Patents by Inventor Satoru Kaneda
Satoru Kaneda 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: 20240359597Abstract: Increased versatility of a seat with a sensor provided therein is sought for. Disclosed is an in-seat experience system (SYS) including: a seat which includes a seat body (S0), a sensor (pressure sensor PS) provided in the seat body (S0), and a seat controller (100) connected to the sensor and thereby allowed to acquire a measurement value from the sensor; an experience instruction device (smartphone SP) connected to the seat controller (100), configured to notify an occupant seated on the seat body a motion instruction and to store user identification information for use in identifying the occupant; and a server (300) capable of communicating with the experience instruction device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventors: Hiroyuki KAKU, Satoru KANEDA, Munetaka KOWA, Hiroyuki NUMAJIRI, Satoshi FUJITA, Takako MIYOSHI, Atsushi KUSANO, Ryuichiro HIROSE, Yoshikazu ITO, Yousuke HIGASHI, Satoshi SUZUKI, Ryosuke SATO, Kento UETAKE
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Patent number: 12059976Abstract: An in-seat experience system includes: a seat which includes a seat body, a sensor, and a seat controller allowed to acquire a measurement value from the sensor; an experience instruction device connected to the seat controller, configured to notify an occupant seated on the seat body a motion instruction and to store user identification information; and a server capable of communicating with the experience instruction device. The experience instruction device makes a determination based upon a measurement value of the sensor as to whether or not a first condition is satisfied, and to transmit a result of the determination to the server when at least the first condition is satisfied, and the server is allowed to increase a point score stored for the corresponding user identification information with a condition that the result of the determination that the first condition is satisfied is received from the experience instruction device.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku, Satoru Kaneda, Munetaka Kowa, Hiroyuki Numajiri, Satoshi Fujita, Takako Miyoshi, Atsushi Kusano, Ryuichiro Hirose, Yoshikazu Ito, Yousuke Higashi, Satoshi Suzuki, Ryosuke Sato, Kento Uetake
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Publication number: 20240262257Abstract: To propose a new value for a seat, a seat system which can make notification of advertising information fit for an occupant seated on the seat with a sensor included therein is provided. The seat system includes: a seat which includes a seat body, and a sensor provided in the seat body and configured to acquire information for use in identifying a physical state of an occupant seated on the seat body; a server having pieces of advertising information stored therein; and a terminal capable of acquiring the information from the sensor and communicating with the server. The terminal or the server is configured to choose, based on the information or an evaluation value based on the information, a piece of advertising information related to the information or the evaluation value from among the pieces of advertising information, and notify the occupant of the piece of advertising information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2024Publication date: August 8, 2024Inventors: Hiroyuki KAKU, Atsushi KUSANO, Satoru KANEDA, Satoshi SUZUKI, Munetaka KOWA, Yoshikazu ITO, Yasuharu OTSUKA
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Publication number: 20240208369Abstract: A seat includes a seat body and a sensor configured to acquired information on an occupant seated on the seat body. The seat includes a coating as a location marker that marks a location of the sensor to render the location visually recognizable from outside the seat body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2024Publication date: June 27, 2024Inventors: Hiroyuki KAKU, Ryuichiro HIROSE, Hiroyuki NUMAJIRI, Satoshi FUJITA, Takako MIYOSHI, Munetaka KOWA, Atsushi KUSANO, Yoshikazu ITO, Yousuke HIGASHI, Satoshi SUZUKI, Ryosuke SATO, Kento UETAKE, Yasuharu OTSUKA, Satoru KANEDA
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Patent number: 12005811Abstract: To propose a new value for a seat, a seat system which can make notification of advertising information fit for an occupant seated on the seat with a sensor included therein is provided. The seat system includes: a seat which includes a seat body, and a sensor provided in the seat body and configured to acquire information for use in identifying a physical state of an occupant seated on the seat body; a server having pieces of advertising information stored therein; and a terminal capable of acquiring the information from the sensor and communicating with the server. The terminal or the server is configured to choose, based on the information or an evaluation value based on the information, a piece of advertising information related to the information or the evaluation value from among the pieces of advertising information, and notify the occupant of the piece of advertising information.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2019Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku, Atsushi Kusano, Satoru Kaneda, Satoshi Suzuki, Munetaka Kowa, Yoshikazu Ito, Yasuharu Otsuka
