# US 12,411,469 B2 · Information processing device and information processing method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,411,469 B2 - Document ID: US12411469B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/582,121 - Filed: 2022-01-24 - Published: 2022-07-28 - Granted: 2025-09-09 - Earliest claimed: 2021-01-27 - Assignees: Sintogokio Ltd. - Applicants: Sintokogio, Ltd. - Inventors: Kazuya Nakazawa; Takahiro Naito; Mitsuaki Watanabe; Tomoyoshi Kawaguchi; Naoya Sogo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12411469B2 ## CPC - G05B 19/0426: {Programming the control sequence} - G06F 3/04847: Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials - G05B 19/0423: {Input/output} - G05B 19/054: {Input/output} - G05B 23/0272: {Presentation of monitored results, e.g. selection of status reports to be displayed; Filtering information to the user} - G06F 3/03: Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form - G06F 3/14: Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units} - G06F 11/324: {Display of status information} - G06Q 10/0875: Itemisation or classification of parts, supplies or services, e.g. bill of materials - G06Q 30/0621: {by configuring or customising goods or services} - G06Q 30/0631: {Recommending goods or services} - G08B 21/18: Status alarms (G08B21/02 takes precedence) - H04Q 9/00: Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom - G05B 2219/1105: I-O - G05B 2219/1214: Real-time communication between plc, Ethernet for configuration, monitor - G05B 2219/1215: Leader-follower system - G05B 2219/35379: Conversion, normalize - H04Q 2209/40: using a wireless architecture - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS - H04Q: SELECTING (switches, relays, selectors H01H; wireless communication networks H04W) ## Abstract Provided is an information processing device including at least one processor which executes an obtaining process for obtaining sensor data transmitted from each of sensors included in a sensor group, a converting process for converting the sensor data, which has been obtained in the obtaining process, into a particular format, and a providing process for providing, to main equipment, the sensor data whose format has been converted in the converting process. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information processing device for relaying communication between sensors included in a sensor group and main equipment connected to the information processing device via a network, the information processing device comprising at least one processor, the at least one processor configured to obtain sensor data transmitted from each of the sensors included in the sensor group, convert the sensor data, which has been obtained, into a particular format that is interpretable to a controller of the main equipment, and provide, to the main equipment, the sensor data whose format has been converted, wherein the sensor group is constituted by a plurality of sensor slave units that are the sensors and a sensor master unit configured to relay communication between each of the plurality of sensor slave units and the information processing device, the sensor data includes (i) a detection value and status information of one of the plurality of sensor slave units and (ii) status information of the sensor master unit, the status information of one of the plurality of sensor slave units indicates at least one of a usage status, presence or absence of a monitoring function, a communication status, radio field intensity, and a remaining battery capacity, and the status information of the sensor master unit indicates at least one of a communication status and the number of times of data obtainment of the sensor master unit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The information processing device as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a first memory storing address information in which each of the sensors included in the sensor group is associated with a region, to which the sensor data transmitted from that sensor is to be written, on a second memory of the main equipment, the at least one processor writing the sensor data, which has been transmitted from each of the sensors included in the sensor group, to the region on the second memory, the region being associated with that sensor in the address information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The information processing device as set forth in claim 2, wherein the first memory stores a sensor data set, and the sensor data set is constituted by (i) configuration information indicating a configuration of the sensor group, (ii) status information that is a set of status information of each of the plurality of sensor slave units and status information of the sensor master unit, (iii) output information that is a set of detection values of the plurality of sensor slave units, and (iv) monitor information that is a set of a determination condition and a determination result pertaining to each of the plurality of sensor slave units. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The information processing device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to display, on a display device, the sensor data obtained or information obtained from the sensor data. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The information processing device as set forth in claim 4, wherein: the at least one processor is further configured to determine whether or not the sensor data obtained satisfies a particular condition; and the at least one processor causes the display device to display a result of whether or not the sensor data satisfies the particular condition. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The information processing device as set forth in claim 5, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to change the particular condition based on a user operation. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The information processing device as set forth in claim 1, wherein: the at least one processor is further configured to monitor data transmission intervals of the sensors included in the sensor group; and the at least one processor is further configured to give notification of a connection error when a data transmission interval of any of the sensors included in the sensor group has exceeded a particular time interval. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The information processing device as set forth in claim 1, wherein: the at least one processor obtains, via the sensor master unit, the sensor data transmitted from each of the sensors included in the sensor group; and the at least one processor attempts to reconnect to the sensor master unit when communication with the sensor master unit has been shut off. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising a programmable logic controller (PLC), the PLC being configured to communicate with the main equipment via the network. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein: the information processing device further comprises a first memory; and the at least one processor is configured to: write the sensor data, which has been converted into the particular format, to the first memory; and provide the sensor data, which has been written to the first memory, to the main equipment. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The information processing device according to claim 10, wherein the at least one processor writes the sensor data, which has been written to the first memory, to a second memory included in the main equipment. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The information processing device as set forth in claim 10, wherein the first memory stores a sensor data set, the sensor data set is constituted by (i) configuration information indicating a configuration of the sensor group, (ii) status information that is a set of status information of each of the plurality of sensor slave units and status information of the sensor master unit, (iii) output information that is a set of detection values of the plurality of sensor slave units, and (iv) monitor information that is a set of a determination condition and a determination result pertaining to each of the plurality of sensor slave units, and the processor reads out information included in the sensor data set and writes the information to a second memory of the main equipment. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of sensor slave units transmits the detection value and the status information of the one of the plurality of sensor slave units as sensor data each time the detection value changes, and the sensor master unit transmits, to the information processing device, the sensor data received from the one of the plurality of sensor slave units. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the sensor master unit is connected to the information processing device via wired connection. ### Claim 15 An information processing method using an information processing device for relaying communication between a sensor group and main equipment connected to the information processing device via a network, wherein the sensor group is constituted by a plurality of sensor slave units and a sensor master unit configured to relay communication between each of the plurality of sensor slave units and the information processing device, the information processing method comprising: obtaining, by at least one processor, sensor data transmitted from the sensor master unit; converting, by the at least one processor, the sensor data, which has been obtained, into a particular format; and providing, by the at least one processor, the sensor data whose format has been converted in to the main equipment, wherein the sensor data includes (i) a detection value and status information of one of the plurality of sensor slave units which detection value and status information have been transmitted from the one of the sensor slave units to the sensor master unit and (ii) status information of the sensor master unit, the status information of one of the plurality of sensor slave units indicates at least one of a usage status, presence or absence of a monitoring function, a communication status, radio field intensity, and a remaining battery capacity, and the status information of the sensor master unit indicates at least one of a communication status and the number of times of data obtainment of the sensor master unit. ### Claim 16 An information processing device for relaying communication between sensors included in a sensor group and main equipment connected to the information processing device via a network, the information processing device comprising at least one processor, the at least one processor configured to obtain sensor data transmitted from each of sensors included in the sensor group, and convert the sensor data, which has been obtained, into a particular format that is interpretable to a controller of the main equipment, wherein the sensor group is constituted by a plurality of sensor slave units that are the sensors and a sensor master unit configured to relay communication between each of the plurality of sensor slave units and the information processing device, the sensor data includes (i) a detection value and status information of one of the plurality of sensor slave units and (ii) status information of the sensor master unit, the status information of one of the plurality of sensor slave units indicates at least one of a usage status, presence or absence of a monitoring function, a communication status, radio field intensity, and a remaining battery capacity, and the status information of the sensor master unit indicates at least one of a communication status and the number of times of data obtainment of the sensor master unit.