Patents by Inventor NOZOMU TOOYAMA

NOZOMU TOOYAMA 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: 10089314
    Abstract: An information management method allows presenting the usage of each of storage areas in a visually intuitive manner, the method including: obtaining user configuration information in each of the storage areas; receiving a designated user ID and obtaining user information corresponding to the designated user ID; and displaying an image, wherein when displaying an image, a first image is displayed for a storage area that stores user configuration information regarding a user identified by the designated user ID or the user information, a second image is displayed for a storage area that stores user configuration information regarding a user different from the user identified by the designated user ID or the user information, and a third image is displayed for a storage area that stores user configuration information indicating that the storage area is not being used for any user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC IP MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Matsumoto, Norihiro Matsui, Nozomu Tooyama, Gantetsu Matsui
  • Patent number: 10072372
    Abstract: A control method of a washing machine including a wireless communicator communicating with an electronic device, includes: causing the washing machine to operate a washing tub of the washing machine as a preliminary operation, including a rotational operation of the washing tub; acquiring motion information regarding a motion of the electronic device during the preliminary operation; determining whether or not the electronic device is inside the washing tub based on the acquired motion information and information indicating the preliminary operation; and giving the washing machine a notification indicating that the electronic device is inside the washing tub if the determining determines that the electronic device is inside the washing tub. It is determined whether or not the electronic device is inside the washing tub, based on a comparison between characteristic operation information determined in advance with regard to the preliminary operation and the motion information acquired by a sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Tanaka, Nozomu Tooyama, Masaru Yamaoka, Kazuhiro Kuroyama
  • Patent number: 9781190
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes an information receiver that receives, from a server apparatus, first webpage information, which enables a first user to specify an image to be posted on a first website, a storage that stores the received first webpage information, and an information processor that reads the first webpage information from the storage and that displays the first webpage information on a screen. In the screen, among a plurality of images, which are candidates for the image to be posted on the first website, an image selected on the basis of an image used in a second website is displayed at a position closer to the center of the screen than positions of other images are or displayed in a mode different from a mode in which the other images are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Kotaro Sakata, Tomoko Taihei, Nozomu Tooyama
  • Publication number: 20160312393
    Abstract: A control method of a washing machine including a wireless communicator communicating with an electronic device, includes: causing the washing machine to operate a washing tub of the washing machine as a preliminary operation, including a rotational operation of the washing tub; acquiring motion information regarding a motion of the electronic device during the preliminary operation; determining whether or not the electronic device is inside the washing tub based on the acquired motion information and information indicating the preliminary operation; and giving the washing machine a notification indicating that the electronic device is inside the washing tub if the determining determines that the electronic device is inside the washing tub. It is determined whether or not the electronic device is inside the washing tub, based on a comparison between characteristic operation information determined in advance with regard to the preliminary operation and the motion information acquired by a sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki TANAKA, Nozomu TOOYAMA, Masaru YAMAOKA, Kazuhiro KUROYAMA
  • Patent number: 9416477
    Abstract: A control method for a washing machine including a wireless communication unit for communicating with an electronic device includes: causing the washing machine to operate a washing tub of the washing machine as a preliminary operation; acquiring motion information regarding a motion of the electronic device during the preliminary operation; determining whether or not the electronic device is inside the washing tub based on the acquired motion information and information indicating the preliminary operation; and giving the washing machine a notification indicating that the electronic device is inside the washing tub if the determining step determines that the electronic device is inside the washing tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Tanaka, Nozomu Tooyama, Masaru Yamaoka, Kazuhiro Kuroyama
  • Publication number: 20150275414
    Abstract: A control method for a washing machine including a wireless communication unit for communicating with an electronic device includes: causing the washing machine to operate a washing tub of the washing machine as a preliminary operation; acquiring motion information regarding a motion of the electronic device during the preliminary operation; determining whether or not the electronic device is inside the washing tub based on the acquired motion information and information indicating the preliminary operation; and giving the washing machine a notification indicating that the electronic device is inside the washing tub if the determining step determines that the electronic device is inside the washing tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: TOSHIAKI TANAKA, NOZOMU TOOYAMA, MASARU YAMAOKA, KAZUHIRO KUROYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150234843
    Abstract: An information management method allows presenting the usage of each of storage areas in a visually intuitive manner, the method including: obtaining user configuration information in each of the storage areas; receiving a designated user ID and obtaining user information corresponding to the designated user ID; and displaying an image, wherein when displaying an image, a first image is displayed for a storage area that stores user configuration information regarding a user identified by the designated user ID or the user information, a second image is displayed for a storage area that stores user configuration information regarding a user different from the user identified by the designated user ID or the user information, and a third image is displayed for a storage area that stores user configuration information indicating that the storage area is not being used for any user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Takuya Matsumoto, Norihiro Matsui, Nozomu Tooyama, Gantetsu Matsui
  • Publication number: 20150205771
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes an information receiver that receives, from a server apparatus, first webpage information, which enables a first user to specify an image to be posted on a first website, a storage that stores the received first webpage information, and an information processor that reads the first webpage information from the storage and that displays the first webpage information on a screen. In the screen, among a plurality of images, which are candidates for the image to be posted on the first website, an image selected on the basis of an image used in a second website is displayed at a position closer to the center of the screen than positions of other images are or displayed in a mode different from a mode in which the other images are displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: KOTARO SAKATA, TOMOKO TAIHEI, NOZOMU TOOYAMA