Patents Assigned to Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
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Publication number: 20090207448Abstract: A communication terminal device includes a communication unit, an archive determination unit, an archive data creating unit and an interface unit. The communication unit receives data from another communication terminal device. The archive determination unit searches whether or not archive information is included in the data received by the communication unit to determine whether or not the received data is archive data. When the archive determination unit determines that the data is not archive data, the archive data creating unit processes the data into archive data by adding archive information to the data. The interface unit transmits the archive data to another different communication terminal device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2009Publication date: August 20, 2009Applicant: MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Tomofumi TAKAGI
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Patent number: 7577517Abstract: Each of guided vehicles has an operating condition memory unit for storing the total travel distance, the travel time, the number of travels, the number of errors at a stop position, and the number of article transfers. These values are evaluated by an evaluation unit 53, and the machine difference is measured again for each of the guided vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2006Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Atsuo Nagasawa
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Publication number: 20090193235Abstract: In response to a transfer request, for which a loading time at a transfer source and a loading time at a transfer target are designated by a production controller, there is created a transfer scenario, which contains a basic transfer (From) from the transfer source to a buffer near the transfer target, for example, and a basic transfer (To) from the buffer to the transfer target. In order that the basic transfers (From, To) may be able to be executed, the buffer is reserved, and a transfer vehicle is allocated. The time period for the transfer vehicle to run to the transfer source or the buffer and the time period for the transfer vehicle to run from the transfer source or the buffer are estimated to assign a transfer command to the transfer vehicle. The possibility that the loading and the loading time may deviate from a designated period is evaluated. In case this possibility is high, a production controller is informed that a just-in-time transfer is difficult.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2007Publication date: July 30, 2009Applicants: MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Takao Hayashi, Hiroki Sone, Toyokazu Kobayashi, Yoshinori Yamada, Akiya Inoue, Masayuki Tsujino, Hiromichi Kawano
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Patent number: 7566183Abstract: A paper output mechanism includes a supporting frame supporting a rotational shaft on which output rollers are fixed. Pressing rollers are fixed at an intermediate position between the output rollers. A guide cover is mounted on the supporting frame. Supporting frame portions are mounted on a side edge of the guide cover opposing to the output rollers, and support the press rollers. The supporting frame portions are fit and held in slits formed on the guide cover. Accordingly, a position adjustment can be performed by moving the supporting frame portions in a paper output direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2006Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Katsushi Shoji, Hideatsu Shimamoto
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Publication number: 20090173561Abstract: A robot capable of traveling while constantly directing a predetermined part of a main body to a detection target. In the robot, a main body is jointed to a traveling unit so that relative rotation is possible between the main body and the traveling unit. Based on position information of a detection target detected by a position detection sensor, a control device controls, while the traveling unit is traveling, a body drive motor so that a front surface of the main body constantly faces the detection target and rotates the main body relative to the traveling unit. Accordingly, a CCD camera, a microphone, a speaker, display or the like provided on the front surface of the main body constantly face the detection target. Thus, the robot can reliably communicate with the detection target even during traveling, through mutual transmission of information between the robot and the detection target.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2007Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicant: MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshiki Moriguchi, Tsuyoshi Nakano
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Patent number: 7558983Abstract: To reduce workload on an Internet facsimile machine on the transmission side, and to execute a retransmission processing promptly and reliably, an electronic mail server device includes a function for receiving an electronic mail, a function for transmitting the received electronic mail to the Internet facsimile machine of a destination via the Internet, and a function for carrying out a facsimile transmission of the image data via a public telephone network. The electronic mail server device also includes a RAM which stores an address/number corresponding table which corresponds the electronic mail address and the facsimile number of the Internet facsimile machine of the destination.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2003Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yoshifumi Tanimoto
