Patents by Inventor Atsuhiro Noda

Atsuhiro Noda 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).

  • Publication number: 20230375472
    Abstract: In a process for producing a resin powder, a physical property of a water absorbent resin powder is predicted from a near-infrared absorption spectrum. A predicting apparatus (100) includes: a measurement data obtaining section (11) which obtains near-infrared measurement data: and a predicting section (13) which inputs, into a prediction model, at least any one selected from the group consisting of the near-infrared measurement data and one or more pieces of processed data which have been generated on the basis of the near-infrared measurement data and outputs prediction information concerning a physical property of a resin powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Atsuhiro NODA, Kazushi HORIE, Kaori NAKATANI
  • Publication number: 20210327244
    Abstract: An assistance control method for an assistance system that assists monitoring a monitoring object person includes: an acquisition step of acquiring, from among a plurality of terminal devices, a notification destination terminal device which is a terminal device of a notification destination to be notified of an abnormality of the monitoring object person and is determined in accordance with an abnormal state of the monitoring object person determined by a central processing device; an abnormality notification step of notifying, of the abnormality of the monitoring object person, the notification destination terminal device acquired in the acquisition step; and an information transmission step of transmitting monitoring object person information to the notification destination terminal device from the central processing device in accordance with a transmission request for the monitoring object person information from the notification destination terminal device that has been notified of abnormality of the mon
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Masashi NISHIKADO, Atsuhiro NODA, Hiroshi OKADA, Ken Kitamara
  • Publication number: 20200013271
    Abstract: A display device in a monitored-person monitoring system according to the present invention is a device for a monitored-person monitoring system in which each of a plurality of monitored persons is sensed and the plurality of monitored persons is monitored, the device receiving and displaying monitoring information on the monitored person. While a monitoring information display screen expressing the monitoring information on a certain monitored person among the plurality of monitored persons is displayed, even if the monitoring information on another monitored person who is different from the certain monitored person is received, the display of the monitoring information display screen expressing the monitoring information on the certain monitored person is continued as long as a predetermined input manipulation has been accepted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Noda, Masanori Yamashita, Aki Tsuji
  • Patent number: 10431066
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus and method therefor according to the present invention are an apparatus and method for receiving and displaying monitoring information in an object monitoring system for sensing and monitoring an object, have a plurality of operation modes including a condition check mode of checking a condition of the object until receiving an intention to actually perform an action on the object after receiving the monitoring information, and prohibit executing the condition check mode on the object when a condition of the object is being checked by other apparatus in the condition check mode. The present invention relates to an object monitoring system using the terminal apparatuses, and a central processing apparatus and central processing method therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Masanori Yamashita, Aki Tsuji, Atsuhiro Noda
  • Patent number: 10360781
    Abstract: A display device in a monitored-person monitoring system according to the present invention is a device for a monitored-person monitoring system in which each of a plurality of monitored persons is sensed and the plurality of monitored persons is monitored, the device receiving and displaying monitoring information on the monitored person. While a monitoring information display screen expressing the monitoring information on a certain monitored person among the plurality of monitored persons is displayed, even if the monitoring information on another monitored person who is different from the certain monitored person is received, the display of the monitoring information display screen expressing the monitoring information on the certain monitored person is continued as long as a predetermined input manipulation has been accepted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Noda, Masanori Yamashita, Aki Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20190206217
    Abstract: In a display device, a display method, and a subject observation system according to the present invention, when a sensor unit inspects a predetermined movement of a subject to be observed, a display device receives a new inspection result about the inspection from the sensor unit via a central processing apparatus. In this case, the display part displays a code representing a presence of the new inspection result having been received, while maintaining an existing display content being displayed thereon, and further displays the new inspection result having been received on the display part when an input part receives a change instruction input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Masashi NISHIKADO, Atsuhiro NODA, Aki TSUJI
  • Patent number: 10276012
