Patents by Inventor Ryuji Inoue
Ryuji Inoue 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: 10362091Abstract: An unregistered first subject device is managed in memory as one or more subject devices. A room selection screen for selection of a room where the unregistered first subject device is installed, is displayed on a display. The unregistered first subject device is associated with a first room and managed as a registered first subject device, based on selection of the first room from the room selection screen. A room list screen including a first room icon representing the first room is generated, and displayed on the display.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2015Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Takamitsu Sasaki, Ryuji Inoue
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Patent number: 10169785Abstract: A method includes: inputting information indicating power usage; generating a differential value between i) a first cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a first user ID and ii) a second cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a second user ID in a prescribed period; generating a first conversion value by converting the differential value to a use time of an electric home appliance of a first type corresponding to the first user ID; generating a first electricity bill value by converting the difference value to an electricity bill; generating display data indicating that the first electricity bill value corresponds to the first conversion value; and a transmitting unit that transmits the display data.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2015Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Ryuji Inoue, Takamitsu Sasaki
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Patent number: 10102554Abstract: A method includes: inputting information indicating power usage; generating a differential value between i) a first cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a first user ID and ii) a second cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a second user ID in a prescribed period; generating a first conversion value by converting the differential value to a use time of a first electric home appliance; generating a first electricity bill value by converting the differential value to an electricity bill; generating display data indicating that the first electricity bill value corresponds to the first conversion value; and transmitting the display data.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2015Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Ryuji Inoue, Takamitsu Sasaki
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Patent number: 10074116Abstract: A method includes: inputting information indicating power usage corresponding to each of the plurality of user IDs; generating a differential value between i) a first cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a first user ID and ii) a second cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a second user ID in a prescribed period; generating a first conversion value by converting the differential value to a use time of a first electric home appliance among electric home appliances corresponding to the first user ID; generating display data indicating that the differential value corresponds to the first conversion value; and transmitting the display data to an information terminal device corresponding to the first user ID.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Ryuji Inoue, Takamitsu Sasaki
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Patent number: 9917750Abstract: A method includes: inputting information indicating power usage corresponding to each of a plurality of user IDs; generating a differential value between i) a first cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a first user ID in a prescribed period and ii) a second cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a second user ID in the prescribed period; generating a first conversion value by converting the differential value to a use time of an electric home appliance corresponding to a first type among electric home appliances corresponding to the first user ID; generating display data indicating that the differential value corresponds to the first conversion value; and transmitting the display data to an information terminal device corresponding to the first user ID.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Ryuji Inoue, Takamitsu Sasaki
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Patent number: 9878757Abstract: A fuel tank is disposed under a flat footboard. A vehicle body cover is disposed laterally of the fuel tank. An opening introduces travelling wind to a space between the fuel tank and the vehicle body cover. A first exhaust pipe is located upstream of a catalyst and is connected to an exhaust port. A catalyst housing portion accommodates the catalyst, is connected to the first exhaust pipe, and extends backwardly from the first exhaust pipe. A second exhaust pipe is located downstream of the catalyst, is connected to the catalyst housing portion, extends backwardly from the catalyst housing portion, and is connected to a silencer. The first exhaust pipe at least partially overlaps with the fuel tank in a vehicle front view. The catalyst housing portion is at least partially disposed rearward of the space between the fuel tank and the vehicle body cover.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshinori Inomori, Ryuji Inoue
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Patent number: 9408562Abstract: A pet medical checkup device of the present disclosure includes a shooting section that shoots a moving image of a pet, a first storage section that stores the moving image of the pet shot by the shooting section, a first database that stores motion information representing a specific motion made by the pet when the pet has a disease for each disease of the pet, a first determination section that determines whether or not the pet is making the specific motion represented by the motion information stored in the first database using the moving image of the pet stored in the first storage section, and an estimation section that estimates the disease of the pet based on a determination result of the first determination section.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2014Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Yoshihiro Kojima, Ryuji Inoue, Toru Tanigawa
