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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Koji Kashima, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsumi Sakaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Kajihata, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/103 (2006.01); G01B 3/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a band in which a plurality of members are connected to one another through joints serving as connection axes parallel to one another, an inter-panel angle indicating an angle between the members adjacent to each other through the joint is adjusted. Each joint is provided with an angular sensor for detecting the inter-panel angle. Based on the detected inter-panel angle, the peripheral shape indicating a shape of at least a part of a periphery of the object to be measured, on which the band is mounted, is measured. The present technology, for example, is useful for an abdominal girth measurement apparatus.