Patents by Inventor Koji Ishii
Koji Ishii 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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Publication number: 20220215501Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to execute a process including: accepting, from a first user, a bet placed on a first competition based on betting contents of a second user, who is different from the first user, for the first competition, and notifying the first user of information on a second competition different from the first competition when a bet on the second competition from the second user is accepted in the accepting.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Koji ISHII, Kosuke KURIYAMA, Masanori MATSUMOTO, Nobutaka KOMAKI
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Patent number: 11348347Abstract: An in-vehicle device includes a camera, a passenger detector, a goods detector, an association unit, and an in-vehicle controller. The camera images the inside of a vehicle. The passenger detector detects the passenger inside the vehicle based on an image captured by the camera. The goods detector detects the goods inside the vehicle based on the image captured by the camera. The association unit generates association information. The association information is obtained by associating specific goods detected by the goods detector with a specific passenger detected by the passenger detector based on the goods detected by the goods detector and the passenger detected by the passenger detector. The in-vehicle controller performs predetermined control based on the association information generated by the association unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Hideto Miyake, Daiki Saito, Shinichi Okamoto, Koji Ishii
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Publication number: 20220152187Abstract: The present invention provides a recombinant Vaccinia virus as a dengue virus vaccine that can be used as a therapeutic or prophylactic agent in the clinic. This recombinant Vaccinia virus is characterized by including: all or part of a cDNA that encodes a non-structural protein from a dengue virus; and an expression promoter.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicants: TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY, NAGASAKI UNIVERSITYInventors: Michinori KOHARA, Fumihiko YASUI, Daisuke YAMANE, Kyoko KOHARA, Kouichi MORITA, Yasuhiro YASUTOMI, Koji ISHII
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Publication number: 20220148443Abstract: A setting unit sets the operating mode of an aerial vehicle to a first operating mode that transmits, data generated by a host aerial vehicle and data received from another aerial vehicle to a processing device, or a second operating mode that transmits data generated by a host aerial vehicle to another aerial vehicle. At this time, setting unit sets the operating modes of each of a plurality of aerial vehicles using a setting method corresponding to the attributes of an airspace in which aerial vehicle flies, from among a plurality of setting methods that set the operating mode of aerial vehicle. The attributes of an airspace include attributes determined in accordance with a degree of importance pertaining to the process of transmitting data from aerial vehicle to a server device and/or attributes determined in accordance with the extent to which processes are distributed among a plurality of aerial vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Kaori NIIHATA, Tadao TAKAMI, Koji ISHII, Hiroshi KAWAKAMI, Yuichiro SEGAWA, Yasuhiro KITAMURA
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Publication number: 20220139237Abstract: Setting unit performs the setting of each of the operating modes of a plurality of aerial vehicles on the basis of communication quality information of the planned route of the plurality of aerial vehicles that fly in a group. Specifically, setting unit firstly specifies the planned positions and periods in which each aerial vehicle is to fly from the flight plan information of the plurality of aerial vehicles that fly in a group. Next, setting unit specifies a communication quality of first wireless communication unit of each aerial vehicle in each position and each period from the communication quality information that represents the communication quality in the specified positions and periods. Then, setting unit specifies an operating mode setting schedule of main unit mode and auxiliary unit mode, which sets an aerial vehicle having a specified communication quality, and sets the remaining aerial vehicles as auxiliary units.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Kaori NIIHATA, Tadao TAKAMI, Koji ISHII, Hiroshi KAWAKAMI, Yuichiro SEGAWA, Yasuhiro KITAMURA
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Patent number: 11221112Abstract: A light emitting diode illumination device includes an LED illumination tube having a light transmission plate, an LED element provided in the tube, light reflecting members extending toward a main light irradiation direction symmetrically or asymmetrically with respect to a center line of the LED element, and light intensity and distribution control means for controlling intensity and distribution of a light irradiated from the LED element. The light reflecting member may include a light transmissive member to control the light intensity and distribution. The illumination device may further include light confining means for confining the light emitted from the LED element in a space between the light transmission plate and the light reflecting member and emitting the confined light to the outside of the LED illumination tube through the light transmission plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: ABRAM CORPORATIONInventors: Hidetoshi Mitsuzuka, Yujiro Kojima, Kenichi Kurihara, Kazunori Kojima, Koji Ishii
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Publication number: 20220004922Abstract: A server device performs machine learning on the relationship between the content of piloting of an aerial vehicle and the behavior of the aerial vehicle in response to the content of the piloting, and generates a learning model for automatically piloting the aerial vehicle. However, the aerial vehicle is piloted in various environments and conditions, and there are environments and conditions that are unsuited for achieving highly accurate and stable automatic piloting. Therefore, the server device performs the machine learning only in an environment or a condition suited for realizing the automatic piloting.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2019Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Tadao TAKAMI, Koji ISHII, Jooin WOO, Hiroshi KAWAKAMI, Kaori NIIHATA, Yuichiro SEGAWA, Yasuhiro KITAMURA
