Patents by Inventor Kai SHIMIZU

Kai SHIMIZU 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: 20240399571
    Abstract: A controller 3 includes: a force controller 36 that performs force control of moving a robot 1 in accordance with an operation force exerted on an operator 2 from a user U to apply a treatment to an object W and of moving the operator 2 in accordance with a reaction force exerted on the robot 1 from the object W; an estimator 37 that estimates a dynamic characteristic of the user U; and an adjuster 310 that adjusts a control parameter of the force control in accordance with the estimated dynamic characteristic of the user such that a frequency characteristic of the force control approaches a target frequency characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki WATANABE, Tomoki SAKUMA, Hiroki KINOSHITA, Hiroki TAKAHASHI, Kai SHIMIZU, Hiroki TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20240377930
    Abstract: An image processing device includes an operation panel, a storage unit, and a controller. The operation panel is configured to accept an instruction from a user regarding image processing and be capable of displaying multiple history buttons containing information about previously completed image processing. The storage unit is configured to store image data handled in previous image processing. The controller allows access to corresponding image data inside the storage unit via a displayed history button, among the history buttons, under a condition that the history button can be displayed on the operation panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroshi OKA, Kai SHIMIZU, Masatoshi GO
  • Publication number: 20240357569
    Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: determine whether the apparatus is expected to perform communication on a first carrier within a time interval, and communication on a second carrier within the time interval; determine whether there is a conflict between at least one symbol of the first carrier and at least one symbol of the second carrier within the time interval; determine at least one scheme to use for performing communication with at least one user equipment, when there is the conflict between the at least one symbol of the first carrier and the at least one symbol of the second carrier within the time interval; and perform the communication with the at least one user equipment using the at least one scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Renato Barbosa Abreu, Nuno Manuel Kiilerich Pratas, Torsten Wildschek, Laura Luque Sanchez, Thomas Haaning Jacobsen, Claude Arzelier, Takayuki Shimizu, Berthold Panzner, Kai-Erik Sunell
  • Publication number: 20240300108
    Abstract: A robot system (100) includes a slave unit (1) including a slave arm (11) having a working end (11a), a slave arm actuator (13) configured to drive the slave arm, and a slave-side controller (14) configured to control the slave arm actuator based on a slave operating command for defining a target position of the working end, a master unit (2) including a master arm (21) having a manipulation end (21a) into which the content of manipulation is inputted by an operator, and a system controller (3) configured to generate the slave operating command based on the content of manipulation inputted into the manipulation end. When a command corresponding to the content of manipulation is a command corresponding to a limit equivalent range corresponding to a limit of operation of at least one of the slave arm and the master arm, the system controller performs processing to give perception to the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki KAMON, Hideyuki RYU, Jun FUJIMORI, Hiroki KINOSHITA, Hiroki TAKAHASHI, Takuya SHITAKA, Kai SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20240303948
    Abstract: A wearable terminal apparatus to be worn by a user for use includes a display unit and at least one processor. The at least one processor causes the display unit to display a virtual image located in a space. The at least one processor changes a display position of a partial image when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the partial image being an image of a partial region included in the virtual image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Kai SHIMIZU, Tomokazu ADACHI, Shingo ITO
  • Publication number: 20240296632
    Abstract: A wearable terminal apparatus to be worn by a user for use includes at least one processor, a camera, and a communication unit. The camera images a space as a visible region of the user. The communication unit performs data communication with an external device to be used by a remote instructor. The at least one processor transmits an image obtained by the camera to the external device via the communication unit. The at least one processor receives instruction information related to an instruction to generate an instruction image via the communication unit, the instruction being made based on the image in the external device. The at least one processor causes a display unit to display the instruction image, the instruction image being visually recognized at a position based on the received instruction information in the space. The at least one processor accepts a user operation to change the displayed instruction image and updates display of the instruction image in accordance with the user operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo ITO, Tomokazu ADACHI, Kai SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20240288948
