IP Library Granted Patent US 12693242
Granted Patent B2
US 12693242 · App. 18/254,226 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

State detection device, state detection method, and program

Inventor: Yasunori Tsukahara (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd.
G01N22/00H05B6/705H05B6/806
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Patent No.
US 12693242
App. No.
18/254,226
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A state detection device capable of detecting a state of an apparatus is provided. A state detection device includes an acquisition unit that acquires observation information including information regarding a resonance frequency of microwaves acquired by introducing microwaves into a first apparatus, which is the target of state detection, while sweeping the frequency; a detection unit that detects the state of the first apparatus by comparing the observation information with reference information including information regarding a resonance frequency of microwaves introduced into a second apparatus in a reference state; and an output unit that performs output in accordance with a detection result of the detection unit.

Claims (29)

1 . A state detection device comprising:

a processor, the processor configured to:

acquire observation information including information indicating change in one or a plurality of resonance frequencies along a time series of first microwaves introduced into a first apparatus that is a target of state detection; and

detect a state of the first apparatus by comparing the observation information with reference information including information indicating change in one or a plurality of resonance frequencies along a time series of second microwaves introduced into a second apparatus in a reference state, the reference information being stored before acquisition of the observation information,

wherein the processor detects the state of the first apparatus in a case where the reference information and the observation information do not match with respect to a resonance frequency.

2 . The state detection device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the state detection device is a server on an IP network.

3 . The state detection device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the reference information includes a first absorption spectrum of microwaves, and

the observation information includes a second absorption spectrum of microwaves.

4 . The state detection device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the observation information includes a plurality of pieces of time-series observation data, and

the reference information includes a plurality of pieces of time-series reference data.

5 . The state detection device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the state of the first apparatus that is to be detected is at least any of an abnormality in an amount or a shape of a substance in the first apparatus, an abnormality in a temperature in the first apparatus, and an abnormality in a shape of the first apparatus.

6 . The state detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

perform output related to control of the first apparatus in accordance with a detection result of the detection unit.

7 . The state detection device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an irradiation assembly configured to irradiate a space in the first apparatus with microwaves while sweeping a frequency,

wherein the processor acquires the observation information by observing microwaves in the space.

8 . The state detection device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second apparatus includes at least one apparatus among the first apparatus and one or a plurality of apparatuses different from the first apparatus, and

the reference information is generated based on data obtained from the at least one apparatus.

9 . A state detection method comprising the steps of:

acquiring, by a processor, observation information including information indicating change in one or a plurality of resonance frequencies along a time series of first microwaves introduced into a first apparatus that is a target of state detection; and

detecting, by the processor, a state of the first apparatus by comparing the observation information with reference information including information indicating change in one or a plurality of resonance frequencies along a time series of second microwaves introduced into a second apparatus in a reference state, the reference information being stored before acquisition of the observation information, and furthermore detecting the state of the first apparatus in a case where the reference information and the observation information do not match.

10 . A non-transitory computer readable medium configured to cause a computer to execute the steps of:

acquiring observation information including information indicating change in one or a plurality of resonance frequencies along a time series of first microwaves introduced into a first apparatus that is a target of state detection; and

detecting a state of the first apparatus by comparing the observation information with reference information including information indicating change in one or a plurality of resonance frequencies along a time series of second microwaves introduced into a second apparatus in a reference state, the reference information being stored before acquisition of the observation information, and furthermore detecting the state of the first apparatus in a case where the reference information and the observation information do not match.