Patents by Inventor Daisuke Satou

Daisuke Satou 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: 11879652
    Abstract: A device-registration-work assisting system includes a plurality of notification units, and a mobile terminal carriable by a worker. Each notification unit is built in or disposed near one of a plurality of devices subjected to registration work. The mobile terminal includes a display unit configured to display information regarding each of the devices, and a selection unit configured to select a corresponding one of the devices. The notification unit is configured to notify the worker by light, sound, or motion in response to the corresponding device being selected with the selection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin Higashiyama, Hiroshi Dohmae, Daisuke Satou, Sou Yanagimoto
  • Patent number: 11863864
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a photographer is guided so that all construction phots can be taken. A program according to one embodiment of the present disclosure causes a terminal to function as: an information acquiring part configured to acquire an item to be photographed and the order in which the item is to be photographed, the item indicating a photographing object and what stage of construction the photographing object is in; and a presenting part configured to present the item and the order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomomi Kukita, Daisuke Satou
  • Patent number: 11863910
    Abstract: The workload in creating a document for reporting a construction status is reduced. A task support apparatus includes a first acquiring unit configured to acquire a plurality of captured images associated with pieces of attribute information from a terminal device configured to associate the captured images with the pieces of attribute information; a second acquiring unit configured to acquire an insertion rule and/or a description rule of a document for reporting a construction status; and a generating unit configured to generate image information based on the pieces of attribute information, associated with the plurality of captured images acquired by the first acquiring unit, and the insertion rule and/or the description rule acquired by the second acquiring unit. The pieces of attribute information each include a construction detail and a photographing timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Satou, Tomomi Kukita, Tatsuya Shouji, Hiroki Ueda
  • Patent number: 11720232
    Abstract: A terminal device and a program that can reduce the operation load at a construction site, are provided. The terminal device is configured to capture an image of a construction status of a device installed at a plurality of locations, the terminal device including an imaging unit configured to capture the image of an imaging target; an imaging instruction acquiring unit configured to acquire an imaging instruction given by a user to the imaging unit; a display unit configured to display candidates of each of a plurality of kinds of construction target information to be associated with the image that the user is to capture; and a selecting unit configured to select, according to the user's instruction, a candidate from among the candidates of each of the plurality of kinds of the construction target information displayed on the display unit, wherein when the candidate is selected at the selecting unit, a candidate linked to the selected candidate is displayed on the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomomi Kukita, Daisuke Satou, Tatsuya Shouji
  • Publication number: 20230128643
    Abstract: The present disclosure makes it easy to take construction photos. A program according to one embodiment of the present disclosure causes a terminal to function as: an information acquiring part configured to acquire installation information including at least a place of installation of a construction object, and construction information linked with the installation information; an activation part configured to activate a camera function of the terminal when the installation information is selected; and an adding part configured to add the construction information linked with the selected installation information to an image of the construction object taken by the camera function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Tomomi KUKITA, Daisuke SATOU
  • Publication number: 20230098096
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a photographer is guided so that all construction phots can be taken. A program according to one embodiment of the present disclosure causes a terminal to function as: an information acquiring part configured to acquire an item to be photographed and the order in which the item is to be photographed, the item indicating a photographing object and what stage of construction the photographing object is in; and a presenting part configured to present the item and the order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Tomomi KUKITA, Daisuke SATOU
  • Patent number: 11611864
    Abstract: A device-registration-operation assisting apparatus in a device management system including a plurality of devices installed in a building and a management device connected to the devices via a network, assists in an operation to register the devices. The device-registration-operation assisting apparatus includes an emission unit of an electromagnetic wave, and a mobile terminal. The emission unit is integrated into or positioned near one of the plurality of devices. The mobile terminal includes a receiving unit that receives the electromagnetic wave, a display unit that displays information of the device, and an input unit that receives an input of registration information in order to register the device displayed on the display unit in the device management system. The display unit does not display the information of the device for which the registration information is input to the input unit, or changes display of the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Satou, Shin Higashiyama, Hiroshi Dohmae
