Patents by Inventor Gaku Shiramizu

Gaku Shiramizu 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: 20210121623
    Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure are a controller, a method for controlling controller, learning device, and a storage medium. Correct/incorrect determination of a transfusion tube is efficiently performed during a changeover. Motor shaft information of a driving motor, which drives an actuating portion sequentially compressing and relaxing a transfusion tube of a transfusion device, is obtained, and the correctness/incorrectness determination of the transfusion tube is performed on the basis of the motor shaft information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro UJITA, GAKU SHIRAMIZU, Takayoshi MATSUYAMA
  • Patent number: 10890888
    Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a control target includes: an acquisition unit, a determination unit, and a delay time adding unit. The acquisition unit acquires at least first and second measurement values related to a control target, such as a machine. The determination unit determines whether the control target is in a predetermined state, such as a normal state or an abnormal state, based on the measurement values acquired by the acquisition unit. The delay time adding unit adds delay to at least one of the first and second measurement values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Gaku Shiramizu, Yuki Hirohashi
  • Patent number: 10430964
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a predicted position calculator configured to predict a current position of a target object, an obtained image analyzer configured to search for a position of the target object from a predetermined region that is a partial region of a captured image and that includes a position predicted by the predicted position calculator, and an analysis result outputting unit configured to output the position of the target object retrieved by the obtained image analyzer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Taniyasu, Gaku Shiramizu
  • Patent number: 10313569
    Abstract: An image measurement system includes a controller, a projector for emitting illumination light in accordance with a radiation pattern, an imaging unit, and a display unit. The controller includes a display control module for displaying on a display unit an image of a field of view captured by the imaging unit in a state in which illumination light is emitted, a receiving module for receiving a setting of a mask area in association with the image displayed on the display unit, the mask area being an area in which the quantity of illumination light should be reduced compared with another area in the field of view, and an updating module for updating the radiation pattern in accordance with the set mask area, based on a correspondence in position between the radiation pattern of the projector and a projection pattern produced in the field of view by the radiation pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gaku Shiramizu, Yuki Taniyasu, Naoya Ochi
  • Publication number: 20180348728
    Abstract: A process analysis apparatus according to an aspect may include a first acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of pieces of state data related to states of a plurality of mechanisms that constitute a manufacturing line, a second acquisition unit that acquires a control program for controlling an operation of the manufacturing line, a first analyzer that analyzes the acquired plurality of pieces of state data so as to identify a connection state between the plurality of mechanisms, a second analyzer that analyzes the acquired control program so as to identify an order relationship between the plurality of mechanisms, and a relationship identifying unit that identifies a causal relationship between the plurality of mechanisms in a process that is carried out on the manufacturing line, based on the identified connection state and order relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yuya OTA, Kosuke TSURUTA, Shinsuke KAWANOUE, Gaku SHIRAMIZU, Yasuaki ABE, Akira NAKAJIMA, Reiko HATTORI, Toshifumi MINEMOTO, Yuki HIROHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180292799
    Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a control target is provided. The control apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a measurement value related to the control target; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the control target is in a predetermined state based on a plurality of measurement values acquired at predetermined points in time, or based on temporal changes in a plurality of measurement values detected during a predetermined period of time; and a delay time adding unit configured to add a predetermined delay time to at least one measurement value out of the plurality of measurement values that are used by the determination unit to perform determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Gaku SHIRAMIZU, Yuki HIROHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180204342
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a predicted position calculator configured to predict a current position of a target object, an obtained image analyzer configured to search for a position of the target object from a predetermined region that is a partial region of a captured image and that includes a position predicted by the predicted position calculator, and an analysis result outputting unit configured to output the position of the target object retrieved by the obtained image analyzer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki TANIYASU, Gaku SHIRAMIZU
  • Patent number: 9948335
    Abstract: The invention relates to a signal processing device, a control method thereof, a control procedure and a recording medium, which is unnecessary to increase a memory capacity for implementing sampling to determine a filter parameter. The signal processing device includes a data acquiring element (10), acquiring signals of a time series, i.e. time series signals from a sensor; a filtering element (21), performing a filtering operation according to frequencies; a transfer element (30), transferring the time series signals; and a filter parameter determination element (50), performing frequency analysis to the time series signals within a pre-specified interval, i.e. a specified interval to determine a filter parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Gaku Shiramizu, Ziqiang Xu
  • Publication number: 20170257540
    Abstract: An image measurement system includes a controller, a projector for emitting illumination light in accordance with a radiation pattern, an imaging unit, and a display unit. The controller includes a display control module for displaying on a display unit an image of a field of view captured by the imaging unit in a state in which illumination light is emitted, a receiving module for receiving a setting of a mask area in association with the image displayed on the display unit, the mask area being an area in which the quantity of illumination light should be reduced compared with another area in the field of view, and an updating module for updating the radiation pattern in accordance with the set mask area, based on a correspondence in position between the radiation pattern of the projector and a projection pattern produced in the field of view by the radiation pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gaku SHIRAMIZU, Yuki TANIYASU, Naoya OCHI
