Patents by Inventor Sae WATANABE

Sae WATANABE 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: 11874194
    Abstract: A vibration processing apparatus (10) includes: an acquisition unit (110) that reads, from a vibration information storage unit (112), information needed for detecting an abnormality in a belt conveyor (20), the information being, for example, first detection data indicating a result of detecting a vibration at a first point of the belt conveyor (20), and second detection data indicating a result of detecting a vibration at a second point on a downstream side of the first point of the belt conveyor (20); and a determination unit (120) that determines that an abnormality occurs in the belt conveyor with a necessary condition or a necessary and sufficient condition that a result of comparing the first detection data and the second detection data satisfies a first reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Yasuyuki Fukuta, Sae Watanabe, Noboru Tashiro, Michio Shibata
  • Publication number: 20230084675
    Abstract: A vibration processing apparatus (10) includes: an acquisition unit (110) that reads, from a vibration information storage unit (112), information needed for detecting an abnormality in a belt conveyor (20), the information being, for example, first detection data indicating a result of detecting a vibration at a first point of the belt conveyor (20), and second detection data indicating a result of detecting a vibration at a second point on a downstream side of the first point of the belt conveyor (20); and a determination unit (120) that determines that an abnormality occurs in the belt conveyor with a necessary condition or a necessary and sufficient condition that a result of comparing the first detection data and the second detection data satisfies a first reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Yasuyuki Fukuta, Sae Watanabe, Noboru Tashiro, Michio Shibata
  • Publication number: 20230030522
    Abstract: A vibration processing apparatus (10) includes a vibration information acquisition unit (110), a reference region setting unit (120), and a determination unit (130). The vibration information acquisition unit (110) acquires detection data indicating a detection result of a vibration sensor (222). The vibration information acquisition unit (110) generates vibration information by processing the detection data. The vibration information indicates magnitude of amplitude by frequency. The reference region setting unit (120) generates data indicating a reference region set in the vibration information. The reference region indicates, by frequency, a range of amplitude in which a belt conveyor (20) is determined to be normal. When amplitude is outside the reference region at any frequency in the vibration information generated at a certain timing, the determination unit (130) determines that an abnormality occurs in a monitoring target at the timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuharu ONISHI, Yasuyuki FUKUTA, Sae WATANABE, Noboru TASHIRO, Michio SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20220415161
    Abstract: A data output apparatus (10) includes a sensor (100), a relay apparatus (200), and a wireless communication apparatus (300). The sensor (100) generates data. The wireless communication apparatus (300) transmits the data. The relay apparatus (200) is located between the sensor (100) and the wireless communication apparatus (300). The sensor (100) and the relay apparatus (200) are connected by using a first cable (410), and the relay apparatus (200) and the wireless communication apparatus (300) are connected by using a second cable (420). Then, the relay apparatus (200) processes the data output from the sensor (100), and then outputs the processed data to the wireless communication apparatus (300).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuharu ONISHI, Yasuyuki FUKUTA, Sae WATANABE, Noboru TASHIRO, Michio SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20220341775
    Abstract: To determine, with high accuracy, whether an anomaly has occurred in equipment to be monitored, an anomaly detection apparatus includes an acquisition unit and a determination unit. The determination unit acquires detection result information indicating a detection result of a vibration sensor attached to equipment including a movable unit. The determination unit determines, by using the detection result information, presence or absence of an anomaly of the equipment. The detection result information includes a magnitude of a vibration of each of a plurality of axes oriented in directions different from each other. The determination unit computes, with respect to each of the plurality of axes, a difference between a magnitude of a vibration at a target timing, and a magnitude of a vibration at a predetermined period of time before the target timing or a criterion value previously set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki FUKUTA, Yasuharu Onishi, Koji Sano, Michio Shibata, Sae Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20220286941
    Abstract: A plurality of data output apparatuses (10) are installed at places different from each other, and each output data in wireless communication. A data storage apparatus (20) stores the data output from the data output apparatus (10). The data output apparatus (10) includes at least one sensor and a wireless communication apparatus. The wireless communication apparatus stores, for each of the plurality of other wireless communication apparatuses that can be a transmission destination of the data, connection information for connecting to the other wireless communication apparatus and priority information indicating a priority of the other wireless communication apparatus. Then, the wireless communication apparatus repeats processing of reading the connection information, and performing communication by using the read connection information in descending order of the priority until the communication succeeds when a transmission route of the data is set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuharu ONISHI, Yasuyuki FUKUTA, Sae WATANABE, Noboru TASHIRO, Michio SHIBATA