Patents by Inventor Hiroki SHIMORA

Hiroki SHIMORA 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: 10062088
    Abstract: An advertisement distribution device includes: an arrangement position acquisition unit configured to acquire an arrangement position on a display screen of a terminal to display advertisement information; an attention degree index extracting unit configured to extract an attention degree index of the arrangement position based on acquisition of a specific position on the display screen and an attention degree index of the specific position; an arrangement position ranking unit configured to rank a plurality of arrangement positions based on a plurality of attention degree indices extracted by the attention degree index extracting unit; a distribution information ranking unit configured to rank a plurality of pieces of advertisement information based on a predetermined ranking process; and a distribution unit configured to distribute the plurality of pieces of advertisement information based on the ranks of the plurality of pieces of advertisement information and the ranks of the plurality of arrangement posi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroki Shimora
  • Patent number: 9811841
    Abstract: A correction device includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire an arrangement position of advertisement information within a predetermined page layout when the advertisement information arranged in the predetermined page layout is displayed on a display screen of a terminal and a click rate at the arrangement position. The correction device includes a second acquisition unit configured to acquire a specific position in the predetermined page layout displayed on the display screen and an attention degree index indicating a degree of attention of the specific position as compared to another position. The correction device includes a correction unit configured to correct a click rate of the advertisement information based on the attention degree index of the specific position corresponding to the arrangement position of the advertisement information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroki Shimora
  • Publication number: 20170154365
    Abstract: Digital media delivery devices, methods, and programs select digital media for display within digital content on a terminal device based on a degree of reliability of an evaluation value for the digital media. The devices, methods, and programs access a memory that stores digital media information for a plurality of items of digital media including an evaluation value, and a degree of reliability that reflects the reliability of the evaluation value. The devices, methods, and programs, receive a request for digital media for display within digital content on the terminal device via the network interface, identify a group of the plurality items of digital media each having the degree of reliability above a predetermined threshold, select an item of digital media from the identified group having a highest evaluation value, and transmit an identification of the selected item of digital media via the network interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seira NAKAMURA, Takuya NOMURA, Hiroki SHIMORA
  • Publication number: 20140257970
    Abstract: An advertisement distribution device includes: an arrangement position acquisition unit configured to acquire an arrangement position on a display screen of a terminal to display advertisement information; an attention degree index extracting unit configured to extract an attention degree index of the arrangement position based on acquisition of a specific position on the display screen and an attention degree index of the specific position; an arrangement position ranking unit configured to rank a plurality of arrangement positions based on a plurality of attention degree indices extracted by the attention degree index extracting unit; a distribution information ranking unit configured to rank a plurality of pieces of advertisement information based on a predetermined ranking process; and a distribution unit configured to distribute the plurality of pieces of advertisement information based on the ranks of the plurality of pieces of advertisement information and the ranks of the plurality of arrangement posi
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroki SHIMORA
  • Publication number: 20140257974
    Abstract: A correction device includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire an arrangement position of advertisement information within a predetermined page layout when the advertisement information arranged in the predetermined page layout is displayed on a display screen of a terminal and a click rate at the arrangement position. The correction device includes a second acquisition unit configured to acquire a specific position in the predetermined page layout displayed on the display screen and an attention degree index indicating a degree of attention of the specific position as compared to another position. The correction device includes a correction unit configured to correct a click rate of the advertisement information based on the attention degree index of the specific position corresponding to the arrangement position of the advertisement information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroki SHIMORA