Patents by Inventor Tomonori Sugiura

Tomonori Sugiura 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: 20230281746
    Abstract: There is provided a system that reduces a possibility of concurrence of cargo handling. A delivery assistance system includes a delivery destination information obtaining part that obtains delivery destination information including goods to be delivered, for each of a plurality of delivery destinations; a base information obtaining part that obtains base information including locations of a plurality of bases from which delivery vehicles that deliver the goods depart, and processing abilities of the delivery vehicles for the respective bases; and a delivery plan creating part that creates, based on the delivery destination information and the base information, delivery plans in which the delivery vehicles for the respective bases do not simultaneously perform cargo handling at the same delivery destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takamitsu SAKAI, Tomonori SUGIURA, Yuichi KURIWAKI, Mitsunori MATSUO
  • Patent number: 11279392
    Abstract: A steering column device includes a cylindrical inner tube, and a cylindrical outer tube which is fixed to the inner tube by being externally fitted to slide in an axial direction of the inner tube and being elastically reduced in diameter, wherein the outer tube is configured to have a first slit and a second slit to be reduced in diameter. A stress alleviation portion is provided at the second slit. A contour shape of the stress alleviation portion is set to include an elliptic arc-shaped portion of which a direction of a major axis is a direction intersecting the second slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, FUJI KIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomonori Sugiura, Kentaro Kikuiri, Yuta Kiguchi, Kota Higuchi
  • Patent number: 11222436
    Abstract: Methods for presenting an image indicating a position for a person are disclosed. A method includes: determining, by a computing device, at least one free space in a location using at least one camera; determining, using the computing device, a new position for a first person in the location based upon the determined at least one free space in the location; and presenting an image to indicate the determined new position for the first person in the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoka Mochizuki, Wen Lianzi, Munehiko Sato, Tomonori Sugiura
  • Publication number: 20210078626
    Abstract: A steering column device includes a cylindrical inner tube, and a cylindrical outer tube which is fixed to the inner tube by being externally fitted to slide in an axial direction of the inner tube and being elastically reduced in diameter, wherein the outer tube is configured to have a first slit and a second slit to be reduced in diameter. A stress alleviation portion is provided at the second slit. A contour shape of the stress alleviation portion is set to include an elliptic arc-shaped portion of which a direction of a major axis is a direction intersecting the second slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, FUJI KIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomonori SUGIURA, Kentaro KIKUIRI, Yuta KIGUCHI, Kota Higuchi
  • Patent number: 10692238
    Abstract: Methods for presenting an image indicating a position for a person are disclosed. A method includes: determining, by a computing device, at least one free space in a location using at least one camera; determining, using the computing device, a new position for a first person in the location based upon the determined at least one free space in the location; and presenting an image to indicate the determined new position for the first person in the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoka Mochizuki, Wen Lianzi, Munehiko Sato, Tomonori Sugiura
  • Patent number: 10650813
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for analyzing content written on a board, on which a text and/or a drawing are made, is disclosed. The method includes obtaining content data including a series of images, which captures content being written on the board. The method also includes obtaining utterance data representing a series of utterances, which is associated with the series of the images. The method further includes extracting a section from the series of the utterances based on a change in topics and recognizing a content block for the section from the content data. The content block includes one or more content parts written during the section. The method includes further calculating evaluation value for the content block by using one or more utterances included in the section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tomonori Sugiura, Tomoka Mochizuki, Lianzi Wen, Munehiko Sato
  • Patent number: 10611397
    Abstract: A steering device includes a column shaft, a column jacket, a fastening mechanism including a fastening shaft having a first flat portion, a first tooth member, a second tooth member, an energizing member, and a release member including: a cylindrical portion having a second flat portion; and a release portion, wherein: the release member is configured to cause the release portion to be engaged with the second tooth member; and a projecting portion formed on at least one of the first flat portion and the second flat portion is elastically engaged with the other one of the first flat portion and the second flat portion and restrain backlash between the first flat portion and the second flat portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomonori Sugiura, Kentaro Kikuiri, Shoji Ishimura, Naohiro Oosono, Yuuji Ishii, Kosuke Ito, Shigeru Hoshino
  • Patent number: 10607365
    Abstract: Systems for presenting an image indicating a position for a person are disclosed. A system includes: a hardware processor, a computer readable memory, and a computer readable storage medium associated with a computer device; at least one camera; program instructions of a free space determiner configured to determine at least one free space in a location using the at least one camera; program instructions of a new position determiner configured to determine, for a first person in the location, a new position based upon the at least one free space in the location determined by the free space determiner; and program instructions of an image presenter configured to present an image in the location to indicate the new position for the first person in the location determined by the new position determiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoka Mochizuki, Wen Lianzi, Munehiko Sato, Tomonori Sugiura
  • Publication number: 20200090363
    Abstract: Methods for presenting an image indicating a position for a person are disclosed. A method includes: determining, by a computing device, at least one free space in a location using at least one camera; determining, using the computing device, a new position for a first person in the location based upon the determined at least one free space in the location; and presenting an image to indicate the determined new position for the first person in the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Tomoka MOCHIZUKI, Wen LIANZI, Munehiko SATO, Tomonori SUGIURA
  • Patent number: 10387842
    Abstract: [Object] To inspect emails without having to restrict the use of an email encryption function or the attachment of a file for which a password has been set. [Solving Means] An email client includes an operation reception unit 110 for receiving an operation performed by a user and a processing unit 130 for performing a process according to this operation on an email. The email client also includes a detection unit 121 for detecting that the operation reception unit 110 has received a specific operation and an inspection unit 123 for, if a specific operation is detected, inspecting the email and a file to be attached to the email before the processing unit 130 performs a process according to the specific operation. If a password has been set for the file to be attached to the email, a password acquisition unit 122 acquires the password.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Hirota, Tomonori Sugiura, Hidekuni Ueda