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Patent number: 7558670Abstract: When the destination of a guided vehicle 24 is changed from a point 20 to a point 18, the speed of the guided vehicle 24 is controlled so that a new travel route can be calculated before the guided vehicle 24 arrives at the nearest branch point 10. The guided vehicle 24 cancels unnecessary blocking for straight traveling at the branch point 10, for straight traveling at a merge point 14, and for branch traveling at a branch point 12, and request blocking for branch traveling at the branch point 10 again, and travels based on the new route.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2006Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Atsuo Nagasawa
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Patent number: 7554556Abstract: A color image processing device includes a pre-correction unit, a computation processing unit and a post-correction unit. The pre-correction unit includes a pre-correction circuit which carries out a pre-correction to reverse a highest-order bit of a pixel value on input data of a color component. The pre-correction unit selectively outputs the input data of the color component or the data of the color component pre-corrected by the pre-correction circuit according to the color component. The computation processing unit carries out a prescribed computation processing on the data of the color component output by the pre-correction unit and outputs the data of the color component carried out with the prescribed computation processing. The post-correction unit includes a post-correction circuit which carries out a post-correction to reverse a highest-order bit of a pixel value on the data of the color component output by the computation processing unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2005Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Katsushi Minamino
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Publication number: 20090164123Abstract: A traveling unit for a self-propelled apparatus, which is capable of detecting two different collision levels. The traveling unit includes: two running wheels rotatably supported by a frame; a motor that drives and rotates the two running wheels; and two tape switches that detect a collision of the frame with an obstacle. When the tape switch detects a small level of collision which is a first collision, the traveling unit performs an operation to avoid the obstacle. When the tape switch detects a second collision whose collision level is higher than the first collision, the traveling unit stops traveling.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2007Publication date: June 25, 2009Applicant: MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Toshiki Moriguchi
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Patent number: 7540493Abstract: In an image forming device, a paper feed cassette accommodating a plurality of papers is removably inserted in a cassette accommodating portion of a device main body. A locking member and a lock releasing member maintain a flapper at a prescribed pressed-down position. When the paper feed cassette is inserted into the cassette accommodating portion, after the flapper at the prescribed pressed-down position is unlocked, the flapper is temporarily caught at a position within a vertical swinging range of the flapper. After the paper feed cassette is completely inserted, the flapper is released.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2006Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takashi Konishi
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Patent number: 7543029Abstract: On the occasion of receiving an electronic mail to a predetermined receiving address defined as a mailing list, there is stored mailing list information recorded beforehand with a transfer destination address of the electronic mail and a bypass-transfer destination address for bypassing the transfer destination address, and, on the occasion of transferring the electronic mail to the transfer destination address, in case a fault occurs in the transfer destination and the transferring is difficult, the bypass-transfer destination address is read out so that the received electronic mail is transferred thereto by bypassing the transfer destination address.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignees: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha, Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Yuji Udono, Yasutaka Goto, Ryuji Itakura, Yoshifumi Tanimoto
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Patent number: 7536148Abstract: In an image scanning device, an Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) frame accommodating an ADF is provided openable and closable on an upper surface of a device main body via a hinge member. In the hinge member, a frame supporting part fixed on one end part of the ADF frame and a base part fixed on the device main body are mounted in a manner capable of being swung. A rear side edge of the ADF frame is supported by the frame supporting part of the hinge member. The ADF frame is provided openable and closable so as to expose a bottom surface of the ADF frame to a front side.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2005Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Atsushi Fukumura
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Patent number: 7529604Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a moving body system which can determine a moved position of a moving body such as a guided vehicle or a stacker crane wherever it is on a moving path, which can stop the moving body anywhere, and which can quickly move the moving body to a stopped position. The present invention provides a moving body system including a guided vehicle 1 moving along running rails 2, 2 constituting a moving path and a detected member 20 laid along the running rails 2, 2. The detected member 20 includes a large number of mark members 21, 21, . . . in a direction in which the guided vehicle 1 moves. The guided vehicle 1 includes a first detecting sensor 11 and a second detecting sensor 12 which detect the mark members 21, 21, . . . of the detected member 20.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2004Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Toshiki Moriguchi
