Patents by Inventor Aoi Muta
Aoi Muta 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).
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Publication number: 20160148533Abstract: A makeup assisting apparatus includes an image acquirer that acquires a captured image of a face to which makeup is applied, an applied makeup acquirer that acquires applied makeup from the image, the applied makeup being a way of applying the makeup, a makeup evaluator that evaluates the applied makeup by comparing the applied makeup with a reference makeup which is makeup to be used as a reference by a user having applied the makeup to the face; an evaluation presenter that presents a result of the evaluation to the user, and an advice information indictor that indicates how to correct the applied makeup so as to make it closer to the reference makeup.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomofumi YAMANASHI, Rieko ASAI, Aoi MUTA, Chie NISHI, Kaori AJIKI
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Publication number: 20160143422Abstract: A makeup assisting apparatus includes an image acquirer that acquires a face image, a facial part acquirer that acquires a face portion area from the image, a facial makeup selector that selects facial makeup for each of the facial parts, the facial makeup comprising a way of applying the facial makeup, a skin condition acquirer that acquires a skin condition of the face and a skin correction makeup selector that selects skin correction makeup or skin care based on the skin condition, the skin correction makeup being a way of applying the skin correction makeup, and the skin care being a way of applying basic skin care. A makeup presenter presents, to a user, the selected facial makeup in association with a corresponding area of the portion of the face and presents the selected skin correction makeup or skin care.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomofumi YAMANASHI, Rieko ASAI, Aoi MUTA, Chie NISHI, Kaori AJIKI
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Publication number: 20160148532Abstract: A makeup assisting apparatus includes a first image acquirer that acquires a first image which is a captured image of a first face, a first facial part acquirer that acquires an area of a portion of the first face, a second image acquirer that acquires a second image which is a captured image of a second face to which makeup is applied, and a second facial part acquirer that acquires an area of a portion of the second face. A reference makeup acquirer acquires makeup from the second image for each of the portions of the second face, based on the area of the portion of the second face, the makeup being a way of applying the makeup and a makeup presenter that presents, to a user, the acquired makeup in association with the corresponding area of the portion of the first face.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomofumi YAMANASHI, Rieko ASAI, Aoi MUTA, Chie NISHI, Kaori AJIKI
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Publication number: 20160143420Abstract: A makeup assisting apparatus includes a makeup collector that collects, from each of a plurality of people, an applied makeup information item indicating makeup selected by the person as makeup to be applied in a makeup application, a makeup analyzer that estimates fashionable makeup by analyzing the collected applied makeup information items and determines a selection criterion in such a way that the estimated fashionable makeup is selected, and a makeup presenter that selects makeup based on the determined selection criterion and presents proposed makeup information indicating the selected makeup and cosmetics information of cosmetics required for applying the makeup to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomofumi YAMANASHI, Rieko ASAI, Aoi MUTA, Chie NISHI, Kaori AJIKI
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Publication number: 20160022014Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a makeup support device capable of appropriately supporting the application of makeup even for users who have insufficient makeup skills. The makeup support device (100) has: a makeup style selection unit (250) that selects a makeup style being a makeup method, for each face to be made up; and a makeup style suggestion unit (260) that causes pigment corresponding to the selected makeup style to be supported on the surface of a sheet capable of being adhered for long periods to facial skin, on the opposite side to the side adhered to the skin.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kaori AJIKI, Rieko ASAI, Yasushi YAMAGUCHI, Tomofumi YAMANASHI, Aoi MUTA, Chie NISHI
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Publication number: 20160015152Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a makeup support device capable of appropriately supporting the application of makeup even for users who have insufficient makeup skills. The makeup support device (100) has: a makeup style selection unit (250) that selects a makeup style being a makeup method, for each face to be made up; and a makeup style suggestion unit (260) that guides the position of the face to a prescribed position, and sprays cosmetics corresponding to the selected makeup style, using the prescribed position as reference. The makeup style suggestion unit (260) causes, for example, a spray unit that sprays a plurality of cosmetic colors in a prescribed direction to spray a cosmetic color corresponding to the prescribed direction when the face is in the prescribed position, among the colors used for the selected makeup style.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2014Publication date: January 21, 2016Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kaori AJIKI, Rieko ASAI, Yasushi YAMAGUCHI, Tomofumi YAMANASHI, Aoi MUTA, Chie NISHI
