Patents by Inventor Yuya Ota

Yuya Ota 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).

  • Patent number: 12248310
    Abstract: A display system includes a display device in production equipment. The display device includes a control unit, a display unit, a storage unit, and an input unit. The storage unit stores: schematic illustration data that represent a schematic illustration of the production equipment; and causal relationship model data in which one or more cause elements of one or more abnormalities that can occur in the production equipment are selected from driving means for driving the production equipment and monitoring means for monitoring the production, and the cause elements and the relationships between the cause elements are represented as a causal relationship model. The control unit displays the schematic illustration and the causal relationship model on the display unit such that the causal relationship model is superimposed on the schematic illustration so as to correspond to the schematic illustration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Toshifumi Minemoto, Reiko Hattori, Yuya Ota, Shinsuke Kawanoue, Akira Nakajima
  • Patent number: 12095964
    Abstract: The information processing apparatus obtains first viewpoint information for specifying a virtual viewpoint corresponding to a virtual viewpoint image and second viewpoint information representing a viewpoint of a first image capturing apparatus existing in an image capturing range of a second image capturing apparatus that is used for generating the virtual viewpoint image and performs control so that the image captured by the first image capturing apparatus is output in a case where a position of the first image capturing apparatus specified by the second viewpoint information is included in a field of view of the virtual viewpoint specified by the first viewpoint information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuya Ota
  • Publication number: 20240257457
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus controls, based on a change with time passage in a three-dimensional model of an object that is generated based on a plurality of videos obtained from a plurality of image capture apparatuses, a frequency of the generation of the three-dimensional model of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventor: Yuya OTA
  • Patent number: 11989011
    Abstract: A display system provided in production equipment having driving means and monitoring means with controllable features includes a control unit, a display unit, and a storage unit. The control unit obtains a feature output over time from at least one among the driving means and the monitoring means, and causes the storage unit to store the feature; constructs, in each prescribed time, a causal relationship model that indicates a causal factor selected from among the driving means and the monitoring means for at least one abnormality that can occur in the production equipment and that also indicates the relationship between causal factors on the basis of the obtained feature; and displays, on the display unit, a plurality of causal relationship models constructed in a plurality of times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Toshifumi Minemoto, Reiko Hattori, Yuya Ota, Shinsuke Kawanoue, Akira Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20240061410
    Abstract: The present invention reduces costs relating to generation of a model, and suppresses a decrease in the estimating accuracy of the generated model. A quality prediction system of one aspect of the present invention acquires first learning data collected in first manufacturing equipment, acquires second learning data collected in second manufacturing equipment, and in order to implement transfer learning, converts the acquired first learning data to match the second learning data, uses the converted first learning data and the second learning data to implement machine learning of a quality prediction model, uses a trained quality prediction model to specify an adjustment amount for each adjustment item of the second manufacturing equipment so that a quality index predicted for a second product satisfies a quality standard, and outputs the specified adjustment amount of each adjustment item of the second manufacturing equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yuya OTA, Reiko HATTORI, Mami MIYAMOTO, Toru FUJII
  • Publication number: 20230400831
    Abstract: A process analysis device includes: a normal data acquisition unit acquiring multiple first state data relating to normal state of mechanisms; an abnormal data acquisition unit acquiring multiple second state data relating to abnormal state of mechanisms; a normal period analysis unit identifying connection state between mechanisms as a first connection state by analyzing acquired first state data; an abnormal period analysis unit identifying connection state between mechanisms as a second connection state by analyzing acquired second state data; a normal period relationship identification unit identifying causal relationship between mechanisms as a normal period causal relationship based on connection state; an abnormal period relationship identification unit identifying causal relationship between mechanisms as an abnormal period causal relationship based on second connection state; and a special causal relationship identification unit comparing normal and abnormal period causal relationships and identifyin
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Reiko HATTORI, Yuya OTA, Saeko SHIBAGAKI, Toshifumi MINEMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230401784
