Patents by Inventor Sadatoshi Oishi
Sadatoshi Oishi 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: 20240028845Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless-tagged label issuing apparatus includes a conveying roller to convey the label that has a wireless tag, an antenna for communicating with the wireless tag of the label, a tag reader to read a tag identification from the wireless tag via the antenna, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to compare the read tag identification to previously read tag identifications, and execute a first operation on the label if the read tag identification matches a previously read tag identification and a second operation on the label if the read tag identification does not match a previously read tag identification. For example, the first operation may be physically disabling the wireless tag, printing a voiding image on the label, or routing the label to a particular destination for invalid labels or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Sunao TSUCHIDA, Sadatoshi OISHI
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Publication number: 20240031497Abstract: A printer includes a cassette or tray for storing a sheet to which a wireless tag is attached, a conveyer configured to convey the sheet for printing, a wireless tag reader/writer configured to read and write information from and to the wireless tag when the sheet is conveyed for printing, a scanner, and a controller configured to: control the scanner to read a symbol, determine whether the symbol indicates an identification code that identifies a type of the sheet, upon determining that the symbol indicates the identification code, acquire parameters used for controlling the conveyer or the reader/writer corresponding to the type of the sheet, and control the conveyer and the reader/writer using the parameters when printing is performed on the sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventor: Sadatoshi OISHI
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Patent number: 11868196Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a wireless tag communication device to write data to, and read data from, a wireless tag attached to a sheet. An image forming device in the apparatus is configured to form an image on the sheet. A controller in the apparatus is configured to determine whether a writing of data to a wireless tag was successful based on a notification from the wireless tag communication device and generate investigation support information if the writing was not successful and control the image forming device to form an investigation support image corresponding to the investigation support information if the writing was not successful.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Tomiyama, Sadatoshi Oishi
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Publication number: 20240004336Abstract: A conductive sheet that is configured to be stacked between a sheet tray of an image forming device and a sheet. The conductive sheet includes a base layer and a regulator. The base layer comprises a conductive material. The base layer is configured to be stacked between the sheet tray and the sheet so that the conductive material overlaps with a wireless tag of the sheet. The regulator is configured to regulate conveyance of the conductive sheet by the image forming device when the conductive sheet is stacked between the sheet tray and the sheet so that the conductive material overlaps with the wireless tag of the sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi TOMIYAMA, Sadatoshi OISHI
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Publication number: 20230367981Abstract: A reader apparatus includes a transmission circuit, a cancellation circuit, and a decoding circuit. The transmission circuit is configured to transmit a query wave that is obtained by modulating a carrier wave with a modulation signal representing a command to be transmitted to a first responder. The cancellation circuit is configured to cancel a modulation component corresponding to the modulation signal from a response wave transmitted using a backscattering method from a second responder different from the first responder. The decoding circuit is configured to decode data represented by the response wave from which the modulation component is canceled by the cancellation circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naohiro MATSUSHITA, Sadatoshi OISHI
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Patent number: 11809944Abstract: A data writing device includes a roller configured to convey a label including a radio tag along a predetermined path, a reader/writer configured to wirelessly communicate with the radio tag, and a controller configured to control the roller to convey the label and control the reader/writer to acquire a plurality of radio wave intensities from the radio tag at different positions along the predetermined path as the label is conveyed, and determine one of the different positions along the predetermined path at which the radio wave intensities are equal to or greater than a threshold value as a writing position for the radio tag.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuki Koike, Sadatoshi Oishi
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Patent number: 11796950Abstract: A conductive sheet capable of preventing erroneous reading and writing is provided. The conductive sheet according to one embodiment is configured to be positioned between a sheet tray of an image forming device and a sheet. The conductive sheet includes a base layer and a double conveyance prevention structure. The base layer comprises a conductive material positioned to overlap with a wireless tag of the sheet. The double conveyance prevention structure is coupled to or defined by the base layer. The double conveyance prevention structure is configured to prevent conveyance of the conductive sheet by the image forming apparatus when the conductive sheet overlaps the sheet in the sheet tray.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi Tomiyama, Sadatoshi Oishi
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Publication number: 20230297788Abstract: A wireless tag communication device includes an antenna, a communication control circuit, a camera, a sensor, and a processor. The antenna has directivity. The communication control circuit communicates with a wireless tag via the antenna. The camera captures an image in which a direction in which the directivity of the antenna is maximized coincides with a capturing direction. The sensor detects brightness in a first image captured by the camera. The processor calculates a detection position of a wireless tag as a search target in the first image and displays on a display the first image and a second image in which the first image is masked with a mask density according to a sensor value detected by the sensor in an area other than an explicit area with the detection position of the wireless tag as a base point.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2022Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Jun YAGINUMA, Sadatoshi OISHI
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Publication number: 20230289762Abstract: A self-service checkout device in an embodiment includes a first antenna capable of moving in a predetermined distance and configured to read tag information from a wireless tag attached to a commodity, a first processing unit configured to, if receiving a trigger signal, move the first antenna and perform commodity registration processing for the commodity based on the read tag information, and a second processing unit configured to perform other processing relating to operation in parallel to the commodity registration processing performed by the first processing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2022Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Hiroyuki Ishikawa, Sadatoshi Oishi
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Publication number: 20230289247Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a wireless tag communication device to write data to, and read data from, a wireless tag attached to a sheet. An image forming device in the apparatus is configured to form an image on the sheet. A controller in the apparatus is configured to determine whether a writing of data to a wireless tag was successful based on a notification from the wireless tag communication device and generate investigation support information if the writing was not successful and control the image forming device to form an investigation support image corresponding to the investigation support information if the writing was not successful.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Takashi TOMIYAMA, Sadatoshi OISHI
