Patents by Inventor Satoru Ohno
Satoru Ohno 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: 11969906Abstract: A collaborative robot system having high safety when executing tasks in collaboration with operators and which can be finely adjusted at a site is achieved. A collaborative robot system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is assembled by an operator for executing a task in collaboration with the operator. The collaborative robot system includes a driving unit, an operation unit configured to operate by a driving force of the driving unit to execute the task, a control unit configured to control the driving unit, a program executed by the control unit, a safety securing unit including a cover covering the operation unit or a sensor configured to detect contact of the operator with the operation unit, and an interface, an input apparatus of the operator being connected to the interface in order to modify the program.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Satoru Ohno
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Patent number: 11731275Abstract: A robot control system includes a robot that screw-fastens a sub-component placed in a main-component to the main-component, a robot control unit that controls the robot, and a display as an output unit through which the robot control unit outputs a message to an operator. The robot control unit determines whether or not the robot can screw-fasten the sub-component to the main-component by itself. Then, when the robot control unit determines that the robot cannot screw-fasten the sub-component to the main-component by itself, the robot control unit outputs a cooperation message to an operator through the display.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABICHIKI KAISHAInventor: Satoru Ohno
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Publication number: 20220314456Abstract: A collaborative robot system having high safety when executing tasks in collaboration with operators and which can be finely adjusted at a site is achieved. A collaborative robot system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is assembled by an operator for executing a task in collaboration with the operator. The collaborative robot system includes a driving unit, an operation unit configured to operate by a driving force of the driving unit to execute the task, a control unit configured to control the driving unit, a program executed by the control unit, a safety securing unit including a cover covering the operation unit or a sensor configured to detect contact of the operator with the operation unit, and an interface, an input apparatus of the operator being connected to the interface in order to modify the program.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Satoru OHNO
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Publication number: 20210387342Abstract: A robot control system includes a robot that screw-fastens a sub-component placed in a main-component to the main-component, a robot control unit that controls the robot, and a display as an output unit through which the robot control unit outputs a message to an operator. The robot control unit determines whether or not the robot can screw-fasten the sub-component to the main-component by itself. Then, when the robot control unit determines that the robot cannot screw-fasten the sub-component to the main-component by itself, the robot control unit outputs a cooperation message to an operator through the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Satoru Ohno
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Patent number: 11010111Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an engine controller configured to control an operation of the image forming apparatus; an image processing controller including a constant log storage configured to temporarily store a log of the engine controller; a network controller configured to store the log, which is stored in the constant log storage, in another device via a network or in a storage of the image forming apparatus, according to a command from the engine controller; a communication line configured to communicably couple the engine controller to the image processing controller, and to communicably couple the image processing controller to the network controller; and an exclusive-use communication line configured to communicably couple the engine controller to the network controller, and to be used to report the command from the engine controller to the network controller.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Satoru Tao, Satoru Komatsubara, Satoru Ohno, Hiroaki Nagata
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Patent number: 10814925Abstract: A customized proposal system for a vehicle part capable of performing a proposal for a design part that matches user's preference is provided. The customized proposal system for the vehicle part includes a vehicle operating information acquisition unit configured to acquire vehicle operating information at least including traveling information on a vehicle; and a proposal unit configured to estimate preference of a vehicle user based on the vehicle operating information, perform selection of a part attachment position in the vehicle and design of the design part to be attached to the part attachment position based on the preference of the vehicle user that has been estimated, and propose the design part that has been designed to the vehicle user.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Satoru Ohno
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Publication number: 20200293243Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an engine controller configured to control an operation of the image forming apparatus; an image processing controller including a constant log storage configured to temporarily store a log of the engine controller; a network controller configured to store the log, which is stored in the constant log storage, in another device via a network or in a storage of the image forming apparatus, according to a command from the engine controller; a communication line configured to communicably couple the engine controller to the image processing controller, and to communicably couple the image processing controller to the network controller; and an exclusive-use communication line configured to communicably couple the engine controller to the network controller, and to be used to report the command from the engine controller to the network controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Satoru TAO, Satoru KOMATSUBARA, Satoru OHNO, Hiroaki NAGATA
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Publication number: 20190344846Abstract: A customized proposal system for a vehicle part capable of performing a proposal for a design part that matches user's preference is provided. The customized proposal system for the vehicle part includes a vehicle operating information acquisition unit configured to acquire vehicle operating information at least including traveling information on a vehicle; and a proposal unit configured to estimate preference of a vehicle user based on the vehicle operating information, perform selection of a part attachment position in the vehicle and design of the design part to be attached to the part attachment position based on the preference of the vehicle user that has been estimated, and propose the design part that has been designed to the vehicle user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Satoru OHNO
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Patent number: 8880407Abstract: A projector includes a display part configured to display a first image by projection; a retrieval object specifying part configured to cause a user of the projector to specify an object of retrieval; a result display area specifying part configured to cause the user to specify an area for displaying the result of the retrieval in the displayed first image; and an image combining part configured to receive a second image of the result of the retrieval from a server that has performed the retrieval with respect to the object of retrieval specified by the user, and to display the second image by combining the second image with the area for displaying the result of the retrieval in the displayed first image.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Satoru Ohno, Yoshiyuki Toda
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Patent number: 8724161Abstract: An input processor performs an input processing of image data. A memory unit has a work area for combining the image data. A writing unit sequentially writes the image data on which the input processing is performed in the work area of the memory unit. A determining unit determines, when the image data are combined, whether image data to be arranged in a direction orthogonal to an image output direction are written in the work area. An output processor performs, when it is determined that the image data are written in the work area, an output processing of the image data to be arranged in the direction orthogonal to the image output direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2007Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Satoru Ohno
