Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Ishiguro

Hiroshi Ishiguro 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: 20240272470
    Abstract: Provided are a liquid crystal diffraction element having a high diffraction efficiency irrespective of diffraction angles, an optical element including the liquid crystal diffraction element, and an image display unit, a head-mounted display, a beam steering, and a sensor including the liquid crystal diffraction element or the optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi SATO, Yukito SAITOH, Takashi YONEMOTO, Makoto ISHIGURO
  • Publication number: 20240261676
    Abstract: The game system includes a first acquisition unit that acquires vehicle information about a vehicle, and a first transmission unit that transmits the vehicle information acquired by the first acquisition unit to a personal terminal brought into the vehicle. A vehicle-mounted device mounted on the vehicle; a second acquisition unit that acquires the vehicle information transmitted from the first transmission unit; and the vehicle information acquired by the second acquisition unit, on the personal terminal and the personal terminal including a control unit that controls the progress of the game by using it as a parameter of the game that is being executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Motohiro KOJIMA, Koji Aikawa, Morihiko Yoshida, Tadahiro Nishikawa, Yasuhiro Miura, Kuka Ishiyama, Hideki Kobayashi, Yuji Ota, Yasuhiro Ishiguro, Motoki Maekawa, Hiroshi Mizobata, Takashi Nonogawa
  • Patent number: 11834283
    Abstract: A loading system includes one or more adjusting mechanisms configured to adjust a position of the container held by the container holder, a controller configured to control operation of the one or more adjusting mechanisms, a transfer mechanism configured to move a loadable object into a holding space of the container with the container held by the container holder to transfer the loadable object to the container, and one or more position detectors. The one or more position detectors are located to detect a relative position of a loadable object when the loadable object is held by the transfer mechanism and is in the holding space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: Daifuku Co., Ltd., Iwasaki Seisakusho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takafumi Fuma, Yoshitaka Deguchi, Motoi Harada, Keishi Shibata, Hiroshi Ishiguro
  • Patent number: 11794336
    Abstract: A modularized externally-driven joint structure that can be used for general purposes. In one aspect, an externally-driven joint structure includes: a shaft member that extends in an axial direction; and a plurality of rotatable members that are arranged along the axial direction, and are coupled with each other by the shaft member in an axially rotatable manner. Each of the rotatable members includes a pair of face portions that face each other in the axial direction, a side wall portion that is arranged along the outer circumferential edges of the pair of face portions, and at least one coupling portion that is arranged at the face portions or the side wall portion, and is coupled with a link member constituting a link of a robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL, OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Noda, Yoshihiro Nakata, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Jun Morimoto
  • Patent number: 11635096
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a compact, high-output actuator device allowing force control. [Solution] An actuator device 1000 includes an electromagnetic coil member 110 provided over a prescribed width on an outer circumference of a cylinder 100, and a movable element 200 slidable as a piston in the cylinder 100. The movable element 200 has a magnetic member 202, and is moved relatively by excitation of the electromagnetic coil member 110. Fluid is supplied to first and second chambers 106a and 106b such that when the movable element 200 is to be moved relatively, the movable element 200 is driven in the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignees: ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL, OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Noda, Yoshihiro Nakata, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Jun Morimoto
  • Patent number: 11609635
    Abstract: An environmental condition storage device is usable to store an environmental condition. The environmental condition storage device includes an environmental condition acquisition unit, a tactile information acquisition unit, and a storage unite. The environmental condition acquisition unit acquires an environmental condition including at least one of a temperature, humidity, wind, a picture, an image, and a sound. The tactile information acquisition unit acquires tactile information indicating a tactile sensation. The storage unit stores the environmental condition and the tactile information in association with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoko Nakayama, Sanae Kagawa, Kazuyuki Satou, Ryuta Ueda, Hideyuki Takahashi, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Midori Takama, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Yutaka Nakamura, Hisashi Ishihara
  • Patent number: 11501768
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to promote a user's understanding or agreement, and to cause a dialogue to last long. A dialogue system 100 conducts a dialogue with a user 101. A humanoid robot 50-1 presents a first utterance which is a certain utterance. When the user 101 performs an action indicating that the user cannot understand the first utterance or it is predicted that the user performs an action indicating that the user cannot understand the first utterance or when the user does not perform any action indicating that the user can understand the first utterance, or it is predicted that the user will not perform any action indicating that the user can understand the first utterance, then the humanoid robot 50-1 presents a second utterance which is at least one utterance resulting from paraphrasing the contents of the first utterance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sugiyama, Hiromi Narimatsu, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Ishiguro
  • Publication number: 20220226983