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Publication number: 20230262173Abstract: A sheet conveying apparatus of an embodiment includes a conveyance path along which a sheet can be conveyed, and a plurality of conveyance rollers configured to move a sheet along the conveyance path. A wireless tag reader/writer is configured to read information from, and write information to, a wireless tag of a sheet on the conveyance path. A controller is configured to detect a phase change in response waves received by the wireless tag reader/writer from a wireless tag. The controller is also configured to identify whether a wireless tag is moving along the conveyance path based on the detected phase change in response waves from the wireless tag. The controller controls the wireless tag reader/writer to write information to the wireless tag identified as moving along the conveyance path.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventor: Sadatoshi OISHI
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Publication number: 20230229875Abstract: According to an embodiment, a wireless tag communication device includes a first antenna that emits radio waves towards a first region of a conveyance path for wireless tags and a second antenna that emits radio waves towards a second region of the conveyance path on downstream of the first region along the conveyance path. A shield prevents the radio waves emitted from the first antenna from reaching a first portion of the first region while permitting the radio waves to reach a second portion of the first region. A controller is configured to select a tag ID read via the first antenna as a target tag ID, designate the target tag ID by communication via the second antenna, and then write tag information via the second antenna to the wireless tag corresponding to the designated target tag ID.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Sunao TSUCHIDA, Sadatoshi OISHI
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Patent number: 11665292Abstract: A sheet conveying apparatus of an embodiment includes a conveyance path along which a sheet can be conveyed, and a plurality of conveyance rollers configured to move a sheet along the conveyance path. A wireless tag reader/writer is configured to read information from, and write information to, a wireless tag of a sheet on the conveyance path. A controller is configured to detect a phase change in response waves received by the wireless tag reader/writer from a wireless tag. The controller is also configured to identify whether a wireless tag is moving along the conveyance path based on the detected phase change in response waves from the wireless tag. The controller controls the wireless tag reader/writer to write information to the wireless tag identified as moving along the conveyance path.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Sadatoshi Oishi
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Publication number: 20230144063Abstract: A wireless tag communication device includes a communication control circuit, a sensor, and a processor. The communication control circuit is configured to communicate with a wireless tag via an antenna. The sensor is configured to detect a variation amount of a direction of the antenna. The processor is configured to output an alert when the variation amount of the direction of the antenna detected by the sensor is less than a reference value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Sunao TSUCHIDA, Sadatoshi OISHI, Jun YAGINUMA
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Publication number: 20230138589Abstract: A conductive sheet capable of preventing erroneous reading and writing is provided. The conductive sheet according to one embodiment is configured to be positioned between a sheet tray of an image forming device and a sheet. The conductive sheet includes a base layer and a double conveyance prevention structure. The base layer comprises a conductive material positioned to overlap with a wireless tag of the sheet. The double conveyance prevention structure is coupled to or defined by the base layer. The double conveyance prevention structure is configured to prevent conveyance of the conductive sheet by the image forming apparatus when the conductive sheet overlaps the sheet in the sheet tray.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi TOMIYAMA, Sadatoshi OISHI
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Publication number: 20230075859Abstract: According to an embodiment, a stack-of-sheets package includes: a stack of sheets; a conductive sheet; and a package material. The stack of sheets is obtained by stacking printing sheets, each of the printing sheets having a printable surface and including a wireless tag. The conductive sheet is disposed at an end portion of the stack of sheets in a stacking direction of the printing sheets. The conductive sheet has a conductive region that overlaps with the wireless tag as viewed from the stacking direction. The package material packages the stack of sheets.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventor: Sadatoshi OISHI
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Patent number: 11599762Abstract: According to one embodiment, a reading apparatus includes a shielding body, an antenna, and a reader and writer. The shielding body is formed in a box shape with an upper opening, to place an accommodating body and to shield radio waves. The antenna is provided in the shielding body to receive information from an RFID tag attached to a product that is passing through the opening. The reader and writer is connected to the antenna to read information of the product from the information received by the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKA KAISHAInventors: Sadatoshi Oishi, Yuki Koike, Sunao Tsuchida, Jun Yaginuma
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Publication number: 20230062536Abstract: A communication device includes an antenna, a driving unit, a first acquisition unit, an input unit, and a second acquisition unit. The driving unit moves a position of the antenna. The first acquisition unit acquires tag data of each radio tag based on a radio wave of each radio tag received by the antenna at a plurality of positions of the antenna. The input unit inputs the tag data of each radio tag at the plurality of positions of the antenna into a learned model. The second acquisition unit acquires, from the learned model, data indicating whether each radio tag is included in a first range or a second range based on the input of the tag data of each radio tag into the learned model by the input unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Hiroyuki Ishikawa, Sadatoshi Oishi
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Publication number: 20230056949Abstract: A communication apparatus includes an antenna, an actuator assembly, a transducer, and a controller. The actuator assembly is configured to move the antenna in two dimensions relative to a space configured to contain a wireless tag. The transducer is configured to provide phase data indicating a phase of a signal transmitted from the wireless tag in at least (a) a first detection condition in which the antenna has a first position relative to the space and (b) a second detection condition in which the antenna has a second position relative to the space. The controller is configured to determine whether the wireless tag is located inside of the space based on the phase data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koki NAKAMURA, Sadatoshi OISHI
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Publication number: 20230041388Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a wireless tag communication device to write data to, and read data from, a wireless tag attached to a sheet. An image forming device in the apparatus is configured to form an image on the sheet. A controller in the apparatus is configured to determine whether a writing of data to a wireless tag was successful based on a notification from the wireless tag communication device and generate investigation support information if the writing was not successful and control the image forming device to form an investigation support image corresponding to the investigation support information if the writing was not successful.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Takashi TOMIYAMA, Sadatoshi OISHI