Patents by Inventor Takumi Yoshioka

Takumi Yoshioka 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: 10977318
    Abstract: Even when a user specifies a plurality of keywords as a search condition, it is possible to provide information of search objects that are commercially advantageous for the user. A search apparatus divides a plurality of keywords specified as a search condition into two child search conditions, each of which includes at least one keyword. The search apparatus searches for a search object that matches all the keywords specified as the search condition. The search apparatus searches for search objects that match all the keywords included in one of the child search conditions and search objects that match all the keywords included in the other of the child search conditions. The search apparatus extracts combinations of search objects having predetermined relationship to each other from among combinations of any one of search objects found by the one of the child search conditions and any one of search objects found by the other of the child search conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventor: Takumi Yoshioka
  • Publication number: 20150161208
    Abstract: A search apparatus divides a plurality of keywords specified as a search condition into two child search conditions, each of which includes at least one keyword. The search apparatus searches for search objects that match all the keywords included in one of the child search conditions and search objects that match all the keywords included in the other of the child search conditions. The search apparatus extracts combinations of search objects having predetermined relationship to each other from among combinations of any one of search objects found by the one of the child search conditions and any one of search objects found by the other of the child search conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: RAKUTEN, INC.
    Inventor: Takumi Yoshioka
  • Publication number: 20150066982
    Abstract: Even when a user specifies a plurality of keywords as a search condition, it is possible to provide information of search objects that are commercially advantageous for the user. A search apparatus divides a plurality of keywords specified as a search condition into two child search conditions, each of which includes at least one keyword. The search apparatus searches for a search object that matches all the keywords specified as the search condition. The search apparatus searches for search objects that match all the keywords included in one of the child search conditions and search objects that match all the keywords included in the other of the child search conditions. The search apparatus extracts combinations of search objects having predetermined relationship to each other from among combinations of any one of search objects found by the one of the child search conditions and any one of search objects found by the other of the child search conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventor: Takumi Yoshioka
  • Publication number: 20150012313
    Abstract: Disclosed are an information processing device etc. whereby, when the genre of a plurality of locations to be visited and the period for visiting each location are provided, combinations of locations to be visited that could be respectively selected from each specified genre in the specified period can be specified. The genres of locations to be visited and the period over which visits may be made are acquired. Based on the acquired periods and positional information of the various locations to be visited belonging to each genre stored by storage means, combinations of locations to be visited that could be respectively selected from each specified genre in the specified period can be specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventor: Takumi Yoshioka