    Abstract: A wearable terminal apparatus to be worn by a user for use includes a camera and at least one processor. The camera images a space as a visible region of the user. The at least one processor identifies, as a capture region, a part of the visible region in the space imaged by the camera, based on a first gesture operation of the user, and stores a capture image corresponding to the capture region in a storage unit. This allows a part of the visible region desired by the user to be stored as the capture image in the storage unit and thus can improve the user convenience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Tomokazu ADACHI, Shingo ITO, Kai SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20240288931
    Abstract: A wearable terminal apparatus to be worn by a user for use includes at least one processor. The at least one processor causes a display unit to display a virtual image of a polyhedron located in a space. The at least one processor causes a first image having first information to be displayed on a first surface of the polyhedron and causes a second image having second information to be displayed on a second surface of the polyhedron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo ITO, Tomokazu ADACHI, Kai SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20240283865
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display and at least one processor. The at least one processor acquires, from a communication network theoretically divided into a plurality of slices each corresponding to a service type, identifiers each assigned to a respective one of the plurality of slices via a communication interface. The at least one processor displays, based on the acquired identifiers, an image indicating predetermined information about the communication network on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Tomokazu ADACHI, Shingo ITO, Kai SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20240198523
    Abstract: A robot system 100 includes an operator 2 to be operated by a user, a robot 1 having an end effector 11 that acts on an object W and a robot arm 12 that moves the end effector 11, and a controller 3 that outputs a command for the robot arm 12 such that the end effector 11 moves according to operation information input via the operator 2. The controller 3 performs coordinate conversion to adapt a reference surface RP in an operation coordinate system set for the operator 2 to the surface of the object W, and generates the command for the robot arm 12 based on the operation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kentaro AZUMA, Tomoki SAKUMA, Masayuki KAMON, Hirokazu SUGIYAMA, Masahiko AKAMATSU, Takanori KOZUKI, Takanori KIRITOSHI, Jun FUJIMORI, Hiroki KINOSHITA, Hiroki TAKAHASHI, Kai SHIMIZU, Yoshiki NAITO
  • Publication number: 20240201502
    Abstract: A wearable terminal device is configured to be used by being worn by a user. The wearable terminal device includes at least one processor. The at least one processor causes a display to display a virtual image located inside a space and having a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side from the first surface. The first surface of the virtual image has a first region and a strip-shaped second region that is smaller than the first region, and the second surface of the virtual image has a third region that is larger than the second region. The at least one processor causes a display mode of the virtual image to change to a prescribed display mode in response to a prescribed operation performed on the third region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo ITO, Tomokazu ADACHI, Kai SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 12011834
    Abstract: A robot system includes a slave unit including a slave arm having a working end, a slave arm actuator configured to drive the slave arm, and a slave-side controller configured to control the slave arm actuator based on a slave operating command for defining a target position of the working end, a master unit including a master arm having a manipulation end into which the content of manipulation is inputted by an operator, and a system controller configured to generate the slave operating command based on the content of manipulation inputted into the manipulation end. When a command corresponding to the content of manipulation is a command corresponding to a limit equivalent range corresponding to a limit of operation of at least one of the slave arm and the master arm, the system controller performs processing to give perception to the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Kamon, Hideyuki Ryu, Jun Fujimori, Hiroki Kinoshita, Hiroki Takahashi, Takuya Shitaka, Kai Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20240187562
    Abstract: A wearable terminal device is configured to be used by being worn by a user. The wearable terminal device includes at least one processor. The at least one processor causes a display to display an instructional image located inside a space based on an instruction of an instructor. The at least one processor causes the display to display a plurality of the instructional images based on instructions of a plurality of the instructors using a different display mode for each instructor who gave an instruction. In this way, who instructed display of each of the plurality of instructional images can be easily and intuitively grasped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo ITO, Tomokazu ADACHI, Kai SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20240176459
    Abstract: A wearable terminal device that is configured to be used by being worn by a user includes at least one processor. The at least one processor detects a visible area for the user in a space. The at least one processor causes a display to display, out of virtual images located in the space, a first virtual image that is located inside the visible area. When a second virtual image located outside the visible area is present, the at least one processor causes the display to perform display indicating in a prescribed manner existence of the second virtual image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo ITO, Tomokazu ADACHI, Kai SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20240177436
