Patents by Inventor Satoru Deguchi

Satoru Deguchi 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: 11929655
    Abstract: An embodiment includes: a first transport module on which a carriage moves; a second transport module that is configured to be able to move to a position for connecting to the first transport module and on which the carriage is able to move to and from the first transport module; a position detection unit that detects a position in a moving direction of the second transport module and outputs position information; a first control unit that controls motion of the carriage on the first transport module; a second control unit that controls motion of the carriage on the second transport module; a third control unit that controls motion of the second transport module; and a fourth control unit that controls the first to third control units. The fourth control unit corrects a position where the second transport module connects to the first transport module based on the position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHI
    Inventors: Hirohisa Ota, Takeshi Yamamoto, Satoru Deguchi, Takashi Shigemori, Kichinosuke Hirokawa, Ryota Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20240055970
    Abstract: The disclosed linear motor includes a stator having a plurality of cores and coils that excite the plurality of cores, respectively, and a movable element having a permanent magnet and configured to move using electromagnetic force applied from the stator as driving force, each of the plurality of cores has an excitation unit wound with the coil and an acting unit configured to be magnetically coupled to the excitation unit and cause a magnetic flux applied from the excitation unit to work on the permanent magnet of the movable element, and the linear motor includes an airgap or a heat conduction reduction portion between the excitation unit and the acting unit, and the heat conduction reduction portion reduces heat conduction from the excitation unit to the acting unit more than in a case where the excitation unit and the acting unit are in direct contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Masaharu Naka, Norihiro Suzuki, Satoru Deguchi
  • Patent number: 11843300
    Abstract: The disclosed linear motor includes a stator having a plurality of cores and coils that excite the plurality of cores, respectively, and a movable element having a permanent magnet and configured to move using electromagnetic force applied from the stator as driving force, each of the plurality of cores has an excitation unit wound with the coil and an acting unit configured to be magnetically coupled to the excitation unit and cause a magnetic flux applied from the excitation unit to work on the permanent magnet of the movable element, and the linear motor includes an airgap or a heat conduction reduction portion between the excitation unit and the acting unit, and the heat conduction reduction portion reduces heat conduction from the excitation unit to the acting unit more than in a case where the excitation unit and the acting unit are in direct contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaharu Naka, Norihiro Suzuki, Satoru Deguchi
  • Patent number: 11182605
    Abstract: A search device identifies names of POI from a document group having not been determined. A storage unit that stores a POI presence/absence learning model having learned contexts relating to presence/absence of POI, a POI state learning model having learned contexts relating to states of POI, and a POI name learning model having learned features relating to names of POI, an acceptance unit that accepts a first document group that is a determination target, first and second determination units and an identifying unit that identifies a name of a POI using the POI name learning model from each document of a third document group for which information relating to states of POI is determined by the second determination unit in a second document group are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: Toyota Mapmaster Incorporated, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoru Deguchi, Kenta Nakanishi, Xin Jin
  • Publication number: 20210184555
    Abstract: An embodiment includes: a first transport module on which a carriage moves; a second transport module that is configured to be able to move to a position for connecting to the first transport module and on which the carriage is able to move to and from the first transport module; a position detection unit that detects a position in a moving direction of the second transport module and outputs position information; a first control unit that controls motion of the carriage on the first transport module; a second control unit that controls motion of the carriage on the second transport module; a third control unit that controls motion of the second transport module; and a fourth control unit that controls the first to third control units. The fourth control unit corrects a position where the second transport module connects to the first transport module based on the position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Hirohisa Ota, Takeshi Yamamoto, Satoru Deguchi, Takashi Shigemori, Kichinosuke Hirokawa, Ryota Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20210099067
    Abstract: The disclosed linear motor includes a stator having a plurality of cores and coils that excite the plurality of cores, respectively, and a movable element having a permanent magnet and configured to move using electromagnetic force applied from the stator as driving force, each of the plurality of cores has an excitation unit wound with the coil and an acting unit configured to be magnetically coupled to the excitation unit and cause a magnetic flux applied from the excitation unit to work on the permanent magnet of the movable element, and the linear motor includes an airgap or a heat conduction reduction portion between the excitation unit and the acting unit, and the heat conduction reduction portion reduces heat conduction from the excitation unit to the acting unit more than in a case where the excitation unit and the acting unit are in direct contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Masaharu Naka, Norihiro Suzuki, Satoru Deguchi
  • Patent number: 10965201
    Abstract: An embodiment includes: a first transport module on which a carriage moves; a second transport module that is configured to be able to move to a position for connecting to the first transport module and on which the carriage is able to move to and from the first transport module; a position detection unit that detects a position in a moving direction of the second transport module and outputs position information; a first control unit that controls motion of the carriage on the first transport module; a second control unit that controls motion of the carriage on the second transport module; a third control unit that controls motion of the second transport module; and a fourth control unit that controls the first to third control units. The fourth control unit corrects a position where the second transport module connects to the first transport module based on the position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirohisa Ota, Takeshi Yamamoto, Satoru Deguchi, Takashi Shigemori, Kichinosuke Hirokawa, Ryota Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20200141757
