Patents by Inventor Noboru Kamijo
Noboru Kamijo 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: 11017420Abstract: A method and system for processing shopping information. The shopping information, which pertains to an item purchased by a user, is read from a mobile device, and was scanned by the mobile device from an item tag attached to the item. The item relates to another user. A set of affiliates is determined from analysis of the shopping information. Each affiliate is entitled to receive a reward due to purchase of the item.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2013Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Toru Aihara, Noboru Kamijo, Kazumasa Ochiai, Hidekazu Tanaka
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Patent number: 10825013Abstract: Methods and arrangements for processing face-to-face mobile phone transactions. An agreed-upon price for a product is accepted from a buyer mobile phone and a seller mobile phone. Distinct random numbers are assigned to each of the buyer and seller mobile phones. The random number assigned to the seller mobile phone is received from the buyer mobile phone, and the random number assigned to the buyer mobile phone is received from the seller mobile phone. A match is ascertained between the buyer and seller mobile phones based on receipt from the buyer mobile phone the random number assigned to the seller mobile phone and receipt from the seller mobile phone the random number assigned to the buyer mobile phone.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2010Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Aihara, Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, Noboru Kamijo, Koichi Kamijo, Kiran Appasaheb Kate, Alwyn R. Lobo, Masana Murase
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Patent number: 10575238Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a system, and a computer program product manage a blacklist. The method includes, for a detected improper device, transferring a blacklist or an identifier or identifiers, present in the blacklist, respectively, of one or more devices associated with information on at least one geographic position of associated with a position of the improper device to one or more relay devices which exist at or near the at least one geographic position associated with the position of the improper device. The blacklist is used for controlling commutation or communication from or to the improper device.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Toru Aihara, Shunichi Amano, Tadanobu Inoue, Noboru Kamijo
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Patent number: 10237058Abstract: The present invention can be a method, system, and computer program product. One embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-implemented method for identifying an artificial object. The method includes receiving capacitance data which is obtained by measuring with at least one electrodes in a sensor at least one predefined surfaces of the artificial object placed against the sensor; converting each of the obtained capacitance data into an evaluation level in an evaluation system having more than two evaluation levels, to obtain a capacitance distribution on the surface of the artificial object; determining whether the obtained capacitance distribution matches a pre-registered capacitance distribution or one of pre-registered capacitance distributions; and if the determination result is positive, concluding the artificial object is identified.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Aihara, Tadanobu Inoue, Noboru Kamijo, Takeo Nakada
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Publication number: 20190028956Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a system, and a computer program product manage a blacklist. The method includes, for a detected improper device, transferring a blacklist or an identifier or identifiers, present in the blacklist, respectively, of one or more devices associated with information on at least one geographic position of associated with a position of the improper device to one or more relay devices which exist at or near the at least one geographic position associated with the position of the improper device. The blacklist is used for controlling commutation or communication from or to the improper device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Toru Aihara, Shunichi Amano, Tadanobu Inoue, Noboru Kamijo
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Patent number: 10149230Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a system, and a computer program product manage a blacklist. A server computer and method communicate with a device via a relay device, the relay device being connected to the device via a wireless network, in response to a detection of an improper device, adding, into a blacklist, information on a position of the improper device or information on a position associated with a position of the improper device, and an identifier of the improper device, wherein the blacklist is used for controlling commutation from or to an improper device. The blacklist or an identifier in the blacklist of a device associated with the information on the position of the improper device is transferred to a relay device in or near the position of the improper device and/or to a relay device in or near the position associated with the position of the improper device.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Toru Aihara, Shunichi Amano, Tadanobu Inoue, Noboru Kamijo
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Publication number: 20180262971Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a system, and a computer program product manage a blacklist. A server computer and method communicate with a device via a relay device, the relay device being connected to the device via a wireless network, in response to a detection of an improper device, adding, into a blacklist, information on a position of the improper device or information on a position associated with a position of the improper device, and an identifier of the improper device, wherein the blacklist is used for controlling commutation from or to an improper device. The blacklist or an identifier in the blacklist of a device associated with the information on the position of the improper device is transferred to a relay device in or near the position of the improper device and/or to a relay device in or near the position associated with the position of the improper device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2017Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Toru Aihara, Shunichi Amano, Tadanobu Inoue, Noboru Kamijo
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Publication number: 20170141915Abstract: The present invention can be a method, system, and computer program product. One embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-implemented method for identifying an artificial object. The method includes receiving capacitance data which is obtained by measuring with at least one electrodes in a sensor at least one predefined surfaces of the artificial object placed against the sensor; converting each of the obtained capacitance data into an evaluation level in an evaluation system having more than two evaluation levels, to obtain a capacitance distribution on the surface of the artificial object; determining whether the obtained capacitance distribution matches a pre-registered capacitance distribution or one of pre-registered capacitance distributions; and if the determination result is positive, concluding the artificial object is identified.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Toru Aihara, Tadanobu Inoue, Noboru Kamijo, Takeo Nakada
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Patent number: 9454722Abstract: A method and system. A layout design of invisible information to be printed with invisible ink in a book is generated. The invisible information includes a Universal Resource Locator (URL) of an address of a web server at which additional information is located. The URL is encoded in a code within the invisible information. The additional information is associated with an article.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kohichi Kamijoh, Noboru Kamijo, Kazumasa Ochiai, Yasuo Usuba
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Publication number: 20160034799Abstract: A method and system. A layout design of invisible information to be printed with invisible ink in a book is generated. The invisible information includes a Universal Resource Locator (URL) of an address of a web server at which additional information is located. The URL is encoded in a code within the invisible information. The additional information is associated with an article.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Kohichi Kamijoh, Noboru Kamijo, Kazumasa Ochiai, Yasuo Usuba
