Patents by Inventor Makoto Tachibana

Makoto Tachibana 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: 20240135916
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program that, when executed by a computer system, causes the computer system to perform a method including altering a first portion of first time-series data in accordance with an instruction from a user. The first time-series data indicates a time series of a sound characteristic corresponding to a first pronunciation style of a target sound to be synthesized. The method also includes generating second time-series data when a second pronunciation style different from the first pronunciation style is specified for the target sound. The second time-series data indicates a sound characteristic with the alteration made to the first portion in accordance with the instruction from the user, and indicating a sound characteristic with a second portion other than the first portion corresponding to the second pronunciation style.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventor: Makoto TACHIBANA
  • Patent number: 11935401
    Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a communication unit configured to communicate with a plurality of autonomous driving vehicles configured to perform autonomous traveling, and a processor. The processor is configured to, when an abnormality occurs in or around at least one first autonomous driving vehicle among the plurality of autonomous driving vehicles, determine a travel instruction for controlling traveling of the first autonomous driving vehicle, transmit the travel instruction to the first autonomous driving vehicle via the communication unit, set a priority representing the degree of the priority in which an instruction operator is notified of the travel instruction in the order determined according to the content of the abnormality, notify any one of at least one instruction terminal of the determined travel instruction in the order of highest priority, and receive a result of checking the determined travel instruction from the instruction terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Sakai, Makoto Kawaharada, Akihide Tachibana, Tomoyuki Kuriyama
  • Patent number: 11912220
    Abstract: A vehicle is configured to transport a passenger through autonomous travel. The vehicle includes an in-vehicle camera configured to image the passenger to generate an image, a camera controller configured to control the in-vehicle camera, and a passenger information detection unit configured to detect information about the passenger. The passenger information detection unit measures the number of passengers and the camera controller stops an operation of the in-vehicle camera in a case where the number of passengers is one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Sakai, Makoto Kawaharada, Akihide Tachibana, Tomoyuki Kuriyama
  • Patent number: 11893304
    Abstract: A display control method includes causing a display device to display a processing image in which a first image representing a note corresponding to a synthesized sound and a second image representing a sound effect are arranged in an area, in which a pitch axis and a time axis are set, in accordance with synthesis data that specify the synthesized sound generated by sound synthesis and the sound effect added to the synthesized sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Makoto Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20230184631
    Abstract: This rolling resistance measurement device for measuring the rolling resistance of a tire comprises: a cylindrical load wheel that has an outer circumferential surface that is in contact with the tread surface of a tire; a bearing part that rotatably supports the load wheel or tire; a load measurement unit that measures the load applied to a rotary shaft for the load wheel or tire; a supply part that supplies a lubricating oil to the bearing part; and a control unit. The control unit comprises a parasitic loss acquisition unit that acquires the parasitic loss accompanying the rotation of the tire T and load wheel and a supply control unit that controls the supply part on the basis of the acquired parasitic loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Tatsuya UEDA, Makoto TACHIBANA
  • Patent number: 11485584
    Abstract: A tire conveying apparatus includes a conveyor for conveying a tire, a position sensor, and a controller for controlling the conveyor. The controller includes a determination unit which determines whether or not the tire is positioned within an allowable area for a reference area set in a conveyance path of the conveyor, based on a detection result of the position sensor, and a center conveyor control unit which drives the conveyor such that the tire is positioned within the allowable area, if a determination that the tire is not positioned within the allowable area is made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ueda, Morihiro Imamura, Makoto Tachibana
  • Patent number: 11437016
    Abstract: An information processing method is realized by a computer, and includes setting a pronunciation style with regard to a specific range on a time axis, arranging one or more notes in accordance with an instruction from a user within the specific range for which the pronunciation style has been set, and generating a characteristic transition, which is a transition of acoustic characteristics of voice that pronounces the one or more notes within the specific range in the pronunciation style set for the specific range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Tachibana, Motoki Ogasawara