    Abstract: A map information creation device includes a storage unit that stores map information including POI information related to points of interest (POI), and a POI learning model that extracts information indicating events or topics regarding the POI from input data, an input unit that receives an input of an information group including a document, an extraction unit that extracts information indicating events or topics regarding one or more POI from the information group using the POI learning model, a specifying unit that specifies new information not included in the POI information in the information extracted by the extraction unit, a registration unit that registers the new information as new information on the POI in the POI information, and a setting unit that sets an expiration period of the new information specified by the registration unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Satoru Deguchi, Kenta Nakanishi, Xin Jin
  • Publication number: 20200143159
    Abstract: A search device identifies names of POI from a document group having not been determined. A storage unit that stores a POI presence/absence learning model having learned contexts relating to presence/absence of POI, a POI state learning model having learned contexts relating to states of POI, and a POI name learning model having learned features relating to names of POI, an acceptance unit that accepts a first document group that is a determination target, first and second determination units and an identifying unit that identifies a name of a POI using the POI name learning model from each document of a third document group for which information relating to states of POI is determined by the second determination unit in a second document group are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Satoru Deguchi, Kenta Nakanishi, Xin Jin
  • Patent number: 10566917
    Abstract: A linear motor control apparatus has: a plurality of coil units; a plurality of position detecting units for detecting positions of a plurality of trucks which move over the plurality of coil units; a plurality of deviation calculating units for operating deviation information as differences between the detected truck positions and a target position of the detected truck; a plurality of position control units for operating current control signals based on the deviation information; a plurality of current control units for supplying driving currents to the coil units based on the current control signals; and a switching unit for switching the position control units to which the deviation information is transmitted or switching the current control units to which the current control signals are transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norihiro Suzuki, Takeshi Yamamoto, Koji Tomoda, Satoru Deguchi, Hidetada Narahara
  • Publication number: 20190101408
    Abstract: A possible arrival point specifying system, a method for specifying a possible arrival point, and a computer program product are provided. A probe information storing unit is provided to store therein destination points set by a navigation system in association with link deviation points corresponding to the respective destination points. The storing unit is referred to and the destination points located adjacent to each other are grouped to generate a destination point group. A target area is set based on the generated destination point group. The storing unit is referred to and link deviation points associated with the destination points included in the generated destination point group are specified as target link deviation points. The specified target link deviation points located adjacent to each other are grouped to generate a link deviation point group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Satoru DEGUCHI, Makoto MATSUSHITA
  • Publication number: 20190097515
    Abstract: An embodiment includes: a first transport module on which a carriage moves; a second transport module that is configured to be able to move to a position for connecting to the first transport module and on which the carriage is able to move to and from the first transport module; a position detection unit that detects a position in a moving direction of the second transport module and outputs position information; a first control unit that controls motion of the carriage on the first transport module; a second control unit that controls motion of the carriage on the second transport module; a third control unit that controls motion of the second transport module; and a fourth control unit that controls the first to third control units. The fourth control unit corrects a position where the second transport module connects to the first transport module based on the position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Hirohisa Ota, Takeshi Yamamoto, Satoru Deguchi, Takashi Shigemori, Kichinosuke Hirokawa, Ryota Okazaki
  • Patent number: 10234304
    Abstract: A map information navigation system includes: a storage unit that stores POI data including point data about a POI, node data of nodes set on roads in advance, and link data of links connecting neighboring nodes; a specification unit that specifies one link located at a shortest distance from the POI among the links for each of a plurality of directions; a determination unit that sets one of the nodes included in the specified links as a specific point and determines a predetermined area centered on the POI and passing through the specific point as a presentation target range of map information; an acquisition unit that acquires current position information indicating a current position; and a presentation unit that presents POI data including the point data about the POI with entrance of the current position into the presentation target range as a trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignees: Toyota Mapmaster Incorporated, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenta Nakanishi, Satoru Deguchi, Atsushi Inoue, Kazuhito Baba
  • Publication number: 20190081579
