Patents by Inventor Masaya Itoh
Masaya Itoh 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).
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Publication number: 20240103922Abstract: A design execution apparatus includes: an input unit that inputs task group information indicating a task group including one or more tasks to be executed by an autonomous body and environmental information indicating an environment in which the task is executed; a determining unit that determines an order in which the autonomous body executes tasks included in a task group indicated by the task group information, based on the task group information and the environmental information that are input by the input unit; and a memory unit that stores order information indicating the order determined by the determining unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Fumiya KUDO, Masaya ITOH, Takeshi SAITO, Tsunamichi TSUKIDATE
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Publication number: 20240025717Abstract: An object of the present invention is to safely and efficiently execute operation such as cargo handling in a cargo vehicle such as an automatic forklift 1. In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a laser scanner 2 that monitors a vehicle safety monitoring range 4 and laser curtains 21 that monitor a safety monitoring area 211 are prepared, and these are caused to function in cooperation with each other according to a status of operation of the automatic forklift 1. As one aspect of this, in the present invention, in a case where the safe state in the safety monitoring area 211 is confirmed using the laser curtains 21 at the time of executing cargo handling, a vehicle safety monitoring invalidation range 41 is set by invalidating the vehicle safety monitoring range 4 by the laser scanner 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2021Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Kentaro YOSHIMURA, Natsumi WATANABE, Masaya ITOH, Tatsuya ONO
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Patent number: 11865730Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a camera position/attitude calibration device with which the relative position/attitude of a camera and a robot can be calibrated without interrupting a task which is set in the robot.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hideyuki Kume, Ryosuke Miki, So Sasatani, Masaya Itoh
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Publication number: 20230409176Abstract: A safety design support system includes a display control unit that causes a display means to display main function design information in which items related to a main function of a product to be designed are hierarchically ordered, and safety design information in which items related to safety design of the product are hierarchically ordered. In accordance with change or addition of an item of the main function design information, the change or addition being made by a user's input operation, the display control unit causes the display means to display instruction information that prompts the user to carry out a next input operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Natsumi WATANABE, Masaya ITOH, Hiroyuki YAMADA, Satoshi OTSUKA
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Publication number: 20230386336Abstract: An operation management apparatus includes: a map converter that performs interconversion between a first individual section state corresponding to a first mobile object and a reference section state and interconversion between a second individual section state corresponding to a second mobile object and the reference section state; and a block control controller that determines the first individual section state and the second individual section state to prevent a collision between the first mobile object and the second mobile object based on conversion results of the map converter.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Hiroyuki YAMADA, Kazuya SUGIMOTO, Masaya ITOH
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Patent number: 11741122Abstract: A vehicle data management device includes a data acquisition unit and a data conversion unit. The data acquisition unit is configured to acquire, from each of a plurality of in-vehicle devices mounted on a corresponding vehicle of a plurality of vehicles, a vehicle identification information that is set based on at least a model of the vehicle, and a first data that is contained in a communication frame and is indicative of a vehicle information. The data conversion unit is configured to convert the first data into a label and a second data based on a conversion map that contains a label identification information for identifying the label corresponding to the first data, and a conversion information for converting the first data into the second data. The conversion map contains at least one label identification information and at least one conversion information for each vehicle identification information.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Masaya Itoh
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Publication number: 20220335056Abstract: A vehicle data management device includes a data acquisition unit and a data conversion unit. The data acquisition unit is configured to acquire, from each of a plurality of in-vehicle devices mounted on a corresponding vehicle of a plurality of vehicles, a vehicle identification information that is set based on at least a model of the vehicle, and a first data that is contained in a communication frame and is indicative of a vehicle information. The data conversion unit is configured to convert the first data into a label and a second data based on a conversion map that contains a label identification information for identifying the label corresponding to the first data, and a conversion information for converting the first data into the second data. The conversion map contains at least one label identification information and at least one conversion information for each vehicle identification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventor: Masaya ITOH
