Patents by Inventor Masaru Yamaoka

Masaru Yamaoka 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: 11946153
    Abstract: A copper or copper alloy electroplating bath has two or more electrolytes. The two or more electrolytes include at least one selected from nitric acid and a nitrate. The two or more electrolytes can form electrodeposits, such as a group of high-aspect bump electrodes, that have a uniform height or thickness at high speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ISHIHARA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Hatabe, Hironori Murakami, Fuka Yamaoka
  • Patent number: 11457875
    Abstract: An event prediction system according to an aspect includes an acquisition unit and a symptom detection unit. The acquisition unit acquires body movement data about a subject's body movement from a measuring device that outputs the body movement data. The symptom detection unit makes, based on a subset, acquired during a past reference period, of the body movement data, a decision about whether or not there are any symptoms of an onset of a particular event related to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Masaru Yamaoka, Toshiaki Tanaka, Kenji Masuda, Atsushi Takahashi, Hidehiko Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11313962
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sensor processing system including an acquisition unit, a time series analysis unit, and a decision unit. The acquisition unit acquires measurement data from a measuring unit. The measuring unit measures a physical quantity, of which a value varies depending on whether a human is present in, or absent from, an object space. The time series analysis unit obtains an analysis model for a time series analysis in which the measurement data acquired at a predetermined timing is represented by multiple items, acquired before the predetermined timing, of the measurement data. The decision unit decides, depending on a decision condition including a condition concerning a coefficient of the analysis model, whether the human is present or absent at the predetermined timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTV CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Masaru Yamaoka, Toshiaki Tanaka, Kenji Masuda, Atsushi Takahashi, Hidehiko Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11197641
    Abstract: Communication device includes first sensor configured to measure a state of a sensing target person to acquire first measurement data, second sensor configured to measure a body temperature to acquire second measurement data, and memory unit configured to store a reference body temperature for a single or each of a plurality of predetermined states of the sensing target person. Communication device further includes state determiner configured to determine whether or not the sensing target person is in the single or any one of the plurality of predetermined states, and abnormality determiner configured to compare the reference body temperature with the body temperature of the sensing target person to determine whether or not the sensing target person has a body temperature abnormality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Tanaka, Masaru Yamaoka, Kenji Masuda, Kazuhiro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11185235
    Abstract: An information processing device obtains measurement data for calculating biological information of a measurement subject from a sensor that performs measurement without contact. Based on content of the measurement data, the measurement data is classified into a group associated with at least a position of the measurement subject, the biological information is calculated from the classified measurement data, and the calculated biological information is compared with a reference value associated with a group to which the measurement data belongs. Then, a notification is made based on the comparing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Tomohiko Kitamura, Yasuo Kohashi, Masaru Yamaoka, Toshiaki Tanaka, Kenji Masuda
  • Patent number: 11176798
    Abstract: Anomaly notification system that notifies of an anomaly of cared person in room includes sensor, sound collecting unit, first determination unit that determines whether a volume of the collected sound is more than or equal to a reference volume, second determination unit that determines whether a target sound is a predetermined activity sound generated by an activity of cared person, and third determination unit that determines whether an anomaly occurs in cared person, based on the activity amounts, which are measured before and after the target sound is collected, and notification unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kenji Masuda, Toshiaki Tanaka, Masaru Yamaoka, Kazuhiro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11141096
    Abstract: A method includes: acquiring body motion data related to body motions of a target person; generating, based on the body motion data, sleep state data related to a sleep state of the target person; storing the sleep state data into a sleep state database; predicting a future change in a physical condition of the target person from the sleep state data by referencing a physical condition prediction information database; and when the physical condition data indicating the physical condition of the target person is acquired, reading past sleep state data over a past period from the sleep state database, collating the physical condition data with the past sleep state data to generate physical condition prediction information for predicting a particular change in the physical condition from particular sleep state data, and registering the physical condition prediction information into the physical condition prediction information database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Masaru Yamaoka, Toshiaki Tanaka, Kenji Masuda
  • Patent number: 10952658
