Patents by Inventor Toshiaki Nakasu

Toshiaki Nakasu 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: 20230077031
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a case query apparatus includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit acquires a query condition represented by a query target. The processing circuit acquires a meta query condition represented by a description concerning a viewpoint to focus on when querying a case similar to the query condition. The processing circuit calculates a similarity degree between the query condition and each of a plurality of reference cases represented by a query target. The processing circuit queries a similar reference case similar to the query condition from a viewpoint of the meta query condition, among the plurality of reference cases, based on the similarity degree. The processing circuit presents a query result on the similar reference case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yusuke HOSOYA, Toshiaki NAKASU, Isao MIHARA, Nao MISHIMA, Quoc Viet PHAM
  • Publication number: 20230014452
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor generates a template, regarding a recording data sheet including a plurality of items, for one or more of the items that can be specified, with reference to an input order of input target items selected from the items. The processor performs a speech recognition on an utterance of a user and generate a speech recognition result. The processor determines an input target range relating to one more items specified by the utterance of the user among the items based on the template and the speech recognition result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Nayuko WATANABE, Toshiaki NAKASU
  • Patent number: 11538475
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a conversion unit, and a display controller. The acquisition unit acquires multimedia data associated with an item of record data having a plurality of items. The conversion unit performs a conversion process from the multimedia data to first display data showing a content of the multimedia data. The display controller displays the first display data when the conversion process is completed, and displays second display data showing a progress status of the conversion process when the conversion process is incomplete in association with the item of the record data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Nayuko Watanabe, Hiroshi Fujimura, Toshiaki Nakasu
  • Patent number: 11461923
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a calculation system includes a detector, a combiner, and a duration calculator. The detector refers to a plurality of images of an object imaged from mutually-different angles, detects the object in each of the images, and calculates a provisional position of the object in a coordinate system for each of the images. The coordinate system is prescribed. The combiner calculates a combined position of the object in the coordinate system by using the calculated plurality of provisional positions. The duration calculator refers to process information and a plurality of execution regions and calculates a duration of at least a portion of a plurality of processes based on the combined position and the execution regions. The process information includes information relating to the processes. The execution regions are represented using the coordinate system. The processes are executed in the execution regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yusuke Aoki, Yojiro Tonouchi, Toshiaki Nakasu, Tomoyuki Shibata, Yuki Sakurai, Akiko Kase, Ryo Morinaga, Masaki Iwasaki, Sho Kawahata
  • Publication number: 20220129693
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a state determination apparatus includes a processor. The processor acquires a targeted image. The processor acquires a question concerning the targeted image and an expected answer to the question. The processor generates an estimated answer estimated with respect to the question concerning the targeted image using a trained model trained to estimate an answer based on a question concerning an image. The processor determines a state of a target for determination in accordance with a similarity between the expected answer and the estimated answer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Quoc Viet PHAM, Toshiaki NAKASU, Nao MISHIMA, Shojun NAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220083769
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a work estimation apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires video data on a predetermined area, calculates a work value related to work performed by a worker included in the video data, based on the video data, and displays the work value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Shojun Nakayama, Yojiro Tonouchi, Uihyun Kim, Toshiaki Nakasu
  • Patent number: 11189035
    Abstract: A retrieval device includes one or more processors. The processors acquire trajectory information indicating a movement trajectory of a target in time-series images. The processors acquire situation information indicating a peripheral situation of the target in the time-series images. The processors acquire a retrieval query containing a movement trajectory and a peripheral situation. The processors retrieve an image matching with the retrieval query among images contained in the time-series images based on the trajectory information and the situation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshiaki Nakasu, Daisuke Kobayashi, Kazushige Ouchi
  • Publication number: 20210192771
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a calculation system includes a detector, a combiner, and a duration calculator. The detector refers to a plurality of images of an object imaged from mutually-different angles, detects the object in each of the images, and calculates a provisional position of the object in a coordinate system for each of the images. The coordinate system is prescribed. The combiner calculates a combined position of the object in the coordinate system by using the calculated plurality of provisional positions. The duration calculator refers to process information and a plurality of execution regions and calculates a duration of at least a portion of a plurality of processes based on the combined position and the execution regions. The process information includes information relating to the processes. The execution regions are represented using the coordinate system. The processes are executed in the execution regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yusuke AOKI, Yojiro TONOUCHI, Toshiaki NAKASU, Tomoyuki SHIBATA, Yuki SAKURAI, Akiko KASE, Ryo MORINAGA, Masaki IWASAKI, Sho KAWAHATA
  • Publication number: 20210174799
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a conversion unit, and a display controller. The acquisition unit acquires multimedia data associated with an item of record data having a plurality of items. The conversion unit performs a conversion process from the multimedia data to first display data showing a content of the multimedia data. The display controller displays the first display data when the conversion process is completed, and displays second display data showing a progress status of the conversion process when the conversion process is incomplete in association with the item of the record data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Nayuko WATANABE, Hiroshi FUJIMURA, Toshiaki NAKASU
  • Patent number: 10657658
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a transformation matrix deriving device includes a first trajectory generator, a second trajectory generator, a trajectory matcher, and a deriver. The first trajectory generator is configured to generate a first trajectory of a moving object, detected from a video, in a first coordinate system. The second trajectory generator is configured to generate a second trajectory of a moving object in a second coordinate system, from time-series data of positional information. The trajectory matcher is configured to associate the first trajectory with the second trajectory to be a motion trajectory of the same moving object based on a similarity between the first trajectory and the second trajectory. The deriver is configured to derive a transformation matrix that transforms the second coordinate system into the first coordinate system by using the first trajectory and the second trajectory associated with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Daisuke Kobayashi, Toshiaki Nakasu, Shihomi Takahashi, Kazushige Ouchi
