Patents by Inventor Tadayuki Ito

Tadayuki Ito 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).

  • Publication number: 20240119475
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor configured to provide an incentive to a first user who sells or returns a first vehicle in which a part of a first coating film including an easily peelable layer is not peeled off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukinori II, Kenji YAMAGUCHI, Junya OGAWA, Yuki NAGANUMA, Junya YAMAMOTO, Yuta TONE, Naoki ISHIZUKA, Tadayuki TANAKA, Keisuke ITO, Yuka YOKOI, Takashi HAYASHI, Naoya OKA, Yu HAMADA
  • Patent number: 11928591
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus and an information processing method capable of accurately recognizing an object to be sensed are provided. One or a plurality of learning models are selected from among learning models corresponding to a plurality of categories, a priority of each of the selected learning models is set, observation data obtained by sequentially compounding pieces of sensor data applied from a sensor is analyzed using the learning model and the priority of the learning model, a setting of sensing at a next cycle is selected based on an analysis result, predetermined control processing is executed in such a manner that the sensor performs sensing at the selected setting of sensing, and the learning model corresponding to the category estimated as the category to which a current object to be sensed belongs with a highest probability is selected based on the categories to each of which the previously recognized object to be sensed belongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kanako Esaki, Tadayuki Matsumura, Hiroyuki Mizuno, Kiyoto Ito
  • Publication number: 20240071068
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a conversion unit configured to, if a bit width of a weight coefficient in a first layer in weight coefficients in a plurality of layers is N bits, wherein N is a predetermined integer not less than 2, output the weight coefficient, and if the bit width of the weight coefficient is not N bits, output a weight coefficient of N bits obtained by converting the weight coefficient, and an operation unit configured to generate a feature image in a second layer based on a multiply-accumulate operation between the weight coefficient output by the conversion unit and a feature image in the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: TSEWEI CHEN, Masami Kato, TADAYUKI ITO
  • Patent number: 11789151
    Abstract: A surveying system includes a target unit having a reflection target and an encoder pattern showing an angle of the target unit; a scanner configured to acquire three-dimensional point cloud data, measured coordinates of the target, and optically read the encoder pattern to acquire an encoder pattern read angle; and a leveling base configured to selectively allow either of the target unit and the scanner to be removably mounted. The scanner calculates a direction angle of the leveling base based on the encoder pattern read angle and the offset angle of the target unit, calculates coordinates of an installation point of the target unit based on the measured coordinates of the target and the direction angle of the target, and calculates a direction angle of the scanner based on the offset angle of the scanner and the direction angle of the leveling base on which the scanner is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Topcon Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Yasutomi, Takahiro Komeichi, Tadayuki Ito
  • Publication number: 20230315926
    Abstract: A management system includes a completion database storing, with respect to a completion member of a building, at least a member ID and member coordinates, an environment database storing, with respect to environment conditions of the building including the completion member after completion or an object related to the completion member, at least an environment acquisition result ID and environment acquisition coordinates, an operation model creating unit configured to extract, as an operation member, the completion member related to the environment conditions acquired, and create an operation model of the operation member, and an operation database in which, with respect to the operation member, an operation member ID, the member ID, operation member coordinates, and an operation member shape are stored based on the operation model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi DOJI, Tadayuki ITO, Nobuyuki NISHITA, Takeshi DOHMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230315927
    Abstract: The present invention supports a routine work related to operation of a building to be performed by a manager of the building after completion of building construction. A management system includes a completion database storing, an environment database storing, a rule database including a rule table storing, with respect to an operation rule of the building, a rule ID of the operation rule, rule attributes of the operation rule, and a rule element of the operation rule, and an object table storing the rule ID and related member attributes of a related member related to the rule ID, an operation database including an operation rule table storing the rule ID, a member list of the related member, and an operation rule element based on the rule element, and an operation rule creating unit configured to create the operation rule table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi DOJI, Tadayuki ITO, Nobuyuki NISHITA, Takeshi DOHMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230305152
    Abstract: To provide a three-dimensional survey apparatus, a three-dimensional survey method, and a three-dimensional survey program which are capable of executing registration of point cloud data in an efficient manner. A three-dimensional survey apparatus includes a collimating ranging unit, a scanner unit, and a control calculation portion. The control calculation portion calculates and stores coordinates of a machine reference point of the collimating ranging unit at a survey position by collimation of a telescope portion, stores point cloud data having been acquired at the survey position by controlling the scanner unit, and executes control for performing, based on the stored coordinates of the machine reference point, positioning of the point cloud data having been acquired by the scanner unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Topcon Corporation
