Patents by Inventor Norimasa Ozaki
Norimasa Ozaki 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).
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Patent number: 11976743Abstract: A wireless valve manifold is capable of wireless communication, and includes a plurality of solenoid valves. This wireless valve manifold is able to move by means of a movable unit. In addition, the wireless valve manifold includes a battery which can supply power to the plurality of solenoid valves, and a power-receiving control unit which is connected to the battery and which charges the battery with power by means of wireless power transmission from a feeder station of the wireless valve manifold.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko Aki, Norimasa Ozaki
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Publication number: 20240072842Abstract: In an industrial wireless communication system. a base wireless device has a synchronous connection transmission unit for broadcasting a synchronous connection signal to achieve synchronous connection to a remote wireless device in only a single synchronous connection period which is an integral multiple of a hopping period. The synchronous connection transmission unit sequentially switches communication frequencies for synchronization so as to transmit the synchronous connection signal with a plurality of communication frequencies for synchronization within one hopping period. A synchronous connection reception unit sequentially switches communication frequencies for synchronization with a switching period which is longer than the hopping period and shorter than twice the hopping period, so as to perform a reception wait process for the synchronous connection signal with a plurality of communication frequencies for synchronization.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko AKI, Norimasa OZAKI
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Patent number: 11916808Abstract: A base wireless device includes plural transmission buffers storing plural signals having transmission destinations that are different from each other, a transmission processing unit transmitting the signals to plural remote wireless devices respectively, by transmitting the signals stored in the plural transmission buffers in a predetermined order, regardless of whether or not each transmission has been made successfully, and a storage control unit, wherein when a transmission of a signal stored in one of the transmission buffers has been made successfully, the storage control unit overwrites the one transmission buffer from which the transmission has been made successfully, with another signal to be transmitted to a transmission destination that is different from a transmission destination of a signal stored in a transmission buffer other than the one transmission buffer from which the transmission has been made successfully, among the plural transmission buffers.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Norimasa Ozaki, Toshiaki Kuwahara
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Patent number: 11856341Abstract: To enable routing control to be easily performed in a video system. Signal output equipment generates and outputs a digital signal for transmission in which the digital signal includes a video signal and a predetermined number of identification information groups related to the video signal. A routing unit outputs an inputted digital signal for transmission to a predetermined signal output unit on the basis of at least any identification information included in the predetermined number of identification information groups.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Kamiya, Shigeru Inoue, Norimasa Ozaki
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Publication number: 20230362315Abstract: A live video production system according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of cameras whose imaging operation is controlled according to a remote control signal, and a cloud server that receives individual video signals obtained by imaging by the plurality of cameras and transmits a main line video signal based on the individual video signals. The cloud server obtains the main line video signal by output control of a video based on a plurality of received individual video signals according to a first operation signal that is an operation signal related to editing of a video received from an outside, and transmits the remote control signal for at least one of the plurality of cameras according to a second operation signal that is an operation signal related to control of a camera received from the outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi SAITO, Norimasa OZAKI, Yoshinobu KURE
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Patent number: 11764819Abstract: A wireless antenna module includes a power supply case configured to accommodate a power supply, and at least one module body connected to the power supply. A casing wherein at least a wireless antenna and a controller are provided in the casing. The controller includes an operation unit configured to exchange information at least with another device. A mounting mechanism mounts the module body to a device.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventor: Norimasa Ozaki
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Patent number: 11736143Abstract: A pattern generating device includes a random number generating unit configured to generate a plurality of random numbers using a unique number assigned to a base wireless device as a seed, an associating unit configured to associate each of the different random numbers with a frequency of each channel, and a pattern generating unit configured to generate a change pattern by determining order of the plurality of random numbers based on numerical values represented by the respective random numbers, and by arranging the frequencies corresponding to the random numbers in same order as the order of the random numbers.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Norimasa Ozaki, Toshiaki Kuwahara
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Patent number: 11601604Abstract: To improve user operability. Provided is a Next change operating section that receives a changing operation on each item in a Next control data set being in a control state of a Next-use M/E of a switcher (vision mixer). When a changing operation is received in the Next change operating section, that is, when there is a changing operation, a control section changes contents of the Next control data set, and in accordance with the changed contents of the Next control data set, sends a control signal concerning the Next-use M/E to the switcher. A user can simply and easily change the contents of the Next control data set by operating the Next change operating section, and operability can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2017Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Sensaburo Nakamura, Hidehito Yakushiji, Norimasa Ozaki, Takafumi Ito, Naomi Egashira
