Patents by Inventor Mitsuko Matsumura

Mitsuko Matsumura 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: 20180220393
    Abstract: An electronic device having an attachment part that attaches/detaches the electronic device to/from a predetermined member; a physical quantity sensor detecting a physical quantity affecting the predetermined member according to a movement of a human body; and a communication unit configured to communicate with an external device and transmit the physical quantity detected by the physical quantity sensor to the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukio Kubota, Satoshi Ejima, Takeo Motohashi, Mitsuko Matsumura, Hiroki Ono, Masakazu Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 9949229
    Abstract: To improve the usability of an electronic device, the electronic device includes: a first communication unit located near a user; a receive unit configured to receive data through communication via a body of the user or near field communication between a second communication unit located in a member used by the user and the first communication unit; and a recording unit configured to record data pertaining to the member when communication is established between the first communication unit and the second communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukio Kubota, Satoshi Ejima, Takeo Motohashi, Mitsuko Matsumura, Hiroki Ono, Masakazu Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20160205658
    Abstract: To improve the usability of an electronic device, the electronic device includes: a first communication unit located near a user; a receive unit configured to receive data through communication via a body of the user or near field communication between a second communication unit located in a member used by the user and the first communication unit; and a recording unit configured to record data pertaining to the member when communication is established between the first communication unit and the second communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukio KUBOTA, Satoshi EJIMA, Takeo MOTOHASHI, Mitsuko MATSUMURA, Hiroki ONO, Masakazu SEKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 9337900
    Abstract: To improve the usability of an electronic device, the electronic device includes: a first communication unit located near a user; a receive unit configured to receive data through communication via a body of the user or near field communication between a second communication unit located in a member used by the user and the first communication unit; and a recording unit configured to record data pertaining to the member when communication is established between the first communication unit and the second communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukio Kubota, Satoshi Ejima, Takeo Motohashi, Mitsuko Matsumura, Hiroki Ono, Masakazu Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20150095179
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: an information offering unit that offers information on joint purchase of a commodity to a plurality of candidates; and an adjuster that performs adjustment about the commodity. Alternatively, an electronic device includes: an information obtainer that obtains information on a purchase commodity or a purchase scheduled commodity of a first group; and an information offering unit that offers information on a commodity relevant to the purchase commodity or the purchase scheduled commodity of the first group to a second group, based on the information obtained by the information obtainer, the second group being different from the first group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Hiromi Tomii, Sayako Yamamoto, Mitsuko Matsumura, Saeko Samejima, Yae Nakamura, Masakazu Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20150084984
    Abstract: To improve the usability of an electronic device, the electronic device includes: a first camera provided to a main unit, a second camera provided to the main unit at a different location form the first camera, a first orientation detection sensor configured to detect an orientation of the main unit, and a control unit configured to carry out image capturing by the first and second cameras depending on a detection result of the first orientation detection sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Hiromi Tomii, Sayako Yamamoto, Mitsuko Matsumura, Saeko Samejima, Yae Nakamura, Masakazu Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20150018979
    Abstract: In order to acquire suitable information related to an apparatus, an electronic apparatus has a first acquisition unit that acquires usage status of a first apparatus that belongs to a given category, and a second acquisition unit that acquires information about a second apparatus that belongs to the given category and is different from the first apparatus on the basis of the usage status of the first apparatus acquired by the first acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Hiromi Tomii, Sayako Yamamoto, Mitsuko Matsumura, Saeko Samejima, Yae Nakamura, Masakazu Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20150018023
    Abstract: To acquire information related to contents of word-of-mouth information, an electronic device includes: an input unit that accepts an input of a text from a user; an information acquiring unit that acquires information of the user in relation to the input of the text when allowed to acquire the information by the user; and a transmitting unit that transmits the text and the information of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Hiromi Tomii, Sayako Yamamoto, Mitsuko Matsumura, Saeko Samejima, Yae Nakamura, Masakazu Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20140295757
    Abstract: To improve the usability of an electronic device, the electronic device includes: a first communication unit located near a user; a receive unit configured to receive data through communication via a body of the user or near field communication between a second communication unit located in a member used by the user and the first communication unit; and a recording unit configured to record data pertaining to the member when communication is established between the first communication unit and the second communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Yukio Kubota, Satoshi Ejima, Takeo Motohashi, Mitsuko Matsumura, Hiroki Ono, Masakazu Sekiguchi