Patents by Inventor Kenichi Matsunaga

Kenichi Matsunaga 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: 20220236753
    Abstract: A variable reference voltage source that generates a variable reference voltage corresponding to setting data set from outside includes a control unit including a calibration control unit that controls operation for acquiring calibration data including calibration values of an offset voltage and a predetermined unit voltage of a determiner, which determines magnitudes of two voltages, and an output control unit that controls operation for generating, based on the calibration data, a variable reference voltage corresponding to the setting data set from the outside, a reference voltage unit that outputs a reference voltage, and an integrated-voltage generating unit that repeats, when the calibration control unit controls the operation, an integrating operation until an integrated voltage obtained by integrating at least two or more kinds of unit voltages becomes equal to the reference voltage and outputs, when the output control unit controls the operation, the variable reference voltage corresponding to the se
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Tadashi Minotani, Kenichi Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20220225206
    Abstract: A data analysis system includes relay apparatuses for communicating with a wireless terminal in a communication area of the relay apparatus, and a data analysis apparatus connected to the relay apparatuses through a communication network for analyzing data regarding the wireless terminal, wherein each relay apparatus includes a determiner for determining whether the wireless terminal is present in the communication area at fixed time intervals, a time imparter for imparting a time at which the determination is performed to a determination result, and a transmitter and receptor for transmitting the determination result to the data analysis apparatus with the imparted time, and the data analysis apparatus includes a transmitter and receptor for receiving the determination result and the imparted time, an analyzer for analyzing information on the wireless terminal at each time based on the time and the determination result, and a display for displaying an analysis result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Rieko Sato, Takayuki Ogasawara, Kenichi Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 11368162
    Abstract: An AD converter is provided with a control unit including a calibration control unit that controls an operation for calibrating the control unit and a conversion control unit that controls an operation for converting a target input voltage into a digital signal; a reference voltage unit that outputs a reference voltage; and an integrating converter unit including an integrating unit that generates an integrated voltage by integrating a predetermined unit voltage, a comparator that has two inputs and compares the integrated voltage and an input voltage or a reference voltage Vref, and a crossbar switch that switches connections between the case where the integrated voltage is inputted to one of the inputs of the comparator and the input voltage or the reference voltage Vref is inputted to the other input and the case where the input voltage or the reference voltage Vref is inputted to one of the inputs of the comparator and the integrated voltage is inputted to the other input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadashi Minotani, Kenichi Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20220117550
    Abstract: A rehabilitation support system includes: a sensor data acquirer that acquires sensor data that includes biometric information of a user measured by a sensor; a state calculator that obtains a state of the user based on the sensor data thus acquired; a predictor that predicts the state of the user based on the state of the user obtained by the state calculator; a storage unit that stores support information that is to be presented as information that supports rehabilitation; a selection unit that selects the support information stored in the storage unit, based on the state of the user predicted by the predictor; and a presentation unit that presents the support information selected by the selection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Shin Toyota, Takayuki Ogasawara, Kenichi Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 11284229
    Abstract: A sensor control circuit periodically transmits packets in synchronism with a one-by-one monotonous change in count values from a real-time clock circuit. The count values repeat the change within a predetermined numerical value range. The sensor control circuit transmits the count values by adding them to the packets. A collection control circuit acquires values of a reference clock synchronized with a reference time of an upper network from a reference clock generation circuit in accordance with reception of the packets, stores the values in a storage circuit as time stamps representing arrival times of the packets, performs statistical processing of the time stamps and the count values concerning the packets received, and corrects the time stamps based on an packet transmission interval and a reference arrival time representing the arrival time of a head packet, which are obtained from the statistical processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Matsunaga, Shoichi Oshima, Ahmed Musa
  • Publication number: 20220014207
    Abstract: An AD converter is provided with a control unit including a calibration control unit that controls an operation for calibrating the control unit and a conversion control unit that controls an operation for converting a target input voltage into a digital signal; a reference voltage unit that outputs a reference voltage; and an integrating converter unit including an integrating unit that generates an integrated voltage by integrating a predetermined unit voltage, a comparator that has two inputs and compares the integrated voltage and an input voltage or a reference voltage Vref, and a crossbar switch that switches connections between the case where the integrated voltage is inputted to one of the inputs of the comparator and the input voltage or the reference voltage Vref is inputted to the other input and the case where the input voltage or the reference voltage Vref is inputted to one of the inputs of the comparator and the integrated voltage is inputted to the other input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Tadashi Minotani, Kenichi Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20220014094
