Patents by Inventor Atusi Nakayama

Atusi Nakayama 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: 8265780
    Abstract: An apparatus control system. apparatus and computer-readable recording medium for enabling different operators to perform apparatus and network settings independently and to easily confirm a setting status. An apparatus setter at least one of a setting on a connection between a water heater and a remote controller, and a test run of the water heater using the remote controller. A network setter performs setting on a connection between the remote controller and a server. A setting status monitoring section monitors an apparatus setting status representing whether or not the setting by the apparatus setter is ended and a network setting status representing whether or not the setting by the network setter is ended. A setting status display controlling section displays the apparatus setting status and the network setting status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Sadahira, Atusi Nakayama, Yoshiaki Watanabe, Takaaki Okude, Yasuo Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20080221713
    Abstract: An apparatus control system for enabling different operators to perform apparatus setting and network setting independently and efficiently and to easily confirm a setting status, an apparatus, and a computer-readable recording medium where an apparatus control program is recorded are disclosed. An apparatus setter (110) performs setting, the setting being at least one of setting on connection between a water heater (102) and a remote controller (103), and test run of the water heater (102) using the remote controller (103). A network setter (111) performs setting on connection between the remote controller (103) and a server (104). A setting status monitoring section (115) monitors an apparatus setting status representing whether or not the setting by the apparatus setter (110) is ended and a network setting status representing whether or not the setting by the network setter (111) is ended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Masafumi Sadahira, Atusi Nakayama, Yoshiaki Watanabe, Takaaki Okude, Yasuo Yoshimura