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: 9142122Abstract: A mobile device includes a position sensing unit, a remote control information obtainment unit, and a storage unit. Position information obtained by the position sensing unit is stored in the storage unit in association with remote control information. The mobile device further includes a directional space obtainment unit and an apparatus specification unit. The mobile device recognizes a direction pointed by a user using the mobile device, and enables operation of a terminal apparatus existing in the pointing direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2011Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Mitsuaki Oshima, Toshiaki Ohnishi, Masaru Yamaoka, Tomoaki Ohira, Michihiro Matsumoto, Tsutomu Mukai, Yosuke Matsushita, Shohji Ohtsubo, Hironori Nakae, Kazunori Yamada, Mizuho Sakakibara, Kohei Yamaguchi, Shigehiro Iida
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Patent number: 9141904Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) device includes: a contact interface for wired communication with a host; a contactless interface for contactless communication with a reader/writer; a command processing unit that obtains a command from the reader/writer in the contactless communication and process the command, the command instructing a data access; and a memory that holds data. The command processing unit determines a communication mode, and (i) executes the data access instructed in the command between the reader/writer and the memory, when the communication mode is determined as a first communication mode, and (ii) executes the data access instructed in the command between the reader/writer and the host, when the communication mode is determined as a second communication mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Mahbub Rashid, Michihiro Matsumoto, Masaru Yamaoka, Kazunori Kurimoto, Kazuhiro Kuroyama, Eiichi Sadayuki, Yasuo Yoshimura, Shigeru Morimoto, Naofumi Nakatani
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Patent number: 9143933Abstract: A communication device, which can simplify various setting processes, transmits, to a server via a network, external device information received from an external device by using proximity wireless communication.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Yoichi Ikeda, Mitsuaki Oshima, Masaru Yamaoka, Tsutomu Mukai, Takahiro Sato, Ikuo Fuchigami, Tadanori Tezuka, Shohji Ohtsubo, Yosuke Matsushita, Hironori Nakae
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Publication number: 20150195101Abstract: A communication method includes: performing communication (S901) with a server (101) via the Internet; acquiring (S902) from the server (101) a command for causing an electrical appliance to perform a predetermined operation; storing (S903) the command and an association information item associated with the command; displaying (S904) the association information items on a display unit (319); receiving (S905) a selection of an association information item among the displayed association information items; determining (S906) 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 (S907) the command to the electrical appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Mahbub Rashid, Masaru Yamaoka, Yasuaki Kanari
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Patent number: 9071955Abstract: A terminal apparatus that communicates with a mobile apparatus includes a near-field communication unit that receives time-of-day information from the mobile apparatus through near-field communication, a use history information generation unit that extracts operation information of the terminal apparatus, and generates use history information on the basis of the time-of-day information received by the near-field communication unit, the use history information including time-of-day information associated with the detected operation information and indicating the time of day at which the corresponding operation was performed, and a main memory that stores the generated use history information.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Masaru Yamaoka, Michihiro Matsumoto, Tomoaki Ohira, Toshiaki Ohnishi
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Patent number: 9047759Abstract: A mobile device includes a position sensing unit, a remote control information obtainment unit, and a storage unit. Position information obtained by the position sensing unit is stored in the storage unit in association with remote control information. The mobile device further includes a directional space obtainment unit and an apparatus specification unit. The mobile device recognizes a direction pointed by a user using the mobile device, and enables operation of a terminal apparatus existing in the pointing direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2011Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Kazunori Yamada, Kohei Yamaguchi, Shigehiro Iida, Mizuho Sakakibara, Toshiaki Ohnishi, Masaru Yamaoka, Mitsuaki Oshima, Tomoaki Ohira, Michihiro Matsumoto, Tsutomu Mukai, Yosuke Matsushita, Shohji Ohtsubo, Hironori Nakae
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Publication number: 20150148925Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: ERINA OKAMOTO, TOSHIAKI TANAKA, MASARU YAMAOKA, MAHBUB RASHID
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Patent number: 9020432Abstract: A mobile communication device (98b) includes: an appliance information obtainment unit (98n) that obtains appliance information (98n1) by proximity wireless communication (98c1) with an appliance (98a) installed in a home (99), the appliance information specifying the appliance (98a); a position information obtainment unit (98j) that obtains position information (98j1) of the mobile communication device when the proximity wireless communication (98c1) is performed; and a transmission unit (98o) that transmits transmission information (98o1) to a server (98c) in the case where the proximity wireless communication (98c1) is performed, the transmission information including the appliance information (98n1) and the position information (98j1).Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2010Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Yosuke Matsushita, Masaru Yamaoka, Shohji Ohtsubo, Tsutomu Mukai, Hironori Nakae, Mitsuaki Oshima
