Patents by Inventor Hisashi Noda

Hisashi Noda has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11681481
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first controller and a second controller. The first controller is configured to control an operation of the overall information processing apparatus. The second controller is configured to control an operation of a device. When detecting a trigger of resumption from a power saving mode, the second controller notifies the first controller of the detection of the trigger, and starts to initialize a function corresponding to the trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Tomoki Tanihata, Shinho Ikeda, Asahito Shioyasu, Hisashi Noda, Kenta Nomura
  • Patent number: 11467572
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new system that allows an easier operation of a moving object. The present invention provides a moving object operation system including: a moving object; and an operation signal transmitter. The moving object includes a signal receipt unit that receives an operation signal. The transmitter includes: an auxiliary tool; a storage unit that contains conversion information; a movement information acquisition unit that acquires auxiliary tool movement information; a conversion unit that converts the acquired movement information into the operation signal based on the conversion information; and a signal transmission unit that transmits the operation signal. The conversion information includes auxiliary tool movement information and operation signal information for instructing the moving object in how to move, and those are associated with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: NEC Solution Innovations, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yanagisawa, Koji Morishita, Hisashi Noda
  • Patent number: 11415980
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new system that allows an easier operation of a moving object. The present invention provides a moving object operation system (1) including a moving object (20) and an operation signal transmitter (10) for the moving object (20). The moving object (20) includes a signal receipt unit (201) that receives an operation signal from the operation signal transmitter (10). The operation signal transmitter (10) includes a storage unit (101) that contains conversion information, a motion information acquisition unit (102) that acquires motion information of an operator, a conversion unit (103) that converts the acquired motion information into the operation signal to the moving object (20) based on the conversion information, and a signal transmission unit (104) that transmits the operation signal to the moving object (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Morishita, Hiroaki Yanagisawa, Hisashi Noda
  • Patent number: 11209835
    Abstract: A drone maneuvering system includes a drone and a maneuvering signal transmitter set. The maneuvering signal transmitter set includes a first transmitter that controls at least forward, reverse, left, and right movement of the drone, and a second transmitter that controls vertical movement and rotational movement of the drone. The first transmitter includes a first auxiliary tool and transmits to the drone a maneuvering signal including tilt information of the first auxiliary tool that accompanies the actions of a pilot, in which the forward, reverse, left, and right movements of the drone are imaged. The second transmitter includes a second auxiliary tool and transmits to the drone a maneuvering signal including rotation information of the second auxiliary tool that accompanies the actions of the pilot, in which the vertical movements and rotational movements of the drone are imaged. The drone operates in accordance with the received maneuvering signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yanagisawa, Koji Morishita, Hisashi Noda
  • Patent number: 11157063
    Abstract: A control system includes: a controller that controls a control unit of a control device, the control unit controlling multiple function units; and a restorer that is capable of receiving a first instruction for restoration from an energy-saving mode from a user who is in a proximate location near the controller, and a second instruction for the restoration from a user who is in a location further away than the proximate location, the restorer altering a timing for restoration of the control unit between a case where there the first instruction is received and a case where the second instruction is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Shinho Ikeda, Asahito Shioyasu, Tomoki Tanihata, Hisashi Noda, Kenta Nomura
  • Publication number: 20210318679
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new system that allows an easier operation of a moving object. The present invention provides a moving object operation system (1) including a moving object (20) and an operation signal transmitter (10) for the moving object (20). The moving object (20) includes a signal receipt unit (201) that receives an operation signal from the operation signal transmitter (10). The operation signal transmitter (10) includes a storage unit (101) that contains conversion information, a motion information acquisition unit (102) that acquires motion information of an operator, a conversion unit (103) that converts the acquired motion information into the operation signal to the moving object (20) based on the conversion information, and a signal transmission unit (104) that transmits the operation signal to the moving object (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji MORISHITA, Hiroaki YANAGISAWA, Hisashi NODA
  • Publication number: 20210286352
