Patents by Inventor Yukiko Yokoyama
Yukiko Yokoyama 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: 11866083Abstract: According to an embodiment, a mobile body acquires product information given to a product to be purchased and transports the product to be purchased. The mobile body includes a cart body, an acquisition device, and a holder. The cart body is moved to transport the product. The acquisition device acquires the product information. The holder detachably holds the acquisition device.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yukiko Yokoyama
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Patent number: 11834089Abstract: A stackable handcart includes a cart frame, a display, and a restriction member. The cart frame includes a receiving portion on which a shopping basket is placeable and a front end portion that abuts a first stackable handcart when the stackable handcart is stacked with the first stackable handcart from behind the first stackable handcart. The display is attached to the cart frame. The restriction member is attached to the cart frame at a position to abut a front end portion of a second stackable handcart when the second stackable handcart is stacked with the stackable handcart from behind the stackable handcart. The restriction member is positioned such that a display of the second stackable handcart does not abut the display of the stackable handcart when the front end portion of the second stackable handcart abuts the restriction member.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yukiko Yokoyama, Takahiro Saitou, Masachika Kurata, Noriyoshi Hara, Hitoshi Iizaka, Hidehiro Naito
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Patent number: 11704513Abstract: A handcart includes a cart frame, a caster, and a code reader. The cart frame includes a receiving portion on which a shopping basket is placeable and a lateral portion extending in a width direction of the cart frame. The caster is disposed at a bottom region of the cart frame. The code reader is attached to the lateral portion of the cart frame so as to be rotatable around the lateral portion. The code reader may be rotated around the lateral portion of the cart frame to a first position at which a reading window of the code reader faces an inner space of the shopping basket on the receiving portion of the cart frame, and to a second position at which the reading window of the code reader faces a front of the cart frame.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hitoshi Iizaka, Hidehiro Naito, Takahiro Saitou, Yukiko Yokoyama, Masachika Kurata, Noriyoshi Hara
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Publication number: 20220129963Abstract: A notification system includes a customer-state discriminating unit and a first transmitting unit of at least one computer. The customer-state discriminating unit discriminates a state of a customer in a store. When a specific state by the customer is discriminated, the first transmitting unit transmits first information corresponding to the specific state to a plurality of electronic devices respectively carried by store clerks in the store.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2022Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yukiko YOKOYAMA
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Patent number: 11299188Abstract: According to one embodiment, a moving body includes an electrical component, a base frame that includes caster portions provided to be runnable on a floor surface, and is formed such that a front side is narrower than a rear side along a front-rear direction, the rear side is opened, and thus another moving body is insertable from the rear side, and a battery case that accommodates a battery supplying power to the electrical component and has an opening and closing lid opening rearward. A restricting member is provided inside the base frame and restricts a position of the other moving body inserted from the rear side to a position where the opening and closing lid opens at least to an angle at which the battery in the battery case is replaceable.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yukiko Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20220024506Abstract: According to an embodiment, a mobile body acquires product information given to a product to be purchased and transports the product to be purchased. The mobile body includes a cart body, an acquisition device, and a holder. The cart body is moved to transport the product. The acquisition device acquires the product information. The holder detachably holds the acquisition device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventor: Yukiko YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20220009536Abstract: A stackable handcart includes a cart frame, a display, and a restriction member. The cart frame includes a receiving portion on which a shopping basket is placeable and a front end portion that abuts a first stackable handcart when the stackable handcart is stacked with the first stackable handcart from behind the first stackable handcart. The display is attached to the cart frame. The restriction member is attached to the cart frame at a position to abut a front end portion of a second stackable handcart when the second stackable handcart is stacked with the stackable handcart from behind the stackable handcart. The restriction member is positioned such that a display of the second stackable handcart does not abut the display of the stackable handcart when the front end portion of the second stackable handcart abuts the restriction member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Yukiko YOKOYAMA, Takahiro SAITOU, Masachika KURATA, Noriyoshi HARA, Hitoshi IIZAKA, Hidehiro NAITO
