Patents by Inventor Takamitsu Sasaki

Takamitsu Sasaki 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: 20150148969
    Abstract: In the case where selection of an icon representing an air conditioner is sensed in a region corresponding to a certain room on a floor plan, an operation screen for changing the setting of the air conditioner installed in the region corresponding to the certain room is displayed as overlapped on a display screen. An effect range, in which an effect due to an operation of the air conditioner extends based on the setting contents, is displayed in the region corresponding to the certain room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Takamitsu SASAKI, Minehisa NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20150143249
    Abstract: In the case where selection of an icon representing an air conditioner is sensed in a region corresponding to a first room on the floor plan that is larger than a predetermined area, the region corresponding to the first room is switched to an adjustment region for changing the set temperature of the air conditioner. In the case where selection of the icon representing the air conditioner is sensed in a region corresponding to a second room on the floor plan that is equal to or smaller than the predetermined area, an adjustment screen for changing the set temperature of the air conditioner installed in the region corresponding to the second room is displayed on the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Takamitsu SASAKI, Minehisa NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20150113414
    Abstract: When selection of a device icon representing one target device among one or more target devices is sensed in a region corresponding to one room included in a floor plan, a control screen for operating, or confirming a state of, the one target device corresponding to the sensed device icon is displayed on a display as overlapped on a display screen representing the floor plan, and device icons representing the target devices installed in the one room are moved out of a display region of the control screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Takamitsu SASAKI, Kohei TAHARA
  • Publication number: 20150113418
    Abstract: A control method according to the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display on a display, a display screen representing at least a floor plan including one or more rooms; and when it is sensed that movement of a second-type device icon that is movable only within a region corresponding to a predetermined room associated with the type of the device icon among the one or more rooms, and in the case where it is judged that the second-type device icon is moved out of the region corresponding to the predetermined room, perform display control to return the second-type device icon to the region corresponding to the predetermined room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Takamitsu SASAKI, Eiichi NAITO
  • Publication number: 20150074605
    Abstract: A control method of the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display an operation icon for causing an operation screen for an electric shutter device to be displayed; display the operation screen which includes a shutter image representing a shutter of the electric shutter device when selection of the operation icon is sensed; when a swipe operation is sensed, output a movement control command for moving the shutter in a swipe direction, and move the shutter represented in the shutter image in accordance with a swipe amount of the swipe operation; and in a case where stop information is received and the shutter represented in the shutter image is varied into a closed state, return the shutter represented in the shutter image in a second direction opposite to a first direction which is a moving direction of the shutter represented in the shutter image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Takamitsu SASAKI, Eiichi NAITO
  • Publication number: 20150074584
    Abstract: A control method of the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display an operation icon on a display screen of the information apparatus, the operation icon causing an operation screen for an electric curtain device to be displayed; display the operation screen for the electric curtain device when selection of the operation icon is sensed, the operation screen including a curtain image representing a curtain of the electric curtain device; and when a pinch-out operation is sensed on the operation screen, output to a network a first open control command for opening the curtain of the electric curtain device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Takamitsu SASAKI, Eiichi NAITO
  • Publication number: 20150067562
    Abstract: A control method according to the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display on a display a display screen representing a floor plan of a building; display on the display screen device icons respectively representing one or more target devices, the device icons being movable when dragged and including a humidifier icon that represents a humidifier; and when it is sensed that the humidifier icon is selected, and is moved on the floor plan, display an effect range in which an effect of the humidifier extends, in a region corresponding to a room in the floor plan where a drop of the humidifier icon is sensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Takamitsu SASAKI, Minehisa NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20150067529
    Abstract: A control method causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display a display screen representing a floor plan on a display; display on the display screen device icons, the device icons including a dehumidifier icon; when selection of the dehumidifier icon is sensed, display on the display an operation screen for operating a dehumidifier corresponding to the dehumidifier icon, the operation screen being displayed on the display screen and outside of a region corresponding to a room where the selection of the dehumidifier icon is sensed; output a control command for operating the dehumidifier to a network based on an operation on the operation screen; and display an operation state of the dehumidifier in the region corresponding to the room where the selection of the dehumidifier icon is sensed based on the operation on the operation screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Takamitsu SASAKI, Minehisa NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20150058741
    Abstract: A control method according to the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display on a display a display screen representing a floor plan of a building; display on the display screen device icons respectively representing one or more target devices, the device icons being movable when dragged and including a dehumidifier icon that represents a dehumidifier; and when it is sensed that the dehumidifier icon is selected, and is moved on the floor plan, display an effect range in which an effect of the dehumidifier extends in a region corresponding to a room in the floor plan where a drop of the dehumidifier icon is sensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Takamitsu SASAKI, Minehisa NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20150058773
    Abstract: A control method according to the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display on the display a display screen representing a floor plan of a building; display on the display screen device icons respectively representing the one or more target devices, the device icons being movable when dragged and including an air purifier icon that represents an air purifier; and when it is sensed that the air purifier icon is selected, and is moved on the floor plan, display an effect range in which an effect of the air purifier extends in a region corresponding to a room in the floor plan where a drop of the air purifier icon is sensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Takamitsu SASAKI, Minehisa NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20150058742
