Patents by Inventor Norikazu Takashima

Norikazu Takashima 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: 8132680
    Abstract: An apparatus main body of a frame structure and an apparatus main body of a wall structure are formed separately, tray units 200 are attached to the frame main body and the wall main body, and magazine units 100 which are held by the tray unit 200 hold cigarette packs T. Since the two types of main bodies use the tray units 200 and the magazine units 100, the cigarette packs T can be displayed in various ways without decreasing productivity. In this way, the present invention provides a cigarette display system 1000 having a structure which can display the cigarette packs T in various ways without decreasing productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Norikazu Takashima, Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hiroshi Kawaida, Fuyuko Terakado, Tadahiko Mori
  • Patent number: 8127943
    Abstract: A cigarette display system 1000 can link a plurality of frame units 300 in a vertical direction, and each of the frame units 300 can hold a plurality of tray units 200 in an arrangement in which the tray units 200 are separated apart in the vertical direction. Each of the tray units 200 can hold a plurality of magazine units 100 arranged in a lateral direction, and each of the magazine units 100 can hold a plurality of cigarette packs T arranged in a direction from front to back. Because of this, it is possible to freely change a layout in which the cigarette packs T are arranged and displayed in the vertical and lateral directions so that cigarette cartons K or the like having a shape which cannot be accommodated in the magazine unit 100 can be displayed as well. As described above, the present invention provides the cigarette display system 1000 having a structure in which the layout of the cigarette packs T to be displayed or the like can be changed in various forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Norikazu Takashima, Hiroshi Kawaida
  • Patent number: 8056735
    Abstract: An apparatus main body of a frame structure and an apparatus main body of a wall structure are formed separately, tray units 200 are attached to the frame main body and the wall main body, and magazine units 100 which are held by the tray unit 200 hold cigarette packs T. Since the two types of main bodies use the tray units 200 and the magazine units 100, the cigarette packs T can be displayed in various ways without decreasing productivity. In this way, the present invention provides a cigarette display system 1000 having a structure which can display the cigarette packs T in various ways without decreasing productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Norikazu Takashima, Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hiroshi Kawaida, Fuyuko Terakado, Tadahiko Mori
  • Patent number: 7954648
    Abstract: In a cigarette display system 1000, a plurality of wall units 500 can be linked in an vertical direction, and tray units 200 can be arranged in desired positions on a front surface of the wall units 500. Each of the tray units 200 can hold a plurality of magazine units 100 arranged in a lateral direction, and each of the magazine units 100 can hold a plurality of cigarette packs T arranged in a direction from front to back. Accordingly, it is possible to freely change a layout in which the cigarette packs T are arranged and displayed in the vertical and lateral directions so that cigarette cartons K or the like having a shape which cannot be accommodated in the magazine unit 100 can be displayed as well. As described above, the present invention provides the cigarette display system 1000 having a structure in which the layout of the cigarette packs T to be displayed or the like can be changed in various forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Norikazu Takashima, Norihiro Haneda
  • Patent number: 7784023
    Abstract: An accepting unit (110) accepts various parameters required to create a program from a setting apparatus (500) through a network. A producing unit (112) loads a model of a program code from a model storing unit (128) on the basis of the parameters and replaces a part of the program code with the parameters to produce a source code. An instructing unit (120) detects that the producing unit (112) produces the source code to start a compiling unit (114). The compiling unit (114) compiles the source code produced by the producing unit (112) to create a research program. In this manner, a research program can be automatically created without advanced special knowledge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Norikazu Takashima, Ayumu Oikawa
  • Patent number: 7784024
    Abstract: An accepting unit (110) accepts various parameters required to create a program from a parameter managing unit (109). A producing unit (112) loads a model of a program code from a model storing unit (128) on the basis of the parameters and replaces a part of the program code with the parameters to produce a source code. An instructing unit (120) detects that the producing unit (112) produces the source code to start a compiling unit (114). The compiling unit (114) compiles the source code produced by the producing unit (112) to create a research program. In this manner, a research program can be automatically created without advanced special knowledge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Norikazu Takashima, Ayumu Oikawa
  • Publication number: 20100131372
    Abstract: A layout of unit images UP output for display may be modified by a layout operation through an input device 802. In addition, upon modification of the layout of the unit images UP, an actual work load is calculated corresponding to the modification of layout, and then output to be displayed. Accordingly, for an exemplary case of structural modification of a unit system used at a shop, a new layout of the frame units therefore may readily and preliminarily be examined, and also work load of the modification of layout may preliminarily and readily be confirmed. A data processing device, configured to assist efficient structural modification of the unit system formed based on an arbitrary combination of a plurality of types of unit components, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Norikazu Takashima, Miwa Kaneko, Hiroshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20100114792
    Abstract: When unit images UP output for display on a screen of a display device 801 are arranged by a layout operation effected through an input device 802, procurement costs for frame units corresponding to the layout are calculated and output for display. Accordingly, for an exemplary case of newly introducing a unit system formed based on an arbitrary combination of a plurality of types of frame units vertically engaged and laterally arranged, the layout of the frame units can readily be examined, and also the procurement costs of thus-arranged frame units can readily be confirmed. A data processing device, configured to assist introduction of the unit system formed based on an arbitrary combination of a plurality of types of unit components, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Norikazu Takashima, Miwa Kaneko, Hiroshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20100072150