  • Patent number: 10586115
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes a memory and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire a captured image; detect a plurality of targets included in the captured image; calculate target information representing at least one of a state or an attribute and reliability of the target information for each of the plurality of detected targets on the basic of the captured image; and estimate a distribution of the target information of the plurality of targets on the basis of a distribution of the target information of targets for which the reliability is higher than a set value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshiaki Nakasu, Tomoyuki Shibata, Kazushige Ouchi
  • Patent number: 10296096
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an operation recognition device comprising a computer including a hardware processor. The hardware processor is configured to acquire movement information associated with a movement of a user, and area information corresponding to a first operation section; determine, based at least in part on the movement information and the area information corresponding to the first operation section, an estimated position corresponding to a subsequent operation by the user; and determine whether the subsequent operation by the user is directed to the first operation section based at least in part on the estimated position corresponding to the subsequent operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshiaki Nakasu, Tsukasa Ike, Yasunobu Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20180374222
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a transformation matrix deriving device includes a first trajectory generator, a second trajectory generator, a trajectory matcher, and a deriver. The first trajectory generator is configured to generate a first trajectory of a moving object, detected from a video, in a first coordinate system. The second trajectory generator is configured to generate a second trajectory of a moving object in a second coordinate system, from time-series data of positional information. The trajectory matcher is configured to associate the first trajectory with the second trajectory to be a motion trajectory of the same moving object based on a similarity between the first trajectory and the second trajectory. The deriver is configured to derive a transformation matrix that transforms the second coordinate system into the first coordinate system by using the first trajectory and the second trajectory associated with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Daisuke Kobayashi, Toshiaki Nakasu, Shihomi Takahashi, Kazushige Ouchi
  • Patent number: 10162420
    Abstract: A recognition device according to an embodiment described herein includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor generates a trajectory of a pointer based at least in part on information relating to a movement of the pointer, detects that the pointer contacts an operation surface, determines a detection time when the pointer contacts the operation surface, and determines a detection position of the pointer at the detection time, sets the detection position as a starting point, determines an ending point corresponding to the starting point based on at least the detection time or the detection position, and sets the trajectory from the starting point to the ending point as a target trajectory, and determines a command input by a user with a gesture of the pointer based on the target trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshiaki Nakasu, Tsukasa Ike, Yasunobu Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20180197018
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes a memory and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire a captured image; detect a plurality of targets included in the captured image; calculate target information representing at least one of a state or an attribute and reliability of the target information for each of the plurality of detected targets on the basic of the captured image; and estimate a distribution of the target information of the plurality of targets on the basis of a distribution of the target information of targets for which the reliability is higher than a set value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshiaki NAKASU, Tomoyuki SHIBATA, Kazushige OUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180144479
    Abstract: A retrieval device includes one or more processors. The processors acquire trajectory information indicating a movement trajectory of a target in time-series images. The processors acquire situation information indicating a peripheral situation of the target in the time-series images. The processors acquire a retrieval query containing a movement trajectory and a peripheral situation. The processors retrieve an image matching with the retrieval query among images contained in the time-series images based on the trajectory information and the situation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshiaki NAKASU, Daisuke Kobayashi, Kazushige Ouchi
  • Publication number: 20180074491
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device has processing circuitry and a memory. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire myoelectric potential of one part of a body of a user, determine whether the myoelectric potential is higher than reference myoelectric potential, switch autonomous driving to manual driving when the myoelectric potential is higher than the reference myoelectric potential, and output running control information to a mobile object after switching the autonomous driving to the manual driving. The memory is configured to store information that is required for processing that the processing circuitry executes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshiaki NAKASU, Tsukasa IKE, Yasunobu YAMAUCHI
  • Patent number: 9916015
    Abstract: A recognition device includes an acquisition unit and a processor. The acquisition unit acquires first and second informations. The first information relates to a first signal corresponding to a state of a first portion of a body performing an action. The first signal is generated by a first element mounted to the first portion. The second information relates to a second signal corresponding to a state of a second portion. The second signal is generated by a second element mounted to the second portion. A relative positional relationship between the first portion and the second portion changes according to the action. The processor calculates a first feature based on the first information and a second feature based on the second information. The processor recognizes a type of the action based on a change of the first feature and a change of the second feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshiaki Nakasu, Tsukasa Ike, Yasunobu Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20180039860
    Abstract: An image processing method according to an embodiment includes an image acquisition unit, a calculation unit, a region acquisition unit and an estimation unit. The image acquisition unit acquires a target image. The calculation unit calculates a density distribution of targets included in the target image. The estimation unit estimates the density distribution in a first region in the target image based on the density distribution in a surrounding region of the first region in the target image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshiaki NAKASU, Quoc Viet PHAM, Masayuki MARUYAMA, Tomoyuki SHIBATA, Osamu YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170053172
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor is configured to acquire an image; calculate a density of an object captured in a region obtained by dividing the image; calculate a first density relative value of the region to a surrounding region which is surrounding the region; and detect an attention region out of the regions included in the image according to the first density relative value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Toshiaki NAKASU, Quoc viet PHAM, Tomoki WATANABE, Tomokazu KAWAHARA, Yuto YAMAJI, Yusuke TAZOE, Osamu YAMAGUCHI