Patents by Inventor Satoshi TAKATSU
Satoshi TAKATSU 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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Publication number: 20240412169Abstract: The personnel training support device includes an organization unit and a first determination unit. The organization unit is configured to associate a first feature amount corresponding to a first motivation factor for each job on the basis of first information indicating a task content for each job, and associate a second feature amount corresponding to a second motivation factor for each set of a job, a person, and a date and time on the basis of second information indicating a challenge content for each set of a job, a person, and a date and time. The first determination unit is configured to determine whether there is a stimulus by each of the first motivation factor and the second motivation factor or not for each set of a job, a person, and a date and time on the basis of the first feature amount and the second feature amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2021Publication date: December 12, 2024Inventors: Satoshi TAKATSU, Tomoko SHIBATA, Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Masanobu SAKAMOTO
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Patent number: 12148178Abstract: A pattern matching unit carries out a pattern matching between a photographed image obtained by photographing a workpiece with a monocular camera and a first plurality of models having a plurality of sizes and a plurality of angles, and selects a model having a size and an angle with the highest degree of matching. A primary detection unit detects a position and an angle of an uppermost workpiece based on the selected model. An actual load height calculation unit calculates an actual load height of the uppermost workpiece based on a hand height. A secondary detection unit re-detects the position and the angle of the uppermost workpiece based on a model having a size and an angle with the highest degree of matching selected by carrying out a pattern matching between the photographed image and a second plurality of models selected or newly created based on the actual load height.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: AMADA CO., LTD.Inventors: Teruyuki Kubota, Takeshi Washio, Satoshi Takatsu, Naohumi Miura, Shuuhei Terasaki
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Publication number: 20240354671Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes an acquisition unit that acquires task attribute information including an allocation result indicating which worker among a plurality of workers has been allocated to a past task, and requirements necessary for the task, a number-of-handleable cases determination unit that calculates the number of tasks that are handleable in the worker on the basis of the allocation result, an allocation result sorting unit that sorts the allocation results on the basis of the number of handleable tasks, and a person attribute bit value calculation unit that calculates a person attribute bit value indicating what type of attribute each worker has, on the basis of the sorted allocation result and the acquired task attribute.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2021Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi TAKATSU, Tomoko SHIBATA, Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Masanobu SAKAMOTO
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Patent number: 12094094Abstract: A camera is located at a position deviated from directly above a center of a placement location of a workpiece. When a photographed image is generated by photographing, with the camera, the placement location at which the workpiece is placed, an image processing device specifies, by using a preliminarily determined conversion parameter, to which pixels in the photographed image two-dimensional coordinates within a photographed three-dimensional space correspond, aligns the specified pixels corresponding to the respective coordinates in a two-dimensional manner, and generates a corrected photographed image in which a trapezoidal distortion in the photographed image is corrected. A robot control device detects a position of the workpiece at the placement location based on the corrected photographed image, and controls a workpiece retention robot so as to retain the workpiece and transport the workpiece to a processing machine.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: AMADA CO., LTD.Inventor: Satoshi Takatsu
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Patent number: 12025299Abstract: In a bending system and a method for using the same, the bending system includes a bending robot provided between a press brake and a predetermined setting area that is arranged in front of the press brake to assist in bending a workpiece. The bending robot includes a robot hand for holding the workpiece on a pallet that is set in the predetermined setting area. An image pickup unit, which picks up an image of the workpiece on the pallet from an oblique upper direction, is provided above and anterior to the predetermined setting area. A first illumination unit, which illuminates an image pickup area of the image pickup unit, is erected on a left front side of the predetermined setting area. A second illumination stand, which illuminates the image pickup area of the image pickup unit, is erected on a right front side of the predetermined setting area.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: AMADA CO., LTD.Inventors: Norihisa Koizumi, Yuto Nishihata, Satoshi Takatsu
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Publication number: 20240144148Abstract: Provided is a technique for facilitating evaluation of a relationship between persons in work. An information processing device according to one embodiment includes: an acquisition unit that acquires an achievement value for each work representing an achievement of each work obtained when a plurality of workers is combined and allocated to the work; a calculation unit that calculates an evaluation value for each work by comparing the achievement value for each work with a reference value; a determination unit that determines quality of a relationship between the plurality of workers based on the evaluation value for each work; and a setting unit that sets, based on a result of the determination, a relationship value numerically representing the quality of the relationship between the plurality of workers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2021Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi TAKATSU, Tomoko SHIBATA, Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Masanobu SAKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20240095943Abstract: A device determination system includes an assistance device configured to assist a work for a workpiece stacked in a stacking area and having portability so as to be freely arranged, an image capturing device capable of capturing an image of the stacking area, and a control device configured to determine an arrangement position and an arrangement orientation of the assistance device in the stacking area based on the captured image captured by the image capturing device, in which the assistance device includes an indicator by which a position and an orientation of the assistance device reflected in the captured image can be identified, and the control device detects the indicator included in the captured image so as to determine the arrangement position and the arrangement orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: AMADA CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi TAKATSU, Teruyuki KUBOTA, Kai SHIMURA
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Publication number: 20240069520Abstract: A workpiece display assistance device according to one aspect includes: a first model generation unit that obtains shape data of a workpiece to be set, and generates an original model based on the shape data; a second model generation unit that generates a plurality of matching models by rotating and/or inverting the original model; an extraction unit that matches each matching model to the original model and extracts aligned portions of the respective matching models with the original model as matching sections; a model creation unit that creates a matching aggregate model by aggregating the matching sections in a state conforming to the original model and synthesizing the matching sections aggregated; a determination unit that compares the original model and the matching aggregate model and makes a determination of a feature point on the workpiece; and a display unit that displays the feature point in a highlightable manner, along with an image of the workpiece, on a display screen based on the determinatioType: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: AMADA CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi TAKATSU, Yuuki KASAI, Teruyuki KUBOTA
