Patents by Inventor Takayuki Akiyama

Takayuki Akiyama 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: 11951692
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a fiber-reinforced resin material having minimal directionality of strength as well as excellent productivity, a method and device for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin material whereby a molded article is obtained, and a device for inspecting a fiber bundle group. A method for manufacturing a sheet-shaped fiber-reinforced resin material in which a paste (P1) is impregnated between cut fiber bundles (CF), the method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin material including a coating step applying a coating of a paste (P1) on a first sheet (S11) conveyed in a predetermined direction, a cutting step for cutting a long fiber bundle (CF) using a cutter (113A), a scattering step for dispersing the cut fiber bundles (CF) and scattering the cut fiber bundles (CF) on the paste (P1), and an impregnation step for pressing a fiber bundle group (F1) and the paste (P1) on the first sheet (S11) and impregnating the paste (P1) between the fiber bundles (CF).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Iwata, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Hajime Okutsu, Ryuichi Ishikawa, Koichi Akiyama, Takayuki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20240104456
    Abstract: There are provided an action recognition section that recognizes an action of a worker on the basis of information detected by a sensor worn by the worker and a predetermined action recognition model; a work intensity determination section that determines work intensity of work performed by the worker, on the basis of the information detected by the sensor and a predetermined work intensity determination model; and a control section that associates the action of the worker obtained by the action recognition section with the work intensity of the work performed by the worker, the work intensity being obtained by the work intensity determination section, and outputs the association.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: Takayuki AKIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11921191
    Abstract: The object recognition device includes at least one sensor, a data reception unit, and a setting unit. The sensor detects an object present in a detectable range and transmits object data including a plurality of physical quantities indicating a state of the object. The data reception unit receives the object data from the sensor. The setting unit generates prediction data which predicts current object data based on at least a part of past object data received by the data reception unit and a motion model in the object, and sets a association possible region for determining a association between the prediction data and the current object data based on a plurality of physical-quantity delay times each corresponding to each of the plurality of physical quantities included in the prediction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Akiyama, Takayuki Moritani
  • Patent number: 11876709
    Abstract: A monitoring apparatus (1) stores address management information (t1) which indicates address information of each of network devices and also indicates a connection to each of the network devices. A detection section (12) detects a failure of a router (R1) with a notification from each of the network devices. An acquisition section (11) acquires information from each of the network devices to cope with the detected failure. A rewriting section (13) rewrites the address management information (t1) such that a router (R2) has a virtual IP address and a virtual MAC address set in a virtual router VR based on the acquired information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventor: Takayuki Akiyama
  • Patent number: 11863371
    Abstract: An IoT device management apparatus includes: a locality calculating unit which receives a result of predetermined processing having been performed with respect to acquired information from cameras as IoT devices by applications associated with computes so as to constitute a virtual machine and which, by determining a locality indicating a closeness of arrangement positions of the plurality of cameras to be high when a degree of coincidence among pieces of acquired information from the cameras representing received results is high, calculates locality information that is a result of the determination; and an application generation recovery control unit which extracts a pair of cameras with a high locality from the locality information and which performs control for associating applications related to the extracted pair of cameras with different computes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Misao Kataoka, Hirofumi Noguchi, Takayuki Akiyama
  • Patent number: 11651671
    Abstract: To be capable of efficiently transmitting appropriate information on the motion improvement to a person in motion. A motion evaluation system includes a sensor unit, an information processing device, and an information presentation device. The information processing device includes a communication device, a storage device, and an arithmetic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuto Sato, Takehiro Niikura, Mitsuhiro Okada, Hiroki Ohashi, Takayuki Akiyama, Katsuyuki Nakamura, Mohammad Osamh Adel Al-Naser, Sheraz Ahmed
  • Publication number: 20230064163
    Abstract: A label is attached to data corresponding to an activity included in time series data. A labeling system includes a processor and a machine learning model from which, in response to an input of time series data, a high-level label indicating a high-level activity included in the time series data and low-level labels indicating a plurality of low-level activities included in the high-level activity are outputted. The processor is configured to output a high-level label and a low-level label by using the machine learning model and cause the high-level label and the low-level label to be displayed, accept an input regarding a high-level label included in the time series data, train the machine learning model assuming that a high-level activity corresponding to the accepted high-level label is included in the time series data, and output a high-level label and a low-level label by using the trained machine learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph KORPELA, Takayuki AKIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11474505
