Patents by Inventor Hideyuki Aisu

Hideyuki Aisu 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: 20240140713
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes one or more hardware processors configured to, based on a plurality of pieces of rack data including first identification information of one or more kinds of products housed in each of a plurality of racks, determine: a processing sequence of a plurality of pieces of order data including second identification information of one or more kinds of products to be picked from at least part of the plurality of racks; and one or more of the plurality of racks for picking a product identified by the second identification information for each of the plurality of pieces of order data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyuki AISU, Shizu SAKAKIBARA, Takufumi YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11954728
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes processing circuitry configured to calculate a first index based on a plurality of pieces of first prediction data on an amount of electric power generated by a first electric power generation resource and a penalty imposed when an amount of electric power supplied to an electric power system is insufficient or excessive for a first amount of electric power which corresponds to a planned value of electric power generation amount, the first index being an index related to a yield obtained in a case that the first amount of electric power is tentatively bid in a first market; and determine a second amount of electric power to be bid in the first market based on the first index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Aisu, Takufumi Yoshida, Shigeta Kuninobu, Hiromasa Shin, Yoshiaki Shiga, Kotaro Kimura, Yuki Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20240062147
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes processing circuitry configured to create, based on information on demand for a medium at one or more demand points and information on production of the medium which is able to be manufactured at a manufacturing point capable of manufacturing the medium, a first schedule for delivering a first container containing the medium among a plurality of points including the manufacturing point and the demand point. The processing circuitry is configured to create the first schedule based on a constraint that a difference between pressure inside the first container that is delivered to the demand point and pressure inside a second container at the demand point satisfies a condition necessary for transferring the medium from the first container to the second container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomoya UKAWA, Shizu SAKAKIBARA, Hideyuki AISU
  • Patent number: 11860621
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a travel control device includes a passing order determiner configured to determine passing order of a plurality of mobile objects in a first area through which the plurality of mobile objects pass on a basis of a conflict condition at which conflict among the mobile objects occurs; and a controller configured to control traveling of the plurality of mobile objects on a basis of the passing order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hideyuki Aisu, Shizu Sakakibara, Michio Yamashita, Noriyuki Hirayama
  • Publication number: 20230297949
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes a reception unit and a determination unit. The reception unit receives a plurality of pieces of rack data including first identification information of one or more kinds of products to be housed in a plurality of racks, and a plurality of pieces of order data including second identification information of one or more kinds of products to be picked from at least part of the plurality of racks. The determination unit, based on the rack data, determines a processing sequence of the plurality of pieces of order data such that a ratio of picking products assigned to pieces of the order data from a single rack is increased. The plurality of racks are able to be moved to a work station where housing containers corresponding to at least part of the plurality of pieces of order data are disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyuki AISU, Shizu SAKAKIBARA, Daiki KIRIBUCHI, Takufumi YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11702120
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a diagram processor configured to calculate, based on a first diagram of first to n-th train lines including at least one time of: times of departure of a vehicle from stop positions, times of arrival of the vehicle at the stop positions, and times of pass of the vehicle through the stop positions, an adjustment amount of the time; and an output diagram creator configured to create a second diagram based on the calculated adjustment amount and the first diagram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomoshi Otsuki, Hideki Kubo, Hideyuki Aisu, Takufumi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20230085504
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes a processor configured to determine items to be put on a plurality of first shelves which are capable of moving to a picking station, on a basis of distances between the plurality of first shelves and the picking station and order information of the items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shizu SAKAKIBARA, Hideyuki AISU, Daiki KIRIBUCHI, Takufumi YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11590970
