Patents by Inventor Satoshi Kawasaki

Satoshi Kawasaki 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: 11948472
    Abstract: A popularity estimation device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a first map image including a first particular point and to acquire a plurality of second map images including a second particular point which is a particular point; a generation unit configured to generate a first feature vector and a second feature vector by inputting the first map image and the second map images to a geographical feature generation model with a map image as an input and with a feature vector indicating geographical features of the map image as an output; a score calculating unit configured to calculate a popularity score of the first particular point from a popularity score of the second particular point based on a degree of similarity between the first feature vector and the second feature vector; and an output unit configured to output the popularity score of the first particular point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Anna Oonishi, Satoshi Kawasaki, Yusuke Fukazawa
  • Patent number: 11939028
    Abstract: A bicycle component controller is basically provided with a processor. The processor is configured to perform a gear shift control based on a sprocket assembly information of at least one sprocket assembly. The sprocket assembly information at least includes a single shifting distance and shifting gate information. The single shifting distance corresponds to an axial spacing between adjacent sprockets of the at least one sprocket assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Shahana, Mitsuhiko Kawasaki, Shota Suyama
  • Patent number: 11932347
    Abstract: A control device and a transmission system are configured to improve riding comfort of a human-powered vehicle. The control device includes an electronic controller that is configured to control a transmission device of a human-powered vehicle so that a transmission ratio at which the vehicle is started becomes equal to a designated transmission ratio. The electronic controller is configured to set the designated transmission ratio based on reference information that excludes information related to a gradient of a road surface, information related to manual operation of the transmission device, and information related to propulsion assistance of the human-powered vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Shahana, Mitsuhiko Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 11914601
    Abstract: Provided is a re-ranking device that enables a re-ranking process with less possibility of decrease in accuracy due to shortage of data. A re-ranking device 100 includes an input unit 101 that receives a search query from one user, a re-ranking model storage unit 106 that stores a plurality of re-ranking models prepared in accordance with common information of a plurality of users, a search unit 102 that performs a search on the basis of the search query and obtains a search result, and a re-ranking processing unit 107 that selects one re-ranking model on the basis of common information of the one user and performs a re-ranking process on the search result using the one re-ranking model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Anna Oonishi, Satoshi Kawasaki, Yusuke Fukazawa
  • Publication number: 20230409990
    Abstract: A simulation device is a device that simulates movement of a vehicle between a plurality of ports in a shared traffic service and includes a calculation unit that calculates a work time in a relocation port that is a port to be a target of relocation of the vehicle and simulates the relocation based on the work time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tomohiro MIMURA, Satoshi KAWASAKI, Shin ISHIGURO
  • Patent number: 11839697
    Abstract: Provided is a means for identifying cells suitable for transplantation into a cornea, or a means for producing a cell population suitable for transplantation into a cornea using the same. A method for producing a cell population suitable for transplantation into a cornea, the method comprising the steps of (1) preparing a cell population cultured under conditions suitable for inducing differentiation into corneal endothelial cells, and (2) measuring the expression of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of POU6F2, LMX1B, and TFAP2B in the cell population.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kohji Nishida, Motokazu Tsujikawa, Susumu Hara, Satoshi Kawasaki, Masahito Yoshihara, Masayoshi Itoh, Hideya Kawaji
  • Publication number: 20230379663
    Abstract: A population estimation server 10 according to an embodiment includes a signal acquisition unit 11 that acquires a location registration signal periodically transmitted from a mobile terminal 20 carried by a user, and an estimation unit 12 that aggregates the acquired location registration signals for each area and for each estimation-unit-period and estimates a population for each area and for each estimation-unit-period based on an aggregation result. When an absent period in which the signal from the mobile terminal 20 staying in a target area is not acquired occurs after the location registration signal from the mobile terminal 20 is acquired, the estimation unit 12 interpolates a pseudo signal associated with the mobile terminal 20 in the absent period, and aggregates signals while excluding a location registration signal first transmitted from the mobile terminal after the absent period from an aggregation target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi KAWASAKI, Shin ISHIGURO
