Patents Assigned to Ricoh Co., Ltd.
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Patent number: 11675171Abstract: An imaging device includes: a plurality of optical systems each forming an image of a subject; a plurality of imaging sensors corresponding to the respective plurality of optical systems; and a housing part that houses the plurality of optical systems and the plurality of imaging sensors, the housing part having a peripheral surface along a circumferential direction about a reference axis, wherein: at least two of the plurality of optical systems each have: a peripheral lens arranged along the peripheral surface and located closest to an object; and a first optical path, the first optical paths of the at least two optical systems intersecting each other; and each of the peripheral lenses has a longitudinal direction, the peripheral lens being arranged along the peripheral surface such that the longitudinal direction extends along the reference axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: RICOH CO., LTDInventors: Yukio Kozaki, Hiroyuki Satoh
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Patent number: 11520125Abstract: A imaging device includes: a plurality of optical systems each forming an image of a subject; a plurality of imaging sensors corresponding to the respective plurality of optical systems; a common transmissive optical element through which optical paths of the respective plurality of optical systems pass; and a housing part that houses the optical systems, the imaging sensors and the transmissive optical element, the housing part having a peripheral surface along a circumferential direction about a reference axis, wherein at least two of the plurality of optical systems each have: a peripheral lens arranged along the peripheral surface and located closest to an object; and a first optical path, the first optical paths of the at least two optical systems intersecting each other inside the transmissive optical element.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: RICOH CO., LTDInventors: Yukio Kozaki, Hiroyuki Satoh
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Patent number: 11263472Abstract: The disclosure includes a system and method for providing visual analysis focalized on a salient event. A video processing application receives a data stream from a capture device, determines an area of interest over an imaging area of the capture device, detects a salient event from the data stream, determines whether a location of the detected salient event is within the area of interest, and in response to the location of the salient event being within the area of interest, identifies a portion of the data stream, based on the salient event, on which to perform an action.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Manuel Martinello, Hector H. Gonzalez-Banos
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Patent number: 11157728Abstract: A method for person detection using overhead images includes receiving a depth image captured from an overhead viewpoint at a first location; detecting in the depth image for a target region indicative of a scene object within a height range; determining whether the detected target region has an area within a head size range; if within the head size range, determining whether the detected target region has a roundness value less than a maximum roundness value; if less than the maximum roundness value, classifying the detected target region as a head of a person and masking the classified target region in the depth image, where the masked region is excluded from detecting; and repeating the detecting to the masking to detect for and classify another target region in the depth image within the height range and outside of the masked region.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Manuel Martinello, Edward L. Schwartz
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Publication number: 20210312170Abstract: A method for person detection using overhead images includes receiving a depth image captured from an overhead viewpoint at a first location; detecting in the depth image for a target region indicative of a scene object within a height range; determining whether the detected target region has an area within a head size range; if within the head size range, determining whether the detected target region has a roundness value less than a maximum roundness value; if less than the maximum roundness value, classifying the detected target region as a head of a person and masking the classified target region in the depth image, where the masked region is excluded from detecting; and repeating the detecting to the masking to detect for and classify another target region in the depth image within the height range and outside of the masked region.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2020Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Manuel Martinello, Edward L. Schwartz
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Publication number: 20210268728Abstract: The present invention provides methods, processes, and systems for the manufacture of three-dimensional articles made of polymers using 3D printing. A layer of prepolymer is deposited on a build plate to form a powder bed. Then, solutions of first and/or second binding agents are printed on the powder bed in a predetermined pattern. After a predetermined period of time, sequential layers are printed to provide the three-dimensional article. The removable binding agent is then removed. The removable binding agent may be solubilized polyetheretherketone. Examples of solubilized polyetheretherketone include, but are not limited to, sulfonated polyetheretherketone and/or nitrated polyetheretherketone. The three-dimensional object can be cured to produce the three-dimensional article composed of the final polymers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2020Publication date: September 2, 2021Applicant: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Saito, Koji Takimoto, Andrew J. Boydston, Chang-Uk Lee, Mark A. Ganter, Duane W. Storti
