Patents by Inventor Minoru Tomikashi
Minoru Tomikashi 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: 11604458Abstract: An anomaly determination device and an anomaly determination method determine an anomaly of a device based on state data of the device, by using a first determination model configured to determine whether a predetermined anomaly has occurred in the device, and a second determination model configured to classify state of the device, and output the determined anomaly of the device as an unknown anomaly in a case where the anomaly of the device is not the predetermined anomaly.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Tanaka, Minoru Tomikashi
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Patent number: 11518034Abstract: A malfunction determination method for a production machine including a motor as a driving source of a rotating mechanism acquires sensor data of a sensor for detecting a condition of the production machine, determines whether the production machine has an operation stop period during which the production machine has stopped its operation for a predetermined period of time or longer in accordance with an operation history of the production machine, sets a malfunction determination suspension period for suspending a malfunction determination of the production machine when determined to have the operation stop period, in accordance with a length of the operation stop period, and determines whether the production machine has a malfunction in a period other than the malfunction determination suspension period.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Tanaka, Toshimichi Urakawa, Toru Takagi, Minoru Tomikashi
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Publication number: 20220350317Abstract: An anomaly determination device and an anomaly determination method determine an anomaly of a device based on state data of the device, by using a first determination model configured to determine whether a predetermined anomaly has occurred in the device, and a second determination model configured to classify state of the device, and output the determined anomaly of the device as an unknown anomaly in a case where the anomaly of the device is not the predetermined anomaly.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Tanaka, Minoru Tomikashi
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Publication number: 20200331145Abstract: A malfunction determination method for a production machine including a motor as a driving source of a rotating mechanism acquires sensor data of a sensor for detecting a condition of the production machine, determines whether the production machine has an operation stop period during which the production machine has stopped its operation for a predetermined period of time or longer in accordance with an operation history of the production machine, sets a malfunction determination suspension period for suspending a malfunction determination of the production machine when determined to have the operation stop period, in accordance with a length of the operation stop period, and determines whether the production machine has a malfunction in a period other than the malfunction determination suspension period.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2017Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Tanaka, Toshimichi Urakawa, Toru Takagi, Minoru Tomikashi
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Patent number: 9020819Abstract: A recognition dictionary system includes a variant term accumulation unit, a variant frequency analysis unit, and a recognition dictionary update unit. The variant term accumulation unit is configured to accumulate and store a first variant term that has a meaning equivalent to a base term stored in a recognition dictionary and has first character string information that is different from character string information of the base term. The variant frequency analysis unit is configured to analyze an occurrence frequency of the first variant term accumulated and stored in the variant term accumulation unit and to determine the first variant term as a principal variant term when the occurrence frequency is higher than a first prescribed value. The recognition dictionary update unit is configured to update the recognition dictionary to register the principal variant term in the recognition dictionary as being associated with the base term.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2006Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Saitoh, Minoru Tomikashi, Takeshi Oono, Keiko Katsuragawa
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Patent number: 8108215Abstract: An apparatus and method for recognizing paraphrases of uttered phrases, such as place names. At least one keyword contained in a speech utterance is recognized. Then, the keyword(s) contained in the speech utterance are re-recognized using a phrase including the keyword(s). Based on both recognition results, it is determined whether a paraphrase could have been uttered. If a paraphrase could have been uttered, a phrase corresponding to the paraphrase is determined as a result of speech recognition of the speech utterance.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2007Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiko Katsuragawa, Minoru Tomikashi, Takeshi Ono, Daisuke Saitoh, Eiji Tozuka
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Patent number: 7949524Abstract: At least one recognized keyword is presented to a user, and the keyword is corrected appropriately upon receipt of a correction for the presented result. A standby-word dictionary used for recognition of uttered speech is generated according to a result of the correction to recognize the uttered speech. Therefore, even if recognized keywords contain an error, the error can be corrected and uttered speech can be accurately recognized.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2007Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Saitoh, Keiko Katsuragawa, Minoru Tomikashi, Takeshi Ono, Eiji Tozuka
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Publication number: 20080262843Abstract: An apparatus and method for recognizing paraphrases of uttered phrases, such as place names. At least one keyword contained in a speech utterance is recognized. Then, the keyword(s) contained in the speech utterance are re-recognized using a phrase including the keyword(s). Based on both recognition results, it is determined whether a paraphrase could have been uttered. If a paraphrase could have been uttered, a phrase corresponding to the paraphrase is determined as a result of speech recognition of the speech utterance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2007Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiko Katsuragawa, Minoru Tomikashi, Takeshi Ono, Daisuke Saitoh, Eiji Tozuka
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Publication number: 20080162137Abstract: At least one recognized keyword is presented to a user, and the keyword is corrected appropriately upon receipt of a correction for the presented result. A standby-word dictionary used for recognition of uttered speech is generated according to a result of the correction to recognize the uttered speech. Therefore, even if recognized keywords contain an error, the error can be corrected and uttered speech can be accurately recognized.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2007Publication date: July 3, 2008Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Daisuke Saitoh, Keiko Katsuragawa, Minoru Tomikashi, Takeshi Ono, Eiji Tozuka
