Patents by Inventor Tadashi Takai

Tadashi Takai 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).

  • Patent number: 7260451
    Abstract: A converter unit connected to a monitor apparatus for monitoring and controlling a plurality of air conditioners, including: PAC transmission software for transmitting a setting data from the monitor apparatus regarding a running start/stop state, a running node, an air quality and a temperature, respectively of the air conditioners, to a transmission path, and for receiving running data regarding a temperature and a pressure of a component during the refrigerating cycle from the transmission path; transmission software for receiving the setting data from the monitor apparatus and transmitting the running data to the monitor apparatus; and a converter to convert the running data for the PAC transmission software to a running data for the transmission software, and to convert the setting data for the transmission software to a setting data for the PAC transmission software, respectively, wherein the running data is collected from the control message at a predetermined interval, and the collected running data i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, as Trustee for the Benefit of Hitachi Air Conditioning Systems Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, Beneficiary
    Inventors: Tadashi Takai, Masanori Takagi, Yukio Ito, Makoto Itoh
  • Patent number: 6925420
    Abstract: A service system for air conditioner is provided which offers a total solution to a wide range of fields, from the customer relationship management covering individual users, building owners and administrators and building management companies to the maintenance and management, manufacture, design, and development on the part of the manufacturer. The service system includes a monitoring center which has the customer database, an operation information database for storing operation information of air conditioners for each customer, and a device information database having device information on the air conditioners related with each customer of the customer database. The monitoring center, upon deciding that there is anomaly in the operation information, dens to the cellular phone over the Internet the information representing the content of the anomaly and the customer information and device information associated with the operation information which was judged abnormal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd., trustee for the benefit of Hitachi Air Conditioning Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Ito, Tadashi Takai, Tomotsune Taira, Masanori Takagi, Yukio Ito
  • Publication number: 20050043924
    Abstract: A service system for air conditioners is provided which offers a total solution to a wide range of fields, from the customer relationship management covering individual users, building owners and administrators and building management companies to the maintenance and management, manufacture, design, and development on the part of the manufacturer. The service system includes a monitoring center which has a the customer database, an operation information database for storing operation information of air conditioners for each customer, and a device information database having device information on the air conditioners related with each customer of the customer database. The monitoring center, upon deciding that there is anomaly in the operation information, sends to the cellular phone over the Internet the information representing the content of the anomaly and the customer information and device information associated with the operation information which was judged abnormal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Makoto Ito, Tadashi Takai, Tomotsune Taira, Masanori Takagi, Yukio Ito
  • Patent number: 6823288
    Abstract: A service system which includes the monitoring center which has a customer database, an operation information database for storing operation information of the air conditioners for each customer, and a device information database 203 having device information on the air conditioners related with each customer of the customer database. When the system decides that there is anomaly in the operation information, the monitoring center sends to the cellular phone over the Internet information representing the content of the anomaly and customer and device information associated with the operation information which was judged abnormal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Hitchi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Ito, Tadashi Takai, Tomotsune Taira, Masanori Takagi, Yukio Ito
  • Publication number: 20040049320
    Abstract: An open network environment and a multi vendor system for an air conditioner is realized so that management and services can be made highly efficient. A management system for an air conditioner has a status database for storing collected running data, and a setting database for storing setting data of the air conditioner, the setting data including data. regarding a running stop state, a running mode, an air quantity and a temperature, respectively of the air conditioner, wherein the running data stored in the status database is read to monitor the air conditioner and the setting data is rewritten to control the air conditioner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Tadashi Takai, Masanori Takagi, Yukio Ito, Makoto Itoh
  • Publication number: 20040044502
    Abstract: A service system for air conditioners is provided which offers a total solution to a wide range of fields, from the customer relationship management covering individual users, building owners and administrators and building management companies to the maintenance and management, manufacture, design, and development on the part of the manufacturer. The service system includes the monitoring center 1 which has the customer database 207, the operation information database 206 for storing operation information of the air conditioners 101 for each customer, and the device information database 203 having device information on the air conditioners 101 related with each customer of the customer database 207.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Makoto Ito, Tadashi Takai, Tomotsune Taira, Masanori Takagi, Yukio Ito
  • Patent number: 6647317
    Abstract: An open network environment and a multi vendor system for an air conditioner is realized so that management and services can be made highly efficient. A management system for an air conditioner has a status database for storing collected running data, and a setting database for storing setting data of the air conditioner, the setting data including data regarding a running stop state, a running mode, an air quantity and a temperature, respectively of the air conditioner, wherein the running data stored in the status database is read to monitor the air conditioner and the setting data is rewritten to control the air conditioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Inventors: Tadashi Takai, Masanori Takagi, Yukio Ito, Makoto Itoh
  • Patent number: 6643611
    Abstract: A service system for air conditioners is provided which offers a total solution to a wide range of fields, from the customer relationship management covering individual users, building owners and administrators and building management companies to the maintenance and management, manufacture, design, and development on the part of the manufacturer. The service system includes the monitoring center 1 which has the customer database 207, the operation information database 206 for storing operation information of the air conditioners 101 for each customer, and the device information database 203 having device information on the air conditioners 101 related with each customer of the customer database 207.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventors: Makoto Ito, Tadashi Takai, Tomotsune Taira, Masanori Takagi, Yukio Ito
  • Publication number: 20020029096
    Abstract: An open network environment and a multi vendor system for an air conditioner is realized so that management and services can be made highly efficient. A management system for an air conditioner has a status database for storing collected running data, and a setting database for storing setting data of the air conditioner, the setting data including data regarding a running stop state, a running mode, an air quantity and a temperature, respectively of the air conditioner, wherein the running data stored in the status database is read to monitor the air conditioner and the setting data is rewritten to control the air conditioner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Tadashi Takai, Masanori Takagi, Yukio Ito, Makoto Itoh