Patents by Inventor Akira Tanimoto

Akira Tanimoto 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: 20240119296
    Abstract: A learning device calculates an estimation target item reference value according to a fixed value of each estimation target object. The learning device acquires learning data that includes the fixed value of each estimation target object, a variable item value, and an estimation target item value according to the fixed value and the variable item value. The learning device trains, using the learning data and an evaluation function, a model that outputs an estimated value of the estimation target item value in response to input of the fixed value of each estimation target object and the variable item value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Akira TANIMOTO, Tomoya SAKAI, Takashi TAKENOUCHI, Hisashi KASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20240036856
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes: a vehicle device having a first function that is commonly implemented regardless of a type of the vehicle system; and an external device that operates alone and independently from the vehicle device, has a second function that is selectively implemented in accordance with the type, and is connected to the vehicle device via a communication line. The vehicle device is configured to execute the second function via the external device. The external device is configured to execute the first function via the vehicle device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Akira TANIMOTO, Hiroyoshi KUNIEDA
  • Publication number: 20240038000
    Abstract: A vehicle system of an embodiment includes a vehicular device and an external device solely operable and is communicably connected to the vehicular device. The external device is accessible from an external terminal device, and reflects a result of an access therefrom on the vehicular device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi KUNIEDA, Hiroki HAYASHI, Akira TANIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240037999
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes: a vehicle device; and an external device that is operable alone and communicably connected to the vehicle device. The external device receives data from the vehicle device and enables an access from an external terminal that changes the received data. According to the vehicle system, it is possible to access data obtained from the vehicle device without a person boarding a vehicle, without starting the vehicle device, and with remote operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi KUNIEDA, Hiroki HAYASHI, Akira TANIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230214722
    Abstract: A forecast support device acquires learning data including: a forecast value; and an actual value when the forecast value is disclosed. The forecast support device trains a model indicating a relationship between: the forecast value; and the actual value when the forecast value is disclosed, by using the learning data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicants: NEC CORPORATION, KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Akira TANIMOTO, Koh TAKEUCHI
  • Patent number: 11475377
    Abstract: A maintenance range optimization apparatus 10 optimizes a range of maintenance on an object that requires maintenance at a plurality of places. The maintenance range optimization apparatus 10 includes a learning processing unit 20 that executes machine learning, using, as learning data, information from when maintenance was previously executed, including a pre-maintenance state, a maintenance cost and a movement cost of a place subjected to maintenance, and constructs a model indicating a relationship between the range of maintenance and an overall cost incurred in maintenance, and a maintenance range setting unit 30 that sets the range of maintenance using the model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira Tanimoto
  • Publication number: 20210158380
    Abstract: A predicting data generation unit 91 generates, on the basis of a prediction day, predicting data having added thereto a value of an explanatory variable indicating whether the day corresponds to a date predetermined as a day on which cash transfer will take place. A prediction device 92 predicts cash demand by applying the predicting data to a learned model, the learned model having prediction formulae determined depending on a value of an explanatory variable. The prediction device 92, in accordance with the value of the explanatory variable included in the predicting data, selects a prediction formula for use in the prediction from among the plurality of prediction formulae indicated by the learned model, and applies the predicting data to the selected prediction formula to predict the cash demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi TOUKAIRIN, Yousuke MOTOHASHI, Keiji KANDA, Akira TANIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11004007
    Abstract: A predictor management system includes a storage unit 81 and update history management means 82. The storage unit 81 stores, in association with each of a plurality of prediction targets, an update history of a predictor corresponding to the prediction target. The update history management means 82 stores, in response to updating of a predictor, a prediction target of the predictor and an update time of the predictor in the storage unit 81 in association with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Tanimoto, Yousuke Motohashi, Hiroki Nakatani
  • Publication number: 20200302347
    Abstract: A maintenance range optimization apparatus 10 optimizes a range of maintenance on an object that requires maintenance at a plurality of places. The maintenance range optimization apparatus 10 includes a learning processing unit 20 that executes machine learning, using, as learning data, information from when maintenance was previously executed, including a pre-maintenance state, a maintenance cost and a movement cost of a place subjected to maintenance, and constructs a model indicating a relationship between the range of maintenance and an overall cost incurred in maintenance, and a maintenance range setting unit 30 that sets the range of maintenance using the model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira TANIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200272906
    Abstract: A discriminant model generation device 80 includes a calculation unit 81 and a learning unit 82. The calculation unit 81 calculates a label to be added to learning data, in accordance with a difference between a threshold value for discriminating a positive example or a negative example and a value of an objective variable included in the learning data. The learning unit 82 learns a discriminant model by using learning data associated with a calculated label.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Akira TANIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10635078
    Abstract: Reception means 81 receives an estimator learned using measured data up to a point of time in the past, verification data that is measured data from the point of time onward, and an update rule prescribing whether or not the estimator needs to be updated based on an evaluation index. Simulation means 82 simulates at least one of the evaluation index of the estimator and an update result of the estimator in a predetermined period, based on the update rule and an estimation result calculated by applying the verification data of the predetermined period to the estimator in chronological order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignees: NEC CORPORATION, NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Tanimoto, Yousuke Motohashi, Mamoru Iguchi
