Patents by Inventor Yoshikatsu Miyao

Yoshikatsu Miyao 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: 8310535
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surveying system, which comprises a surveying device 1 having a function for tracking a target 13 and a remote control device 16 for remotely controlling the surveying device on a target side, wherein the surveying device comprises measuring units 21, 25 and 27, image pickup units 22 and 23, a first radio unit 33, and a first control arithmetic unit 29, and the remote control device comprises a second radio unit 37, a second control arithmetic unit 35, a second display unit 18, and a second operation input unit 20, wherein the surveying device transmits an image data acquired at the image pickup unit to the remote control device via the radio unit, and the remote control device receives the image data via the second radio unit and the second display unit displays the image in inversion display based on the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Terukazu Nagashima, Hajime Shinozaki, Yoshikatsu Miyao
  • Patent number: 7739803
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surveying system, which comprises a surveying device 1 provided with a function for tracking a target 13, and a remote control device 16 for remotely controlling the surveying device on a target side, said surveying device comprises a measuring unit 21, an image pickup unit 23, a first radio unit 33, and a first control arithmetic unit 29, said remote control device comprises a second radio unit 37, a second control arithmetic unit 35, a second display unit 18 and a second operation input unit 20, said first control arithmetic unit transmits measurement data of the measuring unit to the remote control device via the first radio unit when a detection result is within the tracking range based on the detection result of a reflection light from the target, and transmits an image data taken by the image pickup unit via the first radio unit when the detection result is out of the tracking range, said second control arithmetic unit receives the measurement data and the image data via
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Yahagi, Masaaki Kobayashi, Terukazu Nagashima, Yoshikatsu Miyao
  • Publication number: 20090244277
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surveying system, which comprises a surveying device 1 having a function for tracking a target 13 and a remote control device 16 for remotely controlling the surveying device on a target side, wherein the surveying device comprises measuring units 21, 25 and 27, image pickup units 22 and 23, a first radio unit 33, and a first control arithmetic unit 29, and the remote control device comprises a second radio unit 37, a second control arithmetic unit 35, a second display unit 18, and a second operation input unit 20, wherein the surveying device transmits an image data acquired at the image pickup unit to the remote control device via the radio unit, and the remote control device receives the image data via the second radio unit and the second display unit displays the image in inversion display based on the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Terukazu Nagashima, Hajime Shinozaki, Yoshikatsu Miyao
  • Publication number: 20090144995
    Abstract: The present invention provides a surveying system, which comprises a surveying device 1 provided with a function for tracking a target 13, and a remote control device 16 for remotely controlling the surveying device on a target side, said surveying device comprises a measuring unit 21, an image pickup unit 23, a first radio unit 33, and a first control arithmetic unit 29, said remote control device comprises a second radio unit 37, a second control arithmetic unit 35, a second display unit 18 and a second operation input unit 20, said first control arithmetic unit transmits measurement data of the measuring unit to the remote control device via the first radio unit when a detection result is within the tracking range based on the detection result of a reflection light from the target, and transmits an image data taken by the image pickup unit via the first radio unit when the detection result is out of the tracking range, said second control arithmetic unit receives the measurement data and the image data via
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Yahagi, Masaaki Kobayashi, Terukazu Nagashima, Yoshikatsu Miyao
  • Publication number: 20060016085
    Abstract: A management system for a surveying instrument, comprising a surveying instrument having a storage unit capable to rewrite and a display unit where display is given based on data written in the storage unit, a first computer capable to transmit the data to the storage unit, and a first storage medium capable to read by the first computer, wherein a program developable by the first computer is stored in the first storage medium, the first computer prepares the data by the program, and the first computer can write the data to the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Masaaki Imamura, Yoshihiro Motoki, Yoshikatsu Miyao
  • Publication number: 20050274031
    Abstract: A surveying apparatus includes a display portion capable of displaying a display form, a storing portion for storing the display form, and a display control device configured to display the display form stored in the storing portion onto the display portion, and the display control device previously displays the display form stored in the storing portion onto the display portion in conjunction with an activation of the surveying apparatus, and changes to a surveyable state after a predetermined time has passed since the display form was displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Masaaki Imamura, Yoshihiro Motoki, Yoshikatsu Miyao
  • Patent number: 6799142
    Abstract: A measuring device, comprising a program for operating the measuring device, a copying program for rewriting the program or for copying the program, a rewritable first storage means for storing the program, a signal input/output means, and a second storage means for storing the copying program, wherein the program stored in the first storage means is rewritten by a new program inputted through the signal input/output means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu Miyao, Masaaki Kobayashi, Masaki Takanashi
  • Publication number: 20030009310
    Abstract: A measuring device, comprising a program for operating the measuring device, a copying program for rewriting the program or for copying the program, a rewritable first storage means for storing the program, a signal input/output means, and a second storage means for storing the copying program, wherein the program stored in the first storage means is rewritten by a new program inputted through the signal input/output means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu Miyao, Masaaki Kobayashi, Masaki Takanashi