Patents by Inventor Takao Sakurai

Takao Sakurai 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: 8027862
    Abstract: An object of this invention is to analyze history information for each of a plurality of instances, and generate a time series pattern for each of a plurality of business processes. A time series pattern generating system analyzes the history information of an instance generated upon each execution of a class that defines a series of processes and is constituted by components having a defined order, and generates a time series pattern. The history information is generated upon each execution of the components, stored in chronological order, and includes a class identifier, a component identifier, an instance identifier, and component processing time information. Information relating to the processing order of the components that are executed in each instance is created, dependence relationships between the components are estimated, and a time series pattern including a component processing order is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Sakurai, Ken Naono, Masashi Egi
  • Patent number: 7990100
    Abstract: A hybrid forklift truck is provided with an engine, a battery-driven motor generator, and a battery control device that prevents excessive exhaustion or charging of the battery. The state of charge (SOC) of the battery is determined from the battery voltage and SOC when battery current is zero for at least a predetermined time period and from the battery voltage, current and SOC when discharge current is constant for at least a predetermined time period. SOC is revised whenever battery current is zero or constant for at least the predetermined time period, and SOC at any point of time in operation of the forklift truck is estimated by integrating battery current from the SOC revision and subtracting the integrated current from the revised SOC. Drive power of the engine and motor generator are allocated according to a relationship between permissible discharge and charge current and SOC of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Kubota, Takao Sakurai, Shunsuke Kamei
  • Publication number: 20110153379
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a skill level of a staff member is discriminated from an actual job log of the staff member, productivity including the skill level, a salary, and combination efficiency with another staff member is calculated, and a staff arrangement plan maximizing a productive efficiency is outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Minako Toba, Yasuhide Mori, Ken Naono, Masashi Egi, Takao Sakurai
  • Patent number: 7958217
    Abstract: Provided is a job management system includes: a terminal for executing a job, and for collecting operation information corresponding to respective operations executed by an operator; and a management server for managing the operation information collected by the terminal, the management server being connected to the terminal via a network, in which: the terminal transmits, to the management server, operation log data including the operation information capable of identifying the respective operations executed by the operator; and the management server stores, in advance, information indicating categories for the operation information and combinations thereof which are used for interpreting the operation information transmitted from the terminal as the corresponding operation executed by the operator with respect to the terminal, and selects categories for the operation information and a combination thereof which minimize a data size of the operation log data to be transmitted by the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Egi, Ken Naono, Takao Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20110093126
    Abstract: An environmental control system according to the present invention is a system for controlling environmental devices by which a work status and a behavior status are monitored and the environmental devices are finely controlled in accordance with the statuses to improve comfort. The environmental control system includes a communication unit, a unit for detecting environments, a unit for detecting a work status, a unit for obtaining power consumption, a unit for determining the control of a device, and a unit for transmitting a control signal, and enables fine control in accordance with a work type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minako TOBA, Yasuhide MORI, Ken NAONO, Masashi EGI, Takao SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20110016110
    Abstract: A trail management system acquires and manages operation contents in a PC that is provided with an operation function including a document transcription function. When a user performs a transcription operation, a server acquires operation information and stores it as chronological data. The operation information contains time of the transcription operation, a user name, a value transcribed by the transcription operation, document specification information for specifying a transcription origin document during the transcription operation, location specification information for specifying a transcription origin location in the transcription origin document, document specification information for specifying a transcription destination document during the transcription operation, and location specification information for specifying a transcription destination location in the transcription origin document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Masashi EGI, Takao Sakurai, Ken Naono
  • Patent number: 7733044
    Abstract: An IPM (Interior Permanent Magnet) motor system is provided with an IPM motor provided with a stator having slots and a rotor having poles, and a control unit which controls the rotor to the stator. An estimation precision of an initial angle position of the rotor to the stator is selected such that it is substantially the same as an angle unit precision of stable positions of the rotor to the stator which is based on a combination of the number of poles and the number of slots. In this way, the cheap IPM motor system with a high drive efficiency and a control method of the IPM motor system are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsugu Nakamura, Shinichi Isobe, Takao Sakurai, Takaya Shirasu
