YASUO UEHARA
Pilots at Fieldcrest St, Ann Arbor, MI

2012031, Dec 6, 2012

May 31, 2011

13/149301

Danil V. PROKHOROV - Canton MI, US
Yasuo Uehara - Ann Arbor MI, US

Toyota Motor Engin. & Manufact. N.A. (TEMA) - Erlanger KY

G06F 19/00

701 322, 701 337

A device and a corresponding method including a vehicle data recording section having a plurality of vehicle operating characteristic sensors, a main system controller, and an event data recorder subservient to the main system controller. Also included in the device is a driver action recording section including at least one driver action sensor, a driver action system controller not subservient to the main system controller, and a driver action recorder. The at least one driver action sensor obtains information regarding actions of a driver of the vehicle concurrently with at least one of the plurality of vehicle operating characteristic sensors such that sensor data corresponding to an event is obtained independently by each of the vehicle data recording section and the driver action recording section.

8269616, Sep 18, 2012

Jul 16, 2009

12/504635

Yasuo Uehara - Ann Arbor MI, US

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. - Erlanger KY

B60Q 1/00

340435, 3409322

The present invention is directed to a method and system to determine gaps, such as parking spaces, between objects. A sensor acquires a set of scanning data. A noise filter unit filters the set of scanning data and a data derivative unit generates a set of derivative data from the set of scanning data. A data analysis unit determines locations of gaps by selectively analyzing the set of derivative data which exceed a first predetermined distance and/or a second predetermined distance. The gap definition unit determines the substantial locations, shapes, and sizes of the gaps based on the previously defined location from the data analysis unit. A report generation unit generates a report including the set of gaps defined by the gap definition unit. The report is displayed on a display in a color coded format easily visible and discernable to a driver of the automobile.

8405722, Mar 26, 2013

Jul 27, 2012

13/560782

Yasuo Uehara - Ann Arbor MI, US

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. - Erlanger KY

G06F 17/30

348143, 348154

Methods and systems for describing and organizing image data. An analysis system includes a sensor, a processing unit, a machine, a database, and/or a display. The analysis system is connected to an electronic device. The sensor generates sensor data which is imported by the processing unit. The processing unit analyzes the sensor data to determine features of the sensor data such as the subject, the time, the location, the object, the event, and/or the action in the sensor data. The processing unit creates entries for the sensor data in a features index. The processing unit receives a query for an item and uses the features index to determine search results including the item, such as a location and a time of the item. The processing unit can also determine whether a machine has completed its mission using the features in the sensor data.

8196823, Jun 12, 2012

Aug 10, 2010

12/853718

Benjamin Alan Grayson - Ann Arbor MI, US
Debasish Benerjee - Ann Arbor MI, US
Minjuan Zhang - Ann Arbor MI, US
Yasuo Uehara - Ann Arbor MI, US
Masahiko Ishii - Okazaki, JP

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. - Erlanger KY

G07B 15/02

235384, 235375, 235385

In one embodiment, the optical lock system may include an electronic control unit, a lock housing including a lock chamber, and an optical key including a multilayer photonic structure. The multilayer photonic structure may produce a unique intensity profile and includes a plurality of coating layers of high index dielectric material and a plurality of coating layers of low index dielectric. A light source may transmit a reference light to the multilayer photonic structure when the optical key is disposed within the lock chamber. A photo detector may receive an interaction light from the multilayer photonic structure and may transmit the unique intensity profile to the electronic control unit which may execute machine readable instructions to: compare the unique intensity profile to an electronic master; and cause the lock actuator to transition from a first state to a second state when the unique intensity profile corresponds to the electronic master.

2013019, Jul 25, 2013

Jan 20, 2012

13/355410

Yasuo Uehara - Ann Arbor MI, US

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. - Erlanger KY

G05D 1/00

701 25

An intelligent navigation system navigates a motor vehicle according to real-time road conditions and maneuverability conditions. The intelligent navigation system predicts and corrects potential route deviations before they actually occur. The intelligent navigation system interacts with the maneuverability of a motor vehicle, such that it can navigate the motor vehicle with very little to no human intervention. The intelligent navigation system may embody a method comprising the steps of receiving, from an input device, destination information related to a destination to be reached by the motor vehicle; receiving, from a positioning device, initial location information related to an initial location of the motor vehicle; determining, using a processor, a task for maneuvering the motor vehicle from the initial location to the destination; and instructing, using the processor, a vehicle maneuver controller to implement the task.

