Patents Assigned to Tokai Riken Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20250259499
    Abstract: In a locker apparatus, an operation unit includes authentication means, and a control device locks a locking device in order to bring a door into a closed state except when luggage is deposited in a box and when the luggage is taken out from the box. The operation unit includes a reopening door button for giving an instruction to reopen the door. When the reopening door button is operated within 15 minutes after the luggage is deposited in the box, the door is closed, and the locking device is locked once, the control device unlocks the locking device, on a condition that authentication by the authentication means is established, in order to permit the door to be reopened, and locks the locking device again when the door is closed thereafter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Applicant: TOKAI RIKEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro SATO, Yoshiaki MUTO, Masami UMEMURA, Risa YONENUMA, Yasufumi ICHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20250255425
    Abstract: In a locker apparatus, a control device locks a locking device in order to bring a door into a closed state except when luggage is deposited in a box and when the luggage is taken out from the box. An operation unit includes a take-out button that is operated in order to take out the luggage from the box in which the luggage has been deposited. When the take-out button is operated, the control device unlocks the locking device in order to open the door of the box in which the luggage has been deposited, and when the door is closed thereafter and it is determined that there is the luggage in the box based on a detection result of a luggage sensor, the control device maintains unlocking of the locking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2024
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Applicant: TOKAI RIKEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro SATO, Yoshiaki MUTO, Masami UMEMURA, Risa YONENUMA, Yasufumi ICHIHARA
  • Patent number: 10521990
    Abstract: In a digital key system, each of a digital key and a digital lock include two terminals and an electric circuit to superimpose and separate a high-frequency signal and a DC current. A microcomputer is operated by DC current supplied from a battery of the digital key through the electric circuit when the digital key is connected to the digital lock, thereby causing an NFC unit to perform communication by the high-frequency signal with the digital key through the electric circuit, read unlocking authority information from a non-contact memory, and authenticate the read unlocking authority information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: TOKAI RIKEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Sato, Nobuhiko Segi, Masami Umemura
  • Publication number: 20190304223
    Abstract: In a digital key system, each of a digital key and a digital lock include two terminals and an electric circuit to superimpose and separate a high-frequency signal and a DC current. A microcomputer is operated by DC current supplied from a battery of the digital key through the electric circuit when the digital key is connected to the digital lock, thereby causing an NFC unit to perform communication by the high-frequency signal with the digital key through the electric circuit, read unlocking authority information from a non-contact memory, and authenticate the read unlocking authority information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: TOKAI RIKEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro SATO, Nobuhiko SEGI, Masami UMEMURA
  • Patent number: 9053592
    Abstract: A key management box includes a card reader configured to read ID for personal authentication, a data writing unit to write information on at least the ID read by the card reader in an electronic key, a data erasing unit configured to communication with the electronic key and disable the electronic key when the electronic key is determined to be a key on-lending, and a control substrate configured to determine that a lending mode is established when the card reader reads the ID and cause an electronic lock to permit opening/closing of a door and then activate the data writing unit, or configured to cause the electronic lock to permit opening/closing of the door when the data erasing unit determines that the electronic key is a key on-lending through communication with the electronic key while the card reader does not read ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: TOKAI RIKEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Sato, Masami Umemura, Nobuhiko Segi
  • Publication number: 20130127594
    Abstract: A key management box includes a card reader configured to read ID for personal authentication, a data writing unit to write information on at least the ID read by the card reader in an electronic key, a data erasing unit configured to communication with the electronic key and disable the electronic key when the electronic key is determined to be a key on-lending, and a control substrate configured to determine that a lending mode is established when the card reader reads the ID and cause an electronic lock to permit opening/closing of a door and then activate the data writing unit, or configured to cause the electronic lock to permit opening/closing of the door when the data erasing unit determines that the electronic key is a key on-lending through communication with the electronic key while the card reader does not read ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: TOKAI RIKEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tokai Riken Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 8248206
    Abstract: In a key management box for centrally managing keys used to unlock the locks of a plurality of storage cabinets and comprising a key lock means for making impossible to take out the key, and electronic ID storage section performing personal authentication, and a controller for unlocking the key lock means for a key permitted for a personally authenticated user, the key is an electronic key with an IC tag, the IC tag stores the ID data of a user and data for specifying a storage cabinet permitted for the user to unlock out of a plurality of storage cabinets, and the key management box has a means for reading out the ID data of the IC tag, and a means for unlocking a lock means for a key having the ID data of the user when the electronic key ID storage section identifies a specific user. Consequently, the storage cabinets of the plurality of storage cabinets can be opened/close using one same key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Tokai Riken Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Sato, Masami Umemura, Tsutomu Toki, Shigeo Fujiyoshi, Yoshiaki Muto, Nobuhiko Segi
  • Publication number: 20100283361
    Abstract: A storage cabinet with key is provided with an electronic key having an electronic key ID memory means that stores electronic key ID, a storage box that stores an item to be kept, an opening and closing permission means that permits opening and closing of storage boxes, and an opening and closing control means that, when it reads out the electronic key ID and authenticates the right, makes the opening and closing permission means permit opening and closing of the storage boxes. The electronic key checks individual identification information input by one or more buttons arranged at the electronic key with specific individual identification information registered at an individual identification information memory means arranged at the electronic key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: TOKAI RIKEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Sato, Nobuhiko Segi
  • Publication number: 20100127862
    Abstract: To provide an electronic key capable of easily checking whether or not data has been read from a contact IC chip and enhance reliability of security, an electronic key includes a contact IC chip connected in series to first and second terminals so that data is read from the IC chip by a current allowed to flow between the first and second terminals, wherein the electronic key comprises an LED arranged in parallel to the contact IC chip and allowed to turn on through use of the current allowed to flow between the first and second terminals when the first and second terminals contact with IC chip data reading means, and turn-on of the LED indicates that data has been read from the contact IC chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: TOKAI RIKEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Sato, Nobuhiko Segi
  • Publication number: 20100109837
    Abstract: In a key management box (30) for centrally managing keys used to unlock the locks of a plurality of storage cabinets and comprising a key lock means (41) for making impossible to take out the key, and electronic ID storage section (47) performing personal authentication, and a controller (44) for unlocking the key lock means (41) for a key permitted for a personally authenticated user, the key is an electronic key (1) with an IC tag, the IC tag stores the ID data of a user and data for specifying a storage cabinet permitted for the user to unlock out of a plurality of storage cabinets, and the key management box (30) has a means (42) for reading out the ID data of the IC tag (S13: Yes), and a means (S14) for unlocking a lock means (41) for a key having the ID data of the user when the electronic key ID storage section (47) identifies a specific user. Consequently, the storage cabinets of the plurality of storage cabinets can be opened/close using one same key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: TOKAI RIKEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Sato, Masami Umemura, Tsutomu Toki, Shigeo Fujiyoshi, Yoshiaki Muto, Nobuhiko Segi
  • Patent number: 5649696
    Abstract: A bill receiver has a casing 11 having a guide groove 16 on and along which a bill is put on. A cover handle 31 is operated into a totally closed state to transfer the bill through a speed increasing gear unit 40 and a carrying roller unit 50, thereby piling up the bills on a base 21 fixed on the casing 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: Tokai Riken Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Yamada