Patents by Inventor Asako Kokubo

Asako Kokubo 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).

  • Input device, wearable computer, and input method
    Patent number: 8994647
    Abstract: A low-cost input device suitable for a wearable computer is provided. An input method suitable for operating a wearable computer is provided. A wearable computer including the input device is provided. An input device 100 for outputting a control command ? to an external output device 40 includes a sensor 10 configured to be worn in or on a natural orifice of the body and sense a change in a shape of the natural orifice, and a controller 20 configured to control the external output device 40 based on a sensor signal ? from the sensor 10. Here, the change in the shape of the natural orifice is caused by a predetermined action which is performed by a user wearing the sensor 10 with the intention of operating the external output device 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: ERCC Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Taniguchi, Atsushi Nishikawa, Fumio Miyazaki, Asako Kokubo
  • INPUT DEVICE, WEARABLE COMPUTER, AND INPUT METHOD
    Publication number: 20120001846
    Abstract: A low-cost input device suitable for a wearable computer is provided. An input method suitable for operating a wearable computer is provided. A wearable computer including the input device is provided. An input device 100 for outputting a control command ? to an external output device 40 includes a sensor 10 configured to be worn in or on a natural orifice of the body and sense a change in a shape of the natural orifice, and a controller 20 configured to control the external output device 40 based on a sensor signal ? from the sensor 10. Here, the change in the shape of the natural orifice is caused by a predetermined action which is performed by a user wearing the sensor 10 with the intention of operating the external output device 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Taniguchi, Atsushi Nishikawa, Fumio Miyazaki, Asako Kokubo