Patents by Inventor Kazuki Funase

Kazuki Funase 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: 9939164
    Abstract: A thermal image sensor including: a plurality of infrared detector elements that detect infrared light in a detection area; and rotors that scan the detection area in a scanning direction to detect, with the plurality of infrared detector elements, infrared light in an area to be captured as a single thermal image. The plurality of infrared detector elements include infrared detector elements arranged in mutually different positions in a rotational direction corresponding to the scanning direction of the plurality of infrared detector elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Koichi Kusukame, Shinichi Shikii, Nawatt Silawan, Tatsuo Itoh, Kazuki Funase, Aki Yoneda
  • Publication number: 20180084072
    Abstract: A method includes controlling a communication terminal, which is connected to a wearable terminal via a network, to notify notification information that includes push notification to a user, without transmitting the notification information to the wearable terminal when both the communication terminal and the wearable terminal are in use, and transmitting the notification information to the wearable terminal when the communication terminal is not in use and the wearable terminal is in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AME RICA
    Inventors: Hideshi AOKI, Tetsuji FUCHIKAMI, Kazuki FUNASE, Akinori OZEKI
  • Patent number: 9921801
    Abstract: Positional information indicative of positions of a plurality of terminals is acquired from the terminals through communication; one or more representative terminals are determined from among the terminals in accordance with a state of distribution of the positions; when the positional information satisfies a predetermined condition, a first command to cause the representative terminals to output a sound at a first sound volume being transmitted to the representative terminals, and a second command to cause general terminals to output a sound at a second sound volume different from the first sound volume being transmitted to the general terminals different from the representative terminals; and when the positional information does not satisfy the predetermined condition, a third command to cause the representative terminals and general terminals to output a sound at a third sound volume being transmitted to the representative terminals and general terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yuki, Kazuki Funase
  • Publication number: 20180040320
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling a device used in a speech-recognition system, in which the device captures speech. The method includes determining a presence or an absence of an object in proximity to the device. The method also includes controlling capturing speech or not capturing speech in accordance with the determination. In the method, the capturing of speech is performed using a microphone of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Kazuki FUNASE, Atsushi SAKAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180039466
    Abstract: A head-mounted display apparatus worn on the head of a user and a method for controlling the head-mounted display apparatus are disclosed. The head-mounted display apparatus includes an attitude detector that detects the attitude of the head-mounted display apparatus, a manipulation detector that detects a predetermined manipulation performed on the head-mounted display apparatus, a display, and a processor. The head-mounted display apparatus switches a display of first display information to second display information according to a change in the attitude detected by the attitude detector. However, if the manipulation detector detects the predetermined manipulation, the head-mounted display apparatus maintains the display of the first display information without switching to the second display information even if there is a change in the attitude detected by the attitude sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Tetsuji FUCHIKAMI, Kazuki FUNASE, Akinori OZEKI, Hideshi AOKI
  • Patent number: 9863660
    Abstract: A sensing method includes acquiring a thermal image of an object space, identifying an object within the object space included in the thermal image, based on the acquired thermal image, presenting to a user the thermal image to which information, indicating identification results of the identifying, has been added, and accepting a response as to the presented thermal image to which the information has been added. And at least one of the acquiring, the identifying, the presenting, and the accepting is performed by a processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Koichi Kusukame, Shinichi Shikii, Hideto Nakahigashi, Nawatt Silawan, Aki Yoneda, Kazuki Funase, Tsutomu Shimizu, Hayuri Sasaki, Ikuo Akamine, Kazuyo Hatta
  • Patent number: 9860330
    Abstract: In a method causing a processor in a communication terminal to execute operations that include; detecting whether the communication terminal, which is connected via a network to a wearable terminal that is attached to part of a body of a user, is being manipulated; if the communication terminal is detected as not being manipulated, transmitting notification information that includes push notification to a wearable terminal; if the communication terminal is detected as being manipulated, transmitting the notification information to the communication terminal, without transmitting the notification information to the wearable terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Hideshi Aoki, Tetsuji Fuchikami, Kazuki Funase, Akinori Ozeki
  • Patent number: 9824688
