Patents by Inventor Toshimi Yokota
Toshimi Yokota 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: 8701979Abstract: In the cabling work aiding system, the RFID reader reads the RFID attached to at least one of the terminal, its terminal block, and cable member. A cabling work terminal device is connected to the RFID reader. The device is comprised of: a data base that records a template connection diagram containing the terminal-side RFID region constituted by RFID data as to the terminal and a cable-side RFID region constituted by RFID data as to the cable member; a relating part that relates the RFID read by the RFID reader to the terminal-side RIFD region and the cable-side RIFD region defined in the template connection diagram; a terminal-cable member correspondence table preparing part that prepares a correspondence table for leading correspondence between the RFID data as to the terminal and RFID data as to cable member from correspondence between the terminal-side RIFD region and the cable-side RFID related by the RFID read by the RFID reader.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2009Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshimi Yokota, Kenji Araki, Ryosuke Shigemi, Ryota Arai, Shinya Yuda, Munetoshi Unuma, Reika Kin
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Patent number: 8564440Abstract: When an RFID is attached to an object to assist testing operations, the following problems are encountered; (1) the RFID of write type tends to cause a failure and is troublesome due to the necessity of rewrite each time the situation is changed, (2) the incorporation of the reader function in a terminal block increases the cost, and (3) the known techniques are targeted for only the connecting operation and are not adapted for a sequence test that takes the most expense in time and effort. The operations are aided by using an RFID reader and a terminal having the function for accessing a database of circuit information, RFID information, and test procedure information.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2012Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshimi Yokota, Kenji Araki, Kenji Utaka, Noritaka Matsumoto, Masatoshi Takada, Ryosuke Shigemi, Chikara Ota
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Patent number: 8395804Abstract: A RFID registration system is provided with a reader for reading an ID of an object to be identified by an RFID, an RFID existence position indicating the position of the RFID, and the RFID; an associating apparatus for associating the read RFID with the ID of the object to be identified by the RFID, a position information generation apparatus for obtaining the read position at the same time the position has been read, and a collation apparatus for obtaining an ID of the object to be identified by the RFID based on the read position and the RFID existence position. The RFID registration system can be avoid making the mistaken association between the RFID and the object to which the identification ID is attached.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2010Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshimi Yokota, Ryosuke Shigemi, Ryota Arai, Shinya Yuda, Munetoshi Unuma, Kozo Nakamura
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Patent number: 8271693Abstract: A cable connection support apparatus has a structure in which a master apparatus and a slave apparatus are connected to both ends of a plurality of cables, and each apparatus is connected to each cable by a connecting terminal. The master apparatus and the slave apparatus are grounded. The master apparatus makes, for each connected cable, an inquiry about a position of a terminal of the slave apparatus to which the cable is connected, and inspects for inter-continuity, grounded connection, and unintentional disconnection. The connection destinations and inspection results are displayed on a display apparatus. Consequently, the connection condition for each cable wire in a cable can be confirmed.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2010Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Munetoshi Unuma, Shinya Yuda, Ryosuke Shigemi, Toshimi Yokota, Kozo Nakamura
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Publication number: 20120169479Abstract: When an RFID is attached to an object to assist testing operations, the following problems are encountered; (1) the RFID of write type tends to cause a failure and is troublesome due to the necessity of rewrite each time the situation is changed, (2) the incorporation of the reader function in a terminal block increases the cost, and (3) the known techniques are targeted for only the connecting operation and are not adapted for a sequence test that takes the most expense in time and effort. The operations are aided by using an RFID reader and a terminal having the function for accessing a database of circuit information, RFID information, and test procedure information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2012Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Toshimi YOKOTA, Kenji ARAKI, Kenji UTAKA, Noritaka MATSUMOTO, Masatoshi TAKADA, Ryosuke SHIGEMI, Chikara OTA
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Patent number: 8159346Abstract: When an RFID is attached to an object to assist testing operations, the following problems are encountered; (1) the RFID of write type tends to cause a failure and is troublesome due to the necessity of rewrite each time the situation is changed, (2) the incorporation of the reader function in a terminal block increases the cost, and (3) the known techniques are targeted for only the connecting operation and are not adapted for a sequence test that takes the most expense in time and effort. The operations are aided by using an RFID reader and a terminal having the function for accessing a database of circuit information, RFID information, and test procedure information.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2006Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toshimi Yokota, Kenji Araki, Kenji Utaka, Noritaka Matsumoto, Masatoshi Takada, Ryosuke Shigemi, Chikara Ota