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Publication number: 20080154591Abstract: Provided are a voice recognition system for making a response based on an input of a voice uttered by a user including: an audio input unit for converting the uttered voice into voice data; a voice recognizing unit for recognizing a combination of terms constituting the voice data and calculating reliability of recognition of each of the terms; a response generating unit for generating a voice response; and an audio output unit for presenting the user with information using the voice response. The response generating unit: generates synthesis audio for a term whose calculated reliability satisfies a predetermined condition; extracts from the voice data a part corresponding to a term whose calculated reliability does not satisfy the predetermined condition; and generates the voice response based on at least one of the synthesis audio, the extracted voice data and a combination of the synthesis audio and the extracted voice data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2006Publication date: June 26, 2008Inventors: Toshihiro Kujirai, Takahisa Tomoda, Minoru Tomikashi, Takeshi Oono
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Publication number: 20070162281Abstract: A recognition dictionary system includes a variant term accumulation unit, a variant frequency analysis unit, and a recognition dictionary update unit. The variant term accumulation unit is configured to accumulate and store a first variant term that has a meaning equivalent to a base term stored in a recognition dictionary and has first character string information that is different from character string information of the base term. The variant frequency analysis unit is configured to analyze an occurrence frequency of the first variant term accumulated and stored in the variant term accumulation unit and to determine the first variant term as a principal variant term when the occurrence frequency is higher than a first prescribed value. The recognition dictionary update unit is configured to update the recognition dictionary to register the principal variant term in the recognition dictionary as being associated with the base term.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2006Publication date: July 12, 2007Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Saitoh, Minoru Tomikashi, Takeshi Oono, Keiko Katsuragawa
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Patent number: 4943924Abstract: An apparatus for analyzing control data for finding a cause of a trouble produced in a device controlled with a plurality of controlled variables. The apparatus includes sensors sensitive to a condition of the device for producing signals indicative of parameters reflective of the sensed condition. The parameter indicative signals are fed to a control circuit which calculates a valve corresponding to a setting of each of the controlled variables from a desired relationship. The calculated values are stored in time sequence along with the corresponding values of the parameter indicative signals. The stored values are transferred from the first memory to a second memory upon occurrence of a command signal indicating a trouble produced in the device. The transfer values are analyzed to find a cause of the trouble.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 1987Date of Patent: July 24, 1990Assignee: Nissan Motor Company, LimitedInventors: Hidetoshi Kanegae, Minoru Tomikashi, Akira Hino, Takashi Ueno
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Patent number: 4839811Abstract: A trouble checking apparatus for use with an automotive vehicle having sensors sensitive to a condition of the automotive vehicle for producing sensor signals indicative of parameters reflective of the sensed condition. The apparatus includes a control circuit responsive to the sensor signals for calculating a value corresponding to a setting of each of a plurality of means for controlling the automotive vehicle. A self-checking unit is connected to the control circuit for checking the sensor signals applied to the control circuit to provide a self-checking code indicative of a cause of automotive vehicle trouble when at least one of the sensor signals has an abnormal value. An external trouble checking unit is connected through a detachable connector to the self-checking unit for utilizing the sensor signals fed to the control circuit and the self-checking code to find a cause of automotive vehicle trouble.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 1987Date of Patent: June 13, 1989Assignee: Nissan Motor Company LimitedInventors: Hidetoshi Kanegae, Minoru Tomikashi, Akira Hino
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Patent number: 4706245Abstract: A network system having a single-wire common signal transmission line to which a plurality of data processing stations and a synchronous code signal generator are connected.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 1985Date of Patent: November 10, 1987Assignee: Nissan Motor Company, LimitedInventors: Tadashi Suzuki, Minoru Tomikashi, Toru Futami, Atsushi Sakagami
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Patent number: 4606022Abstract: A data transmitting/receiving network system connects a plurality of stations via a data transmission bus line in a time sharing mode. A specially encoded clocking signal cycles through a plurality of unique states and each station is allowed to transmit/receive in one of the unique cycles. Each station is equipped with serial-to-parallel reception and parallel-to-serial transmission so that a plurality of bits can be transmitted/received in each cycle. Parity error checking is performed on the transmitted/received bit parcels.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 1984Date of Patent: August 12, 1986Assignee: Nissan Motor Company, LimitedInventors: Tadashi Suzuki, Norimasa Kishi, Minoru Tomikashi, Toru Futami
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Patent number: 4593154Abstract: A loop-type data transmission/reception network system has a plurality of data processing stations and a single data transmission/reception route which interconnects said stations in a loop for transmitting necessary data between the stations, each of the stations comprising: (a) means for detecting a break-down in the data transmission/reception route between the station itself and the preceding station; (b) means responsive to the detection of a break-down in the data transmission/reception route between the station itself and the preceding station by the detection means for transmitting break-down information to the subsequent station; and means for reversing the transmission direction in the data transmission reception route in accordance with the break-down information transmitted by the break-down information transmitting means.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 1984Date of Patent: June 3, 1986Assignee: Nissan Motor Company, LimitedInventors: Hitoshi Takeda, Norimasa Kishi, Tadashi Suzuki, Minoru Tomikashi, Tooru Futami
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Patent number: 4581731Abstract: A receiver is applied to optical communication using an optical pulse signal carrying data which is cyclically updated. The optical signal is converted to a corresponding electrical pulse signal. The data is extracted from the electrical signal. The extracted data from successive cycles are compared. In response to the result of comparison between the data, a determination is made as to the number of cycles in which the extracted data is at a given value. When the determined number of cycles reaches a variable preset number, a previously used data value is replaced by the given value. The amplitudes of the electrical signal pulses are compared with a reference level. The preset number is varied in accordance with the result of comparison between the pulse amplitudes and the reference level.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 1984Date of Patent: April 8, 1986Assignee: Nissan Motor Company, LimitedInventors: Minoru Tomikashi, Norimasa Kishi, Tadashi Suzuki, Toru Futami