  • Patent number: 7698423
    Abstract: A computer system comprising a plurality of first computers each operated by an operator and a second computer coupled via a network to the plurality of first computers. Each of the plurality of first computers executes at least one software, obtains operation information by the operator with respect to the at least one software to be executed, receives an input of information from the operator, displays a confirm window for the operator to check whether the received input information is correct or not, calculates operation time period about the displayed confirm window based on the obtained operation information; and sends the calculated operation time period about the confirm window to the second computer. The second computer receives the operation time period about the confirm window, and calculates the number of operations of which the received operation time period about the confirm window is shorter than a first threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Systems & Services, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken Naono, Masashi Egi, Takao Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20090304379
    Abstract: An optical signal bit rate adjustment device of the present invention includes a demultiplexing unit that demultiplexes light into first demultiplexed light and second demultiplexed light, a first optical path through which the first demultiplexed light passes, a second optical path through which the second demultiplexed light passes, a multiplexing unit that multiplexes the first demultiplexed light having passed the first optical path and the second demultiplexed light having passed the second optical path, multiple first period changing units that are disposed along the first optical path, and change a period for which the first demultiplexed light passes through the first optical path according to first electric pulse signals to be fed, and multiple second period changing units that are disposed along the second optical path, and change a period for which the second demultiplexed light passes through the second optical path according to second electric pulse signals to be fed, where the first electric pul
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: ADVANTEST Corporation
    Inventors: Masaichi HASHIMOTO, Takao SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20090079370
    Abstract: An IPM (Interior Permanent Magnet) motor system is provided with an IPM motor provided with a stator having slots and a rotor having poles, and a control unit which controls the rotor to the stator. An estimation precision of an initial angle position of the rotor to the stator is selected such that it is substantially the same as an angle unit precision of stable positions of the rotor to the stator which is based on a combination of the number of poles and the number of slots. In this way, the cheap IPM motor system with a high drive efficiency and a control method of the IPM motor system are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsugu Nakamura, Shinichi Isobe, Takao Sakurai, Takaya Shirasu
  • Publication number: 20090051322
    Abstract: A battery control device and a hybrid forklift truck provided with an engine and battery-driven motor generator and equipped with the device with which control is performed so that excessive exhaustion or charging of the battery does not occur in operation of the forklift truck. SOC of the battery is determined from an established relationship between battery voltage and SOC when battery current is zero for at least a predetermined time period and SOC is also determined from an established relationship between battery voltage, current and SOC when discharge current is constant for at least a predetermined time period. SOC of the battery is revised on every chance battery current is zero or constant for at least the predetermined time period, and SOC at any point of time in operation of the forklift truck is estimated by integrating battery current from the time point of SOC revision and subtracting the integrated current from said revised SOP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Yutaka Kubota, Takao Sakurai, Shunsuke Kamei
  • Publication number: 20080177877
    Abstract: A computer system comprising a plurality of first computers each operated by an operator and a second computer coupled via a network to the plurality of first computers. Each of the plurality of first computers executes at least one software, obtains operation information by the operator with respect to the at least one software to be executed, receives an input of information from the operator, displays a confirm window for the operator to check whether the received input information is correct or not, calculates operation time period about the displayed confirm window based on the obtained operation information; and sends the calculated operation time period about the confirm window to the second computer. The second computer receives the operation time period about the confirm window, and calculates the number of operations of which the received operation time period about the confirm window is shorter than a first threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Ken Naono, Masashi Egi, Takao Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20080144989
    Abstract: An optical switch is provided. The optical switch includes: a first distributed-coupling type optical coupler having a first optical waveguide and a second optical waveguide arranged in parallel with each other that outputs an input light inputted to an input end of the first optical waveguide from an output end of either the first optical waveguide or the second optical waveguide as output light; a first electrode that applies an electric field corresponding to the first input voltage to the first optical waveguide and the second optical waveguide and controls whether the input light inputted to the first optical coupler is outputted as the output light based on the first input voltage; and a phase modulation reducing section that reduces the phase change of the output light in accordance with the change of the electric field applied to the first optical waveguide and the second optical waveguide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
