Patents by Inventor Yuichi Aoki

Yuichi Aoki 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: 10846966
    Abstract: A system includes a biometric sensor that detects biometric data of a person in a first region and a presuming unit that presumes that the person is a person to be tracked based on the biometric data. The system also includes a first camera acquiring first image data of the person in the first region and a second camera acquiring second image data of the person in a second region. The system further includes a monitoring unit that tracks the target person in the second region by checking the second image data with the first image data corresponding to the target person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Saso, Takamichi Matsusako, Naomi Tomiyama, Akira Asai, Mikiko Matsuo, Yuichi Aoki, Motoji Ohmori, Eiichiro Okuda
  • Publication number: 20200344697
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method for operating a terminal in a wireless communication system may comprise the steps of: receiving a first signal by using a first number of antennas during a first downlink interval; receiving a second signal by using a second number of antennas during a second downlink interval; and transmitting a third signal by using the second number of antennas during an uplink interval, with output power compensated on the basis of the first signal and the second signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventor: Yuichi AOKI
  • Patent number: 10799666
    Abstract: A stress alleviation system, includes: a biological sensor measuring first biological data of a customer boarding transportation; an action application apparatus provided to a transportation seat and applying an action to the customer for alleviating a stressed state of the customer sitting on the seat; a stress data saver previously saving specific stress data where a customer identifier identifying the customer and a second stress indicator calculated using second biological data measured in past boarding of the customer are associated; a stressed state assessor assessing whether the customer is in the stressed state by calculating a first stress indicator of the customer on board using the first biological data of the customer, and by comparing the first stress indicator with the second stress indicator; and an action controller transmitting a control signal causing the action to the action application apparatus when the customer is assessed as in the stressed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naomi Tomiyama, Yasuko Iketsuki, Atsushi Saso, Takamichi Matsusako, Yuichi Aoki, Motoji Ohmori, Akira Asai
  • Patent number: 10734103
    Abstract: There is provided a stress management system that manages psychological stress of a user. The system includes: a first sensor that detects biological data of a user; a second sensor that detects life log data indicating an activity history of the user; a generator that generates stress data using the biological data, the stress data indicating a time series variation in a stress level of the user; an estimator that, when the stress level included in the stress data exceeds a threshold value, estimates whether or not stress experienced by the user is interpersonal stress that is caused by contact with other people, using the life log data; and a notifier that notifies the user of a result of the estimation by the estimator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuumi Kaneko, Atsushi Saso, Naomi Tomiyama, Takamichi Matsusako, Mikiko Matsuo, Yuichi Aoki, Motoji Ohmori
  • Publication number: 20200228211
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as long-term evolution (LTE). The present disclosure provides a device and a method for calibrating a phased array antenna. A method for calibrating a phased array antenna according to various embodiments of the disclosure comprises the processes of: controlling a first radio frequency (RF) chain so as to transmit a first signal at a first phase, thereby determining the phase difference between the first phase and a reference phase; controlling the first RF chain so as to transmit a second signal at a second phase, thereby determining the phase condition of the phase difference; and calibrating the first RF chain on the basis of the phase difference and the phase condition. The reference phase may be the phase of a reference signal transmitted from a reference RF chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Manh-Tuan DAO, Yonghoon KIM, Yuichi AOKI
  • Patent number: 10709224
    Abstract: A device control system including a wearable device and a server. The wearable device includes a device that ejects a fragrance material, a biological sensor, and a computer. The computer transmits biological data to the server, receives a first control signal, and causes the device to eject a fragrance material upon receipt of the first control signal. The server includes a computer. The computer receives the biological data, estimates user's emotion from the received biological data, and in a case where it is determined that the user has positive emotion by using a result of the estimation, (i) transmits the first control signal to the wearable device and (ii) transmits, to an aroma device, a second control signal for causing the aroma device to eject a fragrance material at a predetermined timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Okumura, Hiroto Yanagawa, Yumiko Ohno, Yuichi Aoki, Mikiya Nakata, Akira Asai
  • Publication number: 20200210928
    Abstract: A system includes a biological sensor measuring biological data of a plurality of customers, a storage storing a plurality of attendant-associated data records, and a processor. Each attendant-associated data record includes the biological data of a customer, a seat identifier, and an attendant identifier associated with each other. The processor calculates at least one stress indicator of at least one customer. Each stress indicator is calculated based on the biological data in one of at least one attendant-associated data record extracted from the plurality of attendant-associated data records and associated with a first attendant identifier. The processor further calculates an evaluation value indicated by the first attendant identifier based on the at least one stress indicator of the at least one customer. The evaluation value is updated based on a registered evaluation value identified by the first attendant identifier stored in the storage, and the calculated stress indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naomi TOMIYAMA, Yasuko IKETSUKI, Atsushi SASO, Takamichi MATSUSAKO, Yuichi AOKI, Motoji OHMORI, Akira ASAI
