Patents by Inventor Yumi Kitamura

Yumi Kitamura 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: 11330992
    Abstract: A height correction device measures height information on the reference position of the heart and height information on the wrist to which a blood pressure measurement device is attached using communication technology when the body of a subject rotates or moves at the position where the measurement device is attached during the measurement period including the sleep period, subjects the obtained blood pressure measurement values to height correction using height information, and approximates the obtained blood pressure measurement values to blood pressure measurement values measured at the reference position of the heart, to thereby obtain highly accurate measurement values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignees: OMRON CORPORATION, OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yumi Kitamura, Takahide Tanaka, Shingo Yamashita
  • Patent number: 10898112
    Abstract: A gait posture meter evaluates a gait posture of a measurement subject, and includes an accelerometer affixed to a centerline of a measurement subject's waist area, an evaluation unit that repeatedly finds an evaluation amount quantitatively expressing a gait posture of the measurement subject based on an output of the accelerometer in each of predetermined unit periods within a predetermined continuous walking period of no greater than ten minutes, and a display processing unit that displays the repeatedly-found evaluation amounts in time series in the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yumi Kitamura, Naoki Takeishi, Yuji Asada, Fumihiko Nakamura, Kazuya Uemura, Tamaki Ito
  • Patent number: 10667726
    Abstract: A gait posture meter that evaluates a gait posture of a measurement subject includes an accelerometer affixed to a centerline of the measurement subject's waist area and a computation unit. The computation unit calculates a Z feature amount and an X feature amount indicating a degree of a difference between up-down and front-rear axis direction accelerations of the waist area in a left leg reference period and up-down and front-rear axis direction accelerations of the waist area in a right leg reference period using a timewise change waveform in three axis accelerations outputted by the accelerometer, and calculates a Y feature amount indicating a degree of a difference between a displacement of a left-right axis direction trajectory of the waist area in the left leg reference period and a displacement of the left-right axis direction trajectory of the waist area in the right leg reference period by finding a second-level integration of the left-right axis acceleration outputted by the accelerometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yumi Kitamura, Takeshi Kubo, Yuki Takano
  • Publication number: 20190387978
    Abstract: A height correction device measures height information on the reference position of the heart and height information on the wrist to which a blood pressure measurement device is attached using communication technology when the body of a subject rotates or moves at the position where the measurement device is attached during the measurement period including the sleep period, subjects the obtained blood pressure measurement values to height correction using height information, and approximates the obtained blood pressure measurement values to blood pressure measurement values measured at the reference position of the heart, to thereby obtain highly accurate measurement values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Yumi KITAMURA, Takahide TANAKA, Shingo YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 10449455
    Abstract: An operation information measurement apparatus includes: a detection unit that detects information corresponding to a motion of a user; an activity amount measurement unit that measures an activity amount of the user based on the information detected by the detection unit; an action identification unit that identifies an action of the user based on the information detected by the detection unit; and a transfer unit that transfers pattern information relating to a pattern of the action of the user identified by the action identification unit and the activity amount of the user measured by the activity amount measurement unit to a game control unit that controls a parameter of an electronic game based on the activity amount and the pattern information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiro Hamaguchi, Yumi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 10413812
    Abstract: An operation information measurement apparatus having a detection unit for detecting information corresponding to a motion of a user includes: an operation information measurement unit that measures operation information of the user based on the information detected by the detection unit; a communication unit for performing near-field wireless communication with another operation information measurement apparatus; a determination unit that, based on a communication record of the communication unit, determines an interaction period in which the user and another user were active at the same location; and a transfer unit that transfers information relating to the interaction period determined by the determination unit to a game control unit that controls a parameter of an electronic game according to at least whether or not the interaction period exists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiro Hamaguchi, Yumi Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20170296873
    Abstract: An exercise information measurement apparatus, a control method therefor, and a control program therefor, according to which it is possible to suppress power consumption and provide a user with additional value obtained by using a near-field wireless communication function. An exercise information measurement apparatus includes: a body motion detection unit that detects information corresponding to a motion of a user; a communication unit for performing near-field wireless communication with another apparatus having a function of measuring exercise information of a user; a sound detection unit that detects sound; and a control unit that measures exercise information of the user based on the information detected by the body motion detection unit, determines the presence of a person based on the sound detected by the sound detection unit, and based on the determination result, controls an operation state of the communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yumi KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170157506
