Patents by Inventor Tomoko Shibata

Tomoko Shibata 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: 20240412169
    Abstract: The personnel training support device includes an organization unit and a first determination unit. The organization unit is configured to associate a first feature amount corresponding to a first motivation factor for each job on the basis of first information indicating a task content for each job, and associate a second feature amount corresponding to a second motivation factor for each set of a job, a person, and a date and time on the basis of second information indicating a challenge content for each set of a job, a person, and a date and time. The first determination unit is configured to determine whether there is a stimulus by each of the first motivation factor and the second motivation factor or not for each set of a job, a person, and a date and time on the basis of the first feature amount and the second feature amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Satoshi TAKATSU, Tomoko SHIBATA, Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Masanobu SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240354671
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes an acquisition unit that acquires task attribute information including an allocation result indicating which worker among a plurality of workers has been allocated to a past task, and requirements necessary for the task, a number-of-handleable cases determination unit that calculates the number of tasks that are handleable in the worker on the basis of the allocation result, an allocation result sorting unit that sorts the allocation results on the basis of the number of handleable tasks, and a person attribute bit value calculation unit that calculates a person attribute bit value indicating what type of attribute each worker has, on the basis of the sorted allocation result and the acquired task attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi TAKATSU, Tomoko SHIBATA, Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Masanobu SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240185837
    Abstract: An information processing device of an embodiment includes a voice recognition unit, an image recognition unit, an extraction unit, a first correction unit, and a second correction unit. The voice recognition unit recognizes a plurality of first words on the basis of a first voice. The image recognition unit recognizes a plurality of second words on the basis of a first image. The extraction unit extracts at least one of a third word included in the plurality of first words and not included in the plurality of second words or a fourth word included in the plurality of second words and not included in the plurality of first words. The first correction unit corrects a fifth word corresponding to the third word among the plurality of second words to the third word. The second correction unit corrects a sixth word corresponding to the fourth word among the plurality of first words to the fourth word.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki SHOJI, Shiro OGASAWARA, Tomoko SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20240144148
    Abstract: Provided is a technique for facilitating evaluation of a relationship between persons in work. An information processing device according to one embodiment includes: an acquisition unit that acquires an achievement value for each work representing an achievement of each work obtained when a plurality of workers is combined and allocated to the work; a calculation unit that calculates an evaluation value for each work by comparing the achievement value for each work with a reference value; a determination unit that determines quality of a relationship between the plurality of workers based on the evaluation value for each work; and a setting unit that sets, based on a result of the determination, a relationship value numerically representing the quality of the relationship between the plurality of workers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi TAKATSU, Tomoko SHIBATA, Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Masanobu SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240046170
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, an information processing device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire first and second restriction conditions that are restriction conditions related to a plurality of tasks or a plurality of workers; an allocation execution unit configured to allocate the plurality of workers to the plurality of tasks based on a time index having a plurality of weights based on the first restriction condition and generate an allocation result; a determination unit configured to determine whether the allocation result satisfies a determination condition based on the second restriction condition; a correction unit configured to correct a weight related to a task which is a factor by which the allocation result is determined not to satisfy the determination condition among the plurality of weights when the allocation result does not satisfy the determination condition; and an output unit configured to output the allocation result when the allocation result satisfie
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi TAKATSU, Tomoko SHIBATA, Masanobu SAKAMOTO, Hiroshi YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230351538
    Abstract: The falling risk determination device includes the acquisition unit, the calculation unit, the measurement unit, and the determination unit. The acquisition unit acquires time-series data related to gravity center oscillation of the worker from a sensor unit provided at a leg portion of a high-place work tool on which the worker rides. The calculation unit calculates an evaluation value related to the gravity center oscillation from the time-series data. The measurement unit carries out a Stroop test on the worker in parallel with processing of acquiring time-series data, and measures the fatigue level of the worker using the result of the Stroop test. The determination unit determines that the falling risk is high in a case where the evaluation value is larger than an average value of past evaluation values corresponding to the fatigue level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rie SAKAI, Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Tomoko SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20230334397