    Abstract: A linear motor control apparatus has: a plurality of coil units; a plurality of position detecting units for detecting positions of a plurality of trucks which move over the plurality of coil units; a plurality of deviation calculating units for operating deviation information as differences between the detected truck positions and a target position of the detected truck; a plurality of position control units for operating current control signals based on the deviation information; a plurality of current control units for supplying driving currents to the coil units based on the current control signals; and a switching unit for switching the position control units to which the deviation information is transmitted or switching the current control units to which the current control signals are transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Norihiro Suzuki, Takeshi Yamamoto, Koji Tomoda, Satoru Deguchi, Hidetada Narahara
  • Patent number: 10190884
    Abstract: A navigation system includes: a search unit; an acquisition unit; a storage unit; a collection unit configured to collect one or more types of popularity information for specifying a popularity level indicating a level of popularity of each POI; a calculation unit configured to calculate the popularity level of each POI on the basis of the collected popularity information; a specification unit configured to specify the POIs having high popularity levels located within a predetermined distance from the route searched for by the search unit; and a presentation unit configured to present one POI specified by the specification unit before traveling near the corresponding POI, and the calculation unit calculates the popularity level on the basis of a deviation value calculated on the basis of the one or more types of popularity information and popularity information on other POIs included within a first predetermined range from the corresponding POI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignees: Toyota Mapmaster Incorporated, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenta Nakanishi, Satoru Deguchi, Atsushi Inoue, Kazuhito Baba
  • Patent number: 10158304
    Abstract: A linear motor control apparatus has: a plurality of coil units; a plurality of position detecting units for detecting positions of a plurality of trucks which move over the plurality of coil units; a plurality of deviation calculating units for operating deviation information as differences between the detected truck positions and a target position of the detected truck; a plurality of position control units for operating current control signals based on the deviation information; a plurality of current control units for supplying driving currents to the coil units based on the current control signals; and a switching unit for switching the position control units to which the deviation information is transmitted or switching the current control units to which the current control signals are transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norihiro Suzuki, Takeshi Yamamoto, Koji Tomoda, Satoru Deguchi, Hidetada Narahara
  • Publication number: 20180041146
    Abstract: A linear motor control apparatus has: a plurality of coil units; a plurality of position detecting units for detecting positions of a plurality of trucks which move over the plurality of coil units; a plurality of deviation calculating units for operating deviation information as differences between the detected truck positions and a target position of the detected truck; a plurality of position control units for operating current control signals based on the deviation information; a plurality of current control units for supplying driving currents to the coil units based on the current control signals; and a switching unit for switching the position control units to which the deviation information is transmitted or switching the current control units to which the current control signals are transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Norihiro Suzuki, Takeshi Yamamoto, Koji Tomoda, Satoru Deguchi, Hidetada Narahara
  • Patent number: 9847742
    Abstract: A linear motor control apparatus includes a plurality of coil units which are continuously arranged, a plurality of position detecting units configured to detect positions of a first truck and a second truck which move over the plurality of coil units, and a first deviation calculating unit configured to arithmetically operate deviation information as differences between values of the plurality of position detecting units and a target position. In addition, a first position control unit arithmetically operates current control signals on the basis of the deviation information, a first current control unit supplies driving currents to the plurality of coil units on the basis of the current control signals, and a switching unit outputs the values of the plurality of position detecting units for the first truck to the first position control unit and outputs the values of the plurality of position detecting units for the second truck to a second position control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norihiro Suzuki, Takeshi Yamamoto, Koji Tomoda, Satoru Deguchi, Hidetada Narahara
  • Publication number: 20170268893
    Abstract: A navigation system includes: a search unit; an acquisition unit; a storage unit; a collection unit configured to collect one or more types of popularity information for specifying a popularity level indicating a level of popularity of each POI; a calculation unit configured to calculate the popularity level of each POI on the basis of the collected popularity information; a specification unit configured to specify the POIs having high popularity levels located within a predetermined distance from the route searched for by the search unit; and a presentation unit configured to present one POI specified by the specification unit before traveling near the corresponding POI, and the calculation unit calculates the popularity level on the basis of a deviation value calculated on the basis of the one or more types of popularity information and popularity information on other POIs included within a first predetermined range from the corresponding POI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Kenta Nakanishi, Satoru Deguchi, Atsushi Inoue, Kazuhito Baba
  • Publication number: 20170268899
    Abstract: A map information navigation system includes: a storage unit that stores POI data including point data about a POI, node data of nodes set on roads in advance, and link data of links connecting neighboring nodes; a specification unit that specifies one link located at a shortest distance from the POI among the links for each of a plurality of directions; a determination unit that sets one of the nodes included in the specified links as a specific point and determines a predetermined area centered on the POI and passing through the specific point as a presentation target range of map information; an acquisition unit that acquires current position information indicating a current position; and a presentation unit that presents POI data including the point data about the POI with entrance of the current position into the presentation target range as a trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Kenta Nakanishi, Satoru Deguchi, Atsushi Inoue, Kazuhito Baba