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Patent number: 9230201Abstract: A computer system which implements a method of manufacturing a physical medium configured to store data. The computer system includes a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and a computer readable storage device coupled to the processor. The storage device contains program code which, upon being executed by the processor via the memory, implements the method. In accordance with the method, a layout design of visible information to be printed with visible ink in a book is generated, wherein the visible information including an article; and a layout design of invisible information to be printed with invisible ink in a book is generated, wherein the invisible information includes a Universal Resource Locator (URL) of an address of a web server at which additional information is located, the URL being encoded in a code within the invisible information, and the additional information being associated with the article.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2015Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kohichi Kamijoh, Noboru Kamijo, Kazumasa Ochiai, Yasuo Usuba
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Publication number: 20150363798Abstract: A technique that can estimate purchase behavior of a customer in a store is provided. The technique includes acquiring article information on at least one article that a target customer purchases in the store, and layout information on each store and shelving allocation information on each store. The technique includes reading at least one of previous path information on actual travel of one or more customers in the store, and previous path information on actual travel of the target customer in the store or across the stores. The technique includes estimating a traffic line of the target customer in the store or across the stores, according to a tendency acquired from the path information read, based on each piece of the information acquired.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2015Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: Toru Aihara, Noboru Kamijo, Takayuki Osogami, Shunichi Amano
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Patent number: 9092718Abstract: A cellular phone configured to be used by an operator. The cellular phone includes a light-emitting element, a digital camera, and a memory. The light-emitting element is configured to emit light of a specific wavelength to illuminate invisible information written in invisible ink in an object to make the invisible information visible. The invisible information includes a Universal Resource Locator (URL) of an address of a web server at which additional information is located. The URL is encoded in a code within the invisible information. The digital camera is configured to take a picture of the illuminated invisible information to capture an image of the code. The memory is configured to store the captured image.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kohichi Kamijoh, Noboru Kamijo, Kazumasa Ochiai, Yasuo Usuba
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Publication number: 20150163372Abstract: A computer system which implements a method of manufacturing a physical medium configured to store data. The computer system includes a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and a computer readable storage device coupled to the processor. The storage device contains program code which, upon being executed by the processor via the memory, implements the method. In accordance with the method, a layout design of visible information to be printed with visible ink in a book is generated, wherein the visible information including an article; and a layout design of invisible information to be printed with invisible ink in a book is generated, wherein the invisible information includes a Universal Resource Locator (URL) of an address of a web server at which additional information is located, the URL being encoded in a code within the invisible information, and the additional information being associated with the article.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2015Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Kohichi Kamijoh, Noboru Kamijo, Kazumasa Ochiai, Yasuo Usuba
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Patent number: 9001389Abstract: A method of manufacturing a physical medium configured to store data. A layout design of visible information to be printed with visible ink in a book is generated, the visible information including an article. A layout design of invisible information to be printed with invisible ink in a book is generated, the invisible information including a Universal Resource Locator (URL) of an address of a web server at which additional information is located, the URL being encoded in a code within the invisible information, the additional information being associated with the article.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kohichi Kamijoh, Noboru Kamijo, Kazumasa Ochiai, Yasuo Usuba
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Publication number: 20140156367Abstract: A method and system for processing shopping information. The shopping information, which pertains to an item purchased by a user, is read from a mobile device, and was scanned by the mobile device from an item tag attached to the item. The item relates to another user. A set of affiliates is determined from analysis of the shopping information. Each affiliate is entitled to receive a reward due to purchase of the item.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Aihara, Noboru Kamijo, Kazumasa Ochiai, Hidekazu Tanaka
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Patent number: 8740060Abstract: Mobile product advising includes creating, via a computer processor, vectors for each of a number of subjects corresponding to a product and assigning attributes of the subjects to corresponding fields of the vector. The mobile product advising also includes assigning values in the fields of the vectors reflecting a status of the attributes relative to the subjects. The mobile product advising further includes creating a product label for the product and encoding the vector including the attributes and values on the product label.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Toru Aihara, Noboru Kamijo, Robyn R. Schwartz
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Publication number: 20140146369Abstract: A method of manufacturing a physical medium configured to store data. A layout design of visible information to be printed with visible ink in a book is generated, the visible information including an article. A layout design of invisible information to be printed with invisible ink in a book is generated, the invisible information including a Universal Resource Locator (URL) of an address of a web server at which additional information is located, the URL being encoded in a code within the invisible information, the additional information being associated with the article.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2014Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Kohichi Kamijoh, Noboru Kamijo, Kazumasa Ochiai, Yasuo Usuba
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Publication number: 20140117085Abstract: A cellular phone configured to be used by an operator. The cellular phone includes a light-emitting element, a digital camera, and a memory. The light-emitting element is configured to emit light of a specific wavelength to illuminate invisible information written in invisible ink in an object to make the invisible information visible. The invisible information includes a Universal Resource Locator (URL) of an address of a web server at which additional information is located. The URL is encoded in a code within the invisible information. The digital camera is configured to take a picture of the illuminated invisible information to capture an image of the code. The memory is configured to store the captured image.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2014Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Kohichi Kamijoh, Noboru Kamijo, Kazumasa Ochiai, Yasuo Usuba
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Patent number: 8659787Abstract: A computer program product to implement a method for manufacturing a physical medium configured to store data. A layout design of visible information to be printed with visible ink in a book is generated, the visible information including an article. A layout design of invisible information to be printed with invisible ink in a book is generated, the invisible information including a Universal Resource Locator (URL) of an address of a web server at which additional information is located, the URL being encoded in a code within the invisible information, the additional information being associated with the article.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2012Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kohichi Kamijoh, Noboru Kamijo, Kazumasa Ochiai, Yasuo Usuba