    Abstract: To provide a variable reference voltage source for which a measuring instrument is unnecessary for calibration on the outside. A variable reference voltage source that generates a variable reference voltage corresponding to setting data set from outside includes a control unit including a calibration control unit that controls operation for calibrating an offset and a predetermined unit voltage inside the variable reference voltage source and an output control unit that controls operation for outputting the variable reference voltage, a reference voltage unit that outputs a reference voltage Vref, and an integrated-voltage generating unit that repeats, when the calibration control unit controls the operation, an integrating operation until an integrated voltage obtained by integrating the predetermined unit voltage becomes equal to the reference voltage Vref and outputs, when the output control unit controls the operation, the variable reference voltage corresponding to the setting data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Tadashi Minotani, Kenichi Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20210350924
    Abstract: A biological information analysis apparatus includes a sensor data acquisition unit that acquires biological information of a user measured by a sensor, a storage unit that stores time-series data for the acquired biological information of the user, and an analysis unit that calculates statistical representative values of the time-series data for the biological information stored in the storage unit in a stepwise manner. The analysis unit includes a first calculation unit that calculates first representative values (intermediate representative values) from the time-series data for the biological information stored in the storage unit at intervals of a set period, and a second calculation unit that calculates a second representative value (a final representative value) from one intermediate representative value or multiple consecutive intermediate representative values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Takayuki Ogasawara, Kenichi Matsunaga, Rieko Sato
  • Publication number: 20210338089
    Abstract: A biological information analysis apparatus includes a sensor data acquirer that acquires biological information of a user measured by a sensor, a data analyzer that analyzes time-series data for the biological information over a plurality of time intervals and, from multiple pieces of biological information that were acquired at mutually corresponding times of measurement in respective ones of the plurality of time intervals, calculates representative values for the multiple pieces of biological information, a measurement anomaly detector that detects an anomaly contained in the measured biological information based on time-series data with the representative values calculated by the data analyzer or on the time-series data for the multiple pieces of biological information that was used in calculation of the time-series data with the representative values, and a presenter that outputs the calculated representative values for the multiple pieces of biological information and information indicating the detecte
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Takayuki Ogasawara, Rieko Sato, Kenichi Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 11070417
    Abstract: In a sensor relay apparatus (10), a storage unit (11) stores a communication protocol correspondence list (22B) in which a sensor terminal (ST) and a communication protocol are registered in association with each other, and a communication format (22C) to be used in the communication protocol, a relay processing unit (12) communicates with the sensor terminal (ST) specified in the communication protocol correspondence list (22B) based on the communication protocol associated with the sensor terminal (ST), receives sensor data detected by the sensor terminal (ST), converts the format of the sensor data based on the communication format (22C) in association with the communication protocol, and relays and transfers the sensor data to a processing apparatus (20), and a relay managing unit (16) updates the communication protocol correspondence list (22B) or the communication format (22C) in the storage unit (11), based on a communication protocol correspondence list or a communication format newly notified from th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoichi Oshima, Kenichi Matsunaga, Toshihiko Kondo, Hiroki Morimura
  • Patent number: 11038609
    Abstract: Upon receiving a dummy packet, a data collection terminal slave device (2) appends, to a return packet, a timestamp indicating the reception time of the dummy packet and a timestamp indicating the transmission time of the return packet, and transmits the return packet to a data collection terminal master device (3). When performing a time synchronization process, the data collection terminal master device (3) transmits the dummy packet to the data collection terminal slave device (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Matsunaga, Shoichi Oshima, Ahmed Musa
  • Publication number: 20210038162
    Abstract: A pulse wave is detected chronologically. Time-frequency analysis is performed on the detected pulse wave to determine a power spectrum for each time. Local maximum points are determined for each one of the power spectra determined for the respective times. For each one of the power spectra determined for the respective times, a certain number of largest values of the determined local maximum points are extracted as pulse rate candidates for that time. A pulse rate candidate is compared with a pulse rate candidate for the preceding time to determine a difference in frequency between them, and pulse rates for which the determined difference in frequency is equal to or greater than a preset reference value are eliminated from the candidates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Shin Toyota, Shoichi Oshima, Kenichi Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 10916122
