Patents by Inventor Atsushi Miyamoto

Atsushi Miyamoto 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: 20240070509
    Abstract: A control system for controlling a quantum computer is coupled to an analog control unit configured to generate a control signal for controlling a quantum bit device including a plurality of quantum bits. The control system converts, first control flow data which is described in a code format and defines control details of the quantum bit device into second control flow data which defines the control details of the quantum bit device by the analog control unit; and generate a plurality of the control data patterns from the second control flow data based on the third setting information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Atsushi MIYAMOTO, Chihiro YOSHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240051132
    Abstract: An autonomous distributed coordination system is provided which is intended to be used for a broad-area search in an unknown environment without the need for a prior plan and map sharing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Atsushi MIYAMOTO, Kiyoto ITO, Hiroyuki MIZUNO
  • Publication number: 20240036097
    Abstract: Provided is a discharge detection system which includes a master unit and a slave unit. The master unit and the slave unit are provided with a noise detection section for detecting the noise superimposed on a voltage or current and a determination section for determining whether discharge has occurred based on an output of the noise detection section. The master unit is electrically connected to a secondary side of a main breaker and primary sides of a plurality of branch breakers, the main breaker and the branch breakers configuring a distribution board, and the slave unit is electrically connected to an electrical outlet installed in the building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventor: Atsushi Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20240036098
    Abstract: Provided is a discharge detector for detecting discharge occurred in a circuit with an electrically connected load based on a noise in a high frequency band superimposed on an alternating current power source supplied to the circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Atsushi Miyamoto, Tomonori Kakehi, Yusuke Aita, Koichiro Kato, Tomoyasu Sakai, Hiyori Ajioka, Hiroyasu Ito
  • Publication number: 20230411428
    Abstract: An element includes a plurality of light-receiving elements to photoelectrically convert light received from an object, a convolution processing unit to perform convolution operation on signals that are output from the plurality of light-receiving elements, and a pooling processing unit to sample a signal that is output from the convolution processing unit, based on a predetermined condition. The convolution operation of the convolution processing unit and the sampling of the pooling processing unit are repeated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru MATSUMOTO, Sota NAKANISHI, Tomohisa ISHIDA, Atsushi MIYAMOTO, Kiyoshi UCHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11846667
    Abstract: A discharge detection device of the present invention is configured to be capable of detecting a discharge phenomenon via wiring, including: a noise detection section electrically connected to the wiring and configured to allow a noise component generated by the discharge phenomenon to be input via the wiring and configured to output the noise component if the noise component has a predetermined frequency or more; and an arithmetic section configured to determine whether a level of the noise component is high by comparing the level of the noise component with a threshold. The arithmetic section counts the number of occurrence of the discharge phenomenon if the level of the noise component is determined to be high, and performs a control process selected based on the number of occurrence of the discharge phenomenon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: NITTO KOGYO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20230358800
    Abstract: The discharge detector of the present invention includes a filter circuit configured to pass a noise superimposed on the current or voltage in a predetermined frequency range; an amplifier configured to amplify a level of the noise passed through the filter circuit; and a processor configured to detect occurrence of discharge based on the noise level amplified by the amplifier. The processor is set to have a threshold related to the noise level and a determination time to determine whether discharge has occurred. The processor is capable of selectively executing either one of a discharge detection mode or a learning mode. The processor in the learning mode executes process of sampling the noise at the level of the threshold or more and resetting the value of the setting of the determination time based on a result of the sampling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventor: Atsushi Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 11791363
    Abstract: An element includes a plurality of light-receiving elements to photoelectrically convert light received from an object, a convolution processing unit to perform convolution operation on signals that are output from the plurality of light-receiving elements, and a pooling processing unit to sample a signal that is output from the convolution processing unit, based on a predetermined condition. The convolution operation of the convolution processing unit and the sampling of the pooling processing unit are repeated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru Matsumoto, Sota Nakanishi, Tomohisa Ishida, Atsushi Miyamoto, Kiyoshi Uchikawa
  • Patent number: 11730365
    Abstract: To make it possible to improve user convenience, provided is a control device including: a control unit configured to control a position and an attitude of a microscope unit by driving an arm unit that supports the microscope unit on the basis of a captured image of an operating site photographed by the microscope unit during an operation so that a position and attitude condition set before the operation is satisfied. The position and attitude condition is a condition that prescribes a position and an attitude of the microscope unit with respect to the operating site to obtain a desired captured image corresponding to the position and attitude condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Ootsuki, Atsushi Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20230238290
    Abstract: A defect observation method includes, as steps executed by a computer system, a first step of acquiring, as a bevel image, an image captured using defect candidate coordinates in a bevel portion as an imaging position by using a microscope or an imaging apparatus; and a second step of detecting a defect in the bevel image. The second step includes a step of determining whether there is at least one portion among a wafer edge, a wafer notch, and an orientation flat in the bevel image, a step of switching and selectively applying a defect detection scheme of detecting the defect from the bevel image from a plurality of schemes which are candidates based on a determination result, and a step of executing a process of detecting the defect from the bevel image in conformity with the switched scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Naoaki KONDO, Yuki DOI, Atsushi MIYAMOTO, Hideki NAKAYAMA, Hirohiko KITSUKI
  • Patent number: 11683725
