Patents by Inventor Wataru Okamoto

Wataru Okamoto 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: 11961059
    Abstract: The present disclosure promotes distribution of sensor data among a plurality of business operators. A controller that an information processing system according to the present disclosure includes collects first data including a plurality of items and personal information from mobile bodies belonging to a first business operator. The controller converts the first data to second data not being usable to identify individuals. The controller provides data in a range decided based on content of a predetermined data use contract, among the second data, to a second business operator. The controller calculates a consideration for the data that is to be paid by the second business operator, based on a data use record of the second business operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuaki Matsueda, Takashi Sueki, Jun Okamoto, Takumi Wada, Ryo Midorikawa, Junichi Nonaka, Wataru Shiraishi, Yasuhisa Fujiwara, Hiroshi Ishikawa, Shigeru Ichikawa, Hidetaka Eguchi, Masayo Nagai, Mika Inaba
  • Publication number: 20240104791
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a communication interface that communicates data with an image processing apparatus connected via a communication network, an image sensor that captures a subject image to generate image data, a controller that transmits the image data to the image processing apparatus via the communication interface, to request image processing for the image processing apparatus on the image data, and a setting interface that acquires setting information on a request for image processing, according to user operation, wherein based on the setting information acquired with the user operation, the controller limits specific image data from the image data generated by the image sensor, to request, for the image processing apparatus, specific image processing thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaaki YAMASAKI, Shinichi YAMAMOTO, Wataru OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230326163
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor that captures a subject image by receiving incident light, to generate image data; a controller that controls an image shooting operation using the image sensor; a recorder that records the image data as a result of the image shooting operation; and an adjuster that adjusts a light reception rate in each position on an incident surface, the light reception rate allowing the image sensor to receive the light, the incident surface being entered by the light corresponding to an image represented by the image data. The controller controls the adjuster to render the light reception rate in a position corresponding to part of the image on the incident surface different from the light reception rate in another position thereon, and causes the image sensor to capture the image with the light reception rate rendered different by the adjuster in the image shooting operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Takaaki YAMASAKI, Shinichi YAMAMOTO, Wataru OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230171487
    Abstract: A communication control device for communicating data with an external device, the communication control device includes: a communication interface that connects with the external device according to a predetermined communication standard; a controller that controls a plurality of host functions in which the communication control device performs each operation as a host for the external device in data communication via the communication interface; and a user interface that sets an on/off state for each of the host functions, based on a user operation, wherein among the plurality of host functions, according to a host function in the on state, the controller controls the user interface to restrict a host function for changing setting thereof based on the user operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Koichi OTSUKA, Wataru OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11573169
    Abstract: A method of conducting a shear strength test on a semiconductor element with improved pressing force direction includes pressing a peripheral surface of the semiconductor element with a shear tool in a direction inclined to gradually head away from the surface of the substrate along the direction of pressing to conduct a shear strength test with a die shear strength tester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Maruno, Wataru Okamoto
  • Patent number: 11302362
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display, an operation receiver, a storage, and a controller. The operation receiver receives an instruction indicating a switch of a candidate image from a user. The storage stores movie data. The controller controls the display to display a selection screen via which a frame image to be stored as a still image is selected from the movie data. The selection screen includes the candidate image, first marker information, and second marker information. The controller moves a frame position of the candidate image based on the position indicated by the first marker information or the second marker information in a case where the operation receiver receives the instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Okamoto, Masafumi Sato, Hideaki Hatanaka, Yoshikazu Sakai
  • Publication number: 20210096058
    Abstract: A method of testing a semiconductor element, in the method a bond strength of the semiconductor element bonded to a surface of a substrate is tested, includes pressing a peripheral surface of the semiconductor element with a shear tool in a direction inclined to gradually head away from the surface of the substrate along the direction of pressing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi MARUNO, Wataru OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200335138
