Patents by Inventor Isao Okayama

Isao Okayama 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).

  • Nutrient intake amount estimation system, nutrient intake amount estimation method, nutrient intake amount estimation device, storage medium, and nutrient intake amount output method
    Patent number: 12260950
    Abstract: A nutrient intake amount estimation system according to an embodiment includes: a sensor that is disposed in a toilet space, and configured to detect an excretion smell related to excretion of a user of the toilet space; an estimation unit configured to estimate an estimated nutrient intake amount that is an amount of nutrients taken by the user by using an output of an estimation model that outputs information indicating an amount of nutrients estimated to be taken by the user in accordance with an input based on an output value of the sensor; and an output unit configured to output information based on the estimated nutrient intake amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Kenta Suzuki, Mizuki Watanabe, Isao Okayama, Yusuke Sato, Ryoji Nakamura
  • NUTRIENT INTAKE AMOUNT ESTIMATION SYSTEM, NUTRIENT INTAKE AMOUNT ESTIMATION METHOD, NUTRIENT INTAKE AMOUNT ESTIMATION DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND NUTRIENT INTAKE AMOUNT OUTPUT METHOD
    Publication number: 20220093233
    Abstract: A nutrient intake amount estimation system according to an embodiment includes: a sensor that is disposed in a toilet space, and configured to detect an excretion smell related to excretion of a user of the toilet space; an estimation unit configured to estimate an estimated nutrient intake amount that is an amount of nutrients taken by the user by using an output of an estimation model that outputs information indicating an amount of nutrients estimated to be taken by the user in accordance with an input based on an output value of the sensor; and an output unit configured to output information based on the estimated nutrient intake amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Kenta Suzuki, Mizuki Watanabe, Isao Okayama, Yusuke Sato, Ryoji Nakamura