Patents by Inventor Makoto Yoshimura

Makoto Yoshimura 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: 11918372
    Abstract: A cognitive function evaluation device includes: an obtainment unit that obtains utterance data indicating a voice of an evaluatee uttering a sentence as instructed; a calculation unit that calculates, from the utterance data obtained by the obtainment unit, a feature based on the utterance data; an evaluation unit that compares the feature calculated by the calculation unit to reference data indicating a relationship between voice data indicating a voice of a person and a cognitive function of the person to evaluate the cognitive function of the evaluatee; and an output unit that outputs the sentence to be uttered by the evaluatee and outputs a result of evaluation by the evaluation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadayuki Sumi, Ryosuke Nagumo, Kengo Abe, Yoshihiro Matsumura, Takashi Nishiyama, Hirobumi Nakajima, Kohji Sasabe, Makoto Kariyasu, Takako Yoshimura, Minoru Toyama
  • Patent number: 11846615
    Abstract: A data structure includes a main data storage area in which main data is stored, and an odor data storage area in which odor data is stored. The odor data is based on a measurement result of an odor in air measured by an odor sensor. The odor data storage area stores a plurality of pieces of the odor data. The main data storage area includes a main data ID area for storing a main data ID indicating that the stored data is the main data. The odor data storage area includes an odor data ID area for storing an odor data ID indicating that the stored data is the odor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: AROMA BIT, INC.
    Inventors: Shunichiro Kuroki, Kenichi Hashizume, Megumi Takahashi, Erika Terada, Makoto Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 11823157
    Abstract: A point-of-sale terminal includes a storage device in which first form data specifying a first image layout of image elements on a paper slip to be printed by the printer is stored, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether or not a promotion is offered, and determine whether or not an electronic receipt is issued. The processor is further configured to control a printer to print an image indicating the promotion on a paper slip with the first image layout, when it is determined that the promotion is offered and the electronic receipt is not issued, and control a communication interface to transmit promotion data of the promotion in a text format, when it is determined that the promotion is offered and the electronic receipt is issued. The promotion data includes a form identifier of the first image layout and does not include the first form data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuya Nambu, Yasuhiro Arai, Kenji Sakurai, Makoto Yoshimura, Yuriko Nishioka
  • Publication number: 20230316251
    Abstract: A distributed computer system includes a central server, a computing device of a user, and point-of-sale terminals. The central server is configured to assign a global user ID to a user and store, in association with the global user ID, local user IDs. The computing device is configured to generate and display a code symbol representing at least one user ID. A point-of-sale terminal is configured to scan the displayed code symbol and code symbols of merchandise being purchased, and generate transaction information. A local server is configured to transfer the transaction information from the point-of-sale terminal to the central server. When the transaction information includes a local user ID, a point total of the user is updated based on the transaction information and transmitted to the computing device. The central server stores the transaction information, which is received from the local server, in association with the global user ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Kuniyoshi YAMADA, Koichi SUGIYAMA, Yasuhiro ARAI, Tsuyoshi GOTANDA, Makoto YOSHIMURA, Takashi NAKAJIMA, Nobuhiro SUGITA
  • Publication number: 20220215368
    Abstract: A distributed computer system includes a central server, a computing device of a user, and point-of-sale terminals. The central server is configured to assign a global user ID to a user and store, in association with the global user ID, local user IDs. The computing device is configured to generate and display a code symbol representing at least one user ID. A point-of-sale terminal is configured to scan the displayed code symbol and code symbols of merchandise being purchased, and generate transaction information. A local server is configured to transfer the transaction information from the point-of-sale terminal to the central server. When the transaction information includes a local user ID, a point total of the user is updated based on the transaction information and transmitted to the computing device. The central server stores the transaction information, which is received from the local server, in association with the global user ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Kuniyoshi YAMADA, Koichi SUGIYAMA, Yasuhiro ARAI, Tsuyoshi GOTANDA, Makoto YOSHIMURA, Takashi NAKAJIMA, Nobuhiro SUGITA
  • Patent number: 11315095
    Abstract: A distributed computer system includes a central server, a computing device of a user, and point-of-sale terminals. The central server is configured to assign a global user ID to a user and store, in association with the global user ID, local user IDs. The computing device is configured to generate and display a code symbol representing at least one user ID. A point-of-sale terminal is configured to scan the displayed code symbol and code symbols of merchandise being purchased, and generate transaction information. A local server is configured to transfer the transaction information from the point-of-sale terminal to the central server. When the transaction information includes a local user ID, a point total of the user is updated based on the transaction information and transmitted to the computing device. The central server stores the transaction information, which is received from the local server, in association with the global user ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kuniyoshi Yamada, Koichi Sugiyama, Yasuhiro Arai, Tsuyoshi Gotanda, Makoto Yoshimura, Takashi Nakajima, Nobuhiro Sugita
  • Patent number: 11290803
