Patents by Inventor Natsuka NAKAUCHI

Natsuka NAKAUCHI 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: 10356883
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a plurality of lighting devices and a terminal. The terminal includes a display screen, an input unit, a communication unit, and a device controller. The device controller (i) obtains, from outside the terminal, setting information including attribute information indicating at least one attribute regarding an installation location of each of the plurality of lighting devices, (ii) associates each of the plurality of lighting devices with any of the at least one attribute indicated by the attribute information included in the obtained setting information according to a dialog with an operator using the display screen and the input unit of the terminal, so as to classify the plurality of lighting devices under groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Saori Ueno, Kentaro Yamauchi, Sana Yagi, Shinsuke Nishioka, Natsuka Nakauchi
  • Patent number: 10191640
    Abstract: Provided is a control parameter setting method for use in an illumination system including: luminaires; an illumination controller that controls lighting of the luminaires; and an operation terminal that communicates with the illumination controller. The control parameter setting method includes: capturing, by a camera of the operation terminal, at least one luminaire in an image, and displaying, by a touch panel of the operation terminal, the image including the at least one luminaire; obtaining identification information of the at least one luminaire based on the image; determining whether a control parameter of the at least one luminaire captured by the camera is settable by the operation terminal; displaying, by the touch panel, information relating to the identification information, in association with the at least one luminaire; displaying, by the touch panel, a control parameter of a luminaire; and setting, by the touch panel, the control parameter of the luminaire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Natsuka Nakauchi, Kentaro Yamauchi, Tomokazu Yamamoto, Yoshiaki Ueno
  • Patent number: 10129963
    Abstract: A lighting system includes lighting devices and a terminal. The terminal includes a display screen, an input unit, a wireless transmitter which transmits a radio signal, a communication unit which wirelessly transmits a control command to one of a communication address and a logical address for at least one of the lighting devices, specifying the one of the communication address and the logical address, and a controller which displays, on the display screen, icons respectively corresponding the lighting devices, and when an instruction for selecting any one of the icons has been received by the input unit, causes the wireless transmitter to transmit a radio signal indicating predetermined information. When one of the lighting devices which corresponds to the selected icon has received the radio signal, the lighting device transmits the communication address assigned to the lighting device itself to be used for communication with the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kentaro Yamauchi, Saori Ueno, Sana Yagi, Shinsuke Nishioka, Natsuka Nakauchi
  • Publication number: 20180314412
    Abstract: Provided is a control parameter setting method for use in an illumination system including: luminaires; an illumination controller that controls lighting of the luminaires; and an operation terminal that communicates with the illumination controller. The control parameter setting method includes: capturing, by a camera of the operation terminal, at least one luminaire in an image, and displaying, by a touch panel of the operation terminal, the image including the at least one luminaire; obtaining identification information of the at least one luminaire based on the image; determining whether a control parameter of the at least one luminaire captured by the camera is settable by the operation terminal; displaying, by the touch panel, information relating to the identification information, in association with the at least one luminaire; displaying, by the touch panel, a control parameter of a luminaire; and setting, by the touch panel, the control parameter of the luminaire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Natsuka NAKAUCHI, Kentaro YAMAUCHI, Tomokazu YAMAMOTO, Yoshiaki UENO
  • Publication number: 20170265285
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a plurality of lighting devices and a terminal. The terminal includes a display screen, an input unit, a communication unit, and a device controller. The device controller (i) obtains, from outside the terminal, setting information including attribute information indicating at least one attribute regarding an installation location of each of the plurality of lighting devices, (ii) associates each of the plurality of lighting devices with any of the at least one attribute indicated by the attribute information included in the obtained setting information according to a dialog with an operator using the display screen and the input unit of the terminal, so as to classify the plurality of lighting devices under groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Saori UENO, Kentaro YAMAUCHI, Sana YAGI, Shinsuke NISHIOKA, Natsuka NAKAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170265284
    Abstract: A lighting system includes lighting devices and a terminal. The terminal includes a display screen, an input unit, a wireless transmitter which transmits a radio signal, a communication unit which wirelessly transmits a control command to one of a communication address and a logical address for at least one of the lighting devices, specifying the one of the communication address and the logical address, and a controller which displays, on the display screen, icons respectively corresponding the lighting devices, and when an instruction for selecting any one of the icons has been received by the input unit, causes the wireless transmitter to transmit a radio signal indicating predetermined information. When one of the lighting devices which corresponds to the selected icon has received the radio signal, the lighting device transmits the communication address assigned to the lighting device itself to be used for communication with the communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Kentaro YAMAUCHI, Saori UENO, Sana YAGI, Shinsuke NISHIOKA, Natsuka NAKAUCHI