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Publication number: 20210374368Abstract: A handcart includes a cart frame, a caster, and a code reader. The cart frame includes a receiving portion on which a shopping basket is placeable and a lateral portion extending in a width direction of the cart frame. The caster is disposed at a bottom region of the cart frame. The code reader is attached to the lateral portion of the cart frame so as to be rotatable around the lateral portion. The code reader may be rotated around the lateral portion of the cart frame to a first position at which a reading window of the code reader faces an inner space of the shopping basket on the receiving portion of the cart frame, and to a second position at which the reading window of the code reader faces a front of the cart frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Hitoshi IIZAKA, Hidehiro NAITO, Takahiro SAITOU, Yukiko YOKOYAMA, Masachika KURATA, Noriyoshi HARA
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Patent number: 11167780Abstract: According to an embodiment, a mobile body acquires product information given to a product to be purchased and transports the product to be purchased. The mobile body includes a cart body, an acquisition device, and a holder. The cart body is moved to transport the product. The acquisition device acquires the product information. The holder detachably holds the acquisition device.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yukiko Yokoyama
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Patent number: 11155290Abstract: A stackable handcart includes a cart frame, a display, and a restriction member. The cart frame includes a receiving portion on which a shopping basket is placeable and a front end portion that abuts a first stackable handcart when the stackable handcart is stacked with the first stackable handcart from behind the first stackable handcart. The display is attached to the cart frame. The restriction member is attached to the cart frame at a position to abut a front end portion of a second stackable handcart when the second stackable handcart is stacked with the stackable handcart from behind the stackable handcart. The restriction member is positioned such that a display of the second stackable handcart does not abut the display of the stackable handcart when the front end portion of the second stackable handcart abuts the restriction member.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yukiko Yokoyama, Takahiro Saitou, Masachika Kurata, Noriyoshi Hara, Hitoshi Iizaka, Hidehiro Naito
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Patent number: 11126810Abstract: A handcart includes a cart frame, a caster, and a code reader. The cart frame includes a receiving portion on which a shopping basket is placeable and a lateral portion extending in a width direction of the cart frame. The caster is disposed at a bottom region of the cart frame. The code reader is attached to the lateral portion of the cart frame so as to be rotatable around the lateral portion. The code reader may be rotated around the lateral portion of the cart frame to a first position at which a reading window of the code reader faces an inner space of the shopping basket on the receiving portion of the cart frame, and to a second position at which the reading window of the code reader faces a front of the cart frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hitoshi Iizaka, Hidehiro Naito, Takahiro Saitou, Yukiko Yokoyama, Masachika Kurata, Noriyoshi Hara
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Publication number: 20210090148Abstract: A notification system includes a customer-state discriminating unit and a first transmitting unit of at least one computer. The customer-state discriminating unit discriminates a state of a customer in a store. When a specific state by the customer is discriminated, the first transmitting unit transmits first information corresponding to the specific state to a plurality of electronic devices respectively carried by store clerks in the store.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yukiko YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20200327289Abstract: A handcart includes a cart frame, a caster, and a code reader. The cart frame includes a receiving portion on which a shopping basket is placeable and a lateral portion extending in a width direction of the cart frame. The caster is disposed at a bottom region of the cart frame. The code reader is attached to the lateral portion of the cart frame so as to be rotatable around the lateral portion. The code reader may be rotated around the lateral portion of the cart frame to a first position at which a reading window of the code reader faces an inner space of the shopping basket on the receiving portion of the cart frame, and to a second position at which the reading window of the code reader faces a front of the cart frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Hitoshi IIZAKA, Hidehiro NAITO, Takahiro SAITOU, Yukiko YOKOYAMA, Masachika KURATA, Noriyoshi HARA