    Abstract: A work support system is capable of avoiding situations where a worker performs erroneous work. The system includes an identification unit which identifies a target of an inquiry from a worker based on a video acquired by an imaging device, a selection unit which selects determination model information corresponding to each of one or more targets of inquiry identified by the identification unit from a storage unit storing determination model information to be used in a determination model. A determination unit determines whether each of the targets of inquiry is correct by using each of the determination models in which the determination model information, which was selected by the selection unit, corresponding to each of the one or more targets of inquiry identified by the identification unit, has been set in the determination model. An output unit outputs a determination result of the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Akiyama, Mitsuhiro Okada
  • Publication number: 20220304593
    Abstract: Provided is a posture recognition system that can properly respond to an error that is changed according to a user's motion. A posture estimation section calculates posture data indicating a posture of a user wearing clothing, on the basis of motion data measured by a posture sensor attached to the clothing. An error estimation section calculates error data which is an estimate of an error that is occurring in the posture data, on the basis of the motion data and the posture data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Takehiro NIIKURA, Takayuki AKIYAMA, Bertram TAETZ, Gabriele BLESER, Michael LORENZ, Didier STRICKER
  • Publication number: 20220311708
    Abstract: A monitoring apparatus (1) stores address management information (t1) which indicates address information of each of network devices and also indicates a connection to each of the network devices. A detection section (12) detects a failure of a router (R1) with a notification from each of the network devices. An acquisition section (11) acquires information from each of the network devices to cope with the detected failure. A rewriting section (13) rewrites the address management information (t1) such that a router (R2) has a virtual IP address and a virtual MAC address set in a virtual router VR based on the acquired information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventor: Takayuki Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20220294687
    Abstract: An IoT device management apparatus includes: a locality calculating unit which receives a result of predetermined processing having been performed with respect to acquired information from cameras as IoT devices by applications associated with computes so as to constitute a virtual machine and which, by determining a locality indicating a closeness of arrangement positions of the plurality of cameras to be high when a degree of coincidence among pieces of acquired information from the cameras representing received results is high, calculates locality information that is a result of the determination; and an application generation recovery control unit which extracts a pair of cameras with a high locality from the locality information and which performs control for associating applications related to the extracted pair of cameras with different computes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Misao KATAOKA, Hirofumi NOGUCHI, Takayuki Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20220214926
    Abstract: A virtual machine monitoring device (100) allows for securing a network band of a virtual machine in a virtualization infrastructure system. To achieve this, the virtual machine monitoring device (100) includes: a data acquisition unit (111) configured to collect hosts on which virtual machines operate, operation statuses of the virtual machines, and used network bands of the hosts; a monitoring unit (112) configured to specify, when the used network bands of the hosts exceed a predetermined network band threshold value, virtual machines that operate on the hosts and the operation statuses of which do not satisfy a predetermined reference; a migration determination unit (113) configured to determine a virtual machine to be migrated among the specified virtual machines and determine a migration destination host; and a migration instruction unit (114) configured to instruct the virtualization infrastructure control device to perform the migration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventor: Takayuki Akiyama
  • Patent number: 11245630
    Abstract: Provided are a network system and a network bandwidth control management method capable of preventing packets that need to preferentially flow from being discarded at a time of high load. A network system includes an external switch that is provided between a virtualization platform and an external network and configured to control a bandwidth amount of packets flowing into an open virtual switch, and an network control management device that is configured to modify a configuration of bandwidth control and priority control of the external switch in response to addition or deletion of a service of the virtualization platform based on information acquired from compute nodes, a network node, and a controller node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventor: Takayuki Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20210335114
    Abstract: To be capable of efficiently transmitting appropriate information on the motion improvement to a person in motion. A motion evaluation system includes a sensor unit, an information processing device, and an information presentation device. The information processing device includes a communication device, a storage device, and an arithmetic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Takuto SATO, Takehiro NIIKURA, Mitsuhiro OKADA, Hiroki OHASHI, Takayuki AKIYAMA, Katsuyuki NAKAMURA, Mohammad OSAMH ADEL AL-NASER, Sheraz AHMED
