Patents by Inventor Atsushi Kawasaki

Atsushi Kawasaki 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: 12120158
    Abstract: A communication management system manages a session in which a plurality of terminal apparatuses shares a stroke image. The communication management system includes circuitry configured to: manage stroke information including a plurality of pieces of stroke data representing the stroke image; receive, from a first terminal apparatus, group operation information for designating one or more pieces of stroke data, which are operation targets, from among the plurality of pieces of stroke data; and restrict, based on the group operation information, an operation regarding the one or more pieces of stroke data by a second terminal apparatus, which is different from the first terminal apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hinohara, Shigeru Nakamura, Takeshi Homma, Yuichi Kawasaki, Masashi Ogasawara, Atsushi Miyamoto, Hideki Shiro, Kenichiro Morita
  • Patent number: 12091023
    Abstract: An information processing system according to an embodiment includes one or more hardware processors. The hardware processors acquire an n-dimensional vector. The hardware processors generate n coordinate arrays, where the n coordinate arrays is n pieces of n-dimensional arrays for which, with respect to each of elements of an m-th array (1?m?n), an element value having a same value as an index of an m-th dimensional coordinate of the elements is set. The hardware processors obtain n first probability distribution arrays including an output value of a probability density function as an element value corresponding to each of the n coordinate arrays, multiply n element values for each of elements corresponding to each of the n first probability distribution arrays, and obtain a second probability distribution array having a result of multiplication as an element value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Atsushi Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20240257372
    Abstract: A computer program product includes a computer-readable recording medium on which programmed instructions causing a computer to perform the following processing are recorded. The computer specifies a reference coordinate system of a three-dimensional position. The computer detects, from an image data, an area in which a designated target object is included. The computer extracts, from three-dimensional point cloud data, extraction point cloud data representing a three-dimensional position of an object in a target area. The computer generates target object information. A shape and an orientation of a first portion of the designated target object are defined. The orientation is defined for one of coordinate axes in the reference coordinate system. The computer generates the target object information by fitting the target object model to the extraction point cloud data under a condition that an orientation of the target object model matches an orientation defined for the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Atsushi KAWASAKI, Tomoki WATANABE
  • Patent number: 12009767
    Abstract: A motor control device for controlling a brushless motor including a rotor and a three-phase armature coil includes: a position detection unit which detects the rotational position of the rotor; a control unit which outputs, in a first control mode or a second control mode, a first drive signal or a second drive signal to an inverter at a current-supply timing based on the rotational position of the rotor; and the inverter which outputs a first current-supply signal or a second current-supply signal to the three-phase armature coil when the first drive signal or the second drive signal is input. For any two of the three phases, a duty value when the duty of the applied voltages is the same is larger in the second control mode than in the first control mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBA Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Ohori, Naoki Shioda, Masaki Hayata, Takashi Yatsuda, Atsushi Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20230104937
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an absolute scale depth calculation device includes a captured image acquisition unit, an ambiguous scale depth deriving unit, a position and posture acquisition unit, and an absolute scale depth deriving unit. The captured image acquisition unit is configured to acquire a plurality of captured images at different imaging time points from an imaging unit mounted on a moving body. The ambiguous scale depth deriving unit is configured to derive ambiguous scale depth information from a captured image. The position and posture acquisition unit is configured to acquire absolute scale position and posture information pertaining to the imaging unit when each of the plurality of captured images is captured. The absolute scale depth deriving unit configured to derive absolute scale depth information, based on a geometrical consistency from the plurality of captured images, the ambiguous scale depth information, and the absolute scale position and posture information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Atsushi KAWASAKI
  • Patent number: 11400942
    Abstract: A prediction device includes a lane information obtaining unit, an estimating unit, and a predicting unit. The observation-value-obtaining unit obtains an observation value of mobile object' movement. The lane information obtaining unit obtains lane information regarding lanes within a threshold distance of the mobile object. Based on the observation value and the lane information, the estimating unit estimates temporal change volume and likelihood information. The predicting unit identifies target lanes based on the likelihood information, and for the identified target lanes, based on current-state information indicating one or more states of the mobile object indicated by the observation value obtained at the reference time and based on the temporal change volume, calculates predicted-state information indicating one or more states of the mobile object after the reference time when the mobile object moves to the target lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Atsushi Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20220190756
