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).
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Publication number: 20240087114Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Takeshi Takaki, Masamichi Tosaki, Satoko Kizuka, Yuta Sakai, Shota Fujino, Hitoaki Higuchi
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Patent number: 11802830Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: TOTO LTD.Inventors: Ryo Oi, Takeshi Takaki, Naoya Takeuchi, Hitoaki Higuchi, Masamichi Tosaki, Masayuki Nagaishi, Yuta Sakai, Satoko Kizuka
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Publication number: 20230009654Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: January 12, 2023Inventors: Takeshi Takaki, Satoko Kizuka, Yuta Sakai, Hirotomo Suyama, Hitoaki Higuchi, Haruna Matsui, Tetsuhiro Wasada, Ryo Oi
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Publication number: 20220357269Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Ryo Oi, Takeshi Takaki, Naoya Takeuchi, Hitoaki Higuchi, Masamichi Tosaki, Masayuki Nagaishi, Yuta Sakai, Satoko Kizuka
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Patent number: 11478114Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: TOTO LTD.Inventors: Yuta Sakai, Satoko Kizuka, Ryo Oi, Takeshi Takaki, Naoya Takeuchi, Hitoaki Higuchi, Masamichi Tosaki, Masayuki Nagaishi
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Publication number: 20220178907Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Masayuki Nagaishi, Yuta Sakai, Satoko Kizuka, Ryo Oi, Takeshi Takaki, Naoya Takeuchi, Hitoaki Higuchi, Masamichi Tosaki
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Publication number: 20210345843Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Yuta Sakai, Satoko Kizuka, Ryo Oi, Takeshi Takaki, Naoya Takeuchi, Hitoaki Higuchi, Masamichi Tosaki, Masayuki Nagaishi
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Publication number: 20200150122Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Aya HASEGAWA, Tetsuhiro WASADA, Aya TAKAO, Satoko KIZUKA, Hidenori OKA, Akemi TAKESHITA, Masayuki NAGAISHI, Koji SONODA, Shingo YAMAYA, Hiroshi TSUBOI
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Patent number: 10571470Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: TOTO LTD.Inventors: Aya Hasegawa, Tetsuhiro Wasada, Aya Takao, Satoko Kizuka, Hidenori Oka, Akemi Takeshita, Masayuki Nagaishi, Koji Sonoda, Shingo Yamaya, Hiroshi Tsuboi
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Publication number: 20170370936Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Aya HASEGAWA, Tetsuhiro WASADA, Aya TAKAO, Satoko KIZUKA, Hidenori OKA, Akemi TAKESHITA, Masayuki NAGAISHI, Koji SONODA, Shingo YAMAYA, Hiroshi TSUBOI
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Publication number: 20170089875Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Aya HASEGAWA, Satoko KIZUKA, Masayuki NAGAISHI, Akemi TAKESHITA, Shingo YAMAYA, Hidenori OKA, Koji SONODA, Hiroshi TSUBOI
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Publication number: 20160223552Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Satoko KIZUKA, Hiroshi TSUBOI, Masayuki NAGAISHI, Koji SONODA, Hidenori OKA, Akemi TAKESHITA, Shingo YAMAYA, Aya HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20160220170Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Aya HASEGAWA, Tetsuhiro WASADA, Aya TAKAO, Satoko KIZUKA, Hidenori OKA, Akemi TAKESHITA, Masayuki NAGAISHI, Koji SONODA, Shingo YAMAYA, Hiroshi TSUBOI
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Publication number: 20160223551Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Satoko KIZUKA, Hiroshi TSUBOI, Masayuki NAGAISHI, Koji SONODA, Hidenori OKA, Akemi TAKESHITA, Masahiro YAMAMOTO, Akitoshi SAKAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20160223549Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Satoko KIZUKA, Hiroshi TSUBOI, Masayuki NAGAISHI, Koji SONODA, Hidenori OKA, Akemi TAKESHITA, Shingo YAMAYA, Aya HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20160223518Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Shingo YAMAYA, Koji SONODA, Aya HASEGAWA, Hiroshi TSUBOI, Masayuki NAGAISHI, Akemi TAKESHITA, Satoko KIZUKA, Hidenori OKA
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Publication number: 20160223519Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Shingo YAMAYA, Koji SONODA, Aya HASEGAWA, Hiroshi TSUBOI, Masayuki NAGAISHI, Akemi TAKESHITA, Satoko KIZUKA, Hidenori OKA
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Publication number: 20160223550Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Aya HASEGAWA, Shingo YAMAYA, Hidenori OKA, Koji SONODA, Satoko KIZUKA, Hiroshi TSUBOI, Akemi TAKESHITA, Masayuki NAGAISHI
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Publication number: 20160223548Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Satoko KIZUKA, Hiroshi TSUBOI, Masayuki NAGAISHI, Hidenori OKA, Akemi TAKESHITA, Koji SONODA, Aya HASEGAWA, Shingo YAMAYA, Masahiro YAMAMOTO, Akitoshi SAKAGUCHI, Yasuhiro SETOGUCHI, Kuniyuki IZAWA