  • Publication number: 20230069657
    Abstract: A terminal device and a program that can reduce the operation load at a construction site, are provided. The terminal device is configured to capture an image of a construction status of a device installed at a plurality of locations, the terminal device including an imaging unit configured to capture the image of an imaging target; an imaging instruction acquiring unit configured to acquire an imaging instruction given by a user to the imaging unit; a display unit configured to display candidates of each of a plurality of kinds of construction target information to be associated with the image that the user is to capture; and a selecting unit configured to select, according to the user's instruction, a candidate from among the candidates of each of the plurality of kinds of the construction target information displayed on the display unit, wherein when the candidate is selected at the selecting unit, a candidate linked to the selected candidate is displayed on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Tomomi KUKITA, Daisuke SATOU, Tatsuya SHOUJI
  • Publication number: 20230009056
    Abstract: The workload in creating a document for reporting a construction status is reduced. A task support apparatus includes a first acquiring unit configured to acquire a plurality of captured images associated with pieces of attribute information from a terminal device configured to associate the captured images with the pieces of attribute information; a second acquiring unit configured to acquire an insertion rule and/or a description rule of a document for reporting a construction status; and a generating unit configured to generate image information based on the pieces of attribute information, associated with the plurality of captured images acquired by the first acquiring unit, and the insertion rule and/or the description rule acquired by the second acquiring unit. The pieces of attribute information each include a construction detail and a photographing timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Daisuke SATOU, Tomomi KUKITA, Tatsuya SHOUJI, Hiroki UEDA
  • Publication number: 20220316741
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, based on a data set including a combination of information indicating a situation, information on the comfort of a user, and information on power consumption when an air conditioner has been operated, executes a process of determining an operation setting according to a situation when the air conditioner is operated, the comfort when the air conditioner is operated, and a condition related to the power consumption when the air conditioner is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Tadafumi NISHIMURA, Hiroyuki MURAYAMA, Takuya HANADA, Hiroki UEDA, Daisuke SATOU
  • Publication number: 20220107110
    Abstract: A device-registration-work assisting system includes a plurality of notification units, and a mobile terminal carriable by a worker. Each notification unit is built in or disposed near one of a plurality of devices subjected to registration work. The mobile terminal includes a display unit configured to display information regarding each of the devices, and a selection unit configured to select a corresponding one of the devices. The notification unit is configured to notify the worker by light, sound, or motion in response to the corresponding device being selected with the selection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Shin HIGASHIYAMA, Hiroshi DOHMAE, Daisuke SATOU, Sou YANAGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220046405
    Abstract: A device-registration-operation assisting apparatus in a device management system including a plurality of devices installed in a building and a management device connected to the devices via a network, assists in an operation to register the devices. The device-registration-operation assisting apparatus includes an emission unit of an electromagnetic wave, and a mobile terminal. The emission unit is integrated into or positioned near one of the plurality of devices. The mobile terminal includes a receiving unit that receives the electromagnetic wave, a display unit that displays information of the device, and an input unit that receives an input of registration information in order to register the device displayed on the display unit in the device management system. The display unit does not display the information of the device for which the registration information is input to the input unit, or changes display of the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Daisuke SATOU, Shin HIGASHIYAMA, Hiroshi DOHMAE
  • Patent number: 11019152
    Abstract: An equipment installation support system is usable to support setting of a plurality of pieces of equipment intended to be installed in a plurality of buildings. The support system includes a plurality of recording tools, and a server. Each recording tool is assigned to one of the plurality of pieces of equipment and includes a medium having recorded information concerning the assigned one of the plurality of pieces of equipment. The server manages the plurality of pieces of equipment. A specific piece of equipment is intended to be installed in a specific building among the plurality of buildings and has a configuration to adjust a room environment of the specific building. A specific recording tool is assigned second identification information that is assigned to the specific piece of equipment and identifies the specific piece of equipment from pieces of equipment other than the specific piece of equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichirou Fujimoto, Hiroshi Doumae, Daisuke Satou
  • Patent number: 10672595
