Patents by Inventor Katsuaki Tanaka

Katsuaki Tanaka 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: 20240152157
    Abstract: A hauling vehicle including a vehicle body, a distance meter that measures the distance to an obstacle, an in-vehicle controller that controls the vehicle body, and a communication device that communicates with a management controller that manages the vehicle body is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Masaki KANAI, Katsuaki TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20230311937
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle management system capable of securing safety of an escorted vehicle while suppressing a decrease in productivity by improving setting of an entry prohibited area of an unmanned vehicle at the time when an abnormal state of position information on the escorted vehicle has been detected. The vehicle management system is configured such that an unmanned vehicle, an escorted vehicle, an escorting vehicle, and a control station that controls the unmanned vehicle on the basis of position information on the escorting vehicle and position information on the escorted vehicle are capable of communicating with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Masaki KANAI, Katsuaki TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20220346294
    Abstract: A storage includes a first opening section, a second opening section, and a moving section. An article used in a board working machine configured to perform predetermined board work on a board is received or delivered through the first opening section. The second opening section is an opening section different from the first opening section, and when reception work or delivery work of the article is performed through the first opening section, an article different from the article can be received or delivered through the second opening section. The moving section moves the article to a predetermined storage section when the article is received through the first opening section or the second opening section and moves the article stored in the storage section to the first opening section or the second opening section when the article is delivered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanari MATSUMOTO, Katsuaki TANAKA, Hideaki OKI, Masanori KAWAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11438400
    Abstract: A content data delivery system includes a server and a client. The server includes at least one processor configured to implement stored instructions and execute a plurality of tasks. The plurality of tasks include a server side communication task that transmits and receives test data including time information to and from the client, a calculating task that obtains a reference time difference with the client based on the time information of the test data that has been transmitted and received by the server side communication task, and a delivering task that delivers content data including information that indicates reproduction timing to the client. The server or the client includes a correcting task that corrects the reproduction timing of the content data by use of the reference time difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuaki Tanaka, Osamu Kohara, Masafumi Toshitani
  • Patent number: 11184215
    Abstract: A control device includes a communication device configured to receive, from a control target device connected to the control device through a network, configuration information on a configuration of software and/or hardware of the control target device, a controller configured to acquire a display article from a server device connected to the control device through the network, and determine whether to store the display article in a storage as display data, based on the configuration information, and the storage configured to store the display data based on the determination by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya Mushikabe, Akihiko Suyama, Keisuke Tsukada, Katsuaki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11050579
    Abstract: A distribution destination specifying device includes: a related information obtaining portion that obtains related information that indicates a relationship of a plurality of host devices that distribute content to be input, to a client device; a selection receiving portion that receives a selection of one host device among the plurality of host devices; a related host device identifying portion that identifies a related host device related to a selected host device to be selected by the selection receiving portion, based on the related information; and a distribution destination specifying screen display portion that displays a distribution destination specifying screen for specifying a client device as a distribution destination of content of each of the selected host device and the related host device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiko Suyama, Katsuaki Tanaka, Takeyoshi Aihara, Fukutaro Okuyama, Kazuya Mushikabe, Keisuke Tsukada
  • Patent number: 10917465
    Abstract: A synchronization setting device and a system include at least one memory storing instructions, and at least one processor that implements the stored instructions to acquire first delay time to be set in a first distribution device for distributing first content data, and output the first delay time to the first distribution device or to a reproduction device that provides the first content data to the first distribution device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiko Suyama, Yuki Suemitsu, Katsuaki Tanaka, Takeyoshi Aihara, Fukutaro Okuyama
  • Patent number: 10817249
    Abstract: A list screen of a plurality of reproduction devices is displayed on a display unit based on relationship information between the plurality of reproduction devices which is connected via network. Selection of a reproduction device which is made to perform a content reproduction operation among the plurality of reproduction devices is received. A command is transmitted to the selected reproduction device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuaki Tanaka, Tomoyoshi Akutagawa, Hiroyuki Ichi, Yuki Suemitsu, Akihiko Suyama, Kazuya Mushikabe, Keisuke Tsukada
  • Patent number: 10567900
    Abstract: Provided is an audio system, including: at least two audio devices capable of holding communication among one another; and a stereo pair setting unit configured to set a stereo pair in which one of two audio devices included among the at least two audio devices serves as a parent device, and another of the two audio devices serves as a child device, in which: the parent device is configured to play, with a delay, a first-channel audio signal included in a first audio signal, and to transmit to the child device a second audio signal including at least a second-channel audio signal, which is included in the first audio signal; and the child device is configured to receive the second audio signal from the parent device to play the second-channel audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuaki Tanaka, Tomoyoshi Akutagawa, Yuki Suemitsu
  • Patent number: 10474424
    Abstract: In a case where a sound of one channel of an audio signal which is reproduced and emitted by a second audio device is emitted from a first audio device, an audio device receives a signal of other channel of the audio signal from the second audio device and causes a sound emission unit to emit a sound of the other channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuaki Tanaka, Tomoyoshi Akutagawa, Hiroyuki Ichi, Yuki Suemitsu, Akihiko Suyama, Kazuya Mushikabe, Keisuke Tsukada
  • Patent number: 10397698