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Patent number: 11409761Abstract: A vehicle data management device includes a data acquisition unit and a data conversion unit. The data acquisition unit is configured to acquire, from each of a plurality of in-vehicle devices mounted on a corresponding vehicle of a plurality of vehicles, a vehicle identification information that is set based on at least a model of the vehicle, and a first data that is contained in a communication frame and is indicative of a vehicle information. The data conversion unit is configured to convert the first data into a label and a second data based on a conversion map that contains a label identification information for identifying the label corresponding to the first data, and a conversion information for converting the first data into the second data. The conversion map contains at least one label identification information and at least one conversion information for each vehicle identification information.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Masaya Itoh
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Patent number: 11388392Abstract: An information processing apparatus simulates a measurable region of a sensor when the sensor is arranged in a measurement region to be measured, and the information processing apparatus includes: a generation unit that generates a measurement region map with environment information based on a three-dimensional model of the measurement region to be measured and the environment information that causes a change in a measurement result of the sensor; an execution unit that virtually arranges the sensor on the measurement region map with environment information generated by the generation unit, and simulates the measurable region of the sensor based on sensor information related to the measurable region of the sensor; and an output unit that outputs a result of simulation by the execution unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Ryosuke Miki, So Sasatani, Hideyuki Kume, Masaya Itoh
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Publication number: 20210368161Abstract: An information processing apparatus simulates a measurable region of a sensor when the sensor is arranged in a measurement region to be measured, and the information processing apparatus includes: a generation unit that generates a measurement region map with environment information based on a three-dimensional model of the measurement region to be measured and the environment information that causes a change in a measurement result of the sensor; an execution unit that virtually arranges the sensor on the measurement region map with environment information generated by the generation unit, and simulates the measurable region of the sensor based on sensor information related to the measurable region of the sensor; and an output unit that outputs a result of simulation by the execution unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Ryosuke MIKI, So SASATANI, Hideyuki KUME, Masaya ITOH
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Patent number: 11132810Abstract: In a three-dimensional measurement apparatus, a plurality of cameras and an arithmetic device are connected via a network, and includes: a plurality of photographing units; an image acquisition unit; a local time acquisition unit; a moving object detection unit to detect a moving object from the image; an image holding unit to hold an image in which the moving object is detected, in association with the local time at which the image has been photographed; an image selection unit; a three-dimensional position/synchronization deviation estimation unit to estimate a three-dimensional position of the moving object and a synchronization deviation between cameras, from an image selected by the image selection unit and a local time associated with the image; a synchronization deviation holding unit to hold the synchronization deviation; and an output unit to output an estimation result of the three-dimensional position/synchronization deviation estimation unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2017Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Hideyuki Kume, Yuan Li, Masaya Itoh, Masanori Miyoshi
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Publication number: 20210279250Abstract: A vehicle data management device includes a data acquisition unit and a data conversion unit. The data acquisition unit is configured to acquire, from each of a plurality of in-vehicle devices mounted on a corresponding vehicle of a plurality of vehicles, a vehicle identification information that is set based on at least a model of the vehicle, and a first data that is contained in a communication frame and is indicative of a vehicle information. The data conversion unit is configured to convert the first data into a label and a second data based on a conversion map that contains a label identification information for identifying the label corresponding to the first data, and a conversion information for converting the first data into the second data. The conversion map contains at least one label identification information and at least one conversion information for each vehicle identification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventor: Masaya ITOH
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Publication number: 20210229290Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a camera position/attitude calibration device with which the relative position/attitude of a camera and a robot can be calibrated without interrupting a task which is set in the robot.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2018Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Hideyuki KUME, Ryosuke MIKI, So SASATANI, Masaya ITOH
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Patent number: 10728537Abstract: A photographing device for photographing a monitored area has a state diagnosis of a camera using a stereo camera configured by two or more cameras. A diagnostic pattern database is provided in which information on a plurality of images having different photographing conditions obtained by the stereo camera are stored in advance as diagnostic patterns. Disparity information is acquired based on image data from the stereo camera and a state diagnosis of the camera is performed by determining whether the camera is abnormal or normal based on the disparity information with reference to the information on the plurality of images having different photographing conditions stored in the diagnostic pattern database. Upon receiving a result of the state diagnosis, at least one of illumination control, shutter control, and posture control of the camera or the stereo camera is performed.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masaya Itoh, Ryosuke Miki, So Sasatani, Kenichirou Kurata
