Patents by Inventor Satoko KIZUKA

Satoko KIZUKA 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).

  • Publication number: 20240087114
    Abstract: An information processing system according to an embodiment is an information processing system that has a detection unit that has a sensor that is mounted on a toilet where a bowl part that receives excrement is formed where a plurality of elements are linearly arranged to detect dropping feces, a feces image acquisition unit that acquires a feces image that is based on information that is acquired in time series by the detection unit, and a determination unit that determines an amount of feces from the feces image, wherein the determination unit determines an amount of feces based on a length of feces in a dropping direction thereof on the feces image and a property of feces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Takeshi Takaki, Masamichi Tosaki, Satoko Kizuka, Yuta Sakai, Shota Fujino, Hitoaki Higuchi
  • Patent number: 11802830
    Abstract: A toilet seat apparatus according to an embodiment is a toilet seat apparatus to be placed on an upper part of a toilet bowl having a bowl unit that receives excrement, the toilet seat apparatus including: a toilet seat on which a user sits; a light emitting unit including one or more light emitting elements that emit light in a front direction; a light receiving unit including a light receiving element that receives light; and a housing in which the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit are arranged, in which the one or more light emitting elements are arranged in parallel with the light receiving unit or in front of the light receiving unit in a side view or a top view of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Oi, Takeshi Takaki, Naoya Takeuchi, Hitoaki Higuchi, Masamichi Tosaki, Masayuki Nagaishi, Yuta Sakai, Satoko Kizuka
  • Publication number: 20230009654
    Abstract: An excrement management system according to an embodiment includes: a closet bowl in which a bowl part for receiving excrement is formed; a light emitting unit configured to emit light toward an inner part of the closet bowl; a light receiving unit comprising an image sensor configured to receive light; a cloud server and an edge server configured to analyze light reception data received by the light receiving unit; a first communication device configured to transmit the light reception data to the cloud server; and a second communication device configured to transmit the light reception data to the edge server. The cloud server analyzes the light reception data to determine a characteristic of excrement, and the edge server analyzes the light reception data to determine whether to transmit the light reception data to the cloud server by the first communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Takeshi Takaki, Satoko Kizuka, Yuta Sakai, Hirotomo Suyama, Hitoaki Higuchi, Haruna Matsui, Tetsuhiro Wasada, Ryo Oi
  • Publication number: 20220357269
    Abstract: A toilet seat apparatus according to an embodiment is a toilet seat apparatus to be placed on an upper part of a toilet bowl having a bowl unit that receives excrement, the toilet seat apparatus including: a toilet seat on which a user sits; a light emitting unit including one or more light emitting elements that emit light in a front direction; a light receiving unit including a light receiving element that receives light; and a housing in which the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit are arranged, in which the one or more light emitting elements are arranged in parallel with the light receiving unit or in front of the light receiving unit in a side view or a top view of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Ryo Oi, Takeshi Takaki, Naoya Takeuchi, Hitoaki Higuchi, Masamichi Tosaki, Masayuki Nagaishi, Yuta Sakai, Satoko Kizuka
  • Patent number: 11478114
    Abstract: A toilet seat apparatus according to an embodiment is a toilet seat apparatus to be placed on an upper part of a toilet bowl, the toilet seat apparatus including: a toilet seat on which a user sits; a light emitting unit that emits light; and a light receiving unit that receives light; first memory that stores data received by the light receiving unit; and an arithmetic processing device that executes transfer of data received by the light receiving unit to the first memory, and analysis and deletion of data stored in the first memory, in which the arithmetic processing device transfers the data received by the light receiving unit to the first memory, and deletes the data temporarily stored in the first memory when the data has been analyzed to be data that is not data based on the reflected light from falling feces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta Sakai, Satoko Kizuka, Ryo Oi, Takeshi Takaki, Naoya Takeuchi, Hitoaki Higuchi, Masamichi Tosaki, Masayuki Nagaishi
  • Publication number: 20220178907