    Abstract: A wearable terminal device is configured to be used by being worn by a user. The wearable terminal device includes at least one processor. The at least one processor detects a visible area for the user inside a space and causes a display to display an instructional image located inside the visible area. When there is an instructional image located outside the visible area, the at least one processor issues a first notification making the user aware of the existence of the instructional image. As a result of this first notification being issued, the user of the wearable terminal device is able to notice the existence of the instructional image generated by an instruction given by a remote instructor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo ITO, Tomokazu ADACHI, Kai SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20240169659
    Abstract: A wearable terminal device is configured to be used by being worn by a user. The wearable terminal device includes at least one processor. The at least one processor causes a display to display a virtual image that is located inside a space and has a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side from the first surface. The at least one processor determines whether the first surface or the second surface is easier for the user to see. When the second surface is determined to be easier to see, the at least one processor causes an image of the first surface of the virtual image to be displayed on the second surface of the virtual image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo ITO, Tomokazu ADACHI, Kai SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20230373078
    Abstract: A controller of a robot system performs first control of controlling a robot arm in accordance with an operation with an operator to thereby cause an end effector to apply a treatment to an object and of recording trajectory data and second control of controlling the robot arm based on the trajectory data recorded in the first control to thereby move the end effector such that the end effector reproduces a moving trajectory and applies a treatment to the object. In the second control, in controlling the robot arm based on the trajectory data, the controller controls a pressing force of the end effector against the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kentaro AZUMA, Jun TAKEBAYASHI, Tomoki SAKUMA, Masahiko AKAMATSU, Takanori KOZUKI, Jun FUJIMORI, Hiroki KINOSHITA, Kai SHIMIZU, Hiroki TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20230038804
    Abstract: A master-slave system includes: a master unit including an operation end, an operation detector that detects operational information inputted by a force being applied to the operation end, and a force applier that gives a force to the operation end; a slave unit including an action part, and an operation part that moves the action part; and a control device. The control device outputs, according to a regulating condition and the operational information, a command for causing the operation part to operate the action part to carry out operation reflecting the regulating condition. The control device outputs, according to the regulating condition, a command for causing the force applier to give a force to the operation end against the input to the operation end that commands the given movement of the action part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayuki KAMON, Hiroki TAKAHASHI, Kai SHIMIZU, Yuki TAKAYAMA, Jun FUJIMORI, Hiroki KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20220401169
    Abstract: A master-slave system includes a master unit, a slave unit, and a control device. The control device includes first circuitry that determines a first relationship that is a relationship between a slave coordinate system and an object coordinate system, second circuitry that determines a second relationship that is a relationship between a master coordinate system and the object coordinate system, and third circuitry that outputs an operational command for causing the slave unit to operate according to operational information of the master unit, the first relationship, and the second relationship. When the object coordinate system is moved, the first circuitry newly determines the first relationship after the movement based on the moved object coordinate system and the slave coordinate system, and the second-circuitry determines the second relationship after the movement, as a relationship similar to the second relationship before the movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayuki KAMON, Hiroki TAKAHASHI, Kai SHIMIZU, Yuki TAKAYAMA, Jun FUJIMORI, Hiroki KINOSHITA, Masahiko AKAMATSU, Takanori KOZUKI
  • Publication number: 20220063095
    Abstract: A robot system includes a slave unit including a slave arm having a working end, a slave arm actuator configured to drive the slave arm, and a slave-side controller configured to control the slave arm actuator based on a slave operating command for defining a target position of the working end, a master unit including a master arm having a manipulation end into which the content of manipulation is inputted by an operator, and a system controller configured to generate the slave operating command based on the content of manipulation inputted into the manipulation end. When a command corresponding to the content of manipulation is a command corresponding to a limit equivalent range corresponding to a limit of operation of at least one of the slave arm and the master arm, the system controller performs processing to give perception to the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki KAMON, Hideyuki RYU, Jun FUJIMORI, Hiroki KINOSHITA, Hiroki TAKAHASHI, Takuya SHITAKA, Kai SHIMIZU