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Publication number: 20160080465Abstract: An unregistered first subject device is managed in memory as one or more subject devices. A room selection screen for selection of a room where the unregistered first subject device is installed, is displayed on a display. The unregistered first subject device is associated with a first room and managed as a registered first subject device, based on selection of the first room from the room selection screen. A room list screen including a first room icon representing the first room is generated, and displayed on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: TAKAMITSU SASAKI, RYUJI INOUE
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Patent number: 9265235Abstract: An accidental ingestion detecting apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a swallowing sensing unit which senses swallowing by an animal; a swallowing detecting unit which detects swallowing based on sensing data outputted by the swallowing sensing unit and which outputs swallowing information that is information related to the swallowing; a feeding information inputting unit which accepts input of information related to feeding of the animal and which outputs the information as feeding information; and an accidental ingestion determining unit which determines accidental ingestion by the animal, wherein the accidental ingestion determining unit determines accidental ingestion by the animal based on date/time information included in the swallowing information and date/time information included in the feeding information.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Ryuji Inoue, Yoshihiro Kojima, Toru Tanigawa
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Patent number: 9201393Abstract: A toner container includes a substantially tetrahedral toner-containing portion having an openable edge to discharge toner contained in the toner-containing portion, and a reference fold along which the toner container is foldable after the openable edge is opened. The reference fold extends from the openable edge and is provided on medians of two triangular faces of the toner-containing portion adjoining each other along the openable edge.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2014Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yuusuke Furuichi, Rie Mitani, Takafumi Miyazaki, Hidekazu Shono, Osamu Saito, Ryuji Inoue, Tetsumaru Fujita, Kei Hasegawa, Yasuhide Ohkubo, Tomofumi Yoshida, Shintaro Yamada, Yoshihiro Fukuhata, Ryouhei Ohi
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Publication number: 20150319056Abstract: A method includes: inputting information indicating power usage corresponding to each of a plurality of user IDs; generating a differential value between i) a first cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a first user ID in a prescribed period and ii) a second cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a second user ID in the prescribed period; generating a first conversion value by converting the differential value to a use time of an electric home appliance corresponding to a first type among electric home appliances corresponding to the first user ID; generating display data indicating that the differential value corresponds to the first conversion value; and transmitting the display data to an information terminal device corresponding to the first user ID.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Ryuji INOUE, Takamitsu SASAKI
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Publication number: 20150317705Abstract: A method includes: inputting information indicating power usage corresponding to each of the plurality of user IDs; generating a differential value between i) a first cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a first user ID and ii) a second cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a second user ID in a prescribed period; generating a first conversion value by converting the differential value to a use time of a first electric home appliance among electric home appliances corresponding to the first user ID; generating display data indicating that the differential value corresponds to the first conversion value; and transmitting the display data to an information terminal device corresponding to the first user ID.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Ryuji INOUE, Takamitsu SASAKI
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Publication number: 20150317704Abstract: A method includes: inputting information indicating power usage; generating a differential value between i) a first cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a first user ID and ii) a second cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a second user ID in a prescribed period; generating a first conversion value by converting the differential value to a use time of an electric home appliance of a first type corresponding to the first user ID; generating a first electricity bill value by converting the difference value to an electricity bill; generating display data indicating that the first electricity bill value corresponds to the first conversion value; and a transmitting unit that transmits the display data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Ryuji INOUE, Takamitsu SASAKI
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Patent number: 9171016Abstract: A content selection apparatus selects a target content item which is a content item to be presented to a user, from a plurality of content items. The plurality of content items are sorted into a plurality of management units according to a creation date and time of each content item. The content selection apparatus includes a selection unit that selects a predetermined number of management units in ascending order of the number of sorted content items, and selects a content item that belongs to the selected management units as the target content item.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2012Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Ryuji Inoue, Minehisa Nagata