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Patent number: 10652521Abstract: Provided is an imaging system such as a stereo camera which includes a mechanism capable of controlling a camera setting such as zooming or panning/tilting, wherein the stereo camera and the imaging system maintains measurement accuracy of the imaging system even when the camera setting is changed. The stereo camera including at least two cameras estimates camera parameters of the camera when a lens position of the camera is changed by an operation instruction of the camera. In addition, the imaging system includes at least two cameras, a camera control unit which controls at least a lens position of the camera, a calibration unit which estimates camera parameters of the camera when at least the lens position of the camera is moved by the camera control unit, and an image recognition unit which performs three-dimensional restoration of captured images of the cameras based on the camera parameters.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masaya Itoh, Yuan Li
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Patent number: 10638115Abstract: In a calibration device, entry work of coordinate information on a real space is not required. An imaging system is configured to include an image acquisition unit which acquires an image from an imaging device, an object extraction unit which extracts a plurality of objects from the image, a characteristic information addition unit which adds geometry information that indicates geometric relationships among the plurality of objects to each set of objects as characteristic information, a camera parameter estimation unit which obtains image coordinates of the objects in accordance with the characteristic information to estimate camera parameters based on the characteristic information and the image coordinates, and a camera parameter output unit which outputs the camera parameters.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: So Sasatani, Ryou Yumiba, Masaya Itoh
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Patent number: 10540777Abstract: An object recognition device includes a recognition unit, a recognition reliability calculation unit, and a combining unit. A recognition unit recognizes an object by a plurality of functions, based on information which is obtained by measuring an object by a plurality of measurement devices. A recognition reliability calculation unit calculates recognition reliability of recognition results that are obtained by recognizing an object by a recognition unit, for each function. A combining unit combines recognition reliability of the object and recognition results, detects a specified object, and outputs detection results of the specified object.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2015Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: So Sasatani, Masaya Itoh, Ryou Yumiba
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Publication number: 20190385324Abstract: In a three-dimensional measurement apparatus, a plurality of cameras and an arithmetic device are connected via a network, and includes: a plurality of photographing units; an image acquisition unit; a local time acquisition unit; a moving object detection unit to detect a moving object from the image; an image holding unit to hold an image in which the moving object is detected, in association with the local time at which the image has been photographed; an image selection unit; a three-dimensional position/synchronization deviation estimation unit to estimate a three-dimensional position of the moving object and a synchronization deviation between cameras, from an image selected by the image selection unit and a local time associated with the image; a synchronization deviation holding unit to hold the synchronization deviation; and an output unit to output an estimation result of the three-dimensional position/synchronization deviation estimation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2017Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hideyuki KUME, Yuan LI, Masaya ITOH, Masanori MIYOSHI
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Publication number: 20190230347Abstract: A photographing device for photographing a monitored area has a state diagnosis of a camera using a stereo camera configured by two or more cameras. A diagnostic pattern database is provided in which information on a plurality of images having different photographing conditions obtained by the stereo camera are stored in advance as diagnostic patterns. Disparity information is acquired based on image data from the stereo camera and a state diagnosis of the camera is performed by determining whether the camera is abnormal or normal based on the disparity information with reference to the information on the plurality of images having different photographing conditions stored in the diagnostic pattern database. Upon receiving a result of the state diagnosis, at least one of illumination control, shutter control, and posture control of the camera or the stereo camera is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2016Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masaya ITOH, Ryosuke MIKI, So SASATANI, Kenichirou KURATA
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Publication number: 20190037205Abstract: Provided is an imaging system such as a stereo camera which includes a mechanism capable of controlling a camera setting such as zooming or panning/tilting, wherein the stereo camera and the imaging system maintains measurement accuracy of the imaging system even when the camera setting is changed. The stereo camera including at least two cameras estimates camera parameters of the camera when a lens position of the camera is changed by an operation instruction of the camera. In addition, the imaging system includes at least two cameras, a camera control unit which controls at least a lens position of the camera, a calibration unit which estimates camera parameters of the camera when at least the lens position of the camera is moved by the camera control unit, and an image recognition unit which performs three-dimensional restoration of captured images of the cameras based on the camera parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Masaya ITOH, Yuan LI