    Inventor: Tadayuki ITO
  • Patent number: 11692823
    Abstract: To provide a three-dimensional survey apparatus, a three-dimensional survey method, and a three-dimensional survey program which are capable of suppressing an occurrence of a data-deficient part. A three-dimensional survey apparatus includes a collimating ranging unit, a scanner unit, and a control calculation portion. If there is a data-deficient part where three-dimensional data is not acquired among a measurement object when the scanner unit acquires point cloud data, the control calculation portion executes control to replenish the three-dimensional data related to the data-deficient part having been acquired by the collimating ranging unit to the point cloud data having been acquired by the scanner unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Topcon Corporation
    Inventors: Tadayuki Ito, Kenichiro Yoshino, Yoshihiro Nishi, Motohiro Miyajima
  • Publication number: 20230070967
    Abstract: A surveying system includes a target unit having a reflection target and an encoder pattern showing an angle of the target unit; a scanner configured to acquire three-dimensional point cloud data, measured coordinates of the target, and optically read the encoder pattern to acquire an encoder pattern read angle; and a leveling base configured to selectively allow either of the target unit and the scanner to be removably mounted. The scanner calculates a direction angle of the leveling base based on the encoder pattern read angle and the offset angle of the target unit, calculates coordinates of an installation point of the target unit based on the measured coordinates of the target and the direction angle of the target, and calculates a direction angle of the scanner based on the offset angle of the scanner and the direction angle of the leveling base on which the scanner is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Satoshi YASUTOMI, Takahiro KOMEICHI, Tadayuki ITO
  • Patent number: 11551411
    Abstract: Correspondence relationships between two laser scanning point clouds are easily determined with high accuracy. A data processor includes a laser scanning point cloud acquiring unit and a laser scanning point cloud correspondence relationship determining unit. The laser scanning point cloud acquiring unit acquires a first laser scanning point cloud that is obtained in a first time period and a second laser scanning point cloud that is obtained in a second time period. The laser scanning point cloud correspondence relationship determining unit determines correspondence relationships between the first laser scanning point cloud and the second laser scanning point cloud on the basis of a laser scanning point cloud relating to a fixed object. The fixed object is contained in both the first laser scanning point cloud and the second laser scanning point cloud and does not change between the first time period and the second time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Topcon Corporation
    Inventors: Tadayuki Ito, Takeshi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11536841
    Abstract: A surveying system includes a target unit having a reflection target and an encoder pattern showing an angle of the target unit; a scanner configured to acquire three-dimensional point cloud data, measured coordinates of the target, and optically read the encoder pattern to acquire an encoder pattern read angle; and a leveling base configured to selectively allow either of the target unit and the scanner to be removably mounted. The scanner calculates a direction angle of the leveling base based on the encoder pattern read angle and the offset angle of the target unit, calculates coordinates of an installation point of the target unit based on the measured coordinates of the target and the direction angle of the target, and calculates a direction angle of the scanner based on the offset angle of the scanner and the direction angle of the leveling base on which the scanner is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Yasutomi, Takahiro Komeichi, Tadayuki Ito
  • Publication number: 20220319023
    Abstract: A point cloud information processing device including: an image analyzer configured to analyze pieces of image information taken from different viewpoints, recognize different segments in each of the images, assign a label to each of the regions, and generate labeled image information; a point cloud labeling unit configured to assign, to each point of the pieces of point cloud information of the different viewpoints, a label of a corresponding segment in the labeled image information based on a positional information of each point, thereby generating pieces of labeled point cloud information; and a point cloud integration unit configured to align the pieces of labeled point cloud information by using a label common in the pieces of labeled point cloud information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Topcon Corporation
    Inventors: Kaede YARIMIZU, Takeshi SASAKI, Tadayuki ITO
  • Patent number: 11409655
    Abstract: There is provided with an interface apparatus. The interface apparatus provides a shared cache for a plurality of processing units. A first port acquires data from a first processing unit included in the plurality of processing units. A second port outputs the data acquired from the first processing unit to a second processing unit included in the plurality of processing units. A cache caches the data acquired from the first processing unit. A controller controls, based on information acquired from the second processing unit, whether to write back data written in the cache to a memory different from the cache.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tadayuki Ito
  • Patent number: 11385337
