Patents by Inventor Tatsumi Nishimoto

Tatsumi Nishimoto 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).

  • Visual merchandizing (VMD) control method and system
    Patent number: 5383111
    Abstract: A merchandising system for conducting a control of article display positions that are generally changed by the customers includes a method of obtaining article display positions based on the present display state. In this system, when selecting coordinate items to be suitably combined with an article, the display positions thereof can be easily determined, which advantageously helps the customer to search the store or floor for the desired items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Homma, Akira Kagami, Tadashi Tenma, Kichizo Akashi, Tetsuo Kusuzaki, Tatsumi Nishimoto, Hiroaki Oyama
  • Method for supporting merchandise management operation and system therefor
    Patent number: 5313392
    Abstract: From a blank goods layout map of a gondola showing a goods layout on each gondola by contours, a user request is inputted for displaying information of the merchandise management, the information responding to the request is output for the corresponding goods layout map, a user request is inputted for a selected elemental operation, and the inputted request is transferred to the elemental operation for execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Temma, Kichizo Akashi, Tatsumi Nishimoto, Tetsuo Kusuzaki, Isao Tsushima