Patents by Inventor Yoko YONEKAWA
Yoko YONEKAWA 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).
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Patent number: 11279299Abstract: According to one embodiment, a camera holder has a universal head, a fixing member, a fall prevention member, and a coupling member. A camera is attached to the universal head. The universal head is able to adjust a tilting angle of the camera. The fixing member is detachably adsorbed to a vehicle body. The fixing member fixes the universal head to the vehicle body such that a horizontal image capturing angle of the camera attached to the universal head is able to be adjusted. The fall prevention member has an adsorption portion. The adsorption portion is detachably attached to a place spaced apart from an attachment place of the fixing member and on an upper surface of the vehicle body in front of the fixing member. A coupling member causes the fixing member and the fall prevention member to be coupled to each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Masaki Shiratsuki, Nobuyuki Kumakura, Yoko Yonekawa, Takahiko Yamazaki
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Patent number: 11256930Abstract: According to one embodiment, a road surface management system inputs image data of road surface and capturing information of each of the image data and registers them. The image data are collected by repeatedly capturing a same route at predetermined distance. The capturing information includes information of a location and time at time of capturing. The system selects old and new images at a same spot from the registered image data, performs an association process, extracts an original image which is an old image at an arbitrary spot and a target image which is a new image associated with the original image unit based on the result of the association process, and outputs the original image and the target image.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Yoko Yonekawa, Yuri Kitani, Nobuyuki Kumakura, Masaki Shiratsuki, Takahiko Yamazaki
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Patent number: 11157750Abstract: According to an embodiment, a captured image check system includes a camera, an image data input unit, a camera view angle judge processor, a road surface state analysis judge processor, and an output unit. The camera photographs a road surface. The image data input unit inputs image data to be used for analyzing a state of the road surface. The camera view angle judge processor performs a judge process of determining whether or not an angle of view of the camera satisfies a first condition for analyzing the state of the road surface on the basis of the image data. The road surface state analysis judge processor performs a judge process of determining whether or not a second condition for analyzing the state of the road surface is satisfied on the basis of image data of the road surface. The output unit outputs results of the judge processes.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Takahiko Yamazaki, Nobuyuki Kumakura, Masaki Shiratsuki, Yoko Yonekawa, Akira Wada
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Publication number: 20210124958Abstract: According to one embodiment, a road surface management system inputs image data of road surface and capturing information of each of the image data and registers them. The image data are collected by repeatedly capturing a same route at predetermined distance. The capturing information includes information of a location and time at time of capturing. The system selects old and new images at a same spot from the registered image data, performs an association process, extracts an original image which is an old image at an arbitrary spot and a target image which is a new image associated with the original image unit based on the result of the association process, and outputs the original image and the target image.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Yoko Yonekawa, Yuri Kitani, Nobuyuki Kumakura, Masaki Shiratsuki, Takahiko Yamazaki
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Patent number: 10872247Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image feature emphasis device, a road surface feature analysis device, an image feature emphasis method, and a road surface feature analysis method which can improve the accuracy of detection of features of a road surface in a road surface image are provided. The image feature emphasis device includes a region acquirer and an image feature emphasis processor. The region acquirer acquires a region of a road surface portion from an image that has been captured. The image feature emphasis processor emphasizes a feature of the acquired region of the road surface portion by changing brightness values in the region of the road surface portion on the basis of a maximum brightness value and a minimum brightness value in the region of the road surface portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Yoko Yonekawa, Yuuichi Nakamura, Nobuyuki Kumakura, Masaki Shiratsuki, Takahiko Yamazaki
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Publication number: 20200156559Abstract: According to one embodiment, a camera holder has a universal head, a fixing member, a fall prevention member, and a coupling member. A camera is attached to the universal head. The universal head is able to adjust a tilting angle of the camera. The fixing member is detachably adsorbed to a vehicle body. The fixing member fixes the universal head to the vehicle body such that a horizontal image capturing angle of the camera attached to the universal head is able to be adjusted. The fall prevention member has an adsorption portion. The adsorption portion is detachably attached to a place spaced apart from an attachment place of the fixing member and on an upper surface of the vehicle body in front of the fixing member. A coupling member causes the fixing member and the fall prevention member to be coupled to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2020Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Masaki Shiratsuki, Nobuyuki Kumakura, Yoko Yonekawa, Takahiko Yamazaki