  • Publication number: 20230229721
    Abstract: A POI popularity derivation device (10) includes: a dictionary generation unit (11) that assigns a feature word used as a co-occurrence word of a POI name to each popularity-assigned POI name serving as a popularity assignment target to generate a popularity-assigned POI dictionary in which a popularity-assigned POI name and a feature word are associated with each other; an extraction unit (12) that extracts posted data serving as a search target from posted data on the basis of predetermined criteria; and a popularity derivation unit (18) that searches for the posted data on the basis of a predetermined rule regarding feature words while referring to the popularity-assigned POI dictionary, to extract posted data linked to the popularity-assigned POI name, and derives the popularity of each popularity-assigned POI name on the basis of the number of pieces of extracted posted data for each popularity-assigned POI name.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Anna OONISHI, Satoshi KAWASAKI, Yusuke FUKAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20230169414
    Abstract: A population extraction device includes: a time-series population acquisition unit acquiring demographic data in daily time slots over a time period in a target area and acquiring a time-series population in a time slot each day by extracting a population at the same time slots from the demographic data in daily time slots; a clustering unit clustering the time-series population in a time slot each day into a plurality of classes based on fluctuation-similarity; a determination unit determining a class on a no-event day based on fluctuation in each class; a stationary population derivation unit deriving a time-series average population of the class on a no-event day as a time-series stationary population of a target area; and a population extraction unit extracting a difference between the time-series population on a target day in a target area and the time-series stationary population as an event-related population of the target area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shu ISHIKAWA, Yusuke FUKAZAWA, Satoshi KAWASAKI, Shin ISHIGURO, Tomohiro MIMURA
  • Patent number: 11473930
    Abstract: A POI (Point Of Interest) information updating device (1) includes an input unit (10) configured to input POI identification information for identifying a POI, an acquisition unit (11) configured to acquire event information on an event performed at a target POI identified by the POI identification information input by the input unit, a search unit (12) configured to search for similar event information similar to the event information acquired by the acquisition unit (11), and an updating unit (13) configured to update information on the target POI on the basis of information on a POI at which an event indicated by the similar event information searched for by the search unit (12) has been performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kawasaki, Yusuke Fukazawa, Masatoshi Kimoto
  • Publication number: 20220300519
    Abstract: Provided is a re-ranking device that enables a re-ranking process with less possibility of decrease in accuracy due to shortage of data. A re-ranking device 100 includes an input unit 101 that receives a search query from one user, a re-ranking model storage unit 106 that stores a plurality of re-ranking models prepared in accordance with common information of a plurality of users, a search unit 102 that performs a search on the basis of the search query and obtains a search result, and a re-ranking processing unit 107 that selects one re-ranking model on the basis of common information of the one user and performs a re-ranking process on the search result using the one re-ranking model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Anna OONISHI, Satoshi KAWASAKI, Yusuke FUKAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20220254279
    Abstract: A popularity estimation device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a first map image including a first particular point and to acquire a plurality of second map images including a second particular point which is a particular point; a generation unit configured to generate a first feature vector and a second feature vector by inputting the first map image and the second map images to a geographical feature generation model with a map image as an input and with a feature vector indicating geographical features of the map image as an output; a score calculating unit configured to calculate a popularity score of the first particular point from a popularity score of the second particular point based on a degree of similarity between the first feature vector and the second feature vector; and an output unit configured to output the popularity score of the first particular point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Anna OONISHI, Satoshi KAWASAKI, Yusuke FUKAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210248196
    Abstract: An interest estimation device (1) includes: an acquisition unit (10) configured to acquire visited POI information representing a point of interest (POI) which a user visited and a visiting time at which the POI is visited; and an estimation unit (11) configured to search for one or more events that were held at the POI represented by the visited POI information acquired by the acquisition unit (10) and at the visiting time represented by the visited POI information and estimate a user's interest on the basis of a result of the search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi KAWASAKI, Takeshi KAMIYAMA, Masato YAMADA, Yusuke FUKAZAWA, Masatoshi KIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10968428
