Patents by Inventor Osamu Nasu

Osamu Nasu 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: 11329846
    Abstract: An edge system (100) transfers data to a cloud server (400). A flow controller (140) controls dataflow that is a flow of data processing in the edge system (100) of data collected from equipment. A gateway communicator (170) communicates with the cloud server (400) in compliance with a specification of an external interface that is publicly-released and defined with respect to receiving and sending of data from and to the cloud server (400). A gateway connector (180) connects the flow controller (140) to the gateway communicator (170) to enable communication between the gateway communicator (170) and the flow controller (140). The gateway communicator (170) communicates with the gateway connector (180) in compliance with a specification of an internal interface that is publicly-released and defined with respect to receiving and sending of data in the data processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Nasu, Yusuke Matsushita
  • Publication number: 20220121597
    Abstract: A data processing device (1) includes a data collector (11) to collect data from a machine (4), data processors (12) to individually execute predetermined data processing, an execution controller (14) to control transmission and reception of data between the data collector (11) and each of the data processors (12), and between the data processors (12), in accordance with setting information for a predetermined data processing flow, and interfaces provided in the data processors (12) and the execution controller (14), respectively, and configured to transmit and receive data and definition information on the data to and from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Osamu NASU
  • Publication number: 20220091595
    Abstract: A data processing device (10), which is connectable to another data processing device (20), includes a data collector (150) to collect data from a machine (31, 32), a data processor (120) to process input data, a coordination processor (160) to provide the data collector (150) or the data processor (120) with data transmitted from the another data processing device (20) and provide the another data processing device (20) with the data collected by the data collector (150) or the data processed by the data processor (120), and an execution controller (130) to control collection of data by the data collector (150), processing of data by the data processor (120), and transmission and reception of data to and from the another data processing device (20) by the coordination processor (160) in accordance with predetermined setting information for a data processing flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Osamu NASU
  • Publication number: 20220092207
    Abstract: A data management system includes a data processor (41) to collect machine data pieces repetitively transmitted from a machine, an encryptor (42) to encrypt the collected machine data pieces with encryption keys that are different among predetermined time sections, a DB (52) to store the encrypted machine data pieces, a DB server (51) to provide the machine data pieces stored in the DB (52), and a receiving client (60) to receive the machine data pieces from the DB server (51) and decrypt the machine data pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Motoyuki OZAKI, Osamu NASU
  • Publication number: 20220044152
    Abstract: A signal selection device (10) selects, from a plurality of candidate signals, a training signal for learning a model (20) usable for data analysis. The signal selection device (10) includes a first acquirer (11) that acquires the plurality of candidate signals and training labels associated with the plurality of candidate signals and being status values corresponding to results of analysis performed using the model, a feature calculator (13) that calculates one or more features for each of the plurality of candidate signals, and a selector (16) that selects the training signal from the plurality of candidate signals based on a degree of relevance between the one or more features and the training labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiko MASUZAKI, Osamu NASU
  • Publication number: 20220046339
    Abstract: A data collection apparatus (10) is connectable to a device (21) and includes a process setting unit (141), a collector (160), and a process controller (143). The process setting unit (141) receives and sets a parameter for data collection. The collector (160) collects data from the device (21) in accordance with the parameter set by the process setting unit (141). The process controller (143) outputs the data collected by the collector (160) to a processing unit (130) to cause the processing unit (130) to process the data. The collector (160) determines whether the parameter received by the process setting unit (141) satisfies a predetermined condition and provides a determination result to the process setting unit (141). The process setting unit (141) outputs result information corresponding to the determination result provided by the collector (160).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Osamu NASU
  • Publication number: 20220043429
    Abstract: A receiver (131) receives an acquisition request to acquire a value of real resource information associated with a device (20) connected to a network or a value of virtual resource information associated with a calculation result of calculation performed using a value of the real resource information. A real resource information acquirer (1352) acquires the value of the real resource information by causing a collector (140) to collect a value from the device (20) associated with the real resource information. A virtual resource information acquirer (1353) acquires the value of the virtual resource information by causing a calculator (1354) to perform calculation using the value of the real resource information. A responder (136) returns a response including the value of the real resource information or a response including the value of the virtual resource information based on the received acquisition request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu NASU, Kohei KATO
  • Publication number: 20220045993
    Abstract: A data management device (10) includes an insertion position determiner (121) to determine an insertion position of dummy data to be inserted into transmission target data, a dummy data inserter (122) to insert the dummy data in the insertion position of the transmission target data to create dummy-inserted data, an insertion position encryptor (123) to encrypt data indicating the insertion position with a public key (PUBa) to create insertion-position-encrypted data; and a deliverer (110) to deliver the dummy-inserted data and the insertion-position-encrypted data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo KASHIWAGI, Osamu NASU
  • Patent number: 11237867
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus (10) includes a receiver (120), a specifier (142), and a task controller (141). The receiver (120) receives a setting of a process flow defining subprocesses that are sequentially executed with respect to data output from a device (21). The specifier (142) specifies, based on the setting received by the receiver (120), processing units (130) for execution of the subprocesses. The task controller (141) determines, based on the setting received by the receiver (120), and launches the tasks in accordance with the order, an order for launching tasks for achievement of the processing units (130) specified by the specifier (142).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Nasu, Jijun Jin, Ryo Kashiwagi
