Establishment of the Product Strategy Headquarters and acceleration of product development in IoT and related fields
First written in FY2017-Q1. 18 of 35 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
59 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「As the adoption of IoT (Internet of Things) and artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates, the Company is focusing on developing value-added products in fields such as industrial Ethernet and machine-vision systems, adopting new materials and technologies and maintaining a development structure closely aligned with customers to meet market needs.」
The description has become more specific, shifting from the discontinuation and reduction of conventional AI and IoT R&D activities to the development of value-added products using industrial Ethernet, machine vision, new materials and new technologies as part of manufacturing activities in the Wire and Cable Business. - FY2026-H1ReframedAnnual report
「The amount of R&D activity during the interim accounting period was immaterial. There were no material changes in the status of the Company's R&D activities during the interim accounting period.」
The wording changed from the previous fiscal year's statement that no amount had been recorded as R&D expenses to describing the amount of R&D activity during the interim accounting period as immaterial. At the same time, it states that there were no material changes in the status of R&D activities. - FY2025ReframedAnnual report
「In the current fiscal year, product development has been carried out as part of manufacturing activities, and no amount has been recorded as R&D expenses.」
The positioning of development activities has been reorganised from AI and IoT R&D themes under the former Total Solutions Business to product development carried out as part of manufacturing activities in the Wire and Cable Business. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「The R&D activities for the AI image-processing system, high-precision predictive maintenance sensing system and wireless communications network solution in the total solutions business, as described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year, have been discontinued as part of a review accompanying the downsizing of the business.」
The previous assessment that R&D activities for AI image-processing systems, high-precision predictive-maintenance sensing systems, and wireless communications network solutions were discontinued as the business was scaled back remains unchanged. - FY2025-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「The R&D activities for the AI image-processing system, high-precision predictive maintenance sensing system and wireless communications network solution in the total solutions business, as described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year, have been discontinued as part of a review accompanying the downsizing of the business.」
It is explicitly stated that R&D activities for AI image-processing systems, high-precision predictive-maintenance sensing systems, and wireless communications network solutions were discontinued following a review associated with the reduction in business scale. - FY2024ReframedAnnual report
「In the total solutions business, we are developing systems that consolidate and integrate the latest AI and IoT technologies to achieve operational innovation in smart factories, infrastructure, offices, educational settings, nursing-care sites and other areas. We have also increased our engineering staff and are currently conducting R&D mainly around the following 4 themes.」
R&D related to AI and IoT is continuing, but the framework has been reorganised from multiple existing themes to one centred on 4 themes and is described as the development structure following the downsizing and review of the business. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「There were no material changes in the status of the Company’s R&D activities during the cumulative third-quarter period.」
The document states that there were no material changes to the existing R&D and product development framework, including AI and IoT. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「There were no material changes in the status of our research and development activities during the cumulative second quarter period.」
The document states that there were no material changes to the existing R&D and product development framework, including AI and IoT. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「There were no material changes in the status of the Company’s R&D activities during the cumulative third-quarter period.」
The document states that there were no material changes to the existing R&D and product development framework, including AI and IoT. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the total solutions business, sales of the new Navigator500 model of nvEye’sⓇ, a remote work support system that can be installed on smart glasses, were particularly strong,」
The document states that sales of the new Navigator500 model of nvEye’s were particularly strong in IoT- and smart-glass-related product development, indicating progress in the market deployment of products under development. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「For other products as well, the company is reviewing product concepts and working on renewals with the aim of making this business profitable. Net sales were ¥106.389 million, and the segment loss was ¥17.338 million.」
In addition to its existing product development initiatives, the company is reviewing the concepts of other products and working on renewals. The total solutions business reported net sales of ¥106.389 million. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「(5) Non-contact signage systems: The company develops and sells Nadis, a system that combines a special plate that makes tablet or PC monitor images appear to be displayed in mid-air with a motion sensor that detects finger movements, allowing users to operate a touch panel in mid-air.」
The document identifies the development and sale of the non-contact signage system Nadis as a specific R&D theme, in addition to the existing themes of AI image processing, wearables, predictive maintenance and wireless communications. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「There were no material changes in the status of the Company’s R&D activities during the cumulative third-quarter period.」
The document states that there were no material changes to the existing R&D and product development framework, including AI and IoT. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the total solutions business, net sales reached ¥209.606 million due to increased orders for smart glasses capable of supporting remote operations and for JSEEQ-CareⓇ, whose installations at nursing-care facilities and other sites are increasing,」
The document describes progress in product deployment, reflected in increased orders and installations of smart glasses for remote operations and JSEEQ-Care for nursing-care facilities, as part of IoT and AI-related product development. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「There were no material changes in the status of the Group’s research and development activities during the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」
The document states that there were no material changes to the existing R&D and product development framework, including AI and IoT. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「For BLE positioning sensor solutions, the company developed JSEEQ, a picking system for logistics warehouses, and began expanding sales to logistics facilities. For LPWA solutions, it newly developed JSEEQ Care, a monitoring system for care recipients at nursing-care facilities, and is expanding sales of the system, which can help prevent accidents and reduce the burden on care workers.」
In addition to its existing AI image processing, smart-glass and predictive-maintenance products, the company developed JSEEQ for logistics warehouses and JSEEQ Care for nursing-care facilities and began expanding sales. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「There were no material changes in the status of the company's R&D activities during the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」
