Patents by Inventor Masashi Nishikado
Masashi Nishikado 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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Publication number: 20210327244Abstract: An assistance control method for an assistance system that assists monitoring a monitoring object person includes: an acquisition step of acquiring, from among a plurality of terminal devices, a notification destination terminal device which is a terminal device of a notification destination to be notified of an abnormality of the monitoring object person and is determined in accordance with an abnormal state of the monitoring object person determined by a central processing device; an abnormality notification step of notifying, of the abnormality of the monitoring object person, the notification destination terminal device acquired in the acquisition step; and an information transmission step of transmitting monitoring object person information to the notification destination terminal device from the central processing device in accordance with a transmission request for the monitoring object person information from the notification destination terminal device that has been notified of abnormality of the monType: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Masashi NISHIKADO, Atsuhiro NODA, Hiroshi OKADA, Ken Kitamara
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Publication number: 20190371455Abstract: Disclosed is an assistance method used for an assistance system that may assist a caregiver who gives care to a monitored person. The assistance system may include: a central processing unit that saves a care record; and a terminal device including an imaging unit that photographs an image, a display unit that displays the photographed image, and an input unit that inputs the care record, and communicably connected to the central processing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Masashi NISHIKADO, Masanori MIURA
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Publication number: 20190231625Abstract: A central processing device and a central processing method performs: storing a record format that is created in accordance with a type of nursing care, and is designed for inputting details of nursing care as a nursing care record; and, when receiving a type notifying communication signal for issuing a notification of a type of nursing care in a nursing care record from a terminal device, returning a format notifying communication signal containing the record format corresponding to the type of nursing care contained in the type notifying communication signal, to enable the terminal device to input the details of the nursing care for each of the monitored persons while changing the monitored persons. A monitored-person monitoring system according to the present invention includes the central processing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2017Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Masashi NISHIKADO, Shoji KOGO
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Publication number: 20190206217Abstract: In a display device, a display method, and a subject observation system according to the present invention, when a sensor unit inspects a predetermined movement of a subject to be observed, a display device receives a new inspection result about the inspection from the sensor unit via a central processing apparatus. In this case, the display part displays a code representing a presence of the new inspection result having been received, while maintaining an existing display content being displayed thereon, and further displays the new inspection result having been received on the display part when an input part receives a change instruction input.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Masashi NISHIKADO, Atsuhiro NODA, Aki TSUJI
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Patent number: 10276012Abstract: In a display device, a display method, and a subject observation system according to the present invention, when a sensor unit inspects a predetermined movement of a subject to be observed, a display device receives a new inspection result about the inspection from the sensor unit via a central processing apparatus. In this case, the display part displays a code representing a presence of the new inspection result having been received, while maintaining an existing display content being displayed thereon, and further displays the new inspection result having been received on the display part when an input part receives a change instruction input.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Masashi Nishikado, Atsuhiro Noda, Aki Tsuji
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Publication number: 20190046080Abstract: Monitoring target person monitoring device, method, and system according to the present invention sense a predetermined event regarding a monitoring target person to notify the event; acquire an image including at least a video; determine, based on the acquired image, whether or not multiple persons are on the image; and start, in a case where it is determined that the multiple persons are on the image, storing the acquired video to store the video in a video storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2017Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Masashi NISHIKADO, Daisaku HORIE, Hitoshi KOYANAGI, Koji FUJIWARA, Atsuhiro NODA
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Publication number: 20180374570Abstract: In a central processing device and a central processing method for use in a subject observation system and a subject observation system according to the present invention, a care name indicating a name of a care service, a care timing indicating a timing of performing the care service and a sensor identifier possessed by the sensor unit corresponding to a subject as a target who receives the care service are stored while being associated with each other, and the care name associated with the care timing is notified together with an image acquired from the sensor unit having the sensor identifier associated with the care timing to a predetermined terminal device in accordance with the care timing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Masashi NISHIKADO, Yuichi ATARASHI
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Publication number: 20180233013Abstract: In a display device, a display method, and a subject observation system according to the present invention, when a sensor unit inspects a predetermined movement of a subject to be observed, a display device receives a new inspection result about the inspection from the sensor unit via a central processing apparatus. In this case, the display part displays a code representing a presence of the new inspection result having been received, while maintaining an existing display content being displayed thereon, and further displays the new inspection result having been received on the display part when an input part receives a change instruction input.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2016Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Masashi NISHIKADO, Atsuhiro NODA, Aki TSUJI
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Publication number: 20180233017Abstract: Disclosed is a monitoring information screen display device for use in a to-be-observed person monitoring system equipped with a sensor device configured to, when it judges that a to-be-observed person has performed a given action, transmit monitoring information including a result of the judgment. The monitoring information screen display device comprises a communication section, a display section, and a display processing section. The display processing section is configured to generate a monitoring information screen including the judgment result, based on the monitoring information received by the communication section, and cause the display section to display the monitoring information screen thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2016Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Masashi NISHIKADO, Atsuhiro NODA, Aki TSUJI, Masanori YAMASHITA