    Abstract: A plasma apparatus of processing a wafer disposed in a processing chamber using plasma includes one window, another window, a light receiving unit, a light source, and an optical branching unit which is disposed between the light source and the other window, branches light emitted by the light source to an optical path toward the processing chamber and an optical path in other direction, and reflects light in the processing chamber from the other window, and a detection unit which detects the light having been emitted from the plasma and received by the light receiving unit using one branched light and other branched and reflected light. The apparatus processes the wafer according to a condition for the processing which is adjusted based on a result of the detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Ohmori, Daisuke Satou, Tatehito Usui, Satomi Inoue, Kenji Maeda
  • Publication number: 20190394278
    Abstract: An equipment installation support system is usable to support setting of a plurality of pieces of equipment intended to be installed in a plurality of buildings. The support system includes a plurality of recording tools, and a server. Each recording tool is assigned to one of the plurality of pieces of equipment and includes a medium having recorded information concerning the assigned one of the plurality of pieces of equipment. The server manages the plurality of pieces of equipment. A specific piece of equipment is intended to be installed in a specific building among the plurality of buildings and has a configuration to adjust a room environment of the specific building. A specific recording tool is assigned second identification information that is assigned to the specific piece of equipment and identifies the specific piece of equipment from pieces of equipment other than the specific piece of equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Shinichirou FUJIMOTO, Hiroshi DOUMAE, Daisuke SATOU
  • Publication number: 20180269042
    Abstract: A plasma apparatus of processing a wafer disposed in a processing chamber using plasma includes one window, another window, a light receiving unit, a light source, and an optical branching unit which is disposed between the light source and the other window, branches light emitted by the light source to an optical path toward the processing chamber and an optical path in other direction, and reflects light in the processing chamber from the other window, and a detection unit which detects the light having been emitted from the plasma and received by the light receiving unit using one branched light and other branched and reflected light. The apparatus processes the wafer according to a condition for the processing which is adjusted based on a result of the detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Takeshi OHMORI, Daisuke SATOU, Tatehito USUI, Satomi INOUE, Kenji MAEDA
  • Patent number: 10008370
    Abstract: A plasma apparatus of processing a wafer disposed in a processing chamber using plasma includes one window, another window, a light receiving unit, a light source, and an optical branching unit which is disposed between the light source and the other window, branches light emitted by the light source to an optical path toward the processing chamber and an optical path in other direction, and reflects light in the processing chamber from the other window, and a detection unit which detects the light having been emitted from the plasma and received by the light receiving unit using one branched light and other branched and reflected light. The apparatus processes the wafer according to a condition for the processing which is adjusted based on a result of the detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Ohmori, Daisuke Satou, Tatehito Usui, Satomi Inoue, Kenji Maeda
  • Patent number: 9916518
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus with at least one circuit provided to perform a process of determining a candidate color region including at least a partial region in an image using color information of an input image signal, prompt a user to select an extraction color region in case a plurality of color regions are determined as the candidate color region, and perform image processing on at least one of the extraction color region of the input image signal and the remaining region of the input image signal excluding the extraction color region, to obtain an output image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Ueda, Daisuke Satou, Jun Minakuti
  • Patent number: 9838546
    Abstract: A notification apparatus includes: an obtaining unit that obtains information on a use of a first mobile communication network when a mobile communication terminal configured to use selectively one of a first identifier and a second identifier which are assigned to the first mobile communication network and the second mobile communication network, respectively so as to perform a communication currently connects to the second mobile communication network using the second identifier; and a notifying unit that notifies the information obtained by the obtaining unit to the mobile communication terminal via the second mobile communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Kazunari Suzuki, Nobuhiro Sawai, Teppei Azuma, Koutarou Nagase, Ryouhei Kurita, Daisuke Satou, Mei Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20170147897
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus with at least one circuit provided to perform a process of determining a candidate color region including at least a partial region in an image using color information of an input image signal, prompt a user to select an extraction color region in case a plurality of color regions are determined as the candidate color region, and perform image processing on at least one of the extraction color region of the input image signal and the remaining region of the input image signal excluding the extraction color region, to obtain an output image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Ueda, Daisuke Satou, Jun Minakuti