Patents by Inventor Masakazu Yajima

Masakazu Yajima 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).

  • Publication number: 20240098620
    Abstract: A wireless communication network system (1) comprising a sensor device (10) transmitting detected data, one or a plurality of relay devices (100) relaying the data, and a gateway device (11) transferring the data to another network, wherein the sensor device, the relay device, and the gateway device being connected by a wireless communication network, wherein the relay device comprising: a receiver (101) receiving a received signal containing the data; a storage (104) storing heartbeat data; a transmitter (102) transmitting a transmission signal containing the data received by the receiver and periodically transmitting a transmission signal containing the heartbeat data; and a frequency setting unit (103) directing to set a frequency of the received signal received by the receiver and/or a frequency of the transmission signal transmitted from the transmitter based on a frequency setting command transmitted from the gateway device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: AmaterZ, Inc.
    Inventors: Masakazu YAJIMA, Tamotsu KIYAKAWAUCHI, Yoshiyuki SEKIGUCHI, Keita OTSUKA, Teruhisa KAMACHI, Hiroshi TEZUKA
  • Publication number: 20230388003
    Abstract: A relay device 100 of the present invention comprises a receiver 101 for receiving data sent from a first communication device 10, 100 using first communication scheme, a first transmitter 104 for sending the data to a second communication device 11, 100 using the first communication scheme, and a second transmitter 105 for sending the data to a third communication device 12 using second communication scheme simultaneously or continuously with that the first transmitter sends the data, a communication distance of the second communication scheme being shorter than the first communication scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: AmaterZ, Inc.
    Inventors: Masakazu YAJIMA, Tamotsu KIYAKAWAUCHI, Yoshiyuki SEKIGUCHI, Keita OTSUKA, Teruhisa KAMACHI, Hiroshi TEZUKA
  • Publication number: 20230318302
    Abstract: A communication terminal device 100 comprises a first power generator 101, a second power generator 102 whose power generation principle is different from the first power generator, a sensor 103 for sensing information, a first communication unit 104 for sending the information using electric power supplied from the first power generator, a second communication unit 105 for sending the information using electric power supplied from the second power generator, the second communication unit uses a communication scheme different from the first communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: AMATERZ, INC.
    Inventors: Masakazu YAJIMA, Tamotsu KIYAKAWAUCHI, Yoshiyuki SEKIGUCHI, Keita OTSUKA, Teruko NAKAJIMA
  • Patent number: 11589817
    Abstract: A contact lens according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a lens section that is worn on an eyeball; an acquisition section that is provided in the lens section and acquires biological information; and an output section that outputs the biological information acquired by the acquisition section to an external apparatus to be worn on a human body. The output section has one or a plurality of coil antennas extending along a front surface of the lens section, and a capacitor that is coupled to the one or the plurality of coil antennas in series or in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Iwasaki, Takayuki Hirabayashi, Naoto Yamaguchi, Tsukasa Yoshimura, Masakazu Yajima, Fumiko Shiga, Ken Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 11534065
    Abstract: A contact lens according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a lens unit to be placed on an eyeball and a mesh-like or meandering linear communication electrode provided in all or a portion of the lens unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Iwasaki, Takayuki Hirabayashi, Naoto Yamaguchi, Tsukasa Yoshimura, Masakazu Yajima, Fumiko Shiga
  • Patent number: 11520168
    Abstract: A contact lens according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a lens section to be worn on an eyeball. The contact lens further includes a communication electrode, a sensor device, a controller, and a shield layer in the lens section. The controller supplies electric power to the communication electrode, and outputs a signal corresponding to information acquired by the sensor device to the communication electrode. The shield layer is provided at a position facing at least one of the sensor device, the controller, or the communication electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Iwasaki, Takayuki Hirabayashi, Naoto Yamaguchi, Tsukasa Yoshimura, Masakazu Yajima, Fumiko Shiga
  • Patent number: 11510397
    Abstract: To provide a management apparatus capable of capturing a position of a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition. A management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a control unit. The control unit extracts, on the basis of first information that is generated by a sensor device worn by an individual and is related to a living body of the individual, a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition, and generates, on the basis of position information related to a position of the specific individual, search information for causing a mobile object to move to the position of the specific individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Yajima, Hideo Niikura
  • Patent number: 11395629
    Abstract: A device for placement in contact with an eye of a user. The device includes at least one detector for measuring at least one property, and a signal processor for determining, based on the at least one property, whether the eye of the user is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Iwasaki, Ken Hayakawa, Tsukasa Yoshimura, Masakazu Yajima, Naoto Yamaguchi, Akira Tange
  • Patent number: 11223390
    Abstract: A power feeding unit includes: an electrode array including a plurality of power feeding electrodes arranged side by side; a power feeding section configured to supply power to a power receiving unit via the electrode array; and a setting section configured to set a power feeding condition for each of the power feeding electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirabayashi, Masakazu Yajima, Kiminobu Ichimura
  • Patent number: 11080882