    Abstract: An information processing method includes, by a computer: acquiring biological information on a first person; acquiring an image obtained by imaging the first person in synchronization with acquisition timing of the biological information; identifying person identification information for identifying the first person based on the image; storing, in a storage unit, the identified person identification information, the acquired biological information, and the acquired image in association with one another; acquiring the person identification information on the first person selected by a second person different from the first person, and state information indicating a state of the first person selected by the second person; and extracting, from the storage unit, the image associated with the acquired person identification information and the biological information corresponding to the acquired state information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Masaru Yamaoka, Mikiko Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20200005618
    Abstract: Anomaly notification system that notifies of an anomaly of cared person in room includes sensor, sound collecting unit, first determination unit that determines whether a volume of the collected sound is more than or equal to a reference volume, second determination unit that determines whether a target sound is a predetermined activity sound generated by an activity of cared person, and third determination unit that determines whether an anomaly occurs in cared person, based on the activity amounts, which are measured before and after the target sound is collected, and notification unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji MASUDA, Toshiaki TANAKA, Masaru YAMAOKA, Kazuhiro WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20190357857
    Abstract: Communication device includes first sensor configured to measure a state of a sensing target person to acquire first measurement data, second sensor configured to measure a body temperature to acquire second measurement data, and memory unit configured to store a reference body temperature for a single or each of a plurality of predetermined states of the sensing target person. Communication device further includes state determiner configured to determine whether or not the sensing target person is in the single or any one of the plurality of predetermined states, and abnormality determiner configured to compare the reference body temperature with the body temperature of the sensing target person to determine whether or not the sensing target person has a body temperature abnormality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Tanaka, Masaru Yamaoka, Kenji Masuda, Kazuhiro Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20190298241
    Abstract: An information processing method includes, by a computer: acquiring biological information on a first person; acquiring an image obtained by imaging the first person in synchronization with acquisition timing of the biological information; identifying person identification information for identifying the first person based on the image; storing, in a storage unit, the identified person identification information, the acquired biological information, and the acquired image in association with one another; acquiring the person identification information on the first person selected by a second person different from the first person, and state information indicating a state of the first person selected by the second person; and extracting, from the storage unit, the image associated with the acquired person identification information and the biological information corresponding to the acquired state information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Masaru YAMAOKA, Mikiko MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20190277958
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sensor processing system including an acquisition unit, a time series analysis unit, and a decision unit. The acquisition unit acquires measurement data from a measuring unit. The measuring unit measures a physical quantity, of which a value varies depending on whether a human is present in, or absent from, an object space. The time series analysis unit obtains an analysis model for a time series analysis in which the measurement data acquired at a predetermined timing is represented by multiple items, acquired before the predetermined timing, of the measurement data. The decision unit decides, depending on a decision condition including a condition concerning a coefficient of the analysis model, whether the human is present or absent at the predetermined timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Masaru YAMAOKA, Toshiaki TANAKA, Kenji MASUDA, Atsushi TAKAHASHI, Hidehiko ICHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190274634
    Abstract: An event prediction system according to an aspect includes an acquisition unit and a symptom detection unit. The acquisition unit acquires body movement data about a subject's body movement from a measuring device that outputs the body movement data. The symptom detection unit makes, based on a subset, acquired during a past reference period, of the body movement data, a decision about whether or not there are any symptoms of an onset of a particular event related to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Masaru YAMAOKA, Toshiaki TANAKA, Kenji MASUDA, Atsushi TAKAHASHI, Hidehiko ICHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10353061
    Abstract: A system for detecting a target object includes a first detector that detects an object by emitting radio waves and receiving reflected waves that are the emitted radio waves reflected by a target object, a second detector that detects heat generated by the target object, and an information collection apparatus that determines the presence or absence of the target object on the basis of the detected reflected waves and the detected heat, and the information collection apparatus determines the presence of the target object in a case where the first detector has detected a movement of the target object and the second detector has detected the heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Tanaka, Masaru Yamaoka, Kenji Masuda