    Abstract: A molecular marker expressed specifically in corneal endothelial cells, and a method for producing one or more corneal endothelial cells using the marker and a method for evaluating one or more corneal endothelial cells using the marker are provided. At least one molecule selected from the group consisting of ZP4, MRGPRX3, GRIP1, GLP1R, HTR1D, and CLRN1 is used as a marker specific to corneal endothelial cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kohji Nishida, Motokazu Tsujikawa, Susumu Hara, Satoshi Kawasaki, Masahito Yoshihara, Masayoshi Itoh, Hideya Kawaji, Hiroko Ohmiya
  • Publication number: 20210072042
    Abstract: A POI (Point Of Interest) information updating device (1) includes an input unit (10) configured to input POI identification information for identifying a POI, an acquisition unit (11) configured to acquire event information on an event performed at a target POI identified by the POI identification information input by the input unit, a search unit (12) configured to search for similar event information similar to the event information acquired by the acquisition unit (11), and an updating unit (13) configured to update information on the target POI on the basis of information on a POI at which an event indicated by the similar event information searched for by the search unit (12) has been performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi KAWASAKI, Yusuke FUKAZAWA, Masatoshi KIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210049630
    Abstract: An area popularity calculation device 1 includes: an acquisition unit (10) configured to acquire area information representing areas on a map; an identifying unit (11) configured to identify one or more points of interest (POIs) included in a target area represented by the area information acquired by the acquisition unit; and a calculation unit (12) configured to calculate a popularity level of the target area on the basis of one or more POI popularity levels respectively associated with the one or more POIs identified by the identifying unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi KAWASAKI, Takeshi KAMIYAMA, Anna OONISHI, Yusuke FUKAZAWA, Masatoshi KIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210049472
    Abstract: A learning system includes a learning data acquisition unit that generates a neural network included in a single forecast model for performing a forecast of demand for a service through machine learning and acquires, as learning data, an actual demand value of the service and a feature amount for learning for each mesh associated with a past period, the feature amount for learning including the number of demands for the service in each mesh in each period as a feature amount, a learning data normalization unit that normalizes at least the number of demands in the feature amount for learning for each mesh, and a generation unit that performs machine learning on the basis of an actual demand value and a demand forecast value obtained by inputting the feature amount for learning including the normalized number of demands to the neural network, and generates the neural network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Shin ISHIGURO, Yusuke FUKAZAWA, Satoshi KAWASAKI, Haruka KIKUCHI
  • Patent number: 10756366
    Abstract: A fuel cell system and a fuel consumption system verify the location of a filling failure at a time that a fuel gas filling process suffers from such a filling failure. Either one of encoded data indicating an infrared radiation signal related to the fuel gas filling process, which is sent from a vehicle to an external hydrogen station, and a drive signal, which comprises a train of binary pulses converted from the encoded data, is recorded in a recording unit of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Handa, Satoshi Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 10706246
    Abstract: An optical code reading process and a reading stability determining process are performed while suppressing an increase in the cost of a transfer system and avoiding a decrease in work efficiency. CCD performs imaging. Processor reads a one-dimensional code contained in image data taken by CCD, and outputs a signal when a reading process in which the number of reading successes related to the one-dimensional code reaches a determination reference value is completed. In addition, processor determines reading stability during a period from the first reading success to completion of the reading process and outputs predictive maintenance information (PMI) representing a determination result of reading stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Hirono, Satoshi Kawasaki, Masaki Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20200101200
    Abstract: Provided is a means for identifying cells suitable for transplantation into a cornea, or a means for producing a cell population suitable for transplantation into a cornea using the same. A method for producing a cell population suitable for transplantation into a cornea, the method comprising the steps of (1) preparing a cell population cultured under conditions suitable for inducing differentiation into corneal endothelial cells, and (2) measuring the expression of at least one gene selected from the group consisting of POU6F2, LMX1B, and TFAP2B in the cell population.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kohji Nishida, Motokazu Tsujikawa, Susumu Hara, Satoshi Kawasaki, Masahito Yoshihara, Masayoshi Itoh, Hideya Kawaji