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Publication number: 20160000209Abstract: Provided is a makeup assistance device that can assist in makeup/skin treatment more appropriately. This makeup assistance device comprises: a physical condition acquisition unit (260) that acquires physical condition information related to the physical condition of a person performing makeup and/or skin treatment; a makeup/skincare selection unit (280) that selects a makeup, which is how to apply makeup, and/or a skincare, which is how to treat the skin, on the basis of the acquired physical condition information; and a makeup/skincare presentation unit (290) that presents the selected makeup and/or skincare to the user performing makeup/skin treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2014Publication date: January 7, 2016Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomofumi YAMANASHI, Rieko ASAI, Aoi MUTA, Chie NISHI, Kaori AJIKI
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Publication number: 20150254501Abstract: A makeup supporting device includes: a makeup presentation unit that generates a simulation image by superimposing a makeup image on an image obtained by photographing a face, the makeup image indicating a state in which makeup is applied to the face; a makeup correction unit that receives correction of the makeup image included in the generated simulation image from a user; and a correction information recording unit that records correction information which indicates a region of a post-correction makeup image using a relative position to a facial feature points.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: TOMOFUMI YAMANASHI, RIEKO ASAI, AOI MUTA, CHIE NISHI, KAORI AJIKI
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Publication number: 20150118655Abstract: To appropriately assist with the application of makeup involving referencing a makeup technique of another person, this makeup application assistance device includes: first face part acquisition unit that acquires face part regions of a first face from a first image obtained by capturing the first face; second face part acquisition unit that acquires face part regions of a second face to which makeup has been applied, from a second image obtained by capturing the second face; reference makeup technique acquisition unit that acquires, for each face part of the second face, a makeup technique, which is a makeup application method, from the second image on the basis of the face part regions of the second face; and makeup technique presentation unit that associates the acquired makeup techniques with the corresponding face part regions of the first face, and presents the makeup techniques to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Tomofumi Yamanashi, Rieko Asai, Aoi Muta, Chie Nishi, Kaori Ajiki
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Publication number: 20150086945Abstract: In order to appropriately assist with the application of makeup even when trends in makeup techniques change over time, a server of a makeup application assistance system includes: a makeup technique collection unit that collects information on practical makeup techniques from each of a plurality of people, said information representing makeup techniques selected as targets for practice in the application of makeup by said people; a makeup technique analysis unit that analyzes the information on practical makeup techniques that was collected, and determines a selection criteria for the makeup techniques to be presented to a user; and a makeup technique presentation unit that selects makeup techniques on the basis of the selection criteria that were determined, and presents suggested makeup technique information, which represents the selected makeup techniques, to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Tomofumi Yamanashi, Rieko Asai, Aoi Muta, Chie Nishi, Kaori Ajiki
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Publication number: 20150050624Abstract: In order to appropriately assist with the application of makeup, including technical improvements in makeup techniques, a makeup application assistance device includes: an image acquisition unit that acquires an image obtained by photographing a face to which makeup has been applied; an applied makeup technique acquisition unit that acquires applied makeup techniques, which are makeup application methods, from the image; a makeup technique evaluation unit that evaluates the applied makeup techniques by comparing the applied makeup techniques with reference makeup techniques that are to be referenced by a user who applied the makeup; and an evaluation presentation unit that presents the results of the evaluation to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomofumi Yamanashi, Rieko Asai, Aoi Muta, Chie Nishi, Kaori Ajiki
