Patents by Inventor Tomohisa Takai

Tomohisa Takai 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: 20210157318
    Abstract: A control system controls an operation mode of a mobile robot that autonomously moves in a predetermined area, and includes a feature detection unit, a classifying unit, and a system controller. The feature detection unit detects features of a person who is present in the vicinity of the mobile robot. The classifying unit classifies the person into a predetermined first group or a predetermined second group based on the features. The system controller selects a first operation mode when the person who belongs to the first group is present in the vicinity of the mobile robot and selects a second operation mode that is different from the first operation mode when the person who belongs to the first group is not present in the vicinity of the mobile robot, thereby controlling the mobile robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohisa TAKAI, Yuhei YAMAGUCHI, Satoshi TOYOSHIMA, Yuta WATANABE, Tetsuya TAIRA, Mikio HONDA, Shiro ODA, Nobuhisa OTSUKI
  • Publication number: 20210155464
    Abstract: A conveyance system and the like capable of preferably conveying a conveyed object is provided. The conveyance system includes a conveyance robot, which is a conveyance apparatus, a drive controller, which is a controller, an information accepting unit, and a setting unit. The conveyance robot conveys the conveyed object. The drive controller controls an operation of the conveyance robot. The information accepting unit accepts an input from a user regarding information indicating stability of the conveyed object in a conveyance state. The setting unit sets an operation parameter of the conveyance apparatus in the drive controller based on the accepted information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohisa TAKAI, Yuhei YAMAGUCHI, Satoshi TOYOSHIMA, Yuta WATANABE, Tetsuya TAIRA, Mikio HONDA, Shiro ODA, Nobuhisa OTSUKI
  • Publication number: 20210154848
    Abstract: A conveyance control system according to the present disclosure is a conveyance control system configured to control a conveyance robot to autonomously move and convey a conveyance object to a destination, including: a reception unit configured to receive, from a scheduled recipient of the conveyance object, an instruction that the conveyance object is to be collected halfway through conveyance of the conveyance object; and an execution unit configured to execute a predetermined process for enabling collection of the conveyance object halfway through conveyance of the conveyance object when the reception unit receives the instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohisa TAKAI, Yuhei YAMAGUCHI, Satoshi TOYOSHIMA, Yuta WATANABE, Mikio HONDA, Shiro ODA, Tetsuya TAIRA, Nobuhisa OTSUKI
  • Publication number: 20210155410
    Abstract: A conveyance system includes a plurality of conveyance robots, a storage unit, a stability information acquisition unit, a selection unit, and a system controller, which serves as a controller. The plurality of conveyance robots convey a wagon that accommodates a conveyed object. The storage unit stores robot information regarding features that the plurality of respective conveyance robots include. The stability information acquisition unit acquires stability information regarding stability when the conveyed object is conveyed. The selection unit selects one of the plurality of conveyance robots based on the robot information and the stability information that have been acquired. The system controller instructs the one conveyance robot that has been selected to convey the conveyed object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohisa TAKAI, Yuhei YAMAGUCHI, Satoshi TOYOSHIMA, Yuta WATANABE, Tetsuya TAIRA, Mikio HONDA, Shiro ODA, Nobuhisa OTSUKI
  • Publication number: 20200363802
    Abstract: An autonomous moving body includes: a determination unit configured to determine that the autonomous moving body has arrived at a waiting area on a current floor before the autonomous moving body gets on a car of the elevator; an orientation adjustment unit configured to adjust, when the determination unit determines that the autonomous moving body has arrived at the waiting area, an orientation of the autonomous moving body based on an exiting direction from the car on a destination floor; and a movement controller configured to cause, when the car arrives, the autonomous moving body to enter the car while maintaining the orientation adjusted by the orientation adjustment unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohisa TAKAI, Yuhei YAMAGUCHI, Satoshi TOYOSHIMA, Yuta WATANABE, Mikio HONDA, Shiro ODA, Tetsuya TAIRA, Nobuhisa OTSUKI
  • Publication number: 20200363817
    Abstract: An autonomous moving apparatus control system including a range sensor, a reflection plate, and a control unit. The range sensor is installed in a cage of an elevator and detects a distance to an object by receiving reflected light of signal light applied to the object. The reflection plate is disposed in an elevator hall of a floor on which the elevator stops, and reflects the signal light. The control unit determines whether or not a mobile robot, which is an autonomous moving apparatus, can get on and off the elevator based on a detected distance, the detected distance being a distance to the reflection plate detected by the range sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohisa TAKAI, Yuhei YAMAGUCHI, Satoshi TOYOSHIMA, Yuta WATANABE, Mikio HONDA, Shiro ODA, Tetsuya TAIRA, Nobuhisa OTSUKI
  • Publication number: 20200076012
    Abstract: A facility server manages battery charge of a plurality of robots in an environment where a charging device is shared by the plurality of robots. A waiting information acquisition unit acquires waiting information related to whether there is a robot which cannot use the charging device and is waiting, because another robot is charging a battery using the charging device. A charge suspension control unit controls, when there is a robot which cannot use the charging device and is waiting, control the other robot to suspend charging a battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventor: Tomohisa Takai
  • Patent number: 7958279
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit apparatus, comprising a data transmitter circuit, and a plurality of data receiver circuits each having a data converter circuit which restores each of bits of identification number data and transfer data from a shift register of the data transmitter circuit to 2-bit complementary data transmitted via first and second transmission lines, a reception control circuit which, when a transfer completion signal has been received via a third transmission line, compares an allocated identification number with the restored identification number data, and a shift register provided in association with the reception control circuit, wherein each reception control circuit feeds transfer data transmitted from the data transmitter circuit corresponding to the identification number data to the associated shift register in accordance with a result of comparison between the identification number data and the allocated identification number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomohisa Takai, Ryo Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20090183020
