Patents by Inventor Aiko OHTSUKA
Aiko OHTSUKA 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: 20240118703Abstract: A display apparatus (400) includes: a reception unit that receives a plurality of captured images (415a-415f); a display control unit that displays, on a display, the plurality of captured images for selection (420) by a user, as a candidate of a movement destination of a mobile apparatus; an operation input unit that receives selection of one or more captured images from among the plurality of captured images being displayed; an autonomous movement request generator that generates autonomous movement request information including information on the one or more selected captured images; and a transmission unit that transmits the autonomous movement request information that causes the mobile apparatus to autonomously move to one or more movement destinations each corresponding to an area indicated by corresponding one of the one or more selected captured images.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Aiko OHTSUKA, Koichi KUDO, Junki AOKI, Hanako BANDO, Mototsugu MUROI, Kento HOSAKA
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Publication number: 20240022806Abstract: An information processing apparatus for controlling an image capturing process for a robot that moves in a predetermined site to capture an image of a target object. The information processing apparatus includes a memory that stores a plurality of reference images that are captured images of the target object installed in the site, the captured images being obtained at a specific image capturing position and showing different appearances of the target object, such that each of the plurality of reference images is associated with an image capturing condition of the target object. Further, there is an image capturing control unit that captures an image of the target object by using the robot moved to the specific image capturing position, and an image capturing condition setting unit that sets an image capturing condition of the target object, based on the captured image of the target object and the stored reference images.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Koichi KUDO, Aiko OHTSUKA, Masuyoshi YACHIDA, Hanako BANDO
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Publication number: 20230205198Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to register first point information being information on a first point that is a specific position of a mobile apparatus moving according to a user operation. The circuitry registers second point information being information on a second point that is obtained based on the first point. The first point is learned by the mobile apparatus as being to be included in a route for autonomous movement of the mobile apparatus. The circuitry further generates the route based on the first point information and the second point information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Hanako BANDO, Aiko OHTSUKA, Koichi KUDO
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Publication number: 20220100571Abstract: A scheduling system includes first circuitry and second circuitry. The first circuitry stores, in a memory, information on a plurality of tasks to be executed by at least one mobile device. The information on the plurality of tasks includes information on an estimated amount of battery consumption of the at least one mobile device in executing each of the plurality of tasks. The second circuitry receives designation of the plurality of tasks to be executed by the at least one mobile device. The second circuitry further causes a display to display a screen having a schedule in which the plurality of tasks is arranged for the at least one mobile device based on the information on the estimated amount of battery consumption.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Aiko OHTSUKA, Koichi KUDO, Masuyoshi YACHIDA, Hanako BANDO
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Publication number: 20210001487Abstract: An information processing apparatus for controlling an operation of a telepresence robot at a site includes circuitry configured to receive notification information including device position information of an operation device at the site, the operation device being configured to receive an operation performed by a user, output an operation start request for moving to a specific movement destination, to a specific telepresence robot that is identified based on the device position information included in the received notification information and robot position information of the telepresence robot at the site, transmit a communication request to an administrator terminal configured to perform a remote communication with the specific telepresence robot, instruct the specific telepresence robot to move to the specific movement destination, and start a remote communication between the administrator terminal and the specific telepresence robot.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Aiko OHTSUKA, Atsuo KAWAGUCHI
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Patent number: 10225480Abstract: A terminal device, comprising: a capturing unit capturing a subject; a light emitting unit; a display unit, a processor, and a storage unit containing a program that causes the processor to execute a process of acquiring a drawing target drawn by a user from a captured image of the subject including the drawing target and causing the drawing target to be displayed on a screen of the display unit, the program causes the processor to execute; controlling the light emitting unit to emit the light when the capturing unit captures the subject according to the user's operation, acquiring the captured image that is obtained by capturing the subject irradiated with the light emitted from the light emitting unit, performing image correction corresponding to a brightness distribution of the light emitted from the light emitting unit on the captured image, and extracting the drawing target from the captured image acquired.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Atsushi Itoh, Aiko Ohtsuka, Munetake Moroyama
