Patents by Inventor Satomi Tanaka

Satomi Tanaka 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: 12099207
    Abstract: A virtual image display device includes: an image display element that displays an image to be displayed as a virtual image; a propagation optical system that propagates light from the image display element; and a light guide member that guides the light propagated by the propagation optical system. The light guide member includes: a light beam incident part that introduces light including image information from the propagation optical system into the light guide member; an image extractor that extracts the light including image information from an inside of the light guide member; and an image emitter that emits the light including image information to an outside of the light guide member. The propagation optical system includes one or more optical members each having a curved surface shape that is non-rotationally symmetric with respect to an optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Nakamura, Shiori Ohsugi, Shigenobu Hirano, Yasuo Katano, Kenji Kameyama, Norikazu Igarashi, Aino Hasegawa, Satomi Tanaka, Masahiro Itoh, Yoshifumi Sudoh, Susumu Momma, Shun Okazaki
  • Patent number: 12026979
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry estimates an intention indicated in first nonverbal information, which is nonverbal information of a first user, based on a feature amount of the first nonverbal information and a nonverbal expression model indicating a relation between the first nonverbal information and an intention. The circuitry converts the first nonverbal information into second nonverbal information to be output to a second user based on the estimated intention and a set conversion rule of the nonverbal information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Satomi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11960096
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes an image display unit (300a, 300b) configured to emit image light, a light guide member (100a, 100b) configured to guide the image light and emit the image light to eyes of a wearer who wears the head-mounted display device, and a relay optical system (201a, 201b) arranged between the image display unit and the light guide member, and configured to relay the image light from the image display unit to the light guide member, and form an intermediate image at least once before the image light enters the light guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shigenobu Hirano, Yasuo Katano, Kenji Kameyama, Norikazu Igarashi, Satomi Tanaka, Naoki Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20220301347
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry estimates an intention indicated in first nonverbal information, which is nonverbal information of a first user, based on a feature amount of the first nonverbal information and a nonverbal expression model indicating a relation between the first nonverbal information and an intention. The circuitry converts the first nonverbal information into second nonverbal information to be output to a second user based on the estimated intention and a set conversion rule of the nonverbal information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Satomi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20220301346
    Abstract: A learning apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry receives an input of first label information to be given to a facial expression image indicating a face of a person. The circuitry estimates second label information to be given to the facial expression image based on an interpolated image generated using the facial expression image and line-of-sight information indicating a direction of a line of sight of an annotator, the direction being detected at a time when the input is received. The circuitry calculates a difference between the first label information of which the input is received and the estimated second label information. The circuitry updates a parameter used for processing of estimating the second label information based on the calculated difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satomi Tanaka, Seigo Harashima, Tomohiro Shima, Shigenobu Hirano
  • Publication number: 20220057640
    Abstract: A virtual image display device includes: an image display element that displays an image to be displayed as a virtual image; a propagation optical system that propagates light from the image display element; and a light guide member that guides the light propagated by the propagation optical system. The light guide member includes: a light beam incident part that introduces light including image information from the propagation optical system into the light guide member; an image extractor that extracts the light including image information from an inside of the light guide member; and an image emitter that emits the light including image information to an outside of the light guide member. The propagation optical system includes one or more optical members each having a curved surface shape that is non-rotationally symmetric with respect to an optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Naoki NAKAMURA, Shiori OHSUGI, Shigenobu HIRANO, Yasuo KATANO, Kenji KAMEYAMA, Norikazu IGARASHI, Aino HASEGAWA, Satomi TANAKA, Masahiro ITOH, Yoshifumi SUDOH, Susumu MOMMA, Shun OKAZAKI
  • Patent number: 11143870
    Abstract: A display apparatus that enhances a response speed while suppressing reduction in durability even when the transmittance control is performed. The display apparatus includes a display, a plurality of light adjustment devices, and a controller. The display is configured to be attached to a head of a user to display information to the user. Each of the plurality of light adjustment devices is configured to change a transmittance to adjust an intensity of light incident from outside. The controller is configured to independently control the transmittances of the plurality of light adjustment devices separately from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Norikazu Igarashi, Shigenobu Hirano, Yasuo Katano, Kenji Kameyama, Takashi Maki, Yuuto Gotoh, Satomi Tanaka, Shiroh Ikegami, Ikue Kawashima, Qing Liang
