公开(公告)号：US11254318B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-22

申请号：US17131245

申请日：2020-12-22

Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Keiichi Uno

IPC: B60Q1/00 ,  B60W40/08 ,  B60W50/14

Abstract: A passenger compartment of a vehicle, on which a plurality of passengers are boarded, is monitored. An individual presentation device for providing individual notification to each of the passengers is associated with each of the passengers boarding the passenger compartment. One of the passengers who is an actor of a predetermined specific action is specified. The actor is requested to stop the specific action using the individual presentation device associated with the actor.

公开(公告)号：US20210312356A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-07

申请号：US17194560

申请日：2021-03-08

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA ,  DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Hiroshi Higashide ,  Kenji Okazaki ,  Keiichi Uno

IPC: G06Q10/06 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B60W60/00

Abstract: After an evacuating drive for moving a vehicle to an evacuation destination station is performed subsequent to receipt of an operation interruption command, upon receiving an operation restart command while at the evacuation destination station, an operation schedule modifier executes a schedule modification so that, based on an actual operation delay duration with respect to an operation schedule, a travel duration for traveling from the evacuation destination station to an operation schedule updating site is shortened as compared to a corresponding travel duration according to the operation schedule.

公开(公告)号：US12039870B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US17195078

申请日：2021-03-08

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA ,  DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Hiroshi Higashide ,  Kenji Okazaki ,  Keiichi Uno

IPC: G08G1/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06Q10/0631 ,  G08G1/127

CPC classification number: G08G1/202 ,  G05D1/0297 ,  G06Q10/06312 ,  G06Q10/06315 ,  G08G1/127

Abstract: An introduction necessity judgment unit judges necessity of introduction of an additional vehicle to a circuit based on a boarding demand on the circuit, and outputs an introduction request command when judging that the introduction is necessary. Upon reception of the introduction request command, an introduction timing determiner outputs an introduction command to the additional vehicle when a maximum value of actual operation intervals of operating vehicles is greater than or equal to an interval threshold determined according to a target velocity, and outputs a hold command to the additional vehicle for putting introduction to the circuit on-hold when the maximum value is less than the interval threshold Dr_th.

公开(公告)号：US11961025B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US17215012

申请日：2021-03-29

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA ,  DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Kenji Okazaki ,  Hiroshi Higashide ,  Keiichi Uno

IPC: G06Q10/0631 ,  B60W60/00

CPC classification number: G06Q10/06312 ,  B60W60/0021 ,  G06Q10/06313

Abstract: An automated driving vehicle includes: a communication device which receives a traveling plan from an operation management device provided outside an vehicle; and an automated driving controller which allows an vehicle the controller is associated with to travel autonomously along a traveling route on which a plurality of stations are set so as to fulfill the traveling plan, in which the automated driving controller has a standard plan which prescribes a standard operation schedule of the vehicle the controller is associated with, and the automated driving controller, in a case where the traveling plan has not arrived or is irregular, generates an interim plan on the basis of the standard plan, and allows the vehicle the controller is associated with to travel autonomously so as to fulfill the interim plan.

公开(公告)号：US11769089B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US17214990

申请日：2021-03-29

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA ,  DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Kenji Okazaki ,  Hiroshi Higashide ,  Keiichi Uno

IPC: G06Q10/0631 ,  G06Q10/04

CPC classification number: G06Q10/06312 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  G06Q10/06313

Abstract: An operation management apparatus includes: a plan generator that generates a travel plane for each of a plurality of vehicles which form a vehicle line and which travel autonomously along a prescribed travel path; a communication device that transmits the travel plan to a corresponding vehicle; and a judging unit that judges necessity of an addition of a vehicle to the vehicle line and an elimination of a vehicle from the vehicle line. When it is judged that the addition of the vehicle is necessary, the plan generator determines a position of addition of a new vehicle in the vehicle line based on at least one of travel information and passenger information transmitted from each of the plurality of vehicles, and generates a travel plan for adding the new vehicle at the position of addition.

公开(公告)号：US11731660B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US17194783

申请日：2021-03-08

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA ,  DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Hiroshi Higashide ,  Kenji Okazaki ,  Keiichi Uno

IPC: B60W60/00 ,  G08G1/00 ,  G06V20/56

CPC classification number: B60W60/0027 ,  G06V20/56 ,  G08G1/20 ,  G08G1/22 ,  B60W2420/403 ,  B60W2554/4049

Abstract: An automatic running vehicle executes regular operation control based on an operation schedule provided from an operation management device. The automatic running vehicle includes an automatic running control unit. The automatic running control unit executes retreat control to move to a retreat position on the predetermined route and stop there upon receipt of a retreat instruction from the operation management device or an immediately following overtaking vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US11676489B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17196446

申请日：2021-03-09

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA ,  DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Hiroshi Higashide ,  Kenji Okazaki ,  Keiichi Uno

IPC: G08G1/00 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G08G1/20 ,  G05D1/0287 ,  G08G1/22

Abstract: An operation schedule changer can execute, as a schedule change process for changing a normal operation schedule, an advancing change process, a delay change process, and a cut-in change process. The schedule changer executes one of the advancing change process, the delay change process, or the cut-in change process based on a boarding demand.

公开(公告)号：US11604477B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-14

申请号：US17213308

申请日：2021-03-26

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA ,  DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Kenji Okazaki ,  Hiroshi Higashide ,  Keiichi Uno

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: An operation management apparatus includes a plan generator configured to generate a travel plan for each of a plurality of vehicles that form a line of vehicles and that travel autonomously along a predetermined travel route; a communication device configured to transmit the travel plans to the respective vehicles and receive, from the vehicles, travel information that indicates travel status of the vehicles; and an operation monitor configured to detect, based on the travel information, whether or not overtaking and passing of the vehicles have occurred. In response to the overtaking and passing, the plan generator modifies the travel plans so as to keep the order as switched upon the overtaking and passing.

公开(公告)号：US11468501B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-11

申请号：US16943011

申请日：2020-07-30

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA ,  DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Yukari Suzuki ,  Naoki Yamada ,  Toshihiro Arai ,  Kuniaki Jinnai ,  Keiichi Uno

IPC: G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q30/06

Abstract: A user can easily grasp a state of wearing clothing, and information regarding coordination corresponding to the clothing is provided to the user. An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a communication interface that performs communication with an information providing apparatus that provides coordination information regarding coordination of clothing, and a controller that displays, using a display apparatus mounted on a vehicle, an image of a state in which a user is virtually wearing clothing. The controller transmits the image to the information providing apparatus and receives coordination information, provided by the information providing apparatus, corresponding to the image, via the communication interface, and informs the user of the coordination information received.

公开(公告)号：US11461719B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-04

申请号：US17193132

申请日：2021-03-05

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA ,  DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Hiroshi Higashide ,  Kenji Okazaki ,  Keiichi Uno

IPC: G06Q10/06

Abstract: A schedule changer executes, as a schedule change process for changing a normal operation schedule, a cut-in change process in which a plurality of operating vehicles are divided into a sequence of an advanced vehicle line group for which a departure target time is advanced from a departure target time determined based on the normal operation schedule, and a sequence of a delayed vehicle line group for which the departure target time is delayed from the departure target time determined based on the normal operation schedule, and an inter-vehicle space between the advanced vehicle line group and the delayed vehicle line group is enlarged for an additional vehicle.