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Publication number: 20240179506Abstract: In order to enable appropriate reporting of information related to an event to be reported when the event occurs, a report processing apparatus 100 includes: an information obtaining unit 131 configured to obtain first report information reported from a terminal apparatus with respect to a target event; a determination unit 133 configured to determine one or more report destinations associated with the target event from a plurality of candidate report destinations (report destination apparatus 401 to 405) based on the first report information; and a communication processing unit 135 configured to transmit information related to the first report information to the one or more report destinations associated with the first report information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2024Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Tetsuya KANNO, Satoru KANEDA, Hideaki TSUOKA, Midori ITONAGA, Kazunari TOMISHIGE
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Publication number: 20240149773Abstract: Disclosed is a seat including: sensors which includes a first cushion sensor provided at a seat cushion in a position corresponding to buttocks of an occupant, a second cushion sensor provided at the seat cushion and located farther frontward than the first cushion sensor, a first back sensor provided at a seat back and located in a lower position thereof, and a second back sensor provided at the seat back and located above the first back sensor; and a controller connected to the sensors and thereby allowed to acquire pressure values from the respective sensors. The controller is configured to identify the motion of the occupant based on outputs of at least two sensors of the first cushion sensor, the second cushion sensor, the first back sensor, and the second back sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Hiroyuki KAKU, Atsushi KUSANO, Hiroyuki NUMAJIRI, Satoshi FUJITA, Takako MIYOSHI, Munetaka KOWA, Ryuichiro HIROSE, Yoshikazu ITO, Yosuke HIGASHI, Satoshi SUZUKI, Ryosuke SATO, Kento UETAKE, Yasuharu OTSUKA, Satoru KANEDA
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Patent number: 11958385Abstract: A seat includes a seat body and a sensor configured to acquired information on an occupant seated on the seat body. The seat includes a coating as a location marker that marks a location of the sensor to render the location visually recognizable from outside the seat body.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku, Ryuichiro Hirose, Hiroyuki Numajiri, Satoshi Fujita, Takako Miyoshi, Munetaka Kowa, Atsushi Kusano, Yoshikazu Ito, Yousuke Higashi, Satoshi Suzuki, Ryosuke Sato, Kento Uetake, Yasuharu Otsuka, Satoru Kaneda
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Patent number: 11963081Abstract: In order to enable appropriate reporting of information related to an event to be reported when the event occurs, a report processing apparatus 100 includes: an information obtaining unit 131 configured to obtain first report information reported from a terminal apparatus with respect to a target event; a determination unit 133 configured to determine one or more report destinations associated with the target event from a plurality of candidate report destinations (report destination apparatus 401 to 405) based on the first report information; and a communication processing unit 135 configured to transmit information related to the first report information to the one or more report destinations associated with the first report information.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuya Kanno, Satoru Kaneda, Hideaki Tsuoka, Midori Itonaga, Kazunari Tomishige
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Patent number: 11932147Abstract: Disclosed is a seat including: sensors which includes a first cushion sensor provided at a seat cushion in a position corresponding to buttocks of an occupant, a second cushion sensor provided at the seat cushion and located farther frontward than the first cushion sensor, a first back sensor provided at a seat back and located in a lower position thereof, and a second back sensor provided at the seat back and located above the first back sensor; and a controller connected to the sensors and thereby allowed to acquire pressure values from the respective sensors. The controller is configured to identify the motion of the occupant based on outputs of at least two sensors of the first cushion sensor, the second cushion sensor, the first back sensor, and the second back sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku, Atsushi Kusano, Hiroyuki Numajiri, Satoshi Fujita, Takako Miyoshi, Munetaka Kowa, Ryuichiro Hirose, Yoshikazu Ito, Yosuke Higashi, Satoshi Suzuki, Ryosuke Sato, Kento Uetake, Yasuharu Otsuka, Satoru Kaneda