    Inventor: TAKAO SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20070288443
    Abstract: An object of this invention is to analyze history information for each of a plurality of instances, and generate a time series pattern for each of a plurality of business processes. A time series pattern generating system analyzes the history information of an instance generated upon each execution of a class that defines a series of processes and is constituted by components having a defined order, and generates a time series pattern. The history information is generated upon each execution of the components, stored in chronological order, and includes a class identifier, a component identifier, an instance identifier, and component processing time information. Information relating to the processing order of the components that are executed in each instance is created, dependence relationships between the components are estimated, and a time series pattern including a component processing order is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Takao Sakurai, Ken Naono, Masashi Egi
  • Publication number: 20070282920
    Abstract: Provided is a job management system includes: a terminal for executing a job, and for collecting operation information corresponding to respective operations executed by an operator; and a management server for managing the operation information collected by the terminal, the management server being connected to the terminal via a network, in which: the terminal transmits, to the management server, operation log data including the operation information capable of identifying the respective operations executed by the operator; and the management server stores, in advance, information indicating categories for the operation information and combinations thereof which are used for interpreting the operation information transmitted from the terminal as the corresponding operation executed by the operator with respect to the terminal, and selects categories for the operation information and a combination thereof which minimize a data size of the operation log data to be transmitted by the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Masashi Egi, Ken Naono, Takao Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20070265898
    Abstract: To readily understand contents of business operations without burdening an operator, this invention provides a business analysis method including: obtaining information on operations of a user with respect to software programs selected by the user among the plurality of software programs operated by a computer; estimating one business content that is executed by the computer in each of time spans based on a combination of exploited identification information of the plurality of software programs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Ken Naono, Masashi Egi, Takao Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20070217928
    Abstract: A battery forklift truck using a permanent magnet type synchronous motor, wherein the permanent magnet type synchronous motor for load handling is installed separately from a traveling motor driving wheels. The maximum rotational speed of the motor for load handling is set lower than that of the traveling motor to eliminate the need of field weakening control in a high rotational speed range so that the efficiency of the motor in load handling can be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Shinichi Isobe, Takao Sakurai, Kiyoshi Enomoto, Takaya Shirasu, Masayuki Morimoto
  • Patent number: 7235948
    Abstract: A forklift having a cargo apparatus, the responsiveness of which to the operation by a user is improved. The forklift has: a DSP which generates a frequency instruction f* in response to the operation to a cargo apparatus operation lever, a voltage instruction V* from the frequency instruction f* by using the VVVF control, inverter control signals from the voltage instruction v*; an inverter which generates the three-phase electric power in response to the inverter control signal; a hydraulic pump; an induction motor driving a hydraulic pump by using the three-phase electric power; and a cargo apparatus which is driven by the hydraulic pressure supplied from the hydraulic pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Nakakita, Yoshimi Okazaki, Masayuki Morimoto, Takao Sakurai, Teruo Mizuno
  • Patent number: 7222044
    Abstract: A rotating speed detecting apparatus has: a bearing sensor configured to detect rotation of a motor and output detection pulses whose frequency depending on a rotating speed of the motor; and a calculating unit configured to receive the detection pulses from the bearing sensor. The detection pulses include a first pulse and a second pulse output next to the first pulse. The calculating unit calculates a revolution of the motor from a pulse interval between the first pulse and the second pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Nakakita, Masayuki Morimoto, Takao Sakurai, Mitsugu Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20060192519
    Abstract: A forklift having a cargo apparatus, the responsiveness of which to the operation by a user is improved. The forklift has: a DSP which generates a frequency instruction f* in response to the operation to a cargo apparatus operation lever, a voltage instruction V* from the frequency instruction f* by using the VVVF control, inverter control signals from the voltage instruction v*; an inverter which generates the three-phase electric power in response to the inverter control signal; a hydraulic pump; an induction motor driving a hydraulic pump by using the three-phase electric power; and a cargo apparatus which is driven by the hydraulic pressure supplied from the hydraulic pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Nakakita, Yoshimi Okazaki, Masayuki Morimoto, Takao Sakurai, Teruo Mizuno