  • Patent number: 10628773
    Abstract: A flight attendant evaluation system includes: a first biological sensor that measures first biological data of a customer on board transportation; a storage that stores attendant-associated data in which the first biological data, a seat identifier, and an attendant identifier are associated with each other, the seat identifier indicating a seat of the customer on board, the attendant identifier indicating a flight attendant in charge of the seat; an evaluation value calculator that classifies the attendant-associated data by the attendant identifier, calculates a stress indicator of the customer based on the first biological data associated with a first attendant identifier, and calculates an evaluation value of the flight attendant indicated by the first attendant identifier based on the stress indicator; and a display apparatus that presents the evaluation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naomi Tomiyama, Yasuko Iketsuki, Atsushi Saso, Takamichi Matsusako, Yuichi Aoki, Motoji Ohmori, Akira Asai
  • Publication number: 20200058179
    Abstract: A system includes a biometric sensor that detects biometric data of a person in a first region and a presuming unit that presumes that the person is a person to be tracked based on the biometric data. The system also includes a first camera acquiring first image data of the person in the first region and a second camera acquiring second image data of the person in a second region. The system further includes a monitoring unit that tracks the target person in the second region by checking the second image data with the first image data corresponding to the target person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi SASO, Takamichi MATSUSAKO, Naomi TOMIYAMA, Akira ASAI, Mikiko MATSUO, Yuichi AOKI, Motoji OHMORI, Eiichiro OKUDA
  • Publication number: 20200036454
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for a communication scheme for converging a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate than a post-4G system with the IoT technology. A method includes configuring a loopback path between a transmitter and a receiver; transmitting a preconfigured signal from the transmitter to the receiver through the loopback path; identifying an image signal, wherein the image signal includes a distorted signal of the preconfigured signal; determining a gain error value and a phase error value based on the preconfigured signal and the image signal; and performing I/Q calibration based on the gain error value and the phase error value. A subcarrier in which the preconfigured signal is transmitted and a subcarrier in which the image signal is generated do not overlap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: Yuichi AOKI
  • Publication number: 20190386869
    Abstract: Method of operating electronic device including transmitter and receiver in wireless communication system and the electronic device are provided. The method includes acquiring signal passing through intermediate path between transmitter and receiver; estimating phase change in intermediate path, based on the signal and a reception signal predicted by a modeled system; and determining in-phase/quadrature (I/Q) mismatch parameters indicating a mismatch of I components and Q components of the transmitter and the receiver from the phase change. The electronic device includes a transmitter; a receiver; and at least one processor, configured to acquire a signal passing through an intermediate path between the transmitter and the receiver, estimate a phase change in the intermediate path, based on the signal and a reception signal predicted by a modeled system, and determine I/Q mismatch parameters indicating a mismatch of I components and Q components of the transmitter and the receiver from the phase change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Tuan Manh DAO, Kihong MIN, Yonghoon KIM, Yuichi AOKI
  • Patent number: 10490002
    Abstract: A system includes a biometric sensor that detects biometric data of a person in a first region and a presuming unit calculating, from the biometric data, a stress index and presuming that the person is a person to be tracked based on the calculated stress index. The system also includes a first camera acquiring first image data of the person in the first region and a second camera acquiring second image data of the person in a second region. The system further includes a monitoring unit that tracks the target person in the second region by checking the second image data with the first image data corresponding to the target person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Saso, Takamichi Matsusako, Naomi Tomiyama, Akira Asai, Mikiko Matsuo, Yuichi Aoki, Motoji Ohmori, Eiichiro Okuda
  • Publication number: 20190325676
    Abstract: A system includes a biometric sensor that detects biometric data of a person in a first region and a presuming unit calculating, from the biometric data, a stress index and presuming that the person is a person to be tracked based on the calculated stress index. The system also includes a first camera acquiring first image data of the person in the first region and a second camera acquiring second image data of the person in a second region. The system further includes a monitoring unit that tracks the target person in the second region by checking the second image data with the first image data corresponding to the target person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi SASO, Takamichi MATSUSAKO, Naomi TOMIYAMA, Akira ASAI, Mikiko MATSUO, Yuichi AOKI, Motoji OHMORI, Eiichiro OKUDA
  • Patent number: 10388093
    Abstract: A system includes a biometric sensor that detects biometric data of a person in a first region and a presuming unit calculating, from the biometric data, a stress index and presuming that the person is a person to be tracked based on the calculated stress index. The system also includes a first camera acquiring first image data of the person in the first region and a second camera acquiring second image data of the person in a second region. The system further includes a monitoring unit that checks the second image data with the first image data corresponding to the target person to track the target person in the second region and determine whether the suspicious person enters the second region. The system also includes a warning unit that emits a warning when the monitoring unit determines that the target person enters the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Saso, Takamichi Matsusako, Naomi Tomiyama, Akira Asai, Mikiko Matsuo, Yuichi Aoki, Motoji Ohmori, Eiichiro Okuda
