Patents by Inventor Shoji Nagai
Shoji Nagai 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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Publication number: 20240093474Abstract: A toilet management system includes a toilet bowl device installed in a toilet room, a management device configured to manage a use situation of the toilet bowl device, and a communication device configured to transmit use situation information related to the use situation of the toilet bowl device to the management device. The management device includes an acquirer configured to acquire the use situation information from the communication device, and an abnormality detector configured to detect an abnormality of the toilet bowl device or a facility or equipment installed inside or around the toilet room when the use situation information acquired by the acquirer matches a predetermined condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: LIXIL CorporationInventors: Makoto SARUTA, Shoji Ogawa, Hiroki Shigetomo, Hideyuki Ida, Rina Nagai, Keita Matsudate, Misaki Nagata, Sadaaki Shichino, Toshiki Hashida
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Patent number: 8656030Abstract: A communication device for performing communication with another communication device via a communication medium includes an obtaining unit for obtaining first attribute information which is information relating to a function and a usage of the other communication device, a setting unit for performing setting of the communication based on the first attribute information obtained by the obtaining unit, and a control unit for controlling the communication based on the setting results of the communication performed by the setting unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2006Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshihito Ishibashi, Susumu Kusakabe, Fumio Kubono, Shoji Nagai, Yuko Yoshida
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Patent number: 8421272Abstract: There is provided a transmission system, including a power supplying apparatus that includes an AC signal generation unit that generates an AC signal, a first resonance unit that has an induction component and/or a capacitance component and resonates the AC signal generated by the AC signal generation unit, and a power supplying electrode that externally radiates the resonated AC signal as a potential difference in an electrostatic field, and a power receiving apparatus that includes a power receiving electrode that generates an electric signal by sensing the potential difference in the electrostatic field, a second resonance unit that has an induction component and/or a capacitance component and resonates the electric signal generated by the power receiving electrode, and a rectification unit that rectifies the resonated electric signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2009Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Fumio Kubono, Yoshihito Ishibashi, Shoji Nagai, Yuko Yoshida, Naoki Ide
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Patent number: 8385365Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus includes a soft decision data detection section which detects soft decision data from a received digitally modulated signal; an indicator calculation section which calculates an indicator indicating a degree of variation in the soft decision data detected by the soft decision data detection section; and a packet length control section which controls a packet length in accordance with the indicator calculated by the indicator calculation section.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2010Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Naoki Ide, Fumio Kubono, Yoshihito Ishibashi, Shoji Nagai, Yuko Yoshida
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Patent number: 8180305Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus including a reference electrode; a signal electrode which electrostatically couples to a communication medium; a measurement unit for measuring an impedance of a circuit system including between the reference electrode and the signal electrode; and a transmission processing unit for creating a potential difference between the signal electrode and the reference electrode based on a transmission power corresponding to the impedance of the circuit system measured by the measurement unit, and transmitting a signal to another communication apparatus electrostatically coupled to the communication medium.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2009Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Fumio Kubono, Yoshihito Ishibashi, Shoji Nagai, Yuko Yoshida, Naoki Ide
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Patent number: 8150319Abstract: A communication apparatus includes an antenna configured to generate a magnetic field corresponding to a signal of a first communication method; and a communication unit configured to perform communication via a communication medium by transmitting/receiving a signal of a second communication method by using a potential difference between the communication unit and a predetermined reference point, the communication unit including a transparent conductive film. The antenna and the communication unit are integrated with each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2008Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yuko Yoshida, Yoshihito Ishibashi, Fumio Kubono, Shoji Nagai, Naoki Ide
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Patent number: 8018426Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic device including: a solar cell configured to be inferior in absorption efficiency for light having a predetermined wavelength; and a reflective display configured to carry out displaying by reflecting light having the predetermined wavelength and allow transmission of light other than light having the predetermined wavelength. In the electronic device, the reflective display is disposed on an outside face of a device package, and the solar cell is disposed on a backside of the reflective display.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2007Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshihito Ishibashi, Kentaro Odaka, Shoji Nagai, Fumio Kubono