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a work assignment support device is configured to: classify past assignment table data indicating assignment of work to workers into data at normal time and data at time of saturation by comparison between a workable amount determined from a number of the workers and an actual amount of work; set a threshold to each of a plurality of items on the basis of information on the plurality of items relating to an attribute of a worker, an attribute of work, or an attribute of a combination of a worker and work related to the data at normal time; and determine whether or not information on each of the plurality of items related to the data at time of saturation satisfies the threshold, and determine priority order of the plurality of items on the basis of a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Satoshi TAKATSU, Tomoko SHIBATA, Hiroshi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20230281273
    Abstract: A reliability determination system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a measurement unit, a determination unit, and a storage unit. The measurement unit measures a movement of a center of gravity of an operator who inputs data. The determination unit determines the reliability of the input data using a result of the measurement of the movement of the center of gravity of the operator inputting the data. The storage unit stores the reliability in association with the input data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Shoji, Hiroshi Yoshida, Masanobu Sakamoto, Tomoko SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20230259840
    Abstract: A state detection device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires sensor values related to a center of gravity sway of a worker as time series data from a sensor which is disposed on a leg of equipment for work at height that the worker gets on and which outputs the sensor values; a calculation unit that calculates a feature of a center of gravity sway area and an evaluation value related to the center of gravity sway of the worker from the time series data; an abnormality determination unit that determines whether or not the sensor values are abnormal according to whether or not the feature of the center of gravity sway area satisfies an abnormality determination condition; and a determination unit that determines that the worker is in an unstable state if the sensor values are determined not to be abnormal and the evaluation value is equal to or greater than a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taisuke WAKASUGI, Tomoko SHIBATA, Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Rie SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20230252378
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to one embodiment includes an assignment cost value list acquisition unit that acquires a first assignment cost value list including an assignment cost value of an individual worker of a plurality of workers for an individual task of a plurality of tasks, a constraint information acquisition unit that acquires information indicating a constraint for an assignment of the individual task, and a constraint reflection unit that generates a second assignment cost value list in accordance with a change of one or more of the assignment cost values including the first assignment cost value list in accordance with the constraint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Satoshi TAKATSU, Tomoko SHIBATA, Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Masanobu SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230235581
    Abstract: A measurement system according to the present embodiment includes a work tool, a sensor unit, an acquisition unit, a change unit, and a calculation unit. The work tool has a tread board with a variable width. The sensor unit is provided in the work tool. The acquisition unit acquires, from the sensor unit, time-series data on gravity center sway of a worker, in a state where the worker is standing on the tread board. The change unit reduces the width of the tread board in response to a trigger. The calculation unit calculates, from the time-series data, an evaluation value for the gravity center sway of the worker, for each width of the tread board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rie SAKAI, Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Hiroshi OIWA, Tomoko SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20230135334
    Abstract: An information processing device calculates multiple types of assignment cost values for realizing realistic task assignment. The information processing device includes a first assignment cost value calculation unit, a classification unit, and a second assignment cost value calculation unit. The first assignment cost value calculation unit calculates a first assignment cost value by using a first coefficient based on a first restriction in accordance with work skills of workers, on the basis of past task assignment results indicating tasks done by workers on each day. The classification unit classifies the workers based on the past task assignment results. The second assignment cost value calculation unit calculates a second assignment cost value by using a second coefficient based on a second restriction in accordance with classifications of the workers determined by the classification unit, on the basis of the past task assignment results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Satoshi TAKATSU, Tomoko SHIBATA, Hiroshi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20220351114
    Abstract: An information collecting apparatus according to an embodiment includes a sensor data acquisition unit configured to acquire sensor data related to work performed by a worker, a work information data generation unit configured to generate work information data related to work performed by the worker for a specific period of time based on the sensor data acquired by the sensor data acquisition unit, and a danger information specification unit configured to specify work information data related to an action that indicates danger as dangerous work information data indicating dangerous work performed by the worker when an action of the worker in a predetermined period of time, which is indicated by the work information data generated, is the action that indicates danger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rie SAKAI, Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Naoki NISHIYAMA, Tomoko SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20220343261
    Abstract: An arrangement apparatus (10) includes: an acquisition unit (111) configured to acquire the number of tasks and the number of human resources who address the tasks; a calculation unit (112) configured to calculate a result of arranging the human resources to each of the tasks to Pareto-optimize a first element and a second element, based at least on a first evaluation value related to the first element that is to be emphasized when the human resources are arranged for the tasks and a second evaluation value related to the second element that is an element to be emphasized when the human resources are arranged for the tasks and is different from the first element; and an output unit (113) configured to output an arrangement result calculated by the calculation unit (112).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahide TAKASUKA, Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Tomoko SHIBATA, Masateru INOUE
