Patents by Inventor Sawa Fuke
Sawa Fuke 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).
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Patent number: 11715049Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes a hardware processor configured to acquire operation cost information indicative of a relationship between a state of an operator and a period of time required for the operator to perform an operation from a storage that stores the operation cost information, acquire state information indicative of a state of a target operator, and calculate a period of time required for the target operator to perform a target operation based on the operation cost information and the state information.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tsukasa Ike, Sawa Fuke, Kazunori Imoto, Kanako Nakayama, Yasunobu Yamauchi, Tomohiro Nakai, Yasuyuki Tsunoi
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Patent number: 11030564Abstract: According to an embodiment, a motion analysis apparatus includes a memory and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry detects a corresponding segment using first time-series data based on output of a first sensor configured to measure movement of a first object and second time-series data based on output of a second sensor configured to measure movement of a second object, the corresponding segment being a segment in which the first time-series data and the second time-series data are similar in their waveform patterns or co-occur. The processing circuitry associates information specifying the detected corresponding segment with at least one of information specifying the first object or information specifying the second object.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Sawa Fuke, Kazunori Imoto
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Patent number: 10971029Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes a memory and a hardware processor in communication with the memory. The hardware processor is configured to acquire a first motion data indicating a motion of a first operator, acquire a second motion data indicating a motion of a second operator, compare the first motion data and the second motion data, determine a similarity of the first motion data and the second motion data, and present to the first operator instruction data indicating an improvement point relating to a motion at a time of performing a predetermined operation in accordance with a determination result.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yasuyuki Tsunoi, Kazunori Imoto, Kanako Nakayama, Sawa Fuke
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Patent number: 10930171Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes a memory and a hardware processor in communication with the memory. The hardware processor is configured to acquire a first motion data indicating a motion of a first operator, acquire a second motion data indicating a motion of a second operator, compare the first motion data and the second motion data, determine a similarity of the first motion data and the second motion data, and present to the first operator instruction data indicating an improvement point relating to a motion at a time of performing a predetermined operation in accordance with a determination result.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yasuyuki Tsunoi, Kazunori Imoto, Kanako Nakayama, Sawa Fuke
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Patent number: 10765347Abstract: According to an embodiment, a gait analysis device includes a measuring unit configured to measure a subject's motion; a determining unit configured to determine a walking start point in time at which the subject starts walking based on the subject's motion; a feature quantity calculator configured to, when the walking start point in time is determined, calculate a feature quantity of the subject's motion measured during a predetermined time period starting from the walking start point in time as a time period in which the subject's motion is not stabilized; and an estimating unit configured to estimate a subject's walking condition based on the feature quantity.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Sawa Fuke, Takuji Suzuki, Kenta Cho
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Patent number: 10602935Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an acquisition module, a feature calculator and a blood pressure value calculator. The acquisition module is configured to acquire a basic first attribute of a user, a second attribute related to a physique of the user, a third attribute related to a circulatory organ of the user, and a biological signal related to a living body of the user. The feature calculator is configured to calculate a feature in the biological signal. The blood pressure value calculator is configured to calculate a blood pressure value of the user, based on the first attribute, the second attribute, the third attribute, and the feature.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2015Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Sawa Fuke, Junya Takakura, Yasunobu Yamauchi, Kanako Nakayama, Takuji Suzuki
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Publication number: 20190026682Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes a hardware processor configured to acquire operation cost information indicative of a relationship between a state of an operator and a period of time required for the operator to perform an operation from a storage that stores the operation cost information, acquire state information indicative of a state of a target operator, and calculate a period of time required for the target operator to perform a target operation based on the operation cost information and the state information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tsukasa IKE, Sawa Fuke, Kazunori Imoto, Kanako Nakayama, Yasunobu Yamauchi, Tomohiro Nakai, Yasuyuki Tsunoi
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Publication number: 20190019431Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes a memory and a hardware processor in communication with the memory. The hardware processor is configured to acquire a first motion data indicating a motion of a first operator, acquire a second motion data indicating a motion of a second operator, compare the first motion data and the second motion data, determine a similarity of the first motion data and the second motion data, and present to the first operator instruction data indicating an improvement point relating to a motion at a time of performing a predetermined operation in accordance with a determination result.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yasuyuki TSUNOI, Kazunori IMOTO, Kanako NAKAYAMA, Sawa FUKE
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Patent number: 10022051Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information provision system including a biological sensor device including a sensor and an information transmitting terminal communicably connected to the biological sensor device is provided. The information transmitting terminal includes a detector. The detector detects an action of the user. The biological sensor device includes an obtaining module. The obtaining module obtains, when the action of the user is detected, biological data by driving the sensor during a measurement period included in a measurement information in association with the action.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2014Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Kanako Nakayama, Junya Takakura, Sawa Fuke
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Publication number: 20180190145Abstract: According to an embodiment, a work support device includes a memory and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to function as a work segment generating unit and a display control unit. The work segment generating unit generates a plurality of work segments including one or more work elements out of a plurality of work elements classified based on any one or a plurality of attributes of a work object, a work position, a part to be used, and a tool to be used. The display control unit controls display of segment display information corresponding to the work segments.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2017Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Kanako NAKAYAMA, Kazunori IMOTO, Sawa FUKE, Yasuyuki TSUNOI