    Abstract: A method for calibrating unevenness of a plurality of measuring elements in an apparatus for evaluating road surface property having a plurality of measuring elements repeats steps of computing separation quantities from a calibration reference plane on a reference area regarding all measuring elements; determining a measuring element where the separation quantity is maximum from among all the measuring element to calibrate the measuring element such that a difference between point cloud data produced from a measurement value of the measuring element where the separation quantity is maximum and the calibration reference plane becomes equal or less than a predetermined value, producing a new calibration reference plane from the measurement values of the measuring elements including the calibrated measuring element, until RMS of point cloud data does not change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Topcon Corporation
    Inventors: You Sasaki, Tadayuki Ito
  • Publication number: 20220068019
    Abstract: Correspondence relationships between two laser scanning point clouds are easily determined with high accuracy. A data processor includes a laser scanning point cloud acquiring unit and a laser scanning point cloud correspondence relationship determining unit. The laser scanning point cloud acquiring unit acquires a first laser scanning point cloud that is obtained in a first time period and a second laser scanning point cloud that is obtained in a second time period. The laser scanning point cloud correspondence relationship determining unit determines correspondence relationships between the first laser scanning point cloud and the second laser scanning point cloud on the basis of a laser scanning point cloud relating to a fixed object. The fixed object is contained in both the first laser scanning point cloud and the second laser scanning point cloud and does not change between the first time period and the second time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Topcon Corporation
    Inventors: Tadayuki ITO, Takeshi SASAKI
  • Patent number: 11256459
    Abstract: This invention provides a data processing apparatus operable to execute processing requested by an application, where the apparatus comprises a processing unit configured to, if there is an instruction for processing, execute the processing in accordance with a command list indicated by the instruction; and a control unit configured to, upon receiving a request for processing from the application, generate a command list corresponding to the request and instruct the processing unit to perform the processing, wherein the processing unit comprises a switching unit configured to, upon receiving, from the control unit, a second instruction during execution of a command list for a first instruction, switch to execution of a command list for the second instruction at a timing of execution of a command that is a control point preset in the command list for the first instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tadayuki Ito
  • Publication number: 20220026208
    Abstract: A surveying system includes a surveying device, a UAV, and a processor. The surveying device includes a first camera and a combination of a laser scanner and a total station. The UAV is mounted with a second camera. The processor includes an image data receiving unit, a laser scanning data receiving unit, a specified part receiving unit, a flight plan setting unit, and a camera direction setting unit. The specified part receiving unit receives a desired part specified in a photographic image taken by the first camera. The flight plan setting unit sets a flight route of the UAV that contains a position of a viewpoint for viewing the desired part, on the basis of laser scanning data. The camera direction setting unit sets directions of the second camera during flight of the UAV along the flight route, on the basis of the laser scanning data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Topcon Corporation
    Inventors: Tadayuki ITO, Takeshi SASAKI
  • Patent number: 11119924
    Abstract: In order to allow efficient data communication, an interface device that includes N ports, comprises: a cache memory that is shared by the N ports and includes a plurality of cache tags each of which is allocated to one of the N ports; and N cache determination units corresponding to the N ports. Each of the N cache determination units comprises: a determiner configured to determine, based on all of the values of the plurality of cache tags, whether a cache miss has occurred in the cache memory, and an update unit configured to update, when the determiner determines that a cache miss has occurred, cache tag values allocated to a self-port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tadayuki Ito
  • Patent number: 11002549
    Abstract: Provided is a data processing device including a trajectory calculating unit configured to calculate a trajectory of a mobile body that moves in a measurement section, based on measurement data acquired by the mobile body, a virtual level difference detecting unit configured to detect a virtual level difference occurring in the trajectory, a trajectory smoothing unit configured to smooth the trajectory in a section before and after the virtual level difference according to a magnitude of the virtual level difference, and a point group data generating unit configured to generate synthetic point group data by synthesizing the smoothed trajectory and point group data included in the measurement data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Yasutomi, Tadayuki Ito
  • Publication number: 20210080256
    Abstract: To provide a three-dimensional survey apparatus, a three-dimensional survey method, and a three-dimensional survey program which are capable of suppressing an occurrence of a data-deficient part. A three-dimensional survey apparatus includes a collimating ranging unit, a scanner unit, and a control calculation portion. If there is a data-deficient part where three-dimensional data is not acquired among a measurement object when the scanner unit acquires point cloud data, the control calculation portion executes control to replenish the three-dimensional data related to the data-deficient part having been acquired by the collimating ranging unit to the point cloud data having been acquired by the scanner unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Topcon Corporation
    Inventors: Tadayuki ITO, Kenichiro YOSHINO, Yoshihiro NISHI, Motohiro MIYAJIMA