Patents by Inventor Mariko USHIO

Mariko USHIO 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: 10798291
    Abstract: A task-assistance control apparatus that assists an operator performing a task while viewing a captured task image includes: a task-image acquisition circuit that acquires the task image; and a task determination circuit that determines task details on the basis of the type of a tool detected in the task image and the movement of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiji Okada, Koji Sakai, Reisuke Osada, Mariko Ushio
  • Publication number: 20190373164
    Abstract: A task-assistance control apparatus that assists an operator performing a task while viewing a captured task image includes: a task-image acquisition circuit that acquires the task image; and a task determination circuit that determines task details on the basis of the type of a tool detected in the task image and the movement of the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiji OKADA, Koji SAKAI, Reisuke OSADA, Mariko USHIO
  • Patent number: 9961439
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a recording apparatus includes an apparatus body having a front surface and a rear surface that constitute a front and a back, a first microphone which is placed in the front surface of the apparatus body and which has a predetermined directivity, a second microphone which is provided in the rear surface facing the front surface of the apparatus body and which has a directivity that is narrower than that of the first microphone, and a recording processing unit which switches a microphone for use in recording processing between the first microphone and the second microphone to perform the recording processing in accordance with the state of the apparatus body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Mariko Ushio, Katsuhisa Kawaguchi, Yuichi Ito, Osamu Nonaka
  • Publication number: 20160165346
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a recording apparatus includes an apparatus body having a front surface and a rear surface that constitute a front and a back, a first microphone which is placed in the front surface of the apparatus body and which has a predetermined directivity, a second microphone which is provided in the rear surface facing the front surface of the apparatus body and which has a directivity that is narrower than that of the first microphone, and a recording processing unit which switches a microphone for use in recording processing between the first microphone and the second microphone to perform the recording processing in accordance with the state of the apparatus body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Mariko USHIO, Katsuhisa KAWAGUCHI, Yuichi ITO, Osamu NONAKA
  • Patent number: 9172866
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display unit capable of displaying a rotational pathway which rotates on a screen and with which an operation of the electronic device is associated according to a position on the rotational pathway; a touch screen that detects a touch from an outside and receives an input of a positional signal according to a position of the touch; a display controller that converts the position of the touch corresponding to the positional signal received by the touch screen into a position on the rotational pathway and causes a mark to be displayed at the position converted; and an operation controller that controls an operation of the electronic device according to a display position of the mark on the rotational pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Kensei Ito, Kazuhiro Sato, Mariko Ushio, Naoki Fujii, Osamu Nonaka
  • Publication number: 20140098273
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display unit capable of displaying a rotational pathway which rotates on a screen and with which an operation of the electronic device is associated according to a position on the rotational pathway; a touch screen that detects a touch from an outside and receives an input of a positional signal according to a position of the touch; a display controller that converts the position of the touch corresponding to the positional signal received by the touch screen into a position on the rotational pathway and causes a mark to be displayed at the position converted; and an operation controller that controls an operation of the electronic device according to a display position of the mark on the rotational pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
    Inventors: Kensei ITO, Kazuhiro SATO, Mariko USHIO, Naoki FUJII, Osamu NONAKA
  • Patent number: D710817
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Olympus Imaging Corp.
    Inventor: Mariko Ushio
  • Patent number: D799577
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mariko Ushio, Kazuhiro Kan
  • Patent number: D896292
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mariko Ushio
  • Patent number: D896293
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mariko Ushio