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Patent number: 7523699Abstract: The present invention provides a linear motor mounted press machine which uses a boosting mechanism to enable machining with a greater press tonnage using a press driving source with relatively low power and which, for machining with a smaller press tonnage, enables efficient high-speed machining. A linear motor mounted press machine includes a boosting mechanism 10 having an output portion that performs a rectilinear reciprocating operation, a first linear motor 11 coupled to an output portion of the boosting mechanism 10, a second linear motor 12 having an output shaft that drives a press tool 6 forward and backward, and a coupling switching mechanism 13. The coupling switching mechanism 13 releasably couples the output shaft of the second linear motor 12 to the output portion of the boosting mechanism 10. The boosting mechanism 10 is a toggle-type link mechanism or the like. A servo motor and a crank mechanism or the like may be used in place of the first linear motor 11.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2007Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroichi Sakamoto
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Patent number: 7522989Abstract: The present invention provides a carriage system which, to choose one of a plurality of running routes, can appropriately determine the congestion statuses of the running routes to choose one of them along which a carriage can reach its destination earliest. In a carriage system 10, each carriage 1 is provided with running status reporting means 1b for reporting a running status based on a running speed to a zone controller 3. The zone controller 3 is provided with congestion information generating means 3b for generating congestion information by putting together reports from the running status reporting means 1b of the carriages 1.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2006Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroyuki Matsuda
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Publication number: 20090091453Abstract: A monitor camera (18) is arranged for monitoring an ID unit (42 of a medical staff. The ID of a staff who is opening a storage cabinet (12) is identified and authenticated by a management device (22). When the authentication is successful, a shelf (28) of the storage cabinet (12) is unlocked. An RFID reader (34) is arranged on the storage cabinet (12) so as to read an RF ID of an article in the shelf (28) when the shelf (28) is opened and closed and identify an article placed or removed according to the difference between the ID lists when the shelf is opened and closed. When a medical staff takes a medical product or medical instrument out of the storage cabinet, it is possible to automatically record who took out which medical product. Moreover, it is possible to prevent taking out of a medical product by an unauthorized person.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2006Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masato Ishida, Kenichi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7506749Abstract: The present invention provides a conveying system that performs efficient conveyance by using trays each accommodating one workpiece, as a basic conveyor, and fully utilizing this advantage of the trays to allow its conveyance form to be changed as required. The conveying system includes a single-pod conveyor 10 for conveying pods 5 one by one, a pod stacker 50 for stacking a plurality of pods 5, a stacked pod conveyor 60 for conveying the stacked pods 5, and a pod destacker 50 for destacking the stacked pods.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2007Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroshi Fukazawa, Masazumi Fukushima, Makoto Yamamoto
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Patent number: 7508534Abstract: An image processing device includes an accumulating unit an information deleting unit and an information updating unit. The accumulating unit accumulates image information of a plurality of pages as a multipage file, wherein the multipage file includes identification information associated with the image information of each of the pages. The information deleting unit deletes image information of any page of the multipage file. The information updating unit updates, when image information of one or more of the pages of the multipage file has been deleted by the information deleting unit, identification information corresponding to the image information of the deleted page.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2004Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kenji Dokuni
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Patent number: 7508542Abstract: An image forming device includes a plurality of holding units that holds data of pixels around a target pixel, a weight generating unit that generates a weight for each holding unit, a plurality of weight applying units that applies a corresponding weight to the data held by each holding unit, and a control unit that determines an exposing energy for the target pixel in accordance with an output of each weight applying unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2004Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroshi Kirita
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Patent number: 7505185Abstract: A color image communication device includes a transmission unit which carries out a facsimile transmission of image data of a sYCC-Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) color space, and a control unit which controls a facsimile transmission of the image data of the sYCC-JPEG color space without setting size information in a facsimile communication protocol when the image data to be transmitted by facsimile is the image data of the sYCC-JPEG color space.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2003Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Osamu Kimoto