Patents by Inventor Takahiko Demura

Takahiko Demura 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: 6705972
    Abstract: An exercise assisting meter that enables the user to enjoy physical exercises and to perform a proper long-term management of exercises by enumerating the amount of repetitive exercises of the user and displaying the result of assessment on the exercises with an image information (character) of virtual organism representing different assessment grades. This meter manages the days of practice from the start of an exercise and makes the character evolve or grow as the days go on. Further, it increases or decreases a life-gauge for managing the healthy state of a character according to daily target achievement existence, and changes the figure (shape of body) of the character to a healthy, obese or sick form according to the life-gauge. Further, it includes a wellness meter for managing the wellness of the character according to the rate of target achievement on the previous day, and changes the expression and action of the character according to the wellness meter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Hudson Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiya Takano, Yutaka Nagayama, Takahiko Demura