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display, an operation receiver, a storage, and a controller. The operation receiver receives an instruction indicating a switch of a candidate image from a user. The storage stores movie data. The controller controls the display to display a selection screen via which a frame image to be stored as a still image is selected from the movie data. The selection screen includes the candidate image, first marker information, and second marker information. The controller moves a frame position of the candidate image based on the position indicated by the first marker information or the second marker information in a case where the operation receiver receives the instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Wataru OKAMOTO, Masafumi SATO, Hideaki HATANAKA, Yoshikazu SAKAI
  • Patent number: 10748580
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display, an operation receiver, a storage, and a controller. The operation receiver receives an instruction indicating a switch of a candidate image from a user. The storage stores movie data. The controller controls the display to display a selection screen via which a frame image to be stored as a still image is selected from the movie data. The selection screen includes the candidate image, first marker information, and second maker information. The controller moves a frame position of the candidate image based on the position indicated by the first marker information or the second marker information in a case where the operation receiver receives the instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Okamoto, Masafumi Sato, Hideaki Hatanaka, Yoshikazu Sakai
  • Publication number: 20200025834
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a power supply device includes a power supply circuit including circuit blocks and configured to generate power supply voltages based on an external power supply, detectors that detect failures of the circuit blocks, a nonvolatile memory, and a controller that stops an operation of the power supply circuit when any of the detectors detects the failure of any of the circuit blocks, and writes failure information of the power supply circuit into the nonvolatile memory. The failure information includes information indicating a type of the failure which has occurred and a circuit block among the circuit blocks in which the failure has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Wataru OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10438668
    Abstract: A power supply management device includes a first input terminal that receives an input voltage, and a first power supply circuit that outputs a voltage obtained by converting the input voltage. The first power supply circuit further outputs a first voltage responsive to a first signal being received by the first input terminal. The first power supply circuit yet further outputs a second voltage responsive to a second signal different from the first signal being received by the first input terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventor: Wataru Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20190139578
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display, an operation receiver, a storage, and a controller. The operation receiver receives an instruction indicating a switch of a candidate image from a user. The storage stores movie data. The controller controls the display to display a selection screen via which a frame image to be stored as a still image is selected from the movie data. The selection screen includes the candidate image, first marker information, and second maker information. The controller moves a frame position of the candidate image based on the position indicated by the first marker information or the second marker information in a case where the operation receiver receives the instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Wataru OKAMOTO, Masafumi SATO, Hideaki HATANAKA, Yoshikazu SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20180261293
    Abstract: A power supply management device includes a first input terminal that receives an input voltage, and a first power supply circuit that outputs a voltage obtained by converting the input voltage. The first power supply circuit further outputs a first voltage responsive to a first signal being received by the first input terminal. The first power supply circuit yet further outputs a second voltage responsive to a second signal different from the first signal being received by the first input terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Wataru OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9417799
    Abstract: A memory system includes a nonvolatile semiconductor memory having blocks, the block being data erasing unit; and a controller configured to execute; an update processing for; writing superseding data in a block, the superseding data being treated as valid data; and invalidating superseded data having the same logical address as the superseding data, the superseded data being treated as invalid data; and a compaction processing for; retrieving blocks having invalid data using a management table, the management table managing blocks in a linked list format for each number of valid data included in the block; selecting a compaction source block having at least one valid data from the retrieved blocks; copying a plurality of valid data included in the compaction source blocks into a compaction target block; invalidating the plurality of valid data in the compaction source blocks; and releasing the compaction source blocks in which all data are invalidated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Junji Yano, Kosuke Hatsuda, Hidenori Matsuzaki, Wataru Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20150309728
