Patents by Inventor Kanako Nakayama

Kanako Nakayama 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: 11715049
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes a hardware processor configured to acquire operation cost information indicative of a relationship between a state of an operator and a period of time required for the operator to perform an operation from a storage that stores the operation cost information, acquire state information indicative of a state of a target operator, and calculate a period of time required for the target operator to perform a target operation based on the operation cost information and the state information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tsukasa Ike, Sawa Fuke, Kazunori Imoto, Kanako Nakayama, Yasunobu Yamauchi, Tomohiro Nakai, Yasuyuki Tsunoi
  • Patent number: 10971029
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes a memory and a hardware processor in communication with the memory. The hardware processor is configured to acquire a first motion data indicating a motion of a first operator, acquire a second motion data indicating a motion of a second operator, compare the first motion data and the second motion data, determine a similarity of the first motion data and the second motion data, and present to the first operator instruction data indicating an improvement point relating to a motion at a time of performing a predetermined operation in accordance with a determination result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Tsunoi, Kazunori Imoto, Kanako Nakayama, Sawa Fuke
  • Patent number: 10930171
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes a memory and a hardware processor in communication with the memory. The hardware processor is configured to acquire a first motion data indicating a motion of a first operator, acquire a second motion data indicating a motion of a second operator, compare the first motion data and the second motion data, determine a similarity of the first motion data and the second motion data, and present to the first operator instruction data indicating an improvement point relating to a motion at a time of performing a predetermined operation in accordance with a determination result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Tsunoi, Kazunori Imoto, Kanako Nakayama, Sawa Fuke
  • Patent number: 10602935
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an acquisition module, a feature calculator and a blood pressure value calculator. The acquisition module is configured to acquire a basic first attribute of a user, a second attribute related to a physique of the user, a third attribute related to a circulatory organ of the user, and a biological signal related to a living body of the user. The feature calculator is configured to calculate a feature in the biological signal. The blood pressure value calculator is configured to calculate a blood pressure value of the user, based on the first attribute, the second attribute, the third attribute, and the feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sawa Fuke, Junya Takakura, Yasunobu Yamauchi, Kanako Nakayama, Takuji Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20190026682
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes a hardware processor configured to acquire operation cost information indicative of a relationship between a state of an operator and a period of time required for the operator to perform an operation from a storage that stores the operation cost information, acquire state information indicative of a state of a target operator, and calculate a period of time required for the target operator to perform a target operation based on the operation cost information and the state information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tsukasa IKE, Sawa Fuke, Kazunori Imoto, Kanako Nakayama, Yasunobu Yamauchi, Tomohiro Nakai, Yasuyuki Tsunoi
  • Publication number: 20190019431
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes a memory and a hardware processor in communication with the memory. The hardware processor is configured to acquire a first motion data indicating a motion of a first operator, acquire a second motion data indicating a motion of a second operator, compare the first motion data and the second motion data, determine a similarity of the first motion data and the second motion data, and present to the first operator instruction data indicating an improvement point relating to a motion at a time of performing a predetermined operation in accordance with a determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yasuyuki TSUNOI, Kazunori IMOTO, Kanako NAKAYAMA, Sawa FUKE
  • Patent number: 10045733
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sleep sensor which is attached to a user who is sleeping when it is to be used is provided. The sleep sensor includes a first detector, an estimation module, a second detector and a control module. The first detector is configured to detect an acceleration signal representing acceleration that is obtained from the sleep sensor. The estimation module is configured to estimate the user's body position based on the detected acceleration signal. The second detector is configured to detect a signal for estimating a state other than the user's body position. The control module is configured to operate the second detector when the estimated user's body position is at least one of predefined body positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junya Takakura, Kanako Nakayama, Yasunobu Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 10022051
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information provision system including a biological sensor device including a sensor and an information transmitting terminal communicably connected to the biological sensor device is provided. The information transmitting terminal includes a detector. The detector detects an action of the user. The biological sensor device includes an obtaining module. The obtaining module obtains, when the action of the user is detected, biological data by driving the sensor during a measurement period included in a measurement information in association with the action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kanako Nakayama, Junya Takakura, Sawa Fuke
  • Publication number: 20180190145
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a work support device includes a memory and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to function as a work segment generating unit and a display control unit. The work segment generating unit generates a plurality of work segments including one or more work elements out of a plurality of work elements classified based on any one or a plurality of attributes of a work object, a work position, a part to be used, and a tool to be used. The display control unit controls display of segment display information corresponding to the work segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kanako NAKAYAMA, Kazunori IMOTO, Sawa FUKE, Yasuyuki TSUNOI
  • Patent number: 9706931
    Abstract: A biosignal measuring device has a first information acquisition module, a second information acquisition module, a first calculation module, a second calculation module, a third calculation module, a heartbeat interval estimation module, a determination module, and an output module. The first information acquisition module acquires the pulse wave signal. The second information acquisition module acquires an electrocardiogram signal. The first calculation module calculates a pulse wave velocity based. The second calculation module determines a heartbeat interval. The third calculation module calculates a relationship between pulse wave velocity and the heartbeat interval. The heartbeat interval estimation module estimates an estimated heartbeat interval based on pulse wave velocity and calculated relationship. The determination module determines whether the position of the first and second information acquisition modules has changed based on the heartbeat interval and the estimated heartbeat interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Sawa Fuke, Takuji Suzuki, Kanako Nakayama
  • Patent number: 9700243