    Abstract: Provided is a modularized externally-driven joint structure that can be used for general purposes. An aspect of the present invention is directed to an externally-driven joint structure (1) including: a shaft member (13) that extends in an axial direction; and a plurality of rotatable members (11 and 12) that are arranged along the axial direction, and are coupled with each other by the shaft member in an axially rotatable manner. Each of the rotatable members includes a pair of face portions (122) that face each other in the axial direction, a side wall portion (113 or 123) that is arranged along the outer circumferential edges of the pair of face portions, and at least one coupling portion (21) that is arranged at the face portions or the side wall portion, and is coupled with a link member (31) constituting a link of a robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Noda, Yoshihiro Nakata, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Jun Morimoto
  • Patent number: 11354517
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to prevent inattentive listening to a dialogue of an agent without taking it seriously and to make it easier to understand the dialogue with the agent. A dialogue system 100 conducts a dialogue with a user 101. A humanoid robot 50-1 presents a leap-in-logic utterance, which is an utterance, of which a logical structure is partially missing. The user 101 expresses a confirmation action which is an action confirming the missing information in the leap-in-logic utterance. The humanoid robot 50-1 presents a supplementary utterance which is an utterance describing the missing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignees: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sugiyama, Hiromi Narimatsu, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Takamasa Iio, Tsunehiro Arimoto, Hiroshi Ishiguro
  • Patent number: 11328174
    Abstract: A cluster classification device includes an environmental condition acquisition unit, a classification unit, and a storage unit. The environmental condition acquisition unit acquires an environmental condition in order to generate a specific environment in a target space. The classification unit generates a cluster from a plurality of environmental conditions acquired by the environmental condition acquisition unit, based on features of the environmental conditions. The storage unit stores the cluster and a feature of the cluster in association with each other. An environment generation device generates, using an environmental condition classified by the cluster classification device, a predetermined environment in the target space. An environment generation system includes the cluster classification device and a control device that controls an environment generation device that generates a specific environment in the target space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoko Nakayama, Sanae Kagawa, Kazuyuki Satou, Ryuta Ueda, Hideyuki Takahashi, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Midori Takama, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Yutaka Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11325244
    Abstract: A modularized externally-driven joint structure can be used for general purposes. An externally-driven joint structure: includes a shaft member that extends in an axial direction; and a number of rotatable members that are arranged along the axial direction, and are coupled with each other by the shaft member in an axially rotatable manner. Each of the rotatable members includes a pair of face portions that face each other in the axial direction, a side wall portion that is arranged along the outer circumferential edges of the pair of face portions, and at least one coupling portion that is arranged at the face portions or the side wall portion, and is coupled with a link member constituting a link of a robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL, OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Noda, Yoshihiro Nakata, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Jun Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20220099112
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a compact, high-output actuator device allowing force control. [Solution] An actuator device 1000 includes an electromagnetic coil member 110 provided over a prescribed width on an outer circumference of a cylinder 100, and a movable element 200 slidable as a piston in the cylinder 100. The movable element 200 has a magnetic member 202, and is moved relatively by excitation of the electromagnetic coil member 110. Fluid is supplied to first and second chambers 106a and 106b such that when the movable element 200 is to be moved relatively, the movable element 200 is driven in the same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicants: ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL, OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tomoyuki NODA, Yoshihiro NAKATA, Hiroshi ISHIGURO, Jun MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220066561
    Abstract: An environmental condition storage device is usable to store an environmental condition. The environmental condition storage device includes an environmental condition acquisition unit, a tactile information acquisition unit, and a storage unite. The environmental condition acquisition unit acquires an environmental condition including at least one of a temperature, humidity, wind, a picture, an image, and a sound. The tactile information acquisition unit acquires tactile information indicating a tactile sensation. The storage unit stores the environmental condition and the tactile information in association with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Naoko NAKAYAMA, Sanae KAGAWA, Kazuyuki SATOU, Ryuta UEDA, Hideyuki TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi ISHIGURO, Midori TAKAMA, Yuichiro YOSHIKAWA, Yutaka NAKAMURA, Hisashi ISHIHARA
  • Patent number: 11232789
    Abstract: The present invention keeps a dialogue continuing for a long time without causing uncomfortable feeling to a user. A dialogue system 10 includes at least an input part 1 that receives a user utterance, which is an utterance from a user and a presentation part 5 that presents the utterance. The input part 1 receives a user utterance performed by the user. A presentation part 5-1 presents a dialogue-establishing utterance which does not include any content words. A presentation part 5-2 presents a second utterance associated with a generation target utterance, which is one or more utterances performed before user utterance that includes at least the user utterance, after the dialogue-establishing utterance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignees: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sugiyama, Toyomi Meguro, Junji Yamato, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Takamasa Iio, Tsunehiro Arimoto