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Publication number: 20150049111Abstract: A makeup application assistance device includes: an image acquisition unit that acquires an image obtained by photographing a face; a face part acquisition unit that acquires, from the image, face part regions of the face; a face makeup technique selection unit that selects a face makeup technique, which is a face makeup application method, for each face part; a skin condition acquisition unit that acquires the skin condition of the face; a skin correction makeup technique selection unit that selects, on the basis of the skin condition, a skin correction makeup technique, which is a skin correction makeup application method; and a makeup technique presentation unit that presents the selected face makeup techniques associated with the corresponding face part regions, and presents the selected skin correction makeup technique, to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomofumi Yamanashi, Rieko Asai, Aoi Muta, Chie Nishi, Kaori Ajiki
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Patent number: 8394545Abstract: The present invention includes a fuel cell (11), a fuel gas supplying device (16), an oxidizing gas supplying device (17) and a control apparatus (20) and further includes at least one of a temperature control device (19) which controls the temperature of the fuel cell (11) and a humidifying device (24) which humidifies at least one of the fuel gas and the oxidizing gas to be supplied to the fuel cell (11), wherein: the control apparatus (20) controls at least one of the temperature control device (19), the humidifying device (24), the fuel cell (11) and the fuel gas supplying device (16) to cause the temperature of the fuel cell (11) to be equal to at least one of the dew point of the fuel gas and the dew point of the oxidizing gas, before cutting off an electrical connection between the fuel cell (11) and a load; and then the control apparatus (20) cuts off the electrical connection between the fuel cell (11) and the load.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2006Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Aoi Muta, Yoichiro Tsuji, Miho Gemba
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Patent number: 8383278Abstract: In order to provide a fuel cell system (which ensures high proton conductivity and high energy conversion efficiency and, in addition, copes with an operating mode of the startup/shutdown type and which has excellent durability capable of effectively preventing a polymer electrolyte membrane from deterioration) and an operating method of such a fuel cell system, a fuel cell system (100) is provided with a fuel cell (11), a fuel gas supplier (16) and an oxidizing gas supplier (17), a temperature supplier (19) which controls the temperature of the fuel cell, and a humidifier unit (18) which humidifies oxidizing gas, wherein there is further provided a controller (20) which controls the dew point of fuel gas and the dew point of oxidizing gas as follow: during the generation of electric power, the fuel gas dew point is made higher than or equal to the temperature of the fuel cell while the oxidizing gas dew point is made less than the temperature of the fuel cell and, before interrupting the electric connectionType: GrantFiled: April 9, 2008Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Aoi Muta, Yoichiro Tsuji, Miho Gemba
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Patent number: 8192893Abstract: A membrane-membrane reinforcing member assembly includes: a polymer electrolyte membrane (1) having a substantially square shape; a pair of membrane-like first membrane reinforcing members (10a) disposed on one main surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) so as to extend along a pair of opposed sides, respectively, of four sides of said one main surface; and a pair of membrane-like second membrane reinforcing members (10b) disposed on another main surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) so as to extend along a pair of opposed sides, respectively, of four sides of said another main surface, wherein: portions of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) at which portions the first membrane reinforcing members (10a, 10a) and the second membrane reinforcing members (10b, 10b) are disposed are concave; and the first membrane reinforcing members (10a, 10a) and the second membrane reinforcing members (10b, 10b) are disposed such that main surfaces thereof are exposed, and the first membrane reinforcing meType: GrantFiled: November 6, 2007Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Atsushi Nogi, Takeou Okanishi, Yoichiro Tsuji, Aoi Muta, Haruhiko Shintani, Yasuo Takebe
