Patents by Inventor Masaru HORIE

Masaru HORIE 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: 11490072
    Abstract: An image sensor system includes an image sensor and a prediction part. The image sensor includes an illumination module and a processing part. The illumination module includes a light emitting part for emitting light and a nonvolatile memory. The processing part stores a first data and a second data in the memory. The first data includes an electric parameter value when the light emitting part is applied with a power and a cumulative power-on time obtained by accumulating a time when the light emitting part is applied with the power. The second data includes a value obtained by multiplying the electric parameter value when the light emitting part is applied with the power by the cumulative power-on time. The prediction part obtains the first data or the second data from the memory and predicts a lifetime of the light emitting part based on the first data or the second data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Masaru Horie
  • Patent number: 10951806
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a technique for facilitating management of image sensors having a modular structure. A sensor system includes image sensors and an information processing device connected to the image sensors via a network. Each of the components of each image sensor is provided with a non-volatile memory for storing specific information on the component. The information processing device includes an information acquisition part for acquiring the information stored in the memory of the component constituting the image sensor from each of the image sensors via the network, and a management processing part for performing a predetermined process related to management of the image sensors by using the information acquired by the information acquisition part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Horie, Masahiro Takayama
  • Patent number: 10845784
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a technique for facilitating management of image sensors having a modular structure. A sensor system includes image sensors and an information processing device. The image sensor is a modular image sensor configured by combining modularized components. Each of the components includes a non-volatile memory for storing specific information related to the component. The information processing device includes an information acquisition part for acquiring the information stored in the memory of the component constituting the image sensor from each of the image sensors in an image sensor group installed in a target range via the network, and an information generation part for generating configuration list information indicating a combination of the components for each of the image sensors with respect to the image sensor group installed in the target range based on the information acquired by the information acquisition part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Horie, Masahiro Takayama
  • Patent number: 10641654
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical measuring apparatus and an adapter for the optical measuring apparatus for easily managing calibration data in the optical measuring apparatus in which a sensor head and a controller are separated. The optical measuring apparatus includes the controller including a light projecting part, a light receiving part, and a control part; a head part including an optical system and a cable; and an adapter configured to be electrically or optically connectable to the cable of the head part and the controller and configured to be attachable to and detachable from the cable and the controller. The adapter includes a ROM configured to store calibration data for correcting the measurement value by the head part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Masaru Horie
  • Patent number: 10574979
    Abstract: Provided is a technique for facilitating management of an image sensor having a modular structure. The image sensor includes an imaging system and a processing part executing a process using an image acquired by the imaging system. The imaging system is configured by combining a plurality of modularized components. Each of the components includes a non-volatile memory. The processing part is capable of reading and/or writing information from/to the memory of each of the components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Takayama, Masaru Horie, Hirofumi Ina, Kosuke Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20190268995
    Abstract: An image sensor system includes an image sensor and a prediction part. The image sensor includes an illumination module and a processing part. The illumination module includes a light emitting part for emitting light and a nonvolatile memory. The processing part stores a first data and a second data in the memory. The first data includes an electric parameter value when the light emitting part is applied with a power and a cumulative power-on time obtained by accumulating a time when the light emitting part is applied with the power. The second data includes a value obtained by multiplying the electric parameter value when the light emitting part is applied with the power by the cumulative power-on time. The prediction part obtains the first data or the second data from the memory and predicts a lifetime of the light emitting part based on the first data or the second data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Masaru HORIE
  • Publication number: 20190265681
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a technique for facilitating management of image sensors having a modular structure. A sensor system includes image sensors and an information processing device. The image sensor is a modular image sensor configured by combining modularized components. Each of the components includes a non-volatile memory for storing specific information related to the component. The information processing device includes an information acquisition part for acquiring the information stored in the memory of the component constituting the image sensor from each of the image sensors in an image sensor group installed in a target range via the network, and an information generation part for generating configuration list information indicating a combination of the components for each of the image sensors with respect to the image sensor group installed in the target range based on the information acquired by the information acquisition part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru HORIE, Masahiro TAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190268527
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a technique for facilitating management of image sensors having a modular structure. A sensor system includes image sensors and an information processing device connected to the image sensors via a network. Each of the components of each image sensor is provided with a non-volatile memory for storing specific information on the component. The information processing device includes an information acquisition part for acquiring the information stored in the memory of the component constituting the image sensor from each of the image sensors via the network, and a management processing part for performing a predetermined process related to management of the image sensors by using the information acquired by the information acquisition part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru HORIE, Masahiro TAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190268591
    Abstract: Provided is a technique for facilitating management of an image sensor having a modular structure. The image sensor includes an imaging system and a processing part executing a process using an image acquired by the imaging system. The imaging system is configured by combining a plurality of modularized components. Each of the components includes a non-volatile memory. The processing part is capable of reading and/or writing information from/to the memory of each of the components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro TAKAYAMA, Masaru HORIE, Hirofumi INA, Kosuke WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20180259392
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical measuring apparatus and an adapter for the optical measuring apparatus for easily managing calibration data in the optical measuring apparatus in which a sensor head and a controller are separated. The optical measuring apparatus includes the controller including a light projecting part, a light receiving part, and a control part; a head part including an optical system and a cable; and an adapter configured to be electrically or optically connectable to the cable of the head part and the controller and configured to be attachable to and detachable from the cable and the controller. The adapter includes a ROM configured to store calibration data for correcting the measurement value by the head part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Masaru HORIE
  • Patent number: D911419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Horie, Shingo Inazumi
  • Patent number: D922990
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Horie, Yuki Kimura, Hiroaki Motoshima