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Patent number: 10648922Abstract: A crack analysis device includes a captured image acquiring unit, a crack detecting unit, and a crack ratio calculator. The captured image acquiring unit acquires a captured image which is obtained by imaging a road surface. The crack detecting unit detects cracks in the imaged road surface on the basis of the captured image. The crack ratio calculator calculates a crack ratio indicating a ratio of an area of the cracks to a predetermined area on the basis of the detected cracks.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Yoko Yonekawa, Nobuyuki Kumakura, Takahiko Yamazaki, Shingo Yasunami
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Publication number: 20200074413Abstract: A road maintenance management system according to an embodiment includes a road surface damage state information acquisition unit, a road environment information acquisition unit, a construction method and structure list acquisition unit, and a repair candidate list generator. The road surface damage state information acquisition unit is configured to acquire road surface damage state information indicating a damage state of a road surface of a management target. The road environment information acquisition unit is configured to acquire environment information of the road surface. The construction method and structure list acquisition unit is configured to acquire a construction method and structure list indicated by information regarding a repair of a road surface in accordance with a structure level of the road surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Yoko YONEKAWA, Nobuyuki Kumakura, Masaki Shiratsuki, Yuri Kitani
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Publication number: 20190279001Abstract: According to an embodiment, a captured image check system includes a camera, an image data input unit, a camera view angle judge processor, a road surface state analysis judge processor, and an output unit. The camera photographs a road surface. The image data input unit inputs image data to be used for analyzing a state of the road surface. The camera view angle judge processor performs a judge process of determining whether or not an angle of view of the camera satisfies a first condition for analyzing the state of the road surface on the basis of the image data. The road surface state analysis judge processor performs a judge process of determining whether or not a second condition for analyzing the state of the road surface is satisfied on the basis of image data of the road surface. The output unit outputs results of the judge processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Takahiko Yamazaki, Nobuyuki Kumakura, Masaki Shiratsuki, Yoko Yonekawa, Akira Wada
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Patent number: 10389984Abstract: To provide a crack analysis device, a crack analysis method, and a crack analysis program capable of correctly evaluating deterioration in a road surface. A crack analysis device includes an image acquisition unit, a crack detector, and a display. The image acquisition unit acquires an image of a road surface. The crack detector detects cracks in which a closed region is formed on the photographed road surface based on the photographed image. The display displays a detection result of the detected cracks; and the crack detector detects the cracks which intersect each other on the road surface to form the closed region.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Yoko Yonekawa, Nobuyuki Kumakura, Takahiko Yamazaki, Tomotaka Ueta
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Publication number: 20190163994Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image feature emphasis device, a road surface feature analysis device, an image feature emphasis method, and a road surface feature analysis method which can improve the accuracy of detection of features of a road surface in a road surface image are provided. The image feature emphasis device includes a region acquirer and an image feature emphasis processor. The region acquirer acquires a region of a road surface portion from an image that has been captured. The image feature emphasis processor emphasizes a feature of the acquired region of the road surface portion by changing brightness values in the region of the road surface portion on the basis of a maximum brightness value and a minimum brightness value in the region of the road surface portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Yoko Yonekawa, Yuuichi Nakamura, Nobuyuki Kumakura, Masaki Shiratsuki, Takahiko Yamazaki
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Publication number: 20180195973Abstract: A crack analysis device includes a captured image acquiring unit, a crack detecting unit, and a crack ratio calculator. The captured image acquiring unit acquires a captured image which is obtained by imaging a road surface. The crack detecting unit detects cracks in the imaged road surface on the basis of the captured image. The crack ratio calculator calculates a crack ratio indicating a ratio of an area of the cracks to a predetermined area on the basis of the detected cracks.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2016Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Yoko Yonekawa, Nobuyuki Kumakura, Takahiko Yamazaki, Shingo Yasunami
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Publication number: 20180070058Abstract: To provide a crack analysis device, a crack analysis method, and a crack analysis program capable of correctly evaluating deterioration in a road surface. A crack analysis device includes an image acquisition unit, a crack detector, and a display. The image acquisition unit acquires an image of a road surface. The crack detector detects cracks in which a closed region is formed on the photographed road surface based on the photographed image. The display displays a detection result of the detected cracks; and the crack detector detects the cracks which intersect each other on the road surface to form the closed region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicant: Toshiba Infrastructure System & Solutions CorporationInventors: Yoko YONEKAWA, Nobuyuki KUMAKURA, Takahiko YAMAZAKI, Tomotaka UETA