    Abstract: [Object] It is desirable to provide a technology capable of more enjoyably managing a target object. [Solution] Provided is a display control device including a display control unit configured to perform control such that an image corresponding to state information of a target object located in a field of view of a user is displayed at a position having a predetermined positional relation with a position of the target object and an output control unit configured to control output of comment information of the target object corresponding to the state information of the target object and feature information of the target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventors: Masakazu Yajima, Tomoya Onuma, Mari Saito, Yoshiyasu Kubota, Shogo Kawata, Chisako Kajihara, Akihiro Mukai
  • Publication number: 20210085177
    Abstract: A contact lens according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a lens unit to be placed on an eyeball and a mesh-like or meandering linear communication electrode provided in all or a portion of the lens unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Masanori IWASAKI, Takayuki HIRABAYASHI, Naoto YAMAGUCHI, Tsukasa YOSHIMURA, Masakazu YAJIMA, Fumiko SHIGA
  • Patent number: 10955689
    Abstract: Provided is a contact lens including: a lens unit configured to be worn on an eyeball; an adjustment unit configured to adjust light to be transmitted through at least one of a first region that is a central portion of the lens unit and covers a pupil of the eyeball and a second region that is an outer side of the first region and covers an iris of the eyeball; and a control unit configured to control the adjustment unit in response to input of a trigger signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori Hayashi, Yoichiro Sako, Takayasu Kon, Takatoshi Nakamura, Akira Tange, Tomoya Onuma, Hiroyuki Hanaya, Masakazu Yajima, Yuki Koga
  • Publication number: 20210080749
    Abstract: A contact lens according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a lens section to be worn on an eyeball. The contact lens further includes a communication electrode, a sensor device, a controller, and a shield layer in the lens section. The controller supplies electric power to the communication electrode, and outputs a signal corresponding to information acquired by the sensor device to the communication electrode. The shield layer is provided at a position facing at least one of the sensor device, the controller, or the communication electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Masanori IWASAKI, Takayuki HIRABAYASHI, Naoto YAMAGUCHI, Tsukasa YOSHIMURA, Masakazu YAJIMA, Fumiko SHIGA
  • Patent number: 10923083
    Abstract: [Object] It is desirable to provide a technology of enabling a user to easily comprehend one target object whose AR information is presented to the user. [Solution] Provided is a display control device, including: a display control unit configured to control display of information related to a target object located in a field of view of a user, in which, in a case in which it is determined that at least a part of the target object is shielded by another object on the basis of a position of the user, the display control unit controls display of an image related to the target object such that the target object shielded in the field of view is displayed in a form different from a form visually recognized by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mari Saito, Masakazu Yajima, Yoshiyasu Kubota, Chisako Kajihara, Akihiro Mukai
  • Patent number: 10785960
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing server, an information processing system, and an information processing method capable of more appropriately managing domestic animals. [Solution] An information processing server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Komatsu, Masakazu Yajima
  • Publication number: 20200296936
    Abstract: To provide a management apparatus capable of capturing a position of a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition. A management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a control unit. The control unit extracts, on the basis of first information that is generated by a sensor device worn by an individual and is related to a living body of the individual, a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition, and generates, on the basis of position information related to a position of the specific individual, search information for causing a mobile object to move to the position of the specific individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Yajima, Hideo Niikura
  • Publication number: 20200271956
    Abstract: A contact lens according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a lens unit to be placed on an eyeball; and an optical device that is mainly provided in a circular region opposed to a pupil that becomes small by contraction in a case where the lens unit is placed on the eyeball, and provides an action that is different from an action of the lens unit to light entering the eyeball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: MASANORI IWASAKI, NAOTO YAMAGUCHI, TSUKASA YOSHIMURA, MASAKAZU YAJIMA, FUMIKO SHIGA, KEN HAYAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200268247
    Abstract: A biological information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a generating section and an output section. The generating section generates an analysis result according to a request of a user on a basis of first biological information about a tear, an eyeball, or a line of sight obtained using a contact lens. The output section outputs the analysis result generated by the generating section to an external apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: MASANORI IWASAKI, NAOTO YAMAGUCHI, TSUKASA YOSHIMURA, MASAKAZU YAJIMA, FUMIKO SHIGA, KEN HAYAKAWA
  • Patent number: 10734829
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic apparatus including: a heating section; a heat storage section; a detection section configured to detect a heat storage amount of the heat storage section; and a control section configured to control operation of the heating section, based on the heat storage amount detected by the detection section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Yajima, Kiminobu Ichimura, Yuichi Ishida, Yutaka Sugiyama, Yoshio Muraoka
  • Patent number: 10729107
    Abstract: To provide a management apparatus capable of capturing a position of a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition. A management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a control unit. The control unit extracts, on the basis of first information that is generated by a sensor device worn by an individual and is related to a living body of the individual, a specific individual satisfying a predetermined condition, and generates, on the basis of position information related to a position of the specific individual, search information for causing a mobile object to move to the position of the specific individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Yajima, Hideo Niikura