Patents by Inventor Tatsuhiko Nishimura

Tatsuhiko Nishimura 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: 20230086637
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a diagnostic method includes changing a position of a mechanical structure to be diagnosed with a drive unit based on an acceleration command, the acceleration command being generated based on a log swept sine (LOGSS) signal, calculating an impulse response based on the acceleration command and measured acceleration of the mechanical structure, the measured acceleration being measured by an accelerometer, analyzing at least one of a linear characteristic and a nonlinear characteristic relating to the mechanical structure based on the impulse response, and diagnosing the mechanical structure based on the at least one of the linear characteristic and the nonlinear characteristic relating to the mechanical structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko GOTO, Osamu NISHIMURA, Akihiko ENAMITO
  • Publication number: 20230078804
    Abstract: An online conversation management apparatus includes a processor. The processor acquires, across a network, reproduction environment information from at least one terminal that reproduces a sound image via a reproduction device. The reproduction environment information is information of a sound reproduction environment of the reproduction device. The processor acquires azimuth information. The azimuth information is information of a localization direction of the sound image with respect to a user of the terminal. The processor performs control for reproducing a sound image of each terminal based on the reproduction environment information and the azimuth information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akihiko ENAMITO, Osamu NISHIMURA, Takahiro HIRUMA, Rika HOSAKA, Tatsuhiko GOTO
  • Publication number: 20230044311
    Abstract: A sensor aiming device includes: a target positional relationship processing unit for outputting positional relationship information of first and second targets; a sensor observation information processing unit configured to convert the observation result of the first and second targets into a predetermined unified coordinate system according to a coordinate conversion parameter, perform time synchronization at a predetermined timing, and extract first target information indicating a position of the first target and second target information indicating a position of the second target; a position estimation unit configured to estimate a position of the second target using the first target information, the second target information, and the positional relationship information; and a sensor correction amount estimation unit configured to calculate a deviation amount of the second sensor using the second target information and an estimated position of the second target and estimate a correction amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunsuke MATSUO, Tatsuhiko MONJI, Akira KURIYAMA, Haruki NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 11570545
    Abstract: An acoustic inspection apparatus includes a vibration sound source, a microphone group, and a processor. The vibration sound source emits a vibration sound to an inspection target object. The microphone group includes a first microphone arranged near the inspection target object and a second microphone arranged to have an interval with respect to the first microphone. The processor calculates a first impulse response between the first and second microphones, denoises a component corresponding to the vibration sound from the first impulse response, converts, into a frequency characteristic, a second impulse response obtained from the first impulse response, calculates acoustic energy between the first and second microphones based on the frequency characteristic, and determines an abnormal state of the inspection target object based on the acoustic energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akihiko Enamito, Osamu Nishimura, Tatsuhiko Goto
  • Publication number: 20220289245
    Abstract: To correct an axis deviation of a sensor. An aiming device, which calculates correction amounts of detection results of two or more sensors using the detection results of the sensors, includes: a sensor coordinate conversion unit that converts sensor data detected by the sensor from a coordinate system unique to the sensor into a predetermined unified coordinate system; a target selection unit that selects predetermined features from the sensor data detected by each of the sensors; a function fitting unit that defines functions each approximating an array state of the selected features for the respective sensors; a fitting result comparison unit that compares the functions each approximating the array state of the features detected by each of the sensors; and a correction value calculation unit that calculates a correction amount for converting coordinates of the features detected by the sensors from a result of the comparison of the functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Akira KURIYAMA, Haruki NISHIMURA, Shunsuke MATSUO, Naoto AOKI, Tatsuhiko MONJI
  • Publication number: 20220281476
    Abstract: An axial deviation of the sensor is corrected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto AOKI, Haruki NISHIMURA, Shunsuke MATSUO, Akira KURIYAMA, Tatsuhiko MONJI
  • Publication number: 20220260108
    Abstract: Provided is a position adjustment mechanism including: a case; a moving member including a first engaging part and a second engaging part; a lock member provided in the case so as to be movable between a lock position for regulating movement of the moving member in a first direction with respect to the case and a separate position for allowing relative movement of the moving member with respect to the case; and a long member. The lock member includes: a first engaged part engaging with the first engaging part in the first direction; and a second engaged part engaging with the second engaging part in the first direction. When the lock member is at the separate position, the lock member regulates separation of the moving member from the case by engagement of the first engaging part with the first engaged part in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi OKADA, Tatsuhiko HASEGAWA, Atsushi NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220129150
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a display section having a display screen, an input section having a touch input region on the display screen, and a control section for displaying a plurality of keys. The display screen is provided as a software keyboard where a touch operation on a specific key causes an input of the specific key. In the specific display region on the display screen that can display operation keys on the software keyboard, the control section selects these keys from a previously prepared set of input candidate key groups. In response to a specific operation on the specific display region, the control section allows the plurality of keys to be displayed on the specific display region. In response to touch on a desired key in the specific display region, the control section determines that an input of the key has been performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro KONDO, Takashi HASEGAWA, Tatsuhiko NISHIMURA, Daisuke MATSUI, Masatoshi INAGAWA, Tetsuro INUKAI
