Patents by Inventor Kazuo Sasaki
Kazuo Sasaki 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).
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Patent number: 12046733Abstract: A vehicle battery pack capable of suppressing a variation in cooling performance for a battery module by a cooling pipe. A vehicle battery pack includes a cooling pipe in a flat plate shape that abuts a lower surface of respective one of battery modules; and an elastic urging member that urges the cooling pipe upward to make the cooling pipe abut the lower surface of respective one of the battery modules. The elastic urging member has plural elastically-deformable legs that are aligned in a longitudinal direction of the cooling pipe.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Shintaro Harugaichi, Satoshi Yamamoto, Kazuo Iwata, Yu Yan, Shoichi Sasaki
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Patent number: 11679772Abstract: A drive control system is provided, which is mounted on a vehicle configured to travel by operation of a driver. The drive control system includes an actuator configured to output a driving force for the vehicle to travel, an output sensor configured to detect a driving force requested by the operation of the driver, and a control device configured to control operation of the actuator based on the requested driving force detected by the output sensor. The control device sets a target output value by adding a given delay time to a requested output value set corresponding to the requested driving force, and controls the actuator so as to output the target output value based on a response characteristic of the actuator.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Kazuo Sasaki, Kazuki Kawamoto
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Patent number: 11138419Abstract: A learning device generates a plurality of learning images in which a distance image representing a distance from a reference position to each position of a human body or each position of an object and a part image for identifying each part of the human body or a part of the object are associated with each other. The learning device corrects, based on a distance image and a part image of the learning image, a value of a region corresponding to a part of the object among regions of the distance image. The learning device learns, based on a plurality of learning images including a corrected distance image, an identifier in which characteristics of the distance image and a part of the human body or a part of the object are associated with each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Shoichi Masui, Hiroaki Fujimoto, Kazuhiro Yoshimura, Takuya Sato, Kazuo Sasaki
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Patent number: 11087493Abstract: A depth-image processing device includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: generate, cased on a synthetic model in which a three-dimensional model of a human body and a three-dimensional model of an object are combined, a plurality of learning images in which a depth image that indicates a distance from a reference position to respective positions on the human body or to respective positions on the object, and a part image to identify any one of respective parts of the human body and a cart of the object are associated with each other, and learn an identifier in which a feature of the depth image and any one of a part of the human body and a part of the object are associated with each other, based on the learning images.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Shoichi Masui, Hiroaki Fujimoto, Kazuhiro Yoshimura, Takuya Sato, Kazuo Sasaki
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Patent number: 10923224Abstract: A skill determination device determines each second frame corresponding to phase types from second frames having position information of a feature point, which corresponds to a predetermined part or a joint of a body of a second user, based on phase definition information in which a plurality of first frames having position information of a feature point corresponding to a predetermined part or a joint of a body of a first user and the phase types corresponding to the plurality of first frames, respectively, are associated with each other and determines a feature amount of a motion, an attitude, or the joint of the second user derived from the feature point included in the second frame determined for each of the phase types.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventor: Kazuo Sasaki
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Publication number: 20210031781Abstract: A drive control system is provided, which is mounted on a vehicle configured to travel by operation of a driver. The drive control system includes an actuator configured to output a driving force for the vehicle to travel, an output sensor configured to detect a driving force requested by the operation of the driver, and a control device configured to control operation of the actuator based on the requested driving force detected by the output sensor. The control device sets a target output value by adding a given delay time to a requested output value set corresponding to the requested driving force, and controls the actuator so as to output the target output value based on a response characteristic of the actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Kazuo Sasaki, Kazuki Kawamoto
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Patent number: 10839532Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor that detects positions of ball candidates from a plurality of time-series image frames. The processor adds a position of a second ball candidate to a second image frame subsequent to a first image frame based on a position of a first ball candidate and movement definition information. The first ball candidate is detected from the first image frame. The movement definition information defines a characteristic of a movement of a ball. The processor generates a plurality of trajectory candidates by combining a plurality of ball candidates detected from image frames of different times. The processor evaluates the plurality of trajectory candidates to determine a ball trajectory. The processor interpolates, when the ball trajectory is interrupted, between a starting point and an ending point of the interruption with a trajectory of a first person who moves from the starting point to the ending point.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Takaya Yamamoto, Daisuke Abe, Kazuo Sasaki, Mari Iwasaki, Kenji Orita, Naoshi Kayashima
