Patents by Inventor Narumi Machida

Narumi Machida 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: 7292713
    Abstract: An eye test service system comprising an eye test service apparatus for obtaining eye test data of an objective eye of a service user, connected to a database system through a communication line, and provided at an eye test service equipment, the database system having an eye test data memorizing unit configured to memorize eye test data and an eyeglass frame memory unit for memorizing eyeglass frame information data; an issue apparatus provided at the eye test service apparatus or the database system for issuing a user ID for specifying the user and a user password for calling out a photographed facial picture; and a web server capable of showing the eye test data, and superimposing a selected facial picture with a selected eyeglass frame when the service user inputs the user ID and password by using a terminal to access the database system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Inventors: Yasufumi Fukuma, Takeyuki Kato, Narumi Machida
  • Publication number: 20070226076
    Abstract: A sale system, comprising using a measuring instrument which measures lenses in eyeglasses with frames and which is supplied to the home of a customer; and making and providing lenses based on data measured by the measuring instrument. In an embodiment of the invention, the data measured by the measuring instrument includes image data that is analyzed to compute data necessary to make lenses, and based on the newly computed data, lenses in eyeglasses with frames are made and supplied to the customer. In another embodiment, the system comprises sending image data produced by the measuring instrument and photographed by a digital camera owned by a customer to business people; analyzing the image data by the business people, to compute data necessary to make lenses in eyeglasses with a frame; making lenses in eyeglasses with the frame based on the newly computed data; and providing the lenses to the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Yasufumi Fukuma, Narumi Machida, Takeyuki Kato
  • Patent number: 7274806
    Abstract: A service system for selecting personal goods to wear or carry, comprising a memory unit configured to memorize information on personal goods associated with types of each of decomposed body components with respect to a number of customers; an extracting unit configured to extract a given body component from a picture of a given customer; a selecting unit configured to select information on a piece of given personal goods memorized in the memory unit on the basis of the extracted result of the extracting unit; and a showing unit configured to show the selected piece of the personal goods to the given customer. Also disclosed is a selecting service system comprising a memory unit configured to memorize information on personal goods to wear or carry associated with body characteristics information of a number of customers. A program product for such a selecting service for personal goods to wear or carry is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Yasufumi Fukuma, Takeyuki Kato, Narumi Machida
  • Publication number: 20060104478
    Abstract: A service system for selecting personal goods to wear or carry, comprising a memory unit configured to memorize information on personal goods associated with types of each of decomposed body components with respect to a number of customers; an extracting unit configured to extract a given body component from a picture of a given customer; a selecting unit configured to select information on a piece of given personal goods memorized in the memory unit on the basis of the extracted result of the extracting unit; and a showing unit configured to show the selected piece of the personal goods to the given customer. Also disclosed is a selecting service system comprising a memory unit configured to memorize information on personal goods to wear or carry associated with body characteristics information of a number of customers. A program product for such a selecting service for personal goods to wear or carry is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Yasufumi Fukuma, Takeyuki Kato, Narumi Machida
  • Publication number: 20060100938
    Abstract: An eye test service system comprising an eye test service apparatus for obtaining eye test data of an objective eye of a service user, connected to a database system through a communication line, and provided at an eye test service equipment, the database system having an eye test data memorizing unit configured to memorize eye test data and an eyeglass frame memory unit for memorizing eyeglass frame information data; an issue apparatus provided at the eye test service apparatus or the database system for issuing a user ID for specifying the user and a user password for calling out a photographed facial picture; and a web server capable of showing the eye test data, and superimposing a selected facial picture with a selected eyeglass frame when the service user inputs the user ID and password by using a terminal to access the database system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOPCON
    Inventors: Yasufumi Fukuma, Takeyuki Kato, Narumi Machida
  • Patent number: 7010146
    Abstract: In order to provide a database constructing system in which information from a plurality of persons can be automatically collected without being limited to a customer visiting a store and personal goods to wear or carry which the person likes associated with the personal characteristics to construct database, the database constructing system comprises a web server 11 for showing information on eyeglass frame; a statistical analyzing means 24 for dividing a personal facial picture 22a into component to classify them into a type of every facial component 22c and statistically analyzing a relationship between the type of every component 22c and a selected eyeglass frame 14 in order to collect data for associating a personal facial type with the selected eyeglass frame 14 on the basis of the personal facial picture 22a and information on the eyeglass frame 14 selected by the person transmitted to the web server 11 by using a web browser; and a memory means 21 for associating and preserving the information on type
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Yasufumi Fukuma, Takeyuki Kato, Narumi Machida
  • Publication number: 20020113940
    Abstract: A method for measuring an optical characteristic of lenses in eyeglasses with frames, a measuring instrument for executing it and collecting and sale systems of optical characteristic image data are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON
    Inventors: Yasufumi Fukuma, Narumi Machida, Takeyuki Kato
  • Publication number: 20010051953
    Abstract: In order to provide a database constructing system in which information from a plurality of persons can be automatically collected without being limited to a customer visiting a store and personal goods to wear or carry which the person likes associated with the personal characteristics to construct database, the database constructing system comprises a web server 11 for showing information on eyeglass frame; a statistical analyzing means 24 for dividing a personal facial picture 22a into component to classify them into a type of every facial component 22c and statistically analyzing a relationship between the type of every component 22c and a selected eyeglass frame 14 in order to collect data for associating a personal facial type with the selected eyeglass frame 14 on the basis of the personal facial picture 22a and information on the eyeglass frame 14 selected by the person transmitted to the web server 11 by using a web browser; and a memory means 21 for associating and preserving the information on type
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon
    Inventors: Yasufumi Fukuma, Takeyuki Kato, Narumi Machida
  • Publication number: 20010023413
    Abstract: An eyeglass synthesizing system which a customer can try wearing the eyeglass frame at his/her home is provided. A home page which an optician 7 prepares is accessed through Internet using a web browser of a personal computer, and an eyeglass frame 14 provided at the home page is selected and the selected eyeglass frame 14 is synthesized with a facial picture 15. Accordingly, the synthesized picture is displayed on the monitor screen 2A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Inventors: Yasufumi Fukuma, Takeyuki Kato, Narumi Machida