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Patent number: 10089909Abstract: A display control method includes: inputting user's image including a drawing portion made by hand drawing and being a display target image; and performing image control including causing the input user's image to emerge from any one of a left end and a right end of a predetermined display region, on which the user's image is to be displayed, and moving the user's image that has emerged.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Atsushi Itoh, Aiko Ohtsuka, Tetsuya Sakayori, Hidekazu Suzuki, Takanobu Tanaka
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Patent number: 9971556Abstract: An image processing apparatus for coupling to an imaging apparatus that generates a captured image covering substantially a 360-degree field of view and for transmitting an output image to an image forming apparatus includes a setting unit configured to select a type of a polyhedron that is to be constructed by folding a development printed on a medium according to the output image, a converter configured to convert coordinates in the captured image into coordinates in the development that is to be printed on the medium and folded to construct the polyhedron, such that a zenith in the captured image is printed at a topmost point of the polyhedron constructed by folding the development printed on the medium, and an image generator configured to generate the output image based on the converted coordinates.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Aiko Ohtsuka, Atsushi Funami
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Patent number: 9875409Abstract: An abnormality detection apparatus, an abnormality detection method, and an abnormality detection program are provided. Each of the abnormality detection apparatus, an abnormality detection method, and an abnormality detection program extracts a target image to be monitored and a reference image, respectively, from target video to be monitored, detects an abnormality based on a difference between the target image to be monitored and the reference image, and displays an image indicating a difference between the target image to be monitored and the reference image on a monitor. Moreover, an abnormality detection system is provided including the abnormality detection apparatus, a video that captures an image of a target to be monitored, and a monitor.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Keiji Ohmura, Aiko Ohtsuka, Kazuya Takahashi
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Publication number: 20180011669Abstract: An image processing apparatus for coupling to an imaging apparatus that generates a captured image covering substantially a 360-degree field of view and for transmitting an output image to an image forming apparatus includes a setting unit configured to select a type of a polyhedron that is to be constructed by folding a development printed on a medium according to the output image, a converter configured to convert coordinates in the captured image into coordinates in the development that is to be printed on the medium and folded to construct the polyhedron, such that a zenith in the captured image is printed at a topmost point of the polyhedron constructed by folding the development printed on the medium, and an image generator configured to generate the output image based on the converted coordinates.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Aiko OHTSUKA, Atsushi FUNAMI
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Publication number: 20170372649Abstract: A display control method includes: inputting user's image including a drawing portion made by hand drawing and being a display target image; and performing image control including causing the input user's image to emerge from any one of a left end and a right end of a predetermined display region, on which the user's image is to be displayed, and moving the user's image that has emerged.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Itoh, Aiko Ohtsuka, Tetsuya Sakayori, Hidekazu Suzuki, Takanobu Tanaka
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Patent number: 9786208Abstract: A display control method includes: inputting user's image including a drawing portion made by hand drawing and being a display target image; and performing image control including causing the input user's image to emerge from any one of a left end and a right end of a predetermined display region, on which the user's image is to be displayed, and moving the user's image that has emerged.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Atsushi Itoh, Aiko Ohtsuka, Tetsuya Sakayori, Hidekazu Suzuki, Takanobu Tanaka
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Patent number: 9661278Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging unit configured take a plurality of images, the imaging unit including a plurality of imaging parts each configured to acquire an imaging data item relevant to one of the plurality of images taken, and a wiring part configured to transmit a plurality of the imaging data items acquired by the plurality of imaging parts. The wiring part includes an external part forming an outline of the wiring part, and a cable part disposed inside the external part. The plurality of imaging parts are disposed along a longitudinal direction of the wiring part, and the imaging unit is configured to acquire the plurality of the imaging data items corresponding to a plurality of imaging positions, and transmit the plurality of the imaging data items by using the cable part.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Keiji Omura, Kengo Yamamoto, Hiroko Mano, Hirofumi Horikawa, Yusuke Ohta, Aiko Ohtsuka