  • Publication number: 20210130742
    Abstract: There is provided a composition that contains a bleach component, and maintains a desired viscosity over a long period. A composition comprising a carboxyl group-containing polymer composition (A) comprising a copolymer (a) of monomers including an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid (a-1) and a compound (a-2) having at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups per molecule; and a nonionic surfactant (b), the carboxyl group-containing polymer composition (A) being obtained by adding, in a step of copolymerizing the monomers, the nonionic surfactant (b) to a system when a polymerization degree of the ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid (a-1) reaches 5 to 80%; a bleach component (B); an alkalinity buffering agent (C); and water (D), the composition having a pH higher than 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Satomi TANAKA, Rie KIYOMOTO, Ryosuke MURAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20210130741
    Abstract: There is provided a composition that contains a bleach component, and maintains a desired viscosity over a long period. A composition of the present invention comprises a carboxyl group-containing polymer composition (A) comprising a copolymer (a) of monomers including an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid (a-1) and a compound (a-2) having at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups per molecule; and a nonionic surfactant (b), the carboxyl group-containing polymer composition (A) having a bulk density of 0.20 g/mL or less; a bleach component (B); an alkalinity buffering agent (C); and water (D). The composition has a pH higher than 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Satomi Tanaka, Rie Kiyomoto, Ryosuke Murakami
  • Publication number: 20200400962
    Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes an image display unit (300a, 300b) configured to emit image light, a light guide member (100a, 100b) configured to guide the image light and emit the image light to eyes of a wearer who wears the head-mounted display device, and a relay optical system (201a, 201b) arranged between the image display unit and the light guide member, and configured to relay the image light from the image display unit to the light guide member, and form an intermediate image at least once before the image light enters the light guide member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Shigenobu HIRANO, Yasuo KATANO, Kenji KAMEYAMA, Norikazu IGARASHI, Satomi TANAKA, Naoki NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200400954
    Abstract: An image display system includes a wearable display device configured to display an image to a person wearing the wearable display device, the wearable display device mountable on a head of the person; an image capture unit configured to capture an image of a face of the person wearing the wearable display device; and circuitry configured to extract one or more facial feature points of the person based on the image captured by the image capture unit; calculate a position of the head of the person and a posture of the person based on the one or more extracted facial feature points to generate position-posture information; and generate an image to be displayed at the wearable display device based on the position-posture information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Satomi Tanaka, Shigenobu Hirano, Yasuo Katano, Kenji Kameyama, Norikazu Igarashi
  • Patent number: 10670421
    Abstract: A management server communicable with a plurality of terminal devices, including a first terminal device, includes: a receiver to receive, from the first terminal device, shared information to be shared between the plurality of terminal devices, the shared information including first location information indicating a current location of the first terminal device, direction information indicating a direction that the first terminal device faces, and distance information indicating a distance from the first terminal device to a target destination; circuitry to generate target destination information including second location information indicating a location of the target destination based on the shared information received from the first terminal device; and a transmitter to transmit the target destination information to the plurality of terminal devices for display at the plurality of terminal devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuto Gotoh, Shigenobu Hirano, Ikue Kawashima, Yasuo Katano, Takashi Maki, Kenji Kameyama, Shiroh Ikegami, Qing Liang, Kiyohiko Shinomiya, Norikazu Igarashi, Satomi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20190353908
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a display apparatus (1) that enhances the response speed while suppressing the reduction in durability even when the transmittance control is performed. A display apparatus (1) includes a display unit (10), a plurality of light adjustment devices (140), and a controller (9). The display unit (10) is configured to be attached to a head of a user (A) to display information to the user (A). Each of the plurality of light adjustment devices (140) is configured to change a transmittance to adjust an intensity of light (L?) incident from outside. The controller (9) is configured to independently control the transmittances of the plurality of light adjustment devices (140) separately from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Norikazu IGARASHI, Shigenobu HIRANO, Yasuo KATANO, Kenji KAMEYAMA, Takashi MAKI, Yuuto GOTOH, Satomi TANAKA, Shiroh IKEGAMI, lkue KAWASHIMA, Qing LIANG
  • Publication number: 20170328733
