Patents by Inventor TAKETO MATSUNAGA

TAKETO MATSUNAGA 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).

  • Shopper analysis using an acceleration sensor and imaging
    Patent number: 11688157
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a computing device, acceleration information from an acceleration sensor attached to a product; receiving, by the computing device, from an image capture device an image of a prospective purchaser of the product; determining, by the computing device, a movement of the prospective purchaser based on the acceleration information and the image, the movement being in relation to a movement of the product; and sending, by the computing device, display information to a digital display, the display information including information related to the product. The movement of the product is based on the acceleration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Shibayama, Taketo Matsunaga, Keiichiro Shimada, Haoxiang Qiu
  • SHOPPER ANALYSIS USING AN ACCELERATION SENSOR AND IMAGING
    Publication number: 20210334523
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a computing device, acceleration information from an acceleration sensor attached to a product; receiving, by the computing device, from an image capture device an image of a prospective purchaser of the product; determining, by the computing device, a movement of the prospective purchaser based on the acceleration information and the image, the movement being in relation to a movement of the product; and sending, by the computing device, display information to a digital display, the display information including information related to the product. The movement of the product is based on the acceleration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: HIROKI SHIBAYAMA, TAKETO MATSUNAGA, KEIICHIRO SHIMADA, HAOXIANG QIU