SERVER APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND BASE STATION
Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number:
20250142311
There is provided a server apparatus including a communication unit to communicate with terminal apparatuses operating as V2X application clients, and a server processing unit to operate as a V2X application server. The server processing unit can access a database indicating a neighbor relationship between predefined geographical areas in which first and second geographical areas being indicated as neighboring areas. The server processing unit configures each terminal apparatus to…
FRICTION STIR WELDING METHOD AND BATTERY PACK
Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number:
20250140970
A friction stir welding method welds at least two members to be welded by overlapping the members to be welded and moving a welding tool. The friction stir welding method has a step of forming a closed space at a terminal end of a welding line which is a movement track of the welding tool, and a step of moving the welding tool to inside the closed space and pulling out the welding tool from the members to be welded.
USER DEVICE, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD
Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number:
20250140037
A user device mounted on a vehicle is provided. The user device is configured to transmit a message through a sidelink to a surrounding communication device, the message including a first information element indicating an automated driving level of the vehicle and a second information element indicating a traffic situation detected by the vehicle.
Assistance system and computer-implemented method using prediction with human factors
Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number:
20250136103
The disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for assisting an agent moving in a dynamic environment, in which at least one other agent is present. The method comprises: obtaining sensor information on the environment of the agent; predicting at least one behavior of at least one of the agent or the at least one other agent based on the obtained sensor information; determining at least one human factor relevant for the predicted at least one behavior; adapting the predicted at…
POWER STORAGE SYSTEM
Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number:
20250135950
A power storage system includes: a battery including a first power storage, a second power storage, and a first switch unit; a three-phase motor in which coils of three phases are connected at a neutral point, the three-phase motor being driven by electric power supplied from the battery; an inverter connected on an electric power transmission path between the battery and the three-phase motor; a DC power supply circuit connected to a first connection portion positioned on an electric…
COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR CHARGING VEHICLES IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM AND SUCH SYSTEM BASED ON LEXICOGRAPHIC OPTIMIZATION IN FIRST PHASE AND OBJECTIVE FUNCTION WITH WEIGHTED OBJECTIVES IN SECOND PHASE
Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number:
20250135936
The disclosure regards a system and computer implemented method for charging electric vehicles. In a first phase, first charging schedules are generated by performing a lexicographic optimization based on a hierarchy of the charging, wherein charging objectives to be considered in generating the first charging schedule for one or more charging stations of the electric vehicle charging system are obtained, and a hierarchy of the charging objectives is determined. Charging of the electric…
VEHICLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE
Granted: April 10, 2025
Application Number:
20250120046
A vehicle temperature control system is configured to cause a flow regulating valve to close, when temperature of a first temperature control medium detected by a first temperature control medium temperature detector is lower than a predetermined temperature, and cause the flow regulating valve to open, when the temperature of the first temperature control medium detected by the first temperature control medium temperature detector becomes equal to or higher than the predetermined…
MULTI-PROFILE QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING (MPQP) FOR OPTIMAL GAP SELECTION AND SPEED PLANNING OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING
Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number:
20250108836
A method for generating operable driving areas for an autonomous driving vehicle based on a path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle is provided. The method may form a space time (ST) graph indicating a distance of travel along the path trajectory with respect to time of the autonomous driving vehicle and path trajectories of devices intersecting with the path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle, wherein the path trajectory of each device is based on current and…
PREDICTING TAKEOVERS ACROSS MOBILITIES FOR FUTURE PERSONALIZED MOBILITY SERVICES
Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number:
20250111459
A method for predicting takeover events across mobilities may monitor responses during takeover events in a car simulation from a plurality of participants. The method may monitor responses during takeover events in a micro-mobility simulation from the plurality of participants. The method may perform statistical analysis to find patterns and deviations between characteristics extracted from the responses during the takeover events in the car simulations and characteristics extracted…
Graph based Memory Extension for Large Language Models
Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number:
20250111204
The disclosure concerns a method for generating a response to a query from a user or an agent using a vector embedding memory storing vectors and generated chunks of natural language text, and a graph-based memory storing information in the form of nodes interconnected by links. The method retrieves matching vectors from the vector embedding memory based on a semantic proximity of the stored vectors in the vector embedding memory with vectors generated based on the chunks of natural…
MULTI-PROFILE QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING (MPQP) FOR OPTIMAL GAP SELECTION AND SPEED PLANNING OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING
Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number:
20250108828
A method for generating operable driving areas for an autonomous driving vehicle based on a path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle is provided. The method may form a space time (ST) graph indicating a distance of travel along the path trajectory with respect to time of the autonomous driving vehicle and path trajectories of devices intersecting with the path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle. The method may segment the ST graph into cells, wherein viable cells…
MULTI-PROFILE QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING (MPQP) FOR OPTIMAL GAP SELECTION AND SPEED PLANNING OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING
Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number:
20250108827
A method for generating operable driving areas for an autonomous driving vehicle based on a path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle is provided. The method may form a space time (ST) graph indicating a distance of travel along the path trajectory with respect to time of the autonomous driving vehicle and path trajectories of devices intersecting with the path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle. The method may segment the ST graph into cells, wherein viable cells…
MULTI-PROFILE QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING (MPQP) FOR OPTIMAL GAP SELECTION AND SPEED PLANNING OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING
Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number:
20250108801
A method for generating operable driving areas for an autonomous driving vehicle based on a path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle is provided. The method may form a space time (ST) graph indicating a distance of travel along the path trajectory with respect to time of the autonomous driving vehicle and path trajectories of devices intersecting with the path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle. The method may segment the ST graph into cells, wherein viable cells…
BATTERY PACK AND BATTERY COOLING SYSTEM
Granted: March 27, 2025
Application Number:
20250105394
A battery pack includes plural cells each having a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal; plural battery modules in which the plural cells are laminated; a battery case in which the plural battery modules are accommodated; a water jacket disposed on the battery case or inside the battery case and configured to allow a first refrigerant to flow through the water jacket and perform heat exchange with the plural battery modules; a heat exchanger disposed on the…
METHOD, PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING AN OPERATOR OF AN EGO-AGENT
Granted: March 27, 2025
Application Number:
20250104561
A method and system for assisting an operator of an ego-agent by communicating a risk in a future situation to the operator. A behavior planning algorithm is applied using a first value and a second value of the parameter in a cost function of the behavior planning algorithm to determine a first and second planned behavior. A current state of the ego-agent is determined to determine an actual behavior. Based on a relation of the first and second planned behavior and an actual behavior of…
METHOD, PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING EGO-AGENT AND VEHICLE
Granted: March 27, 2025
Application Number:
20250100584
The disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for assisting an ego-agent, the method comprising: estimating a visibility area of another agent being present in an environment of the ego-agent; computing a visibility state of the other agent with regard to the ego-agent using the estimated visibility area of the other agent; estimating a collision risk between the ego-agent and the other agent using the computed visibility state of the other agent; planning a behavior of the…
VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE
Granted: March 27, 2025
Application Number:
20250100537
A vehicle travels in any travel mode among a plurality of travel modes including a first travel mode of stopping actuation of an internal combustion engine and traveling by an electric motor driving a drive wheel depending on power supply from a power storage device, and a second travel mode of actuating the internal combustion engine and traveling by the electric motor driving the drive wheel depending on at least the power supply from an electric generator. A processor of the vehicle…
BATTERY STATE DETERMINATION METHOD AND BATTERY STATE DETERMINATION SYSTEM
Granted: March 27, 2025
Application Number:
20250100419
A method of determining the state of a battery includes acquiring measurement values of a magnetic field of the battery, which is mounted on a device, measured by a magnetometer, calculating information regarding the relative position of the magnetometer based on the measurement values of the magnetic field of the battery and reference values of the magnetic field of the battery, and determining the state of the battery based on the information regarding the relative position of the…
HEAT EXCHANGER FOR STIRLING MACHINE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT EXCHANGER, AND REGENERATOR
Granted: March 20, 2025
Application Number:
20250092845
A heat exchanger for a Stirling machine, the Stirling machine including an expansion chamber and a compression chamber, the heat exchanger including: a heater; a regenerator; and a cooler, in which the heater, the regenerator, and the cooler are connected in series in a flow direction of a working fluid, and communicate the expansion chamber with the compression chamber, the regenerator includes a heat storage that is capable of storing heat of the working fluid, and a housing that…
HEAT EXCHANGER FOR STIRLING MACHINE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT EXCHANGER, AND STIRLING MACHINE
Granted: March 20, 2025
Application Number:
20250093078
A heat exchanger for a Stirling machine that includes an expansion chamber and a compression chamber, the heat exchanger including: a heater; a regenerator; and a cooler, in which the heater includes a first flow channel communicating with the expansion chamber and the regenerator and configured to a working fluid to flow therethrough, and a second flow channel configured to allow a first fluid for exchanging heat with the working fluid to flow therethrough, the cooler includes a third…