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Patent number: 8995957Abstract: A repeater apparatus includes a network communication unit that acquires, from a server through a network, first terminal identification information for identifying a terminal to be controlled and control information for controlling the terminal to be controlled, a near-field communication unit that acquires, by near-field communication from the terminal, second terminal identification information for identifying the terminal and stored in the terminal, and a comparison unit that decides whether the first terminal identification information agrees with the second terminal identification information. The near-field communication unit transmits the control information to the terminal by near-field communication, in the case where the comparison unit decides that the first terminal identification information agrees with the second terminal identification information.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2014Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Tomoaki Ohira, Masaru Yamaoka, Michihiro Matsumoto, Toshiaki Ohnishi
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Patent number: 8886124Abstract: A relay device performs Near Field Communication with a terminal device that is a communication terminal device, and processes information received from the terminal device. A loop antenna receives radio waves from the terminal device; an NFC unit performs Near Field Communication with the terminal device via a loop antenna, and receives from the terminal device application identification information, which identifies an application that processes the information received from the terminal device. A controller acquires an application corresponding to the received application identification information, and causes the acquired application to run.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Tomoaki Ohira, Mitsuaki Oshima, Masaru Yamaoka, Michihiro Matsumoto, Toshiaki Ohnishi
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Publication number: 20140323053Abstract: A proximity wireless power supply unit (123) is activated by radio waves of proximity wireless communication transmitted from a portable terminal (200). A proximity wireless memory (121) is driven by power supplied from the proximity wireless power supply unit (123), and stores an operation command of a communication apparatus (100). A control unit (111) is driven by power supplied from a main power supply unit (112), and reads out the operation command from the proximity wireless memory (121) to execute the operation command. The main power supply unit (112) is activated on the basis of a signal received by a proximity wireless communication unit (122), and supplies power to the control unit (111). The proximity wireless communication unit (122) receives the operation command transmitted from the portable terminal (200), and writes the operation command in the proximity wireless memory (121).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Masaru Yamaoka, Michihiro Matsumoto, Mahbub Rashid
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Publication number: 20140317233Abstract: A communication method including: generating image data of an item on which an electric appliance performed processing; obtaining setting information of the electric appliance which indicates the processing performed on the item; converting the obtained setting information into reference setting information that is setting information in a general format; generating combined data by adding the converted reference setting information to the generated image data; and transmitting the generated combined data to a storage server. For instance, in the communication method, setting information of the electric appliance when the processing was performed on the item is obtained by performing proximity wireless communication with the electric appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2013Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Toshiaki Ohnishi, Masaru Yamaoka, Mariko Nakaso
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Publication number: 20140315488Abstract: A repeater apparatus includes a network communication unit that acquires, from a server through a network, first terminal identification information for identifying a terminal to be controlled and control information for controlling the terminal to be controlled, a near-field communication unit that acquires, by near-field communication from the terminal, second terminal identification information for identifying the terminal and stored in the terminal, and a comparison unit that decides whether the first terminal identification information agrees with the second terminal identification information. The near-field communication unit transmits the control information to the terminal by near-field communication, in the case where the comparison unit decides that the first terminal identification information agrees with the second terminal identification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Tomoaki OHIRA, Masaru YAMAOKA, Michihiro MATSUMOTO, Toshiaki OHNISHI
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Patent number: 8855563Abstract: A terminal apparatus (M101) includes a terminal unit (M201) and a near-field communication unit (M107). The terminal unit (M201) includes a main memory (M106) that stores operation history information of the terminal apparatus (M101) and a controller (M105). The near-field communication unit (M107) includes a communication control unit (M216) that performs near-field communication with the mobile apparatus (M102) and a near-field communication memory (M215). The controller (M105) stores, in the near-field in communication memory (M215), at least a part of the operation history information stored in the main memory (M106) when a malfunction of the terminal unit (M201) is detected, and the communication control unit (M216) transmits the operation history information stored in the near-field communication memory (M215) is by near-field communication to the mobile apparatus (M102), in accordance with a request from the mobile apparatus (M102).Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Masaru Yamaoka, Michihiro Matsumoto, Shohji Ohtsubo, Masao Nonaka, Mitsuaki Oshima
