Patents by Inventor Shintaro HAMADA

Shintaro HAMADA 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: 11905685
    Abstract: A state data acquisition unit acquires state data indicating a state of a work machine at a plurality of times. A work determination unit determines a classification of a work of the work machine for each of the plurality of times based on the acquired state data. A period determination unit determines a start point and an end point of a period related to a predetermined classification among determined classifications of works. An index-value determination unit obtains an index value of the state of the work machine from the start point to the end point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Shintaro Hamada, Minami Sugimura
  • Patent number: 11893694
    Abstract: A control apparatus for work machines includes a position designation reception unit configured to identify designation of a position with respect to a state image displayed on a display panel and a screen control unit configured to perform screen control according to an image displayed at the position that has been identified, among partial images constituting parts of the state image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Shintaro Hamada, Yoshiyuki Onishi, Mitsuhiro Aoki
  • Patent number: 11828044
    Abstract: A work analysis device includes a state data acquisition unit state, a work specification unit, and an output unit. The data acquisition unit acquires state data indicating a state of a work machine. The work specification unit specifies, based on the acquired state data, a classification of work of the work machine for each of the multiple times, and collects the classification of work in a chronological order. The output unit outputs a time series of the specified classification of work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shintaro Hamada, Minami Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20220172434
    Abstract: A control apparatus for work machines includes a position designation reception unit configured to identify designation of a position with respect to a state image displayed on a display panel and a screen control unit configured to perform screen control according to an image displayed at the position that has been identified, among partial images constituting parts of the state image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Shintaro HAMADA, Yoshiyuki ONISHI, Mitsuhiro AOKI
  • Publication number: 20220112681
    Abstract: A reproduction device includes an acquisition unit, a reception unit, and a reproduction unit. The acquisition unit acquires log information including angle information of a movable part of a work machine. The log information is associated with time. The reception unit receives a reproduction instruction usable to reproduce a movement of the work machine. The reproduction unit reproduces the movement of the work machine by sequentially applying the angle information to a work machine model upon receiving the reproduction instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Shintaro HAMADA, Yoshiyuki ONISHI, Mitsuhiro AOKI
  • Publication number: 20220101552
    Abstract: In the image processing system according to the present invention, the data acquisition unit acquires a captured image showing a loading/unloading target of a transporting material of a work machine. The area-specifying unit specifies an area including the loading/unloading target from the captured image. The loading/unloading target-specifying unit specifies at least one predetermined surface of the loading/unloading target from the area including the loading/unloading target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Shun KAWAMOTO, Shintaro HAMADA, Yosuke KAJIHARA
  • Publication number: 20210312721
    Abstract: A reproduction device includes an acquisition unit, a reception unit, a reproduction unit, and an estimation unit. The acquisition unit acquires log information of a work machine, which is associated with time. The reception unit receives a reproduction instruction for an operation of the work machine. The reproduction unit reproduces the operation of the work machine, by sequentially applying angle information of the work machine that is included in the log information, to a work machine model in a case of receiving the reproduction instruction. The estimation unit estimates a work content of the work machine at each time, based on the log information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Shintaro HAMADA, Yoshiyuki ONISHI, Mitsuhiro AOKI
  • Publication number: 20210292999
    Abstract: A state data acquisition unit acquires state data indicating a state of a work machine at a plurality of times. A work determination unit determines a classification of a work of the work machine for each of the plurality of times based on the acquired state data. A period determination unit determines a start point and an end point of a period related to a predetermined classification among determined classifications of works. An index-value determination unit obtains an index value of the state of the work machine from the start point to the end point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Shintaro Hamada, Minami Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20210272315
    Abstract: A transport object specifying device of a work machine includes an image acquisition unit, a drop target specifying unit, a three-dimensional data generation unit, and a surface specifying unit. The image acquisition unit acquires a captured image showing a drop target of the work machine in which a transport object is dropped. The drop target specifying unit specifies a three-dimensional position of at least part of the drop target based on the captured image. The three-dimensional data generation unit generates depth data, which is three-dimensional data representing a depth of the captured image, based on the captured image. The surface specifying unit specifies a three-dimensional position of a surface of the transport object in the drop target by removing, from the depth data, a part corresponding to the drop target based on the three-dimensional position of the at least part of the drop target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Shun KAWAMOTO, Shintaro HAMADA, Yosuke KAJIHARA
  • Publication number: 20210032846
    Abstract: A work analysis device includes a state data acquisition unit state, a work specification unit, and an output unit. The data acquisition unit acquires state data indicating a state of a work machine. The work specification unit specifies, based on the acquired state data, a classification of work of the work machine for each of the multiple times, and collects the classification of work in a chronological order. The output unit outputs a time series of the specified classification of work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: KomaTsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Shintaro HAMADA, Minami SUGIMURA
  • Publication number: 20210025141
    Abstract: A work analysis device includes a state data acquisition unit state and a work specification unit. The data acquisition unit is configured to acquire state data indicating a state of a work machine. The work specification unit is configured to, based on the acquired state data, specify a classification of a unit work that indicates work carrying out one work goal for the work machine, and specify a classification of an element work. The element work constitutes the unit work, and indicates a series of actions or work classified by purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Shintaro HAMADA, Minami SUGIMURA