Patents by Inventor Takayuki Yoshimura

Takayuki Yoshimura 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: 11865697
    Abstract: A robot system includes an operating device that receives an operation instruction from an operator. The system further includes a real robot that is installed in a work space and performs a series of works constituted of a plurality of steps. The system further includes transmission type display device configured to allow the operator to visually recognize a real world and configured to display a virtual. The system further includes a control device configured to operate the virtual robot displayed on the transmission type display device based on instruction information input from the operating device. The control device is further configured to thereafter operate the real robot while maintaining a state that the virtual robot is displayed on the transmission type display device when operation execution information to execute an operation of the real robot is input from the operating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Watanabe, Takayuki Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 11370105
    Abstract: A robot system includes an operating device that receives an operation instruction from an operator, a real robot that is installed in a work space and performs a series of works constituted of a plurality of steps, a camera configured to image the real robot, a display device configured to display video information of the real robot imaged by the camera and a virtual robot, and a control device, in which the control device is configured to operate the virtual robot displayed on the display device based on instruction information input from the operating device, and thereafter operate the real robot in a state that the virtual robot is displayed on the display device when operation execution information to execute an operation of the real robot is input from the operating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Watanabe, Takayuki Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20210154826
    Abstract: A robot system includes an operating device that receives an operation instruction from an operator, a real robot that is installed in a work space and performs a series of works constituted of a plurality of steps, a camera configured to image the real robot, a display device configured to display video information of the real robot imaged by the camera and a virtual robot, and a control device, in which the control device is configured to operate the virtual robot displayed on the display device based on instruction information input from the operating device, and thereafter operate the real robot in a state that the virtual robot is displayed on the display device when operation execution information to execute an operation of the real robot is input from the operating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki WATANABE, Takayuki YOSHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20200353614
    Abstract: A teaching device for a robot, which includes a microphone, voice recognition circuity, specific-word extraction circuitry configured to extract a specific word matching with a word recognized by the voice recognition circuitry, and operation command generation circuitry configured to generate an operation command for the robot based on operational information associated with the specific word extracted by the specific-word extraction circuitry. The specific word includes a first word for specifying a pitch corresponding to a moving distance when the robot is moved in a given direction from a specified location, and a second word for specifying a moving direction of the robot, When the pitch specified by the first word is not updated and the moving direction of the robot is specified by the second word, the operation command generation circuitry generates the operation command so that the robot is moved in the specified direction at the specified pitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takayuki YOSHIMURA, Masayoshi KANBARA
  • Publication number: 20200156258
    Abstract: A robot system includes an operating device that receives an operation instruction from an operator, a real robot that is installed in a work space and performs a series of works constituted of a plurality of steps, a transmission type display device configured to allow the operator to visually recognize a real world and configured to display a virtual robot, and a control device, in which the control device is configured to operate the virtual robot displayed on the transmission type display device based on instruction information input from the operating device, and thereafter operate the real robot in a state that the virtual robot is displayed on the transmission type display device when operation execution information to execute an operation of the real robot is input from the operating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki WATANABE, Takayuki YOSHIMURA
  • Patent number: 10635082
    Abstract: The purpose is to enable an instructor who does not know any programming language to easily teach robot movements and operation content to a robot without using a teach pendant. This method for generating a robot operation program includes a step, using a GUI, for sequentially executing in a plurality of template element operation programs the feature of displaying a variable specification screen for specifying a variable of a certain template element operation program, and then storing the template element operation program for which the variable was specified in a storage unit as a custom element operation program. The plurality of template element operation programs is configured so that: one or more finger position coordinates specifying a robot motion required for the element operation corresponding to the program are included as variables; and the one or more finger position coordinates are all specified, thereby specifying the robot motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Watanabe, Takayuki Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 10531337
    Abstract: Communication quality of a terminal device which directly connects to a macro cell base station is guaranteed and communication quality of a terminal device which connects to the macro cell base station via a relay apparatus is guaranteed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: SOFTBANK CORP.
    Inventors: Takayuki Yoshimura, Masahiko Nanri, Masanori Nomachi, Takanori Takii, Jumpei Takagi
  • Publication number: 20190372650
    Abstract: Communication quality in both transmission and reception is enhanced when a relay apparatus that communicates with a plurality of base stations in a plurality of different frequency bands relays communication between a terminal device and a macro cell base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Takanori TAKII, Masahiko NANRI, Takayuki YOSHIMURA, Masanori NOMACHI, Jumpei TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20190372636
    Abstract: A relay apparatus and relay method capable of enhancing communication quality in both transmission and reception when the relay apparatus relays communication between a terminal device and a macro cell base station are provided. A relay apparatus 20 for relaying communication between a terminal device 10 and a macro cell base station includes: an antenna group 25 constituted of a plurality of selectable antennas for receiving a signal from a macro cell base station; and an antenna selection unit 207 that selects a plurality of antennas from among the antenna group 25 to form a beam to transmit the signal to the macro cell base station on the basis of a reception status of the signal received from the macro cell station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Takanori TAKII, Masahiko NANRI, Takayuki YOSHIMURA, Masanori NOMACHI, Jumpei TAKAGI
  • Patent number: 10484077
    Abstract: Beamforming for radio communication (uplink) from a relay apparatus to a donor base station is performed accurately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SOFTBANK CORP.
