Patents by Inventor Chikashi Shike

Chikashi Shike 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: 20180216318
    Abstract: A construction machine includes: a vehicle body; a plurality of imaging devices provided to the vehicle body; a data processing unit configured to perform image processing on each piece of two-dimensional image data acquired by the plurality of imaging devices to generate three-dimensional image data; and a data output unit configured to output the two-dimensional image data to a display device associated with the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventor: Chikashi Shike
  • Publication number: 20180218304
    Abstract: A construction management system includes a construction amount data calculation unit configured to calculate, based on a current landform and a design landform of a construction site, construction amount data of the construction site, an original unit data acquisition unit configured to acquire original unit data indicating a specific condition of a work device that constructs the construction site, a construction plan data calculation unit configured to calculate, based on the construction amount data and the original unit data, a construction plan corresponding to a target construction period, and a construction cost required when construction is executed using the construction plan, and a construction plan data output unit configured to cause an output device to output the construction cost corresponding to the target construction period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventor: Chikashi Shike
  • Publication number: 20180218301
    Abstract: A construction management system includes a construction plan data calculation unit configured to calculate, based on construction plan data indicating a construction plan of a construction site, the construction plan data having been calculated based on a current landform and a design landform of the construction site and original unit data indicating a specific condition of a work device, necessary work device data indicating a work device necessary for executing construction of the construction site using the construction plan, and a construction plan data output unit configured to cause an output device to output the necessary work device data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Chikashi Shike, Yuichi Nemoto, Masahiro Kurihara
  • Publication number: 20180137446
    Abstract: A construction management system includes: a current topography data acquisition unit configured to acquire current topography data indicating a current topography of a construction site; a design topography data acquisition unit configured to acquire design topography data indicating a design topography of the construction site; a construction plan data calculation unit configured to calculate construction plan data including earth cutting plan data and earth banking plan data by collating the current topography data with the design topography data; and a construction plan data output unit configured to output the construction plan data to an output device. The construction plan data output unit causes an output device to output at least two of the design topography data, the cutting plan data, and the banking plan data in parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Chikashi Shike, Yuichi Nemoto, Masahiro Kurihara
  • Patent number: 9767523
    Abstract: A construction management system includes: a transmitter disposed in a transportation vehicle and configured to transmit radio waves including specific data of the transportation vehicle; a mobile terminal disposed in a loading machine; a reception section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to receive the radio waves from the transmitter; a detection section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to detect intensity of the radio waves received by the reception section; a specific data acquisition section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to acquire the specific data from the radio waves received by the reception section; and a work management section configured to generate result data indicating that the transportation vehicle has approached the loading machine based on the intensity detected by the detection section and the specific data acquired by the specific data acquisition section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Chikashi Shike
  • Patent number: 9734540
    Abstract: A construction management system includes: a transmitter disposed in a transportation vehicle and configured to transmit radio waves including specific data of the transportation vehicle; a mobile terminal disposed in a loading machine; a reception section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to receive the radio waves from the transmitter; a detection section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to detect intensity of the radio waves received by the reception section; a specific data acquisition section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to acquire the specific data from the radio waves received by the reception section; and a work management section configured to generate result data indicating that the transportation vehicle has approached the loading machine based on the intensity detected by the detection section and the specific data acquired by the specific data acquisition section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Chikashi Shike
  • Publication number: 20160321763
    Abstract: A construction planning system includes: a current topography data acquisition unit configured to acquire current topography data indicating a current topography of a construction site; a design topography data acquisition unit configured to acquire design topography data indicating a design topography of the construction site; a basic unit data acquisition unit configured to acquire basic unit data indicating conditions of a work machine carrying out a construction in the construction site; a construction plan data calculation unit configured to calculate construction plan data indicating a construction plan of the construction site based on the current topography data, the design topography data, and the basic unit data; and a construction plan data output unit configured to output the construction plan data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventor: Chikashi Shike
  • Publication number: 20160225106