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Patent number: 11904749Abstract: Disclosed is a seat including: sensors which includes a first cushion sensor provided at a seat cushion in a position corresponding to buttocks of an occupant, a second cushion sensor provided at the seat cushion and located farther frontward than the first cushion sensor, a first back sensor provided at a seat back and located in a lower position thereof, and a second back sensor provided at the seat back and located above the first back sensor; and a controller connected to the sensors and thereby allowed to acquire pressure values from the respective sensors. The controller is configured to identify the motion of the occupant based on outputs of at least two sensors of the first cushion sensor, the second cushion sensor, the first back sensor, and the second back sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku, Atsushi Kusano, Hiroyuki Numajiri, Satoshi Fujita, Takako Miyoshi, Munetaka Kowa, Ryuichiro Hirose, Yoshikazu Ito, Yosuke Higashi, Satoshi Suzuki, Ryosuke Sato, Kento Uetake, Yasuharu Otsuka, Satoru Kaneda
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Publication number: 20230256328Abstract: A seat system includes a seat, a controller, and a terminal. The seat includes a seat body, and a plurality of sensors configured to acquire information for use in detecting a motion of a user seated on the seat body. The controller is configured to acquire the information from the sensors. The terminal comprises a screen. The controller is configured to cause an object operated by the user to move based on the information acquired from the sensors, and to cause a movable object on the screen to move according to a motion of the object operated by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Hiroyuki KAKU, Takako MIYOSHI, Michinobu WAKU, Marie SOMA, Atsushi KUSANO, Satoru KANEDA, Munetaka KOWA, Yosuke HIGASHI, Ryuichiro HIROSE, Ryosuke SATO
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Publication number: 20230016690Abstract: A seat system includes a seat including a sensor configured to acquire information for detection of a motion of an occupant seated on a seat body, a terminal device configured to acquire the information from the sensor, and a server capable of communicating with the terminal device. The terminal device executes a game using the sensor based on the information, and acquires an execution result corresponding to the occupant for a game played by the occupant. The server generates integrated data by integrating execution results of the game acquired from another terminal device, and computes a reference value for execution results of the game based on the integrated data. The terminal device or the server assigns a difficulty level of the game for the terminal device based on the execution result corresponding to the occupant and the reference value. The terminal device reflects the difficulty level on the game.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Hiroyuki KAKU, Hiroyuki NUMAJIRI, Takako MIYOSHI, Munetaka KOWA, Atsushi KUSANO, Ryuichiro HIROSE, Yoshikazu ITO, Yosuke HIGASHI, Satoshi SUZUKI, Ryosuke SATO, Satoru KANEDA
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Patent number: 11504626Abstract: A seat system includes a seat including a sensor configured to acquire information for detection of a motion of an occupant seated on a seat body, a terminal device configured to acquire the information from the sensor, and a server capable of communicating with the terminal device. The terminal device executes a game using the sensor based on the information, and acquires an execution result corresponding to the occupant for a game played by the occupant. The server generates integrated data by integrating execution results of the game acquired from another terminal device, and computes a reference value for execution results of the game based on the integrated data. The terminal device or the server assigns a difficulty level of the game for the terminal device based on the execution result corresponding to the occupant and the reference value. The terminal device reflects the difficulty level on the game.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaku, Hiroyuki Numajiri, Takako Miyoshi, Munetaka Kowa, Atsushi Kusano, Ryuichiro Hirose, Yoshikazu Ito, Yosuke Higashi, Satoshi Suzuki, Ryosuke Sato, Satoru Kaneda
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Publication number: 20220242292Abstract: Disclosed is a seat including: sensors which includes a first cushion sensor provided at a seat cushion in a position corresponding to buttocks of an occupant, a second cushion sensor provided at the seat cushion and located farther frontward than the first cushion sensor, a first back sensor provided at a seat back and located in a lower position thereof, and a second back sensor provided at the seat back and located above the first back sensor; and a controller connected to the sensors and thereby allowed to acquire pressure values from the respective sensors. The controller is configured to identify the motion of the occupant based on outputs of at least two sensors of the first cushion sensor, the second cushion sensor, the first back sensor, and the second back sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Hiroyuki KAKU, Atsushi KUSANO, Hiroyuki NUMAJIRI, Satoshi FUJITA, Takako MIYOSHI, Munetaka KOWA, Ryuichiro HIROSE, Yoshikazu ITO, Yosuke HIGASHI, Satoshi SUZUKI, Ryosuke SATO, Kento UETAKE, Yasuharu OTSUKA, Satoru KANEDA