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Patent number: 10839550Abstract: An apparatus includes a memory; a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor acquires three-dimensional information of observation points on an object from a sensor, specifies a first area and second areas adjacent to the first area from areas of the object based on the three-dimensional information, and specifies positions of feature points included in the second areas; sets links based on the feature points included in the second areas to estimate positions of skeletons included in the second areas; and uses end points of the skeletons and lengths from the end points of the skeletons to a position of a part included in the first area among parameters used to specify the position of the part, specifies the position of the part included in the first area, and estimates a position of a skeleton included in the first area based on the specified position of the part.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Hiroaki Fujimoto, Shoichi Masui, Kazuo Sasaki, Daisuke Abe
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Publication number: 20200227236Abstract: An inductively-coupled plasma processing apparatus for performing an inductively-coupled plasma processing on a rectangular substrate, includes: a processing container; a mounting table for mounting the substrate thereon; a rectangular metal window provided to be electrically insulated from the processing container while facing the mounting table; and an antenna unit for generating an inductively-coupled plasma inside the processing container. The metal window is divided into divided regions electrically insulated from each other by a first division extending in a radial direction toward each corner portion of the metal window. The antenna unit includes a first high-frequency antenna in which antenna segments having planar portions facing an upper surface of the metal window are arranged. Each antenna segment is configured by spirally winding an antenna wire in a vertical direction orthogonal to the upper surface of the rectangular metal window so that a winding axis is parallel to the upper surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Hitoshi SAITO, Kazuo SASAKI, Tsutomu SATOYOSHI, Toshihiro TOJO
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Image processing system, image processing apparatus, and image processing method for object tracking
Patent number: 10636153Abstract: A camera, a storage device, and an image processing apparatus are included. The storage device stores a plurality of captured images that are captured by the camera. The image processing apparatus estimates a region of an object included in a captured image of a current time based on a captured image of a previous time, for each of multiple objects included in the captured image of the current time. The image processing apparatus evaluates whether to correct the estimated region of each object based on a combination region in which the estimated regions of the respective objects are combined, and on a difference region that is identified by a background image and the captured image of the current time. The image processing apparatus corrects the estimated regions of the respective objects based on a result of evaluation.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Takaya Yamamoto, Kazuo Sasaki, Daisuke Abe, Mari Iwasaki -
Patent number: 10600444Abstract: A video image processing device receives information indicating whether an event has occurred in a competition area in which different regions are captured by a plurality of cameras, determines a camera that captured a video image of one of the different regions at which the event has occurred, extracts a partial video image obtained at the time at which the event has occurred from video image information on video images captured by the determined camera and stores the extracted partial video image to the memory.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Akihiko Yabuki, Kazuo Sasaki
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Publication number: 20200074679Abstract: A depth-image processing device includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: generate, cased on a synthetic model in which a three-dimensional model of a human body and a three-dimensional model of an object are combined, a plurality of learning images in which a depth image that indicates a distance from a reference position to respective positions on the human body or to respective positions on the object, and a part image to identify any one of respective parts of the human body and a cart of the object are associated with each other, and learn an identifier in which a feature of the depth image and any one of a part of the human body and a part of the object are associated with each other, based on the learning images.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Shoichi Masui, HIROAKI FUJIMOTO, Kazuhiro YOSHIMURA, Takuya Sato, KAZUO SASAKI
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Publication number: 20200042782Abstract: A learning device generates a plurality of leaning images in which a distance image representing a distance from a reference position to each position of a human body or each position of an object and a part image for identifying each part of the human body or a part of the object are associated with each other. The learning device corrects, based on a distance image and a part image of the learning image, a value of a region corresponding to a part of the object among regions of the distance image. The learning device learns, based on a plurality of learning images including a corrected distance image, an identifier in which characteristics of the distance image and a part of the human body or a part of the object are associated with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Shoichi Masui, HIROAKI FUJIMOTO, Kazuhiro YOSHIMURA, Takuya Sato, KAZUO SASAKI