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a deadlock detection device includes a combining calculator and a deadlock determiner. The combining calculator performs selecting a mobile vehicle or combined mobile vehicles from among mobile vehicles, based on a traveling path configuration graph and first state information, going forward the selected mobile vehicle to go forward on traveling path configuration graph and combining the selected mobile vehicle to another mobile vehicle or another combined mobile vehicles at a back of the other mobile vehicle or the other combined mobile vehicles, iterating a process of the selecting, the going and combining. The deadlock determiner determines that a deadlock occurs if not all the mobile vehicles have been combined by the combining calculator, and determines that no deadlock occurs if all the mobile vehicles have been combined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shigeta Kuninobu, Hideyuki Aisu, Tomoshi Otsuki
  • Patent number: 11586221
    Abstract: A travel control device includes: a controller configured to control traveling of a plurality of mobile objects on a basis of a travel schedule of the mobile objects; a planner configured to generate a plurality of tentative travel schedules by changing part of the travel schedule; an evaluation value calculator configured to calculate evaluation values of the tentative travel schedules based on state features of the mobile objects in the tentative travel schedules; and a model including the state features of the mobile objects and evaluation values associated with them. The evaluation value calculator calculates the evaluation values based on the model and the state features of the mobile objects in the tentative travel schedules. The planner performs search calculation of repeating to select one tentative travel schedule from the tentative travel schedules based on the evaluation values, and to update the travel schedule with the one tentative travel schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hideyuki Aisu, Shizu Sakakibara, Takufumi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11468770
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a travel control apparatus includes an area setter configured to set a second area on at least one of a plurality of travel paths provided among a plurality of first areas; and a travel controller configured to control timing of a first mobile body to pass through the second area on a travel route of the first mobile body based on passing sequence information on one of the first areas that is located behind the second area, wherein the passing sequence information defines a sequence in which a plurality of mobile bodies including the first mobile body passes through the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Michio Yamashita, Noriyuki Hirayama, Hideyuki Aisu, Shizu Sakakibara
  • Patent number: 11410059
    Abstract: A bias estimation apparatus according to an embodiment estimates a bias included in a measured values by each sensor. The bias estimation apparatus includes a reference model builder, a temporary bias generator, a corrected measured value calculator, a similarity calculator, a similarity selector, a score calculator, and an estimated bias determiner. The reference model builder builds a reference model of the measured value packs. The temporary bias generator generates a temporary bias pack. The corrected measured value calculator calculates corrected measured value packs. The similarity calculator calculates a similarity of each corrected measured value pack. The similarity selector selects a part of the similarities according to their values from among the similarities. The score calculator calculates a score based on the selected similarities. The estimated bias determiner determines an estimated bias which is an estimated value of the bias based on the score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takuro Moriyama, Hideyuki Aisu, Hisaaki Hatano, Kenichi Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 11397442
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a travel planning system for a plurality of mobile objects which travel in a travel network including a plurality of traveling paths includes first processing circuitry and second processing circuitry. The first processing circuitry generates a plurality of traveling timing schedules including timings of traveling on the traveling paths for the plurality of mobile objects under a condition that conflict among the mobile objects does not occur on the traveling paths, based on: position information of the plurality of mobile objects; structure information of the travel network; and a plurality of route plans which designates order of passing through one or more designated areas in the travel network for the plurality of mobile objects. The second processing circuitry transmits movement command data for the plurality of mobile objects on a basis of the plurality of traveling timing schedules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Hideyuki Aisu
  • Publication number: 20220156828
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes processing circuitry configured to calculate a first index based on a plurality of pieces of first prediction data on an amount of electric power generated by a first electric power generation resource and a penalty imposed when an amount of electric power supplied to an electric power system is insufficient or excessive for a first amount of electric power which corresponds to a planned value of electric power generation amount, the first index being an index related to a yield obtained in a case that the first amount of electric power is tentatively bid in a first market; and determine a second amount of electric power to be bid in the first market based on the first index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyuki AISU, Takufumi YOSHIDA, Shigeta KUNINOBU, Hiromasa SHIN, Yoshiaki SHIGA, Kotaro KIMURA, Yuki HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220082392