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a headphone and a reproduction control method that enable external sound to be caught more easily and promptly, and a program. The headphone includes: a sound collecting unit configured to collect outer sound; a detection unit configured to detect a specific motion to a sensor unit for capture of the outer sound; and a reproduction control unit configured to cause, in a case where the specific motion is detected, the outer sound collected by the sound collecting unit to be reproduced and volume of audio under reproduction to be reduced or the reproduction of the audio to stop. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a headphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Mizuuchi, Naoki Watanabe, Makoto Yoshimura, Taeko Usui
  • Publication number: 20210304178
    Abstract: A point-of-sale terminal includes a storage device in which first form data specifying a first image layout of image elements on a paper slip to be printed by the printer is stored, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether or not a promotion is offered, and determine whether or not an electronic receipt is issued. The processor is further configured to control a printer to print an image indicating the promotion on a paper slip with the first image layout, when it is determined that the promotion is offered and the electronic receipt is not issued, and control a communication interface to transmit promotion data of the promotion in a text format, when it is determined that the promotion is offered and the electronic receipt is issued. The promotion data includes a form identifier of the first image layout and does not include the first form data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Kazuya NAMBU, Yasuhiro ARAI, Kenji SAKURAI, Makoto YOSHIMURA, Yuriko NISHIOKA
  • Patent number: 11079627
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal display panel that includes red color filters, green color filters, and blue color filters; and an illumination device that illuminates the liquid crystal display panel with white light. The illumination device includes light-emitting elements that emit blue light, a green phosphor that absorbs a portion of the blue light emitted from the light-emitting elements and then emits green light, and a red phosphor that absorbs a portion of the blue light emitted from the light-emitting elements and then emits red light. The blue color filters are made of a colored material that contains a dye, and the chromaticity values x and y of the white light emitted from the illumination device satisfy the relationships 0.24<x and 0.24<y.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masatsugu Masuda, Hideaki Fujii, Takeshi Kawahara, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Kenichi Yoshimura, Makoto Yoshimura, Masataka Miyata, Takehiro Shiomoto
  • Patent number: 11037125
    Abstract: A point-of-sale terminal includes a storage device in which first form data specifying a first image layout of image elements on a paper slip to be printed by the printer is stored, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether or not a promotion is offered, and determine whether or not an electronic receipt is issued. The processor is further configured to control a printer to print an image indicating the promotion on a paper slip with the first image layout, when it is determined that the promotion is offered and the electronic receipt is not issued, and control a communication interface to transmit promotion data of the promotion in a text format, when it is determined that the promotion is offered and the electronic receipt is issued. The promotion data includes a form identifier of the first image layout and does not include the first form data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuya Nambu, Yasuhiro Arai, Kenji Sakurai, Makoto Yoshimura, Yuriko Nishioka
  • Publication number: 20200413180
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a headphone and a reproduction control method that enable external sound to be caught more easily and promptly, and a program. The headphone includes: a sound collecting unit configured to collect outer sound; a detection unit configured to detect a specific motion to a sensor unit for capture of the outer sound; and a reproduction control unit configured to cause, in a case where the specific motion is detected, the outer sound collected by the sound collecting unit to be reproduced and volume of audio under reproduction to be reduced or the reproduction of the audio to stop. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a headphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki MIZUUCHI, Naoki WATANABE, Makoto YOSHIMURA, Taeko USUI
  • Patent number: 10805712
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a headphone and a reproduction control method that enable external sound to be caught more easily and promptly, and a program. The headphone includes: a sound collecting unit configured to collect outer sound; a detection unit configured to detect a specific motion to a sensor unit for capture of the outer sound; and a reproduction control unit configured to cause, in a case where the specific motion is detected, the outer sound collected by the sound collecting unit to be reproduced and volume of audio under reproduction to be reduced or the reproduction of the audio to stop. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a headphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Mizuuchi, Naoki Watanabe, Makoto Yoshimura, Taeko Usui
  • Publication number: 20200154194
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a headphone and a reproduction control method that enable external sound to be caught more easily and promptly, and a program. The headphone includes: a sound collecting unit configured to collect outer sound; a detection unit configured to detect a specific motion to a sensor unit for capture of the outer sound; and a reproduction control unit configured to cause, in a case where the specific motion is detected, the outer sound collected by the sound collecting unit to be reproduced and volume of audio under reproduction to be reduced or the reproduction of the audio to stop. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a headphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki MIZUUCHI, Naoki WATANABE, Makoto YOSHIMURA, Taeko USUI
  • Publication number: 20200124577
    Abstract: A data structure includes a main data storage area in which main data is stored, and an odor data storage area in which odor data is stored. The odor data is based on a measurement result of an odor in air measured by an odor sensor. The odor data storage area stores a plurality of pieces of the odor data. The main data storage area includes a main data ID area for storing a main data ID indicating that the stored data is the main data. The odor data storage area includes an odor data ID area for storing an odor data ID indicating that the stored data is the odor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Shunichiro KUROKI, Kenichi HASHIZUME, Megumi TAKAHASHI, Erika TERADA, Makoto YOSHIMURA
