Patents by Inventor Takeshi Matsui
Takeshi Matsui 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).
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Patent number: 12206439Abstract: A power amplifier circuit is provided that includes a transmission circuit, a control circuit, a first terminal, and a second terminal. The transmission circuit includes an amplifier element that amplifies power of a radio frequency signal. The control circuit controls the transmission circuit. The first terminal receives a serial data signal that is based on a serial data standard. The second terminal receives a digital signal different from the serial data signal. The control circuit then controls the transmission circuit in response to the digital signal received from the second terminal.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Kogure, Kenichi Shimamoto, Yoshiki Kogushi, Toshiki Matsui
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Patent number: 12172835Abstract: A management system includes an autonomously movable mobile robot configured to be managed by the management system and transport a transport article. The mobile robot includes a storage locker capable of containing a transport article and being electrically locked or unlocked. The management system is configured to determine whether to unlock the storage locker according to a security level set for unlocking the storage locker. The management system is configured to, when the management system receives a notification of an emergency event, lower the security level.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shiro Oda, Tetsuya Taira, Satoshi Toyoshima, Yuta Watanabe, Takeshi Matsui, Takayoshi Nasu, Kei Yoshikawa, Yusuke Ota, Yutaro Ishida, Yuji Onuma, Kyosuke Arai
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Publication number: 20240404158Abstract: An information processing device includes an emotion recognition unit, a facial expression output unit, and an avatar composition unit. The emotion recognition unit recognizes an emotion on the basis of a speech waveform. The facial expression output unit outputs a facial expression corresponding to the emotion. The avatar composition unit composes an avatar showing the output facial expression.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2022Publication date: December 5, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Kanna TOMINAGA, Shuhei MIYAZAKI, Hiromi FUKAYA, Takeshi MATSUI, Masayuki SAGANO, Saki NISHIHARA
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Publication number: 20240353860Abstract: An autonomous moving system according to the present disclosure includes a control unit executing control of movement of an autonomous moving body, including collision control, a setting unit setting a predetermined defense space around the autonomous moving body, for executing the collision control, and a classifying unit classifying an obstruction detected by a detecting unit installed in the autonomous moving body, and an obstruction detected by a detecting unit installed in a facility space through which the autonomous moving body moves. The setting unit changes a range of the defense space to a first range based on a result of the classifying unit classifying the obstruction detected by one of the detecting units, and changes the range of the defense space from the first range to a second range based on a result of the classifying unit classifying the obstruction detected by at least another of the detecting units.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuta WATANABE, Shiro Oda, Takeshi Matsui
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Publication number: 20240353866Abstract: A control system includes one or more processors configured to perform system control for controlling a system including a mobile robot configured to move autonomously and to be operated by a user based on a feature of a mobile body present around an operation interface configured to operate the mobile robot. The system control includes change control for changing operation limitation on the operation interface when the feature satisfies a predetermined condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kei YOSHIKAWA, Shiro ODA, Takeshi MATSUI
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Publication number: 20240353855Abstract: A control system that is configured to control a system including a mobile robot configured to autonomously move and a plurality of cameras installed in a facility includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute a decision process of deciding a camera to be used with at least one of a predetermined usage condition and a predetermined usage load from among the cameras in accordance with a scheduled traveling route of the mobile robot.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kei YOSHIKAWA, Shiro ODA, Takeshi MATSUI
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Publication number: 20240353847Abstract: A control system includes one or more processors configured to execute system control of controlling a system including a mobile robot that includes a contact portion configured to come into contact with a transport object in a case where the transport object is mounted and transported, and is configured to move based on a movement operation received by an operation interface. The system control includes light emission control of causing a light emission unit including a first light emission unit disposed in a surrounding of the contact portion and a second light emission unit disposed on or in a surrounding of the operation interface, to emit light in different light emission patterns associated with each of a plurality of predetermined conditions. The light emission control includes control of linking a light emission pattern in the first light emission unit with a light emission pattern in the second light emission unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takumi SAKAMOTO, Shiro Oda, Takeshi Matsui
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Publication number: 20240353868Abstract: A control system is configured to execute system control of controlling a system including a mobile robot that is configured to autonomously move and on which a user operation is executed. The system includes a light emission unit. The control system includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute the system control. The system control includes light emission control of causing the light emission unit to emit light in different light emission patterns associated with each of a plurality of predetermined conditions. At least one of the plurality of predetermined conditions is a recommendation condition that is a predetermined condition for recommending a user operation on the mobile robot or a non-recommendation condition that is a predetermined condition for not recommending a user operation on the mobile robot.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takumi SAKAMOTO, Shiro ODA, Takeshi MATSUI
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Publication number: 20240353848Abstract: An operation device according to the present disclosure includes: an operation unit configured to receive an operation including a direction operation for a mobile robot; and a light emitting unit configured to emit light in a light emission pattern that indicates the state of the mobile robot.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takumi SAKAMOTO, Shiro Oda, Takeshi Matsui
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Publication number: 20240351513Abstract: A control system controls a system including an autonomously movable mobile robot configured to transport a transport object. The mobile robot includes at least one light-emitting unit. The control system is configured to change a light emission pattern of the light-emitting unit according to transport object information indicating whether the mobile robot is transporting the transport object.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takumi SAKAMOTO, Shiro ODA, Takeshi MATSUI
