Patents by Inventor Ken Midorikawa

Ken Midorikawa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Exercise-data management server apparatus and exercise-data management system
    Patent number: 7594873
    Abstract: Disclosed is an exercise-data management system, which comprises a wristband 8 including an IC chip 7 recording therein unique information for authenticating a participant, a studio gate 3 set up in a studio and adapted to wirelessly receive and read the unique information recorded in the IC chip, and an exercise-data management server apparatus 4. The studio gate 3 is operable, when the unique information is read, to transmit information indicating the read to the exercise-data management server apparatus 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Konami Sports & Life Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin Terao, Yutaka Sakaue, Ken Midorikawa
  • Exercise-data management server apparatus and exercise-data management system
    Publication number: 20070142179
    Abstract: Disclosed is an exercise-data management system, which comprises a wristband 8 including an IC chip 7 recording therein unique information for authenticating a participant, a studio gate 3 set up in a studio and adapted to wirelessly receive and read the unique information recorded in the IC chip, and an exercise-data management server apparatus 4. The studio gate 3 is operable, when the unique information is read, to transmit information indicating the read to the exercise-data management server apparatus 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: Konami Sports & Life Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin Terao, Yutaka Sakaue, Ken Midorikawa