  • Patent number: 10587945
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a headphone and a reproduction control method that enable external sound to be caught more easily and promptly, and a program. The headphone includes: a sound collecting unit configured to collect outer sound; a detection unit configured to detect a specific motion to a sensor unit for capture of the outer sound; and a reproduction control unit configured to cause, in a case where the specific motion is detected, the outer sound collected by the sound collecting unit to be reproduced and volume of audio under reproduction to be reduced or the reproduction of the audio to stop. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a headphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Mizuuchi, Naoki Watanabe, Makoto Yoshimura, Taeko Usui
  • Patent number: 10527778
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light guide plate, a first light source, a second light source, and a case. The light guide plate includes plate surfaces and an outer peripheral surface. One of the plate surfaces is configured as a light exiting surface. Sections of the outer peripheral surface on opposite sides from each other relative to the center of the light exiting surface are configured as a first light entering surface and a second light entering surface, respectively. The first light source is disposed opposite the first light entering surface. The second light source is disposed opposite the second light entering surface. The case includes an annular wall portion surrounding an outer circumference of the light guide plate, the first light source, and the second light source. The annular wall portion includes light source non-disposing areas between the first light entering surface and the second light entering surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryuzo Yuki, Katsutoshi Kikuchi, Hayato Nakamura, Makoto Yoshimura, Hiromi Enomoto, Mitsuhiro Murata, Hisashi Watanabe, Hirotoshi Yasunaga
  • Publication number: 20190325418
    Abstract: A point-of-sale terminal includes a storage device in which first form data specifying a first image layout of image elements on a paper slip to be printed by the printer is stored, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether or not a promotion is offered, and determine whether or not an electronic receipt is issued. The processor is further configured to control a printer to print an image indicating the promotion on a paper slip with the first image layout, when it is determined that the promotion is offered and the electronic receipt is not issued, and control a communication interface to transmit promotion data of the promotion in a text format, when it is determined that the promotion is offered and the electronic receipt is issued. The promotion data includes a form identifier of the first image layout and does not include the first form data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuya NAMBU, Yasuhiro ARAI, Kenji SAKURAI, Makoto YOSHIMURA, Yuriko NISHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20190295059
    Abstract: A distributed computer system includes a central server, a computing device of a user, and point-of-sale terminals. The central server is configured to assign a global user ID to a user and store, in association with the global user ID, local user IDs. The computing device is configured to generate and display a code symbol representing at least one user ID. A point-of-sale terminal is configured to scan the displayed code symbol and code symbols of merchandise being purchased, and generate transaction information. A local server is configured to transfer the transaction information from the point-of-sale terminal to the central server. When the transaction information includes a local user ID, a point total of the user is updated based on the transaction information and transmitted to the computing device. The central server stores the transaction information, which is received from the local server, in association with the global user ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Kuniyoshi YAMADA, Koichi SUGIYAMA, Yasuhiro ARAI, Tsuyoshi GOTANDA, Makoto YOSHIMURA, Takashi NAKAJIMA, Nobuhiro SUGITA
  • Patent number: 10387861
    Abstract: A distributed computer system includes a central server, a computing device of a user, and point-of-sale terminals. The central server is configured to assign a global user ID to a user and store, in association with the global user ID, local user IDs. The computing device is configured to generate and display a code symbol representing at least one user ID. A point-of-sale terminal is configured to scan the displayed code symbol and code symbols of merchandise being purchased, and generate transaction information. A local server is configured to transfer the transaction information from the point-of-sale terminal to the central server. When the transaction information includes a local user ID, a point total of the user is updated based on the transaction information and transmitted to the computing device. The central server stores the transaction information, which is received from the local server, in association with the global user ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kuniyoshi Yamada, Koichi Sugiyama, Yasuhiro Arai, Tsuyoshi Gotanda, Makoto Yoshimura, Takashi Nakajima, Nobuhiro Sugita
  • Publication number: 20190235318
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal display panel that includes red color filters, green color filters, and blue color filters; and an illumination device that illuminates the liquid crystal display panel with white light. The illumination device includes light-emitting elements that emit blue light, a green phosphor that absorbs a portion of the blue light emitted from the light-emitting elements and then emits green light, and a red phosphor that absorbs a portion of the blue light emitted from the light-emitting elements and then emits red light. The blue color filters are made of a colored material that contains a dye, and the chromaticity values x and y of the white light emitted from the illumination device satisfy the relationships 0.24<x and 0.24<y.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: MASATSUGU MASUDA, HIDEAKI FUJII, TAKESHI KAWAHARA, TOSHIYUKI TANAKA, KENICHI YOSHIMURA, MAKOTO YOSHIMURA, MASATAKA MIYATA, TAKEHIRO SHIOMOTO