    Abstract: A toilet seat apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a toilet seat on which a user sits; a light emitting unit including a light emitting element that emits light; a light receiving unit including a light receiving element that receives light; and a control unit that controls energization of the light emitting element and application of voltage to the light receiving element, in which the control unit performs light reception control including transmitting a control instruction to open an electronic shutter to the light receiving element and energizing the light emitting element so as to permit reception of the reflected light from feces, and performs control of setting an interval from a start of execution of one light reception control to execution of light reception control subsequent to the one light reception control, to 0.2 milliseconds or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Masayuki Nagaishi, Yuta Sakai, Satoko Kizuka, Ryo Oi, Takeshi Takaki, Naoya Takeuchi, Hitoaki Higuchi, Masamichi Tosaki
  • Publication number: 20210345843
    Abstract: A toilet seat apparatus according to an embodiment is a toilet seat apparatus to be placed on an upper part of a toilet bowl, the toilet seat apparatus including: a toilet seat on which a user sits; a light emitting unit that emits light; and a light receiving unit that receives light; first memory that stores data received by the light receiving unit; and an arithmetic processing device that executes transfer of data received by the light receiving unit to the first memory, and analysis and deletion of data stored in the first memory, in which the arithmetic processing device transfers the data received by the light receiving unit to the first memory, and deletes the data temporarily stored in the first memory when the data has been analyzed to be data that is not data based on the reflected light from falling feces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Yuta Sakai, Satoko Kizuka, Ryo Oi, Takeshi Takaki, Naoya Takeuchi, Hitoaki Higuchi, Masamichi Tosaki, Masayuki Nagaishi
  • Publication number: 20200150122
    Abstract: The biological information measurement system of the present invention includes a test subject-side device provided in a toilet installation room, and a server communicable with the test subject-side device, the test subject-side device includes a sulfur-containing gas sensor sensitive to sulfur-containing gas and outputting detection data, a transmitter-receiver transmitting measurement data including detection data of the sulfur-containing gas detected by the sulfur-containing gas sensor to the server, and the server includes a database in which measurement data including detection data of sulfur-containing gas detected by the sulfur-containing gas sensor is accumulated and recorded with dates and times of defecation acts by being associated with test subject identification information, and server-side data analyzer that analyzes physical condition of a test subject on the basis of a time-dependent variation tendency of the measurement data accumulated and recorded in the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Aya HASEGAWA, Tetsuhiro WASADA, Aya TAKAO, Satoko KIZUKA, Hidenori OKA, Akemi TAKESHITA, Masayuki NAGAISHI, Koji SONODA, Shingo YAMAYA, Hiroshi TSUBOI
  • Patent number: 10571470
    Abstract: The biological information measurement system of the present invention includes a test subject-side device provided in a toilet installation room, and a server communicable with the test subject-side device, the test subject-side device includes a sulfur-containing gas sensor sensitive to sulfur-containing gas and outputting detection data, a transmitter-receiver transmitting measurement data including detection data of the sulfur-containing gas detected by the sulfur-containing gas sensor to the server, and the server includes a database in which measurement data including detection data of sulfur-containing gas detected by the sulfur-containing gas sensor is accumulated and recorded with dates and times of defecation acts by being associated with test subject identification information, and server-side data analyzer that analyzes physical condition of a test subject on the basis of a time-dependent variation tendency of the measurement data accumulated and recorded in the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Aya Hasegawa, Tetsuhiro Wasada, Aya Takao, Satoko Kizuka, Hidenori Oka, Akemi Takeshita, Masayuki Nagaishi, Koji Sonoda, Shingo Yamaya, Hiroshi Tsuboi
  • Publication number: 20170370936
    Abstract: The biological information measurement system of the present invention includes a test subject-side device provided in a toilet installation room, and a server communicable with the test subject-side device, the test subject-side device includes a sulfur-containing gas sensor sensitive to sulfur-containing gas and outputting detection data, a transmitter-receiver transmitting measurement data including detection data of the sulfur-containing gas detected by the sulfur-containing gas sensor to the server, and the server includes a database in which measurement data including detection data of sulfur-containing gas detected by the sulfur-containing gas sensor is accumulated and recorded with dates and times of defecation acts by being associated with test subject identification information, and server-side data analyzer that analyzes physical condition of a test subject on the basis of a time-dependent variation tendency of the measurement data accumulated and recorded in the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Aya HASEGAWA, Tetsuhiro WASADA, Aya TAKAO, Satoko KIZUKA, Hidenori OKA, Akemi TAKESHITA, Masayuki NAGAISHI, Koji SONODA, Shingo YAMAYA, Hiroshi TSUBOI
