Patents by Inventor Mitsuru Kitazaki

Mitsuru Kitazaki 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: 20220158474
    Abstract: A sensor device includes: a primary battery; a secondary battery that is charged by energy harvesting; a sensor that is operated by electricity supplied from the primary battery or from the secondary battery; a source-of-electricity switching circuit that switches a source of electricity for the sensor between the primary battery and the secondary battery; a notification unit that makes a notification indicating information; and a controller that controls the sensor and the notification unit. The source-of-electricity switching circuit switches the source of electricity to the primary battery when a voltage of the secondary battery falls below a predetermined first reference voltage in the case where the source of electricity is the secondary battery. The controller causes the notification unit to make a notification indicating that an operation of the secondary battery is unstable, when the voltage of the secondary battery falls below the first reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: Mitsuru KITAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10907851
    Abstract: An air-conditioning remote controller for operating an air-conditioning apparatus is provided. The air-conditioning remote controller includes a display unit, an image acquisition processing unit, and a display processing unit. The display unit displays various information. The image acquisition processing unit acquires image data from an external communication terminal. The display processing unit displays, on the display unit, a settings management screen used for operating the air-conditioning apparatus, and the image data acquired by the image acquisition processing unit from the communication terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Kitazaki, Hirotaka Masui
  • Patent number: 10697664
    Abstract: Provided is a management apparatus, which is to be connected to a device, and is configured to manage the device. The management apparatus includes: a display unit configured to display a state of the device; and a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate to and from a mobile terminal. When a distance between the mobile terminal and the management apparatus has become smaller than a threshold value, the management apparatus displays on the display unit management program information on a management program for managing the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sakaguchi, Mitsuru Kitazaki, Tomoki Okuno
  • Patent number: 10697659
    Abstract: An air-conditioning control system includes a plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses each provided with an indoor unit and an outdoor unit; a master remote control device associated with one or more of the plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses and adapted to control operation of the associated air-conditioning apparatus or apparatuses; and one or more slave remote control devices connected with the master remote control device using a first communication system, associated with a remaining one or ones of the plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses, and adapted to control operation of the associated air-conditioning apparatus or apparatuses, in which the indoor units of the air-conditioning apparatuses are connected with an associated one or ones of the master remote control device and the slave remote control device or devices using a second communication system different from the first communication system, and the master remote control device controls the operation of the remaining air-conditioning
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Koizumi, Yoshihisa Kojima, Mitsuru Kitazaki, Hidetoshi Muramatsu
  • Publication number: 20190285306
    Abstract: An air-conditioning remote controller for operating an air-conditioning apparatus is provided. The air-conditioning remote controller includes a display unit, an image acquisition processing unit, and a display processing unit. The display unit displays various information. The image acquisition processing unit acquires image data from an external communication terminal. The display processing unit displays, on the display unit, a settings management screen used for operating the air-conditioning apparatus, and the image data acquired by the image acquisition processing unit from the communication terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Mitsuru KITAZAKI, Hirotaka MASUI
  • Publication number: 20190226710
    Abstract: Provided is a management apparatus, which is to be connected to a device, and is configured to manage the device. The management apparatus includes: a display unit configured to display a state of the device; and a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate to and from a mobile terminal. When a distance between the mobile terminal and the management apparatus has become smaller than a threshold value, the management apparatus displays on the display unit management program information on a management program for managing the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroaki SAKAGUCHI, Mitsuru KITAZAKI, Tomoki OKUNO
  • Publication number: 20180356115
    Abstract: An air-conditioning control system includes a plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses each provided with an indoor unit and an outdoor unit; a master remote control device associated with one or more of the plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses and adapted to control operation of the associated air-conditioning apparatus or apparatuses; and one or more slave remote control devices connected with the master remote control device using a first communication system, associated with a remaining one or ones of the plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses, and adapted to control operation of the associated air-conditioning apparatus or apparatuses, in which the indoor units of the air-conditioning apparatuses are connected with an associated one or ones of the master remote control device and the slave remote control device or devices using a second communication system different from the first communication system, and the master remote control device controls the operation of the remaining air-conditioning