    Abstract: Provided is an audio device, including: an audio signal communication unit comprising a reception unit configured to receive an audio signal via wireless communication and a transmission unit configured to transmit an audio signal via wireless communication; a plurality of signal input units including the reception unit; an input selection unit configured to select one signal input unit from among the plurality of signal input units; a control unit configured to control switching of the input selection unit; and a signal processing unit, in which the control unit is configured to: switch, when the input selection unit has selected a signal input unit other than the reception unit, the input selection unit to the selected signal input unit and input an audio signal, which is input from the selected signal input unit, into the signal processing unit; and switch, when the reception unit has received an audio signal via wireless communication, the input selection unit from the selected signal input unit to the re
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuaki Tanaka, Masahiro Ishida
  • Publication number: 20190220382
    Abstract: A control device includes a communication device configured to receive, from a control target device connected to the control device through a network, configuration information on a configuration of software and/or hardware of the control target device, a controller configured to acquire a display article from a server device connected to the control device through the network, and determine whether to store the display article in a storage as display data, based on the configuration information, and the storage configured to store the display data based on the determination by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuya MUSHIKABE, Akihiko SUYAMA, Keisuke TSUKADA, Katsuaki TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10356527
    Abstract: An output control device includes a signal input unit configured to receive an audio signal; a first output unit configured to output the audio signal to a first reproducing device; a second output unit configured to output the audio signal to a second reproducing device via communication in which a delay of a first delay time period occurs; and a buffer unit configured to temporarily store the audio signal, to read the temporarily-stored signal, and to output the read signal to the first and the second output units. The buffer unit is configured to advance a second read position, which is a read position in the buffer unit of a buffer signal to be output to the second output unit, by the first delay time period ahead of a first read position, which is a read position of a buffer signal to be output to the first output unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuaki Tanaka, Hisashi Iida
  • Patent number: 10306366
    Abstract: Provided is an audio device, including: at least one processor; and at least one memory device that stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: play, with a given length of delay, a first-channel audio signal included in an audio signal; obtain one of operation information about operation of the audio device and setting information about playing of the audio signal; and transmit one of the operation information and the setting information, and at least a second-channel audio signal included in the audio signal, to another audio device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuaki Tanaka, Tomoyoshi Akutagawa, Hiroyuki Ichi
  • Patent number: 10244318
    Abstract: Provided is an audio device, including: at least one processor; and at least one memory device that stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: play, with a given length of delay, a first-channel audio signal included in an audio signal; obtain one of operation information about operation of the audio device and setting information about playing of the audio signal; and transmit one of the operation information and the setting information, and at least a second-channel audio signal included in the audio signal, to another audio device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuaki Tanaka, Tomoyoshi Akutagawa, Hiroyuki Ichi
  • Patent number: 10235658
    Abstract: The maintenance management device 3 includes an error status diagnosis unit 11, a grace period estimation unit 14, a maintenance cost estimation unit 15, and a screen display unit 17. When the error status diagnosis unit 11 has diagnosed the occurrence of an anomaly, the grace period estimation unit 14 estimates a first grace period leading up to the occurrence of a failure. The maintenance cost estimation unit 15 estimates the cost of corrective maintenance incurred when the failure occurs after the elapse of the first grace period. The screen display unit 17 displays a combination of the first grace period and the cost of corrective maintenance. Alternatively, the grace period estimation unit 14 estimates a second grace period over which preventive maintenance may be postponed without a failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Suzuki, Kozo Nakamura, Shinya Yuda, Munetoshi Unuma, Junsuke Fujiwara, Takayuki Uchida, Katsuaki Tanaka, Mitsuo Aihara, Teruo Nakamura, Nobuyoshi Hirowatari, Hiroshi Ogura
  • Patent number: 10209952
    Abstract: A control method for a content reproduction device includes: receiving, from a second content reproduction device connected through a network, acquisition source information on content included in a playlist of the second content reproduction device; and determining whether or not reproduction of the content is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuaki Tanaka, Akihiko Suyama
  • Patent number: 10200962
    Abstract: An audio device includes a signal input interface, a first output interface, a second output interface, at least one processing circuit configured as a buffer control portion, at least one memory configured to store an audio signal. The buffer control portion sets a second reading position at a position that precedes a first reading position of the first output interface by delay time, and, when starting output of the audio signal, writes silent data for the delay time in the memory and sets the first reading position at the head of the silent data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuaki Tanaka, Hisashi Iida
  • Publication number: 20180359719
    Abstract: An audio device includes a signal input interface, a first output interface, a second output interface, at least one processing circuit configured as a buffer control portion, at least one memory configured to store an audio signal. The buffer control portion sets a second reading position at a position that precedes a first reading position of the first output interface by delay time, and, when starting output of the audio signal, writes silent data for the delay time in the memory and sets the first reading position at the head of the silent data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Katsuaki TANAKA, Hisashi IIDA
  • Publication number: 20180309589
    Abstract: A distribution destination specifying device includes: a related information obtaining portion that obtains related information that indicates a relationship of a plurality of host devices that distribute content to be input, to a client device; a selection receiving portion that receives a selection of one host device among the plurality of host devices; a related host device identifying portion that identifies a related host device related to a selected host device to be selected by the selection receiving portion, based on the related information; and a distribution destination specifying screen display portion that displays a distribution destination specifying screen for specifying a client device as a distribution destination of content of each of the selected host device and the related host device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Akihiko SUYAMA, Katsuaki TANAKA, Takeyoshi AIHARA, Fukutaro OKUYAMA, Kazuya MUSHIKABE, Keisuke TSUKADA