Patents by Inventor Hirokazu Matsuno

Hirokazu Matsuno 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: 11727379
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a stocking support system includes a processor configured to acquire a reference display value and a lower limit display value for an item. The processor then acquires a sales number for the item from a sales data processing device and calculates a restocking number for the item when a displayed number of the item falls below the lower limit display value. The processor then instructs a printing device to output the calculated restocking number for the item along with information for identifying the item in a work unit for an item restocking process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hirokazu Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20230026389
    Abstract: A store server is configured to be installed in a store and includes a communications interface, a memory, and a processing circuit. The communications interface is configured to facilitate communication with one or more other store servers installed in one or more other stores and a user terminal within the store. The memory is configured to store other store content related to products of the one or more other stores received from the one or more other store servers. The processing circuit is configured to acquire customer identification information that identifies a customer, transmit shopping content to a user terminal carried by the customer that includes information determined based on the customer identification information and the other store content stored in the memory, acquire purchase content related to product purchased by the customer in the store, and transmit the purchase content to the one or more other store servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirokazu MATSUNO
  • Publication number: 20230028398
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a first acquisition unit that acquires merchandise identification information identifying a merchandise, expiration date information indicating an expiration date determined for the merchandise, and exhibition unit information indicating a merchandise exhibition unit where the merchandise is exhibited, with respect to merchandises exhibited in the merchandise exhibition unit; a registration unit that registers merchandise exhibition information associated with the merchandise identification information, the expiration date information, and the exhibition unit information acquired by the first acquisition unit; a second acquisition unit that acquires the merchandise identification information and the expiration date information of sold merchandises; and an update unit that updates the merchandise exhibition information based on the merchandise identification information and the expiration date information acquired by the second acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventor: Hirokazu Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20220309442
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a server includes a product position storage unit configured to store a storage position of a product in association with each product, a cart position storage unit configured to store a position of a cart, a cart determining unit configured to determine a cart positioned closest to a product-to-pick ordered from an ordering party, based on the storage position of the product and the position of the cart, and a product information transmitting unit configured to transmit information on the product-to-pick to a cart terminal attached to the determined cart for display thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventor: Hirokazu Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20210406858
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a stocking support system includes a processor configured to acquire a reference display value and a lower limit display value for an item. The processor then acquires a sales number for the item from a sales data processing device and calculates a restocking number for the item when a displayed number of the item falls below the lower limit display value. The processor then instructs a printing device to output the calculated restocking number for the item along with information for identifying the item in a work unit for an item restocking process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventor: Hirokazu MATSUNO
  • Patent number: 11190041
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a charge-discharge control apparatus includes a rectifier-voltage decrease detector circuit and an over-discharge suppression controller circuit. On the condition that the rectifier-voltage decrease detector circuit detects that voltage output from a rectifier circuit of a power-receiving device is decreased below a voltage threshold, the over-discharge suppression controller circuit suppresses over-discharge of an inverter circuit of a power-feeding device, or suppresses over-discharge of a battery of the power-receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirokazu Matsuno
  • Patent number: 10958107
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a non-contact power supply device includes an inverter circuit configured to convert power supplied from a direct current (DC) power supply into alternating current (AC) power, a resonant circuit configured to supply the AC power to an external power receiving device in a non-contact manner, a current sensor electrically connected the inverter circuit, a voltage subtractor circuit configured to detect a voltage difference between a predetermined reference voltage and a voltage value of the AC power as detected by a voltage sensor in the external power receiving device, a current subtractor circuit configured to detect a current difference between a predetermined reference current and a current value of the AC power as detected by the current sensor, and a controller configured to control the inverter circuit to reduce the voltage difference and the current difference when the voltage is outside a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirokazu Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20200083750
