Patents by Inventor Makoto Katsukura

Makoto Katsukura 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: 20230046536
    Abstract: An air conditioning system having a plurality of air conditioners installed in a predetermined place and an operation terminal to communicate with the air conditioners, wherein each of the air conditioners includes a first radio communication unit to send a beacon signal, the operation terminal includes a local terminal communication unit to receive two or more beacon signals send by two or more air conditioners of the air conditioners; a location presumption unit to presume a current location by using two or more radio wave intensities measured from each of the two or more beacon signals and a last location, the current location being a location in which the operation terminal is currently located, the last location being a location presumed last as a location of the operation terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventor: Makoto KATSUKURA
  • Publication number: 20220333809
    Abstract: A temperature setting device includes: a contour map display processing unit to display a contour map representing a temperature distribution in a room where an air conditioner is installed on a screen in accordance with display data of the contour map; a coordinates acquiring unit to acquire, when contact with the contour map displayed on the screen is detected, position coordinates indicating a position of the contact on the contour map as position coordinates indicating a point at which a set temperature is to be changed; and a control signal outputting unit to output, to a control device of the air conditioner, a first control signal giving an instruction to lower the set temperature at the point or a second control signal giving an instruction to raise the set temperature at the point, the point being indicated by the position coordinates acquired by the coordinates acquiring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohiko HIGUCHI, Hitoshi YOSHIZAWA, Kyoko YAJIMA, Shohei YOSHIDA, Hiroshi MORIYASU, Makoto KATSUKURA
  • Publication number: 20220221181
    Abstract: When first screen customizing information is changed in order to change a first display screen, a local controller sends first setting information indicating a changed part of the first screen customizing information to a server; when second screen customizing information is changed in order to change a second display screen, a remote controller sends second setting information indicating a changed part of the second screen customizing information to the sever; the server sends first renewal information identical to the second setting information to the local controller and sends second renewal information identical to the first setting information to the remote controller; the local controller changes the first display screen in accordance with the first renewal information; and the remote controller changes the second display screen in accordance with the second renewal information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventor: Makoto KATSUKURA
  • Publication number: 20220128255
    Abstract: A communication device generates electricity by receiving light and uses the generated electricity to wirelessly transmit communication data; an air conditioner includes an air-conditioner main body that performs air conditioning; and an operation state of the air-conditioner main body is caused to be a setback in a case where communication data from the communication device is not transmitted for a predetermined transition time when the operation state of the air-conditioner main body is caused to be in a stop, the setback being a state in which air conditioning of the air-conditioner main body is performed, and the temperature of a space where the air conditioner is placed does not exceed a predetermined limit temperature, the stop being a state in which air conditioning by the air-conditioner main body is not performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventor: Makoto KATSUKURA
  • Patent number: 11249449
    Abstract: An operation terminal includes a display unit with a display screen to display an airflow input screen image indicating a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of indoor units installed in a room and a layout of the room, an input unit to receive input of a trace indicating an airflow on the display screen displaying the airflow input screen image, and a terminal-side communication unit to transmit a command for setting an air direction and air volume corresponding to the inputted trace on at least one of the plurality of indoor units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Katsukura, Takuya Mukai, Taichi Ishizaka
  • Patent number: 11184733
    Abstract: A mobile terminal capable of obtaining information provided from a server includes: a communication unit capable of communicating with, via a first communication path, an associated terminal in one of a plurality of areas, the associated terminal being placed in the one of the plurality of areas, being a terminal associated with the mobile terminal, and being one of a plurality of area terminals placed in corresponding ones of the plurality of areas; and a display unit capable of displaying service information provided from the server, the service information including first information and second information different from the first information. The display unit displays the first information when the communication unit is able to communicate with the associated terminal, or displays the second information when the communication unit is unable to communicate with the associated terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Nakano, Makoto Katsukura, Taichi Ishizaka
  • Patent number: 11168909
    Abstract: In a management system including a first management apparatus, a second management apparatus and an information processing terminal, the first management apparatus managing operation of a first facility apparatus, the second management apparatus managing operation of a second facility apparatus, the information processing terminal obtains first setting data for managing the operation of the first facility apparatus from the first management apparatus, converts the first setting data into second setting data, the second management apparatus being able to use the second setting data, and sends the second setting data by radio to the second management apparatus, and the second management apparatus receives the second setting data by radio, and manages the operation of the second facility apparatus by using the second setting data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Makoto Katsukura
  • Publication number: 20210247088
    Abstract: An air conditioning system includes an air conditioner, a remote controller, and a system controller. The air conditioner performs air conditioning for a room. The remote controller displays an operation state of the air conditioner and controls operation of the air conditioner. The remote controller is placed in the room. The system controller controls the remote controller. The system controller causes the remote controller to change a display form for the operation state according to a first language used when a user makes a reservation for staying in the room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventor: Makoto KATSUKURA
  • Publication number: 20210058734