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Patent number: 8113867Abstract: A cable connection guiding method includes the steps of extracting conductor identification information being used to identify a conductor from a RFID tag connected to the conductor of a cable, and indicating a terminal indicating device associated with an obtained terminal, according to terminal identification information.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2010Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Ryousuke Shigemi, Toshimi Yokota, Kenji Araki, Shouzou Komatsu, Chikara Takeuchi
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Methods for manufacturing and application of RFID built-in cable, and dedicated RFID reading systems
Patent number: 8111163Abstract: Disclosed is a cable identifying system for accurately discriminating one cable from another on site over a long period of time, the system enabling a cable layer or a cable user, when laying out an RFID built-in cable, to do without manually writing any information in the RFID tags built in the cable. One cable having RFID tags built therein can be accurately realized. The individual ID's of the RFID tags are read and stored in a storage apparatus. When a part of the cable is cut, the ID's of the RFID tags nearest to the both end of the cable are read out, and the ID-related data of the RFID tags in the cut-out cable are recorded on a desired medium or electronic information medium.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2006Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Utaka, Toshimi Yokota, Ryousuke Shigemi, Chikara Ota, Kenji Araki, Kouichi Uesaka -
Publication number: 20110045688Abstract: A cable connection guiding method includes the steps of extracting conductor identification information being used to identify a conductor from a RFID tag connected to the conductor of a cable, and indicating a terminal indicating device associated with an obtained terminal, according to terminal identification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Inventors: Ryousuke SHIGEMI, Toshimi Yokota, Kenji Araki, Shouzou Komatsu, Chikara Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20100332689Abstract: A cable connection support apparatus has a structure in which a master apparatus and a slave apparatus are connected to both ends of a plurality of cables, and each apparatus is connected to each cable by a connecting terminal. The master apparatus and the slave apparatus are grounded. The master apparatus makes, for each connected cable, an inquiry about a position of a terminal of the slave apparatus to which the cable is connected, and inspects for inter-continuity, grounded connection, and unintentional disconnection. The connection destinations and inspection results are displayed on a display apparatus. Consequently, the connection condition for each cable wire in a cable can be confirmed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Munetoshi UNUMA, Shinya Yuda, Ryosuke Shigemi, Toshimi Yokota, Kozo Nakamura
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Publication number: 20100321736Abstract: A RFID registration system is provided with a reader for reading an ID of an object to be identified by an RFID, an RFID existence position indicating the position of the RFID, and the RFID; an associating apparatus for associating the read RFID with the ID of the object to be identified by the RFID, a position information generation apparatus for obtaining the read position at the same time the position has been read, and a collation apparatus for obtaining an ID of the object to be identified by the RFID based on the read position and the RFID existence position. The RFID registration system can be avoid making the mistaken association between the RFID and the object to which the identification ID is attached.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Inventors: Toshimi YOKOTA, Ryosuke Shigemi, Ryota Arai, Shinya Yuda, Munetoshi Unuma, Kozo Nakamura
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Patent number: 7850479Abstract: A cable connection guiding method includes the steps of extracting conductor identification information being used to identify a conductor from a RFID tag connected to the conductor of a cable, and indicating a terminal indicating device associated with an obtained terminal, according to terminal identification information.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2009Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Ryousuke Shigemi, Toshimi Yokota, Kenji Araki, Shouzou Komatsu, Chikara Takeuchi
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METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AND APPLICATION OF RFID BUILT-IN CABLE, AND DEDICATED RFID READING SYSTEMS
Publication number: 20100224328Abstract: An RFID built-in cable manufacturing device including: an RFID applicator for sticking an RFID tag onto a composite strand; a sheath molder for providing sheath for the composite strand on which the RFID tag has been stuck at the RFID applicator with resulting an RFID built-in cable; an RFID reader for sequentially reading ID of the RFID tag as the RFID built-in cable is fed to a cable take-up drum; and a server for storing data having been read out by the RFID reader.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Inventors: Kenji UTAKA, Toshimi Yokota, Ryousuke Shigemi, Chikara Ota, Kenji Araki, Kouichi Uesaka -
Publication number: 20100163615Abstract: In the cabling work aiding system, the RFID reader reads the RFID attached to at least one of the terminal, its terminal block, and cable member. A cabling work terminal device is connected to the RFID reader. The device is comprised of: a data base that records a template connection diagram containing the terminal-side RFID region constituted by RFID data as to the terminal and a cable-side RFID region constituted by RFID data as to the cable member; a relating part that relates the RFID read by the RFID reader to the terminal-side RIFD region and the cable-side RIFD region defined in the template connection diagram; a terminal-cable member correspondence table preparing part that prepares a correspondence table for leading correspondence between the RFID data as to the terminal and RFID data as to cable member from correspondence between the terminal-side RIFD region and the cable-side RFID related by the RFID read by the RFID reader.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventors: Toshimi YOKOTA, Kenji Araki, Ryosuke Shigemi, Ryota Arai, Shinya Yuda, Munetoshi Unuma, Reika Kin