  • Publication number: 20190206162
    Abstract: A system includes a biometric sensor that detects biometric data of a person in a first region and a presuming unit calculating, from the biometric data, a stress index and presuming that the person is a person to be tracked based on the calculated stress index. The system also includes a first camera acquiring first image data of the person in the first region and a second camera acquiring second image data of the person in a second region. The system further includes a monitoring unit that checks the second image data with the first image data corresponding to the target person to track the target person in the second region and determine whether the suspicious person enters the second region. The system also includes a warning unit that emits a warning when the monitoring unit determines that the target person enters the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi SASO, Takamichi MATSUSAKO, Naomi TOMIYAMA, Akira ASAI, Mikiko MATSUO, Yuichi AOKI, Motoji OHMORI, Eiichiro OKUDA
  • Patent number: 10269198
    Abstract: A suspicious person report system includes: a biometric sensor detecting biometric data of a person in a first region; a presuming unit calculating, from the biometric data, a stress index and presuming that the person is a suspicious person when the calculated stress index is higher than a reference value; a first camera acquiring first image data of the person in the first region; a second camera acquiring second image data of the person in a second region, the second region being a route after the first region before a third region; a monitoring unit checking the second image data with the first image data corresponding to the suspicious person to thereby track the suspicious person in the second region and determine whether the suspicious person enters the third region; and a warning unit emitting a warning when the monitoring unit determines that the suspicious person enters the third region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Saso, Takamichi Matsusako, Naomi Tomiyama, Akira Asai, Mikiko Matsuo, Yuichi Aoki, Motoji Ohmori, Eiichiro Okuda
  • Patent number: 10121164
    Abstract: If a customer has picked up a product from a display shelf, a display device displays first sales promotion information. In an information providing system, if the customer has not been attracted to the product and has returned the product to the display shelf, the display device displays second sales promotion information, which is different from the first sales promotion information. By displaying the different pieces of sales promotion information using the display device provided near the product, it is possible to promote the product to the customer in two different ways, thereby stimulating the customer's desire to buy the product and reducing loss in opportunities to sell the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideshi Aoki, Yoshito Nakanishi, Yuichi Aoki
  • Publication number: 20180165435
    Abstract: A contract cancellation system includes a first communication terminal, a second communication terminal, and a server. The first communication terminal operated by a first user acquires biological data of the first user and transmits, to the server, contract history information associating contract information, time information, and the biological data. The second communication terminal operated by a second user transmits, to the server, a cancellation request notification for requesting cancellation of the contract procedure when the second user has operated to cancel the contract procedure. The server receives the contract history information, records the contract history information, and executes processing of the contract procedure. The server cancels the contract procedure when receiving the cancellation request notification within a first period and the biological data associated with the contract information deviates from an allowable range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: NAOMI TOMIYAMA, YUUMI KANEKO, YUICHI AOKI, MOTOJI OHMORI
  • Publication number: 20180158155
    Abstract: A proposal candidate presentation device that includes: a biological reaction information generator that generates biological reaction information; a dialogue content information generator that generates dialogue content information including dialogue content between the customer and a proposer; a determiner that determines whether a customer reaction to a question from the proposer is positive or negative, based on the biological reaction information and dialogue content information; a proposal candidate generator that generates a customer proposal candidate information, based on a customer response to the question, when it is determined that the customer reaction based on the biological reaction information is positive and the customer reaction based on the dialogue content information is positive; and a re-question generator that generates first re-question information having the same perspective as the question, when the customer reaction based on the biological reaction information and the customer react
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: YASUKO IKETSUKI, ATSUSHI SASO, YUICHI AOKI, AKIRA ASAI, MOTOJI OHMORI
  • Publication number: 20180144282
    Abstract: A flight attendant evaluation system includes: a first biological sensor that measures first biological data of a customer on board transportation; a storage that stores attendant-associated data in which the first biological data, a seat identifier, and an attendant identifier are associated with each other, the seat identifier indicating a seat of the customer on board, the attendant identifier indicating a flight attendant in charge of the seat; an evaluation value calculator that classifies the attendant-associated data by the attendant identifier, calculates a stress indicator of the customer based on the first biological data associated with a first attendant identifier, and calculates an evaluation value of the flight attendant indicated by the first attendant identifier based on the stress indicator; and a display apparatus that presents the evaluation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: NAOMI TOMIYAMA, YASUKO IKETSUKI, ATSUSHI SASO, TAKAMICHI MATSUSAKO, YUICHI AOKI, MOTOJI OHMORI, AKIRA ASAI