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Publication number: 20220111765Abstract: To propose a new value for a seat, a seat system which can make notification of advertising information fit for an occupant seated on the seat with a sensor included therein is provided. The seat system includes: a seat which includes a seat body, and a sensor provided in the seat body and configured to acquire information for use in identifying a physical state of an occupant seated on the seat body; a server having pieces of advertising information stored therein; and a terminal capable of acquiring the information from the sensor and communicating with the server. The terminal or the server is configured to choose, based on the information or an evaluation value based on the information, a piece of advertising information related to the information or the evaluation value from among the pieces of advertising information, and notify the occupant of the piece of advertising information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2019Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Hiroyuki KAKU, Atsushi KUSANO, Satoru KANEDA, Satoshi SUZUKI, Munetaka KOWA, Yoshikazu ITO, Yasuharu OTSUKA
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Publication number: 20220111296Abstract: A seat system includes a seat including a sensor configured to acquire information for detection of a motion of an occupant seated on a seat body, a terminal device configured to acquire the information from the sensor, and a server capable of communicating with the terminal device. The terminal device executes a game using the sensor based on the information, and acquires an execution result corresponding to the occupant for a game played by the occupant. The server generates integrated data by integrating execution results of the game acquired from another terminal device, and computes a reference value for execution results of the game based on the integrated data. The terminal device or the server assigns a difficulty level of the game for the terminal device based on the execution result corresponding to the occupant and the reference value. The terminal device reflects the difficulty level on the game.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2019Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Hiroyuki KAKU, Hiroyuki NUMAJIRI, Takako MIYOSHI, Munetaka KOWA, Atsushi KUSANO, Ryuichiro HIROSE, Yoshikazu ITO, Yosuke HIGASHI, Satoshi SUZUKI, Ryosuke SATO, Satoru KANEDA
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Publication number: 20220022020Abstract: In order to enable appropriate reporting of information related to an event to be reported when the event occurs, a report processing apparatus 100 includes: an information obtaining unit 131 configured to obtain first report information reported from a terminal apparatus with respect to a target event; a determination unit 133 configured to determine one or more report destinations associated with the target event from a plurality of candidate report destinations (report destination apparatus 401 to 405) based on the first report information; and a communication processing unit 135 configured to transmit information related to the first report information to the one or more report destinations associated with the first report information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Tetsuya KANNO, Satoru KANEDA, Hideaki TSUOKA, Midoro ITONAGA, Kazunari TOMISHIGE
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Publication number: 20210237617Abstract: An in-seat experience system includes: a seat which includes a seat body, a sensor, and a seat controller allowed to acquire a measurement value from the sensor; an experience instruction device connected to the seat controller, configured to notify an occupant seated on the seat body a motion instruction and to store user identification information; and a server capable of communicating with the experience instruction device. The experience instruction device makes a determination based upon a measurement value of the sensor as to whether or not a first condition is satisfied, and to transmit a result of the determination to the server when at least the first condition is satisfied, and the server is allowed to increase a point score stored for the corresponding user identification information with a condition that the result of the determination that the first condition is satisfied is received from the experience instruction device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2019Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Hiroyuki KAKU, Satoru KANEDA, Munetaka KOWA, Hiroyuki NUMAJIRI, Satoshi FUJITA, Takako MIYOSHI, Atsushi KUSANO, Ryuichiro HIROSE, Yoshikazu ITO, Yousuke HIGASHI, Satoshi SUZUKI, Ryosuke SATO, Kento UETAKE
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Publication number: 20210078448Abstract: A seat includes a seat body and a sensor configured to acquired information on an occupant seated on the seat body. The seat includes a coating as a location marker that marks a location of the sensor to render the location visually recognizable from outside the seat body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Hiroyuki KAKU, Ryuichiro HIROSE, Hiroyuki NUMAJIRI, Satoshi FUJITA, Takako MIYOSHI, Munetaka KOWA, Atsushi KUSANO, Yoshikazu ITO, Yousuke HIGASHI, Satoshi SUZUKI, Ryosuke SATO, Kento UETAKE, Yasuharu OTSUKA, Satoru KANEDA