The document states that there were no material changes to the existing R&D and product development framework, including AI and IoT. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「There were no material changes in the status of the company's R&D activities during the cumulative second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」
The document states that there were no material changes in the existing R&D activities, including AI and IoT, and that the existing product development framework is continuing. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「There were no material changes in the status of the Group’s research and development activities during the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」
The document states that there were no material changes in R&D activities, indicating the continuation of the existing product development framework, including IoT and AI. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「As customer needs have diversified, we are expanding our lineup to accommodate a wide range of glasses, including binocular, monocular, voice-operated and explosion-proof-area models. We are also rolling out new services, including the Workflow Solution, which displays work procedures within smart glasses.」
The document describes specific progress in product development, including expanding the range of smart glasses supported and rolling out new services such as the Workflow Solution. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「There were no material changes in the status of the company's R&D activities during the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」
The document states that there were no material changes to the existing R&D and product development framework, including AI and IoT. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「There were no material changes in the status of the company's R&D activities during the cumulative second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」
The document states that there were no material changes in R&D activities, indicating the continuation of the existing product development framework, including IoT and AI. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「There were no material changes in the status of the Group’s research and development activities during the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」
The document states that there were no material changes in the status of R&D activities, indicating the continuation of the existing development framework, including AI and IoT. - FY2019ReframedAnnual report
「In the total solutions business, we are developing systems that consolidate and integrate the latest AI and IoT technologies to achieve operational innovation in smart factories, infrastructure, offices, educational settings, nursing-care sites and other areas. We are currently conducting R&D mainly around the following 6 themes.」
The R&D framework has been reorganised from 5 themes to 6, expanding beyond smart factories to include infrastructure, offices, education, nursing care and other areas. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「We are focusing on developing new products to meet increasingly diverse customer needs, including AI image-processing systems, wearable systems for remote work support using smart glasses, and high-precision predictive maintenance sensing systems (PICCS).」
For product development related to IoT and AI, the document identifies specific development themes, including AI image processing, remote work support using smart glasses and PICCS. Sales of smart glasses and PICCS also increased 7.2% year on year. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The company continued R&D and focused on developing new products in new growth fields related to IoT and AI. Sales of smart glasses and PICCS increased, bringing net sales to ¥40.029 million, up 19.9% year on year」
The document describes continued R&D and new product development in the IoT and AI fields, along with progress in commercialising the results of that development through increased sales of smart glasses and PICCS. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the total solutions business, we proposed solutions such as smart factories and identified customer needs, while focusing on selling smart glasses and systems-related products.」
The company continues product and solution development and sales activities for smart factories, smart glasses and system-related products. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In the total solutions business, we are developing systems that consolidate and integrate the latest AI and IoT technologies to create smart factories, where equipment and people within a plant are connected through a network to transform productivity. We are currently conducting R&D mainly around the following 5 themes.」
The company continues to develop smart-factory systems that consolidate and integrate AI and IoT technologies, with R&D focused on 5 themes: AI image processing, wearables, factory-automation production-line management, predictive maintenance and security. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Orders for smart glasses and various sensor systems increased, bringing net sales to ¥61.137 million.」
The document reports increased orders for smart glasses and various sensor systems in connection with IoT product development, indicating progress from development to orders for the products. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In growth areas related to IoT and AI, we worked to strengthen product development capabilities by adding and training software development engineers, strengthen the organization and establish a framework for expanding sales channels, while responding quickly to market needs.」
The company continues to reinforce and train software development engineers and strengthen its organisation to accelerate product development related to IoT and AI. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「To accelerate product development while responding quickly to market needs in the growth fields of IoT and AI, the company strengthened its organization by adding software development engineers and other personnel」
The document describes specific measures to strengthen the organisation for product development in IoT and other fields, including reinforcing the software development engineering team and expanding the organisation. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In the total solutions business, we are developing systems that consolidate and integrate the latest IoT technologies to create smart factories, where equipment and people within a plant are connected through a network to transform productivity. We are currently conducting R&D mainly around the following 5 themes.」
The company continues to develop systems that consolidate and integrate IoT technologies to create smart factories, focusing its R&D on 5 specific themes: lighting, wearables, factory automation, sensing and security. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We have focused on establishing a structure capable of quickly identifying and responding to increasingly diverse customer needs, while advancing the development of products that can demonstrate our strengths in smart-factory and IoT fields.」
The company continues its existing product development initiatives by establishing a structure for rapid responses to customer needs and advancing the development of products for smart factories and IoT applications. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「While strengthening its marketing function amid increasingly diverse needs, the company is advancing the development of smart glasses, sensor systems and other products,」
To address increasingly diverse customer needs, the company is strengthening its marketing function and continuing to develop smart glasses, sensor systems and other products. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「The Product Strategy Headquarters was established on 26 May 2016 as part of an organizational restructuring, and product development in fields including IoT has been accelerated to meet diverse customer needs.」
The company established the Product Strategy Headquarters on 26 May 2016 and introduced organizational and development measures to accelerate product development in IoT and related fields.