  • Patent number: 10313146
    Abstract: A communication method includes: performing communication with a server via the Internet; acquiring from the server a command for causing an electrical appliance to perform a predetermined operation; storing the command and an association information item associated with the command; displaying the association information items on a display unit; receiving a selection of an association information item among the displayed association information items; determining whether or not the electrical appliance is capable of performing the predetermined operation according to the command associated with the association information item the selection of which is received; and when it is determined that the electrical appliance is capable of performing the predetermined operation according to the command associated with the association information item the selection of which is received, transmitting the command to the electrical appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mahbub Rashid, Masaru Yamaoka, Yasuaki Kanari
  • Publication number: 20190059802
    Abstract: A method includes: acquiring body motion data related to body motions of a target person; generating, based on the body motion data, sleep state data related to a sleep state of the target person; storing the sleep state data into a sleep state database; predicting a future change in a physical condition of the target person from the sleep state data by referencing a physical condition prediction information database; and when the physical condition data indicating the physical condition of the target person is acquired, reading past sleep state data over a past period from the sleep state database, collating the physical condition data with the past sleep state data to generate physical condition prediction information for predicting a particular change in the physical condition from particular sleep state data, and registering the physical condition prediction information into the physical condition prediction information database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: MASARU YAMAOKA, TOSHIAKI TANAKA, KENJI MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20180271379
    Abstract: An information processing device obtains measurement data for calculating biological information of a measurement subject from a sensor that performs measurement without contact. Based on content of the measurement data, the measurement data is classified into a group associated with at least a position of the measurement subject, the biological information is calculated from the classified measurement data, and the calculated biological information is compared with a reference value associated with a group to which the measurement data belongs. Then, a notification is made based on the comparing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: KAZUHIRO WATANABE, TOMOHIKO KITAMURA, YASUO KOHASHI, MASARU YAMAOKA, TOSHIAKI TANAKA, KENJI MASUDA
  • Patent number: 10072372
    Abstract: A control method of a washing machine including a wireless communicator communicating with an electronic device, includes: causing the washing machine to operate a washing tub of the washing machine as a preliminary operation, including a rotational operation of the washing tub; acquiring motion information regarding a motion of the electronic device during the preliminary operation; determining whether or not the electronic device is inside the washing tub based on the acquired motion information and information indicating the preliminary operation; and giving the washing machine a notification indicating that the electronic device is inside the washing tub if the determining determines that the electronic device is inside the washing tub. It is determined whether or not the electronic device is inside the washing tub, based on a comparison between characteristic operation information determined in advance with regard to the preliminary operation and the motion information acquired by a sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Tanaka, Nozomu Tooyama, Masaru Yamaoka, Kazuhiro Kuroyama
  • Patent number: 9888060
    Abstract: A control method includes receiving setting information containing a first property representing a property of an operation performed by one or more target appliances and a setting of the first property, obtaining correspondence information between device information identifying each of the appliances and a second property representing a property of an operation performed by the appliance, extracting the device information items of the target appliances from among the device information items in the correspondence information, the device information items each having a second property that is the same as the first property, generating a plurality of control information items each associated with each of the extracted device information items of one or more target appliances, containing the setting information and a predetermined information corresponding to the first property and each of the device information items, transmitting the control information to the target appliance through wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Erina Okamoto, Toshiaki Tanaka, Masaru Yamaoka, Mahbub Rashid
  • Patent number: 9866402
    Abstract: A remote care system for an apartment building includes: a home electric appliance installed in a housing unit structuring an apartment building; a sensor that is provided in the home electric appliance and senses the behavior of a resident in the housing unit; and a remote monitoring apparatus that remotely controls the home electric appliance installed in each of a plurality of housing units based on sensing information transmitted from the sensor. This realizes implementation and operation of a remote care system for an apartment building using a major appliance used in ordinary households.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Tanaka, Masaru Yamaoka