    Abstract: In a display device, a display method, and a subject observation system according to the present invention, when a sensor unit inspects a predetermined movement of a subject to be observed, a display device receives a new inspection result about the inspection from the sensor unit via a central processing apparatus. In this case, the display part displays a code representing a presence of the new inspection result having been received, while maintaining an existing display content being displayed thereon, and further displays the new inspection result having been received on the display part when an input part receives a change instruction input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Masashi Nishikado, Atsuhiro Noda, Aki Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20190122520
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus and method therefor according to the present invention are an apparatus and method for receiving and displaying monitoring information in an object monitoring system for sensing and monitoring an object, have a plurality of operation modes including a condition check mode of checking a condition of the object until receiving an intention to actually perform an action on the object after receiving the monitoring information, and prohibit executing the condition check mode on the object when a condition of the object is being checked by other apparatus in the condition check mode. The present invention relates to an object monitoring system using the terminal apparatuses, and a central processing apparatus and central processing method therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Masanori Yamashita, Aki Tsuji, Atsuhiro Noda
  • Publication number: 20190046080
    Abstract: Monitoring target person monitoring device, method, and system according to the present invention sense a predetermined event regarding a monitoring target person to notify the event; acquire an image including at least a video; determine, based on the acquired image, whether or not multiple persons are on the image; and start, in a case where it is determined that the multiple persons are on the image, storing the acquired video to store the video in a video storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Masashi NISHIKADO, Daisaku HORIE, Hitoshi KOYANAGI, Koji FUJIWARA, Atsuhiro NODA
  • Patent number: 10198926
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus and method therefor according to the present invention are an apparatus and method for receiving and displaying monitoring information in an object monitoring system for sensing and monitoring an object, have a plurality of operation modes including a condition check mode of checking a condition of the object until receiving an intention to actually perform an action on the object after receiving the monitoring information, and prohibit executing the condition check mode on the object when a condition of the object is being checked by other apparatus in the condition check mode. The present invention relates to an object monitoring system using the terminal apparatuses, and a central processing apparatus and central processing method therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Masanori Yamashita, Aki Tsuji, Atsuhiro Noda
  • Publication number: 20180322334
    Abstract: In a subject observation unit and a subject observation method according to the present invention, a predetermined movement of a subject to be observed is detected, and it is determined based on the detected predetermined movement and a specified parameter whether or not the predetermined movement of the subject indicates an abnormality. In the subject observation unit and the subject observation method, specified circumstances in connection with the specified parameter are detected, and a value of the specified parameter is obtained based on the detected specified circumstances, the obtained value of the specified parameter being stored in a parameter information storage part as the specified parameter to be used for determination of the abnormality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Aki TSUJI, Atsuhiro NODA, Masanori YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20180233013
    Abstract: In a display device, a display method, and a subject observation system according to the present invention, when a sensor unit inspects a predetermined movement of a subject to be observed, a display device receives a new inspection result about the inspection from the sensor unit via a central processing apparatus. In this case, the display part displays a code representing a presence of the new inspection result having been received, while maintaining an existing display content being displayed thereon, and further displays the new inspection result having been received on the display part when an input part receives a change instruction input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Masashi NISHIKADO, Atsuhiro NODA, Aki TSUJI
  • Publication number: 20180233017
    Abstract: Disclosed is a monitoring information screen display device for use in a to-be-observed person monitoring system equipped with a sensor device configured to, when it judges that a to-be-observed person has performed a given action, transmit monitoring information including a result of the judgment. The monitoring information screen display device comprises a communication section, a display section, and a display processing section. The display processing section is configured to generate a monitoring information screen including the judgment result, based on the monitoring information received by the communication section, and cause the display section to display the monitoring information screen thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Masashi NISHIKADO, Atsuhiro NODA, Aki TSUJI, Masanori YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20180122206
