Patents by Inventor Kaoru Watanabe

Kaoru Watanabe 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).

  • Patent number: 12099914
    Abstract: It is possible to analyze what type of input/output mapping is mainly performed in the entire hidden layer of a neural network. A relationship analysis unit 30 calculates strength of a relationship of each combination of a dimension of the input data and a unit of the neural network and calculates strength of a relationship of each combination of the unit and a dimension of the output data. A role analysis unit 32 calculates a relationship between a prescribed number of types of roles and the unit and a relationship between the prescribed number of types of roles, the dimension of the input data, and the dimension of the output data on the basis of the strength of the relationship of each combination of the dimension of the input data and the unit of the neural network and the strength of the relationship of each combination of the unit and the dimension of the output data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chihiro Watanabe, Kaoru Hiramatsu, Kunio Kashino
  • Publication number: 20240303531
    Abstract: Techniques for adapting extraction to different documents using machine learning are provided. In one technique, multiple parsing rules are stored, each parsing rule being used to map field values in extracted text to field names associated with the parsing rule. In response to receiving a request to use a parsing rule for a particular document, a particular parsing rule is selected from among the parsing rules. Text data associated with the particular document is extracted. The particular parsing rule is used to map field values (in the extracted text data) to field names associated with the particular parsing rule. First input that selects data associated with a particular field name of the field names is received. Second input that selects a visual portion of the particular document is also received. The particular parsing rule is updated based on the first and second inputs to generate an updated parsing rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kaoru Watanabe
  • Patent number: 12079728
    Abstract: The present invention enables the structure of a neural network to be quantitatively analyzed. An analyzing unit calculates, for each of combinations of a dimension of input data and a cluster, a sum of squared errors between an output of each unit belonging to the cluster when a value of the dimension of the input data is replaced with an average value of the dimension of the input data included in learning data and an output of each unit belonging to the cluster for the input data before replacement as a relationship between the combinations, and calculates, for each of combinations of the cluster and a dimension of output data, a squared error between the value of the dimension of the output data when an output value of each unit belonging to the cluster is replaced with an average output value of each unit of the cluster when the input data included in the learning data was input and the value of the dimension of the output data before replacement as a relationship between the combinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chihiro Watanabe, Kaoru Hiramatsu, Kunio Kashino
  • Publication number: 20240221446
    Abstract: Techniques for managing access to a physical area are provided. In one technique, first data is extracted from a digital file. Based on identification data within the first data, a database is searched. A data item in the database is identified that matches the identification data. The first data is associated with the data item. After associating the first data with the data item, code data is generated. Encoded data that encodes the code data is then generated. The encoded data is sent over a computer network to a mobile device, or an account, of a user that is associated with the data item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Candice Lin, Te-Yu Chu, Phuc Nguyen, Yuwen Wu, Kaoru Watanabe, Shun Tanaka, Jayasimha Nuggehalli
  • Patent number: 11935349
    Abstract: Techniques for managing access to a physical area are provided. In one technique, first data is extracted from a digital file. Based on identification data within the first data, a database is searched. A data item in the database is identified that matches the identification data. The first data is associated with the data item. After associating the first data with the data item, code data is generated. Encoded data that encodes the code data is then generated. The encoded data is sent over a computer network to a mobile device, or an account, of a user that is associated with the data item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Candice Lin, Te-Yu Chu, Phuc Nguyen, Yuwen Wu, Kaoru Watanabe, Shun Tanaka, Jayasimha Nuggehalli
  • Publication number: 20230274831
    Abstract: Techniques for obtaining health data from a health kiosk information system and notifying users according to pre-registered notification rules are provided. In one technique, a computing system (1) receives, over one or more computer networks, from a health kiosk information system, healthcare data including at least a healthcare value that is obtained by one or more health kiosks that are managed by the health kiosk information system, the health kiosk information system being distinct from the computing system; (2) reads, from a memory, notification rule data including a condition to be notified and a notification destination, the condition corresponding to the healthcare value; (3) determines whether the healthcare value that is included in the healthcare data is applicable to the condition included in the notification rule data; and (4) in response to determining that the healthcare value is applicable, sends a notification to the notification destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shohei Arai, Shun Tanaka, Jayasimha Nuggehalli, Kaoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20230237187
