Patents by Inventor Tsunetaro Matsuoka

Tsunetaro Matsuoka 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: 7318044
    Abstract: The present invention makes it possible and easier to serve optimum robot components/devices/accessories by means of an information service system including personal terminal devices (31A to 31C) connected to an information communication network via a telecommunication line, and a server (38) connected to the information communication network via the telecommunication line to cumulatively store information on components/devices/accessories available from a plurality of manufacturers (37a, 37c and 37c) (third party) of components/devices/accessories of a robot 1, as classified according to the attributes of the components/devices/accessories and send, to the personal terminal devices (31A to 31C) connected thereto, options information prepared based on the attribute of the cumulatively stored components/devices/accessories information and including a plurality of items for selection of a robot component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tsunetaro Matsuoka, Hideki Noma, Tetsuya Konishi, Makoto Inoue, Masahiro Fujita, Katsuya Muramatsu, Noritoshi Inoue, Masashi Takeda
  • Patent number: 7069113
    Abstract: The robotic apparatus is designed to act in a wider variety of manners, which will motivate the user of the robotic apparatus to purchase more products to the robotic apparatus. More specifically, a robotic apparatus (1) which acts autonomously recognizes a bar code (BC) or the like appended to a canned juice (100a) and acts in a predetermined manner. This is only enabled under a predetermined contract made between a product manufacturer and robotic apparatus manufacturer. The contract coverage is that the product manufacturer shall append the bar code (BC) to a specific product while the robotic apparatus manufacturer shall provide a robotic apparatus (1) which can act in a predetermined manner when having recognized the bar code (BC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tsunetaro Matsuoka, Tadashi Otsuki, Tetsuya Konishi, Tomoaki Kasuga, Kunio Takemoto, Ayako Okita, Yaeko Fujita, Toshiya Ogura
  • Patent number: 6785590
    Abstract: Robot-related information held at a robot user and data held at a robot manufacturer are used to enhance the user's sense of attachment to the robot. Each terminal device is operable to send information about the robot to a telecommunication line and to receive answer information sent from a server to the robot user via the telecommunication line. The server generates answer information on the basis of robot-related information sent from the personal terminal device and previously stored reference information corresponding to the robot-related information; and sends the answer information to the personal terminal device—via the telecommunication line. The answer information is for example a diagnostic report on the robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoaki Kasuga, Ayako Okita, Tsunetaro Matsuoka, Tetsuya Konishi, Tadashi Otsuki, Kunio Takemoto, Yaeko Fujita, Toshiya Ogura
  • Publication number: 20040049317
    Abstract: The robotic apparatus is designed to act in a wider variety of manners, which will motivate the user of the robotic apparatus to purchase more products to the robotic apparatus. More specifically, a robotic apparatus (1) which acts autonomously recognizes a bar code (BC) or the like appended to a canned juice (100a) and acts in a predetermined manner. This is only enabled under a predetermined contract made between a product manufacturer and robotic apparatus manufacturer. The contract coverage is that the product manufacturer shall append the bar code (BC) to a specific product while the robotic apparatus manufacturer shall provide a robotic apparatus (1) which can act in a predetermined manner when having recognized the bar code (BC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsunetaro Matsuoka, Tadashi Otsuki, Tetsuya Konishi, Tomoaki Kasuga, Kunio Takemoto, Ayako Okita, Yaeko Fujita, Toshiya Ogura
  • Publication number: 20030195659
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to effectively utilize robot-related information held at a robot user ad data held at a robot manufacturer as well as to enhance the user's sense of attachment to the robot. Each of personal terminal devices (31A to 31D) has both a function to send information on a robot 1 to a telecommunication line (39) and a function to receive answer information sent from a server (38) to the robot user via the telecommunication line, and the server (38) generates answer information on the basis of robot-related information sent from the personal terminal devices (31A to 31D) via the telecommunication line and reference information previously stored in an information storage means and corresponding to the robot-related information and sends the answer information to the personal terminal devices (31A to 31D) via the telecommunication line. The answer information is for example a diagnostic report on the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoaki Kasuga, Ayako Okita, Tsunetaro Matsuoka, Tetsuya Konishi, Tadashi Otsuki, Kunio Takemoto, Yaeko Fujita, Toshiya Ogura
  • Patent number: 6615109
    Abstract: The robotic apparatus is designed to act in a wider variety of manners, which will motivate the user of the robotic apparatus to purchase more products to the robotic apparatus. More specifically, a robotic apparatus (1) which acts autonomously recognizes a bar code (BC) or the like appended to a canned juice (100a) and acts in a predetermined manner. This is only enabled under a predetermined contract made between a product manufacturer and robotic apparatus manufacturer. The contract coverage is that the product manufacturer shall append the bar code (BC) to a specific product while the robotic apparatus manufacturer shall provide a robotic apparatus (1) which can act in a predetermined manner when having recognized the bar code (BC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tsunetaro Matsuoka, Tadashi Otsuki, Tetsuya Konishi, Tomoaki Kasuga, Kunio Takemoto, Ayako Okita, Yaeko Fujita, Toshiya Ogura
  • Publication number: 20030158629
    Abstract: The present invention makes it possible and easier to serve optimum robot components/devices/accessories by means of an information service system including personal terminal devices (31A to 31C) connected to an information communication network via a telecommunication line, and a server (38) connected to the information communication network via the telecommunication line to cumulatively store information on components/devices/accessories available from a plurality of manufacturers (37a, 37c and 37c) (third party) of components/devices/accessories of a robot 1, as classified according to the attributes of the components/devices/accessories and send, to the personal terminal devices (31A to 31C) connected thereto, options information prepared based on the attribute of the cumulatively stored components/devices/accessories information and including a plurality of items for selection of a robot component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Tsunetaro Matsuoka, Hideki Noma, Tetsuya Konishi, Makoto Inoue, Masahiro Fujita, Katsuya Muramatsu, Noritoshi Inoue, Masashi Takeda
  • Publication number: 20030158628
    Abstract: The robotic apparatus is designed to act in a wider variety of manners, which will motivate the user of the robotic apparatus to purchase more products to the robotic apparatus. More specifically, a robotic apparatus (1) which acts autonomously recognizes a bar code (BC) or the like appended to a canned juice (100a) and acts in a predetermined manner. This is only enabled under a predetermined contract made between a product manufacturer and robotic apparatus manufacturer. The contract coverage is that the product manufacturer shall append the bar code (BC) to a specific product while the robotic apparatus manufacturer shall provide a robotic apparatus (1) which can act in a predetermined manner when having recognized the bar code (BC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Tsunetaro Matsuoka, Tadashi Otsuki, Tetsuya Konishi, Tomoaki Kasuga, Kunio Takemoto, Ayako Okita, Yaeko Fujita, Toshiya Ogura
  • Patent number: 6577924
    Abstract: A robot-related information held at a robot user ad data held at a robot manufacturer as well as to enhance the user's sense of attachment to the robot. Each of personal terminal devices (31A to 31D) has both a function to send information on a robot 1 to a telecommunication line (39) and a function to receive answer information sent from a server (38) to the robot user via the telecommunication line, and the server (38) generates answer information on the basis of robot-related information sent from the personal terminal devices (31A to 31D) via the telecommunication line and reference information previously stored in an information storage device and corresponding to the robot-related information and sends the answer information to the personal terminal devices (31A to 31D) via the telecommunication line. The answer information is a diagnostic report on the robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoaki Kasuga, Ayako Okita, Tsunetaro Matsuoka, Tetsuya Konishi, Tadashi Otsuki, Kunio Takemoto, Yaeko Fujita, Toshiya Ogura