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Publication number: 20210268732Abstract: The present invention provides methods, processes, and systems for the manufacture of three-dimensional articles made of polymers using 3D printing. A layer of powder is deposited on a build plate to form a powder bed. Then, a sintering agent is printed on the powder bed in a predetermined pattern. The printed sintering agent is exposed to stimulus which results in the selective sintering of the power printed with the sintering agent. Sequential layers are printed to provide the three-dimensional article. The sintering agent may include a croconaine dye. The sintering agent may further include a surfactant. The three-dimensional object can be cured to produce the three-dimensional article composed of the final polymers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2020Publication date: September 2, 2021Applicant: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chang-Uk Lee, Andrew J. Boydston, Mark A. Ganter, Duane W. Storti
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Publication number: 20210272364Abstract: Image data describing a physical space is received from one or more sensor(s). A corresponding image of the physical space is output to a user. User generated control signals are received, indicating to define one or more line(s) at specific coordinates in relation to the physical space. One or more line(s) are defined in response to the received control signals. Polarity is assigned to the line(s), wherein crossing a line in a first direction is defined as an ingress and crossing a line in a second, opposite direction is defined as an egress. An image of the line(s) is superimposed on the image of the physical space, wherein the image of the line(s) graphically indicates the assigned polarity. Physical objects are monitored in relation to the one or more line(s) in the physical space. An action is automatically taken in response to activity detected by the monitoring.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2020Publication date: September 2, 2021Applicant: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventor: Manuel Martinello
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Publication number: 20210271210Abstract: Logical boundaries enclosing a physical area are defined. A segment of the logical boundaries is defined as a directional gate, wherein traversing the gate into the physical area is defined as an ingress and traversing the gate out of the physical area is defined as an egress. The directional gate is monitored, and ingresses and egresses are detected. An occupancy count of the physical area is maintained, based on monitoring the gate and detecting ingresses and egresses. One or more conditions are tracked in addition to the occupancy count. Artificial intelligence (AI) processing is applied to the maintained occupancy count and the additional tracked condition(s), in real-time as the monitoring, maintaining and tracking are occurring. One or more responsive actions are automatically taken as a result of applying the AI processing to the maintained occupancy count and the additional tracked condition(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2020Publication date: September 2, 2021Applicant: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventor: Manuel Martinello
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Patent number: 11014293Abstract: Methods, processes, and systems for the manufacture of three-dimensional articles made of polymers using 3D printing are provided. A layer of high performance polymer can be deposited on a build plate to form a powder bed. Then, a solution of a photothermal dye can be printed on the powder bed in a predetermined pattern. Alternatively, the photothermal dye can be added to the entire powder bed. Electromagnetic radiation can be applied, either to the entire bed or in a predetermined pattern, to form the final polymer. After a predetermined period of time, sequential layers are printed to provide the three-dimensional article. The three-dimensional object can be cured to produce the three-dimensional article composed of the final polymers.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignees: Ricoh Co., Ltd., University of WashingtonInventors: Chang-Uk Lee, Andrew J. Boydston, Mark A. Ganter, Duane W. Storti
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Patent number: 10862200Abstract: An individual antenna element is described. In one embodiment, the individual antenna element is a patch antenna which has an electrically small radiating element with a U-shaped slot on an antenna substrate, with a gain greater than 2 dBi with +/?45 degree coverage.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: RICOH CO., LTD.Inventors: Shuai Shao, Ken Gudan, Jonathan J. Hull
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Patent number: 10824621Abstract: The disclosure includes a system and method for generating a platform independent response to an input query. A query parsing application receives an input query from a user, generates an intermediate query token from the input query, converts the intermediate query token to a destination specific query, receives a response to the destination specific query, and formats the response to the destination specific query to generate a platform independent response to the input query.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2016Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Vipin Namboodiri, Phalguni Mukherjee