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Publication number: 20100215056Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus includes a soft decision data detection section which detects soft decision data from a received digitally modulated signal; an indicator calculation section which calculates an indicator indicating a degree of variation in the soft decision data detected by the soft decision data detection section; and a packet length control section which controls a packet length in accordance with the indicator calculated by the indicator calculation section.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2010Publication date: August 26, 2010Inventors: Naoki IDE, Fumio Kubono, Yoshihito Ishibashi, Shoji Nagai, Yuko Yoshida
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Patent number: 7764158Abstract: An electromagnetic induction type processing apparatus includes a coil and a functional device. The coil is configured to generate electromotive force from a magnetic field supplied from the outside. The functional device is configured to operate with the electromotive force and containing conductive substance having a conductivity with which eddy current to be generated in the conductive substance by the magnetic field supplied from the outside is suppressed such that the lowest electromotive force for operation of the functional device is assured regardless of a magnetic field generated by the eddy current and acting in the opposite direction to that of the magnetic field supplied from the outside.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2007Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Fumio Kubono, Yoshihito Ishibashi, Shoji Nagai, Yuko Yoshida
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Publication number: 20090302690Abstract: There is provided a transmission system, including a power supplying apparatus that includes an AC signal generation unit that generates an AC signal, a first resonance unit that has an induction component and/or a capacitance component and resonates the AC signal generated by the AC signal generation unit, and a power supplying electrode that externally radiates the resonated AC signal as a potential difference in an electrostatic field, and a power receiving apparatus that includes a power receiving electrode that generates an electric signal by sensing the potential difference in the electrostatic field, a second resonance unit that has an induction component and/or a capacitance component and resonates the electric signal generated by the power receiving electrode, and a rectification unit that rectifies the resonated electric signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2009Publication date: December 10, 2009Inventors: Fumio KUBONO, Yoshihito ISHIBASHI, Shoji NAGAI, Yuko YOSHIDA, Naoki IDE
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Publication number: 20090305641Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus including a reference electrode; a signal electrode which electrostatically couples to a communication medium a measurement unit for measuring an impedance of a circuit system including between the reference electrode and the signal electrode; and a transmission processing unit for creating a potential difference between the signal electrode and the reference electrode based on a transmission power corresponding to the impedance of the circuit system measured by the measurement unit, and transmitting a signal to another communication apparatus electrostatically coupled to the communication medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2009Publication date: December 10, 2009Inventors: Fumio Kubono, Yoshihito Ishibashi, Shoji Nagai, Fuko Yoshida, Naoki Ide
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Patent number: 7566862Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing device, having a power generating element for converting light into power, for performing processing responsive to an environment in which a wavelength of illuminating light changes. The device includes a plurality of power generating elements whose power generating efficiencies are deflected with respect to light having different predetermined wavelengths, respectively; a plurality of voltage detecting sections for detecting voltages of power generated by the plurality of power generating elements, respectively; a determining section for determining any of the plurality of power generating elements, whose power generating efficiency is different relative to the others on the basis of the respective detected voltages of the plurality of power generating elements, to determine a surrounding environment on the basis of a determination result; and a processing section for performing processing responsive to the determined surrounding environment.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2007Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shoji Nagai, Kentaro Odaka, Yoshihito Ishibashi, Fumio Kubono
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Patent number: 7555890Abstract: A combined cycle power plant of the present invention is configured of a compressor; a combustor for combusting compressed air compressed by the compressor together with supplied fuel; a gas turbine driven by a combustion gas exhausted from the combustor; a heat recovery steam generator for recovering high temperature exhaust heat exhausted from the gas turbine; a steam turbine driven by steam obtained from the heat recovery steam generator; and an exhaust gas duct having an HRSG inlet duct that is provided between the gas turbine and the heat recovery steam generator and introduces an exhaust passage into the heat recovery steam generator, and a bypass stack that leads the exhaust gas outside, wherein the exhaust duct is configured of a damper, a damper drive for changing any of angle and opening of the damper, and a guide mechanism for preventing a vibration of the damper.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2005Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated, Babcock-Hitachi K.K.Inventors: Tadashi Kurihara, Toshinori Shigenaka, Kazuhiro Takenaga, Shoji Nagai, Shinichi Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20090088114Abstract: A communication apparatus includes an antenna configured to generate a magnetic field corresponding to a signal of a first communication method; and a communication unit configured to perform communication via a communication medium by transmitting/receiving a signal of a second communication method by using a potential difference between the communication unit and a predetermined reference point, the communication unit including a transparent conductive film. The antenna and the communication unit are integrated with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Inventors: Yuko YOSHIDA, Yoshihito Ishibashi, Fumio Kubono, Shoji Nagai, Naoki Ide