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Publication number: 20220393718Abstract: A pattern generating device includes a random number generating unit configured to generate a plurality of random numbers using a unique number assigned to a base wireless device as a seed, an associating unit configured to associate each of the different random numbers with a frequency of each channel, and a pattern generating unit configured to generate a change pattern by determining order of the plurality of random numbers based on numerical values represented by the respective random numbers, and by arranging the frequencies corresponding to the random numbers in same order as the order of the random numbers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Norimasa OZAKI, Toshiaki KUWAHARA
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Patent number: 11516877Abstract: A wireless communication system allows the movement of a carriage or an automated conveyance vehicle to which a plurality of slave wireless device and a plurality of appliances are provided. A master control unit of a master wireless device uses a master communication unit to transmit a cut-off request signal to a slave wireless device deviating from a communication-target region. If a slave communication unit receives the cut-off request signal, a slave control unit of the slave wireless device cuts off a wireless connection.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko Aki, Norimasa Ozaki
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Publication number: 20220377757Abstract: A remote wireless device transmits and receives signals to and from a base wireless device in a transmission/reception period, and includes a transmission/reception processing unit configured to perform a transmission process of a signal in each of a plurality of continuous transmission/reception periods until transmission to the base wireless device is made successfully, a counting unit configured to count number of times of performed transmission processes, a transmission selection unit configured to select whether to perform the transmission process or stand by in a next transmission/reception period in accordance with a predetermined rule in a case that a count value by the counting unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, and a transmission prohibition unit configured to prohibit the transmission process by the transmission/reception processing unit in a case that standby is selected by the transmission selection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Norimasa OZAKI, Toshiaki KUWAHARA
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Publication number: 20220377743Abstract: A base wireless device includes a selection unit configured to select either signal transmission or standby, and a transmission processing unit configured to perform a transmission process of transmitting a signal to at least one remote wireless device in a case that the selection unit selects the signal transmission, and to stand by without performing the transmission process in a case that the selection unit selects the standby. The selection unit selects either the signal transmission or the standby in a current transmission/reception period in accordance with a predetermined rule in a case that the signal transmission was selected in a previous transmission/reception period, and selects the signal transmission in the current transmission/reception period in a case that the standby was selected in the previous transmission/reception period.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Norimasa OZAKI, Toshiaki KUWAHARA
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Publication number: 20220377023Abstract: A base wireless device includes plural transmission buffers storing plural signals having transmission destinations that are different from each other, a transmission processing unit transmitting the signals to plural remote wireless devices respectively, by transmitting the signals stored in the plural transmission buffers in a predetermined order, regardless of whether or not each transmission has been made successfully, and a storage control unit, wherein when a transmission of a signal stored in one of the transmission buffers has been made successfully, the storage control unit overwrites the one transmission buffer from which the transmission has been made successfully, with another signal to be transmitted to a transmission destination that is different from a transmission destination of a signal stored in a transmission buffer other than the one transmission buffer from which the transmission has been made successfully, among the plural transmission buffers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Norimasa OZAKI, Toshiaki KUWAHARA
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Publication number: 20220321854Abstract: To enable routing control to be easily performed in a video system. Signal output equipment generates and outputs a digital signal for transmission in which the digital signal includes a video signal and a predetermined number of identification information groups related to the video signal. A routing unit outputs an inputted digital signal for transmission to a predetermined signal output unit on the basis of at least any identification information included in the predetermined number of identification information groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: KOJI KAMIYA, SHIGERU INOUE, NORIMASA OZAKI
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Patent number: 11405065Abstract: A wireless antenna module includes a housing, at least a wireless antenna a main controller and an externally connection connector provided to the housing. The main controller has at least a processor which performs handling of information with other devices connected via the external connection connector.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko Aki, Norimasa Ozaki
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Patent number: 11319973Abstract: An abnormality detecting system and an abnormality detecting method acquires a stroke of a piston as input from outside, calculates a travel time of the piston based on the results of sensing obtained by a first sensor and a second sensor, calculates a total travel distance of the piston using the number of operations and the stroke of the piston, and detects an abnormality of the actuator based on the travel time and the number of operations or the total travel distance of the piston.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko Aki, Norimasa Ozaki
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Publication number: 20220060204Abstract: A wireless antenna module includes a power supply case configured to accommodate a power supply, and at least one module body connected to the power supply. A casing wherein at least a wireless antenna and a controller are provided in the casing. The controller includes an operation unit configured to exchange information at least with another device. A mounting mechanism mounts the module body to a device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: SMC CORPORATIONInventor: Norimasa OZAKI
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Patent number: D938357Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko Aki, Yuko Kochi, Norimasa Ozaki
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Patent number: D948453Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko Aki, Yuko Kochi, Norimasa Ozaki
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Patent number: D986175Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko Aki, Yuko Kochi, Naoki Murakami, Norimasa Ozaki