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Patent number: 11214419Abstract: A sealing cap for a compressor is made of an elastically-deformable material and includes a plug portion, a bolt insertion portion, a tab portion, and a plate-like body portion. The plug portion is to be inserted into a fluid port of a compressor to plug the fluid port. The plate-like body portion integrally joins the plug portion, the bolt insertion portion, and the tab portion. The bolt insertion portion extends from a front surface of the body portion. The tab portion is formed on the front surface of the body portion. The plug portion is projectingly formed on a rear surface of the body portion. The tab portion includes a ring having an annular shape, and is located opposite to the bolt insertion portion across the plug portion. The ring has an opening that extends through the ring in a direction that crosses insertion direction of the plug portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Yuki Morikage, Atsushi Shibata, Koji Ishii, Hiromichi Ogawa
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Patent number: 11198448Abstract: A passenger support system includes a speaker, cameras, a vibrator, a seat switch, and a control device. The control device issues destination approach information by the speaker before the vehicle arrives at the destination based on results from comparing the current location information of the vehicle with the destination information of passenger. After issuing the destination approach information, the control device identifies the seat position based on the images captured by the cameras and performs awakening action by the vibrator at the seat corresponding to the specified seat position. The control device stops the awakening action by the vibrator when a stop operation is received from the seat switch.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Daiki Saito, Shinichi Okamoto, Kentaro Otomo, Hideto Miyake, Koji Ishii
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Publication number: 20210380240Abstract: Baggage is connected to an aerial vehicle in a state in which the baggage is suspended by a connector such as rope. A learning unit of a server device performs machine learning on the relationship between the piloting of an aerial vehicle and the behavior of baggage on the basis of an aerial vehicle behavior history and a piloting history acquired by a first acquisition unit and a baggage behavior history acquired by a second acquisition unit. With this arrangement, the automatic piloting of the aerial vehicle at the time of lowering baggage is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2019Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Tadao TAKAMI, Koji ISHII, Jooin WOO, Hiroshi KAWAKAMI, Kaori NIIHATA, Yuichiro SEGAWA, Yasuhiro KITAMURA
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Publication number: 20210343162Abstract: In a server device, an acquisition unit acquires information generated by a first detection unit and a second detection unit through a network. An identification unit identifies a wind condition and the state of flight of an aerial vehicle on the basis of the information acquired by the acquisition unit. More specifically, the identification unit identifies the wind direction and the wind speed, which indicate the wind condition, and the position, the flight direction, and the flight speed of the aerial vehicle, which indicate the state of flight of the aerial vehicle. The estimation unit estimates a landing area where the aerial vehicle is likely to land according to the wind condition and the state of flight of the aerial vehicle which have been identified.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2019Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Tadao TAKAMI, Koji ISHII, Jooin WOO, Hiroshi KAWAKAMI, Kaori NIIHATA, Yuichiro SEGAWA, Yasuhiro KITAMURA
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Publication number: 20210327221Abstract: An information processing apparatus 20 includes: a transmission section 21 that transmits screen information for displaying a predetermined screen to a terminal 10; and a reception section 21 that receives information inputted by a first user from the terminal 10, and executes a bet of the first user based on the received information, wherein the screen information includes information related to one or more second users who already placed a bet, and the reception section 21 receives information for identifying at least one second user selected by the first user, or at least part of bet information of the selected at least one second user, and executes the bet of the first user based on the received information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Kazufumi MASUI, Koji ISHII, Nozomi TANIGUCHI, Ryo KITAMURA
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Publication number: 20210192666Abstract: An in-vehicle device includes an odor sensor, an odor type determination unit, and an operation decision unit. The odor sensor is mounted on a vehicle and detects an odor in the interior of the vehicle. The odor type determination unit determines the type of the odor detected by the odor sensor. The operation decision unit decides the operation of the vehicle based on the type of the odor determined by the odor type determination unit. The operation decision unit decides either a first operation of driving a power window of a host vehicle to deodorize the odor of the interior or a second operation of driving a traveling system actuator that makes the host vehicle travel to direct the host vehicle to an external cleaning center, for example, based on the type of the odor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Daiki Saito, Koji Ishii, Shinichi Okamoto, Hideto Miyake