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Publication number: 20150262267Abstract: A method includes: inputting information indicating power usage; generating a differential value between i) a first cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a first user ID and ii) a second cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a second user ID in a prescribed period; generating a first conversion value by converting the differential value to a use time of a first electric home appliance; generating a first electricity bill value by converting the differential value to an electricity bill; generating display data indicating that the first electricity bill value corresponds to the first conversion value; and transmitting the display data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2015Publication date: September 17, 2015Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Ryuji INOUE, Takamitsu SASAKI
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Patent number: 9131664Abstract: An excrement detection system of this disclosure includes: an excretion information acquiring apparatus acquiring excretion information indicating whether a pet in a living space has performed excretion; a toilet observing apparatus observing inside of a pet toilet to acquire toilet information regarding inside of the pet toilet; an excretion information processing unit determining whether the pet has performed excretion based on the excretion information; a toilet information processing unit determining whether the pet is in the pet toilet based on the toilet information; an excretion position determining unit determining that the pet has performed excretion outside of the pet toilet when determined that the pet has performed excretion and that the pet is absent from the pet toilet; and a notifying unit notifying a pet's owner that the pet has performed excretion outside of the pet toilet when determined that the pet has performed excretion outside of the pet toilet.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2014Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Toru Tanigawa, Yoshihiro Kojima, Ryuji Inoue
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Patent number: 9098385Abstract: A content managing apparatus includes: an obtaining unit which obtains (i) a first content item held by a first user, (ii) a metadata item that indicates attribute information for classifying the first content item, and (iii) information on a sharing state, between the first user and a second user who is a user other than the first user, of a second content item having a metadata item identical to the metadata item held by the first content item; a degree of interest calculating unit which calculates a degree of interest that is an index indicating an interest of the second user on the metadata item; and a managing unit which manages the first content item based on the degree of interest of the second user.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2011Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Ryuji Inoue, Ryota Tsukidate
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Publication number: 20150166139Abstract: A fuel tank is disposed under a flat footboard. A vehicle body cover is disposed laterally of the fuel tank. An opening introduces travelling wind to a space between the fuel tank and the vehicle body cover. A first exhaust pipe is located upstream of a catalyst and is connected to an exhaust port. A catalyst housing portion accommodates the catalyst, is connected to the first exhaust pipe, and extends backwardly from the first exhaust pipe. A second exhaust pipe is located downstream of the catalyst, is connected to the catalyst housing portion, extends backwardly from the catalyst housing portion, and is connected to a silencer. The first exhaust pipe at least partially overlaps with the fuel tank in a vehicle front view. The catalyst housing portion is at least partially disposed rearward of the space between the fuel tank and the vehicle body cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Toshinori INOMORI, Ryuji INOUE
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Patent number: 9058101Abstract: A display control device includes a first-contents-list displaying unit which displays a first contents list on a display screen, a base-point-content identifying unit which identifies a base-point content on the first contents list, a base-point-content-position obtaining unit which obtains a first base-point-content position on the first contents list, a focus position obtaining unit which obtains a focus position on the first contents list, a positional difference calculating unit which calculates a positional difference between the first base-point-content position and the focus position, and a first scrolling unit which scrolls the first contents list displayed on the display screen so that the positional difference decreases.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2012Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Keiji Icho, Yuichi Kobayakawa, Ryuji Inoue, Ryouichi Kawanishi
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Patent number: 9002243Abstract: A developing device includes a toner bearer including a surface in which multiple recesses having a cross-sectional void rate of 50% or smaller are formed, a toner supply member to supply toner to the toner bearer, and a developer regulator disposed facing or in contact with the toner bearer and including a bent tip portion. The toner bearer has a surface roughness Ra within a range from 1.0 ?m to 2.0 ?m, and a surface area ratio within a range from 2.0 to 4.0. The developing device uses polymerized toner having a weight average particle diameter of 8.0 ?m or smaller and an average circularity of 0.98 or greater.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsumaru Fujita, Ryuji Inoue, Rie Mitani