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Patent number: 9120067Abstract: There are provided a micro mixer capable of efficiently mixing at least two types of liquids in a simple structure and a microfluidic chip provided with the micro mixer. In order to achieve the object, the micro mixer includes a minute passage through which first and second liquids are caused to flow respectively, and a mixing vessel in which a liquid injecting port caused to communicate with the minute passage is provided in a bottom part, and the liquid injecting port is provided in a shifted position from a center of the bottom part in the bottom part. Moreover, the liquid injecting port may be provided in a shifted position from a center line of the mixing vessel.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2010Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventors: Kenichi Miyata, Takahiro Mohri, Kusunoki Higashino, Yasuhiro Sando, Masashi Nishikado, Gou Yanagihara
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Publication number: 20120201724Abstract: There are provided a micro mixer capable of efficiently mixing at least two types of liquids in a simple structure and a microfluidic chip provided with the micro mixer. In order to achieve the object, the micro mixer includes a minute passage through which first and second liquids are caused to flow respectively, and a mixing vessel in which a liquid injecting port caused to communicate with the minute passage is provided in a bottom part, and the liquid injecting port is provided in a shifted position from a center of the bottom part in the bottom part. Moreover, the liquid injecting port may be provided in a shifted position from a center line of the mixing vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2010Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Kenichi Miyata, Takahiro Mohri, Kusunoki Higashino, Yasuhiro Sando, Masashi Nishikado, Gou Yanagihara
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Patent number: 6739929Abstract: A first panel element and a second panel element, each having at least one display layer, are positioned and opposed to each other. The elements are progressively adhered from a staring position with an adhesive material supplied beforehand. Examples of the adhesive material include those which are in a liquid state before curing (such as photo-curing adhesive materials), and also include adhesive sheets. The adhesive material having fluidity can be spread between the two panel elements in the adhering step.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2001Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiichi Furukawa, Masakazu Okada, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Masanori Negoro, Masashi Nishikado, Hideo Hotomi
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Publication number: 20020014303Abstract: A method of producing a multilayer LC display element including a plurality of LC display cells stacked together and each filled with an LC material, comprising the steps of: (a) forming a multilayer empty cell structure by stacking a plurality of empty cells each having a pair of substrates opposed together and having a peripheral portion sealed except for at least one LC material inlet opened externally; and (b) supplying the LC material by vacuum supply through the LC material inlet into each of the empty cells forming the multilayer empty cell structure, wherein said empty cells formed in the step (a) are provided at circumferentially different positions with the liquid crystal material inlets, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2001Publication date: February 7, 2002Inventors: Shoji Kotani, Masakazu Okada, Masashi Nishikado, Hideaki Ueda
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Publication number: 20010053648Abstract: A first panel element and a second panel element, each having at least one display layer, are positioned and opposed to each other. The elements are progressively adhered from a staring position with an adhesive material supplied beforehand. Examples of the adhesive material include those which are in a liquid state before curing (such as photo-curing adhesive materials), and also include adhesive sheets. The adhesive material having fluidity can be spread between the two panel elements in the adhering step.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2001Publication date: December 20, 2001Inventors: Keiichi Furukawa, Masakazu Okada, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Masanori Negoro, Masashi Nishikado, Ken Matsuoka, Hideo Hotomi
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Publication number: 20010015788Abstract: A liquid crystal display of the present invention includes first and second substrates. The first substrate has a surface supporting thereon a plurality of parallel first electrodes. The second substrate has a first surface and second surface opposed to the first surface. The first surface supports thereon a plurality of parallel second electrodes. The second substrate is positioned so that the first surface opposes the surface of the first substrate to define a gap therebetween and the first and second electrodes cross with each other. A memory type liquid crystal is filled in the gap. A plurality of first and second terminals are positioned on the second surface and electrically connected with the first and second electrodes, respectively, so that the first and second terminals are capable of being connected with an external device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2000Publication date: August 23, 2001Inventors: Makiko Mandai, Nobuyuki Taniguchi, Masahide Ueda, Yutaka Tsurumoto, Koichi Kohriyana, Masashi Nishikado
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Patent number: 5995883Abstract: An autonomous vehicle has a distance measuring sensor that periodically measures the distance to an object using a prescribed period and it's movement is controlled in accordance with the distance measured by the distance measuring sensor. A controller that controls the prescribed period based on the moving speed and the measured distance so that the prescribed period is made shorter as the moving speed increases and the distance to the object becomes shorter.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1997Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masashi Nishikado
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Patent number: 5735959Abstract: An apparatus of spreading a fluid on the floor includes four rectangular application rotating bodies partially overlapping each other, and four nozzles supplying the fluid provided in rotation areas of the respective application rotating bodies. The rotation position of the application rotating body is detected by a light shielding plate and a photosensor. A control portion controls each component so that the fluid is applied onto the floor from a tank through the nozzle by a pump when the application rotating body is not directly under the nozzle. As a result, the apparatus of spreading a fluid on the floor capable of optimally controlling the quantity of the fluid to be applied according to the application condition can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 1996Date of Patent: April 7, 1998Assignee: Minolta Co, Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Kubo, Shigeru Oyokota, Nobukazu Kawagoe, Masashi Nishikado