    Abstract: A construction management system includes: a transmitter disposed in a transportation vehicle and configured to transmit radio waves including specific data of the transportation vehicle; a mobile terminal disposed in a loading machine; a reception section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to receive the radio waves from the transmitter; a detection section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to detect intensity of the radio waves received by the reception section; a specific data acquisition section provided in the mobile terminal and configured to acquire the specific data from the radio waves received by the reception section; and a work management section configured to generate result data indicating that the transportation vehicle has approached the loading machine based on the intensity detected by the detection section and the specific data acquired by the specific data acquisition section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventor: Chikashi Shike
  • Patent number: 7392209
    Abstract: A rental company system 100 comprises a branch master table 124 for unitarily registering and managing the content of inquiries made at each branch office. In response to an operation performed by a branch operator, a branch terminal 112 in each branch office displays a “reception registration and modification” screen 907 and receives input of a plurality of types of inquiry content information. The branch terminal 112 registers the inputted inquiry content information in the branch master table 124 via an internal network 110. In response to an operation performed by a branch operator, the branch terminal 112 displays an “inquiry content information transfer” screen 980 and transfers the inquiry content information inputted into the “reception registration and modification” screen 907 to a portable telephone 801 of a transmission receiving party inputted into the aforementioned screen 980.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignees: Bigrental Co., Ltd., Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikashi Shike, Noriaki Abe
  • Patent number: 6879910
    Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to precisely monitor remotely located objects. The construction vehicles each contain a GPS apparatus, and various sensors for capturing the states of vehicle parts, and are capable of reporting, as required, the current position captured by the GPS apparatus, and operation information captured by the various sensors to the TMS mail server via the satellite communication system. The TMS mail server and the rental company system are capable of communicating at any time via a communication network between computers. The TMS mail server collects the latest positional information, operation information, and so forth, on the construction vehicles being rented and relays such information in the form of electronic mail, for example, to the rental company system as required or periodically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignees: Bigrental Co., Ltd., Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikashi Shike, Noriaki Abe
  • Publication number: 20040054600
    Abstract: A rental system using a computer for integrally managing/operating all the rental properties that a rental company holds at high efficiency. The current positions and operating states of rental properties, such as construction vehicles (101, 101, . . . . . ) are grasped in real time and reported to the rental company system (100) through a network (400). A basic server (108) of the rental company system (100) integrally manages the current positions and operating states, the rental state, and the maintenance state of the construction vehicles (101, (101, . . . . . ) and provides them to the server (111) of branch offices. At the branch offices, by using a terminal computer (112), portable telephones (104) that sales persons carries, and PDAs (104), the latest situation of the construction vehicles (101, 101, . . . . . ) is referred to so that rental orders, transfer, and maintenance of the construction vehicles (101, 101, . . . . . ) are conducted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Chikashi Shike, Noriaki Abe, Michitaka Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20030135602
    Abstract: A rental company system 100 comprises a branch master table 124 for unitarily registering and managing the content of inquiries made at each branch office. In response to an operation performed by a branch operator, a branch terminal 112 in each branch office displays a “reception registration and modification” screen 907 and receives input of a plurality of types of inquiry content information. The branch terminal 112 registers the inputted inquiry content information in the branch master table 124 via an internal network 110. In response to an operation performed by a branch operator, the branch terminal 112 displays an “inquiry content information transfer” screen 980 and transfers the inquiry content information inputted into the “reception registration and modification” screen 907 to a portable telephone 801 of a transmission receiving party inputted into the aforementioned screen 980.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: BIGRENTAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chikashi Shike, Noriaki Abe
  • Publication number: 20030074134
    Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to precisely monitor remotely located objects. The construction vehicles each contain a GPS apparatus, and various sensors for capturing the states of vehicle parts, and are capable of reporting, as required, the current position captured by the GPS apparatus, and operation information captured by the various sensors to the TMS mail server via the satellite communication system. The TMS mail server and the rental company system are capable of communicating at any time via a communication network between computers. The TMS mail server collects the latest positional information, operation information, and so forth, on the construction vehicles being rented and relays such information in the form of electronic mail, for example, to the rental company system as required or periodically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Chikashi Shike, Noriaki Abe
  • Publication number: 20020099621
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the provision of highly reliable article information to customers in relationship to the electronic transaction of secondhand articles. Taking trading in secondhand construction machines as an example, when a construction machine 80 is used, the current location and cumulative operating hours of that machine 80 are monitored regularly or as required and stored as usage history on a data base 31. Also, photographs of the construction machine are taken as required while it is in use, and stored as usage history on a data base 31. Furthermore, history of the service (maintenance, repairs, and inspections) of the construction machine 80 is also stored on a data base 31.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriaki Abe, Chikashi Shike