    Abstract: A motor control device for controlling a brushless motor including a rotor and a three-phase armature coil includes: a position detection unit which detects the rotational position of the rotor; a control unit which outputs, in a first control mode or a second control mode, a first drive signal or a second drive signal to an inverter at a current-supply timing based on the rotational position of the rotor; and the inverter which outputs a first current-supply signal or a second current-supply signal to the three-phase armature coil when the first drive signal or the second drive signal is input. For any two of the three phases, a duty value when the duty of the applied voltages is the same is larger in the second control mode than in the first control mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUBA Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo OHORI, Naoki SHIODA, Masaki HAYATA, Takashi YATSUDA, Atsushi KAWASAKI
  • Patent number: 11267463
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to obtain moving object information related to a moving object; obtain road information; and calculate a predicted movement range of the moving object based on the moving object information and the road information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawasaki, Tsuyoshi Tasaki
  • Publication number: 20220057992
    Abstract: An information processing system according to an embodiment includes one or more hardware processors. The hardware processors acquire an n-dimensional vector. The hardware processors generate n coordinate arrays, where the n coordinate arrays is n pieces of n-dimensional arrays for which, with respect to each of elements of an m-th array (1?m?n), an element value having a same value as an index of an m-th dimensional coordinate of the elements is set. The hardware processors obtain n first probability distribution arrays including an output value of a probability density function as an element value corresponding to each of the n coordinate arrays, multiply n element values for each of elements corresponding to each of the n first probability distribution arrays, and obtain a second probability distribution array having a result of multiplication as an element value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Atsushi KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20210383213
    Abstract: A prediction device according to an embodiment includes one or more hardware processors. The hardware processors acquire moving object information indicating the positions of one or more moving objects including a first moving object to be predicted. The hardware processors generate cumulative map information expressing, on a map, a plurality of positions indicated by the moving object information acquired at a plurality of first time points equal to or earlier than the reference time point. The hardware processors predict a position of the first moving object at a second time point later than the reference time point based on environment map information expressing, on a map, an environment around the first moving object at the reference time point, moving object information acquired at the reference time point, and the cumulative map information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Atsushi KAWASAKI
  • Publication number: 20210318305
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a kit that can accurately measure autoantibody activity against a TSH receptor in a short time without pretreating a blood sample (blood specimen). The autoantibody activity against a TSH receptor in a blood sample can be measured by using a kit for measurement of autoantibody activity against a TSH receptor in a mammal cell, comprising a mammal cell expressing both a cAMP biosensor and the TSH receptor, and a substrate capable of visualizing and/or quantifying the cAMP biosensor as constituents, and performing a method comprising the steps of: (a) incubating a mammal cell expressing both a cAMP biosensor and the TSH receptor in the presence of a blood sample collected from a test subject; (b) measuring an activation level of the cAMP biosensor after the step (a); and (c) comparing the activation level measured in the step (b) with an activation level in a control to calculate the autoantibody activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawasaki, Motoki Hoshina, Junken Aoki, Kouki Kawakami, Asuka Inoue
  • Patent number: 11110928
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes one or more processors configured to: acquire a dynamic state related to traveling of a moving object entering an intersection; acquire intersection information indicating a configuration of the intersection; specify a reference route along which the moving object is predicted to travel at the intersection, based on the dynamic state and the intersection information; detect a speed control point that is a position included in the specified reference route; and generate a speed model representing a temporal change in a predicted speed of the moving object so that the speed at the speed control point is locally minimized, based on the dynamic state and the intersection information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawasaki, Tsuyoshi Tasaki
  • Publication number: 20210001860
    Abstract: A prediction device includes a lane information obtaining unit, an estimating unit, and a predicting unit. The observation-value-obtaining unit obtains an observation value of mobile object' movement. The lane information obtaining unit obtains lane information regarding lanes within a threshold distance of the mobile object. Based on the observation value and the lane information, the estimating unit estimates temporal change volume and likelihood information. The predicting unit identifies target lanes based on the likelihood information, and for the identified target lanes, based on current-state information indicating one or more states of the mobile object indicated by the observation value obtained at the reference time and based on the temporal change volume, calculates predicted-state information indicating one or more states of the mobile object after the reference time when the mobile object moves to the target lane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventor: Atsushi Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 10533653