    Abstract: An apparatus main body of a frame structure and an apparatus main body of a wall structure are formed separately, tray units 200 are attached to the frame main body and the wall main body, and magazine units 100 which are held by the tray unit 200 hold cigarette packs T. Since the two types of main bodies use the tray units 200 and the magazine units 100, the cigarette packs T can be displayed in various ways without decreasing productivity. In this way, the present invention provides a cigarette display system 1000 having a structure which can display the cigarette packs T in various ways without decreasing productivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Norikazu Takashima, Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hiroshi Kawaida, Fuyuko Terakado, Tadahiko Mori
  • Publication number: 20100031158
    Abstract: When unit images UP output for display on a screen of a display device 801 are arranged by a layout operation effected through an input device 802, occupied dimension in the lateral direction for frame units corresponding to the layout are calculated and output for display. Accordingly, for an exemplary case of newly introducing a unit system formed based on an arbitrary combination of a plurality of types of frame units vertically engaged and laterally arranged, the layout of the frame units can readily be examined, and also the lateral dimension of thus-arranged frame units can readily be confirmed. A data processing device, configured to assist introduction of the unit system formed based on an arbitrary combination of a plurality of types of unit components, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Norikazu Takashima, Miwa Kaneko, Hiroshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20100025345
    Abstract: A cigarette display system 1000 can link a plurality of frame units 300 in a vertical direction, and each of the frame units 300 can hold a plurality of tray units 200 in an arrangement in which the tray units 200 are separated apart in the vertical direction. Each of the tray units 200 can hold a plurality of magazine units 100 arranged in a lateral direction, and each of the magazine units 100 can hold a plurality of cigarette packs T arranged in a direction from front to back. Because of this, it is possible to freely change a layout in which the cigarette packs T are arranged and displayed in the vertical and lateral directions so that cigarette cartons K or the like having a shape which cannot be accommodated in the magazine unit 100 can be displayed as well. As described above, the present invention provides the cigarette display system 1000 having a structure in which the layout of the cigarette packs T to be displayed or the like can be changed in various forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Norikazu Takashima, Hiroshi Kawaida
  • Publication number: 20100012603
    Abstract: In a cigarette display system 1000, a plurality of wall units 500 can be linked in an vertical direction, and tray units 200 can be arranged in desired positions on a front surface of the wall units 500. Each of the tray units 200 can hold a plurality of magazine units 100 arranged in a lateral direction, and each of the magazine units 100 can hold a plurality of cigarette packs T arranged in a direction from front to back. Accordingly, it is possible to freely change a layout in which the cigarette packs T are arranged and displayed in the vertical and lateral directions so that cigarette cartons K or the like having a shape which cannot be accommodated in the magazine unit 100 can be displayed as well. As described above, the present invention provides the cigarette display system 1000 having a structure in which the layout of the cigarette packs T to be displayed or the like can be changed in various forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Norikazu Takashima, Norihiro Haneda
  • Patent number: 7650109
    Abstract: A surveyor carries a terminal device 200 and travels to a survey point preliminarily instructed. The surveyor obtains survey position information by using a GPS unit in the terminal device 200 at the survey point. The surveyor also photographs an object of a survey by using a camera in the terminal device 200 at the survey point. After completion of a series of surveys, the surveyor transmits survey results including the survey position information to an analyzing apparatus 100 by using the terminal device 200. The analyzing apparatus 100 determines reliability by using survey position information included in the survey results and carries out a predetermined analysis by using a survey result of high reliability. Consequently, a survey result of low reliability can be eliminated from objects to be analyzed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Shimakawa, Norikazu Takashima
  • Publication number: 20070168911
    Abstract: An accepting unit (110) accepts various parameters required to create a program from a setting apparatus (500) through a network. A producing unit (112) loads a model of a program code from a model storing unit (128) on the basis of the parameters and replaces a part of the program code with the parameters to produce a source code. An instructing unit (120) detects that the producing unit (112) produces the source code to start a compiling unit (114). The compiling unit (114) compiles the source code produced by the producing unit (112) to create a research program. In this manner, a research program can be automatically created without advanced special knowledge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Norikazu Takashima, Ayumu Oikawa
  • Publication number: 20070168912
    Abstract: An accepting unit (110) accepts various parameters required to create a program from a parameter managing unit (109). A producing unit (112) loads a model of a program code from a model storing unit (128) on the basis of the parameters and replaces a part of the program code with the parameters to produce a source code. An instructing unit (120) detects that the producing unit (112) produces the source code to start a compiling unit (114). The compiling unit (114) compiles the source code produced by the producing unit (112) to create a research program. In this manner, a research program can be automatically created without advanced special knowledge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: Japn Tobacco Inc
    Inventors: Norikazu Takashima, Ayumu Oikawa
  • Publication number: 20070141976
    Abstract: A surveyor carries a terminal device 200 and travels to a survey point preliminarily instructed. The surveyor obtains survey position information by using a GPS unit in the terminal device 200 at the survey point. The surveyor also photographs an object of a survey by using a camera in the terminal device 200 at the survey point. After completion of a series of surveys, the surveyor transmits survey results including the survey position information to an analyzing apparatus 100 by using the terminal device 200. The analyzing apparatus 100 determines reliability by using survey position information included in the survey results and carries out a predetermined analysis by using a survey result of high reliability. Consequently, a survey result of low reliability can be eliminated from objects to be analyzed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2003
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Shimakawa, Norikazu Takashima