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for a travel network including travel paths and reference regions coupling the paths includes a first scheduler configured to generate a first schedule including (1) a sequence of representative regions allowing a first mobile object to pass through the representative regions, and (2) timings of passage through the representative regions, based on move command information for the first mobile object to travel to a first reference region; and a second scheduler selecting a first representative region from among the representative regions included in the first schedule according to a travel situation of the first mobile object, and generate a second schedule including (1) a first route allowing the first mobile object to travel in a first area including the first representative region, and (2) timings for the first mobile object to pass through the reference regions included in the first route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Michio YAMASHITA, Noriyuki HIRAYAMA, Yoshikazu YAMANE, Hideyuki AISU, Shizu SAKAKIBARA
  • Publication number: 20220019217
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a travel control apparatus includes a first transmitter configured to transmit first move command data for instructing a first mobile object to travel on a first route; an operation planner configured to generate a second route for a second mobile object, according to an execution situation of the first move command data by the first mobile object; and a second transmitter configured to transmit second move command data for instructing the second mobile object to travel on the second route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yoshikazu YAMANE, Michio YAMASHITA, Noriyuki HIRAYAMA, Hideyuki AISU, Shizu SAKAKIBARA
  • Publication number: 20210364304
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: a weight determiner configured to determine weights of a plurality of travel paths in a travel path network based on timings at which a first moving object travels on travel paths included in a first route among the plurality of travel paths; and a route creator configured to create a second route on which a second moving object travels in the travel path network based on the weights of the plurality of travel paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shizu SAKAKIBARA, Hideyuki AISU, Michio YAMASHITA, Yoshikazu YAMANE, Noriyuki HIRAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20210286373
    Abstract: A travel control device includes: a controller configured to control traveling of a plurality of mobile objects on a basis of a travel schedule of the mobile objects; a planner configured to generate a plurality of tentative travel schedules by changing part of the travel schedule; an evaluation value calculator configured to calculate evaluation values of the tentative travel schedules based on state features of the mobile objects in the tentative travel schedules; and a model including the state features of the mobile objects and evaluation values associated with them. The evaluation value calculator calculates the evaluation values based on the model and the state features of the mobile objects in the tentative travel schedules. The planner performs search calculation of repeating to select one tentative travel schedule from the tentative travel schedules based on the evaluation values, and to update the travel schedule with the one tentative travel schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hideyuki AISU, Shizu SAKAKIBARA, Takufumi YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210132627
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a travel control device includes a passing order determiner configured to determine passing order of a plurality of mobile objects in a first area through which the plurality of mobile objects pass on a basis of a conflict condition at which conflict among the mobile objects occurs; and a controller configured to control traveling of the plurality of mobile objects on a basis of the passing order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hideyuki AISU, Shizu SAKAKIBARA, Michio YAMASHITA, Noriyuki HIRAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20210123766
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a travel control apparatus includes a move command data generator configured to acquire a travel route of a first mobile body in a travel area that includes a plurality of first areas and one or more second areas set on at least one of a plurality of travel paths provided among the plurality of first areas, and passing sequence information that defines a sequence in which a plurality of mobile bodies including the first mobile body passes through the first areas included in the travel route, and identify a third area, which is one of the second areas that is located ahead of the first areas on the travel route, and generate move command data for the first mobile body based on the third area and the passing sequence information; and a communicator configured to transmit the move command data to the first mobile body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Michio YAMASHITA, Noriyuki HIRAYAMA, Hideyuki AISU, Shizu SAKAKIBARA
  • Publication number: 20210125493
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a travel control apparatus includes an area setter configured to set a second area on at least one of a plurality of travel paths provided among a plurality of first areas; and a travel controller configured to control timing of a first mobile body to pass through the second area on a travel route of the first mobile body based on passing sequence information on one of the first areas that is located behind the second area, wherein the passing sequence information defines a sequence in which a plurality of mobile bodies including the first mobile body passes through the first area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Michio YAMASHITA, Noriyuki HIRAYAMA, Hideyuki AISU, Shizu SAKAKIBARA