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a non-contact power supply device includes an inverter circuit configured to convert power supplied from a direct current (DC) power supply into alternating current (AC) power, a resonant circuit configured to supply the AC power to an external power receiving device in a non-contact manner, a current sensor electrically connected the inverter circuit, a voltage subtractor circuit configured to detect a voltage difference between a predetermined reference voltage and a voltage value of the AC power as detected by a voltage sensor in the external power receiving device, a current subtractor circuit configured to detect a current difference between a predetermined reference current and a current value of the AC power as detected by the current sensor, and a controller configured to control the inverter circuit to reduce the voltage difference and the current difference when the voltage is outside a predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: Hirokazu MATSUNO
  • Publication number: 20190372386
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a charge-discharge control apparatus includes a rectifier-voltage decrease detector circuit and an over-discharge suppression controller circuit. On the condition that the rectifier-voltage decrease detector circuit detects that voltage output from a rectifier circuit of a power-receiving device is decreased below a voltage threshold, the over-discharge suppression controller circuit suppresses over-discharge of an inverter circuit of a power-feeding device, or suppresses over-discharge of a battery of the power-receiving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventor: Hirokazu MATSUNO
  • Patent number: 10483807
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a non-contact power supply device includes an inverter circuit configured to convert power supplied from a direct current (DC) power supply into alternating current (AC) power, a resonant circuit configured to supply the AC power to an external power receiving device in a non-contact manner, a current sensor electrically connected the inverter circuit, a voltage subtractor circuit configured to detect a voltage difference between a predetermined reference voltage and a voltage value of the AC power as detected by a voltage sensor in the external power receiving device, a current subtractor circuit configured to detect a current difference between a predetermined reference current and a current value of the AC power as detected by the current sensor, and a controller configured to control the inverter circuit to reduce the voltage difference and the current difference when the voltage is outside a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirokazu Matsuno
  • Patent number: 10432011
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a charge-discharge control apparatus includes a rectifier-voltage decrease detector circuit and an over-discharge suppression controller circuit. On the condition that the rectifier-voltage decrease detector circuit detects that voltage output from a rectifier circuit of a power-receiving device is decreased below a voltage threshold, the over-discharge suppression controller circuit suppresses over-discharge of an inverter circuit of a power-feeding device, or suppresses over-discharge of a battery of the power-receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirokazu Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20180183268
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a non-contact power supply device includes an inverter circuit configured to convert power supplied from a direct current (DC) power supply into alternating current (AC) power, a resonant circuit configured to supply the AC power to an external power receiving device in a non-contact manner, a current sensor electrically connected the inverter circuit, a voltage subtractor circuit configured to detect a voltage difference between a predetermined reference voltage and a voltage value of the AC power as detected by a voltage sensor in the external power receiving device, a current subtractor circuit configured to detect a current difference between a predetermined reference current and a current value of the AC power as detected by the current sensor, and a controller configured to control the inverter circuit to reduce the voltage difference and the current difference when the voltage is outside a predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventor: Hirokazu MATSUNO
  • Publication number: 20170346330
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a charge-discharge control apparatus includes a rectifier-voltage decrease detector circuit and an over-discharge suppression controller circuit. On the condition that the rectifier-voltage decrease detector circuit detects that voltage output from a rectifier circuit of a power-receiving device is decreased below a voltage threshold, the over-discharge suppression controller circuit suppresses over-discharge of an inverter circuit of a power-feeding device, or suppresses over-discharge of a battery of the power-receiving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventor: Hirokazu MATSUNO
  • Publication number: 20170075840
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a management module configured to manage peripheral device information relating to a peripheral device connected with connection destination devices in association with each of the connection destination devices, a selection module configured to select a connection destination candidate from the connection destination devices on the basis of the peripheral device information if connection is requested from a new peripheral device and an informing module configured to inform the connection destination device serving as the connection destination candidate selected by the selection module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: Hirokazu Matsuno
  • Publication number: 20170012472
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a wireless power supply system comprises a power supply section configured to carry out a wireless power supply to an electronic device, a detection section configured to detect an operator who operates the electronic device, and a power supply control section configured to start the wireless power supply to the electronic device by the power supply section if the operator is detected by the detection section or stop the wireless power supply to the electronic device by the power supply section if the operator is not detected by the detection section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventor: Hirokazu Matsuno