  • Patent number: 10504254
    Abstract: A storage unit 81 stores information associating each of a plurality of prediction targets with a predictor-related index related to a predictor for predicting the prediction target. Scatter graph generation means 82 generates, based on the information stored in the storage unit 81, a scatter graph in which a symbol representing the prediction target of the predictor is located at a position determined by the predictor-related index in a coordinate space where the predictor-related index is defined as at least one dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Tanimoto, Yousuke Motohashi, Hiroki Nakatani, Hiroshi Kitajima
  • Publication number: 20190279037
    Abstract: A multi-task relationship learning system 80 for simultaneously estimating a plurality of prediction models includes a learner 81 for optimizing the prediction models so as to minimize a function that includes a sum total of errors indicating consistency with data and a regularization term deriving sparsity relating to differences between the prediction models, to estimate the prediction models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Akira TANIMOTO, Yousuke MOTOHASHI, Ryohei FUJIMAKI
  • Patent number: 10409338
    Abstract: A semiconductor device package includes a substrate including, on an edge thereof, a connector that is connectable to a host, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device disposed on a surface of the substrate, a memory controller disposed on the surface of the substrate, an oscillator disposed on the surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the memory controller, and a seal member sealing the nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, the memory controller, and the oscillator on the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Manabu Matsumoto, Katsuya Murakami, Akira Tanimoto, Isao Ozawa, Yuji Karakane, Tadashi Shimazaki
  • Patent number: 10276544
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a board, a plurality of semiconductor memory chips, a controller chip, and a sealing resin portion. The plurality of semiconductor memory chips are stacked in a thickness direction of the board. The controller chip is disposed between the board and the plurality of semiconductor memory chips or on a side of the plurality of semiconductor chips opposite to the board. The sealing resin portion seals the plurality of semiconductor memory chips and the controller chip. The plurality of semiconductor memory chips include at least one through via that penetrates one or more semiconductor memory chips of the plurality of semiconductor memory chips in the thickness direction of the board to be connected to the controller chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu Matsumoto, Katsuya Murakami, Akira Tanimoto
  • Publication number: 20190088623
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a board, a plurality of semiconductor memory chips, a controller chip, and a sealing resin portion. The plurality of semiconductor memory chips are stacked in a thickness direction of the board. The controller chip is disposed between the board and the plurality of semiconductor memory chips or on a side of the plurality of semiconductor chips opposite to the board. The sealing resin portion seals the plurality of semiconductor memory chips and the controller chip. The plurality of semiconductor memory chips include at least one through via that penetrates one or more semiconductor memory chips of the plurality of semiconductor memory chips in the thickness direction of the board to be connected to the controller chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu Matsumoto, Katsuya Murakami, Akira Tanimoto
  • Publication number: 20190067177
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a package substrate having a first surface and a second surface. A semiconductor chip is provided on the first surface of the package substrate and includes a semiconductor element. An adhesive is provided between the semiconductor chip and the package substrate. A metal bump is provided on the second surface. A package substrate is a multilayer substrate that includes first to fourth wiring layers and first to third resin layers. CTE1<CTE2<CTE3<CTE4 is satisfied where coefficients of thermal expansion of the semiconductor chip, the first to third resin layers, the first to fourth wiring layers, and the adhesive are CTE1 to CTE4, respectively. EM1>EM3>EM2>EM4 is satisfied where elastic moduli of the semiconductor chip, the first to third resin layers, the first to fourth wiring layers, and the adhesive are EM1 to EM4, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira TANIMOTO, Hideko MUKAIDA, Naoko NUMATA, Kenji MIYAWAKI
  • Patent number: 10217701
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a package substrate having a first surface and a second surface. A semiconductor chip is provided on the first surface of the package substrate and includes a semiconductor element. An adhesive is provided between the semiconductor chip and the package substrate. A metal bump is provided on the second surface. A package substrate is a multilayer substrate that includes first to fourth wiring layers and first to third resin layers. CTE1<CTE2<CTE3<CTE4 is satisfied where coefficients of thermal expansion of the semiconductor chip, the first to third resin layers, the first to fourth wiring layers, and the adhesive are CTE1 to CTE4, respectively. EM1>EM3>EM2>EM4 is satisfied where elastic moduli of the semiconductor chip, the first to third resin layers, the first to fourth wiring layers, and the adhesive are EM1 to EM4, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Tanimoto, Hideko Mukaida, Naoko Numata, Kenji Miyawaki
  • Publication number: 20180082185
    Abstract: Predictive model evaluation means 81 evaluates closeness in property between a relearned predictive model and a pre-relearning predictive model. Predictive model updating means 82 updates the pre-relearning predictive model with the relearned predictive model, in the case where the closeness in property meets closeness prescribed by a predetermined condition. The predictive model evaluation means 81 evaluates closeness in prediction result or structural closeness, as the closeness in property of the predictive model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira TANIMOTO, Yousuke MOTOHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180075360
    Abstract: An accuracy estimation unit 91 estimates accuracy of a predictive model using an accuracy estimating model that is learned using, as an explanatory variable, all or part of one or more contexts each indicating a feature value representing an operation status of the predictive model at a first point of interest that is a past point in time of interest a learning period of the predictive model, and a parameter used to learn the predictive model and, as a response variable, an accuracy index in a period after the first point of interest. The accuracy estimation unit 91 calculates the context at a second point of interest that is a point in time after the first point of interest, and applies the calculated context to the accuracy estimating model to estimate the accuracy from the second point of interest onward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Akira TANIMOTO, Junpei KOMIYAMA, Yousuke MOTOHASHI, Ryohei FUJIMAKI, Yasuhiro SOGAWA