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Publication number: 20240353870Abstract: A control system controls a system including an autonomously movable mobile robot. The mobile robot includes a light-emitting unit. The mobile robot is configured to determine the traveling state of the mobile robot associated with a traveling environment of the mobile robot, and to control the light-emitting unit to emit light in different light emission patterns depending at least on whether the determination result indicates that there is an abnormality or there is no abnormality.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takumi SAKAMOTO, Shiro ODA, Takeshi MATSUI
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Publication number: 20240351189Abstract: A control system includes one or more processors configured to perform system control for controlling a system including a mobile robot configured to move autonomously and transport a transport object. The mobile robot includes a contact portion which comes into contact with a transport box configured to store the transport object when loading and transporting the transport box, and a first light-emitting unit provided around the contact portion and configured to emit light in a predetermined light emission pattern associated with a state of the mobile robot. The transport box includes a box-side light-emitting unit which is a light-emitting unit provided on the transport box. The system control includes control on the box-side light-emitting unit to emit light in a light emission pattern corresponding to the predetermined light emission pattern of the first light-emitting unit when the transport box is loaded on the contact portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takumi SAKAMOTO, Shiro ODA, Takeshi MATSUI
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Publication number: 20240353869Abstract: A control system configured to control a system including a mobile robot configured to move autonomously and a server configured to be connected to the mobile robot by wireless communication includes one or more processors configured to, when the mobile robot is unable to communicate with the server, determine a state of the mobile robot, including whether the mobile robot has an abnormality, based on information acquired by sensors around the mobile robot.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kei YOSHIKAWA, Shiro ODA, Takeshi MATSUI
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Publication number: 20240357303Abstract: An information processing apparatus (SV) includes a processor (PR). The processor (PR) reproduces a sound field generated in a purchased seat (ST) of a ticket purchaser (TP).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Masayuki SAGANO, Hiromi FUKAYA, Shuhei MIYAZAKI, Kanna TOMINAGA, Takeshi MATSUI
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Publication number: 20240353859Abstract: An autonomous moving system according to the present disclosure is an autonomous moving system including an autonomous moving body that moves autonomously. The autonomous moving system includes a control unit that executes control of movement of the autonomous moving body including collision control, a setting unit that sets a defense space around the autonomous moving body, for executing the collision control, a detecting unit that detects obstructions in a vicinity of the autonomous moving body, and a classifying unit that classifies obstructions that are detected. The setting unit changes a range of the defense space, based on the obstructions that are classified by the classifying unit, and the control unit executes control of movement of the autonomous moving body including the collision control in at least one of when the obstruction is inside the defense space and when the obstruction is predicted to enter the defense space.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuta WATANABE, Shiro ODA, Takeshi MATSUI
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Publication number: 20240353862Abstract: A control system according to the present disclosure performs system control for controlling a system including a mobile robot that is autonomously movable and operable by a user. The mobile robot includes at least one light-emitting unit. The system control includes mode switch control of switching between an autonomous movement mode and a user operation mode, and the light emission control of controlling the light-emitting unit to emit light in different light emission patterns associated with a plurality of predetermined conditions. The light emission control includes controlling the light-emitting unit to emit light in different light emission patterns, for at least one of the predetermined conditions, depending on whether the mobile robot is in the autonomous movement mode or the user operation mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takumi SAKAMOTO, Shiro ODA, Takeshi MATSUI
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Publication number: 20240342893Abstract: A robot system includes a mobile robot. The mobile robot includes a power receiving pad and a sensor. The power receiving pad is configured to receive power supply from a power transmission pad of a charger. The sensor is disposed at a position displaced from the power receiving pad in an up-down direction, and configured to detect a surrounding object. The power receiving pad is provided as inclined in the up-down direction so as to project toward the sensor. The power transmission pad is provided as inclined in the up-down direction so as to face the power receiving pad. A distal end of the sensor on a side toward the power transmission pad is disposed on an outer side, in top view, with respect to the distal end of the power receiving pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daiki FUKUNAGA, Shiro ODA, Takeshi MATSUI
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Publication number: 20240343484Abstract: A transport system includes a carrier provided for placing a package to be transferred on a shelf or for transferring the package from the shelf, a transport robot on which the carrier is mounted and configured to move to transfer the package between the shelf and the carrier, a sensor unit provided to detect the presence or absence of the package on the shelf or the carrier, and a detection unit configured to detect an abnormality in transfer of the package according to a detection result of the sensor unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Osamu TANIAI, Takeshi MATSUI
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Publication number: 20240345590Abstract: A transport system according to the present disclosure includes a mobile robot that moves with a wagon mounted thereon, the wagon having a plurality of convex portions that protrude downward. The mobile robot includes a platform that has a mounting surface on which the wagon is placed and that enters under the wagon, a raising and lowering mechanism that raises and lowers the platform to deliver the wagon, a plurality of concave portions provided corresponding to the plurality of convex portions of the wagon, an optical sensor provided on a side surface of at least one concave portion among the plurality of concave portions, and a detection unit that detects that at least one of the plurality of convex portions is inserted into the at least one concave portion according to a detection result of the optical sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daiki FUKUNAGA, Shiro ODA, Takeshi MATSUI
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Publication number: 20240343539Abstract: A transfer robot that conveys a predetermined package loaded on a load-carrying platform includes: the load-carrying platform; a first determining device configured to determine whether an object is loaded on the load-carrying platform; a second determining device configured to determine whether the predetermined package is loaded on the load-carrying platform; and at least one of a controller configured to control the transfer robot such that the transfer robot performs a predetermined operation and a warning device configured to issue a warning, when the first determining device determines that the object is loaded on the load-carrying platform and the second determining device determines that the predetermined package is not loaded on the load-carrying platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoshi TOYOSHIMA, Shiro Oda, Takeshi Matsui