    Abstract: A mobile terminal capable of obtaining information provided from a server includes: a communication unit capable of communicating with, via a first communication path, an associated terminal in one of a plurality of areas, the associated terminal being placed in the one of the plurality of areas, being a terminal associated with the mobile terminal, and being one of a plurality of area terminals placed in corresponding ones of the plurality of areas; and a display unit capable of displaying service information provided from the server, the service information including first information and second information different from the first information. The display unit displays the first information when the communication unit is able to communicate with the associated terminal, or displays the second information when the communication unit is unable to communicate with the associated terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Satoshi NAKANO, Makoto KATSUKURA, Taichi ISHIZAKA
  • Patent number: 10867581
    Abstract: A facility equipment management apparatus includes an image display unit, a display control unit that makes the image display unit display an image, an operation input unit that receives a user operation, a color palette database that stores a color palette that includes a plurality of pieces of display color data, a color palette construction unit that changes the plurality of pieces of display color data of the color palette based on color information designated on the operation input unit, and a component image database that stores component image data which indicates a display component; wherein the display control unit constructs color component image data, which is the component image data including display color data based on the component image data and the color palette, and makes the image display unit display the image by using the color component image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Katsukura, Tomoaki Gyota
  • Publication number: 20200363779
    Abstract: An operation terminal includes a display unit with a display screen to display an airflow input screen image indicating a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of indoor units installed in a room and a layout of the room, an input unit to receive input of a trace indicating an airflow on the display screen displaying the airflow input screen image, and a terminal-side communication unit to transmit a command for setting an air direction and air volume corresponding to the inputted trace on at least one of the plurality of indoor units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Makoto KATSUKURA, Takuya MUKAI, Taichi ISHIZAKA
  • Patent number: 10795331
    Abstract: A schedule data acquisition requestor requests and acquires schedule data from a sub controller. When a modification to the acquired schedule data is made, a schedule data update requestor sends the modified schedule data to the sub controller and requests an update. A schedule data update processor sends a permission notification to a main controller in response to the update request and writes the modified schedule data onto its own flash memory. Conversely, when a rejection notification is sent from the sub controller, the schedule data update requestor displays a warning message and new schedule data on a screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Katsukura, Taichi Ishizaka
  • Publication number: 20200304575
    Abstract: An air conditioning data communication device includes a data acquisition unit, a transmission schedule adjusting unit, and a data transmission unit. The data acquisition unit acquires data about an air conditioner. The transmission schedule adjusting unit creates a schedule for transmission of data acquired by the data acquisition unit to a server, and adjusts the schedule by changing a transmission time to allow the data to be transmittable to the server when the data is not all transmittable to the server within a billing cycle included in fee plan information. The data transmission unit transmits data to the server in accordance with the schedule created by the transmission schedule adjusting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Takahiro ITO, Makoto KATSUKURA, Takeru KUROIWA, Masanori IMAGAWA, Taichi ISHIZAKA
  • Publication number: 20200109871
    Abstract: In a management system including a first management apparatus, a second management apparatus and an information processing terminal, the first management apparatus managing operation of a first facility apparatus, the second management apparatus managing operation of a second facility apparatus, the information processing terminal obtains first setting data for managing the operation of the first facility apparatus from the first management apparatus, converts the first setting data into second setting data, the second management apparatus being able to use the second setting data, and sends the second setting data by radio to the second management apparatus, and the second management apparatus receives the second setting data by radio, and manages the operation of the second facility apparatus by using the second setting data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Makoto KATSUKURA
  • Publication number: 20200020300
    Abstract: A facility equipment management apparatus includes an image display unit, a display control unit that makes the image display unit display an image, an operation input unit that receives a user operation, a color palette database that stores a color palette that includes a plurality of pieces of display color data, a color palette construction unit that changes the plurality of pieces of display color data of the color palette based on color information designated on the operation input unit, and a component image database that stores component image data which indicates a display component; wherein the display control unit constructs color component image data, which is the component image data including display color data based on the component image data and the color palette, and makes the image display unit display the image by using the color component image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Makoto KATSUKURA, Tomoaki GYOTA
  • Patent number: 9746504
    Abstract: A fault detection device comprises: a measurement data acquirer that acquires measurement data for current flowing on power supply lines that are connected to multiple electrical devices; a clusterer that classifies the measurement data for a past fixed period into multiple clusters based on at least one of frequency and phase with respect to an AC cycle; a pattern analyzer that analyzes each of the clusters for an appearance pattern of measurement data that satisfy a preset standard; and a fault determiner that determines the occurrence of a fault when measurement data is acquired that differs from the analyzed appearance pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Katsukura, Masanori Nakata
  • Publication number: 20170227940
    Abstract: A schedule data acquisition requestor requests and acquires schedule data from a sub controller. When a modification to the acquired schedule data is made, a schedule data update requestor sends the modified schedule data to the sub controller and requests an update. A schedule data update processor sends a permission notification to a main controller in response to the update request and writes the modified schedule data onto its own flash memory. Conversely, when a rejection notification is sent from the sub controller, the schedule data update requestor displays a warning message and new schedule data on a screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Makoto KATSUKURA, Taichi ISHIZAKA
  • Patent number: D952686
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Yoshizawa, Hirohiko Higuchi, Kyoko Yajima, Shohei Yoshida, Hiroshi Moriyasu, Makoto Katsukura
  • Patent number: D966335
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Yoshizawa, Hirohiko Higuchi, Kyoko Yajima, Shohei Yoshida, Hiroshi Moriyasu, Makoto Katsukura
  • Patent number: D967183
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Yoshizawa, Hirohiko Higuchi, Kyoko Yajima, Shohei Yoshida, Hiroshi Moriyasu, Makoto Katsukura