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a respiratory measurement module measures a first signal related to a respiratory fluctuation of the user. A body movement measurement module measures a second signal related to a movement of a trunk of the user. A respiration detector detects whether or not the user is in a respiratory arrest state, based on the measured first signal measured. A body movement detector detects whether or not the trunk of the user is moving, based on the measured second signal. An estimation module estimates a respiratory state of the user, based on a detection result by the respiration detector and a detection result by the body movement detector. An output module outputs respiratory state information indicating the estimated respiratory state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Kanako Nakayama, Junya Takakura, Sawa Fuke, Yasunobu Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 9490916
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a communication apparatus includes a substrate, a first communication unit, a first signal line, a first terminal, a second signal line, a variable capacitance portion, and an inductor portion. The substrate is provided with a reference potential electrode. The first communication unit transmits and receives. One end of the first signal line is connected to the first communication unit. The first terminal is connected to the other end of the first signal line. The second signal line is connected to the first signal line through the first terminal. One end of the variable capacitance portion is connected to the other end of the second signal line. One end of the inductor portion is connected to the other end of the variable capacitance portion. The communication apparatus executes communication through a living body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takafumi Ohishi, Kazuhiro Inoue, Kanako Nakayama, Takuji Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20160213266
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an acquisition module, a feature calculator and a blood pressure value calculator. The acquisition module is configured to acquire a basic first attribute of a user, a second attribute related to a physique of the user, a third attribute related to a circulatory organ of the user, and a biological signal related to a living body of the user. The feature calculator is configured to calculate a feature in the biological signal. The blood pressure value calculator is configured to calculate a blood pressure value of the user, based on the first attribute, the second attribute, the third attribute, and the feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Sawa FUKE, Junya Takakura, Yasunobu Yamauchi, Kanako Nakayama, Takuji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9389443
    Abstract: A device according to an embodiment includes: a simulated skin portion being located near a photoelectric pulse wave sensor to simulate a blood flow of the skin; a reflectance changing unit located on an opposite side of the simulated skin portion to the photoelectric pulse wave sensor, the reflectance changing unit changing, in time series, reflectance of light emitted from the light-emitting unit of the photoelectric pulse wave sensor and passing through the simulated skin portion; a reflectance change control unit that transmits a reflectance control signal to the reflectance changing unit to control changes in reflectance of the reflectance changing unit; and a synchronization signal output unit that outputs a signal in sync with the reflectance control signal to an external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Junya Takakura, Kanako Nakayama, Sawa Fuke, Takuji Suzuki, Yasunobu Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20160028493
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a communication apparatus includes a substrate, a first communication unit, a first signal line, a first terminal, a second signal line, a variable capacitance portion, and an inductor portion. The substrate is provided with a reference potential electrode. The first communication unit transmits and receives. One end of the first signal line is connected to the first communication unit. The first terminal is connected to the other end of the first signal line. The second signal line is connected to the first signal line through the first terminal. One end of the variable capacitance portion is connected to the other end of the second signal line. One end of the inductor portion is connected to the other end of the variable capacitance portion. The communication apparatus executes communication through a living body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Takafumi Ohishi, Kazuhiro Inoue, Kanako Nakayama, Takuji Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150374265
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a respiratory measurement module measures a first signal related to a respiratory fluctuation of the user. A body movement measurement module measures a second signal related to a movement of a trunk of the user. A respiration detector detects whether or not the user is in a respiratory arrest state, based on the measured first signal measured. A body movement detector detects whether or not the trunk of the user is moving, based on the measured second signal. An estimation module estimates a respiratory state of the user, based on a detection result by the respiration detector and a detection result by the body movement detector. An output module outputs respiratory state information indicating the estimated respiratory state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Kanako NAKAYAMA, Junya TAKAKURA, Sawa FUKE, Yasunobu YAMAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20150374279
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sleep state estimation device attached to a user during sleep and used is provided. The device includes a first detector, a first estimation module, a second detector, and a second estimation module. The first detector is configured to detect a first signal, to estimate a first state of the user. The first estimation module is configured to estimate the user's first state, based on the first signal. The second detector is configured to detect a second signal to estimate a second state of the user other than the user's first state. The second estimation module is configured to estimate the user's second state by using the second signal, based on an estimation method determined in accordance with the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Junya TAKAKURA, Kanako NAKAYAMA, Yasunobu YAMAUCHI
  • Publication number: 20150374284
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sleep sensor which is attached to a user who is sleeping when it is to be used is provided. The sleep sensor includes a first detector, an estimation module, a second detector and a control module. The first detector is configured to detect an acceleration signal representing acceleration that is obtained from the sleep sensor. The estimation module is configured to estimate the user's body position based on the detected acceleration signal. The second detector is configured to detect a signal for estimating a state other than the user's body position. The control module is configured to operate the second detector when the estimated user's body position is at least one of predefined body positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Junya TAKAKURA, Kanako Nakayama, Yasunobu Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20150157206
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information provision system including a biological sensor device including a sensor and an information transmitting terminal communicably connected to the biological sensor device is provided. The information transmitting terminal includes a detector. The detector detects an action of the user. The biological sensor device includes an obtaining module. The obtaining module obtains, when the action of the user is detected, biological data by driving the sensor during a measurement period included in a measurement information in association with the action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: KANAKO NAKAYAMA, Junya Takakura, Sawa Fuke
  • Publication number: 20150157278
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device is configured to control a sensor device executing applications to measure different biomedical data values. The electronic device includes a display controller and a transmitter. The display controller displays a first image for designating an application to be executed by the sensor device, designating an execution time of the application, and designating an activation condition associated with a biomedical data value measured by the sensor device. The transmitter transmits, to the sensor device, the designated application, the designated execution time and the designated activation condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Sawa FUKE, Kanako Nakayama, Junya Takakura