Patents by Inventor Ayako Kochu

Ayako Kochu 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).

  • Card, card reading system, and card set
    Patent number: 11498013
    Abstract: Provided is a self-propelled reading device to read cards more reliably. Each of the cards includes a first end part configured to be adjacent to another card in a predetermined direction; a second end part configured to be on the opposite side of the first end part and adjacent to another card different from the first end part; and a surface printed with a pattern in which are coded coordinates indicating a positional relation relative to a reference line extended in the predetermined direction indicative of a region in which a self-propelled device is to travel. Each of the first and the second end parts has a positioning part regulating how the other card adjacent to the end part is to be placed. The positioning parts and the reference line have a predetermined positional relation therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsunori Nakayama, Ayako Kochu, Yoshinori Kotsugai
  • CARD, CARD READING SYSTEM, AND CARD SET
    Publication number: 20210162310
    Abstract: Provided is a self-propelled reading device to read cards more reliably. Each of the cards includes a first end part configured to be adjacent to another card in a predetermined direction; a second end part configured to be on the opposite side of the first end part and adjacent to another card different from the first end part; and a surface printed with a pattern in which are coded coordinates indicating a positional relation relative to a reference line extended in the predetermined direction indicative of a region in which a self-propelled device is to travel. Each of the first and the second end parts has a positioning part regulating how the other card adjacent to the end part is to be placed. The positioning parts and the reference line have a predetermined positional relation therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Tetsunori Nakayama, Ayako Kochu, Yoshinori Kotsugai