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus and method therefor according to the present invention are an apparatus and method for receiving and displaying monitoring information in an object monitoring system for sensing and monitoring an object, have a plurality of operation modes including a condition check mode of checking a condition of the object until receiving an intention to actually perform an action on the object after receiving the monitoring information, and prohibit executing the condition check mode on the object when a condition of the object is being checked by other apparatus in the condition check mode. The present invention relates to an object monitoring system using the terminal apparatuses, and a central processing apparatus and central processing method therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Masanori Yamashita, Aki Tsuji, Atsuhiro Noda
  • Publication number: 20180122207
    Abstract: A display device in a monitored-person monitoring system according to the present invention is a device for a monitored-person monitoring system in which each of a plurality of monitored persons is sensed and the plurality of monitored persons is monitored, the device receiving and displaying monitoring information on the monitored person. While a monitoring information display screen expressing the monitoring information on a certain monitored person among the plurality of monitored persons is displayed, even if the monitoring information on another monitored person who is different from the certain monitored person is received, the display of the monitoring information display screen expressing the monitoring information on the certain monitored person is continued as long as a predetermined input manipulation has been accepted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Noda, Masanori Yamashita, Aki Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20150306561
    Abstract: A fuel generation device is provided with a gas inlet, a gas outlet, a fuel generation member that generates the fuel gas by an oxidizing reaction with an oxidizing gas, an accommodation part that is provided between the gas inlet and the gas outlet and accommodates the fuel generation member, and an exhaust valve provided between the accommodation part and the gas outlet. Further, by cyclically varying the opening angle of the exhaust valve at opening angles including a first opening angle and a second opening angle smaller than the first opening angle, the increase in pressure in the accommodation part is greater in the case where the opening angle of the exhaust valve is at the second opening angle than the case where the opening angle of the exhaust valve is at the first opening angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventor: Atsuhiro NODA
  • Publication number: 20150255813
    Abstract: A secondary battery type fuel cell system comprising: a fuel generating member, a power generation electrolysis portion that has a power generating function and an electrolysis function, a gas flow path that circulates a gas between the fuel generating member and the power generation electrolysis portion, a gas moving device that sends an oxidant gas to the power generation electrolysis portion, and a gas moving device controller that controls an amount of gas-flow produced by the gas moving device. The gas moving device controller performs control such that an amount of gas-flow produced by the gas moving device at a time when the power generation electrolysis portion is performing electrolysis becomes less than an amount of gas-flow produced by the gas moving device at a time when the power generation electrolysis portion is performing power generation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventor: Atsuhiro Noda
  • Publication number: 20150236364
    Abstract: A fuel cell system comprises: a fuel generating member that generates a fuel gas by a chemical reaction; a fuel cell part that generates power using the fuel gas supplied from the fuel generating member; a gas passage for circulating the gas between the fuel generating member and the fuel cell part; a circulator that is provided in the gas passage and forces the gas to circulate between the fuel generating member and the fuel cell part; and a circulator control unit that controls the amount of gas circulated by the circulator in accordance with the percentage of non-chemical reaction in the fuel generating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC
    Inventor: Atsuhiro Noda
  • Publication number: 20150171441
    Abstract: This fuel cell system is provided with a fuel generation unit which generates a fuel through a chemical reaction, a fuel cell unit which generates power using the fuel supplied from the fuel generation unit, a circulation unit which forcibly circulates, between the fuel generation unit and the fuel cell unit, a gas containing fuel or products generated in power generation, and a control unit which controls the circulation unit. Further, the control unit periodically changes the flow amount of the gas circulated by the circulation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventor: Atsuhiro Noda
  • Publication number: 20150037696
    Abstract: This secondary cell-type fuel cell system is provided with: a fuel generation unit which by a chemical reaction generates fuel that is a reducing gas, and which can be regenerated by means of the reverse reaction of said chemical reaction; a power generation and electrolysis unit having a power generation function for generating power using the reducing gas, and an electrolysis function for electrolyzing an oxidized gas which, a product of the aforementioned reverse reaction, is supplied from the fuel generation unit during regeneration of the fuel generation unit; a circulation unit which forcibly circulates a gas containing the reducing gas and/or the oxidized gas between the fuel generation unit and the power generation and electrolysis unit; and a control unit for controlling the circulation unit. Further, the control unit controls the flow rate of the gas circulated by the circulation unit differently during power generation and during charge operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Atsuhiro Noda