Patents by Inventor Naoki Tsukabe

Naoki Tsukabe 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: 11478936
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus capable of simplifying operations for determining an image pickup posture of an image pickup apparatus attached to a robot. The image processing apparatus processes an image that an image pickup apparatus attached to a robot picks up. The image processing apparatus includes a memory device that stores a set of instructions, and at least one processor that executes the set of instructions to specify a working area of the robot based on teaching point information showing a plurality of designated teaching points, specify an image pickup area of the image pickup apparatus so as to include the specified working area; and determine an image pickup posture of the robot based on the specified image pickup area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki Tsukabe, Hiroto Oka, Daisuke Gunji
  • Publication number: 20220254041
    Abstract: To provide an image processing device capable of obtaining support information for optimizing a matching model when the matching model is generated, the image processing device includes: an image acquisition unit; a matching model acquisition unit configured to acquire an image processing matching model based on an image acquired by the image acquisition unit; an image transformation unit configured to perform predetermined transformation on the image to acquire a transformed image; a comparison unit configured to compare the matching model acquired by the matching model acquisition unit with the transformed image acquired by the image transformation unit; and a display unit configured to display support information for optimizing the matching model based on a result of the comparison unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Naoki Tsukabe, Kazuki Udono, Genki Cho
  • Patent number: 11059169
    Abstract: A robot system includes a robot, a vision sensor, a controller, and an input unit. The vision sensor configured to measure a feature point and obtain a measured coordinate value. The controller configured to control the robot. The input unit configured to receive an input from a user toward the controller. The controller obtains, via the input unit, setting information data on a determination point which is different from the feature point. The robot system uses a coordinate value of the determination point and the measured coordinate value, and determines whether the robot is taking a target position and orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideaki Suzuki, Keita Dan, Naoki Tsukabe
  • Publication number: 20210114221
    Abstract: A robot system includes a robot, a vision sensor, and a controller. The vision sensor is configured to be detachably attached to the robot. The controller is configured to measure a reference object by using the vision sensor and calibrate a relative relationship between a sensor portion of the vision sensor and an engagement portion of the vision sensor, and teach the robot by referring to the relative relationship and by using the vision sensor, after the vision sensor is attached to the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Hideaki Suzuki, Keita Dan, Naoki Tsukabe
  • Publication number: 20210107161
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus capable of simplifying operations for determining an image pickup posture of an image pickup apparatus attached to a robot. The image processing apparatus processes an image that an image pickup apparatus attached to a robot picks up. The image processing apparatus includes a memory device that stores a set of instructions, and at least one processor that executes the set of instructions to specify a working area of the robot based on teaching point information showing a plurality of designated teaching points, specify an image pickup area of the image pickup apparatus so as to include the specified working area; and determine an image pickup posture of the robot based on the specified image pickup area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Naoki Tsukabe, Hiroto Oka, Daisuke Gunji
  • Patent number: 10906182
    Abstract: A robot system includes a robot, a vision sensor, and a controller. The vision sensor is configured to be detachably attached to the robot. The controller is configured to measure a reference object by using the vision sensor and calibrate a relative relationship between a sensor portion of the vision sensor and an engagement portion of the vision sensor, and teach the robot by referring to the relative relationship and by using the vision sensor, after the vision sensor is attached to the robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideaki Suzuki, Keita Dan, Naoki Tsukabe
  • Publication number: 20180222056
    Abstract: A robot system includes a robot, a vision sensor, and a controller. The vision sensor is configured to be detachably attached to the robot. The controller is configured to measure a reference object by using the vision sensor and calibrate a relative relationship between a sensor portion of the vision sensor and an engagement portion of the vision sensor, and teach the robot by referring to the relative relationship and by using the vision sensor, after the vision sensor is attached to the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Hideaki Suzuki, Keita Dan, Naoki Tsukabe
  • Publication number: 20180222049
    Abstract: A robot system includes a robot, a vision sensor, a controller, and an input unit. The vision sensor configured to measure a feature point and obtain a measured coordinate value. The controller configured to control the robot. The input unit configured to receive an input from a user toward the controller. The controller obtains, via the input unit, setting information data on a determination point which is different from the feature point. The robot system uses a coordinate value of the determination point and the measured coordinate value, and determines whether the robot is taking a target position and orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: HIDEAKI SUZUKI, Keita Dan, Naoki Tsukabe