    Abstract: An operation information measurement apparatus having a detection unit for detecting information corresponding to a motion of a user includes: an operation information measurement unit that measures operation information of the user based on the information detected by the detection unit; a communication unit for performing near-field wireless communication with another operation information measurement apparatus; a determination unit that, based on a communication record of the communication unit, determines an interaction period in which the user and another user were active at the same location; and a transfer unit that transfers information relating to the interaction period determined by the determination unit to a game control unit that controls a parameter of an electronic game according to at least whether or not the interaction period exists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiro HAMAGUCHI, Yumi KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170136361
    Abstract: An operation information measurement apparatus includes: a detection unit that detects information corresponding to a motion of a user; an activity amount measurement unit that measures an activity amount of the user based on the information detected by the detection unit; an action identification unit that identifies an action of the user based on the information detected by the detection unit; and a transfer unit that transfers pattern information relating to a pattern of the action of the user identified by the action identification unit and the activity amount of the user measured by the activity amount measurement unit to a game control unit that controls a parameter of an electronic game based on the activity amount and the pattern information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiro HAMAGUCHI, Yumi KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170086710
    Abstract: An apparatus is attached to one portion of a user's body for use, and has a detection unit that detects information corresponding to motion of the user. The apparatus measures an activity amount of the user based on information detected by the detection unit and, if multiple apparatuses are attached to the user's body, transmits information to an activity identification unit that identifies an activity being performed by the user based on information detected by the detection units of the attached activity amount measuring apparatuses and information indicating the attachment portions of the attached activity amount measuring apparatuses. The transmitted information is information that is detected by the detection unit and associated with the information indicating the identified attachment portion. The activity amount is corrected based on the activity that is identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takehiro HAMAGUCHI, Mika EZOE, Yumi KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20160045140
    Abstract: A gait posture meter that evaluates a gait posture of a measurement subject includes an accelerometer affixed to a centerline of the measurement subject's waist area and a computation unit. The computation unit calculates a Z feature amount and an X feature amount indicating a degree of a difference between up-down and front-rear axis direction accelerations of the waist area in a left leg reference period and up-down and front-rear axis direction accelerations of the waist area in a right leg reference period using a timewise change waveform in three axis accelerations outputted by the accelerometer, and calculates a Y feature amount indicating a degree of a difference between a displacement of a left-right axis direction trajectory of the waist area in the left leg reference period and a displacement of the left-right axis direction trajectory of the waist area in the right leg reference period by finding a second-level integration of the left-right axis acceleration outputted by the accelerometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Yumi KITAMURA, Takeshi KUBO, Yuki TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20160038059
    Abstract: A gait posture meter according to the invention includes an accelerometer affixed to a centerline of a measurement subject's waist area, and physical amounts corresponding to the measurement subject's waist position while walking are quantitatively calculated using one or both of an up-down axis acceleration timewise change waveform and a front-rear axis acceleration timewise change waveform outputted by the accelerometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Yuji ASADA, Naoki TAKEISHI, Yumi KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20160038060
    Abstract: A gait posture meter evaluates a gait posture of a measurement subject, and includes an accelerometer affixed to a centerline of a measurement subject's waist area, an evaluation unit that repeatedly finds an evaluation amount quantitatively expressing a gait posture of the measurement subject based on an output of the accelerometer in each of predetermined unit periods within a predetermined continuous walking period of no greater than ten minutes, and a display processing unit that displays the repeatedly-found evaluation amounts in time series in the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Yumi KITAMURA, Naoki TAKEISHI, Yuji ASADA, Fumihiko NAKAMURA, Kazuya UEMURA, Tamaki ITO
  • Patent number: 9117148
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a detection unit, a data acquisition unit, and a communication unit. The detection unit is configured to detect whether or not print target data based on a print job has been created in a format suitable for printing on a predetermined image forming apparatus. The data acquisition unit is configured to acquire, when the detection unit detects that the print target data has been created, the created print target data and accompanying print information extracted from the print job. The communication unit is configured to transmit print data containing the acquired print target data and accompanying print information to the image forming apparatus using a predetermined protocol applicable to the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Kida, Yumi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 8941869