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Publication number: 20090269967Abstract: A cable connection guiding method includes the steps of extracting conductor identification information being used to identify a conductor from a RFID tag connected to the conductor of a cable, and indicating a terminal indicating device associated with an obtained terminal, according to terminal identification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2009Publication date: October 29, 2009Inventors: Ryousuke Shigemi, Toshimi Yokota, Kenji Araki, Shouzou Komatsu, Chikara Takeuchi
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Patent number: 7568936Abstract: A cable connection guiding method, comprising: extracting first conductor identification information being used to identify first conductor 5 from a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag 4 connected to the first conductor 5 of a cable 3; comparing the first conductor information with a conductor-terminal connection information database, which relates the first conductor identification information for identifying the first conductor 5 to a terminal identification information for identifying a terminal to connect the first conductor 5 and obtaining first terminal identification information for identifying first terminal 2 to be connected to the first conductor 5; and indicating a terminal indicating device 25 associated with the first terminal, according to the first terminal identification information.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2007Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Ryousuke Shigemi, Toshimi Yokota, Kenji Araki, Shouzou Komatsu, Chikara Takeuchi
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Patent number: 7424394Abstract: A utility diagnosing equipment can recognize an abnormality or a normality in a plurality of utilities of an identical type, which would not be recognized when an absolute threshold is set. The equipment accepts state values from the plurality of utilities, sets an average value of the state values of each utility to a proxy value, finds a relative value between the state value of each utility and the proxy value thereof, and displays the relative value for each utility. The relative values of the utilities exceeding a predetermined threshold is highlighted.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2005Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hideaki Suzuki, Masahiko Saito, Toshimi Yokota, Tomotsune Taira
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Publication number: 20070178742Abstract: A cable connection guiding method, comprising: extracting first conductor identification information being used to identify first conductor 5 from a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag 4 connected to the first conductor 5 of a cable 3; comparing the first conductor information with a conductor-terminal connection information database, which relates the first conductor identification information for identifying the first conductor 5 to a terminal identification information for identifying a terminal to connect the first conductor 5 and obtaining first terminal identification information for identifying first terminal 2 to be connected to the first conductor 5; and indicating a terminal indicating device 25 associated with the first terminal, according to the first terminal identification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2007Publication date: August 2, 2007Inventors: Ryousuke Shigemi, Toshimi Yokota, Kenji Araki, Shouzou Komatsu, Chikara Takeuchi
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Methods for manufacturing and application of RFID built-in cable, and dedicated RFID reading systems
Publication number: 20070120684Abstract: Disclosed is a cable identifying system for accurately discriminating one cable from another on site over a long period of time, the system enabling a cable layer or a cable user, when laying out an RFID built-in cable, to do without manually writing any information in the RFID tags built in the cable. One cable having RFID tags built therein can be accurately realized. The individual ID's of the RFID tags are read and stored in a storage apparatus. When a part of the cable is cut, the ID's of the RFID tags nearest to the both end of the cable are read out, and the ID-related data of the RFID tags in the cut-out cable are recorded on a desired medium or electronic information medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2006Publication date: May 31, 2007Inventors: Kenji Utaka, Toshimi Yokota, Ryousuke Shigemi, Chikara Ota, Kenji Araki, Kouichi Uesaka -
Publication number: 20070102505Abstract: When an RFID is attached to an object to assist testing operations, the following problems are encountered; (1) the RFID of write type tends to cause a failure and is troublesome due to the necessity of rewrite each time the situation is changed, (2) the incorporation of the reader function in a terminal block increases the cost, and (3) the known techniques are targeted for only the connecting operation and are not adapted for a sequence test that takes the most expense in time and effort. The operations are aided by using an RFID reader and a terminal having the function for accessing a database of circuit information, RFID information, and test procedure information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2006Publication date: May 10, 2007Inventors: Toshimi Yokota, Kenji Araki, Kenji Utaka, Noritaka Matsumoto, Masatoshi Takada, Ryosuke Shigemi, Chikara Ota