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Publication number: 20190190082Abstract: A battery includes a multilayer structure including a plurality of multilayer members and an external packaging member configured to cover the multilayer structure. each of the multilayer members includes a positive electrode member provided with a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode mix layer provided on a surface of the positive electrode current collector, a separator configured to contain an electrolyte, and a negative electrode member including a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode mix layer provided on a surface of the negative electrode current collector; the positive electrode member, the separator and the negative electrode member are laminated together and the positive electrode mix layer and the negative electrode mix layer face each other; the multilayer members are stacked on each other in such a manner that current collectors having a same polarity face each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Masahiro MOROOKA, Kazuo SASAKI, Yoshiichi HORIKOSHI, Yusuke TANJI, Kenta HONDA
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Publication number: 20190151418Abstract: Provided is a means effective in bone regeneration or bone augmentation. Provided is a porous composite containing octacalcium phosphate and parathyroid hormone.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2017Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: TOYOBO CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinji Kamakura, Satoru Nakajou, Atsushi Iwai, Fumihiko Kajii, Hidenori Tanaka, Kazuo Sasaki
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Publication number: 20190147604Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor that detects positions of ball candidates from a plurality of time-series image frames. The processor adds a position of a second ball candidate to a second image frame subsequent to a first image frame based on a position of a first ball candidate and movement definition information. The first ball candidate is detected from the first image frame. The movement definition information defines a characteristic of a movement of a ball. The processor generates a plurality of trajectory candidates by combining a plurality of ball candidates detected from image frames of different times. The processor evaluates the plurality of trajectory candidates to determine a ball trajectory. The processor interpolates, when the ball trajectory is interrupted, between a starting point and an ending point of the interruption with a trajectory of a first person who moves from the starting point to the ending point.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Takaya YAMAMOTO, DAISUKE ABE, KAZUO SASAKI, Mari Iwasaki, Kenji Orita, Naoshi Kayashima
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Publication number: 20190066327Abstract: An apparatus includes a memory; a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor acquires three-dimensional information of observation points on an object from a sensor, specifies a first area and second areas adjacent to the first area from areas of the object based on the three-dimensional information, and specifies positions of feature points included in the second areas; sets links based on the feature points included in the second areas to estimate positions of skeletons included in the second areas; and uses end points of the skeletons and lengths from the end points of the skeletons to a position of a part included in the first area among parameters used to specify the position of the part, specifies the position of the part included in the first area, and estimates a position of a skeleton included in the first area based on the specified position of the part.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: HIROAKI FUJIMOTO, SHOICHI MASUI, KAZUO SASAKI, DAISUKE ABE
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Patent number: 10115020Abstract: An image processing device acquires multiple sets of continuous image data, captured by a capturing device, determines whether an object having a predetermined characteristic is present in a partial region of image data included in the sets of image data, using the processor repeatedly detects the object from image data that is captured prior to the image data where the object is present, when the object is determined to be present in the partial region, using the processor, calculates a movement trajectory of the object in accordance with positions of the object, detected from multiple sets of image data, and times of the sets of image data, using the processor and identifies a start position and a start time of the movement trajectory.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: FUJITSU LLIMITEDInventors: Kazuo Sasaki, Akihiko Yabuki
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Patent number: 10045251Abstract: A method includes measuring a first congestion level of the first access point, determining to change a coupling destination of a terminal device from a first access point to a second access point, transmitting a request from the first access point to the plurality of access points, the request from the first access point requesting the plurality of access points other than the second access point not to send a response to a request from the terminal device, the request from the terminal device requesting the plurality of access points to send the response to the terminal device, cutting off a coupling between the first access point and the terminal device, transmitting the request from the terminal device to the plurality of access points, sending the response to the request from the terminal device, and establishing a coupling between the second access point and the terminal device.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2016Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Naoya Hongo, Takeshi Ohtani, Kazuo Sasaki
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Patent number: 10009265Abstract: A communication control apparatus for switching a communication route from a first apparatus to a second apparatus based on apparatus identification information identifying the second apparatus, the communication control apparatus including: a table storage unit configured to store the apparatus identification information; a storage unit configured to store communication information of communication to the second apparatus with which the communication is performed; and a control unit configured to determine whether or not the control unit stores the apparatus identification information of the second apparatus starting the communication in the table storage unit based on the communication information stored in the storage unit and an information amount of the apparatus identification information capable of storing in the table storage unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Itaru Nakagawa, Kazuo Sasaki