Patents by Inventor Akiyoshi Oozawa

Akiyoshi Oozawa 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: 8318096
    Abstract: A wireless blood glucose meter is a battery-powered apparatus to communicating wirelessly with a portable terminal, and includes a blood glucose level detector that measures a blood glucose level, a transmitter that transmits the blood glucose level measured by the blood glucose level detector to the portable terminal, a receiver that receives a response signal sent from the portable terminal in response to the transmission of the blood glucose level by the transmitter to the portable terminal, and a voltage monitor that monitors the output voltage of the battery. A transmission control circuit changes the transmission method used by the transmitter on the basis of the output voltage of the battery as detected by the voltage monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Okuda, Tooru Aoki, Norio Imai, Akiyoshi Oozawa
  • Patent number: 8271015
    Abstract: A wireless blood glucose meter (2) has a blood glucose level detector (21), a transmitter (22), a receiver (23), a storage component (24), and a transmission power determiner (25). Whether or not an acknowledge signal has been received and the transmission power when the transmitter (22) has transmitted a blood glucose level are stored as history information in the storage component (24), and the transmission power determiner (25) determines the transmission power when the transmitter (22) transmits on the basis of the history information stored in the storage component (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tooru Aoki, Eiji Okuda, Akiyoshi Oozawa, Hiroshi Ando, Kazuo Manabe, Norio Imai
  • Patent number: 8262876
    Abstract: A blood glucose measurement device (50) comprises a test piece insertion unit (10) for inserting, holding, and electrically connecting a test piece on which an electrode pattern has been formed, a measurement circuit (16) for electrochemically measuring a biological sample that has been placed in the form of a spot on the test piece, a communication circuit (15) for transmitting the result of measurement with the measurement circuit (16) by wireless communication using an antenna electrode (2C) equipped with the test piece, and a switch (14) that is connected to the test piece insertion unit (10) for switching between the measurement circuit (16) and the communication circuit (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Manabe, Norio Imai, Akiyoshi Oozawa
  • Patent number: 8170493
    Abstract: A transmission device includes a transmitter for transmitting various signals to a reception device, a receiver for receiving a response signal emitted from the reception device in response to the transmission of the various signals from the transmitter to the reception device, a transmission/reception controller for performing control of the receiver and the transmitter, and a reception specifier for specifying the reception timing of the intermittent reception of the reception device when a response signal from the reception device has been received. The transmission/reception controller decides the timing at which the transmission of the various signals will begin, and how long the transmission will last, on the basis of the reception timing specified by the reception specifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Norio Imai, Akiyoshi Oozawa
  • Patent number: 8145267
    Abstract: A biological sample measurement apparatus includes a measurement component for detecting a blood glucose level, a transmitter for sending the detected blood glucose level to a portable terminal, a receiver for receiving an acknowledge signal and a portable terminal ID sent from the portable terminal, a storage component for associating the communication frequency at the point of successful communication with the received portable terminal ID and storing it as communication success history along with successful information from the past, and a communication frequency selector for selecting a communication frequency on the basis of this communication success history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Okuda, Akiyoshi Oozawa, Kazuo Manabe
  • Publication number: 20100190441
    Abstract: There is provided a biological sample measurement apparatus with which a search for a communication frequency at which communication with a portable terminal is possible is carried out efficiently. This apparatus comprises a measurement component 12 for detecting a blood glucose level (biological data), a transmitter for sending the detected blood glucose level to a portable terminal 23, a receiver 15 for receiving an acknowledge signal (communication success signal) and a portable terminal ID (portable terminal individual identification number) sent from the portable terminal 23, a storage component 18 for associating the communication frequency at the point of successful communication with the received portable terminal ID and storing it as communication success history along with successful information from the past, and a communication frequency selector 19 for selecting a communication frequency on the basis of this communication success history.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Eiji Okuda, Akiyoshi Oozawa, Kazuo Manabe
  • Publication number: 20100159835
    Abstract: A wireless blood glucose meter (2) has a blood glucose level detector (21), a transmitter (22), a receiver (23), a storage component (24), and a transmission power determiner (25). Whether or not an acknowledge signal has been received and the transmission power when the transmitter (22) has transmitted a blood glucose level are stored as history information in the storage component (24), and the transmission power determiner (25) determines the transmission power when the transmitter (22) transmits on the basis of the history information stored in the storage component (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Tooru Aoki, Eiji Okuda, Akiyoshi Oozawa, Hiroshi Ando, Kazuo Manabe, Norio Imai
  • Publication number: 20100120374
    Abstract: A transmission device (11) comprises a transmitter (13) for transmitting various signals to a reception device (12), a receiver (15) for receiving a response signal emitted from the reception device (12) in response to the transmission of the various signals from this transmitter (13) to the reception device (12), a transmission/reception controller (14) for performing control of the receiver (15) and the transmitter (13), and a reception specifier (16) for specifying the reception timing of the intermittent reception of the reception device (12) when a response signal from the reception device (12) has been received. The transmission/reception controller (14) decides the timing at which the transmission of the various signals will begin, and how long the transmission will last, on the basis of the reception timing specified by the reception specifier (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Norio Imai, Akiyoshi Oozawa
  • Publication number: 20100108508
    Abstract: A blood glucose measurement device (50) comprises a test piece insertion unit (10) for inserting, holding, and electrically connecting a test piece on which an electrode pattern has been formed, a measurement circuit (16) for electrochemically measuring a biological sample that has been placed in the form of a spot on the test piece, a communication circuit (15) for transmitting the result of measurement with the measurement circuit (16) by wireless communication using an antenna electrode (2C) equipped with the test piece, and a switch (14) that is connected to the test piece insertion unit (10) for switching between the measurement circuit (16) and the communication circuit (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Kazuo Manabe, Norio Imai, Akiyoshi Oozawa
  • Publication number: 20100035334
    Abstract: A wireless blood glucose meter (2) is a battery (26)-powered apparatus to communicating wirelessly with a portable terminal (3), and includes a blood glucose level detector (21) that measures a blood glucose level, a transmitter (22) that transmits the blood glucose level measured by the blood glucose level detector (21) to the portable terminal (3), a receiver (23) that receives a response signal sent from the portable terminal (3) in response to the transmission of the blood glucose level by the transmitter (22) to the portable terminal (3), and a voltage monitor (24) that monitors the output voltage of the battery (26). A transmission control circuit (231) changes the transmission method used by the transmitter (22) on the basis of the output voltage of the battery (26) as detected by the voltage monitor (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Eiji Okuda, Tooru Aoki, Norio Imai, Akiyoshi Oozawa