Omron Corporation

Masayuki Oyagi

Yoshiyuki Otsuki

Masaki Yamato

Tanichi Ando

Shunji Ota

Yoshihiko Fukushima

Atsushi Shimizu

Akihiko Nakamura

Hideyuki Kobayashi

Shoichi Tanaka

Shinichi Shoji

Hiroshi Shimamoto

Kiyoshi Masuda

Akihiko Namakura

Toru Akatsu

An information processing device (central apparatus ()) in a sensor network system is arranged so as to include an input-output processing section (); an information converting section () and a resource specification information recognizing section () for dividing target information which is requested with the information request signal into a combination of information elements which appropriately compose the target information; a data acquiring section () for acquiring data of sensing results; and an input-output processing section () for outputting information based on the data acquired by said data acquiring section.

Sensor or networks with server and information processing system, method and program

A sensor network controller () includes: a sensor interface () receiving sensing data transmitted from sensors (); a data write section () writing the received sensing data and sensing time information indicating a sensing time of the sensing data in association with each other to a memory section (); the memory section () storing the sensing data and the sensing time information; a first data processing section () generating sensing data which is at the timing designated by a client on the basis of the sensing data and the sensing time information stored in the memory section (); and a data output section () outputting the generated sensing data to the client. The client is enabled to acquire sensing data in accordance with a request even if the scheme by which the sensors convey sensing data does not match with the scheme by which the client makes a request for sensing data.

Sensor manager device, computer program for controlling sensor manager device, computer-readable storage medium containing computer program, and method controlling sensor manager device

A robot includes a robot sensor for sensing abnormality around the robot, a moving portion for moving the robot main body, and a movement control unit for controlling the moving portion so that the robot main body is moved to a destination determined according to the information sensed by a fixed-position sensor fixed to a predetermined position outside the robot. The moving destination may be determined by the total control unit of the robot main body according to the information from the fixed-position sensors or by a center communicating with the robot according to the information from the fixed-position sensors. Since abnormality is sensed by the fixed-position sensors together with the robot sensor, the fixed-position sensors may have low accuracy obtained at a low cost. That is, by reducing the cost required for collecting external information, such as by the fixed-position sensor, it is possible to provide a monitoring system capable of collecting ambient information (such as abnormality information) without lowering the accuracy.

Information collection apparatus, information collection method, information collection program, recording medium containing information collection program, and information collection system

A cellular phone unit () is provided with ID information input means for accepting an input of user ID information, ID judging means for judging whether or not the inputted user ID information is identical to pre-registered ID information, authentication information transmission permitting means for deciding whether or not to permit transmission of sender authentication information in accordance with the judgment result, and authentication information transmitting means for sending the sender authentication information in accordance with the decision. A vehicle-mounted control device () is provided with an antenna () and a transmission and reception section () for receiving the sender authentication information, and a control section () and an interface () for judging whether or not the sender authentication information received from the cellular phone unit () is identical to pre-registered authentication information and for controlling vehicle-mounted devices () through () in accordance with the judgment result.

Cellular phone unit, control system of vehicle-mounted device, control method of cellular phone unit, control method of vehicle-mounted device, control program of cellular phone unit, control prgram of vehicle-mounted device, and recording medium recording the program

A monitoring system which can monitor a plurality of vehicles () includes vibration sensing units () each sensing a vibration of the associated vehicle (), a sensed time specifying unit () which specifies an instant at which the vibration of the vehicle () is sensed by the vibration sensing unit, and an abnormality determining unit () which determines, when a vibration of one of the vehicles () is sensed by the associated vibration sensing unit (), whether the vibration is caused by preparations for theft with respect to the vehicle () or the vibration is caused by environmental influences on the vehicle (). The abnormality determining unit () carries out the determination on ground of sensing results obtained by the vibration sensing units () of the respective vehicles () and a result of specification carried out by the sensed time specifying unit (). With this, a possibility of incorrectly identifying a vibration not being attributed to preparations for theft as a vibration attributed to preparations for theft.

Monitor system, central monitor apparatus, on-vehicle monitor apparatus, monitor method, monitor program, computer-readable recording medium containing the same

A cradle includes: a telephone supporting section supporting a mobile telephone; a connecting section electrically connecting to the mobile telephone; a sensor communications section receiving a report from a sensor sensing a state of a monitored area; and a transmission instructing section providing an instruction signal to the mobile telephone via the connecting section to cause the mobile telephone to transmit a content of the report from the sensor to a management center.

Cradle, security system, telephone, and monitoring method

The object of this invention is to offer an information mediating system which can mediate the specific information out of the received information from an information provider. The specific information is information which fulfills the objective specification. This system charges a service fee to the information beneficiary, and pays a compensation to the information provider. The service fee and the compensation are offset for each terminal. The information beneficiary and provider are selected each time according to the objective specification. An information mediating system provided with a plurality of terminals which have both information sending and receiving functions, or either an information sending or a receiving function through a network, and provided with an information mediator which has an information mediating function to mediate an received information through the network. The information mediating function comprises 1) a grouping function to select an information provider and an information beneficiary out of the plurality of terminals according to an objective specification to specify a specific information to be obtained; and 2) a data transmission function to transmit the specific information obtained from the selected information provider, which fulfills the objective specification, to the selected information beneficiary through the network.

System and method for accepting information from information providers, mediating the received information, and providing mediated information to information beneficiaries

In a sensor network system, a communications network connects a set of sensors to a server collectively managing the set of sensors. First, the sensor-managing server acquires remaining drive times of batteries in the sensors, and specifies a target remaining drive time. The server then controls the operation of the sensors so that the remaining drive times of the batteries in the sensors are substantially equal to the target remaining drive time. This reduces the maintenance workload for a system manager, especially, in the recharging of the sensor batteries.

Sensor network system managing method, sensor network system managing program, storage medium containing sensor network system managing program, sensor network system managing device, relay network managing method, relay network managing program, storage medium containing relay network managing program, and relay network managing device

A mobile communication device () can be disconnected form a vehicle monitoring apparatus () arranged on vehicle for sensing the state of the vehicle as a monitoring object and transmitting sensing data representing the sensing result. The mobile communication device () can also be connected via a communication network () to a report destination. The mobile communication device () includes a judgment unit () for judging the state of the vehicle according to the sensing data, a decision unit () for deciding a report destination to be connected according to the judgment result of the judgment unit (), and a communication unit () for receiving the sensing data and establishing a connection with the report destination decided by the decision unit (). Thus, it is possible to report the abnormal state of the vehicle sensed to an appropriate report destination in a short time.

Mobile communication apparatus, monitoring apparatus, monitoring system, monitoring method, monitoring program, and computer-readable recording medium containing the monitoring program

In a case where an intruder is detected in a house, a detection signal is outputted from a home security communication device, and is notified to a monitor center through an in-area communication management device by a wireless connection. The monitor center notifies a portable telephone owned by a resident of the house that the intruder exists in the house and also notifies houses to in the area that the intruder exists in the house.

Security terminal, security management method, monitor device, monitor method, and security system

A vehicle surveillance system includes a vehicle-installed sensor apparatus for transmitting by radio, sensor information acquired by a sensor, a communication adapter for receiving by radio the sensor information from the vehicle-installed sensor apparatus and transmitting the received sensor information onto a public network, and a surveillance server for receiving the sensor information from the communication adapter. The vehicle surveillance system further includes at least one portable surveillance remote for relaying transmission of the sensor information from the vehicle-installed sensor apparatus to the communication adapter.

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Kyoto, Japan

Masayuki Oyagi