Toyota Patent Applications

INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD

Granted: November 21, 2024
Application Number: 20240389067
Examples of the description provide technology that allows an information communication system to efficiently provide information by sensing. For example, the information communication system is configured to: on request from a requestor, respond with information relating to a detection target; to receive a frequency of responding with the information; and to respond with the information based on the received frequency.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAINING DRIVERS VIA VEHICLE LIGHT CONTROL

Granted: November 21, 2024
Application Number: 20240386814
Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to training a vehicle driver based on in-cabin or external light triggers. In one embodiment, a system includes a processor and a memory storing machine-readable instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to monitor a vehicle location along a roadway. A map of the roadway indicates a target location for a driving maneuver to be performed. When the vehicle location is within a…

CALCULATION DEVICE

Granted: November 21, 2024
Application Number: 20240385322
A calculation device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires sensor information and equipment information; and a calculation unit that calculates at least one of a position and orientation of a moving object using the sensor information, wherein in a first case where the moving object is equipped with an onboard distance measuring device, the calculation unit uses at least onboard distance measuring device information acquired by the onboard distance measuring device as the sensor…

NAVIGATION DEVICE

Granted: November 21, 2024
Application Number: 20240385011
A navigation device for a vehicle equipped with a drive recorder includes a processing device and a storage device that stores map information. The processing device acquires shop information, which is shop information written on the signboard photographed by the drive recorder, and if the acquired shop information is not registered in the map information, the shop information is stored in the map information. Execute the process to add to.

FASTENING STRUCTURE OF UNDERCOVER

Granted: November 21, 2024
Application Number: 20240383329
A fastening structure of an undercover includes a fuel tank disposed under a floor of a vehicle, a first undercover covering the fuel tank from below, and a coupling bracket for mechanically coupling the first undercover to a fixing member, the coupling bracket being fastened to an upper surface of the first undercover and being fastened to the fixing member on both sides in a front-rear direction with the fuel tank interposed between the fixing members.

DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING A DRUNKEN DRIVER

Granted: November 21, 2024
Application Number: 20240382123
A device includes a controller configured to activate an application on the device, present a cognitive test through the application. The cognitive test includes a plurality of sub-tests including at least two of a typing accuracy and speed test, a speech slurring test, a reaction time test, a depth perception test, and a puzzle test. The controller is configured to determine whether the driver passed each of the sub-tests based on inputs received from the driver, and determine whether…

SWITCH CIRCUIT

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240380394
A controller of a switch circuit is configured to execute a first determination process of determining whether a first switch is in a closed state and whether a second switch is in a closed state through a polling process, a second determination process of determining whether a state indicated by a signal input to an interrupt port has changed from the closed state to an open state, and a turn-off process of bringing a switching element in an ON state into an OFF state when the state is…

MULTI-CONNECTIVITY WITH QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE MEASUREMENT

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240381405
A method of multi-connectivity with quality of experience (QoE) measurement in 5G includes receiving, by a first base station (BS) from a. second BS, at least one application layer message comprising at least one information element (IE) associated with QoE measurement, determining, by the first BS and based on the at least one IE, to add the second BS as a secondary BS to allocate resources of the second BS for dual connectivity operation of a user equipment (UE), transmitting, by the…

COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240380659
A communication control system includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to, according to an instruction from an external device, perform processing related to changing a network setting on a communication device. After the processing has been executed, the processor is configured to determine whether or not communication of the communication device matches a specific communication condition. In response to determining that the communication of…

INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240380573
Provided is an information processing system that mediates a data transaction between a data provider (DP) and a data consumer (DC), the information processing system including a control unit that inseparably executes making an encryption key for encrypted data obtained by encrypting data exchanged between the data provider and the data consumer available to the data consumer, or causing the data consumer to actually obtain the encryption key, and recording transaction complete between…

