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).
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Patent number: 11946153Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: ISHIHARA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaru Hatabe, Hironori Murakami, Fuka Yamaoka
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Patent number: 11457875Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Masaru Yamaoka, Toshiaki Tanaka, Kenji Masuda, Atsushi Takahashi, Hidehiko Ichikawa
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Patent number: 11313962Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTV CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Masaru Yamaoka, Toshiaki Tanaka, Kenji Masuda, Atsushi Takahashi, Hidehiko Ichikawa
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Patent number: 11197641Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki Tanaka, Masaru Yamaoka, Kenji Masuda, Kazuhiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 11185235Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiro Watanabe, Tomohiko Kitamura, Yasuo Kohashi, Masaru Yamaoka, Toshiaki Tanaka, Kenji Masuda
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Patent number: 11176798Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTDInventors: Kenji Masuda, Toshiaki Tanaka, Masaru Yamaoka, Kazuhiro Watanabe
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Patent number: 11141096Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 30, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Masaru Yamaoka, Toshiaki Tanaka, Kenji Masuda
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Patent number: 10952658Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Masaru Yamaoka, Mikiko Matsuo
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Publication number: 20200005618Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji MASUDA, Toshiaki TANAKA, Masaru YAMAOKA, Kazuhiro WATANABE
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Publication number: 20190357857Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki Tanaka, Masaru Yamaoka, Kenji Masuda, Kazuhiro Watanabe
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Publication number: 20190298241Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Masaru YAMAOKA, Mikiko MATSUO
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Publication number: 20190277958Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Masaru YAMAOKA, Toshiaki TANAKA, Kenji MASUDA, Atsushi TAKAHASHI, Hidehiko ICHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20190274634Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Masaru YAMAOKA, Toshiaki TANAKA, Kenji MASUDA, Atsushi TAKAHASHI, Hidehiko ICHIKAWA
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Patent number: 10353061Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki Tanaka, Masaru Yamaoka, Kenji Masuda
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Patent number: 10313146Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 9, 2014Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Mahbub Rashid, Masaru Yamaoka, Yasuaki Kanari
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Publication number: 20190059802Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: MASARU YAMAOKA, TOSHIAKI TANAKA, KENJI MASUDA
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Publication number: 20180271379Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: KAZUHIRO WATANABE, TOMOHIKO KITAMURA, YASUO KOHASHI, MASARU YAMAOKA, TOSHIAKI TANAKA, KENJI MASUDA
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Patent number: 10072372Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 6, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki Tanaka, Nozomu Tooyama, Masaru Yamaoka, Kazuhiro Kuroyama
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Patent number: 9888060Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Erina Okamoto, Toshiaki Tanaka, Masaru Yamaoka, Mahbub Rashid
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Patent number: 9866402Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 16, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki Tanaka, Masaru Yamaoka