  • Publication number: 20190139253
    Abstract: Systems for presenting an image indicating a position for a person are disclosed. A system includes: a hardware processor, a computer readable memory, and a computer readable storage medium associated with a computer device; at least one camera; program instructions of a free space determiner configured to determine at least one free space in a location using the at least one camera; program instructions of a new position determiner configured to determine, for a first person in the location, a new position based upon the at least one free space in the location determined by the free space determiner; and program instructions of an image presenter configured to present an image in the location to indicate the new position for the first person in the location determined by the new determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Tomoka MOCHIZUKI, Wen LIANZI, Munehiko SATO, Tomonori SUGIURA
  • Publication number: 20190139254
    Abstract: Methods for presenting an image indicating a position for a person are disclosed. A method includes: determining, by a computing device, at least one free space in a location using at least one camera; determining, using the computing device, a new position for a first person in the location based upon the determined at least one free space in the location; and presenting an image to indicate the determined new position for the first person in the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Tomoka MOCHIZUKI, Wen LIANZI, Munehiko SATO, Tomonori SUGIURA
  • Patent number: 10259486
    Abstract: An operating lever is fitted to an operating shaft and pivots with the operating shaft. A first cam brought to pivot by the operating lever and a second cam cam-engaged with the first cam to push a column jacket are supported by the operating shaft. The first cam includes a first projecting portion and a second projecting portion that are disposed on opposite sides of a central axial line in a manner as to face each other in a radial direction. The operating lever has a first hole into which the first projecting portion is fitted and a second hole into which the second projecting portion is fitted. The second hole has a larger dimension than the second projecting portion in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomonori Sugiura, Shoji Ishimura, Tatsuro Kubota, Yuji Takahashi, Shigeru Hoshino
  • Patent number: 10243942
    Abstract: The accessibility of a hyperlinked files is displayed. A hyperlink that references a resource is extracted from a target file. An attempt to acquire the resource is made by performing a first authentication operation. A first object is received in response to performing the authentication operation. A second object is acquired by performing a second authentication operation using pre-determined authentication information. The first object and the second object are compared to determine if the first object is the same as the second object. Information indicating the accessibility of the resource is presented via a display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoka Mochizuki, Tomonori Sugiura, Lianzi Wen
  • Patent number: 10243943
    Abstract: The accessibility of a hyperlinked files is displayed. A hyperlink that references a resource is extracted from a target file. An attempt to acquire the resource is made by performing a first authentication operation. A first object is received in response to performing the authentication operation. A second object is acquired by performing a second authentication operation using pre-determined authentication information. The first object and the second object are compared to determine if the first object is the same as the second object. Information indicating the accessibility of the resource is presented via a display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoka Mochizuki, Tomonori Sugiura, Lianzi Wen
  • Patent number: 10235426
    Abstract: Information on a cursor or pointer position is obtained, indicating a first content on a document displayed on a screen. A plurality of second contents are retrieved from a history information, each of the second contents comprising the first content. The history information comprises sets of contents, each of the sets comprising a content in the document which was copied by one or more users, and position information of this content. The sets are ranked in a predetermined order. A copy area is proposed based on one or more second contents in the predetermined order among the retrieved second contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoka Mochizuki, Munehiko Sato, Tomonori Sugiura
  • Patent number: 10171443
    Abstract: The accessibility of a hyperlinked files is displayed. A hyperlink that references a resource is extracted from a target file. An attempt to acquire the resource is made by performing a first authentication operation. A first object is received in response to performing the authentication operation. A second object is acquired by performing a second authentication operation using pre-determined authentication information. The first object and the second object are compared to determine if the first object is the same as the second object. Information indicating the accessibility of the resource is presented via a display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoka Mochizuki, Tomonori Sugiura, Lianzi Wen
  • Patent number: 10162732
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes identifying a primary code segment, determining a confidence score associated with said primary code segment, and determining whether the confidence score exceeds a confidence threshold. The computer-implemented method further includes responsive to the confidence score exceeding the confidence threshold, determining a logger code segment associated with the primary code segment. A corresponding computer program product and computer system are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoka Mochizuki, Tomonori Sugiura, Lianzi Wen
  • Publication number: 20180362069
    Abstract: A steering device includes a column shaft, a column jacket, a fastening mechanism including a fastening shaft having a first flat portion, a first tooth member, a second tooth member, an energizing member, and a release member including: a cylindrical portion having a second flat portion; and a release portion, wherein: the release member is configured to cause the release portion to be engaged with the second tooth member; and a projecting portion formed on at least one of the first flat portion and the second flat portion is elastically engaged with the other one of the first flat portion and the second flat portion and restrain backlash between the first flat portion and the second flat portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomonori SUGIURA, Kentaro KIKUIRI, Shoji ISHIMURA, Naohiro OOSONO, Yuuji ISHII, Kosuke ITO, Shigeru HOSHINO
  • Publication number: 20180342245
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for analyzing content written on a board, on which a text and/or a drawing are made, is disclosed. The method includes obtaining content data including a series of images, which captures content being written on the board. The method also includes obtaining utterance data representing a series of utterances, which is associated with the series of the images. The method further includes extracting a section from the series of the utterances based on a change in topics and recognizing a content block for the section from the content data. The content block includes one or more content parts written during the section. The method includes further calculating evaluation value for the content block by using one or more utterances included in the section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Tomonori Sugiura, Tomoka Mochizuki, Lianzi Wen, Munehiko Sato