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a printing data reception unit, an identification information creation unit, an identification information transmission unit, an HDD, an image forming unit, an identification information acceptance unit, and a controller. The printing data reception unit receives from a communication terminal device printing data including printing target data and its printing accompanying information with a predetermined protocol. The identification information creation unit creates identification information upon receiving the printing data. The identification information transmission unit transmits identification information to the communication terminal device. The HDD stores the printing data. The identification information acceptance unit accepts input of the identification information. The controller makes the image forming unit print the printing target data corresponding to the input identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Kida, Yumi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 8743399
    Abstract: An image forming system includes: an information operation apparatus which receives screen data and image forming data corresponding to the screen data; an image forming apparatus which communicates with the information operation apparatus; and a display apparatus which communicates with the information operation apparatus and which displays an image on a display portion based on the screen data received from the information operation apparatus, wherein when receiving an image forming confirmation command, the image forming apparatus receives the image forming data corresponding to the image shown on the display apparatus from the information operation apparatus, displays an image which indicates the image forming data and forms the image based on the image forming data if an image forming command is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Yumi Kitamura, Yusuke Nakagoshi
  • Patent number: 8536470
    Abstract: A body composition monitor of the present invention includes means for measuring a body composition, means for storing a measured body composition value, and body composition comparison means for comparing the measured body composition value and a stored body composition value, in which the body composition monitor further includes means for inputting a body weight value, means for storing an inputted body weight, body weight comparison means for comparing the inputted body weight and stored body weight, body composition change determination means for determining a change degree of the body composition value with using a comparison result of the body composition comparison means and a comparison result of the body weight comparison means, and display means for displaying a determination result determined by the body composition change determination means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Sato, Shinya Tanaka, Yumi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 8536469
    Abstract: A body composition monitor of the present invention includes means for inputting a reference value of a body composition component, means for inputting a measurement value of the body composition component, body composition comparison means for comparing the reference value and the measurement value so as to determine a body composition component change amount of the measurement value relative to the reference value, display means provided with a plurality of stages for displaying one of the stages corresponding to the body composition component change amount, and stage determination means provided with a plurality of determination widths respectively corresponding to the plurality of stages for determining one of the stages corresponding to the body composition component change amount with using the plurality of determination widths, wherein the plurality of determination widths are not identical to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Tetsuya Sato, Yumi Kitamura, Shinya Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8332958
    Abstract: A Multi-Function peripheral (MFP), a server apparatus, and a client apparatus for generating image output data from document data and transmitting the image output data to the server apparatus are each connected to a network. In the server apparatus, an output data management unit stores the received image output data in an output data storage unit. Upon receiving user authentication information that is input with a user operation on the MFP, the server apparatus determines whether the user authentication information is valid. When the user authentication information is determined to be valid, the server apparatus transmits to the MFP one or more among the stored image output data associated with the user authentication information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Toshitsugu Nishimi, Yasushi Tsukamoto, Akira Fujikura, Daisuke Yoshida, Yasuhiko Kida, Yusuke Nakagoshi, Yumi Kitamura, Toshinobu Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20120133979
    Abstract: An image forming system includes: an information operation apparatus which receives screen data and image forming data corresponding to the screen data; an image forming apparatus which communicates with the information operation apparatus; and a display apparatus which communicates with the information operation apparatus and which displays an image on a display portion based on the screen data received from the information operation apparatus, wherein when receiving an image forming confirmation command, the image forming apparatus receives the image forming data corresponding to the image shown on the display apparatus from the information operation apparatus, displays an image which indicates the image forming data and forms the image based on the image forming data if an image forming command is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Yumi KITAMURA, Yusuke NAKAGOSHI