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki KOIZUMI, Yoshihisa KOJIMA, Mitsuru KITAZAKI, Hidetoshi MURAMATSU
  • Patent number: 10001290
    Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus control system includes connected devices each including a memory to sequentially store control data which is acquired during operation and is associated with control of the connected device. To back up the control data in the memory of the connected device, a backup destination is selected from the other connected devices included in a plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses constituting the air-conditioning apparatus control system on the basis of an available memory space in each of the other connected devices. The control data is backed up to the selected backup destination at time when it is determined that backup has no interference with communication for a normal operation in the air-conditioning apparatus control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kuniaki Toriyama, Mitsuru Kitazaki
  • Patent number: 9885491
    Abstract: A management apparatus for an air-conditioning apparatus configured to manage a plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses configured to condition air in an air-conditioning target space includes: a management-side communication unit to receive data of arrival locations and arrival times in the space transmitted from a plurality of terminal devices; and a management-side arithmetic unit configured to perform totaling based on the data of the arrival locations and the arrival times received by the management-side communication unit, and to perform a process of determining an order in which operation is started in the plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses. Operation is performed in order, and thus a steep increase in power consumption can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Mitsuru Kitazaki
  • Patent number: 9671124
    Abstract: A remaining memory capacity of a memory is acquired in a predetermined cycle, and remaining memory capacity MR is stored in a remaining capacity database in association with an acquisition date. After that, it is determined whether or not a memory leak is present based on the remaining memory capacity and the acquisition date stored in the remaining capacity database. When it is determined that the memory leak possibly occurs, a usage limit period being a length of time to a point when a forced restart according to a usage limit threshold is performed is computed based on the remaining memory capacity and a memory decreasing rate. A restart schedule (and an all-stop period) is set within the usage limit period. On a date of the restart schedule, a management apparatus for managing an air-conditioning apparatus is restarted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sakaguchi, Mitsuru Kitazaki
  • Publication number: 20160033153
    Abstract: A management apparatus for an air-conditioning apparatus configured to manage a plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses configured to condition air in an air-conditioning target space includes: a management-side communication unit to receive data of arrival locations and arrival times in the space transmitted from a plurality of terminal devices; and a management-side arithmetic unit configured to perform totaling based on the data of the arrival locations and the arrival times received by the management-side communication unit, and to perform a process of determining an order in which operation is started in the plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses. Operation is performed in order, and thus a steep increase in power consumption can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Mitsuru KITAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20150377506
    Abstract: A remaining memory capacity of a memory is acquired in a predetermined cycle, and remaining memory capacity MR is stored in a remaining capacity database in association with an acquisition date. After that, it is determined whether or not a memory leak is present based on the remaining memory capacity and the acquisition date stored in the remaining capacity database. When it is determined that the memory leak possibly occurs, a usage limit period being a length of time to a point when a forced restart according to a usage limit threshold is performed is computed based on the remaining memory capacity and a memory decreasing rate. A restart schedule (and an all-stop period) is set within the usage limit period. On a date of the restart schedule, a management apparatus for managing an air-conditioning apparatus is restarted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki SAKAGUCHI, Mitsuru KITAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20150081108
    Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus control system includes connected devices each including a memory to sequentially store control data which is acquired during operation and is associated with control of the connected device. To back up the control data in the memory of the connected device, a backup destination is selected from the other connected devices included in a plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses constituting the air-conditioning apparatus control system on the basis of an available memory space in each of the other connected devices. The control data is backed up to the selected backup destination at time when it is determined that backup has no interference with communication for a normal operation in the air-conditioning apparatus control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kuniaki Toriyama, Mitsuru Kitazaki
  • Patent number: D792353
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shohei Yoshida, Mitsuru Kitazaki, Toshihiro Ishikawa, Kenichiro Okura, Haruhiko Matoba