Overturn detection device, overturn detection system, and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9336417-B2
Application number	US-201314022437-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 10, 2013
Priority date	Sep 11, 2012
Publication date	May 10, 2016
Grant date	May 10, 2016

Abstract

An overturn detection device includes a housing including four or more display windows, a back-forth direction detector installed on a first position of the housing and displaying a position of a first detection member in a first display part, and a left-right direction detector installed on a second position of the housing and displaying a position of a second detection member in a second display part. Further, the installation positions of the back-forth direction detector and the left-right direction detector in the first and the second positions are not externally and visually recognizable, and at least a part of the first and the second display parts are displayed through the four or more display windows as pattern data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An overturn detection device comprising:
a housing including four or more display windows;
a back-forth direction detector installed on a first position of the housing and configured to display a position of a first detection member in a first display part, the first detection member being moved and held in response to turnover of the overturn detection device in the back and forth direction; and
a left-right direction detector installed on a second position of the housing and configured to display a position of a second detection member in a second display part, the second detection member being moved and held in response to turnover of the overturn detection device in the left and right direction,
wherein the installation positions of the back-forth direction detector and the left-right direction detector in the first and the second positions are not externally and visually recognizable, and
wherein at least a part of the first and the second display parts are displayed through the four or more display windows as pattern data.

2. The overturn detection device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a storage unit configured to store identification data of the overturn detection device displaying the pattern data.

3. The overturn detection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first and the second positions are changeable, and
wherein when at least one of the first and the second positions is changed, the pattern data displayed via the four or more display windows is changed.

4. The overturn detection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the four or more display windows are formed on the housing so that the distances between the display windows are determined in accordance with display positions of the first and the second display parts.

5. An overturn detection system for detecting turnover of a product, comprising:
a terminal device;
a server; and
the overturn detection device according to claim 1 attached to the product,
wherein the terminal device is configured to acquire an image including the four or more display windows of the overturn detection device and identification data of the overturn detection device, and transmit the image and the identification data to the server,
wherein the server includes
a receiving unit configured to receive the image and the identification data from the terminal device,
a registration unit configured to register the identification information of the overturn detection device in association with initial pattern data of the overturn detection device, and
a determination unit configured to determine whether the overturn detection device has been turned over based on a result of a comparison between the initial pattern data corresponding to the received identification data from among the identification data of the overturn detection devices stored in the registration unit and the pattern data that is identified based on the image.

6. The overturn detection system according to claim 5 ,
wherein the determination unit is configured to determine in which direction the turnover has occurred based on the first and the second positions by identifying the first and the second positions based on the initial pattern data registered in the registration unit.

7. The overturn detection system according to claim 5 ,
wherein the registration unit is configured to register the identification data of the product with the overturn detection device attached thereto in association with the identification data of the overturn detection device, and
wherein the determination unit is configured to determine the product with the attached overturn detection device that is determined to have been turned over before based on the identification data of the product registered in the registration unit.

8. The overturn detection system according to claim 5 ,
wherein the terminal device is configured to transmit route data of the product,
wherein the receiving unit is configured to receive the route data of the product from the terminal device, and
wherein the determination unit is configured to determine a site where the overturn detection device has been turned over based on the route data.

9. The overturn detection system according to claim 5 ,
wherein the terminal device is configured to transmit data indicating a state of the product,
wherein the receiving unit is configured to receive the data indicating the state of the product from the terminal device, and
wherein the determination unit is configured to determine a turnover state of the overturn detection device based on the data indicating the state of the product.

10. The overturn detection system according to claim 5 ,
wherein the terminal device is configured to encrypt and transmit the image,
wherein the receiving unit is configured to receive the encrypted image from the terminal device, and
wherein the registration unit is configured to encrypt and store the received identification data of the overturn detection device.

11. An electronic device comprising:
the overturn detection device according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Kawase Tsutomu
• Fujii Michiko
• Naruishi Moku
• Arai Tomoaki
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kawase Tsutomu
• Fujii Michiko
• Naruishi Moku
• Arai Tomoaki

Classifications

• A61B1/00

  Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes (examination of body cavities or body tracts using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/12; endoscopic instruments for taking cell samples or for biopsy A61B10/04); Illuminating arrangements therefor (for the eyes A61B3/00) · CPC title

• B60L1/00

  Supplying electric power to auxiliary equipment of vehicles (circuit arrangements for charging batteries H02J7/00) · CPC title

• G01P15/036

  for indicating predetermined acceleration values · CPC title

• B65D79/02 Primary

  Arrangements or devices for indicating incorrect storage or transport ({B65D79/005 takes precedence } ; measuring devices G01) · CPC title

• G01P1/127

  for acceleration values · CPC title