  • Patent number: 11249642
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a display section having a display screen, an input section having a touch input region on the display screen, and a control section for displaying a plurality of keys. The display screen is provided as a software keyboard where a touch operation on a specific key causes an input of the specific key. In the specific display region on the display screen that can display operation keys on the software keyboard, the control section selects these keys from a previously prepared set of input candidate key groups. In response to a specific operation on the specific display region, the control section allows the plurality of keys to be displayed on the specific display region. In response to touch on a desired key in the specific display region, the control section determines that an input of the key has been performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kondo, Takashi Hasegawa, Tatsuhiko Nishimura, Daisuke Matsui, Masatoshi Inagawa, Tetsuro Inukai
  • Patent number: 10671276
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a display section having a display screen, an input section having a touch input region on the display screen, and a control section for displaying a plurality of keys. The display screen is provided as a software keyboard where a touch operation on a specific key causes an input of the specific key. In the specific display region on the display screen that can display operation keys on the software keyboard, the control section selects these keys from a previously prepared set of input candidate key groups. In response to a specific operation on the specific display region, the control section allows the plurality of keys to be displayed on the specific display region. In response to touch on a desired key in the specific display region, the control section determines that an input of the key has been performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kondo, Takashi Hasegawa, Tatsuhiko Nishimura, Daisuke Matsui, Masatoshi Inagawa, Tetsuro Inukai
  • Publication number: 20160283107
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a display section having a display screen, an input section having a touch input region on the display screen, and a control section for displaying a plurality of keys. The display screen is provided as a software keyboard where a touch operation on a specific key causes an input of the specific key. In the specific display region on the display screen that can display operation keys on the software keyboard, the control section selects these keys from a previously prepared set of input candidate key groups. In response to a specific operation on the specific display region, the control section allows the plurality of keys to be displayed on the specific display region. In response to touch on a desired key in the specific display region, the control section determines that an input of the key has been performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicants: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Kazuhiro KONDO, Takashi HASEGAWA, Tatsuhiko NISHIMURA, Daisuke MATSUI, Masatoshi INAGAWA, Tetsuro INUKAI
  • Publication number: 20160188160
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a 3D(three dimensional)-matrix arranging portion and a luminance/transmittance display controller portion. When a plurality of contents are list-displayed, the 3D-matrix arranging portion arranges the plurality of contents in a 3D-matrix-like form (“3D-matrix,” hereinbelow) in accordance with predetermined three axes. The 3D matrix includes a plurality of planes each containing a group of contents of the plurality of contents. The luminance/transmittance display controller portion displays on a display portion the respective groups of contents of the plurality of contents arranged in the 3D matrix, in a manner that luminance is gradually reduced in a direction from contents on a front-most plane of the plurality of planes to contents on a rear-most plane, and transmittance is gradually increased in the direction from the contents on the front-most plane to the contents on the rear-most plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu Funabashi, Keiko Hiraoka, Mayu Irimajiri, Atsushi Imai, Seiji Muramatsu, Takamoto Tsuda, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takeshi Tanigawa, Tomoharu Okamoto, Akihiko Adachi, Tatsuhiko Nishimura
  • Patent number: 9319506
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a 3D(three dimensional)-matrix arranging portion and a luminance/transmittance display controller portion. When a plurality of contents are list-displayed, the 3D-matrix arranging portion arranges the plurality of contents in a 3D-matrix-like form (“3D-matrix,” hereinbelow) in accordance with predetermined three axes. The 3D matrix includes a plurality of planes each containing a group of contents of the plurality of contents. The luminance/transmittance display controller portion displays on a display portion the respective groups of contents of the plurality of contents arranged in the 3D matrix, in a manner that luminance is gradually reduced in a direction from contents on a front-most plane of the plurality of planes to contents on a rear-most plane, and transmittance is gradually increased in the direction from the contents on the front-most plane to the contents on the rear-most plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu Funabashi, Keiko Hiraoka, Mayu Irimajiri, Atsushi Imai, Seiji Muramatsu, Takamoto Tsuda, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takeshi Tanigawa, Tomoharu Okamoto, Akihiko Adachi, Tatsuhiko Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20150293696
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a display section having a display screen, an input section having a touch input region on the display screen, and a control section for displaying a plurality of keys. The display screen is provided as a software keyboard where a touch operation on a specific key causes an input of the specific key. In the specific display region on the display screen that can display operation keys on the software keyboard, the control section selects these keys from a previously prepared set of input candidate key groups. In response to a specific operation on the specific display region, the control section allows the plurality of keys to be displayed on the specific display region. In response to touch on a desired key in the specific display region, the control section determines that an input of the key has been performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicants: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Kazuhiro KONDO, Takashi Hasegawa, Tatsuhiko Nishimura, Daisuke Matsui, Masatoshi Inagawa, Tetsuro Inukai
