Toyota Motor had six patents in edtech during Q4 2023. Toyota Motor Corp filed a patent for an education support apparatus that facilitates online education by creating a composite image of a student in the same space as the instructor. Another patent involves an information processing apparatus that corrects color data in overlapping regions when projecting images onto different mediums. GlobalData’s report on Toyota Motor gives a 360-degreee view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Toyota Motor grant share with edtech as a theme is 16% in Q4 2023. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
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Application: Education support apparatus, communication system, non-transitory computer readable medium, and education support method (Patent ID: US20230410675A1)
The patent filed by Toyota Motor Corp. describes an education support apparatus designed to facilitate online education by connecting instructors and students through terminal devices over a network. The system includes a communication interface and a controller that receives individual images of the instructor and selected students, generates a composite image showing the students in the same space as the instructor, and controls the display of this composite image on the first student's terminal device. The apparatus can switch between group education mode, where all students receive instruction together, and individual education mode, where specific students receive personalized instruction.
Additionally, the system can display the instructor in the middle of the screen and students at different ends based on the received images. It can also generate different images for individual students based on their selection in the individual education mode. The patent also covers a communication system incorporating this education support apparatus, a computer program stored on a non-transitory medium to execute these operations, and an education support method for online education using this technology.
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