Information processing device, sound emission control method, sound emission control program, and acoustic system
Granted: April 30, 2024
Patent Number:
11974089
An acoustic system includes an in-vehicle device including a vehicle-side communicator; and an information processing device configured to be worn at an ear of a user and to communicate with the vehicle-side communicator. The information processing device includes: a sound pickup configured to pick up external sound; a sound emitter configured to emit sound to the ear of the user; a communicator configured to communicate with the in-vehicle device; and a computer. The computer is…
Information processing apparatus and information processing method
Granted: April 30, 2024
Patent Number:
11973695
An information processing apparatus comprises a controller. The controller is configured to execute: acquiring a plurality of datasets, each of the datasets being configured with a combination of training data and a correct answer label; and implementing machine learning of an estimation model using the acquired plurality of datasets, wherein the training data includes workload information about an application constructed based on a microservice architecture and resource use information…
Fluid machine
Granted: April 30, 2024
Patent Number:
11973381
A fluid machine includes an electric motor, a pump, an inverter, and a housing having a motor chamber and an inverter chamber. The housing has a cooling passage having an inverter cooling passage and a motor cooling passage through which cooling fluid flows. After the cooling fluid is introduced to the inverter cooling passage, a flow of the cooling fluid is divided at the inlet into a flow of the cooling fluid flowing through the inverter cooling passage and a flow of the cooling fluid…
Fuel cell and fuel cell separator
Granted: April 30, 2024
Patent Number:
11973251
A fuel cell is provided with: a membrane electrode assembly (MEA); and a cathode-side separator assembled to the MEA, the cathode-side separator including first passages on a first surface of the cathode-side separator on a side closer to the MEA, and second passages on a second surface of the cathode-side separator on an opposite side, the first and second passages allowing oxidant gas to flow through the first and second passages, respectively. The first passages include first recessed…
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory storage medium
Granted: April 30, 2024
Patent Number:
11972611
A controller is provided that is configured to perform: obtaining information about a condition for an image that is provided to a user, and that corresponds to a preference of the user; specifying at least one predetermined position at which an image satisfying the condition can be taken; and generating a command for a moving object to move to the predetermined position and to take an image, and transmitting the command to the moving object.
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and system for updating display monitor software for remotely monitoring an operation of an autonomous vehicle
Granted: April 30, 2024
Patent Number:
11972249
An information processing apparatus receives a completion notification that indicates the completion of updating of first software that controls the display on a first monitor provided in an autonomous vehicle. Then, the information processing apparatus updates, triggered by the reception of the completion notification, second software that controls the display on a second monitor used for remotely monitoring the operation of the autonomous vehicle.
Vehicle driving settings control system and methods for operating same
Granted: April 30, 2024
Patent Number:
11971270
A driving settings control system and method for controlling operating conditions of a vehicle component. The method includes determining a route to a destination in response to receiving the destination from the vehicle, identifying triggers along the route, determining operating conditions of one or more vehicle components of the vehicle corresponding to the triggers, and transmitting control instructions to the vehicle including the route, the operating conditions of the one or more…
Lane change assist device
Granted: April 30, 2024
Patent Number:
11970163
A yaw angle return controller is configured to end first yaw angle return control at a predetermined time when a value which is calculated by adding yaw angle detected by a lane recognition device at a predetermined time and an estimated yaw angle change amount is the same as yaw angle at lane change start time under a state where the first yaw angle return control is being executed. The predetermined time comes after the first start time and before the first finish time. The estimated…
Power supply system
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11967840
A power supply system comprises an alternating-current sweep unit that outputs alternating-current power from a U-phase battery string, a V-phase battery string, and a W-phase battery string that are Y-connected, a first power supply circuit that converts output of a direct-current sweep unit to alternating-current power using an inverter and outputs the alternating-current power, the direct-current sweep unit including a first battery string; and a control device. An energy density of a…
Electrode pairs having saw-tooth configuration and artificial muscles including same
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11967910
An electrode pair is provided including a first electrode and a second electrode. Each of the first electrode and the second electrode have an outer surface, an inner surface, a first end, a second end, and a lead extending outwardly from the first end. The lead has a first width at the first end. The second end of at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode have a recess formed therein having a first terminus and a second terminus. A second width extends between the…
Catalyst device
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964254
A catalyst device includes a central axis and a catalyst support. The catalyst support includes a slit that is arranged to be orthogonal to the central axis. The slit is arranged to be symmetrical with respect to an arbitrary plane that includes the central axis.