  • Patent number: 9081499
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a display section having a display screen, an input section having a touch input region on the display screen, and a control section for displaying a plurality of keys. The display screen is provided as a software keyboard where a touch operation on a specific key causes an input of the specific key. In the specific display region on the display screen that can display operation keys on the software keyboard, the control section selects these keys from a previously prepared set of input candidate key groups. In response to a specific operation on the specific display region, the control section allows the plurality of keys to be displayed on the specific display region. In response to touch on a desired key in the specific display region, the control section determines that an input of the key has been performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kondo, Takashi Hasegawa, Tatsuhiko Nishimura, Daisuke Matsui, Masatoshi Inagawa, Tetsuro Inukai
  • Patent number: 9037987
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a user evaluation value table and a display controller portion. In the user evaluation value table, user evaluation values each corresponding to the number of processes of the respective content are stored on a basis of the respective content. When performing display changing of a respective content intended for display on a display portion, the controller portion detects from the user evaluation value table a user evaluation value of a content intended to be graphically displayed on the display portion. Then, the controller portion performs change control to change a display time period for the content intended to be graphically displayed on the display portion in accordance with the detected user evaluation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Imai, Keiko Hiraoka, Yoshimitsu Funabashi, Mayu Irimajiri, Seiji Muramatsu, Takamoto Tsuda, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takeshi Tanigawa, Tomoharu Okamoto, Akihiko Adachi, Tatsuhiko Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8620019
    Abstract: Automatically preparing communications for transmission by a mobile terminal device. In one example, this includes storing contact information including personal contacts and associated address and face image information. A face image is extracted from within a still image content to obtain an extracted face image. The extracted face image is linked to a given personal contact among the personal contacts by finding a match corresponding to the extracted face image among previously extracted face images found in the stored contact information. The given personal contact is correlated to address information using the contact information, and a message is automatically prepared for transmission to the given personal contact using the address information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Tanigawa, Keiko Hiraoka, Yoshimitsu Funabashi, Mayu Irimajiri, Atsushi Imai, Seiji Muramatsu, Takamoto Tsuda, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Tomoharu Okamoto, Akihiko Adachi, Tatsuhiko Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8341539
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a content detector portion, a display controller portion, an operation state detector portion, and a popup display controller portion. The content detector portion detects contents belonging to a same time range from different types of contents. The display controller portion collects the contents detected by the content detector portion and belonging to the same time range, displays content-related graphical information of the respective contents collected in units of the respective time range, and displays on the display portion a selector. The operation state detector portion detects an operation state of an operation portion. After detecting a predetermined operation state, the popup display controller portion detects a content having past time information with respect to the time information of the selected content, and popup displays content-related graphical information of the detected content on the display portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Japan Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Matsuzawa, Yoshimitsu Funabashi, Mayu Irimajiri, Atsushi Imai, Seiji Muramatsu, Takamoto Tsuda, Keiko Hiraoka, Takeshi Tanigawa, Tomoharu Okamoto, Akihiko Adachi, Tatsuhiko Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20120321196
    Abstract: Automatically preparing communications for transmission by a mobile terminal device. In one example, this includes storing contact information including personal contacts and associated address and face image information. A face image is extracted from within a still image content to obtain an extracted face image. The extracted face image is linked to a given personal contact among the personal contacts by finding a match corresponding to the extracted face image among previously extracted face images found in the stored contact information. The given personal contact is correlated to address information using the contact information, and a message is automatically prepared for transmission to the given personal contact using the address information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Tanigawa, Keiko Hiraoka, Yoshimitsu Funabashi, Mayu Irimajiri, Atsushi Imai, Seiji Muramatsu, Takamoto Tsuda, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Tomoharu Okamoto, Akihiko Adachi, Tatsuhiko Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8228361
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a communication unit conducting a videophone call, a memory storing a telephone directory which registers at least each individual telephone number and which is capable of registering a portrait image associated with each individual telephone number, a portrait image registration determination unit determining whether or not a portrait image of a calling party is registered in the telephone directory by referring to the telephone directory based on the telephone number of the calling party when sending and receiving data according to the videophone call, a portrait image capturing unit capturing a portrait image received from the calling party as a calling party portrait image if the portrait image registration determination unit determines that the portrait image of the calling party is not registered in the telephone directory, and a portrait image automatic registration unit registering automatically the portrait image captured in the portrait image capturing unit
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu Funabashi, Keiko Hiraoka, Mayu Irimajiri, Atsushi Imai, Takamoto Tsuda, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takeshi Tanigawa, Tomoharu Okamoto, Akihiko Adachi, Tatsuhiko Nishimura