Patents by Inventor Sora Otaguro
Sora Otaguro 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: 11417185Abstract: In order to achieve the object described above, a communication management system includes: a surveying instrument including a survey unit, a GPS device, a control unit, and a communication unit; a management server capable of communicating with the surveying instrument; and a remote terminal capable of communicating with the management server, wherein the remote terminal sets a usable range of the surveying instrument, and sets determination on entrance and exit of the surveying instrument into and from the usable range, and an operation responsive to results of the determination, and makes the management server store these, the surveying instrument transmits own GPS information to the management server, and the management server compares entrance and exit of the surveying instrument into and from the usable range with the GPS information and executes the determination, and executes the operation based on results of the determination.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Kikuchi, Mitsutaka Kagata, Sora Otaguro
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Patent number: 11300423Abstract: Provided is a communication management system for a surveying instrument. The system includes: a surveying instrument including a survey unit configured to survey a target, a control unit configured to control the survey unit, and a communication unit connected to a communication network; a management server capable of communicating with the surveying instrument; and a remote terminal capable of communicating with the management server, wherein the remote terminal makes maintenance settings for the surveying instrument and cancels the maintenance settings, and stores the maintenance settings and cancellation of the settings in the management server, the management server gives a notification to at least one of a user and an administrator that the surveying instrument is in a state requiring predetermined maintenance work according to the maintenance settings, and when the maintenance settings are canceled, stops the notification.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Kikuchi, Mitsutaka Kagata, Sora Otaguro
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Patent number: 10802471Abstract: A technique is provided to enable low-cost control of amounts of fertilizer applied. A control device controls a currently used agricultural machine that applies fertilizer to a crop while traveling through a field. The control device includes a growth data receiving unit, a fertilizer application amount value calculator, and a speed signal generator. The growth data receiving unit receives growth data that is obtained by sensing a growth condition of a crop at each location in the field. The fertilizer application amount value calculator determines an amount of fertilizer on the basis of the growth data. The speed signal generator generates a speed signal to cause the agricultural machine to travel at a speed corresponding to a variable value of an amount of the fertilizer to be applied at each location in the field.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATIONInventors: Noriko Saito, Sora Otaguro, Ryosuke Tomizawa, Atsushi Ohyama, Tsuyoshi Yoshida
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Patent number: 10699544Abstract: In order to achieve the object, a communication management system includes: a surveying instrument including a survey unit, a system timer, a control unit, and a communication unit; a management server capable of communicating with the surveying instrument; and a remote terminal capable of communicating with the management server, wherein the remote terminal sets a usable time of the surveying instrument, sets determination on an operating time of the surveying instrument and the usable time, and an operation responding to results of the determination, and makes the management server store these, the surveying instrument transmits an operation start time and an operation end time to the management server, and the management server acquires the operation start time and the operation end time, and compares the usable time and an operating time of the surveying instrument and executes the determination, and executes the operation based on results of the determination.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Kikuchi, Mitsutaka Kagata, Sora Otaguro
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Publication number: 20200200564Abstract: Provided is a communication management system for a surveying instrument. The system includes: a surveying instrument including a survey unit configured to survey a target, a control unit configured to control the survey unit, and a communication unit connected to a communication network; a management server capable of communicating with the surveying instrument; and a remote terminal capable of communicating with the management server, wherein the remote terminal makes maintenance settings for the surveying instrument and cancels the maintenance settings, and stores the maintenance settings and cancellation of the settings in the management server, the management server gives a notification to at least one of a user and an administrator that the surveying instrument is in a state requiring predetermined maintenance work according to the maintenance settings, and when the maintenance settings are canceled, stops the notification.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2018Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Takeshi KIKUCHI, Mitsutaka KAGATA, Sora OTAGURO
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Publication number: 20200143647Abstract: In order to achieve the object described above, a communication management system includes: a surveying instrument including a survey unit , a GPS device, a control unit, and a communication unit ; a management server capable of communicating with the surveying instrument; and a remote terminal capable of communicating with the management server, wherein the remote terminal sets a usable range of the surveying instrument, and sets determination on entrance and exit of the surveying instrument into and from the usable range, and an operation responsive to results of the determination, and makes the management server store these, the surveying instrument transmits own GPS information to the management server, and the management server compares entrance and exit of the surveying instrument into and from the usable range with the GPS information and executes the determination, and executes the operation based on results of the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Takeshi KIKUCHI, Mitsutaka KAGATA, Sora OTAGURO
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Publication number: 20200043310Abstract: In order to achieve the object, a communication management system includes: a surveying instrument including a survey unit, a system timer, a control unit, and a communication unit; a management server capable of communicating with the surveying instrument; and a remote terminal capable of communicating with the management server, wherein the remote terminal sets a usable time of the surveying instrument, sets determination on an operating time of the surveying instrument and the usable time, and an operation responding to results of the determination, and makes the management server store these, the surveying instrument transmits an operation start time and an operation end time to the management server, and the management server acquires the operation start time and the operation end time, and compares the usable time and an operating time of the surveying instrument and executes the determination, and executes the operation based on results of the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Takeshi KIKUCHI, Mitsutaka KAGATA, Sora OTAGURO
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Publication number: 20190072937Abstract: A technique is provided to enable low-cost control of amounts of fertilizer applied. A control device controls a currently used agricultural machine that applies fertilizer to a crop while traveling through a field. The control device includes a growth data receiving unit, a fertilizer application amount value calculator, and a speed signal generator. The growth data receiving unit receives growth data that is obtained by sensing a growth condition of a crop at each location in the field. The fertilizer application amount value calculator determines an amount of fertilizer on the basis of the growth data. The speed signal generator generates a speed signal to cause the agricultural machine to travel at a speed corresponding to a variable value of an amount of the fertilizer to be applied at each location in the field.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: TOPCON CORPORATIONInventors: Noriko SAITO, Sora OTAGURO, Ryosuke TOMIZAWA, Atsushi OHYAMA, Tsuyoshi YOSHIDA
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Patent number: 8749763Abstract: A surveying device includes a surveying unit configured to measure a direction and a distance to a target object, a control unit configured to control the surveying unit, a communication unit configured to allow the control unit to communicate with an outside network, and a status input unit with which operation status information on the surveying unit is input, wherein the control unit transmits the operation status information input with the status input unit to the outside network via the communication unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TopconInventors: Ritsuo Sakimura, Sora Otaguro
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Publication number: 20120133918Abstract: A surveying device includes a surveying unit configured to measure a direction and a distance to a target object, a control unit configured to control the surveying unit, a communication unit configured to allow the control unit to communicate with an outside network, and a status input unit with which operation status information on the surveying unit is input, wherein the control unit transmits the operation status information input with the status input unit to the outside network via the communication unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2011Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCONInventors: Ritsuo Sakimura, Sora Otaguro