  • Patent number: 11333579
    Abstract: A first carrying arm (64) and a second carrying arm (65) provided in a first post (61) and a third carrying arm (73) and a fourth carrying arm (74) provided in a second post (62) are provided, the first carrying arm (64) is turned in a direction following the third carrying arm (73) from a side opposite to a side on which the third carrying arm (73) collecting an upper rim turns to carry another upper rim to an upper spindle, and the second carrying arm (65) is turned in a direction following the fourth carrying arm (74) from a side opposite to a side on which the fourth carrying arm (74) collecting a lower rim turns to carry another lower rim to a lower spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD., BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ueda, Jiro Agawa, Makoto Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20220044662
    Abstract: An audio information playback method includes reading audio information, reading separator information, acquiring note-on information and note-off information, moving a playback position, and starting playback. The starting of the playback is from the loop end position to the playback end position of an utterance unit subject to playback in response to acquisition of the note-off information corresponding to the note-on information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventor: Makoto TACHIBANA
  • Patent number: 11243136
    Abstract: A rotating body load measuring device (100) according to the present invention detects a force acting on a rotating body (30) that is formed in a columnar shape and rotates around a central axis (L60) of a shaft body (60) protruding from a center of an end face, in a state where a main load is applied to the rotating body (30) in a main load direction (P) that is one direction in a radial direction, and includes a load cell (70) having a measurement center (C70) and capable of measuring forces acting in at least three directions with the measurement center (C70) as a reference, in which the load cell (70) is disposed such that the measurement center (C70) and the central axis (L60) overlap when viewed in the main load direction (P), and is connected to the shaft body (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD., BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ueda, Jiro Agawa, Takumi Tsumura, Makoto Tachibana
  • Patent number: 11226266
    Abstract: The present invention includes a shaft that protrudes further toward a lower spindle side than an upper rim and includes a plurality of engagement grooves arranged in an up-down direction at an outer periphery of a lower end accommodated in a hollow portion of the lower spindle; a shaft support part that rotatably supports an upper end of the shaft; an engagement part that is accommodated within the hollow portion and is engaged with any one engagement groove of the plurality of engagement grooves; a first elevating part that is configured to integrally move the upper spindle, the shaft, and the shaft support part in the up-down direction; and a second elevating part that adjusts the length of the shaft protruding below the upper rim by changing the distance between the shaft support part and the upper spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD., BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ueda, Jiro Agawa, Makoto Tachibana
  • Patent number: 11187624
    Abstract: The present invention includes a shaft that protrudes further toward a lower spindle side than an upper rim and includes a plurality of engagement grooves arranged in an up-down direction at an outer periphery of a lower end accommodated in a hollow portion of the lower spindle; a shaft support part that rotatably supports an upper end of the shaft; an engagement part that is accommodated within the hollow portion and is engaged with any one engagement groove of the plurality of engagement grooves; a first elevating part that is configured to integrally move the upper spindle, the shaft, and the shaft support part in the up-down direction; and a second elevating part that adjusts the length of the shaft protruding below the upper rim by changing the distance between the shaft support part and the upper spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD., BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ueda, Jiro Agawa, Makoto Tachibana
  • Patent number: 11175200
    Abstract: A rotating body load measuring device according to the present invention includes: a first support section which supports one end portion of a shaft body, which protrudes from one end face of a rotating body, so as to be immovable in a first direction and a second direction along a central axis; a second support section which supports the other end portion of the shaft body, which protrudes from the other end face of the rotating body, so as to be immovable in the first direction and movable in the second direction; and a measuring part capable of measuring a force acting in the first direction on at least one of the first support section and the second support section from the shaft body and capable of measuring a force acting in the second direction on the first support section from the shaft body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD., BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takumi Tsumura, Jiro Agawa, Tatsuya Ueda, Makoto Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20210097973