8257784, Sep 4, 2012

Aug 10, 2010

12/853801

Benjamin Alan Grayson - Ann Arbor MI, US
Debasish Benerjee - Ann Arbor MI, US
Minjuan Zhang - Ann Arbor MI, US
Yasuo Uehara - Ann Arbor MI, US
Masahiko Ishii - Okazaki, JP

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. - Erlanger KY

B05D 5/06

427162, 427 7, 427 8, 427 10

In one embodiment, a method for identifying an article of manufacture may include: producing a plurality of multilayer photonic structures, wherein each of the plurality of multilayer photonic structures has a unique intensity profile; incorporating one of the plurality of multilayer photonic structures that produces the unique intensity profile into a coating; and generating an electronic code corresponding to the unique intensity profile of one of the plurality of multilayer photonic structures.

8337160, Dec 25, 2012

Oct 19, 2009

12/581763

Yasuo Uehara - Ann Arbor MI, US

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. - Erlanger KY

F03D 1/04

416189, 415220

A high efficiency turbine system which can increase a pressure differential between an upstream location and a downstream location. The turbine system includes a propeller attached to a shaft, which can both be located in a shroud. The shroud includes a projection, such as a brim, which protrudes inward and/or outward from the shroud. The projection includes brim units arranged asymmetrically and/or in repeating patterns to generate various vortex and swirl patterns. The brim units can have a different size, shape, width, and/or height than an adjacent brim unit. The brim units can be arranged in a non-parallel manner and can be rotatable. Furthermore, the brim units can form brim groups which can be arranged asymmetrically and/or in repeating patterns to generate various swirl patterns. The turbine system can also be used in a renewable energy system, which can be used to power electronic devices.

8424621, Apr 23, 2013

Jul 23, 2010

12/842926

Yasuo Uehara - Ann Arbor MI, US

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. - Erlanger KY

B62D 57/00

180 71, 180 72, 301 523

The present invention is an omni traction wheel system, which adopts an integrated differential mechanism to generate longitudinal and lateral traction forces. The omni traction wheel system may include a rotary device that delivers two individually controllable rotational forces, the differential output of which may drive a plurality of peripheral wheels to rotate laterally, and the common output of which may drive a pair of longitudinal plates to rotate longitudinally. Accordingly, the omni traction wheel system may travel in all directions.

8452599, May 28, 2013

Jun 10, 2009

12/482415

Yasuo Uehara - Ann Arbor MI, US

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. - Erlanger KY

G10L 13/08

704260, 725131, 715235, 715229, 704277, 704275, 704200, 701 1, 382284, 382209, 382181, 382128, 382115, 382101, 370487, 358 328, 348 1415

The present invention is a method and system for extracting messages from a person using the body features presented by a user. The present invention captures a set of images and extracts a first set of body features, along with a set of contexts, and a set of meanings. From the first set of body features, the set of contexts, and the set of meanings, the present invention generates a set of words corresponding to the message that the person is attempting to convey. The present invention can also use the body features of the person in addition to the voice of the person to further improve the accuracy of extracting the person's message.

2012023, Sep 20, 2012

Mar 17, 2011

13/050283

Yasuo Uehara - Ann Arbor MI, US

TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. - Erlanger KY

G06F 7/00, G06F 9/445

701 296, 701 1, 717174, 717168, 701 334, 701 342

A vehicle maneuver application (VMA) interface, and a VMA interface system software being executed thereon, may be used for installing, modifying, uninstalling, activating, and/or deactivating one or more VMAs. The VMA interface may include an interface processor and an interface memory. The interface processor may be configured to install the VMA to the VMA device upon receiving an installation signal, update the installed VMA upon receiving an update signal, uninstalling the installed VMA upon receiving an uninstallation signal, activating the installed VMA upon receiving an activation signal, and/or deactivating the installed VMA upon receiving a deactivation signal. The interface memory may be coupled to the interface processor, and it may be configured to store a VMA execution record related to the installed VMA.