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Patent number: 10719552Abstract: The disclosure includes a system and method for creating, storing, and retrieving a focalized visualization related to a location, an event or a subject of interest. A visualization server receives a query for creating a visualization from a client device, identifies and retrieves one or more segments of a video stream satisfying the query, and generates the visualization based on the one or more segments of the video stream.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jorge Moraleda, Hector H. Gonzalez-Banos, Marco Antonio Covarrubias
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Patent number: 10713391Abstract: The disclosure includes a system and method for associating protection data to a video object and verifying the content and source of the video object based on the protection data. A video processing application receives, at a producer, a video object; computes, at the producer, a digital signature based on content of the first video object; adds, at the producer, identification information of the producer to the digital signature of the first video object, the producer being a source of the first video object; transmits the first video object along with the digital signature from the producer to a first consumer; and authenticates, at the first consumer, the content and source of the first video object based on the digital signature.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hector H. Gonzalez-Banos, Ramya Narasimha
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Patent number: 10691878Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying and interacting with a user interface are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises: receiving first content for display on a display surface, displaying the first content at a first area of the display surface, capturing a stroke when written on the display surface over a first portion of the first content, and automatically creating a first page at a second area of the display surface, the second area being different than the first area and displaying the first content with the captured stroke.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2014Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: RICOH CO., LTD.Inventors: Michael Gormish, John Barrus
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Patent number: 10688770Abstract: The present invention provides methods, processes, and systems for the manufacture of three-dimensional articles of polymer materials using 3D printing. A syringe or an inkjet print head prints a solution of prepolymer onto a build plate. The printed prepolymer is exposed to a stimulus whereby the prepolymer is converted to the polymer. After a predetermined time, sequential layers are printed to provide the three-dimensional article. The three-dimensional article can be cured to produce the 3D article made from the final polymer.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2015Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignees: RICOH CO., LTD., UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONInventors: Andrew J. Boydston, Mark Ganter, Duane Storti, Adam Edward Goetz, Mete Yurtoglu, Michael Byrnes Larsen, Gregory Isaac Peterson
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Patent number: 10683393Abstract: The present invention provides methods, processes, and systems for the manufacture of three-dimensional articles of polymer materials using 3D printing. A syringe or an inkjet print head prints a solution of prepolymer onto a build plate. The printed prepolymer is exposed to a stimulus whereby the prepolymer is converted to the polymer. After a predetermined time, sequential layers are printed to provide the three-dimensional article. The three-dimensional article can be cured to produce the 3D article made from the final polymer.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2017Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignees: Ricoh Co., Ltd., University of WashingtonInventors: Andrew J. Boydston, Mark A. Ganter, Duane Storti, Adam Edward Goetz, Mete Yurtoglu, Michael Byrnes Larsen, Gregory Isaac Peterson, Di Zhang
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Publication number: 20200175310Abstract: The disclosure includes a system and method for providing visual analysis focalized on a salient event. A video processing application receives a data stream from a capture device, determines an area of interest over an imaging area of the capture device, detects a salient event from the data stream, determines whether a location of the detected salient event is within the area of interest, and in response to the location of the salient event being within the area of interest, identifies a portion of the data stream, based on the salient event, on which to perform an action.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Manuel Martinello, Hector H. Gonzalez-Banos
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Patent number: 10621304Abstract: A system including one or more processors and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to receive, via a server, a first real time messaging protocol message from a hub application, the first real time messaging protocol message to control a medical; transmit a device driver command to control the medical device based on the first real time messaging protocol message; receive data from the medical device; and transmit, via the server, the data from the medical device to the hub application.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Pankaj Wasnik, Maharsh Kapadia, Vipin Namboodiri
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Patent number: D972615Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshihiko Kawa, Hidenao Ubukata