    Inventors: Takayuki Yoshimura, Masahiko Nanri, Masanori Nomachi, Takanori Takii, Jumpei Takagi
  • Patent number: 10265864
    Abstract: A workpiece reverse support device has a pair of workpiece pinching members for abutting on their respective opposing side portions of the workpiece held by the robot hand so as to pinch the workpiece and a pinching state switching unit for switching the pair of workpiece pinching members between a pinching state of pinching the workpiece and a releasing state of releasing the workpiece. In a workpiece reverse support device for supporting a face/back reverse of a workpiece in a robot hand, flexibility of its installation state, namely installation location, installation posture, or the like can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junichi Murakami, Kenji Bando, Shuhei Kuraoka, Yukio Iwasaki, Takayuki Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20190089449
    Abstract: Beamforming for radio communication (uplink) from a relay apparatus to a donor base station is performed accurately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Takayuki YOSHIMURA, Masahiko NANRI, Masanori NOMACHI, Takanori TAKII, Jumpei TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20190090157
    Abstract: Communication quality of a terminal device which directly connects to a macro cell base station is guaranteed and communication quality of a terminal device which connects to the macro cell base station via a relay apparatus is guaranteed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Takayuki YOSHIMURA, Masahiko NANRI, Masanori NOMACHI, Takanori TAKII, Jumpei TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20180316411
    Abstract: A relay apparatus is provided which is capable of properly executing beamforming for radio communication from the relay apparatus to a donor base station, while inhibiting occurrence of beam interference in its surrounding area as much as possible. A relay apparatus 20 includes: an amplitude and phase measurement unit 25 that measures an amplitude and phase of radio communication from a donor base station 30 to the relay apparatus 20; a beam adjuster 27 that performs beamforming by adjusting a combination of a plurality of antennas; and a base station judgment unit 29 that judges base stations; wherein the adjustment for the beamforming is made so that a relatively strong beam is directed towards the donor base station 30 and a relatively weak beam is directed towards base stations other than the donor base station 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Takayuki YOSHIMURA, Masahiko NANRI, Masanori NOMACHI, Takanori TAKII, Jumpei TAKAGI
  • Patent number: 10105842
    Abstract: An operation program creating method comprises performing, with a computer, a speed setting step that creates an operation program of a robot in such a manner that speeds at a plurality of teaching points are set, and in the speed setting step, the speed at a specified teaching point on the designed movement path is set based on a position change or a posture change in a plurality of teaching points including the specified teaching point, a teaching point which is upstream of the specified teaching point on the designed movement path, and/or a teaching point which is downstream of the specified teaching point on the designed movement path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Watanabe, Takayuki Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20180279205
    Abstract: The fairness of radio communication between a donor base station and terminal devices is maintained. A relay apparatus 20 for relaying radio communication between one or more terminal devices 10 and a donor base station 30, wherein when the relay apparatus 20 receives a cell restriction instruction from the donor base station 30 to restrict a quantity of terminals capable of existing in a service area of a cell formed by the donor base station 30, the relay apparatus 20 executes processing for avoiding cell restriction operation on itself and transfers the cell restriction instruction received from the donor base station 30 to the terminal devices 10 existing in a service area of a cell formed by the relay apparatus itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Masahiko NANRI, Takayuki YOSHIMURA, Masanori NOMACHI, Takanori TAKII, Jumpei TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20180279196
    Abstract: In order to implement a relay apparatus capable of suppressing frequency of handover which may occur between macro cell base stations, a relay apparatus 20 relays communication between a terminal device 10 and a macro cell base station 30 and establishes a connection to a specified macro cell base station 30 on the basis of connection point identification information for identifying the macro cell base station 30 which is a connection point; and even when the relay apparatus 20 receives a connection switching request form a core network side to switch the connection from a macro cell base station 30-1 to another macro cell base station 30-2, the relay apparatus 20 prohibits switching of the connection to the other macro cell base station 30-2 pursuant to the connection switching request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Jumpei TAKAGI, Masahiko NANRI, Takayuki YOSHIMURA, Masanori NOMACHI, Takanori TAKII
  • Publication number: 20180270810
    Abstract: A relay apparatus is a relay apparatus that relays communication between a terminal device and macro cell base station in order to implement a relay apparatus capable of preventing a disconnection between the macro cell base station and the relay apparatus, wherein when starting a new connection for radio communication, the relay apparatus acquires identification information for identifying the other end of the radio communication, checks connectability information for defining whether connection to the other end of the radio communication can be established or not against the identification information, and determines whether the connection for the radio communication can be established or not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Jumpei TAKAGI, Masahiko NANRI, Takayuki YOSHIMURA, Masanori NOMACHI, Takanori TAKII
  • Patent number: 10059203
    Abstract: An acceleration pedal reaction force control device imparts to a driver a sensation (feeling) of an appropriate reaction force in accordance for example with an intention of/operation performed by the driver. The acceleration pedal reaction force control device is configured such that when a stepping amount on the acceleration pedal has become equal to or exceeded a threshold stepping amount, whether a reaction force increase rate at which a base reaction force increases to a target reaction force with the threshold stepping amount should be made variable or a reaction force increase amount (enhancing reaction force) for causing the base reaction force to increase to the target reaction force with the threshold stepping amount should be made variable can be set. Thereby, a sensation (feeling) of an appropriate reaction force can be imparted to a driver in accordance for example with an intention of/an operation performed by the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohei Maruyama, Hideto Nebuya, Naoto Sen, Takayuki Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20170336776
    Abstract: The purpose is to enable an instructor who does not know any programming language to easily teach robot movements and operation content to a robot without using a teach pendant. This method for generating a robot operation program includes a step, using a GUI, for sequentially executing in a plurality of template element operation programs the feature of displaying a variable specification screen for specifying a variable of a certain template element operation program, and then storing the template element operation program for which the variable was specified in a storage unit as a custom element operation program. The plurality of template element operation programs is configured so that: one or more finger position coordinates specifying a robot motion required for the element operation corresponding to the program are included as variables; and the one or more finger position coordinates are all specified, thereby specifying the robot motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki WATANABE, Takayuki YOSHIMURA