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Publication number: 20170054907Abstract: A safety equipment includes a mounting part, circuitry, and a transmitter. An image capturing device is detachably mounted to the mounting part of the safety equipment. The image capturing device captures an image of an object to acquire data of a full spherical panoramic image. The circuitry acquires the data of the full spherical panoramic image from the image capturing device mounted to the mounting part. The transmitter transmits the acquired data of the full spherical panoramic image to a communication terminal through a communication network. The communication terminal outputs an image based on the acquired data of the full spherical panoramic image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Yoshito NISHIHARA, Tadashi ARAKI, Aiko OHTSUKA
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Publication number: 20170039909Abstract: A display control method includes: inputting user's image including a drawing portion made by hand drawing and being a display target image; and performing image control including causing the input user's image to emerge from any one of a left end and a right end of a predetermined display region, on which the user's image is to be displayed, and moving the user's image that has emerged.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi ITOH, Aiko OHTSUKA, Tetsuya SAKAYORI, Hidekazu SUZUKI, Takanobu TANAKA
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Patent number: 9501857Abstract: A display control method includes: inputting user's image including a drawing portion made by hand drawing and being a display target image; and performing image control including causing the input user's image to emerge from any one of a left end and a right end of a predetermined display region, on which the user's image is to be displayed, and moving the user's image that has emerged.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2014Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Atsushi Itoh, Aiko Ohtsuka, Tetsuya Sakayori, Hidekazu Suzuki, Takanobu Tanaka
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Publication number: 20160034784Abstract: An abnormality detection apparatus, an abnormality detection method, and an abnormality detection program are provided. Each of the abnormality detection apparatus, an abnormality detection method, and an abnormality detection program extracts a target image to be monitored and a reference image, respectively, from target video to be monitored, detects an abnormality based on a difference between the target image to be monitored and the reference image, and displays an image indicating a difference between the target image to be monitored and the reference image on a monitor. Moreover, an abnormality detection system is provided including the abnormality detection apparatus, a video that captures an image of a target to be monitored, and a monitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Keiji Ohmura, Aiko Ohtsuka, Kazuya Takahashi
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Publication number: 20150334280Abstract: A terminal device, comprising: a capturing unit capturing a subject; a light emitting unit; a display unit, a processor, and a storage unit containing a program that causes the processor to execute a process of acquiring a drawing target drawn by a user from a captured image of the subject including the drawing target and causing the drawing target to be displayed on a screen of the display unit, the program causes the processor to execute; controlling the light emitting unit to emit the light when the capturing unit captures the subject according to the user's operation, acquiring the captured image that is obtained by capturing the subject irradiated with the light emitted from the light emitting unit, performing image correction corresponding to a brightness distribution of the light emitted from the light emitting unit on the captured image, and extracting the drawing target from the captured image acquired.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Atsushi ITOH, Aiko OHTSUKA, Munetake MOROYAMA
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Publication number: 20150130946Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging unit configured take a plurality of images, the imaging unit including a plurality of imaging parts each configured to acquire an imaging data item relevant to one of the plurality of images taken, and a wiring part configured to transmit a plurality of the imaging data items acquired by the plurality of imaging parts. The wiring part includes an external part forming an outline of the wiring part, and a cable part disposed inside the external part. The plurality of imaging parts are disposed along a longitudinal direction of the wiring part, and the imaging unit is configured to acquire the plurality of the imaging data items corresponding to a plurality of imaging positions, and transmit the plurality of the imaging data items by using the cable part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Keiji Omura, Kengo Yamamoto, Hiroko Mano, Hirofumi Horikawa, Yusuke Ohta, Aiko Ohtsuka
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Publication number: 20140333612Abstract: A display control method includes: inputting user's image including a drawing portion made by hand drawing and being a display target image; and performing image control including causing the input user's image to emerge from any one of a left end and a right end of a predetermined display region, on which the user's image is to be displayed, and moving the user's image that has emerged.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Atsushi ITOH, Aiko OHTSUKA, Tetsuya SAKAYORI, Hidekazu SUZUKI, Takanobu TANAKA