    Abstract: A control method causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display a display screen representing a floor plan on the display; display device icons on the display screen, the device icons including an air purifier icon; when selection of the air purifier icon is sensed, display an operation screen for operating an air purifier corresponding to the selected air purifier icon on the display, the operation screen being displayed on the display screen and outside of a region corresponding to a room where the selection of the air purifier icon is sensed; output a control command for operating the air purifier to the network based on an operation on the operation screen; and display an operation state of the air purifier in the region corresponding to the room where the selection of the air purifier icon is sensed based on the operation on the operation screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Takamitsu SASAKI, Minehisa NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20150033136
    Abstract: A method of the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display device type icons on a display; display room icons on the display; when it is determined that selection of any one of the device type icons is detected, display room icons each representing a room, in which a target device of a type corresponding to the selected device type icon is installed, in a different display mode from a mode for room icons each representing a room in which the target device of the type is not installed; when it is determined that selection of a room icon displayed in the different display mode is detected, display a first operation screen for operating a controlled target device on the display; and output a control command for controlling the controlled target device to the network based on an operation on the first operation screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Takamitsu SASAKI, Kohei TAHARA
  • Publication number: 20150005952
    Abstract: A control method according to the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display on a display, a display screen representing a floor plan of one floor including at least two or more rooms; display each device icon representing each of one or more target devices in a region of each room, the one or more target devices including a specific target device that stores a set content when power has been previously turned off; and when selection of the device icon that represents the specific target device in any region of the at least two or more rooms is sensed, and selection of any region in the room, in which the selection of the device icon has been sensed, is sensed, output an on-off control command for controlling an on-off state of power of the specific target device corresponding to the room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Takamitsu SASAKI, Kohei TAHARA
  • Publication number: 20150007038
    Abstract: A control method of the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display a display screen representing a floor plan including at least two or more rooms; display each device icon representing each of one or more target devices on the display screen, the one or more target devices including a specific target device that stores a set content when power has been previously turned off, the device icon representing the specific target device being used in common in one or more rooms; and when selection of the device icon representing the specific target device is sensed and selection of any region in a first room is sensed after the selection of the device icon representing the specific target device is sensed, output a first on-off control command for controlling an on-off state of power of the specific target device corresponding to the first room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Takamitsu SASAKI, Kohei TAHARA
  • Publication number: 20140359468
    Abstract: A control method of the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display on a touch panel display, a display screen representing a floor plan; display device icons on the display screen, the device icons representing one or more target devices respectively, the device icons including an icon representing an electric shutter device that is capable of opening or closing a shutter; display an operation screen on the display screen, when selection of the icon representing the electric shutter device is sensed, the operation screen including a shutter image representing the shutter; and output a movement control command to a network when a swipe operation is sensed on the shutter image, the movement control command being for moving the shutter of the electric shutter device in a swipe direction of the swipe operation, the electric shutter device corresponding to the selected icon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Takamitsu SASAKI, Eiichi NAITO
  • Publication number: 20140359524
    Abstract: A control method of the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display a display screen representing each room included in a building on the display; display device icons representing each of the one or more target devices in units of each room represented on the display screen on the display; when a selection of a first device icon representing a first target device among the one or more target devices is sensed, display a room screen representing a room corresponding to the selected first device icon on the display, the displayed room screen including a first operation screen for operating the first target device which corresponds to the selected first device icon; and output a first control command for controlling the first target device to the network based on an operation on the first operation screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Takamitsu SASAKI, Kohei TAHARA
  • Publication number: 20140336824
    Abstract: In the case where selection of a device icon representing an air conditioner among one or more target devices is sensed in a region corresponding to one room on a floor plan, an operation screen for operating the air conditioner corresponding to the selected device icon, is displayed on a display screen. This operation screen includes an image representing an air flow direction of air output from the air conditioner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takamitsu SASAKI, Minehisa NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20140236327
    Abstract: A control method of the present disclosure causes a computer of the information apparatus to: switch between display of a first display screen and a second display screen displayed on the display, when selection of a region corresponding to a staircase on a floor plan for a first floor or a second floor is sensed; and output to the network a first control command, when selection of an illumination icon representing an illumination device among the one or more target devices in a region corresponding to the staircase included in the first display screen, or an illumination icon representing the illumination device in a region corresponding to the staircase included in the second display screen is sensed, and when selection of the region corresponding to the staircase is sensed, the first control command controlling on/off of power for the illumination device associated with the region corresponding to the staircase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takamitsu SASAKI, Kohei TAHARA, Tomoyuki HIROTA
  • Publication number: 20140236320
    Abstract: A control method of the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display a display screen representing a floor plan for one floor including rooms on the display; display device icons representing target devices within regions of the respective rooms included in the floor plan, the device icons being initially displayed at positions within the regions of the respective rooms; and output to a network a first control command, when selection of an illumination icon, representing an illumination device among the target devices, is sensed within a region of any of the rooms included in the floor plan, and when selection of any region within a room, in which selection of the illumination icon is sensed, is sensed, the first control command controlling on/off of power for an illumination device corresponding to the room in which selection of the illumination icon is sensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takamitsu SASAKI, Kohei TAHARA
  • Publication number: 20140236325
    Abstract: When selection of a device icon representing one target device among one or more target devices is sensed, a control screen for operating, or confirming a state of, the one target device corresponding to the sensed device icon is displayed on a display as overlapped on a display screen representing a floor plan, and device icons representing the one or more target devices are moved out of a display region of the control screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takamitsu SASAKI, Kohei TAHARA