    Abstract: In a sensor relay apparatus (10), a communication control unit (13) receives sensor data from a sensor terminal (ST) via a terminal module (11) when a transmission data amount related to the sensor data to be transmitted from the sensor terminal (ST) is equal to or greater than a determination threshold. This can reduce the overhead time taken at the time of the transmission of the sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoichi Oshima, Kenichi Matsunaga, Toshihiko Kondo, Hiroki Morimura
  • Patent number: 10862602
    Abstract: In a sensor data acquisition terminal (10), an NTP back-end processing unit (12) synchronizes a terminal timing with a parent terminal timing by exchanging NTP packets for time synchronization with a parent terminal (20) based on NTP, and a protocol conversion unit (13) converts an NTP packet, which is output from the NTP back-end processing unit (12) and will be transmitted to the parent terminal (20), to a TPSN packet based on TPSN, outputs the TPSN packet to a wireless processing unit (14), converts a TPSN packet from the parent terminal (20), which is output from the wireless processing unit (14), to an NTP packet, and outputs the NTP packet to the NTP back-end processing unit (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Matsunaga, Shoichi Oshima, Toshihiko Kondo, Ahmed Musa, Hiroki Morimura
  • Publication number: 20200236517
    Abstract: A sensor control circuit (25) periodically transmits a packet in synchronism with a change in a count value from a real-time clock circuit (22), which repeats a monotonous increment within a predetermined numerical value range, and also acquires and transmits the count value by adding the count value to the packet. A collection control circuit (14) acquires the value of a reference clock synchronized with the reference time of an upper network (NW) from a reference clock generation circuit (12) in accordance with reception of the packet, stores the value in a storage circuit (13) as a time stamp representing the arrival time of the packet, performs statistical processing of the time stamps and count values concerning a plurality of packets received, and corrects the time stamps concerning the packets based on an obtained packet transmission interval and a reference arrival time representing the arrival time of a head packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Kenichi MATSUNAGA, Shoichi OSHIMA, Ahmad MUSA
  • Publication number: 20200153527
    Abstract: Upon receiving a dummy packet, a data collection terminal slave device (2) appends, to a return packet, a timestamp indicating the reception time of the dummy packet and a timestamp indicating the transmission time of the return packet, and transmits the return packet to a data collection terminal master device (3). When performing a time synchronization process, the data collection terminal master device (3) transmits the dummy packet to the data collection terminal slave device (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Kenichi MATSUNAGA, Shoichi OSHIMA, Ahmad MUSA
  • Patent number: 10618209
    Abstract: A two-color molded article includes a first resin part, and a second resin part in contact with the first resin part so as to at least partially overlap the first resin part. The second resin part includes a single layer region provided between a first region and a second region and provided in a penetrating portion formed between a first portion and a second portion. The single layer region has a joint portion in contact with a bent portion. The joint portion is formed in a convex shape with respect to the bent portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Matsunaga, Katsuhisa Yorimasa
  • Patent number: 10549396
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electric power tool capable of automatically changing the rotating speed of an electric motor in accordance with operation conditions. The electric power tool 11 which carries out an operation of polishing, peel-off, cutting, or the like by swinging a tip tool 13 attached to a tool retaining 31 part within the range of predetermined angles by the drive power of the electric motor 12, wherein the electric power tool has a control device configured to indirectly detect the load of the tip tool from a current value, and to control the rotating speed of the electric motor 12 to a maximum rotating speed and a minimum rotating speed on the basis of the load of the tip tool 13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: KOKI HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Matsunaga, Yoshikazu Kawano
  • Patent number: 10493678
    Abstract: Disclosed is a two-color molded front cover of a vehicular lamp. The front cover includes a light transmissive resin portion, and a black resin portion integrally molded on a part of a peripheral edge portion (first surface) of the light transmissive resin portion. A cover portion formed by a part of the black resin portion is formed on a peripheral side portion (second surface) of the light transmissive resin portion which is adjacent to the peripheral edge portion. Since a non-uniform black resin portion is not formed on the peripheral side surface of the light transmissive resin portion, the appearance of the light transmissive resin portion of the front cover is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenichi Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20190188999
    Abstract: In a sensor relay apparatus (10), a communication control unit (13) receives sensor data from a sensor terminal (ST) via a terminal module (11) when a transmission data amount related to the sensor data to be transmitted from the sensor terminal (ST) is equal to or greater than a determination threshold. This can reduce the overhead time taken at the time of the transmission of the sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Shoichi OSHIMA, Kenichi MATSUNAGA, Toshihiko KONDO, Hiroki MORIMURA