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Publication number: 20180189700Abstract: According to an embodiment, a motion analysis apparatus includes a memory and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry detects a corresponding segment using first time-series data based on output of a first sensor configured to measure movement of a first object and second time-series data based on output of a second sensor configured to measure movement of a second object, the corresponding segment being a segment in which the first time-series data and the second time-series data are similar in their waveform patterns or co-occur. The processing circuitry associates information specifying the detected corresponding segment with at least one of information specifying the first object or information specifying the second object.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2017Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Sawa Fuke, Kazunori Imoto
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Patent number: 9706931Abstract: A biosignal measuring device has a first information acquisition module, a second information acquisition module, a first calculation module, a second calculation module, a third calculation module, a heartbeat interval estimation module, a determination module, and an output module. The first information acquisition module acquires the pulse wave signal. The second information acquisition module acquires an electrocardiogram signal. The first calculation module calculates a pulse wave velocity based. The second calculation module determines a heartbeat interval. The third calculation module calculates a relationship between pulse wave velocity and the heartbeat interval. The heartbeat interval estimation module estimates an estimated heartbeat interval based on pulse wave velocity and calculated relationship. The determination module determines whether the position of the first and second information acquisition modules has changed based on the heartbeat interval and the estimated heartbeat interval.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Sawa Fuke, Takuji Suzuki, Kanako Nakayama
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Patent number: 9700243Abstract: According to one embodiment, a respiratory measurement module measures a first signal related to a respiratory fluctuation of the user. A body movement measurement module measures a second signal related to a movement of a trunk of the user. A respiration detector detects whether or not the user is in a respiratory arrest state, based on the measured first signal measured. A body movement detector detects whether or not the trunk of the user is moving, based on the measured second signal. An estimation module estimates a respiratory state of the user, based on a detection result by the respiration detector and a detection result by the body movement detector. An output module outputs respiratory state information indicating the estimated respiratory state.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Kanako Nakayama, Junya Takakura, Sawa Fuke, Yasunobu Yamauchi
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Publication number: 20160213266Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an acquisition module, a feature calculator and a blood pressure value calculator. The acquisition module is configured to acquire a basic first attribute of a user, a second attribute related to a physique of the user, a third attribute related to a circulatory organ of the user, and a biological signal related to a living body of the user. The feature calculator is configured to calculate a feature in the biological signal. The blood pressure value calculator is configured to calculate a blood pressure value of the user, based on the first attribute, the second attribute, the third attribute, and the feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2015Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Sawa FUKE, Junya Takakura, Yasunobu Yamauchi, Kanako Nakayama, Takuji Suzuki
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Patent number: 9389443Abstract: A device according to an embodiment includes: a simulated skin portion being located near a photoelectric pulse wave sensor to simulate a blood flow of the skin; a reflectance changing unit located on an opposite side of the simulated skin portion to the photoelectric pulse wave sensor, the reflectance changing unit changing, in time series, reflectance of light emitted from the light-emitting unit of the photoelectric pulse wave sensor and passing through the simulated skin portion; a reflectance change control unit that transmits a reflectance control signal to the reflectance changing unit to control changes in reflectance of the reflectance changing unit; and a synchronization signal output unit that outputs a signal in sync with the reflectance control signal to an external device.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Junya Takakura, Kanako Nakayama, Sawa Fuke, Takuji Suzuki, Yasunobu Yamauchi
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Publication number: 20150374265Abstract: According to one embodiment, a respiratory measurement module measures a first signal related to a respiratory fluctuation of the user. A body movement measurement module measures a second signal related to a movement of a trunk of the user. A respiration detector detects whether or not the user is in a respiratory arrest state, based on the measured first signal measured. A body movement detector detects whether or not the trunk of the user is moving, based on the measured second signal. An estimation module estimates a respiratory state of the user, based on a detection result by the respiration detector and a detection result by the body movement detector. An output module outputs respiratory state information indicating the estimated respiratory state.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Kanako NAKAYAMA, Junya TAKAKURA, Sawa FUKE, Yasunobu YAMAUCHI
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Publication number: 20150157278Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device is configured to control a sensor device executing applications to measure different biomedical data values. The electronic device includes a display controller and a transmitter. The display controller displays a first image for designating an application to be executed by the sensor device, designating an execution time of the application, and designating an activation condition associated with a biomedical data value measured by the sensor device. The transmitter transmits, to the sensor device, the designated application, the designated execution time and the designated activation condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Sawa FUKE, Kanako Nakayama, Junya Takakura
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Publication number: 20150161342Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing system includes a biological sensor device to be worn by a patient and an electronic apparatus. The biological sensor device includes a measurement processor to continuously measure biological information of the patient. The electronic apparatus includes a first acquisition processor, a generator, a calculator and a scheduler. The scheduler schedules medical consultations for the patient based on a time when the patient visited a medical facility and a deviation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Junya TAKAKURA, Kanako Nakayama, Sawa Fuke
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Publication number: 20150157206Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information provision system including a biological sensor device including a sensor and an information transmitting terminal communicably connected to the biological sensor device is provided. The information transmitting terminal includes a detector. The detector detects an action of the user. The biological sensor device includes an obtaining module. The obtaining module obtains, when the action of the user is detected, biological data by driving the sensor during a measurement period included in a measurement information in association with the action.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: KANAKO NAKAYAMA, Junya Takakura, Sawa Fuke
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Publication number: 20150116814Abstract: A device according to an embodiment includes: a simulated skin portion being located near a photoelectric pulse wave sensor to simulate a blood flow of the skin; a reflectance changing unit located on an opposite side of the simulated skin portion to the photoelectric pulse wave sensor, the reflectance changing unit changing, in time series, reflectance of light emitted from the light-emitting unit of the photoelectric pulse wave sensor and passing through the simulated skin portion; a reflectance change control unit that transmits a reflectance control signal to the reflectance changing unit to control changes in reflectance of the reflectance changing unit; and a synchronization signal output unit that outputs a signal in sync with the reflectance control signal to an external device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Junya TAKAKURA, Kanako NAKAYAMA, Sawa FUKE, Takuji SUZUKI, Yasunobu YAMAUCHI