Patents by Inventor Hironobu Tamai

Hironobu Tamai 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).

  • Apparatus, system and method for electronic ticket management and electronic ticket distribution authentication
    Patent number: 8892453
    Abstract: An electronic ticket management system includes an event organizer for planning an event, an electronic ticket seller for distributing electronic ticket information which authenticates the right to attend the event, an information storage chip for storing the electronic ticket information, and an electronic ticket platform center for managing the distribution of the electronic ticket information. The electronic ticket platform center forms an electronic ticket information master based on event information registered by the event organizer, and relates ticket issuing information registered by the electronic ticket seller to the electronic ticket information master. The electronic ticket platform center also issues the tickets by writing the electronic ticket information into the corresponding information storage chip based on ticket issuing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Nakamura, Hironobu Tamai, Miyuki Hori, Seiki Murakami
  • Apparatus, system and method for electronic ticket management and electronic ticket distribution authentication
    Patent number: 7555361
    Abstract: An electronic ticket management system includes an event organizer for planning an event, an electronic ticket seller for distributing electronic ticket information which authenticates the right to attend the event, an information storage chip for storing the electronic ticket information, and an electronic ticket platform center for managing the distribution of the electronic ticket information. The electronic ticket platform center forms an electronic ticket information master based on event information registered by the event organizer, and relates ticket issuing information registered by the electronic ticket seller to the electronic ticket information master. The electronic ticket platform center also issues the tickets by writing the electronic ticket information into the corresponding information storage chip based on ticket issuing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Nakamura, Hironobu Tamai, Miyuki Hori, Seiki Murakami
  • Information processing terminal or control method therefor
    Patent number: 7066385
    Abstract: Amount information stored in an IC chip installed in a portable terminal has been encoded, and no key is contained in the same terminal for protection against unauthorized use. On the other hand, in order to allow the information to be viewed even offline, a portion of the information can be displayed by a specific application. After a viewer application is downloaded from a service provider, followed by mutual authentication with the IC chip, the application is enabled on the terminal, and the extent viewed is registered. Therefore, the amount information stored in the IC card or IC chip can be displayed even in an offline environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Fukada, Hironobu Tamai, Shuichi Sekiya, Takuya Oshima
  • Apparatus, system and method for electronic ticket management and electronic ticket distribution authentication
    Publication number: 20040093309
    Abstract: An electronic ticket management system includes an event organizer for planning an event, an electronic ticket seller for distributing electronic ticket information which authenticates the right to attend the event, an information storage chip for storing the electronic ticket information, and an electronic ticket platform center for managing the distribution of the electronic ticket information. The electronic ticket platform center forms an electronic ticket information master based on event information registered by the event organizer, and relates ticket issuing information registered by the electronic ticket seller to the electronic ticket information master. The electronic ticket platform center also issues the tickets by writing the electronic ticket information into the corresponding information storage chip based on ticket issuing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Masakazu Nakamura, Hironobu Tamai, Miyuki Hori, Seiki Murakami
  • Information processing terminal or control method therefor
    Publication number: 20040050932
    Abstract: Amount information stored in an IC chip installed in a portable terminal has been encoded, and no key is contained in the same terminal for protection against unauthorized use. On the other hand, in order to allow the information to be viewed even offline, a portion of the information can be displayed by a specific application. After a viewer application is downloaded from a service provider, followed by mutual authentication with the IC chip, the application is enabled on the terminal, and the extent viewed is registered. Therefore, the amount information stored in the IC card or IC chip can be displayed even in an offline environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Akira Fukada, Hironobu Tamai, Shuichi Sekiya, Takuya Oshima
  • Apparatus, system and method for electronic ticket management and electronic ticket distribution authentication
    Publication number: 20020116343
    Abstract: An electronic ticket management system includes an event organizer for planning an event, an electronic ticket seller for distributing electronic ticket information which authenticates the right to attend the event, an information storage chip for storing the electronic ticket information, and an electronic ticket platform center for managing the distribution of the electronic ticket information. The electronic ticket platform center forms an electronic ticket information master based on event information registered by the event organizer, and relates ticket issuing information registered by the electronic ticket seller to the electronic ticket information master. The electronic ticket platform center also issues the tickets by writing the electronic ticket information into the corresponding information storage chip based on ticket issuing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Masakazu Nakamura, Hironobu Tamai, Miyuki Hori, Seiki Murakami