    Abstract: An information processing method is realized by a computer, and includes setting a pronunciation style with regard to a specific range on a time axis, arranging one or more notes in accordance with an instruction from a user within the specific range for which the pronunciation style has been set, and generating a characteristic transition, which is a transition of acoustic characteristics of voice that pronounces the one or more notes within the specific range in the pronunciation style set for the specific range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Makoto TACHIBANA, Motoki OGASAWARA
  • Publication number: 20210097975
    Abstract: An information processing method is realized by a computer and includes generating a first characteristic transition which is a transition of acoustic characteristics, in accordance with an instruction from a user, generating a second characteristic transition which is a transition of acoustic characteristics of voice that is pronounced in a specific pronunciation style selected from a plurality of pronunciation styles, and generating a combined characteristic transition which is a transition of the acoustic characteristics of synthesized voice by combining the first characteristic transition and the second characteristic transition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Makoto TACHIBANA, Motoki OGASAWARA
  • Publication number: 20210096808
    Abstract: A display control method includes causing a display device to display a processing image in which a first image representing a note corresponding to a synthesized sound and a second image representing a sound effect are arranged in an area, in which a pitch axis and a time axis are set, in accordance with synthesis data that specify the synthesized sound generated by sound synthesis and the sound effect added to the synthesized sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Makoto TACHIBANA
  • Publication number: 20210088415
    Abstract: A first carrying arm (64) and a second carrying arm (65) provided in a first post (61) and a third carrying arm (73) and a fourth carrying arm (74) provided in a second post (62) are provided, the first carrying arm (64) is turned in a direction following the third carrying arm (73) from a side opposite to a side on which the third carrying arm (73) collecting an upper rim turns to carry another upper rim to an upper spindle, and the second carrying arm (65) is turned in a direction following the fourth carrying arm (74) from a side opposite to a side on which the fourth carrying arm (74) collecting a lower rim turns to carry another lower rim to a lower spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Tatsuya UEDA, Jiro AGAWA, Makoto TACHIBANA
  • Publication number: 20210063282
    Abstract: A rim exchanger includes a rim stocker. The rim stocker has an upper rim support portion that supports an upper rim, and a lower rim support portion that supports a lower rim. The upper rim support portion and the lower rim support portion have a pair of support arms separated from each other. A portion between an end of one support arm and an end of the other support arm forms an open end where a rim body enters a portion between the pair of support arms. An upper surface of one support arm forms a protrusion portion support surface which supports a protrusion portion of a rim from below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Tatsuya UEDA, Jiro AGAWA, Makoto TACHIBANA, Morihiro IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200378868
    Abstract: The present invention includes a shaft that protrudes further toward a lower spindle side than an upper rim and includes a plurality of engagement grooves arranged in an up-down direction at an outer periphery of a lower end accommodated in a hollow portion of the lower spindle; a shaft support part that rotatably supports an upper end of the shaft; an engagement part that is accommodated within the hollow portion and is engaged with any one engagement groove of the plurality of engagement grooves; a first elevating part that is configured to integrally move the upper spindle, the shaft, and the shaft support part in the up-down direction; and a second elevating part that adjusts the length of the shaft protruding below the upper rim by changing the distance between the shaft support part and the upper spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Tatsuya UEDA, Jiro AGAWA, Makoto TACHIBANA
  • Publication number: 20200232868
    Abstract: A rotating body load measuring device (100) according to the present invention detects a force acting on a rotating body (30) that is formed in a columnar shape and rotates around a central axis (L60) of a shaft body (60) protruding from a center of an end face, in a state where a main load is applied to the rotating body (30) in a main load direction (P) that is one direction in a radial direction, and includes a load cell (70) having a measurement center (C70) and capable of measuring forces acting in at least three directions with the measurement center (C70) as a reference, in which the load cell (70) is disposed such that the measurement center (C70) and the central axis (L60) overlap when viewed in the main load direction (P), and is connected to the shaft body (60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Tatsuya UEDA, Jiro AGAWA, Takumi TSUMURA, Makoto TACHIBANA