Patents by Inventor Yojiro Tonouchi

Yojiro Tonouchi 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: 20240037449
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a teaching device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire first input data; an estimation unit configured to estimate a first estimation result from the first input data, using a machine learning model; a search unit configured to search for a second taught estimation result taught for second input data, the second taught estimation result being associated with at least one of the second input data similar to the first input data, and a second estimation result similar to the first estimation result and estimated from the second input data, using the machine learning model; and a selection unit configured to select one selection candidate among a plurality of selection candidates including the first estimation result and the second taught estimation result, as a correction target estimation result to be used for correction of the first estimation result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Osamu YAMAGUCHI, Mieko ASANO, Yojiro TONOUCHI
  • Patent number: 11854214
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires image data on a predetermined photographed area, generates part movement information on a plurality of parts of an object included in the image data, based on the image data, acquires sensor data from the object, generates sensor operation information on an operation of a sensor, based on the sensor data, and specifies a relationship between the object included in the image data and the sensor, based on the part movement information and the sensor operation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yojiro Tonouchi, Yasunobu Yamauchi, Tsukasa Ike
  • Publication number: 20230410347
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes a specific target area detection unit, a captured area detection unit, and a determination unit. The specific target area detection unit detects a specific target area of a specific target from a taken image. The captured area detection unit detects a captured area of the specific target from the taken image. The determination unit determines a non-captured area of the specific target, based on the specific target area and the captured area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Yojiro TONOUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230103948
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a work estimation apparatus includes processing circuity. The processing circuitry acquires video data on a predetermined area, estimates a work state of a worker included in the video data based on the video data, and outputs display data including a graph related to the work state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Keisuke NISHIMURA, Atsushi WADA, Masatoshi TAKANO, Yuta SHIRAKAWA, Yojiro TONOUCHI, Shojun NAKAYAMA
  • 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: 20220292694
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires image data on a predetermined photographed area, generates part movement information on a plurality of parts of an object included in the image data, based on the image data, acquires sensor data from the object, generates sensor operation information on an operation of a sensor, based on the sensor data, and specifies a relationship between the object included in the image data and the sensor, based on the part movement information and the sensor operation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yojiro TONOUCHI, Yasunobu YAMAUCHI, Tsukasa IKE
  • Publication number: 20220284147
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a drawing data processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire a plurality of object data items relating to a plurality of objects, the objects composing a drawing, acquire attribute information relating to the objects from the object data items, filter the object data items based on the acquired attribute information, a dictionary including a plurality of filtering conditions associated with a plurality of data utilization purposes, and an input data utilization purpose to generate a filtering result, and output the filtering result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Mieko ASANO, Reiko NODA, Yojiro TONOUCHI
  • 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: 11170507
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a memory and a hardware processor in communication with the memory. The hardware processor is acquire an image obtained by photographing at least one detection target, detect the detection target from the image obtained, and instruct re-photographing of the detection target based on a result of the detection target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Yojiro Tonouchi
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10832100
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes a storage device and a processor connected to the storage device. The processor is configured to perform a process for displaying an image and information related to a size of a recognition target, and recognize a recognition target from the image. The information related to the size of the recognition target includes visual information of the recognition target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yojiro Tonouchi, Daisuke Kobayashi, Osamu Yamaguchi, Hideo Umeki
  • Publication number: 20200082533
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a memory and a hardware processor in communication with the memory. The hardware processor is acquire an image obtained by photographing at least one detection target, detect the detection target from the image obtained, and instruct re-photographing of the detection target based on a result of the detection target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: Yojiro Tonouchi
  • Patent number: 10528852
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to acquire an image, determine a likelihood of presence of an objected within the image, display information on a position of the object within the image based on the likelihood, identify the object within the image, and generate a recognition result based on the identified object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yojiro Tonouchi, Kazushige Ouchi, Hideo Umeki
  • Patent number: 10339657
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a character detection apparatus includes a feature extractor, a determiner and an integrator. The feature extractor extracts a feature value of an image including character strings. The determiner determines each priority of a plurality of different character detection schemes in accordance with character detection accuracy with respect to an image region having a feature corresponding to the feature value. The integrator integrates text line candidates of the character detection schemes, and selects, as a text line, one of the text line candidates detected by the character detection scheme with the highest priority if a superimposition degree indicating a ratio of a superimposed region among the text line candidates is no less than a first threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yojiro Tonouchi, Kaoru Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10296802
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image processing device includes a memory, and one or more hardware processors configured to function as a receiving unit, a specifying unit, and a detecting unit. The receiving unit receives input information input to an image. The specifying unit specifies the position of the input information. The detecting unit detects a character string having a smaller distance to the position than another character string, from the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yojiro Tonouchi
  • Patent number: 10296803
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image display apparatus includes a detection unit, a generation unit, and a display control unit. The detection unit detects areas to be focused in an input image. The generation unit generates a sub image by performing correction for improving visibility on an image of the detected area. The correction includes at least one of size correction for adjusting size of the image of the area, color correction for adjusting color of the image of the area, and distortion correction for transforming the image of the area so as to be an image acquired by viewing the image of the area from the front side. The display control unit displays the generated sub image on a display device together with the input image in a form that accompanies a screen representation representing a correspondence relation with the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Hamada, Kunio Osada, Isao Mihara, Yojiro Tonouchi, Kaoru Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10121086
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a hardware processor and a controller. The hardware processor detects a first region in an image that includes a character and detects a second region in the image that includes a text-line including at least a particular number of first regions. The controller causes the hardware processor to detect the second region in the image when a variation of a camera is less than or equal to a threshold. The controller changes a setting of the hardware processor associated with the detection of at least one of the first and second region and causes the hardware processor to detect the second region in the image when the second region is not detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kaoru Suzuki, Yojiro Tonouchi
  • Publication number: 20180276505
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes a storage device and a processor connected to the storage device. The processor is configured to perform a process for displaying an image and information related to a size of a recognition target, and recognize a recognition target from the image. The information related to the size of the recognition target includes visual information of the recognition target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yojiro TONOUCHI, Daisuke KOBAYASHI, Osamu YAMAGUCHI, Hideo UMEKI
  • Publication number: 20180276506
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to acquire an image, determine a likelihood of presence of an objected within the image, display information on a position of the object within the image based on the likelihood, identify the object within the image, and generate a recognition result based on the identified object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yojiro TONOUCHI, Kazushige OUCHI, Hideo UMEKI
  • Publication number: 20180225536
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image processing device includes a memory, and one or more hardware processors configured to function as a receiving unit, a specifying unit, and a detecting unit. The receiving unit receives input information input to an image. The specifying unit specifies the position of the input information. The detecting unit detects a character string having a smaller distance to the position than another character string, from the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yojiro TONOUCHI