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Publication number: 20080123599Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication system, a communication device and a method, and a program, wherein appropriate communication settings according to the communication environment can be easily made. A status confirmation unit 1014 performs processing for confirmation of the status regarding communication of a transmission device 1001, i.e., regarding confirmation of the communication environment, such as the relative position relation of the transmission device 1001 and communication medium 1003, and so forth, for example. A handling processing unit 1015 performs processing regarding control of the transmission unit 1011 in response to the status confirmed by the status confirmation unit 1014. A status confirmation unit 1034 performs processing for confirmation of the status regarding communication of a reception device 1002, i.e.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2006Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventors: Yoshihito Ishibashi, Susumu Kusakabe, Fumio Kubono, Shoji Nagai, Yuko Yoshida
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Publication number: 20080122780Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic device including: a solar cell configured to be inferior in absorption efficiency for light having a predetermined wavelength; and a reflective display configured to carry out displaying by reflecting light having the predetermined wavelength and allow transmission of light other than light having the predetermined wavelength. In the electronic device, the reflective display is disposed on an outside face of a device package, and the solar cell is disposed on a backside of the reflective display.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2007Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventors: Yoshihito ISHIBASHI, Kentaro Odaka, Shoji Nagai, Fumio Kubono
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Publication number: 20080048099Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing device, having a power generating element for converting light into power, for performing processing responsive to an environment in which a wavelength of illuminating light changes. The device includes a plurality of power generating elements whose power generating efficiencies are deflected with respect to light having different predetermined wavelengths, respectively; a plurality of voltage detecting sections for detecting voltages of power generated by the plurality of power generating elements, respectively; a determining section for determining any of the plurality of power generating elements, whose power generating efficiency is different relative to the others on the basis of the respective detected voltages of the plurality of power generating elements, to determine a surrounding environment on the basis of a determination result; and a processing section for performing processing responsive to the determined surrounding environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2007Publication date: February 28, 2008Inventors: Shoji NAGAI, Kentaro Odaka, Yoshihito Ishibashi, Fumio Kubono
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Publication number: 20080030292Abstract: An electromagnetic induction type processing apparatus includes a coil and a functional device. The coil is configured to generate electromotive force from a magnetic field supplied from the outside. The functional device is configured to operate with the electromotive force and containing conductive substance having a conductivity with which eddy current to be generated in the conductive substance by the magnetic field supplied from the outside is suppressed such that the lowest electromotive force for operation of the functional device is assured regardless of a magnetic field generated by the eddy current and acting in the opposite direction to that of the magnetic field supplied from the outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2007Publication date: February 7, 2008Inventors: Fumio Kubono, Yoshihito Ishibashi, Shoji Nagai, Yuko Yoshida
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Publication number: 20070058563Abstract: A communication device for performing communication with another communication device via a communication medium includes an obtaining unit for obtaining first attribute information which is information relating to a function and a usage of the other communication device, a setting unit for performing setting of the communication based on the first attribute information obtained by the obtaining unit, and a control unit for controlling the communication based on the setting results of the communication performed by the setting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2006Publication date: March 15, 2007Inventors: Yoshihito Ishibashi, Susumu Kusakabe, Fumio Kubono, Shoji Nagai, Yuko Yoshida
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Publication number: 20050268594Abstract: A combined cycle power plant of the present invention is configured of a compressor; a combustor for combusting compressed air compressed by the compressor together with supplied fuel; a gas turbine driven by a combustion gas exhausted from the combustor; a heat recovery steam generator for recovering high temperature exhaust heat exhausted from the gas turbine; a steam turbine driven by steam obtained from the heat recovery steam generator; and an exhaust gas duct having an HRSG inlet duct that is provided between the gas turbine and the heat recovery steam generator and introduces an exhaust passage into the heat recovery steam generator, and a bypass stack that leads the exhaust gas outside, wherein the exhaust duct is configured of a damper, a damper drive for changing any of angle and opening of the damper, and a guide mechanism for preventing a vibration of the damper.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2005Publication date: December 8, 2005Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated, Babcock-Hitachi K.K.Inventors: Tadashi Kurihara, Toshinori Shigenaka, Kazuhiro Takenaga, Shoji Nagai, Shinichi Taniguchi