Patents by Inventor So SASATANI

So SASATANI 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).

  • Publication number: 20240249427
    Abstract: A position measurement system comprises: a plurality of imaging means for capturing images of an own position-detecting measured object having an own position detection unit and another measured object having no own position detection unit; an own position measurement means for obtaining the position of the own position-detecting measured object on the basis of own position information from the own position detection unit; an image analysis means for estimating the positions of the own position-detecting measured object and the other measured object for each of the images; and a position determination means which compares the position of the own position-detecting measured object measured by the own position measurement means with the position of the own position-detecting measured object estimated by the image analysis means for each of the captured images, and which determines one of the positions of the other measured object estimated for the respective captured images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: So SASATANI, Tsuyoshi KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20240153106
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to generate a highly accurate trail by correcting detection box information of an object in an object tracking apparatus that generates a trail of an object within a measurement range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: So SASATANI, Goshi SASAKI, Trongmun JIRALERSPONG
  • Publication number: 20240127481
    Abstract: A sensor position calibration device includes a moving object information acquisition unit that acquires a self-position measured by a reference moving object moving in a movement area; a moving object measurement unit that measures a position of the reference moving object based on observation information of a camera; a calibration unit that calibrates position information of the camera by using the self-position of the moving object and an estimated position calculated based on the measured position and the position information of the camera; a calibration error calculation unit that calculates an error between a second estimated position and the self-position; a reliability map generation unit that, based on the error, generates a reliability map indicating reliability of position measurement in the movement area using the camera; and a moving object control unit that controls movement of the moving object by using the reliability map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: So SASATANI, Tsuyoshi KITAMURA, Takuma OSATO, Haruki MATONO
  • Publication number: 20240127567
    Abstract: Provided are a detection frame position accuracy improvement system and a detection frame position correction method capable of estimating a detection frame position with high accuracy using information before and after a target frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Goshi SASAKI, So SASATANI
  • Patent number: 11865730
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a camera position/attitude calibration device with which the relative position/attitude of a camera and a robot can be calibrated without interrupting a task which is set in the robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Kume, Ryosuke Miki, So Sasatani, Masaya Itoh
  • Publication number: 20230196847
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for suppressing a data capacity by appropriately selecting a data item that needs to be collected in order to analyze an accident situation or the like. An in-vehicle device according to the present invention acquires data describing a state of a vehicle and a surrounding situation of the vehicle, and selects and outputs a record in which at least one of an operation of the vehicle or an operation of a surrounding object exceeds a threshold among records described in the data (see FIG. 1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoko ISHIDA, Goshi SASAKI, So SASATANI
  • Patent number: 11388392
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus simulates a measurable region of a sensor when the sensor is arranged in a measurement region to be measured, and the information processing apparatus includes: a generation unit that generates a measurement region map with environment information based on a three-dimensional model of the measurement region to be measured and the environment information that causes a change in a measurement result of the sensor; an execution unit that virtually arranges the sensor on the measurement region map with environment information generated by the generation unit, and simulates the measurable region of the sensor based on sensor information related to the measurable region of the sensor; and an output unit that outputs a result of simulation by the execution unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Miki, So Sasatani, Hideyuki Kume, Masaya Itoh
  • Publication number: 20210368161
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus simulates a measurable region of a sensor when the sensor is arranged in a measurement region to be measured, and the information processing apparatus includes: a generation unit that generates a measurement region map with environment information based on a three-dimensional model of the measurement region to be measured and the environment information that causes a change in a measurement result of the sensor; an execution unit that virtually arranges the sensor on the measurement region map with environment information generated by the generation unit, and simulates the measurable region of the sensor based on sensor information related to the measurable region of the sensor; and an output unit that outputs a result of simulation by the execution unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryosuke MIKI, So SASATANI, Hideyuki KUME, Masaya ITOH
  • Publication number: 20210229290
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a camera position/attitude calibration device with which the relative position/attitude of a camera and a robot can be calibrated without interrupting a task which is set in the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Hideyuki KUME, Ryosuke MIKI, So SASATANI, Masaya ITOH
  • Patent number: 10728537
    Abstract: A photographing device for photographing a monitored area has a state diagnosis of a camera using a stereo camera configured by two or more cameras. A diagnostic pattern database is provided in which information on a plurality of images having different photographing conditions obtained by the stereo camera are stored in advance as diagnostic patterns. Disparity information is acquired based on image data from the stereo camera and a state diagnosis of the camera is performed by determining whether the camera is abnormal or normal based on the disparity information with reference to the information on the plurality of images having different photographing conditions stored in the diagnostic pattern database. Upon receiving a result of the state diagnosis, at least one of illumination control, shutter control, and posture control of the camera or the stereo camera is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Itoh, Ryosuke Miki, So Sasatani, Kenichirou Kurata
  • Patent number: 10638115