  • Patent number: 11225984
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a compact, high-output actuator device allowing force control. [Solution] An actuator device 1000 includes an electromagnetic coil member 110 provided over a prescribed width on an outer circumference of a cylinder 100, and a movable element 200 slidable as a piston in the cylinder 100. The movable element 200 has a magnetic member 202, and is moved relatively by excitation of the electromagnetic coil member 110. Fluid is supplied to first and second chambers 106a and 106b such that when the movable element 200 is to be moved relatively, the movable element 200 is driven in the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignees: ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL, OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Noda, Yoshihiro Nakata, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Jun Morimoto
  • Patent number: 11222634
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to induce a dialogue to a topic that a dialogue system tries to present. A dialogue system 100 presents a first utterance which is a certain utterance and a target utterance related to the first utterance to a user 101. A humanoid robot 50-1 presents the first utterance. A microphone 11-1 receives a user utterance of the user 101 after the first utterance. A humanoid robot 50-2 presents at least one topic-inducing utterance for inducing the topic to the target utterance based on a recognition result of the user utterance and an utterance sentence of the target utterance after the user utterance. The humanoid robot 50-1 presents the target utterance after the topic-inducing utterance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignees: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sugiyama, Hiromi Narimatsu, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Takamasa Iio, Tsunehiro Arimoto, Hiroshi Ishiguro
  • Patent number: 11222633
    Abstract: The present invention improves a sense of participation in a topic and enables a dialogue to continue for a long time. A dialogue system 12 includes at least an input part 1 that receives a user's utterance and a presentation part 5 that presents an utterance. In an utterance receiving step, the input part 1 receives an utterance performed by the user. In a first presentation step, the presentation part 5 presents an utterance determined based on scenarios stored in advance. In a second presentation step, the presentation part 5 presents the utterance determined based on the user's utterance contents. A dialogue control part 8 performs control to execute a dialogue at least including a first dialogue flow which is a dialogue including the utterance receiving step and the first presentation step at least one time respectively based on a predetermined scenario, and a second dialogue flow which is a dialogue including the utterance receiving step and the second presentation step at least one time respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignees: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sugiyama, Toyomi Meguro, Junji Yamato, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Ishiguro
  • Patent number: 11183187
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dialog system comprising a speech receiving step in which the dialog system receives input of a speech of a human, a first speech determination step in which the dialog system determines a first speech which is a speech in response to the speech of the human, a first speech presentation step in which the first speech is presented by a first agent, a reaction acquisition step in which the dialog system acquires a reaction of the human to the first speech, a second speech determination step in which the dialog system determines, when the reaction of the human is a reaction indicating that the first speech is not a speech in response to the speech of the human, a second speech which is different from the first speech, and a second speech presentation step in which the second speech is presented by the second agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sugiyama, Toyomi Meguro, Junji Yamato, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Ishiguro
  • Patent number: 11151997
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a dialog technique that can reduce a user's uncomfortable feeling. A dialog system 100 is a dialog system that conducts a dialog with the user, the dialog system including a presentation part 50 that presents an action to fill a gap between a user utterance and a response utterance of the dialog system, after it is estimated or determined that the user utterance has ended or after a predicted time at which the user utterance ends, and before the dialog system makes a response utterance to the user utterance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignees: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sugiyama, Hiromi Narimatsu, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Takamasa Iio, Tsunehiro Arimoto, Hiroshi Ishiguro
  • Publication number: 20210312226
    Abstract: A cluster classification device includes an environmental condition acquisition unit, a classification unit, and a storage unit. The environmental condition acquisition unit acquires an environmental condition in order to generate a specific environment in a target space. The classification unit generates a cluster from a plurality of environmental conditions acquired by the environmental condition acquisition unit, based on features of the environmental conditions. The storage unit stores the cluster and a feature of the cluster in association with each other. An environment generation device generates, using an environmental condition classified by the cluster classification device, a predetermined environment in the target space. An environment generation system includes the cluster classification device and a control device that controls an environment generation device that generates a specific environment in the target space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Naoko NAKAYAMA, Sanae KAGAWA, Kazuyuki SATOU, Ryuta UEDA, Hideyuki TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi ISHIGURO, Midori TAKAMA, Yuichiro YOSHIKAWA, Yutaka NAKAMURA