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Patent number: 10759459Abstract: A handcart includes a cart frame having a receiving portion on which a shopping basket is placeable and a handle portion, a caster disposed at a bottom region of the cart frame, a display mounting arm adjacent to the handle portion and extending upward from the cart frame, and a display device attached to an upper end of the display mounting arm. The display mounting arm is movable to position the display device at a location that is shifted to a left or a right side with respect to a center of the cart frame in a width direction thereof.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masachika Kurata, Takahiro Saitou, Yukiko Yokoyama, Noriyoshi Hara, Hitoshi Iizaka, Hidehiro Naito
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Publication number: 20200172140Abstract: According to one embodiment, a moving body includes an electrical component, a base frame that includes caster portions provided to be runnable on a floor surface, and is formed such that a front side is narrower than a rear side along a front-rear direction, the rear side is opened, and thus another moving body is insertable from the rear side, and a battery case that accommodates a battery supplying power to the electrical component and has an opening and closing lid opening rearward. A restricting member is provided inside the base frame and restricts a position of the other moving body inserted from the rear side to a position where the opening and closing lid opens at least to an angle at which the battery in the battery case is replaceable.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventor: Yukiko Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20200139997Abstract: According to an embodiment, a mobile body acquires product information given to a product to be purchased and transports the product to be purchased. The mobile body includes a cart body, an acquisition device, and a holder. The cart body is moved to transport the product. The acquisition device acquires the product information. The holder detachably holds the acquisition device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventor: Yukiko YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20190354952Abstract: A terminal control apparatus acquires identification information of a user. The terminal control apparatus acquires biological information of the user read by a biological information reading device provided in a truck. The terminal control apparatus detects, from a first storing section that stores, in association with the identification information of a plurality of users, registered biological information registered as biological information of the user identified by the identification information, the registered biological information stored in association with the acquired identification information and collates the detected registered biological information and the acquired biological information. The terminal control apparatus starts, if the biological information coincides with the registered biological information as a result of the collation, a terminal for inputting information concerning a commodity that the user loads on the truck.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventor: Yukiko Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20190272400Abstract: A handcart includes a cart frame, a code reader holder, and a code reader. The cart frame includes a receiving portion on which a shopping basket is placeable. The code reader holder is attached to the cart frame and including an insertion opening that is movable to a position at which the insertion opening faces upward. The code reader includes an insertion portion, and detachably attached to the code reader holder when the insertion portion is inserted into the insertion opening of the code reader.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Hidehiro NAITO, Hitoshi IIZAKA, Takahiro SAITOU, Yukiko YOKOYAMA, Masachika KURATA, Noriyoshi HARA
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Publication number: 20190270470Abstract: A handcart includes a cart frame having a receiving portion on which a shopping basket is placeable and a handle portion, a caster disposed at a bottom region of the cart frame, a display mounting arm adjacent to the handle portion and extending upward from the cart frame, and a display device attached to an upper end of the display mounting arm. The display mounting arm is movable to position the display device at a location that is shifted to a left or a right side with respect to a center of the cart frame in a width direction thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Masachika KURATA, Takahiro SAITOU, Yukiko YOKOYAMA, Noriyoshi HARA, Hitoshi IIZAKA, Hidehiro NAITO
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Publication number: 20190272399Abstract: A handcart includes a cart frame, a caster, and a code reader. The cart frame includes a receiving portion on which a shopping basket is placeable and a lateral portion extending in a width direction of the cart frame. The caster is disposed at a bottom region of the cart frame. The code reader is attached to the lateral portion of the cart frame so as to be rotatable around the lateral portion. The code reader may be rotated around the lateral portion of the cart frame to a first position at which a reading window of the code reader faces an inner space of the shopping basket on the receiving portion of the cart frame, and to a second position at which the reading window of the code reader faces a front of the cart frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Hitoshi IIZAKA, Hidehiro NAITO, Takahiro SAITOU, Yukiko YOKOYAMA, Masachika KURATA, Noriyoshi HARA