    Abstract: Techniques for managing access to physical assets based on captured digital data and a database are provided. In one technique, one or more functions in an application that executes on a client device are locked. A smart badge that is associated with healthcare information is then received from a remote server system. In response to receiving the smart badge, the one or more functions are unlocked. After unlocking the one or more functions and in response to user input that selects a particular function of the one or more functions, a request and identification data that pertain to the particular function are transmitted over a computer network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Candice Lin, Phuc Nguyen, Kaoru Watanabe, Te-Yu Chu, Yuwen Wu, Shun Tanaka, Jayasimha Nuggehalli
  • Patent number: 11668075
    Abstract: A work vehicle 1 includes a display unit 51 of a rechargeable work vehicle 1, and a display unit controller 53 configured to reduce a brightness of the display unit 51 during charge of the work vehicle 1, compared with that during operation of the work vehicle 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Nomura, Takanori Yamane, Kaoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20230135861
    Abstract: Techniques for managing access to a physical area are provided. In one technique, first data is extracted from a digital file. Based on identification data within the first data, a database is searched. A data item in the database is identified that matches the identification data. The first data is associated with the data item. After associating the first data with the data item, code data is generated. Encoded data that encodes the code data is then generated. The encoded data is sent over a computer network to a mobile device, or an account, of a user that is associated with the data item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Candice Lin, Teyu Chu, Phuc Nguyen, Yuwen Wu, Kaoru Watanabe, Shun Tanaka, Jayasimha Nuggehalli
  • Patent number: 11556502
    Abstract: An approach is provided for using parsing rules to automatically identify attributes and attribute values from documents and generate metadata that maps attribute values to display labels that may be searched, filtered, and sorted upon within an external storage service. A document processing system maintains parsing rules that define how to identify field labels, which represent attributes, and corresponding field values, which represent attribute values, and metadata mappings that map associations between field values and display labels. The display labels are used within the graphical user interface of the external storage service. The system receives a batch of multiple documents and uses the parsing rules to identify field labels and field values. The system generates metadata using the defined metadata mappings and associates the metadata to the documents processed. The system then sends the documents and their associated metadata to the external storage service for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kaoru Watanabe
  • Bag
    Patent number: 11535426
    Abstract: To suppress damage such as the formation of holes and wrinkles in laminated bodies constituting a bag. A bag having a storage section includes: laminated bodies that include a sealant film positioned on an inner surface of the bag and at least one plastic film positioned on an outer surface side of the sealant film; and a seal section where inner surfaces of one pair of laminated bodies are joined together. The seal section has an outer edge seal part that is positioned along an outer edge of the bag, and a steam-releasing seal part that is positioned closer to a center point side of the storage section than the outer edge seal part and peels off due to an increase in pressure in the storage section. The steam-releasing seal part peels off when the pressure in the storage section is 130 kPa or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Tanaka, Yasunari Iio, Kaoru Watanabe, Kazuhiro Takushima, Kiyoshi Toda, Shiomi Nakagawa, Kaeko Hayashi, Satomi Ishida, Keita Goto, Mariko Nakatsuka, Koki Akutsu, Yuki Tatsuta, Hideaki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11479399
    Abstract: There is provided a container that makes it possible to suppress intrusion of bacteria from the tip of a pleat part into the inside of the container. The container includes: a main body that includes a body part defining a containing portion and a flange part extending outward from an upper portion of the body part; and a lid that is joined to the flange part of the main body via an outer edge seal portion so as to cover the containing portion, the lid being formed by a lid member folded back at a fold-back portion such that portions of the lid member overlap each other. The lid has: a pleat part that includes the portions of the lid member overlapping each other and that extends from an edge of one side to an edge of the other side of the lid in a first direction; and a first lid part and a second lid part that are formed by the lid member and that are arranged on opposite sides of the pleat part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makiko Takahashi, Kaoru Watanabe, Hiroshi Ishikawa, Satoshi Takimoto
  • Patent number: 11461065
    Abstract: A mobile device generates and transmits to a print cloud server application via email, a print cloud request that specifies information to be printed. The print cloud server application generates and assigns a print job to a printing device group that corresponds to the destination email address of the print cloud request. A user is authenticated at a printing device and the printing device generates and transmits, to the print cloud server application, a request for print jobs. The request for print jobs includes user information that identifies the user and data that identifies the printing device group for the printing device. The print cloud server application provides, to the printing device, data that identifies print jobs that correspond to both the user information and the printing device group. The user selects one or more of the print jobs and the selected print jobs are released to the printing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Jayasimha Nuggehalli, Kaoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220293281
    Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) is presented, which visually aggregates information from various information source systems to facilitate management of health-based safety practices in the workplace. Specifically, the methods and systems described herein visually aggregate information from at least a location information system and a health kiosk information system in a GUI. Specifically, a visual aggregation application includes, in a GUI, a map of a monitored physical area that displays health-interaction values for respective humans, associated with displayed location indicators, occupying the monitored physical area. According to an embodiment, the application includes, in the GUI, alerts of enhanced-risk distancing criteria violations in the monitored physical area. An enhanced-risk distancing criteria violation is an instance of distancing criteria violation between two or more humans in the monitored physical area, where one or more of the humans is also associated with a health warning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Jayasimha Nuggehalli, Kaoru Watanabe, Gerardo Ramirez, Shun Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11392352
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein for generating and managing Web applications. Embodiments include receiving organized data and analyzing the organized data to determine one or more data types contained in the organized data. Based on the one or more data types, suggested widgets are determined, including determining whether a particular data type can be split into two or more data types and suggesting widgets for each split data type. The suggested widgets are presented to a user, and in response to user input accepting the suggested widgets, a Web application comprising the suggested widgets is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kaoru Watanabe, Jiang Hong
  • Publication number: 20220056672
    Abstract: A work vehicle 1 includes a display unit 51 of a rechargeable work vehicle 1, and a display unit controller 53 configured to reduce a brightness of the display unit 51 during charge of the work vehicle 1, compared with that during operation of the work vehicle 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Nomura, Takanori Yamane, Kaoru Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11182439
    Abstract: An approach is provided for generating parsing rules that automatically identify attributes and attribute values from documents and generates metadata mapping information that is associated with electronic versions of documents processed. A graphical user interface (GUI) is displayed on a client device that contains a sample document containing field labels and field values, which represent attributes and attribute values. The GUI is configured to receive a first set of inputs identify field labels and field values. In response to receiving the first set of inputs, parsing rules are generated that define the relationships between the field labels and corresponding field values. A second set of inputs are received that include a selection of a subset of the parsing rules to generate metadata mapping that maps a subset of the field values to display labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kaoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210271636
    Abstract: An approach is provided for using parsing rules to automatically identify attributes and attribute values from documents and generate metadata that maps attribute values to display labels that may be searched, filtered, and sorted upon within an external storage service. A document processing system maintains parsing rules that define how to identify field labels, which represent attributes, and corresponding field values, which represent attribute values, and metadata mappings that map associations between field values and display labels. The display labels are used within the graphical user interface of the external storage service. The system receives a batch of multiple documents and uses the parsing rules to identify field labels and field values. The system generates metadata using the defined metadata mappings and associates the metadata to the documents processed. The system then sends the documents and their associated metadata to the external storage service for storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kaoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210271716
    Abstract: An approach is provided for generating parsing rules that automatically identify attributes and attribute values from documents and generates metadata mapping information that is associated with electronic versions of documents processed. A graphical user interface (GUI) is displayed on a client device that contains a sample document containing field labels and field values, which represent attributes and attribute values. The GUI is configured to receive a first set of inputs identify field labels and field values. In response to receiving the first set of inputs, parsing rules are generated that define the relationships between the field labels and corresponding field values. A second set of inputs are received that include a selection of a subset of the parsing rules to generate metadata mapping that maps a subset of the field values to display labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kaoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210263694
    Abstract: A mobile device generates and transmits to a print cloud server application via email, a print cloud request that specifies information to be printed. The print cloud server application generates and assigns a print job to a printing device group that corresponds to the destination email address of the print cloud request. A user is authenticated at a printing device and the printing device generates and transmits, to the print cloud server application, a request for print jobs. The request for print jobs includes user information that identifies the user and data that identifies the printing device group for the printing device. The print cloud server application provides, to the printing device, data that identifies print jobs that correspond to both the user information and the printing device group. The user selects one or more of the print jobs and the selected print jobs are released to the printing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Jayasimha Nuggehalli, Kaoru Watanabe