  • Publication number: 20210294311
    Abstract: A work support system is capable of avoiding situations where a worker performs erroneous work. The system includes an identification unit which identifies a target of an inquiry from a worker based on a video acquired by an imaging device, a selection unit which selects determination model information corresponding to each of one or more targets of inquiry identified by the identification unit from a storage unit storing determination model information to be used in a determination model. A determination unit determines whether each of the targets of inquiry is correct by using each of the determination models in which the determination model information, which was selected by the selection unit, corresponding to each of the one or more targets of inquiry identified by the identification unit, has been set in the determination model. An output unit outputs a determination result of the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Takayuki AKIYAMA, Mitsuhiro OKADA
  • Publication number: 20210234802
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided are a network system and a network bandwidth control management method capable of preventing packets that need to preferentially flow from being discarded at a time of high load. [Solution] A network system 100 includes an external SW 20 that is provided between a virtualization platform and an external NW 20 and configured to control a bandwidth amount of packets flowing into an OVS 5, and an NW control management device 10 that is configured to modify a configuration of bandwidth control and priority control of the external SW 20 in response to addition or deletion of a service of the virtualization platform based on information acquired from compute nodes 1 to 3, a network node 6, and a controller node 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventor: Takayuki Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20210224752
    Abstract: A highly-reliable work report is prepared while reducing the worker's burdens. A work support system 200 prepares a work report by using information including at least a video collected while conducting work. The work support system 200 includes: a work completion recognition unit 240 that judges a completion of the work from the information collected while conducting the work and recognizes completion time of day of the work; a video extraction unit 250 that extracts a video upon completion of the work from the video, which are collected while conducting the work, with reference to the completion time of day of the work; a work recognition unit 260 that recognizes a work item(s) of the work by using the extracted video upon completion of the work; and a work history generation unit 280 that generates a work history of the work in the work report on the basis of recognition results by the work completion recognition unit 240 and the work recognition unit 260.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro OKADA, Takayuki AKIYAMA, Masaaki YAMAMOTO, Kazu GHALAMKARI, Yasuharu NAMBA
  • Patent number: 10985840
    Abstract: An information transmitter apparatus for use in an information transmission system is provided, where the information transmission system includes the information transmitter apparatus and an information receiver apparatus. The information transmitter apparatus transmits a surface-shaped visible light signal using a light source, where the visible light signal is modulated according to a modulated signal modulated using a plurality of respective-order carriers different from each other, and the respective-order carriers has a fundamental frequency and multiple frequencies of a frame output signal of a video camera of rolling shutter system provided in an information receiver apparatus. The information receiver apparatus receives the visible light signal using the video camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignees: INTER-UNIVERSTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CORPORATION RESEARCH ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hiromichi Hashizume, Masanori Sugimoto, Takayuki Akiyama, Hayato Kumaki, Shota Shimada
  • Publication number: 20200169322
    Abstract: An information transmitter apparatus for use in an information transmission system is provided, where the information transmission system includes the information transmitter apparatus and an information receiver apparatus. The information transmitter apparatus transmits a surface-shaped visible light signal using a light source, where the visible light signal is modulated according to a modulated signal modulated using a plurality of respective-order carriers different from each other, and the respective-order carriers has a fundamental frequency and multiple frequencies of a frame output signal of a video camera of rolling shutter system provided in an information receiver apparatus. The information receiver apparatus receives the visible light signal using the video camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Hiromichi HASHIZUME, Masanori SUGIMOTO, Takayuki AKIYAMA, Hayato KUMAKI, Shota SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 9632107
    Abstract: A movement amount estimation system, comprising a storage area to store acceleration data, for estimating a movement amount of a holder of a mobile terminal, the movement amount estimation system is configured to: detect a start time and an end time of an elevator riding time period of the holder based on the acceleration data; integrate the acceleration data from the start time to the end time to calculate a movement velocity of the holder; correct one of a movement velocity at the start time and a movement velocity at the end time based on another of the movement velocity at the start time and the movement velocity at the end time; and integrate the movement velocity corrected by the time period to estimate a movement amount of the holder when the holder uses an elevator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takayuki Akiyama