  • Publication number: 20170089875
    Abstract: The present invention is a biological information measurement system that measures physical condition of a test subject, and includes: a suction device that sucks gas in the bowl; a gas detector with a gas sensor sensitive to odiferous gas and hydrogen gas included in the defecation gas; a control device; a data analyzer that analyzes the physical condition of the test subject on the basis of detection data; and an output device that outputs an analysis result. In the system, the gas sensor includes first and second detectors that have different sensitivities to hydrogen gas and odiferous gas, and detect first and second detection data, respectively, and the data analyzer includes a gas arithmetic circuit that acquires concentration of odiferous gas on the basis of a conversion table of a relationship between the first and second detection data and concentration of the odiferous gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Aya HASEGAWA, Satoko KIZUKA, Masayuki NAGAISHI, Akemi TAKESHITA, Shingo YAMAYA, Hidenori OKA, Koji SONODA, Hiroshi TSUBOI
  • Publication number: 20160223552
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a biological information measurement system which can be readily purchased by general consumers, and can measure defecation gas in households. The present invention is a biological information measurement system (1) that measures physical condition of a test subject on the basis of defecation gas, having a suction device (18), a gas detector (20) sensitive to odiferous gas, a control device (22), a data analyzer (60) that analyzes the physical condition of the test subject, and an output device (68), and the data analyzer adopts detection data concerning initial excretion at a time of a predetermined increase in the odiferous gas being firstly detected by the gas detector, in a defecation period after the test subject sits on a seat of a flush toilet, as the first detection data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Satoko KIZUKA, Hiroshi TSUBOI, Masayuki NAGAISHI, Koji SONODA, Hidenori OKA, Akemi TAKESHITA, Shingo YAMAYA, Aya HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20160220170
    Abstract: There is provided a diagnosis system that is capable of allowing general consumers to readily purchase it, as well as capable of measuring defecation gas at home. The present invention is a system (1) including a device (10) on a test subject side, and a server (12), the test subject side device includes a suction device, a gas detector, a test subject identification device, a control device, and a communication device, the server has a database (12a) in which first detection data of odiferous gas, and test subject disease data are accumulated and recorded, and the server side data analyzer is provided with relating means that generates affected test subject defecation gas data, similarity determination means that compares a time-dependent change characteristic of the affected test subject defecation gas data, and a time-dependent change characteristic of test subject defecation gas data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Aya HASEGAWA, Tetsuhiro WASADA, Aya TAKAO, Satoko KIZUKA, Hidenori OKA, Akemi TAKESHITA, Masayuki NAGAISHI, Koji SONODA, Shingo YAMAYA, Hiroshi TSUBOI
  • Publication number: 20160223551
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a biological information measurement system capable of notifying poor physical condition. The present invention is a system (1) that measures physical condition on the basis of defecation gas, and that includes: a test subject identification device; a suction device (18) that sucks gas in a bowl; a gas detector (20) that reacts to methyl mercaptan gas contained in the sucked gas; a control device (22) that controls the suction device and the gas detector; a storage device that stores first detection data; a data analyzer that analyzes physical condition of a test subject on the basis of time-dependent change in a plurality of first detection data items that is acquired in a defecation act performed multiple times in a predetermined period; and an output device that outputs an analysis result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Satoko KIZUKA, Hiroshi TSUBOI, Masayuki NAGAISHI, Koji SONODA, Hidenori OKA, Akemi TAKESHITA, Masahiro YAMAMOTO, Akitoshi SAKAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160223549