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new system that allows an easier operation of a moving object. The present invention provides a moving object operation system including: a moving object; and an operation signal transmitter. The moving object includes a signal receipt unit that receives an operation signal. The transmitter includes: an auxiliary tool; a storage unit that contains conversion information; a movement information acquisition unit that acquires auxiliary tool movement information; a conversion unit that converts the acquired movement information into the operation signal based on the conversion information; and a signal transmission unit that transmits the operation signal. The conversion information includes auxiliary tool movement information and operation signal information for instructing the moving object in how to move, and those are associated with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki YANAGISAWA, Koji MORISHITA, Hisashi NODA
  • Patent number: 10952648
    Abstract: Provided is a measurement device including a first acquisition unit that acquires depth information indicating a depth for each two-dimensional position, and a measurement unit that measures a walking state of a test subject by using the depth information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Noda, Katsuyuki Nagai, Tomomi Kinoshita, Hiroki Terashima
  • Patent number: 10909065
    Abstract: A multiprocessor system including at least a first processor and a second processor, includes a storage unit that stores a first program executed by the first processor and a second program executed by the second processor, a memory unit that has a memory region used by the second processor, and a monitoring unit that is connected to the storage unit and the memory unit via a communication line, and, in a case where a program read from the storage unit is the second program, stores the read second program into the memory unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Asahito Shioyasu, Shinho Ikeda, Tomoki Tanihata, Hisashi Noda, Kenta Nomura
  • Publication number: 20210019098
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first controller and a second controller. The first controller is configured to control an operation of the overall information processing apparatus. The second controller is configured to control an operation of a device. When detecting a trigger of resumption from a power saving mode, the second controller notifies the first controller of the detection of the trigger, and starts to initialize a function corresponding to the trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki TANIHATA, Shinho IKEDA, Asahito SHIOYASU, Hisashi NODA, Kenta NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20210014376
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first controller that controls an overall operation of the apparatus, and a second controller that outputs an image stored in a specific area of a storage medium to a display device if a predetermined time has elapsed from activation. The second controller generates a second image and writes the second image in the specific area. If a first image is received from the first controller after the second controller writes the second image, the second controller overwrites the second image in the specific area with the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinho IKEDA, Asahito SHIOYASU, Tomoki TANIHATA, Hisashi NODA, Kenta NOMURA
  • Patent number: 10803762
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a body motion grading system that allows the grading less likely to be affected by the difference among the builds of target persons subjected to grading. The present invention provides body motion grading system (1) including body position information acquisition unit (11) configured to acquire body position information of a target person subjected to grading in time series, body part recognition unit (12) configured to recognize a position of each part in the acquired body position information in time series and relatively recognize positions of body parts with reference to a certain body part, body motion grading unit (13) configured to conduct grading by comparing a position of a body part recognized by the body part recognition unit with a preliminarily prepared comparison condition in time series, and grading result display unit (14) configured to display a grading result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: NEC SOLUTION INNOVATORS, LTD
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Nagai, Koji Morishita, Hisashi Noda
  • Publication number: 20200319689
    Abstract: A control system includes: a controller that controls a control unit of a control device, the control unit controlling multiple function units; and a restorer that is capable of receiving a first instruction for restoration from an energy-saving mode from a user who is in a proximate location near the controller, and a second instruction for the restoration from a user who is in a location further away than the proximate location, the restorer altering a timing for restoration of the control unit between a case where there the first instruction is received and a case where the second instruction is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinho IKEDA, Asahito SHIOYASU, Tomoki TANIHATA, Hisashi NODA, Kenta NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20200301872