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11967634
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element. The semiconductor element has a semiconductor layer, a first-conductivity-type layer, a saturation current suppression layer, a current dispersion layer, a base region, a source region, trench gate structures, an interlayer insulation film, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a second deep layer. The first-conductivity-type layer is disposed above the semiconductor layer. The saturation current suppression layer disposed…
Vehicle seat and vehicle
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964596
Provided is a vehicle seat including: a seat cushion supported by a support member so as to be rotatable around an axial direction along the seat up-down direction; a seatback configured such that the angle of the seatback relative to the seat cushion is adjustable by unlocking and locking of an angle adjustment mechanism, the seatback being biased to be tilted forward in the seat front-rear direction when the angle adjustment mechanism is unlocked; an operated member configured to…
Vehicle cooling structure
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964590
A battery provided in a vehicle and configured to supply electric power is cooled down by coolant the heat of which is exchanged with the heat of external air by a radiator. The radiator is provided near the battery and performs heat-exchange between the coolant and the external air taken in through introduction holes provided on a bottom face of the vehicle. Thus, even in a case where the radiator is provided in a vehicle floor portion so that the battery is upsized, it is possible to…
Vehicle cooling structure
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964588
A battery provided in a vehicle and configured to supply electric power is cooled down by coolant the heat of which is exchanged with the heat of external air by a radiator. The radiator is provided near the battery and performs heat-exchange between the coolant and the external air taken in through introduction holes provided on a bottom face of the vehicle. Thus, even in a case where the radiator is provided in a vehicle floor portion so that the battery is upsized, it is possible to…
Vehicle air conditioning device
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964537
Disclosed is a vehicle air conditioning device including a heat pump cycle configured to compress and expand a refrigerant; a heater core; a high pressure side pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure on the high pressure side of the heat pump cycle; and a heater core inlet water temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of cooling water at an inlet of the heater core as a heater core inlet water temperature. The heat pump cycle includes a compressor; a condenser; a…
Control apparatus for vehicle, control method for, and control system for vehicle
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964534
A control apparatus for a vehicle disclosed herein is applied to a vehicle configured to perform pre-air conditioning of the interior of the vehicle by starting an internal combustion engine according to a remote control signal sent from a remote controller. When starting pre-air conditioning according to the remote control signal, the control apparatus sets the control mode of the vehicle to a drive-disabling mode, which is a control mode that disables an operation for driving the…
Stabilizer system
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964527
A vehicle stabilizer system, including: a stabilizer device and a switching mechanism to switch a roll suppressing function by a stabilizer bar between an effective state in which the roll suppressing function is rendered effective and an ineffective state in which the roll suppressing function is rendered ineffective; and a controller configured to determine whether a lateral acceleration of a vehicle body is greater than a threshold lateral acceleration and control the switching…
Robot control system, robot control method, and control program
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964402
In a robot control system, the operation of a mobile robot that moves autonomously inside a facility is controlled based at least on an image captured by a photographing device that photographs a blind area located at a blind angle to the mobile robot. When entry of the mobile robot into a predetermined area corresponding to the blind area is detected, the amount of information obtainable from an image captured by the photographing device is increased.
Methanation catalyst processing method, methane producing method, and methanation catalyst
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964265
Provided is a methanation catalyst processing method capable of suppressing degradation of a catalyst performance. A methanation catalyst processing method of the present disclosure includes oxidizing nickel through a heat treatment of a methanation catalyst by supplying an oxygen gas containing oxygen to a reactor, the reactor housing the methanation catalyst containing the nickel as a catalyst component. In the oxidizing, the oxygen gas is supplied to the reactor such that the oxygen…