    Abstract: A communication terminal that transmits device data output by a communication device via a wireless communication circuit. The communication terminal includes at least one memory configured to store instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions. The instructions include receiving the device data output by the communication device, storing the received device data into the at least one memory, and transmitting, to the wireless communication circuit, the stored device data after the device data is stored in the at least one memory until a prescribed amount, which is set in association with at least either the communication device outputting the device data or an attribute of the device data, has been reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: KDDI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Miyamoto, Takashi Saitou, Masato Andou
  • Patent number: 11647059
    Abstract: A communication management apparatus includes a memory and circuitry. The memory stores a hierarchical data structure in which each page of a plurality of pages forming a display screen shared by a plurality of communication terminals is associated with one or more objects included in the each page. The circuitry receives, from one communication terminal of the plurality of communication terminals, an operation request that requests an operation on a particular object of the one or more objects. When editing of the particular object and editing of data in a lower layer associated with a higher layer of the particular object are both allowed, the circuitry transmits a success notification to the one communication terminal to notify success of the operation on the particular object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Homma, Hiroshi Hinohara, Shigeru Nakamura, Yuichi Kawasaki, Masashi Ogasawara, Atsushi Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 11633245
    Abstract: There is provided is a robot arm apparatus including an arm unit made up of a plurality of links joined to each other by one or a plurality of a joint unit, the arm unit being connectable to an imaging unit; and a drive control unit that controls driving of the arm unit by causing each joint unit to be driven cooperatively. The drive control unit uses relative position information of a reference position with respect to the arm unit, the relative position information being based on a state of the arm unit and distance information about a distance between the imaging unit and the reference position, to control the driving of the arm unit in a manner that the reference position is positioned on an optical axis of the imaging unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takara Kasai, Yasuhisa Kamikawa, Yohei Kuroda, Wataru Kokubo, Toshimitsu Tsuboi, Tetsuharu Fukushima, Yasuhiro Matsuda, Atsushi Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20230066450
    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: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi HINOHARA, Shigeru NAKAMURA, Takeshi HOMMA, Yuichi KAWASAKI, Masashi OGASAWARA, Atsushi MIYAMOTO, Hideki SHIRO, Kenichiro MORITA
  • Patent number: 11583348
    Abstract: Provided is a medical robot arm apparatus including a plurality of joint units configured to connect a plurality of links and implement at least 6 or more degrees of freedom in driving of a multi-link structure configured with the plurality of links, and a drive control unit configured to control driving of the joint units based on states of the joint units. A front edge unit attached to a front edge of the multi-link structure is at least one medical apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsuharu Fukushima, Wataru Kokubo, Toshimitsu Tsuboi, Atsushi Miyamoto, Kenichiro Nagasaka, Kenji Hirose
  • Patent number: 11582438
    Abstract: Provided is a control device including a control unit that calculates a first positional relationship between an eye of an observer observing an object displayed on a display unit and a first point in a master-side three-dimensional coordinate system, and controls an imaging unit that images the object so that a second positional relationship between the imaging unit and a second point corresponding to the first point in a slave-side three-dimensional coordinate system corresponds to the first positional relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Itotani, Kazuki Yokoyama, Koji Aoyama, Atsushi Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20230013887
    Abstract: In a learning phase, a processor of a sample observation device: stores design data on a sample in a storage resource; creates a first learning image as a plurality of input images; creates a second learning image as a target image; and learns a model related to image quality conversion with the first and second learning images. In a sample observation phase, the processor obtains, as an observation image, a second captured image output by inputting a first captured image obtained by imaging the sample with an imaging device to the model. The processor creates at least one of the first and second learning images based on the design data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Akira ITO, Atsushi MIYAMOTO, Naoaki KONDO, Hideki NAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230005120
    Abstract: The present invention includes image acquiring for acquiring an inspection image of a target object, pass/fail determining for determining whether the inspection image acquired in the image acquiring is the inspection image of a non-defect candidate or the inspection image of a defect candidate, overdetection determining for determining whether the inspection image determined as a defect candidate in the pass/fail determining is the inspection image of overdetection or the inspection image of non-overdetection which is not overdetection, non-defect estimation parameter learning for learning a non-defect estimation parameter used in the pass/fail determining using a learning non-defect image acquired in the image acquiring, and overdetection determination parameter learning for learning an overdetection determination parameter used in the overdetection determining using the learning non-defect image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Naoaki KONDO, Akira ITO, Atsushi MIYAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11546180
    Abstract: A data management apparatus manages a plurality of data items output by a plurality of communication devices that output data. The data management apparatus includes at least one memory configured to store instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions. The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, include receiving a data acquisition request, including an application identification of an application from the data acquisition apparatus, extracting data output by the application on a communication device corresponding to the application identification included in the data acquisition request, among the plurality of data items received from the plurality of communication devices via a relay apparatus, and transmitting the extracted data to the data acquisition apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: KDDI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Miyamoto, Masato Andou, Eiji Yamada, Masaharu Hattori, Hirofumi Iizuka
  • Patent number: 11539764
    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: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hinohara, Shigeru Nakamura, Takeshi Homma, Yuichi Kawasaki, Masashi Ogasawara, Atsushi Miyamoto, Hideki Shiro, Kenichiro Morita