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Patent number: 8192895Abstract: A membrane-membrane reinforcing member assembly includes: a polymer electrolyte membrane (1) having a substantially quadrilateral shape; a membrane-like first membrane reinforcing member (10a) disposed on a first main surface (F10) of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) to bend at a substantially right angle at a corner of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) and extend along sides forming the corner; and a membrane-like second membrane reinforcing member (10b) disposed on a second main surface (F20) of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) to bend at a substantially right angle at a corner of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) and extend along sides forming the corner, and the first membrane reinforcing member (10a) and the second membrane reinforcing member (10b) are disposed to extend along four sides of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) as a whole.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2008Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Aoi Muta, Takeou Okanishi, Atsushi Nogi, Yoichiro Tsuji
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Publication number: 20110269035Abstract: The present invention includes a fuel cell (11), a fuel gas supplying device (16), an oxidizing gas supplying device (17) and a control apparatus (20) and further includes at least one of a temperature control device (19) which controls the temperature of the fuel cell (11) and a humidifying device (24) which humidifies at least one of the fuel gas and the oxidizing gas to be supplied to the fuel cell (11), wherein: the control apparatus (20) controls at least one of the temperature control device (19), the humidifying device (24), the fuel cell (11) and the fuel gas supplying device (16) to cause the temperature of the fuel cell (11) to be equal to at least one of the dew point of the fuel gas and the dew point of the oxidizing gas, before cutting off an electrical connection between the fuel cell (11) and a load; and then the control apparatus (20) cuts off the electrical connection between the fuel cell (11) and the load.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Aoi Muta, Yoichiro Tsuji, Miho Gemba
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Publication number: 20100233554Abstract: A fuel cell system of the present invention includes: a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (1) including an MEA (12) having a polymer electrolyte membrane (13), an anode (16a) and a cathode (16b); a fuel gas supplying device (4) which supplies a fuel gas to the anode (16a); an oxidizing gas supplying device (5) which supplies an oxidizing gas to the cathode (16b); a moisture flow rate detector (2) which detects at least one of a flow rate of moisture discharged from the cathode (16b) and a flow rate of moisture discharged from the anode (16a); storage means (22) for storing a reference moisture flow rate that is the moisture flow rate at the time of a reference output of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell (1); and an anode oxidizer (25) which compares the moisture flow rate detected by the moisture flow rate detector (2) with the reference moisture flow rate stored in the storage means (22) and oxidizes the anode (16a) based on a result of the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2007Publication date: September 16, 2010Inventors: Atsushi Nogi, Soichi Shibata, Aoi Muta, Yoichiro Tsuji, Kazuhito Hatoh
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Publication number: 20100221620Abstract: A fuel cell system (100a) includes a fuel cell (11), a fuel gas supplier (16) configured to supply a fuel gas; an oxidizing gas supplier (17) configured to supply an oxidizing gas, and a controller (20), and further includes a moisture supply mechanism (27, 28, 29) configured to supply moisture to at least one of an anode and a cathode of the fuel cell, wherein the controller is configured to control the moisture supply mechanism based on at least one of either a dew point of the fuel gas or information related to the dew point and either a dew point of the oxidizing gas or information related to the dew point as to increase at least either the dew point of the fuel gas or the dew point of the oxidizing gas, in order to supply moisture to at least one of the anode or the cathode of the fuel cell before cutting off electric connection between the fuel cell and a load, and is configured to thereafter cut off the electric connection between the fuel cell and the load.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2009Publication date: September 2, 2010Inventors: Aoi Muta, Yoichiro Tsuji
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Patent number: RE41695Abstract: In a fuel cell system, leakage of a fuel and a by-product produced in oxidizing a fuel, and leakage thereof out of a fuel cell by evaporation are prevented. For this purpose, in a fuel cell system comprising an electrogenerating portion having a fuel electrode, an oxidant electrode and an electrolyte sandwiched between the fuel electrode and the oxidant electrode; a fuel accommodating container accommodating a fuel to be supplied to the fuel electrode; a fuel supplying portion supplying a fuel from the fuel accommodating container to the electrogenerating portion; and a fuel discharging portion connected to the fuel electrode, the fuel accommodating container, the fuel supplying portion, the fuel electrode and the fuel discharging portion are air-tightly connected.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2004Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Nobuhiko Hojo, Aoi Muta, Satoshi Shibutani, Yukihiro Okada