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus 100 includes an acquisition unit 105 configured to acquire material data that is to be used for generation of a virtual viewpoint image that is based on a plurality of captured images obtained by a plurality of cameras 101 performing image capturing of a subject, and is material data represented by a first format, a conversion unit 107 configured to convert, based on information for identifying a format of material data processable by a different apparatus being an output destination of the material data, a format of the acquired material data from the first format into a second format, and a transmission/reception unit 108 configured to output the material data converted into the second format, to the different apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Mitsuru Maeda, HINAKO FUNAKI, KOJI OKABE, HIDEKAZU KAMEI, YUYA OTA, KAZUFUMI ONUMA, TAKU OGASAWARA
  • Publication number: 20230394701
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus identifies a sub region of an object, displayed in a virtual viewpoint image representing a view from a virtual viewpoint, based on virtual viewpoint information, and outputs division model data corresponding to the identified sub region out of foreground model data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Mitsuru Maeda, KOJI OKABE, HIDEKAZU KAMEI, HINAKO FUNAKI, YUYA OTA, TAKU OGASAWARA, KAZUFUMI ONUMA
  • Publication number: 20230386127
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a management unit configured to acquire a plurality of material data for use in generation of a virtual viewpoint image based on a plurality of images captured with a plurality of cameras by imaging an object, the plurality of material data including first material data and second material data different from the first material data, and a transmission/reception unit configured to output, to a device, material data that has been selected from among the plurality of acquired material data based on information for identifying a format of material data processable by the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Mitsuru Maeda, KOJI OKABE, HIDEKAZU KAMEI, HINAKO FUNAKI, YUYA OTA, TAKU OGASAWARA, KAZUFUMI ONUMA
  • Patent number: 11803170
    Abstract: A graph display device according to one aspect of the present invention generates a first directed graph, which contains a plurality of first nodes respectively representing device variables, edges representing the existence of a dependency relation, and a block representing a function, and a second directed graph, which contains a plurality of first nodes, edges, a block, and a plurality of second nodes arranged in the block and respectively representing function parameters. In response to an instruction from a user the display device switches between displaying the generated first directed graph and displaying the generated second directed graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yuya Ota, Reiko Hattori, Kosuke Tsuruta
  • Patent number: 11762363
    Abstract: A technology for associating and ascertaining the location of device variables which are in a control program and correspond to devices, and the dependency relations between the device variables, when division programming is carried out, is provided. A graph display device according to one aspect of the present invention generates a first directed graph, which comprises a plurality of first nodes respectively representing the device variables, and edges representing the existence of a dependency relation, and a second directed graph, which comprises a plurality of regions corresponding respectively to each subprogram, a plurality of first nodes, and edges, wherein the first nodes are arranged in a region of a subprogram that uses the device variable to be expressed from among the plurality of regions. In response to an instruction from a user the display device switches between displaying the generated first directed graph and displaying the generated second directed graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yuya Ota, Reiko Hattori, Kosuke Tsuruta
  • Patent number: 11761443
    Abstract: Provided are a compressor and a monitoring system that can specify a cause of an anomaly of a sensed value of a sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuya Ota, Tomoo Suzuki, Yoshio Anzai
  • Patent number: 11656592
    Abstract: An analysis device according to one aspect of the present invention supplies a definition for a dependency relation between an input parameter and an output parameter of a standard function, which cannot be derived in a dependency analysis of a control program, the definition being supplied by use of function structure information which is external information. In other words, an analysis device according to this configuration identifies a dependency relation between an input parameter and an output parameter of the standard function on the basis of function structure information that defines a dependency relation between the input parameter and the output parameter of the standard function. Therefore, the dependency relation between the input and the output of a standard function becomes clear, so the dependency relations between a plurality of device variables that mediate the standard function can be identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yuya Ota, Reiko Hattori, Kosuke Tsuruta, Akira Nakajima, Shinsuke Kawanoue
  • Patent number: 11640154
    Abstract: A technology for associating and ascertaining dependency relations between device variables corresponding to respective devices with dependency relations of device variables for respective parameters of a function in a control program is provided. A graph display device according to one aspect of the present invention generates a first directed graph including a plurality of first nodes that respectively express device variables and edges that express having dependency relations, and a second directed graph including the plurality of first nodes, the edges, and a block that expresses the function, and switches and displays the generated first directed graph and second directed graph on a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yuya Ota, Reiko Hattori, Kosuke Tsuruta