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Publication number: 20210192240Abstract: An in-vehicle device includes a camera, a passenger detector, a goods detector, an association unit, and an in-vehicle controller. The camera images the inside of a vehicle. The passenger detector detects the passenger inside the vehicle based on an image captured by the camera. The goods detector detects the goods inside the vehicle based on the image captured by the camera. The association unit generates association information. The association information is obtained by associating specific goods detected by the goods detector with a specific passenger detected by the passenger detector based on the goods detected by the goods detector and the passenger detected by the passenger detector. The in-vehicle controller performs predetermined control based on the association information generated by the association unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Hideto Miyake, Daiki Saito, Shinichi Okamoto, Koji Ishii
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Patent number: 10968954Abstract: A bearing grease includes a base oil and a thickener, and the base oil includes mineral oil and poly-?-olefin. The poly-?-olefin may be a blend of poly-?-olefin having a kinetic viscosity higher than that of the mineral oil and poly-?-olefin having a kinetic viscosity equal to or lower than that of the mineral oil, and the kinetic viscosity of the base oil at 40° C. is in a range of 40 through 90 mm2/s. The amount of the poly-?-olefin by mass in the base oil is greater than the amount of the mineral oil by mass in the base oil. The worked penetration of the grease is in a range of 200 through 250. The grease reduces flying grease and outgas and has superior low-temperature characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Inventors: Akihiro Iino, Takayuki Kosaka, Misato Hanaoka, Hisaya Nakamura, Koji Ishii
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Patent number: 10875468Abstract: An in-vehicle monitoring module included in a monitoring system includes a detector, a service operator, a controller, and a housing. The detector detects conditions in an inside of a vehicle. The service operator is provided to the vehicle. The controller can perform processing of determining the type of an event occurring in the inside of the vehicle based on the conditions in the inside of the vehicle detected by the detector, controlling the service operator based on the determined type of the event, and causing the service operator to perform an operation corresponding to the type of the event. The housing is provided with the detector, the service operator, and the controller to serve as a unit and provided on a roof member of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki Saito, Shinichi Okamoto, Koji Ishii, Yoshiyuki Furuya, Antony Wambugu Ngahu
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Patent number: 10803894Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk device includes a magnetic disk including at least one servo zone that includes a first data storage track with a first servo pattern having a first frequency and a second data storage track with a second servo pattern having a second frequency, wherein the first data storage track is located closer to an outer diameter of the magnetic disk than the first data storage track and the first frequency is greater than the second frequency; a magnetic head that faces the magnetic disk; and a zone servo switching unit that switches a servo pattern frequency employed to position the magnetic head in a radial direction based on a radial position of the magnetic head.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Kuwahara, Koji Ishii
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Patent number: 10803899Abstract: A magnetic disk device includes a control circuit, and a disk unit including a plurality of magnetic disks, a plurality of magnetic heads configured to read or write data from or to the magnetic disks, a first actuator configured to move the magnetic heads, a plurality of second actuators each configured to move the corresponding magnetic head, and a switch circuit configured to connect the control circuit and one of the second actuators. The control circuit is configured to transmit to the disk unit an instruction in which one of the magnetic heads is specified, control one of the second actuators corresponding to the specified magnetic head to move the magnetic head via the switch circuit, and based on a signal from the one of the second actuators, determine whether an error occurs in the one of the second actuators.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATIONInventor: Koji Ishii
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Publication number: 20200294544Abstract: A magnetic disk device includes a control circuit, and a disk unit including a plurality of magnetic disks, a plurality of magnetic heads configured to read or write data from or to the magnetic disks, a first actuator configured to move the magnetic heads, a plurality of second actuators each configured to move the corresponding magnetic head, and a switch circuit configured to connect the control circuit and one of the second actuators. The control circuit is configured to transmit to the disk unit an instruction in which one of the magnetic heads is specified, control one of the second actuators corresponding to the specified magnetic head to move the magnetic head via the switch circuit, and based on a signal from the one of the second actuators, determine whether an error occurs in the one of the second actuators.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2019Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventor: Koji ISHII
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Publication number: 20200283013Abstract: A passenger support system includes a speaker, cameras, a vibrator, a seat switch, and a control device. The control device issues destination approach information by the speaker before the vehicle arrives at the destination based on results from comparing the current location information of the vehicle with the destination information of passenger. After issuing the destination approach information, the control device identifies the seat position based on the images captured by the cameras and performs awakening action by the vibrator at the seat corresponding to the specified seat position. The control device stops the awakening action by the vibrator when a stop operation is received from the seat switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Daiki SAITO, Shinichi OKAMOTO, Kentaro OTOMO, Hideto MIYAKE, Koji ISHII