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a biological information measurement system capable of reliably detecting odiferous gas discharged from a test subject. The present invention is a biological information measurement system (1) that measures physical condition of the test subject on the basis of defecation gas, and that includes: a suction device (18) that sucks gas in a bowl (2a); a gas detector (20) provided with a gas sensor that reacts to methyl mercaptan gas contained in the sucked gas; a control device (22) that controls the suction device and the gas detector; a data analyzer (60) that analyzes physical condition of the test subject; an output device that outputs this analysis result; and output result stabilizing mean for reducing influence of odiferous noise on the analysis result to be outputted by the output device, on the basis of the odiferous noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Satoko KIZUKA, Hiroshi TSUBOI, Masayuki NAGAISHI, Koji SONODA, Hidenori OKA, Akemi TAKESHITA, Shingo YAMAYA, Aya HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20160223518
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a diagnosis system with high practicality. The present invention is a system (1) that measures physical condition of a test subject on the basis of defecation gas, including a suction device (18) that sucks gas in the bowl into which the defecation gas is discharged, a gas detector (20) provided with a gas sensor that is sensitive to odiferous gas, included in the defecation gas sucked by the suction device, a control device (22) that controls the suction device and the gas detector, a data analyzer (60) that analyzes the physical condition of the test subject on the basis of detection data, and an output device (68) that outputs an analysis result, and the data analyzer applies correction to the physical condition of the test subject analyzed on the basis of detection data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Shingo YAMAYA, Koji SONODA, Aya HASEGAWA, Hiroshi TSUBOI, Masayuki NAGAISHI, Akemi TAKESHITA, Satoko KIZUKA, Hidenori OKA
  • Publication number: 20160223519
    Abstract: There is provided a diagnosis system that is capable of allowing general consumers to readily purchase it, as well as capable of measuring defecation gas at home. The system of the present invention includes: a suction device that sucks gas in the bowl into which defecation gas is discharged by a test subject; a gas detector provided with a gas sensor that is sensitive to methyl mercaptan gas included in the gas sucked by the suction device; a control device that controls the suction device and the gas detector; a data analyzer that analyzes physical condition of the test subject on the basis of detection data acquired by the gas detector; and an output device that outputs an analysis result acquired by the data analyzer, and the data analyzer includes a reliability determination circuit for determining reliability of detection by the gas detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Shingo YAMAYA, Koji SONODA, Aya HASEGAWA, Hiroshi TSUBOI, Masayuki NAGAISHI, Akemi TAKESHITA, Satoko KIZUKA, Hidenori OKA
  • Publication number: 20160223550
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a biological information measurement system that can reliably detect odiferous gas discharged from a test subject. The present invention is a system (1) that measures physical condition of a test subject on the basis of defecation gas, and has a suction device (18) that sucks gas in a bowl (2a), a gas detector (20) provided with a gas sensor (26) that is sensitive to methyl mercaptan gas included in the sucked defecation gas, a control device (22) that controls the suction device and the gas detector, a data analyzer (60) that analyzes the physical condition of the test subject, and an output device (68) that outputs an analysis result, and the data analyzer is provided with noise suppression means that suppresses influence of noise caused by the test subject, other than discharge of defecation gas of the test subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Aya HASEGAWA, Shingo YAMAYA, Hidenori OKA, Koji SONODA, Satoko KIZUKA, Hiroshi TSUBOI, Akemi TAKESHITA, Masayuki NAGAISHI
  • Publication number: 20160223548
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a biological information measurement system capable of detecting odiferous gas in defecation gas at sufficient accuracy. The present invention is a system (1) that measures physical condition of a test subject on the basis of a defecation gas, and that includes: a suction device (18); a gas detector (20) with a gas sensor sensitive to an odiferous gas; a control device; a data analyzer (60) that analyzes the physical condition of the test subject; and an output device (68), and a detecting portion of the gas sensor detects gas at an oxidation-reduction temperature at which the detecting portion reacts to the hydrogen gas by an oxidation-reduction reaction, and at an oxidation-reduction reduced temperature at which an oxidation-reduction reaction to the hydrogen gas is deteriorated to relatively raise sensitivity of the detecting portion to the odiferous gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Satoko KIZUKA, Hiroshi TSUBOI, Masayuki NAGAISHI, Hidenori OKA, Akemi TAKESHITA, Koji SONODA, Aya HASEGAWA, Shingo YAMAYA, Masahiro YAMAMOTO, Akitoshi SAKAGUCHI, Yasuhiro SETOGUCHI, Kuniyuki IZAWA