    Abstract: A memory system includes a nonvolatile semiconductor memory having blocks, the block being data erasing unit; and a controller configured to execute; an update processing for; writing superseding data in a block, the superseding data being treated as valid data; and invalidating superseded data having the same logical address as the superseding data, the superseded data being treated as invalid data; and a compaction processing for; retrieving blocks having invalid data using a management table, the management table managing blocks in a linked list format for each number of valid data included in the block; selecting a compaction source block having at least one valid data from the retrieved blocks; copying a plurality of valid data included in the compaction source blocks into a compaction target block; invalidating the plurality of valid data in the compaction source blocks; and releasing the compaction source blocks in which all data are invalidated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Junji YANO, Kosuke HATSUDA, Hidenori MATSUZAKI, Wataru OKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9118829
    Abstract: An imaging device is provided that includes an imaging component, an image processor a display component, and a controller. The imaging component is configured to capture a subject image and produce image information that corresponds to the subject image. The image information has a first region and a second region. The image processor is configured to perform a vignette processing on the second region to produce a vignetted image. The image processor is further configured to enlarge at least part of the first region to produce an enlarged image according to an operation signal from an interface component. The display component is configured to display the vignetted image on the second region and the enlarged image on the first region. The controller is configured to control at least one of the imaging component, the image processor, and the display component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Ueda, Wataru Okamoto
  • Patent number: 9092324
    Abstract: A memory system includes a nonvolatile semiconductor memory having blocks, the block being data erasing unit; and a controller configured to execute; an update processing for; writing superseding data in a block, the superseding data being treated as valid data; and invalidating superseded data having the same logical address as the superseding data, the superseded data being treated as invalid data; and a compaction processing for; retrieving blocks having invalid data using a management table, the management table managing blocks in a linked list format for each number of valid data included in the block; selecting a compaction source block having at least one valid data from the retrieved blocks; copying a plurality of valid data included in the compaction source blocks into a compaction target block; invalidating the plurality of valid data in the compaction source blocks; and releasing the compaction source blocks in which all data are invalidated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Junji Yano, Kosuke Hatsuda, Hidenori Matsuzaki, Wataru Okamoto
  • Patent number: 8866933
    Abstract: An imaging device is provided that is configured to perform continuous shooting and includes an imaging unit, a memory, an imaging control unit and a grouping determination unit. The imaging unit is configured to capture an image of a subject. The memory is configured to store continuous shooting control information indicating a value of a control parameter related to continuous shooting. The imaging control unit is configured to cause the imaging unit to perform continuous shooting in accordance with the stored continuous shooting control information. The grouping determination unit is configured to determine, based on the stored continuous shooting control information, whether a series of image information are to be grouped together. The series of image information is obtained in one continuous shooting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kyosuke Osuka, Taizo Aoki, Masayuki Ozaki, Wataru Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20140229662
    Abstract: A memory system includes a nonvolatile semiconductor memory having blocks, the block being data erasing unit; and a controller configured to execute; an update processing for; writing superseding data in a block, the superseding data being treated as valid data; and invalidating superseded data having the same logical address as the superseding data, the superseded data being treated as invalid data; and a compaction processing for; retrieving blocks having invalid data using a management table, the management table managing blocks in a linked list format for each number of valid data included in the block; selecting a compaction source block having at least one valid data from the retrieved blocks; copying a plurality of valid data included in the compaction source blocks into a compaction target block; invalidating the plurality of valid data in the compaction source blocks; and releasing the compaction source blocks in which all data are invalidated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Junji YANO, Kosuke Hatsuda, Hidenori Matsuzaki, Wataru Okamoto
  • Patent number: 8745313
    Abstract: A memory system includes a nonvolatile semiconductor memory having blocks, the block being data erasing unit; and a controller configured to execute; an update processing for; writing superseding data in a block, the superseding data being treated as valid data; and invalidating superseded data having the same logical address as the superseding data, the superseded data being treated as invalid data; and a compaction processing for; retrieving blocks having invalid data using a management tablet the management table managing blocks in a linked list format for each number of valid data included in the block; selecting a compaction source block having at least one valid data from the retrieved blocks; copying a plurality of valid data included in the compaction source blocks into a compaction target block; invalidating the plurality of valid data in the compaction source blocks; and releasing the compaction source blocks in which all data are invalidated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Junji Yano, Kosuke Hatsuda, Hidenori Matsuzaki, Wataru Okamoto