  • Patent number: 11237548
    Abstract: A collector (110) included in a data delivery control apparatus (100) collects data from a PLC (603, 604) and outputs the data to which collection time information indicating collection time is added. A validity determiner (140) determines whether the data is valid based on whether the collection time indicated by the collection time information added to the data is at or later than a starting time indicating a time at which a data sequence as a preset data processing sequence is started. A deliverer (130) delivers the data in accordance with a data sequence setting defining the data sequence in response to validity determination means determining that the data is valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Kashiwagi, Osamu Nasu
  • Publication number: 20210359881
    Abstract: An edge system (100) transfers data to a cloud server (400). A flow controller (140) controls dataflow that is a flow of data processing in the edge system (100) of data collected from equipment. A gateway communicator (170) communicates with the cloud server (400) in compliance with a specification of an external interface that is publicly-released and defined with respect to receiving and sending of data from and to the cloud server (400). A gateway connector (180) connects the flow controller (140) to the gateway communicator (170) to enable communication between the gateway communicator (170) and the flow controller (140). The gateway communicator (170) communicates with the gateway connector (180) in compliance with a specification of an internal interface that is publicly-released and defined with respect to receiving and sending of data in the data processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu NASU, Yusuke MATSUSHITA
  • Patent number: 11177828
    Abstract: A collector included in a data collection apparatus performs data collection to collect data from a PLC. A controller included in the data collection apparatus determines whether the collector is valid depending on whether the collector at a time when an instruction to start the data collection is provided matches the collector at a preset time, and causes the collector to start the data collection in response to the collector being valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Kashiwagi, Osamu Nasu
  • Patent number: 11157333
    Abstract: A data processing device (10) is to be connected to another data processing device (20) and includes a first communicator (180) to share flow settings information for executing a first partial processing and a second partial processing included in a processing flow with the another data processing device (20), an execution controller (140) to cause a processing unit (130) to execute the first partial processing in accordance with the flow settings information, and a second communicator (190) to execute at least one of transmission of a first processing result obtained by execution of the first partial processing to the another data processing device (20) or reception of a second processing result obtained by execution of the second partial processing by the another data processing device (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Osamu Nasu
  • Publication number: 20210318676
    Abstract: A collector (110) included in a data delivery control apparatus (100) collects data from a PLC (603, 604) and outputs the data to which collection time information indicating collection time is added. A validity determiner (140) determines whether the data is valid based on whether the collection time indicated by the collection time information added to the data is at or later than a starting time indicating a time at which a data sequence as a preset data processing sequence is started. A deliverer (130) delivers the data in accordance with a data sequence setting defining the data sequence in response to validity determination means determining that the data is valid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo KASHIWAGI, Osamu NASU
  • Publication number: 20210318665
    Abstract: A collector (110) included in a data collection apparatus (100) performs data collection to collect data from a PLC (604, 605). A controller (150) included in the data collection apparatus (100) determines whether the collector (110) is valid depending on whether the collector (110) at a time when an instruction to start the data collection is provided matches the collector (110) at a preset time, and causes the collector (110) to start the data collection in response to the collector (110) being valid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo KASHIWAGI, Osamu NASU
  • Publication number: 20210311779
    Abstract: A data processing device (10) includes a process controller (141) for outputting process data to undergo a subprocess to a processing unit (131) for performing the subprocess to cause the processing unit (131) to perform the subprocess that is one of subprocesses to be sequentially performed in a process sequence, and a transferrer (142) for transferring the process data output by the process controller (141) to predetermined destinations including the processing unit (131) and another processing unit (130). The process controller (141) outputs, together with the process data, an ID indicating the subprocess to be performed on the process data to the transferrer (142).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Motoyuki OZAKI, Osamu NASU, Ryo KASHIWAGI
  • Publication number: 20210263483
    Abstract: A diagnostic device (10) includes an acquirer (101) and a diagnoser (140). The acquirer (101) acquires a plurality of input signals including a target signal to be diagnosed for abnormality. The diagnoser (140) diagnoses, using a first index value relating to the target signal and a second index value relating to the plurality of input signals based on a correlation between the plurality of input signals, whether an abnormality occurs. The first index value indicates a degree of similarity of a waveform of the target signal to a predetermined reference waveform. The second index value is a value that is based on comparison between the target signal and a predetermined pattern and is calculated from values of the plurality of input signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiko MASUZAKI, Osamu NASU
  • Publication number: 20210255906
    Abstract: A data processing device (10) is to be connected to another data processing device (20) and includes a first communicator (180) to share flow settings information for executing a first partial processing and a second partial processing included in a processing flow with the another data processing device (20), an execution controller (140) to cause a processing unit (130) to execute the first partial processing in accordance with the flow settings information, and a second communicator (190) to execute at least one of transmission of a first processing result obtained by execution of the first partial processing to the another data processing device (20) or reception of a second processing result obtained by execution of the second partial processing by the another data processing device (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Osamu NASU
  • Patent number: D951284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Nasu, Ryuuichi Katou
  • Patent number: D951285
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Nasu, Ryuuichi Katou