    Abstract: A management server communicable with a plurality of terminal devices, including a first terminal device, includes: a receiver to receive, from the first terminal device, shared information to be shared between the plurality of terminal devices, the shared information including first location information indicating a current location of the first terminal device, direction information indicating a direction that the first terminal device faces, and distance information indicating a distance from the first terminal device to a target destination; circuitry to generate target destination information including second location information indicating a location of the target destination based on the shared information received from the first terminal device; and a transmitter to transmit the target destination information to the plurality of terminal devices for display at the plurality of terminal devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Yuuto GOTOH, Shigenobu HIRANO, Ikue KAWASHIMA, Yasuo KATANO, Takashi MAKI, Kenji KAMEYAMA, Shiroh IKEGAMI, Qing LIANG, Kiyohiko SHINOMIYA, Norikazu IGARASHI, Satomi TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9568687
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an optical connector that is provided with a plug and a jack for the optical connector. A lens (plug-side optical coupling part) that optically couples light transmitted inside an optical fiber held by the plug, to a jack, is disposed on a side surface of the plug. A lens (jack-side optical coupling part) that optically couples light transmitted inside an optical fiber held by the jack, to the plug, is disposed on an inner side surface of the jack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Yokowo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Sato, Hideki Kamitsuna, Satomi Tanaka, Ryo Nagase
  • Patent number: 9355466
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a skin information obtaining unit that extracts a skin area from an image and obtains skin information from the skin area; an independent component extracting unit that extracts independent components constituting the skin area from the skin information; and a bias calculation unit that calculates, based on the independent components, a bias representing color information of a light source used to illuminate the skin area when the image is captured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Chiba University
    Inventors: Akihiro Kakinuma, Hiroshi Takahashi, Naohiro Kamijo, Norimichi Tsumura, Satomi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20150241640
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an optical connector that is provided with a plug and a jack for the optical connector. A lens (plug-side optical coupling part) that optically couples light transmitted inside an optical fiber held by the plug, to a jack, is disposed on a side surface of the plug. A lens (jack-side optical coupling part) that optically couples light transmitted inside an optical fiber held by the jack, to the plug, is disposed on an inner side surface of the jack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Kenichi Sato, Hideki Kamitsuna, Satomi Tanaka, Ryo Nagase
  • Publication number: 20150178950
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a skin information obtaining unit that extracts a skin area from an image and obtains skin information from the skin area; an independent component extracting unit that extracts independent components constituting the skin area from the skin information; and a bias calculation unit that calculates, based on the independent components, a bias representing color information of a light source used to illuminate the skin area when the image is captured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicants: Chiba University, RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro KAKINUMA, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Naohiro KAMIJO, Norimichi TSUMURA, Satomi TANAKA
  • Patent number: 8691163
    Abstract: A sample solution introduction kit and a sample solution injector capable of introducing sample solution while reducing the rate of occurrence of an air bubble and having a simplified structure are proposed. A sample solution introduction kit includes a plate-like member and a sample solution injector. The plate-like member has a plurality of spaces formed therein and serving as reaction field and a communication space that communicates with the plurality of spaces therein and that has a portion defining an opening formed in a surface of the plate-like member, and the sample solution injector includes a container containing the sample solution, a tube that communicates with the bottom of the container and that is insertable into the opening, a stopper removably fitted into an opening formed at a top end of the tube, and liquid held in the container, and the liquid is insoluble in the sample solution and is lighter than the sample solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tasuku Yotoriyama, Naohisa Sakamoto, Yuji Segawa, Satomi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20120039774
    Abstract: A sample solution introduction kit and a sample solution injector capable of introducing sample solution while reducing the rate of occurrence of an air bubble and having a simplified structure are proposed. A sample solution introduction kit includes a plate-like member and a sample solution injector. The plate-like member has a plurality of spaces formed therein and serving as reaction field and a communication space that communicates with the plurality of spaces therein and that has a portion defining an opening formed in a surface of the plate-like member, and the sample solution injector includes a container containing the sample solution, a tube that communicates with the bottom of the container and that is insertable into the opening, a stopper removably fitted into an opening formed at a top end of the tube, and liquid held in the container, and the liquid is insoluble in the sample solution and is lighter than the sample solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tasuku Yotoriyama, Naohisa Sakamoto, Yuji Segawa, Satomi Tanaka