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Patent number: 8605301Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a reading unit, an acquiring unit, a transmission control unit, and a printing control unit. The reading unit reads images of multiple pages of originals. The acquiring unit acquires device information from connected child devices. The transmission control unit determines a child device which takes charge of part of a printing process of the read images and images to be transmitted to the child device based on the acquired device information, and transmits the determined images to the determined child device. The printing control unit determines printing order according to the acquired device information, and transmits an instruction to print the images in the determined printing order to the child device.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Akihiro Kakoi, Ryohta Kawamata, Satoru Ohno, Naoya Ohhashi, Toshihiro Isozaki
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Publication number: 20130054248Abstract: A projector includes a display part configured to display a first image by projection; a retrieval object specifying part configured to cause a user of the projector to specify an object of retrieval; a result display area specifying part configured to cause the user to specify an area for displaying the result of the retrieval in the displayed first image; and an image combining part configured to receive a second image of the result of the retrieval from a server that has performed the retrieval with respect to the object of retrieval specified by the user, and to display the second image by combining the second image with the area for displaying the result of the retrieval in the displayed first image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Satoru OHNO, Yoshiyuki Toda
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Patent number: 8250291Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a nonvolatile memory device including a first storage area configured to store one or more predetermined information items; a secondary storage device including a second storage area configured to store the predetermined information items; and an access control unit configured to control access to the first storage area and the second storage area in response to an access request to access the predetermined information items.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Satoru Ohno
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Publication number: 20110279847Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a reading unit, an acquiring unit, a transmission control unit, and a printing control unit. The reading unit reads images of multiple pages of originals. The acquiring unit acquires device information from connected child devices. The transmission control unit determines a child device which takes charge of part of a printing process of the read images and images to be transmitted to the child device based on the acquired device information, and transmits the determined images to the determined child device. The printing control unit determines printing order according to the acquired device information, and transmits an instruction to print the images in the determined printing order to the child device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Inventors: Akihiro KAKOI, Ryohta Kawamata, Satoru Ohno, Naoya Ohhashi, Toshihiro Isozaki
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Patent number: 8059299Abstract: A storage unit temporarily stores first image data input from an input device and second image data to be output to an output device. An image-data input/output processing unit performs processes of inputting the first image data from the input device and outputting the second image data to the output device. An execution-condition determining unit determines a condition for the processes of inputting and outputting the image data, and switches processing modes between a normal processing mode and a low-speed processing mode based on a determined condition.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2007Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventors: Satoru Sugishita, Satoru Ohno
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Patent number: 8027546Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an input device, an encoder, a memory, a first allocator, a data block size determination mechanism, a second allocator, and a processor. The input device receives image data of a given data size and transmits the image data in N data blocks. The āNā represents a first given number. The encoder encodes the N data blocks transmitted from the input unit. The memory stores the N data blocks encoded by the encoder. The first allocator allocates, before encoding, N memory areas of a specified memory size within the memory. The determination mechanism determines whether each of the N data blocks is larger than the memory size. The second allocator dynamically allocates an additional memory area within the memory when the determination mechanism determines that one of the N data blocks is larger than the memory size. The processor retrieves the image data for processing thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2007Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Satoru Ohno
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Patent number: 7990085Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a generator control unit having improved voltage response in a system which is not provided with a battery in a DC output unit. In order to control the DC voltage of the DC voltage output terminal in a state where an electric load is connected to the DC voltage output terminal of a power generation unit, a PWM signal generation unit 429 generates a field voltage to be applied to a field winding terminal of the power generation unit. A feedback control unit 422 calculates a field voltage command value to be given to the PWM signal generation unit 429. Further, the feedback control unit 422 includes a PT control unit 423 which calculates a voltage deviation between a DC voltage detection value and a DC voltage command value to generate the field voltage command value through a PI operation based on the voltage deviation.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2008Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kimihisa Furukawa, Satoru Kaneko, Tokihito Suwa, Yuuichirou Takamune, Satoru Ohno, Kenta Katsuhama, Katsuyo Tsushima
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Patent number: 7898490Abstract: A primary radiator includes two horns each having an opening on a larger-diameter side and an opening on a tapered smaller-diameter side opposite to the larger-diameter side, and two corrugated portions provided around the opening on the larger-diameter side of the horn. The outermost corrugated portion is formed to surround all of the horns, and the outermost corrugated portion is formed of one sheet metal member. With this structure, sheet-metal processing can be used to form horns of adaptable shapes and a plurality of horns can be formed at a time.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2008Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Satoru Ohno
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Publication number: 20100169539Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a nonvolatile memory device including a first storage area configured to store one or more predetermined information items; a secondary storage device including a second storage area configured to store the predetermined information items; and an access control unit configured to control access to the first storage area and the second storage area in response to an access request to access the predetermined information items.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventor: Satoru OHNO
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Publication number: 20090021441Abstract: A primary radiator includes two horns each having an opening on a larger-diameter side and an opening on a tapered smaller-diameter side opposite to the larger-diameter side, and two corrugated portions provided around the opening on the larger-diameter side of the horn. The outermost corrugated portion is formed to surround all of the horns, and the outermost corrugated portion is formed of one sheet metal member. With this structure, sheet-metal processing can be used to form horns of adaptable shapes and a plurality of horns can be formed at a time.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2008Publication date: January 22, 2009Inventor: Satoru OHNO