SILICON CLATHRATE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MIXTURE, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL LAYER, AND SOLID-STATE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240379950
The present disclosure provides a silicon clathrate electrode active material having low expansion during charging and a solid-state lithium-ion battery comprising such a silicon clathrate electrode active material. The silicon clathrate electrode active material of the present disclosure comprises greater than 0% by mass and less than 19.4% by mass of oxygen atoms. The solid-state lithium-ion battery of the present disclosure comprises the negative electrode active material layer of the…

POWER CONVERSION DEVICE

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240380330
A control circuit performs at least one of a first phase shift control and a second phase shift control. The first phase shift control outputs a primary-side control signal so that a positive voltage is applied to a primary-side winding, and then outputs a secondary-side control signal so that a positive voltage is applied to a secondary-side winding when the voltage of the capacitor is higher than a battery voltage primary-side conversion value during activation of a bidirectional…

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ROTOR AND ROTOR

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240380292
A method for manufacturing a rotor includes preparing magnets and a core including magnet housing holes. Each magnet housing holes including an elongated hole portion. The elongated hole portion and the magnet are configured such that a difference between a dimension in a width direction of the elongated hole portion and a dimension in the width direction of the magnet when accommodated in the elongated hole portion is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.45 mm. The method further…

ROTOR FOR ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240380263
A rotor for a rotating electric machine includes a cylindrical rotor core, a housing hole extending through the rotor core in a direction of a center line of the rotor core, a permanent magnet that is fixed while being accommodated in the housing hole, and a fixing member made of a plastic that fills a gap between an inner surface of the housing hole and an outer surface of the permanent magnet. The permanent magnet is split into two segments such that division surfaces extend in the…

BATTERY SYSTEM

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240380233
The ECU performs a step of determining whether charging/discharging control is being executed, a step of acquiring the temperature of the terminal portion when it is determined that charging/discharging control is being executed, and a step of determining the charging power limit value, a step of setting a discharge power limit value, and a step of performing charge/discharge control using the set charge power limit value and the set discharge power limit value.

POWER STORAGE CELL AND POWER STORAGE MODULE

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240380081
A power storage cell includes an electrode assembly, a cell case, and an external terminal. The cell case houses the electrode assembly. The external terminal is fixed to the cell case. The external terminal includes a first terminal portion and a second terminal portion. The first terminal portion is arranged above the cell case. The second terminal portion extends from the first terminal portion along the side surface of the cell case. The second terminal portion is provided with a…

BATTERY PACK

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240380056
A battery pack includes: a cell stack (CS) in which rectangular cells and resin frames (RFs) are alternately stacked; a case housing CS and including an air-flow path (AFP) extending in a longitudinal direction of CS in a bottom surface; and a pair of sealing members (PoSM) extending along both edges of AFP on the bottom surface of the case, and sealing a gap between AFP and CS. RF includes a partition plate partitioning adjacent cells, and a rib dividing air fed from AFP, formed on a…

POWER STORAGE CELL

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240380009
The wound electrode assembly of the power storage cell includes a strip electrode. The strip electrode includes a current collector and a composite material layer. The composite material layer includes active material particles and is disposed on the surface of the current collector. In the width direction in plan view, the strip electrode includes a first region, a second region and a third region. The first region is disposed at an end portion in the width direction. In the first…

POWER STORAGE CELL

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240380008
A power storage cell includes an electrode assembly, a cell case, and an electrolytic solution. The electrode assembly includes a plurality of electrodes arranged side by side in one direction, and a separator formed in a zigzag shape and configured to insulate the electrodes from each other. The separator includes a plurality of intervening portions interposed between a pair of electrodes, an upper folded portion, and a lower folded portion. The plurality of electrodes include a…

ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240379991
An electrode assembly includes a plurality of electrodes arranged side by side in one direction, and a separator formed in a zigzag shape and configured to insulate the electrodes from each other. The separator includes a plurality of intervening portions interposed between a pair of electrodes, an upper folded portion, and a lower folded portion. At least one of the upper folded portion and the lower folded portion is connected to the electrode.