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling a speech-recognition text-generation system that captures speech, and converts the captured speech into character strings through speech recognition. The method includes determining whether or not the character strings include a predetermined phrase, and specifying, in a case where the predetermined phrase is determined to be included, a character string associated with the predetermined phrase among the character strings as a first character string which is a deletion candidate. The method also includes displaying the first character string in a first display form on a display terminal and displaying a second character string, which is a character string other than the first character string, in a second display form on the display terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Kazuki Funase, Atsushi Sakaguchi
  • Patent number: 9807983
    Abstract: An electronic device including: a living thing state estimator that determines whether or not at least an animal other than a human is present in a space based on information on the space in which the electronic device is disposed, and estimates a state of the animal that is determined to be present; and a control detail determiner that determines a control detail for the electronic device, according to a result of the determination or the estimated state of the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yuki, Kazuki Funase, Mitsuhiro Aso, Mina Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20170220123
    Abstract: In a wearable terminal, a controller determines whether a direction of a display surface detected by a detector is within a first angle range. In a case where a latest direction of the display surface is out of the first angle range, the controller puts the display in a sleep state, but otherwise the controller puts the display in an active state. Furthermore, the controller specifies a second angle range from the second reference direction. The controller switches the display from the sleep state to the active state in a case the controller determines that the plurality of directions of the display surface detected in the first period and that the direction of the display surface newly detected by the detector is out of the second angle range. In the second display control, the display is switched from the sleep state to the active state even when the newly detected direction of the display surface is out of the first angle range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: TETSUJI FUCHIKAMI, KAZUKI FUNASE, AKINORI OZEKI, HIDESHI AOKI
  • Publication number: 20170166299
    Abstract: A method for controlling the movement of an autonomous mobile robot includes acquiring information regarding a person present around the autonomous mobile robot, calculating a visible range in which the autonomous mobile robot is visible to the eyes of the person on the basis of the acquired information regarding the person, and determining a movement range in which the autonomous mobile robot is movable on the basis of the calculated visible range, and causing the autonomous mobile robot to move within the determined movement range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: RYOTA FUJIMURA, KAZUKI FUNASE, TETSUJI FUCHIKAMI
  • Publication number: 20170147093
    Abstract: A wearable terminal includes: a body having a display that performs display, a sensor that detects a first angle of rotation by which the display has been rotated with respect to a first axis as an axis of rotation, and a controller that controls the display according to the first angle of rotation; and a band that is connected to the body and extends around the forearm in an arcuate shape, wherein the first axis is perpendicular to a second axis and is parallel to a direction in which the forearm extends, when the first angle of rotation is within a first angle range, the controller causes a first display image displayed, and when the first angle of rotation changes from the first angle range to a second angle range, the controller causes a part of the first display image and a part of a second display image simultaneously displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: KAZUKI FUNASE, TETSUJI FUCHIKAMI, AKINORI OZEKI, HIDESHI AOKI
  • Publication number: 20170069179
    Abstract: In a method causing a processor in a communication terminal to execute operations that include; detecting whether the communication terminal, which is connected via a network to a wearable terminal that is attached to part of a body of a user, is being manipulated; if the communication terminal is detected as not being manipulated, transmitting notification information that includes push notification to a wearable terminal; if the communication terminal is detected as being manipulated, transmitting the notification information to the communication terminal, without transmitting the notification information to the wearable terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: HIDESHI AOKI, TETSUJI FUCHIKAMI, KAZUKI FUNASE, AKINORI OZEKI
  • Publication number: 20170063738
    Abstract: A control method causes a computer of an information terminal having a first display to: receive electronic mail from an electronic mail server by using a mail application for executing transmission and reception of the electronic mail, the mail application being stored in a memory of the information terminal; transfer the received electronic mail to a wearable terminal having a second display; receive viewing information from the wearable terminal, the viewing information indicating that the electronic mail was displayed on the second display at a time; determine whether the electronic mail is being displayed on the second display, based on the viewing information; and automatically display, on the first display, a reply-mail creation screen for creating a reply mail to the electronic mail that was displayed on the second display, upon determining that the electronic mail is being displayed on the second display, and the computer launches the mail application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: AKINORI OZEKI, TETSUJI FUCHIKAMI, KAZUKI FUNASE, HIDESHI AOKI