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit apparatus, comprising a data transmitter circuit, and a plurality of data receiver circuits each having a data converter circuit which restores each of bits of identification number data and transfer data from a shift register of the data transmitter circuit to 2-bit complementary data transmitted via first and second transmission lines, a reception control circuit which, when a transfer completion signal has been received via a third transmission line, compares an allocated identification number with the restored identification number data, and a shift register provided in association with the reception control circuit, wherein each reception control circuit feeds transfer data transmitted from the data transmitter circuit corresponding to the identification number data to the associated shift register in accordance with a result of comparison between the identification number data and the allocated identification number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Tomohisa Takai, Ryo Fukuda
  • Patent number: 7519742
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit apparatus, comprising a data transmitter circuit, and a plurality of data receiver circuits each having a data converter circuit which restores each of bits of identification number data and transfer data from a shift register of the data transmitter circuit to 2-bit complementary data transmitted via first and second transmission lines, a reception control circuit which, when a transfer completion signal has been received via a third transmission line, compares an allocated identification number with the restored identification number data, and a shift register provided in association with the reception control circuit, wherein each reception control circuit feeds transfer data transmitted from the data transmitter circuit corresponding to the identification number data to the associated shift register in accordance with a result of comparison between the identification number data and the allocated identification number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomohisa Takai, Ryo Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20090015310
    Abstract: A semiconductor device transfers first data to a circuit block. The semiconductor device is provided with a storage circuit configured to store the first data, a shift register configured to set the first data, a transfer circuit configured to transfer the first data from the shift register to the circuit block, a first input terminal configured to receive a first signal indicating the end of a transfer operation, a resetting signal-generating circuit configured to generate a resetting signal for resetting the shift register based on the first signal, a setting signal-generating circuit configured to generate a setting signal for setting the first data in the shift register again after the shift register is reset, and an output circuit configured to externally output the first data that has been set again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Tomohisa TAKAI, Ryo Fukuda
  • Patent number: 7433978
    Abstract: A semiconductor device transfers first data to a circuit block. The semiconductor device is provided with a storage circuit configured to store the first data, a shift register configured to set the first data, a transfer circuit configured to transfer the first data from the shift register to the circuit block, a first input terminal configured to receive a first signal indicating the end of a transfer operation, a resetting signal-generating circuit configured to generate a resetting signal for resetting the shift register based on the first signal, a setting signal-generating circuit configured to generate a setting signal for setting the first data in the shift register again after the shift register is reset, and an output circuit configured to externally output the first data that has been set again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomohisa Takai, Ryo Fukuda
  • Patent number: 7330383
    Abstract: A device and method for programming the semiconductor device that includes a plurality of first fuse-sets which store first information, wherein each of the first fuse-sets includes at least one first fuse element and the first information has been compressed, a second fuse-set including at least one second fuse element which stores data modification information used to modify the first information and an information creation circuit which modifies the first information based on the data modification information, expands the modified first information and thereby creates second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Tomohisa Takai
  • Publication number: 20060274586
    Abstract: A fuse and fuse latch includes first and second fuse and fuse latches each serving as a redundancy information storage circuit. Fuse elements and a fuse latch are provided in each of the first and second fuse and fuse latches. The first and second fuse and fuse latches each output latched data as serial data to a fuse data transfer control circuit. The fuse data transfer control circuit serving as a redundancy information creation circuit is configured of a counter and a data transfer control circuit. The data transfer control circuit combines data output from the first and second fuse and fuse latches, thereby to create new data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Tomohisa Takai, Ryo Haga
  • Publication number: 20060200591
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit apparatus, comprising a data transmitter circuit, and a plurality of data receiver circuits each having a data converter circuit which restores each of bits of identification number data and transfer data from a shift register of the data transmitter circuit to 2-bit complementary data transmitted via first and second transmission lines, a reception control circuit which, when a transfer completion signal has been received via a third transmission line, compares an allocated identification number with the restored identification number data, and a shift register provided in association with the reception control circuit, wherein each reception control circuit feeds transfer data transmitted from the data transmitter circuit corresponding to the identification number data to the associated shift register in accordance with a result of comparison between the identification number data and the allocated identification number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomohisa Takai, Ryo Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20060193185
    Abstract: A device and method for programming the semiconductor device that includes a plurality of first fuse-sets which store first information, wherein each of the first fuse-sets includes at least one first fuse element and the first information has been compressed, a second fuse-set including at least one second fuse element which stores data modification information used to modify the first information and an information creation circuit which modifies the first information based on the data modification information, expands the modified first information and thereby creates second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Tomohisa Takai
  • Publication number: 20060048027
    Abstract: A semiconductor device transfers first data to a circuit block. The semiconductor device is provided with a storage circuit configured to store the first data, a shift register configured to set the first data, a transfer circuit configured to transfer the first data from the shift register to the circuit block, a first input terminal configured to receive a first signal indicating the end of a transfer operation, a resetting signal-generating circuit configured to generate a resetting signal for resetting the shift register based on the first signal, a setting signal-generating circuit configured to generate a setting signal for setting the first data in the shift register again after the shift register is reset, and an output circuit configured to externally output the first data that has been set again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Tomohisa Takai, Ryo Fukuda