    Abstract: In a calibration device, entry work of coordinate information on a real space is not required. An imaging system is configured to include an image acquisition unit which acquires an image from an imaging device, an object extraction unit which extracts a plurality of objects from the image, a characteristic information addition unit which adds geometry information that indicates geometric relationships among the plurality of objects to each set of objects as characteristic information, a camera parameter estimation unit which obtains image coordinates of the objects in accordance with the characteristic information to estimate camera parameters based on the characteristic information and the image coordinates, and a camera parameter output unit which outputs the camera parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: So Sasatani, Ryou Yumiba, Masaya Itoh
  • Patent number: 10540777
    Abstract: An object recognition device includes a recognition unit, a recognition reliability calculation unit, and a combining unit. A recognition unit recognizes an object by a plurality of functions, based on information which is obtained by measuring an object by a plurality of measurement devices. A recognition reliability calculation unit calculates recognition reliability of recognition results that are obtained by recognizing an object by a recognition unit, for each function. A combining unit combines recognition reliability of the object and recognition results, detects a specified object, and outputs detection results of the specified object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: So Sasatani, Masaya Itoh, Ryou Yumiba
  • Publication number: 20190230347
    Abstract: A photographing device for photographing a monitored area has a state diagnosis of a camera using a stereo camera configured by two or more cameras. A diagnostic pattern database is provided in which information on a plurality of images having different photographing conditions obtained by the stereo camera are stored in advance as diagnostic patterns. Disparity information is acquired based on image data from the stereo camera and a state diagnosis of the camera is performed by determining whether the camera is abnormal or normal based on the disparity information with reference to the information on the plurality of images having different photographing conditions stored in the diagnostic pattern database. Upon receiving a result of the state diagnosis, at least one of illumination control, shutter control, and posture control of the camera or the stereo camera is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya ITOH, Ryosuke MIKI, So SASATANI, Kenichirou KURATA
  • Publication number: 20180165828
    Abstract: An object recognition device includes a recognition unit, a recognition reliability calculation unit, and a combining unit. A recognition unit recognizes an object by a plurality of functions, based on information which is obtained by measuring an object by a plurality of measurement devices. A recognition reliability calculation unit calculates recognition reliability of recognition results that are obtained by recognizing an object by a recognition unit, for each function. A combining unit combines recognition reliability of the object and recognition results, detects a specified object, and outputs detection results of the specified object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: So SASATANI, Masaya ITOH, Ryou YUMIBA
  • Patent number: 9800867
    Abstract: To provide a calibration device of a camera, a camera system, and a calibration method of a camera which can achieve simplification of a calibration operation and improvement of accuracy of the calibration. A calibration device 2 includes a database 30, an instruction section 25, a correction section, and an evaluation section 24. Process data in accordance with a specification of a camera 11A is stored in the database 30. The instruction section 25 outputs an operation instruction to a display screen 50A based on the process data. The evaluation section 24 evaluates a correction image which is corrected by the correction section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Itoh, So Sasatani
  • Publication number: 20170289526
    Abstract: In a calibration device, entry work of coordinate information on a real space is not required. An imaging system is configured to include an image acquisition unit which acquires an image from an imaging device, an object extraction unit which extracts a plurality of objects from the image, a characteristic information addition unit which adds geometry information that indicates geometric relationships among the plurality of objects to each set of objects as characteristic information, a camera parameter estimation unit which obtains image coordinates of the objects in accordance with the characteristic information to estimate camera parameters based on the characteristic information and the image coordinates, and a camera parameter output unit which outputs the camera parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: So SASATANI, Ryou YUMIBA, Masaya ITOH
  • Publication number: 20160360195
    Abstract: To provide a calibration device of a camera, a camera system, and a calibration method of a camera which can achieve simplification of a calibration operation and improvement of accuracy of the calibration. A calibration device 2 includes a database 30, an instruction section 25, a correction section, and an evaluation section 24. Process data in accordance with a specification of a camera 11A is stored in the database 30. The instruction section 25 outputs an operation instruction to a display screen 50A based on the process data. The evaluation section 24 evaluates a correction image which is corrected by the correction section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Masaya ITOH, So SASATANI
  • Patent number: 9183432
    Abstract: The people counting device includes an image acquisition unit to acquire an image from an imaging device, a head coordinate detection unit to detect a head coordinate of a target person from the image, a foot coordinate estimation unit to estimate a foot coordinate of the target person from the detected head coordinate, an individual region detection unit to perform region segmentation of the image and to give an attribute to each of regions, a foot coordinate correction unit to determine whether the target person overlaps another person based on the given attribute and to correct the foot coordinate of the target person estimated by the foot coordinate estimation unit when the persons are determined to overlap each other, a foot coordinate region inside/outside determination unit to determine whether the foot coordinate exists in a detection region set in the image, and a people counting unit to count foot coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Industry & Control Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventors: So Sasatani, Yoshikuni Mae, Ryou Yumiba
  • Publication number: 20140348382
    Abstract: The people counting device includes an image acquisition unit to acquire an image from an imaging device, a head coordinate detection unit to detect a head coordinate of a target person from the image, a foot coordinate estimation unit to estimate a foot coordinate of the target person from the detected head coordinate, an individual region detection unit to perform region segmentation of the image and to give an attribute to each of regions, a foot coordinate correction unit to determine whether the target person overlaps another person based on the given attribute and to correct the foot coordinate of the target person estimated by the foot coordinate estimation unit when the persons are determined to overlap each other, a foot coordinate region inside/outside determination unit to determine whether the foot coordinate exists in a detection region set in the image, and a people counting unit to count foot coordinates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: So SASATANI, Yoshikuni MAE, Ryou YUMIBA