Patents by Inventor Mitsuhide Maeda

Mitsuhide Maeda 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).

  • Patent number: 6771161
    Abstract: Touch-responsive data transmission system for elongating transceiver battery life and assuring one-touch data transmission includes a first transceiver worn on user and a second transceiver connected to equipment utilizing first transceiver data. User contacts first transceiver signal and ground electrodes and touches a second transceiver touch electrode to establish a signal path through user. First transceiver includes a detector for detecting a start signal from the second transceiver signal electrode. Second transceiver includes a generator for generating the start signal upon touching the touch electrode. Receiving the start signal, circuit elements responsible for data transmission are battery-energized to start data transmission from first to second transceivers. Circuit elements responsible for transmitting data remain deenergized until user touches the second transceiver touch electrode to save energy during non-operation and prolong first transceiver battery life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Doi, Mitsuhide Maeda, Hitoshi Sakakibara, Masaru Hashimoto, Keiichi Yoshida, Masaki Koyama, Osamu Nishimura, Yoshiko Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20030059747
    Abstract: The meal advice system of the present invention provides appropriate next meals in consideration of the previous meal taken by a dieter. The previous meals are transmitted as an image data from a dieter terminal to a server which responds to relay the image data to an analyst terminal for requesting the analysis of foods contained in the meal. The analysis result is transmitted back to the server where nutrient constituents of the analysis result are compared with prescribed nutrient amounts needed for the dieter to select a collection of the next meals containing foods compensating the deficient nutrient amounts. Then, a proposed menu containing the collection of the meals is transmitted to the dieter and/or a meal assistant who serves the meal to the dieter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Keiichi Yoshida, Koichi Ishino, Mitsuhide Maeda, Takahiro Heiuchi, Tomoyuki Hatanaka, Osamu Nishimura
  • Patent number: 6525670
    Abstract: A communication system includes a transmitting device, a receiving device having receiving device for receiving data transmitted by said transmitting device and managing device for managing received data, detecting device for detecting whether or not communication of data between said transmitting device and said receiving device is permitted, said detecting device being provided with at least one of said transmitting device and said receiving device, wherein when said detecting device detects a fact that communication of data is permitted, said transmitting device starts transmitting data to said receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Doi, Mitsuhide Maeda, Hitoshi Sakakibara, Masaru Hashimoto, Keiichi Yoshida, Kazuya Kitayama, Masaki Koyama, Osamu Nishimura, Yoshiko Suzuki