors provided for the same door changes from a close signal to an open signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yusuke Nakade
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Patent number: 10894540Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes: a brake control portion which is configured, when a vehicle is stopped, to cause a braking apparatus to keep a stopped state in which the vehicle is held stopped independently of operation of a brake pedal of the vehicle; a driver-assistance control portion which is configured to start a driver assistance operation in response to a manual operation made by the operator, and which is configured, when the stopped state is kept by the brake control portion, to withhold start of the driver assistance operation; and a withhold cancel portion which is configured, when a returning operation of the brake pedal has been made by the operator, to cause the driver-assistance control portion to cancel withhold of the start of the driver assistance operation.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yusuke Nakade
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Patent number: 10852308Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of developing an analytical method which makes it possible to diagnose early or mild renal disorders. The method is based on calculating a disease-state index value for renal disorders on the basis of the quantities of D-form and/or L-form amino acids, from feces or intestinal content. By comparing the disease-state index value with a threshold value determined from the disease-state index values of a renal failure patient group and a healthy subject group, it is possible to diagnose a mild renal disorder patient group.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignees: Kanazawa University, Kagami, Inc.Inventors: Takashi Wada, Kengo Furuichi, Norihiro Sakai, Yasunori Iwata, Akinori Hara, Yusuke Nakade, Kenji Hamase, Yurika Miyoshi, Maiko Nakane, Masashi Mita
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Publication number: 20200324791Abstract: A vehicle control device is applied to a vehicle including at least a shift control system configured to switch a shift range. The vehicle control device is configured to control the vehicle to perform autonomous driving travel without depending on an operation of a driver in at least one driving operation. The vehicle control device includes a controller. The controller is configured to determine the propriety of travel by the autonomous driving travel according to a type of abnormality that occurs in the shift control system. The controller is configured to perform travel control of the vehicle according to the propriety of the travel by the autonomous driving travel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koki UENO, Yusuke Nakade, Kazuhiro Ozawa
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Publication number: 20200309254Abstract: A control device for a vehicle including (i) a power transmission device, (ii) a shift operation device that is to be operated by a driver of the vehicle to an operation position corresponding to a shift position of the power transmission device, and (iii) a switching device for switching the shift position of the power transmission device through actuation of an actuator. The control device is configured, upon occurrence of a momentary interruption of a control-device electric-power source that is supplied with an electric power from a vehicle electric-power source, to not perform an initial position learning process for setting a reference position of the actuator, until a shift switching operation for switching the shift position of the power transmission device is performed by a driver of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yusuke YAMAUCHI, Koki UENO, Yusuke NAKADE, Ichiro KITAORI
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Publication number: 20200217414Abstract: A control system for a vehicle including a power transmission system and a switching device has an electronic control unit configured to make a door open-close determination as to whether a door of the vehicle is open or closed, using an open-close signal indicating opening or closing of the door, and execute automatic parking control by causing the switching device to switch the power transmission system to the parking state, when the door open-close determination indicates that the door is open, while the vehicle is stopped with the power transmission system placed in the non-parking state. The electronic control unit determines that the door is open, when the open-close signal generated from at least one of a plurality of sensors provided for the same door changes from a close signal to an open signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yusuke NAKADE
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Patent number: 10668940Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle provided with drive wheels, an automatic transmission, and a manual shifting device for shifting the automatic transmission, the control apparatus includes an automatic parking control portion configured to implement an automatic parking control for automatically parking the vehicle in a predetermined parking space, and controls the automatic transmission to be shifted according to a shifting control signal corresponding to an operation of the manual shifting device, the automatic parking control portion comprising a shifting control portion configured to place the automatic transmission in a power-cutoff state in which a vehicle drive force is not transmitted to the drive wheels, when the manual shifting device is operated to a position a running direction in which is different from a running direction of the vehicle when the automatic parking control is implemented.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yusuke Nakade