  • Publication number: 20220341263
    Abstract: It is possible to easily detect a state of a worker while securing a safety of the worker. A state detection device according to a present embodiment includes a sensor unit, an acquisition unit, a calculation unit, and a determination unit. The sensor unit is disposed on a leg portion of a high-place work tool on which a worker stands. The acquisition unit acquires time-series data related to gravity center sway of the worker from the plurality of sensors. The calculation unit calculates an evaluation value for the gravity center sway from the time-series data. The determination unit determines that a state of the worker working is unstable when the evaluation value is equal to or greater than a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rie SAKAI, Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Tomoko SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20220335364
    Abstract: A human resource arrangement apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a first storage unit (14) that stores predetermined assignment information indicating a result of assigning human resources who process a plurality of types of tasks to each of the tasks; a second storage unit (14) that stores processing information including values indicating processing abilities of the human resources for each of the plurality of types of tasks, a generation section (111) that generates, for the tasks, assignment information indicating a result of assigning the human resources who process the tasks, based on the processing information stored in the second storage unit (14); a determination section (112) that determines whether the generated assignment information is proper, through comparison between the assignment information stored in the first storage unit (14) and the assignment information generated by the generation section (111); and a decision section (114) that decides, in accordance with a determination of
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahide TAKASUKA, Hiroshi YOSHIDA, Tomoko SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20220156672
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a registration processing unit configured to register, in a storage device, a work node made up of basic blocks, corresponding to respective processes, connected to each other by a link, the work node including a first node indicating a device/tool used by a worker for performing their work, a second node indicating the worker, a third node indicating a process that is a unit of the work activity, and a fourth node indicating a work target object of the worker in the process; and an analysis processing unit configured to execute analysis processing of analyzing at least one of a history of a work activity performed by a predetermined worker, a history of a work activity performed on a predetermined work target object, and a history indicating a worker and a work target object related to a predetermined work, based on the work node registered in the storage device by the registration processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiaki SHOJI, Masateru INOUE, Tomoko SHIBATA, Hiroshi YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20100210887
    Abstract: A catalyst for producing a light olefin including a pentasil-type zeolite, alkaline earth metal atoms and aluminum atoms contained in the pentasil-type zeolite satisfying the following atomic ratio: [alkaline earth metal atom/aluminum atom]=0.2 to 15, the average value of the gradient of an adsorption isotherm of the pentasil-type zeolite measured by the nitrogen adsorption method being 30 or more at a relative pressure of 0.2 to 0.7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicants: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD., NIKKI-UNIVERSAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoko Shibata, Kenichi Wakui, Kinsho Furusawa, Tetsuya Saruwatari, Takashi Umeki, Masami Sawai, Nobuyuki Aoi, Kazuo Osada
  • Patent number: 7566839
    Abstract: A contact-breaker device that can be miniaturized, realize low power consumption and low cost, and generate an irregular pulse current by causing irregular electrical conduction and insulation of a circuit. The contact-breaker device comprises: fixed terminals 12A and 12B secured at positions spaced apart from each other; and a movable member 11 capable of moving relative to the fixed terminals 12A and 12B and coming into or avoiding contact with the fixed terminals 12A and 12B based on its movement, thereby causing electrical conduction or insulation between the fixed terminals 12A and 12B; wherein the movable member 11 irregularly moves in accordance with externally applied vibration, thereby causing irregular electrical conduction or insulation between the fixed terminals 12A and 12B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Hukuba Dental Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hukuba, Akira Ikegami, Keisabro Tozawa, Yukito Kohno, Akiko Saeki, legal representative, Satoshi Saeki, legal representative, Tomoko Shibata, legal representative, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Toshio Tobe, Kiyoshi Ikegami, Kimihiro Saeki
  • Publication number: 20060028306
    Abstract: A contact-breaker device that can be miniaturized, realize low power consumption and low cost, and generate an irregular pulse current by causing irregular electrical conduction and insulation of a circuit. The contact-breaker device comprises: fixed terminals 12A and 12B secured at positions spaced apart from each other; and a movable member 11 capable of moving relative to the fixed terminals 12A and 12B and coming into or avoiding contact with the fixed terminals 12A and 12B based on its movement, thereby causing electrical conduction or insulation between the fixed terminals 12A and 12B; wherein the movable member 11 irregularly moves in accordance with externally applied vibration, thereby causing irregular electrical conduction or insulation between the fixed terminals 12A and 12B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: HUKUBA DENTAL KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hukuba, Akira Ikegami, Keisabro Tozawa, Yukito Kohno, Kimihiro Saeki, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Toshio Tobe, Kiyoshi Ikegami, Akiko Saeki, Satoshi Saeki, Tomoko Shibata