  • Publication number: 20170222674
    Abstract: The invention relates to a signal processing device, a control method thereof, a control procedure and a recording medium, which is unnecessary to increase a memory capacity for implementing sampling to determine a filter parameter. The signal processing device includes a data acquiring element (10), acquiring signals of a time series, i.e. time series signals from a sensor; a filtering element (21), performing a filtering operation according to frequencies; a transfer element (30), transferring the time series signals; and a filter parameter determination element (50), performing frequency analysis to the time series signals within a pre-specified interval, i.e. a specified interval to determine a filter parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: GAKU SHIRAMIZU, ZIQIANG XU
  • Patent number: 7475822
    Abstract: An optical data code reader includes an illuminator device for illuminating an optical data code to be read out, an image-taking device for taking an image of this optical data code, a readout device for decoding the optical data code by processing image data generated by the image-taking device and an adjustment device for carrying out an adjustment process. The adjustment device adjusts an illumination condition of the illuminator device and/or an image-taking condition for the image-taking device such that the image data become suitable for being read out. The adjustment device serves to set areas on image data outputted by the image-taking device, to extract a variation amplitude of brightness in each of the areas and to carry out the adjustment process by using the image data of at least one of the areas in which the extracted variation amplitude is greater than a specified threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Gaku Shiramizu, Takuya Murata, Katsuki Nakajima
  • Patent number: 7278573
    Abstract: A device for reading out an optical code includes a camera, an image memory for storing images taken by this camera, and an image processor for decoding an optical code contained in an image taken by the camera. A plurality of images are obtained continuously with the camera under specified image-taking conditions in response to a specified image-taking command, and the obtained images are stored on the image memory. The images stored in the image memory are sequentially selected one at a time in a specified order, and the image processor makes an attempt to decode an optical code contained in the selected image. Results of decoding are outputted if the attempt to decode any of the stored images is successful. The interval at which the images are taken is changed according to the number of images successfully decoded taken continuously in the past.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Murata, Katsuki Nakajima, Gaku Shiramizu
  • Publication number: 20060226227
    Abstract: A device for reading out an optical code includes a camera, an image memory for storing images taken by this camera, and an image processor for decoding an optical code contained in an image taken by the camera. A plurality of images are obtained continuously with the camera under specified image-taking conditions in response to a specified image-taking command, and the obtained images are stored on the image memory. The images stored in the image memory are sequentially selected one at a time in a specified order, and the image processor makes an attempt to decode an optical code contained in the selected image. Results of decoding are outputted if the attempt to decode any of the stored images is successful. The interval at which the images are taken is changed according to the number of images successfully decoded taken continuously in the past.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Takuya Murata, Katsuki Nakajima, Gaku Shiramizu
  • Patent number: 7100830
    Abstract: A device for reading out an optical code includes a camera, an image memory for storing images taken by this camera, and an image processor for decoding an optical code contained in an image taken by the camera. A plurality of images are obtained continuously with the camera under specified image-taking conditions in response to a specified image-taking command, and the obtained images are stored on the image memory. The images stored in the image memory are sequentially selected one at a time in a specified order, and the image processor makes an attempt to decode an optical code contained in the selected image. Results of decoding are outputted if the attempt to decode any of the stored images is successful, and no attempt is made to decode the remaining images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Murata, Katsuki Nakajima, Gaku Shiramizu
  • Publication number: 20060118629
    Abstract: An optical data code reader includes an illuminator device for illuminating an optical data code to be read out, an image-taking device for taking an image of this optical data code, a readout device for decoding the optical data code by processing image data generated by the image-taking device and an adjustment device for carrying out an adjustment process. The adjustment device adjusts an illumination condition of the illuminator device and/or an image-taking condition for the image-taking device such that the image data become suitable for being read out. The adjustment device serves to set areas on image data outputted by the image-taking device, to extract a variation amplitude of brightness in each of the areas and to carry out the adjustment process by using the image data of at least one of the areas in which the extracted variation amplitude is greater than a specified threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Gaku Shiramizu, Takuya Murata, Katsuki Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20040118922
    Abstract: A device for reading out an optical code includes a camera, an image memory for storing images taken by this camera, and an image processor for decoding an optical code contained in an image taken by the camera. A plurality of images are obtained continuously with the camera under specified image-taking conditions in response to a specified image-taking command, and the obtained images are stored on the image memory. The images stored in the image memory are sequentially selected one at a time in a specified order, and the image processor makes an attempt to decode an optical code contained in the selected image. Results of decoding are outputted if the attempt to decode any of the stored images is successful, and no attempt is made to decode the remaining images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Murata, Katsuki Nakajima, Gaku Shiramizu
  • Patent number: D574737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Shimada, Takashi Kamei, Masahiro Kurokawa, Gaku Shiramizu, Kosuke Sugiyama, Mai Takami, Yuki Taniyasu, Kazumi Tsuchimichi, Yuichi Doi, Seitaro Hirano, Kenji Horie, Takuya Murata, Koyuru Nakano