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Publication number: 20140292806Abstract: An image display method including: obtaining (S2301) combined data including (i) image data of an image having an item as a subject and (ii) first setting information indicating processing which a first electric appliance performs on the item; determining whether or not the first setting information is convertible into second setting information, the first setting information being included in the obtained combined data, and the second setting information being information in a format previously designated by a user and executable by a second electric appliance; determining (S2305) a first mark to be added to the image of the image data, if it is determined that the first setting information is convertible into the second setting information; and displaying (S2307) the image of the image data to which the determined first mark is added, the image data being included in the combined data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Toshiaki Ohnishi, Masaru Yamaoka, Mariko Nakaso
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Publication number: 20140285325Abstract: A generation unit generates a command based on operation history information read from a storage unit and operation status information obtained by an obtainment unit when power is supplied from a first power source unit to a communication apparatus, and generates the command based on the operation history information read from the storage unit when the power is not supplied from the first power source unit to the communication apparatus, when power is supplied from a second power source unit to each of the storage unit, the generation unit, and a proximity wireless communication unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2013Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hideo Umetani, Masaru Yamaoka, Gantetsu Matsui, Mahbub Rashid
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Patent number: 8811897Abstract: An NFC device according to the present invention includes the following units. An antenna unit receives radio waves from a reader/writer by NFC. A first power source unit generates power from the radio waves. A second power source unit is a drive power source. A power-supply state holding unit holds information indicating a power-supply state of the second power source unit. An NFC unit performs NFC via the antenna unit to transmit the information indicating the power-supply state of the second power source unit. A power source switch unit switches the second power source unit to the first power source unit according to the power-supply state of the second power source unit, in order to supply power to activate at least the NFC unit and the power-supply state holding unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2011Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Michihiro Matsumoto, Mitsuaki Oshima, Masaru Yamaoka, Shohji Ohtsubo, Masao Nonaka
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Publication number: 20140227975Abstract: A first communication unit transmits, to an electrical home appliance, request information that requests electrical home appliance specifying information for specifying the electrical home appliance after an approach instructing screen is displayed on a display unit, and receives response information including at least the electrical home appliance specifying information from the electrical home appliance after the first communication unit and the electrical home appliance have approached each other within a communicable range, and a display control unit switches a display screen to a menu screen that is unique to the electrical home appliance on the basis of the response information received by the first communication unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiro Kuroyama, Kazunori Kurimoto, Naofumi Nakatani, Yasuo Yoshimura, Kenichi Kamon, Masaru Yamaoka, Toshiaki Ohnishi
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Patent number: 8792859Abstract: A repeater apparatus includes a network communication unit that acquires, from a server through a network, first terminal identification information for identifying a terminal to be controlled and control information for controlling the terminal to be controlled, a near-field communication unit that acquires, by near-field communication from the terminal, second terminal identification information for identifying the terminal and stored in the terminal, and a comparison unit that decides whether the first terminal identification information agrees with the second terminal identification information. The near-field communication unit transmits the control information to the terminal by near-field communication, in the case where the comparison unit decides that the first terminal identification information agrees with the second terminal identification information.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Tomoaki Ohira, Masaru Yamaoka, Michihiro Matsumoto, Toshiaki Ohnishi
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Publication number: 20140152856Abstract: A communication device including an image capturing device having a RF-ID unit for performing proximity wireless communication with a RF-ID reader/writer connected via an infrared communication path to a TV. The image capturing device includes: an antenna for the proximity wireless communication; a data receiving unit receiving an input signal from the RF-ID reader/writer; a nonvolatile second memory storing at least UID and an execution program; and a data transmission unit transmitting the UID and the execution program to the RF-ID reader/writer via the antenna according to the input signal. The UID is used to identify the communication device, and the execution program is executed by the TV with reference to the UID. The transmitted UID and execution program are transferred to the TV via the RF-ID reader/writer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2014Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoichi IKEDA, Mitsuaki OSHIMA, Masaru YAMAOKA, Tsutomu MUKAI, Takahiro SATO, Ikuo FUCHIGAMI, Tadanori TEZUKA, Shohji OHTSUBO, Yosuke MATSUSHITA