  • Publication number: 20170020432
    Abstract: A method for predicting an arousal level used by a computer of an arousal level prediction apparatus that predicts an arousal level of a user includes obtaining current biological information regarding the user detected by a first sensor, calculating a current arousal level of the user on the basis of the current biological information, obtaining current environment information indicating a current environment around the user detected by a second sensor, predicting a future arousal level, which is an arousal level a certain period of time later, on the basis of the current arousal level and the current environment information, and (i) issuing a notification to the user or (ii) controlling another device, on the basis of the future arousal level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: KOICHI KUSUKAME, SHINICHI SHIKII, KAZUKI FUNASE
  • Publication number: 20170024184
    Abstract: Positional information indicative of positions of a plurality of terminals is acquired from the terminals through communication; one or more representative terminals are determined from among the terminals in accordance with a state of distribution of the positions; when the positional information satisfies a predetermined condition, a first command to cause the representative terminals to output a sound at a first sound volume being transmitted to the representative terminals, and a second command to cause general terminals to output a sound at a second sound volume different from the first sound volume being transmitted to the general terminals different from the representative terminals; and when the positional information does not satisfy the predetermined condition, a third command to cause the representative terminals and general terminals to output a sound at a third sound volume being transmitted to the representative terminals and general terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: YASUHIRO YUKI, KAZUKI FUNASE
  • Publication number: 20170006669
    Abstract: A cooking assistance method includes: receiving, from a first food, first food information indicating the first food; receiving appliance identification information for identifying the cooking apparatus for cooking the first food; obtaining first setting details regarding cooking to be performed by the cooking apparatus, based on the received first food information and the received appliance identification information, the first setting details being associated with the first food and the cooking apparatus; and transmitting first setting information indicating the obtained first setting details to the cooking apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: RINAKO KAMEI, YASUHIRO YUKI, HIROYUKI KUBOTANI, KAZUKI FUNASE
  • Publication number: 20160341603
    Abstract: A radiation receiving sensor includes an infrared receiver including a plurality of infrared receiving devices that receive infrared radiation, a lens that allows infrared radiation to enter the infrared receiver, a rotator that rotates the infrared receiver and the lens about a part of the lens, and a cover member that faces the infrared receiver through the lens and that has translucency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: KOICHI KUSUKAME, NAWATT SILAWAN, SHINICHI SHIKII, AKI YONEDA, KAZUKI FUNASE, TAKAHIRO FUKUNISHI, TOSHIMITSU KODA, NORIMASA ISHIKAWA, HIROSHI YAMANAKA, TAKANORI SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160313956
    Abstract: A head-mounted display apparatus worn on the head of a user includes an attitude detector that detects the attitude of the head-mounted display apparatus, a manipulation detector that detects a predetermined manipulation performed on the head-mounted display apparatus, a display, and a processor that switches first display information to be displayed on the display to second display information according to a change in the attitude detected by the attitude detector. If the manipulation detector detects the predetermined manipulation, even if there is a change in the attitude detected by the attitude detector, the processor maintains the first display information being displayed on the display without switching the second display information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: TETSUJI FUCHIKAMI, KAZUKI FUNASE, AKINORI OZEKI, HIDESHI AOKI
  • Publication number: 20160259422
    Abstract: A wearable terminal to be worn on an arm of a person includes a detection unit that detects a movement of the wearable terminal, a determination unit that determines whether the movement detected by the detection unit is a one of certain movements caused by certain actions of the person, a signal generation unit that, if the determination unit determines that the movement detected by the detection unit is one of the certain movements, generates a control signal for causing a navigation apparatus to change, in accordance with the detected certain movement, a map displayed on the navigation apparatus that is installed in a vehicle and that is capable of communicating with the wearable terminal, and a communication unit that transmits the control signal generated by the generation unit to the navigation apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: KAZUKI FUNASE