    Abstract: A motor with speed reduction mechanism is provided with an anti-scattering cover 80 for grease, which holds grease applied to a mating part MT where a worm 36b and a worm wheel 40 are in engagement with each other, the anti-scattering cover 80 for grease is provided and closer to an opening 32c than the worm wheel 40 along an axial direction of the worm wheel 40. The anti-scattering cover 80 for grease has: a first wall 81 extending from the opening 32c toward a bottom 32a and formed between the worm 36b and a side wall 32b of a speed reduction mechanism housing unit 32; and a second wall 82 extending in a direction intersecting with the first wall 81 and covering the mating part MT from the same side as the opening 32c along the axial direction of the worm wheel 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsuba Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Nakamura, Atsushi Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 10469004
    Abstract: A motor drive apparatus includes: a stage determination part that determines a position of the rotor based on a combination of states of a plurality of the output signals; and a power distribution timing determination part which determines that a power distribution timing when power is distributed to the coil is a timing obtained by advancing an angle by an amount that corresponds to a predetermined electric angle in a startup time of the motor, wherein, when a rotation speed of the motor becomes a predetermined rotation speed or more, the power distribution timing determination part determines that a timing when a predetermined period of time elapses since a position of the rotor arrives at a position of an electric angle that corresponds to a displacement amount of an electric angle which is arbitrarily advanced with respect to a predetermined electric angle that is advanced in the startup time is a power distribution timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsuba Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Kojima, Tomofumi Kobayashi, Atsushi Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 10300522
    Abstract: A forming method for a disk-shaped component includes: mounting a heated material on a table; applying a load to the material with a forming roll while rotating the table; forming the material into a disk shape using roll forging; and suppressing decrease in temperature of the material during forming using a heat retaining device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yujiro Watanabe, Nobuyori Yagi, Atsushi Kawasaki, Ken Ishii, Kazutoshi Yokoo
  • Publication number: 20190118808
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to obtain moving object information related to a moving object; obtain road information; and calculate a predicted movement range of the moving object based on the moving object information and the road information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Atsushi Kawasaki, Tsuyoshi Tasaki
  • Publication number: 20190009783
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes one or more processors configured to: acquire a dynamic state related to traveling of a moving object entering an intersection; acquire intersection information indicating a configuration of the intersection; specify a reference route along which the moving object is predicted to travel at the intersection, based on the dynamic state and the intersection information; detect a speed control point that is a position included in the specified reference route; and generate a speed model representing a temporal change in a predicted speed of the moving object so that the speed at the speed control point is locally minimized, based on the dynamic state and the intersection information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Atsushi KAWASAKI, Tsuyoshi Tasaki
  • Publication number: 20180358911
    Abstract: A motor drive apparatus includes: a stage determination part that determines a position of the rotor based on a combination of states of a plurality of the output signals; and a power distribution timing determination part which determines that a power distribution timing when power is distributed to the coil is a timing obtained by advancing an angle by an amount that corresponds to a predetermined electric angle in a startup time of the motor, wherein, when a rotation speed of the motor becomes a predetermined rotation speed or more, the power distribution timing determination part determines that a timing when a predetermined period of time elapses since a position of the rotor arrives at a position of an electric angle that corresponds to a displacement amount of an electric angle which is arbitrarily advanced with respect to a predetermined electric angle that is advanced in the startup time is a power distribution timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Naoki Kojima, Tomofumi Kobayashi, Atsushi Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20180259059
    Abstract: A motor with speed reduction mechanism is provided with an anti-scattering cover 80 for grease, which holds grease applied to a mating part MT where a worm 36b and a worm wheel 40 are in engagement with each other, the anti-scattering cover 80 for grease is provided and closer to an opening 32c than the worm wheel 40 along an axial direction of the worm wheel 40. The anti-scattering cover 80 for grease has: a first wall 81 extending from the opening 32c toward a bottom 32a and formed between the worm 36b and a side wall 32b of a speed reduction mechanism housing unit 32; and a second wall 82 extending in a direction intersecting with the first wall 81 and covering the mating part MT from the same side as the opening 32c along the axial direction of the worm wheel 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Osamu Nakamura, Atsushi Kawasaki