  • Patent number: 11630451
    Abstract: An analysis device according to an aspect of the present disclosure: acquires a plurality of pieces of premise information and measurement data which relate to states of a plurality of mechanisms which configure a production line; identifies causal relationships among the plurality of mechanisms by statistically analyzing the plurality of pieces of measurement data under constraint conditions imposed by the premise information; outputs causal relationship information indicating the identified causal relationships; accepts a revision to the causal relationships indicated by the outputted causal relationship information; revises the premise information so as to impose the constraint conditions which comport with the revised causal relationships; and saves the revised premise information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Reiko Hattori, Yuya Ota
  • Patent number: 11617516
    Abstract: A biological information analyzing device includes: an indicator extraction unit that extracts an indicator pertaining to a characteristic of a blood pressure waveform using data of the blood pressure waveform obtained by a sensor, which is worn on a user's body and can non-invasively measure the blood pressure waveform for each of heartbeats, continuously measuring the blood pressure waveform; and a processing unit that carries out a process based on the extracted indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignees: Omron Corporation, OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakajima, Hirotaka Wada, Naoki Tsuchiya, Masaaki Kasai, Eriko Kan, Toru Uenoyama, Keiichi Obayashi, Ayako Kokubo, Yuya Ota, Toshikazu Shiga, Mitsuo Kuwabara, Hironori Sato, Ken Miyagawa, Masakazu Tsutsumi
  • Publication number: 20220408069
    Abstract: The information processing apparatus obtains first viewpoint information for specifying a virtual viewpoint corresponding to a virtual viewpoint image and second viewpoint information representing a viewpoint of a first image capturing apparatus existing in an image capturing range of a second image capturing apparatus that is used for generating the virtual viewpoint image and performs control so that the image captured by the first image capturing apparatus is output in a case where a position of the first image capturing apparatus specified by the second viewpoint information is included in a field of view of the virtual viewpoint specified by the first viewpoint information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventor: Yuya Ota
  • Patent number: 11415972
    Abstract: A display system is provided in production equipment that has driving means and monitoring means, having controllable features. The display system includes a control unit, a display unit, a storage unit, and an input unit. The storage unit stores: the features output over time from one or more of the driving means and the monitoring means; and causal relationship model data in which one or more causal factors of one or more abnormalities that can occur in the production equipment are selected from among the driving means and the monitoring means and expressed as a causal relationship model in association with a relationship between the causal factors. The control unit displays, on the display unit, the causal factors of the individual abnormalities, the one or more features corresponding to the causal factors, and changes over time in the features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Toshifumi Minemoto, Reiko Hattori, Yuya Ota, Shinsuke Kawanoue, Akira Nakajima
  • Patent number: 11363961
    Abstract: A biological information analysis device including: an indicator extraction unit configured to extract an indicator indicating a cardiac state, from data regarding blood pressure waveforms that are consecutively measured by a sensor that is configured to be worn on a body part of a user and to be capable of non-invasively measuring a blood pressure waveform for each heartbeat; and a processing unit configured to output the indicator extracted by the indicator extraction unit. The indicator extraction unit is configured to extract a value of a cardiac load indicator for each heartbeat, from the data regarding blood pressure waveforms, and calculate the indicator indicating the cardiac state, based on characteristics related to distribution of values of the cardiac load indicator corresponding to a plurality of heartbeats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignees: Omron Corporation, OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakajima, Hirotaka Wada, Naoki Tsuchiya, Masaaki Kasai, Eriko Kan, Toru Uenoyama, Keiichi Obayashi, Ayako Kokubo, Yuya Ota, Toshikazu Shiga, Mitsuo Kuwabara, Hironori Sato, Ken Miyagawa, Masakazu Tsutsumi
  • Patent number: 11334621
    Abstract: The image search system according to the present invention accumulates virtual viewpoint video image data generated based on image data obtained by capturing an object from a plurality of directions by a plurality of cameras and a virtual viewpoint parameter used for generation of the virtual viewpoint video image data in association with each other. Then, the image search system extracts, in a case where a search condition is input via an input unit, virtual viewpoint video image data associated with a virtual viewpoint parameter corresponding to the search condition from the accumulated virtual viewpoint video image data. Further, the image search system presents information of the extracted virtual viewpoint video image data as results of the search. Due to this, convenience relating to a search for a virtual viewpoint video image improves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuya Ota