    Abstract: A multiprocessor system including at least a first processor and a second processor, includes a storage unit that stores a first program executed by the first processor and a second program executed by the second processor, a memory unit that has a memory region used by the second processor, and a monitoring unit that is connected to the storage unit and the memory unit via a communication line, and, in a case where a program read from the storage unit is the second program, stores the read second program into the memory unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Asahito SHIOYASU, Shinho IKEDA, Tomoki TANIHATA, Hisashi NODA, Kenta NOMURA
  • Patent number: 10744418
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new system that allows a safer operation of a moving object. The present invention provides a moving object operation system (1) including: a moving object (11); a plurality of operation signal transmitters (12A, 12B) for the moving object; and a synchronization unit (13). The moving object (11) includes: a signal receipt unit (111) that receives operation signals from the operation signal transmitters (12A, 12B). The operation signal transmitters (12A, 12B) include signal transmission units (121A, 121B) that transmit the operation signals to the moving object (11), respectively. The synchronization unit (13) is a unit that synchronizes the operation signal transmitters (12A, 12B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: NEC SOLUTION INNOVATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yanagisawa, Koji Morishita, Hisashi Noda
  • Patent number: 10663592
    Abstract: A flight control device 10 is device for controlling an unmanned aircraft 20, including: a region detection unit 11 that detects a flight-restricted region 30 in which flight is restricted; a distance calculation unit 12 that calculates a distance d from the flight-restricted region 30 to the unmanned aircraft 20; and a collision determination unit 13 that specifies an altitude and a speed of the unmanned aircraft 20, and determines whether the unmanned aircraft 20 lands in the flight-restricted region 30 in case of a crash, based on the altitude and the speed that have been specified and the calculated distance d.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: NEC SOLUTION INNOVATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Fujita, Hisashi Noda, Hideshi Yamashita, Yasuyuki Ihara
  • Publication number: 20190317528
    Abstract: A drone maneuvering system includes a drone and a maneuvering signal transmitter set. The maneuvering signal transmitter set includes a first transmitter that controls at least forward, reverse, left, and right movement of the drone, and a second transmitter that controls vertical movement and rotational movement of the drone. The first transmitter includes a first auxiliary tool and transmits to the drone a maneuvering signal including tilt information of the first auxiliary tool that accompanies the actions of a pilot, in which the forward, reverse, left, and right movements of the drone are imaged. The second transmitter includes a second auxiliary tool and transmits to the drone a maneuvering signal including rotation information of the second auxiliary tool that accompanies the actions of the pilot, in which the vertical movements and rotational movements of the drone are imaged. The drone operates in accordance with the received maneuvering signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki YANAGISAWA, Koji MORISHITA, Hisashi NODA
  • Patent number: 10359920
    Abstract: An object management device 10 includes: a group setting unit 11 that, if a frame line surrounding objects on a screen is rendered, sets a group to which the one or more objects located inside of the frame line are to belong; a position detection unit 12 that detects positions of the one or more objects belonging to the set group, using the frame line as a reference; and a group moving unit 13 that, if movement is instructed for the group, moves the frame line and the one or more objects in a state in which the positional relationships therebetween are maintained, based on the detected positions of the one or more objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: NEC SOLUTION INNOVATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hisashi Noda, Katsuyuki Nagai, Tomomi Kinoshita, Hiroki Terashima
  • Publication number: 20190184301
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new system that allows a safer operation of a moving object. The present invention provides a moving object operation system (1) including: a moving object (11); a plurality of operation signal transmitters (12A, 12B) for the moving object; and a synchronization unit (13). The moving object (11) includes: a signal receipt unit (111) that receives operation signals from the operation signal transmitters (12A, 12B). The operation signal transmitters (12A, 12B) include signal transmission units (121A, 121B) that transmit the operation signals to the moving object (11), respectively. The synchronization unit (13) is a unit that synchronizes the operation signal transmitters (12A, 12B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki YANAGISAWA, Koji MORISHITA, Hisashi NODA
  • Publication number: 20180330623
    Abstract: A flight control device 10 is device for controlling an unmanned aircraft 20, including: a region detection unit 11 that detects a flight-restricted region 30 in which flight is restricted; a distance calculation unit 12 that calculates a distance d from the flight-restricted region 30 to the unmanned aircraft 20; and a collision determination unit 13 that specifies an altitude and a speed of the unmanned aircraft 20, and determines whether the unmanned aircraft 20 lands in the flight-restricted region 30 in case of a crash, based on the altitude and the speed that have been specified and the calculated distance d.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro FUJITA, Hisashi NODA, Hideshi YAMASHITA, Yasuyuki IHARA