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Publication number: 20240046170Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, an information processing device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire first and second restriction conditions that are restriction conditions related to a plurality of tasks or a plurality of workers; an allocation execution unit configured to allocate the plurality of workers to the plurality of tasks based on a time index having a plurality of weights based on the first restriction condition and generate an allocation result; a determination unit configured to determine whether the allocation result satisfies a determination condition based on the second restriction condition; a correction unit configured to correct a weight related to a task which is a factor by which the allocation result is determined not to satisfy the determination condition among the plurality of weights when the allocation result does not satisfy the determination condition; and an output unit configured to output the allocation result when the allocation result satisfieType: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi TAKATSU, Tomoko SHIBATA, Masanobu SAKAMOTO, Hiroshi YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20230390919Abstract: A height error of a workpiece holding portion is detected based on a height from a mounting pedestal side floor surface, on which a mounting pedestal is mounted, to a connection point between the workpiece holding portion and an arm unit at a point in time at which contact with a detection target is detected by a surface detection sensor, a height from the mounting pedestal side floor surface to a surface of the detection target, and a theoretical value of a height of the workpiece holding portion, and an actual loading height of a workpiece mounted on the mounting pedestal is detected in consideration of the height error of the workpiece holding portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2021Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Satoshi TAKATSU, Naofumi MIURA, Shuhei TERASAKI, Teruyuki KUBOTA
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Publication number: 20230334397Abstract: In one embodiment, a work assignment support device is configured to: classify past assignment table data indicating assignment of work to workers into data at normal time and data at time of saturation by comparison between a workable amount determined from a number of the workers and an actual amount of work; set a threshold to each of a plurality of items on the basis of information on the plurality of items relating to an attribute of a worker, an attribute of work, or an attribute of a combination of a worker and work related to the data at normal time; and determine whether or not information on each of the plurality of items related to the data at time of saturation satisfies the threshold, and determine priority order of the plurality of items on the basis of a result of the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Satoshi TAKATSU, Tomoko SHIBATA, Hiroshi Yoshida
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Publication number: 20230252378Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to one embodiment includes an assignment cost value list acquisition unit that acquires a first assignment cost value list including an assignment cost value of an individual worker of a plurality of workers for an individual task of a plurality of tasks, a constraint information acquisition unit that acquires information indicating a constraint for an assignment of the individual task, and a constraint reflection unit that generates a second assignment cost value list in accordance with a change of one or more of the assignment cost values including the first assignment cost value list in accordance with the constraint.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2020Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Satoshi TAKATSU, Tomoko SHIBATA, Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Masanobu SAKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20230184417Abstract: In a bending system and a method for using the same, the bending system includes a bending robot provided between a press brake and a predetermined setting area that is arranged in front of the press brake to assist in bending a workpiece. The bending robot includes a robot hand for holding the workpiece on a pallet that is set in the predetermined setting area. An image pickup unit, which picks up an image of the workpiece on the pallet from an oblique upper direction, is provided above and anterior to the predetermined setting area (SA). A first illumination unit, which illuminates an image pickup area of the image pickup unit, is erected on a left front side of the predetermined setting area. A second illumination stand, which illuminates the image pickup area of the image pickup unit, is erected on a right front side of the predetermined setting area.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Norihisa KOIZUMI, Yuto NISHIHATA, Satoshi TAKATSU
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Publication number: 20230135334Abstract: An information processing device calculates multiple types of assignment cost values for realizing realistic task assignment. The information processing device includes a first assignment cost value calculation unit, a classification unit, and a second assignment cost value calculation unit. The first assignment cost value calculation unit calculates a first assignment cost value by using a first coefficient based on a first restriction in accordance with work skills of workers, on the basis of past task assignment results indicating tasks done by workers on each day. The classification unit classifies the workers based on the past task assignment results. The second assignment cost value calculation unit calculates a second assignment cost value by using a second coefficient based on a second restriction in accordance with classifications of the workers determined by the classification unit, on the basis of the past task assignment results.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Satoshi TAKATSU, Tomoko SHIBATA, Hiroshi Yoshida
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Publication number: 20220414843Abstract: A camera is located at a position deviated from directly above a center of a placement location of a workpiece. When a photographed image is generated by photographing, with the camera, the placement location at which the workpiece is placed, an image processing device specifies, by using a preliminarily determined conversion parameter, to which pixels in the photographed image two-dimensional coordinates within a photographed three-dimensional space correspond, aligns the specified pixels corresponding to the respective coordinates in a two-dimensional manner, and generates a corrected photographed image in which a trapezoidal distortion in the photographed image is corrected. A robot control device detects a position of the workpiece at the placement location based on the corrected photographed image, and controls a workpiece retention robot so as to retain the workpiece and transport the workpiece to a processing machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventor: Satoshi TAKATSU
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Publication number: 20220335642Abstract: A pattern matching unit carries out a pattern matching between a photographed image obtained by photographing a workpiece with a monocular camera and a first plurality of models having a plurality of sizes and a plurality of angles, and selects a model having a size and an angle with the highest degree of matching. A primary detection unit detects a position and an angle of an uppermost workpiece based on the selected model. An actual load height calculation unit calculates an actual load height of the uppermost workpiece based on a hand height. A secondary detection unit re-detects the position and the angle of the uppermost workpiece based on a model having a size and an angle with the highest degree of matching selected by carrying out a pattern matching between the photographed image and a second plurality of models selected or newly created based on the actual load height.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Teruyuki KUBOTA, Takeshi WASHIO, Satoshi TAKATSU, Naohumi MIURA, Shuuhei TERASAKI