Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Gotanda
Tsuyoshi Gotanda 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: 10970955Abstract: An accounting device according to an embodiment includes an input device that receives an instruction to start a job. A first display device includes a first screen facing a first direction towards a person who operates the input device. A change machine includes a depositing port for receiving money and a dispensing port for dispensing money. A second display device includes a second screen facing a second direction different from the first direction and towards a person who deposits money into the depositing port or receives money from the dispensing port. When the instruction received by the input device is to start a predetermined job that is different from the accounting transaction and that includes depositing money into the change machine or dispensing money from the change machine, the processor causes information supporting execution of the predetermined job to be displayed on the second screen.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsuyoshi Gotanda, Takashi Nakajima, Akiko Susaki
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Patent number: 10970799Abstract: An order management system includes an ordering terminal, a checkout terminal, a server, and a kitchen terminal. The ordering terminal generates and transmits order data, a seat leaving command and a seat ID, in response to user inputs. The checkout terminal is configured to process payment for the order. The server is configured to: generate an order file including an order ID based on the order data, transmit checkout data including data in the order file to the checkout terminal, in response to the order ID from the checkout terminal, transmit seat data for seat selection, in response to payment completion data associated with the order ID, transmit a cook start command in response to assignment of one or more vacant seats associated with the order ID, and update the seat data based on the seat leaving command and the seat ID received from the ordering terminal.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Tsuyoshi Gotanda
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Publication number: 20210042729Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a commodity registration apparatus comprises a recognizing module configured to recognize commodities placed on a placement area; a first weighing machine configured to measure a first weight as a total weight of commodities placed on the placement area; a second weighing machine configured to measure a second weight as a total weight of registered commodities; and a registering module configured to register commodities recognized by the recognizing module as purchased commodities in response to a weight change amount of the second weight since the commodities are recognized by the recognizing module and the first weight when the commodities are recognized by the recognizing module are in a predetermined relationship after the commodities placed on the placement area are recognized by the recognizing module and the first weighing machine is in a state in which no measurement the commodity is made.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Akiko Susaki, Tsuyoshi Gotanda, Chikashi Gotou, Jun Yoshitomi
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Publication number: 20210027268Abstract: An electric receipt system includes a point-of-sales terminal that generates electric receipt data; and an electric receipt management server that sends the electric receipt data to a portable terminal. The point-of-sales terminal includes a memory, and a processor configured to generate, in response to input of a commodity code for a commodity to return after sending the electric receipt data, corrected electric receipt data containing commodities included in the electric receipt data except for a commodity with the commodity code, send the corrected electric receipt data, and generate, in response to input of a commodity code after sending the electric receipt data, returned-commodity receipt data according to the commodity code, and a printer that prints a return receipt based on the returned-commodity receipt data. The electric receipt management server includes a memory and a processor configured to receive and send the corrected electric receipt data to the portable terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Yasuhiro Arai, Kuniyoshi Yamada, Keiichi Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi Gotanda
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Publication number: 20210012307Abstract: According to one embodiment, a register system includes a main body, a first touch panel on a first side of the main body, a second touch panel on a second side of the main body that is on an opposite side of the main body with respect to the first side, a change machine on the second side of the main body, and a control circuit to configured to display a first user interface on the first touch panel and a second user interface on the second touch panel. The control circuit including a change machine interface through which the control circuit transmits to the change machine a single instruction containing a change amount to dispense in response to more than one confirmation input being made through the first user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Tsuyoshi GOTANDA, Takashi NAKAJIMA, Akiko SUSAKI
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Patent number: 10872324Abstract: A computing device includes an operation unit configured to receive a first user input about an item to be purchased, a display unit configured to display a name of the item and an interface based on which a user can make a second user input about the user's preference of the item through the operation unit, and a communication unit configured to transmit data corresponding to the first and second user inputs to an external device configured to store information about items for sale and information about user preferences of the items.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2018Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keiichi Hasegawa, Mahina Nakamura, Maki Sato, Yumiko Okuma, Yasutsugu Sasaki, Tsuyoshi Gotanda, Mina Kodama
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Publication number: 20200364738Abstract: A merchandise sales data processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes an input device, a storage unit, and a processor. The input device receives first customer information, second customer information indicating the user's participation in a reward program in a store at which the user is currently purchasing merchandise, and merchandise sales data. The storage unit stores the received first customer information, the second customer information, company code information indicating the store, and reward information of the user in the reward program. A first transmission section transmits the received first customer specification information and the company code information to an outside apparatus. A privilege generation section generates the reward information when the second customer specification information is received. An electronic receipt data generation section generates and transmits the electronic receipt information including the merchandise sales data and the reward information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Yasuhiro ARAI, Kuniyoshi YAMADA, Keiichi HASEGAWA, Tsuyoshi GOTANDA
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Patent number: 10839363Abstract: An input unit adds input data of a charging amount in a storage section which stores transaction data of a settlement target according to data relating to commodity sales. If an input end instruction for the data relating to commodity sales is received, the data stored in the storage section is output to a settlement unit. The settlement unit carries out a settlement processing for a transaction generating a transaction amount calculated according to the data from the input unit on condition that money is received in a payment amount above the transaction amount. If the data from the input unit includes data relating to a charging amount, the settlement unit adds, with a card reader/writer, the charging amount to the balance of electronic money on condition that money is received in the payment amount above the charging amount with a settlement method different from an electronic money settlement method.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsuyoshi Gotanda, Akiko Susaki, Nobuhiro Sugita
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Publication number: 20200327620Abstract: An electronic receipt system generates electronic receipt information associated with commodity sales data in association with a member code of a consumer, stores company codes in a storage section in association with electronic receipt information in a plurality of electronic receipt management units corresponding to company codes representing different companies, and manages electronic receipt information associated with the plurality of company codes stored in each electronic receipt management unit. Then, the electronic receipt system displays, to an information processing apparatus corresponding to a member code of a consumer, the electronic receipt information containing at least one company code corresponding to the member code on a display section in association with company code.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taro ANDO, Keiichi HASEGAWA, Satoru ISHIHARA, Tsuyoshi GOTANDA, Akiko SUSAKI, Makoto FUKASAWA, Yasuhiro ARAI
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Publication number: 20200265689Abstract: According to one embodiment, a code symbol reading unit (first reading unit) reads a barcode (code symbol) attached to a commodity from images of the commodity captured by an image control unit (imaging unit) using a first camera, a second camera, and a third camera. An electronic watermark reading unit (second reading unit) reads an electronic watermark attached to the commodity from the images. An object recognition unit (commodity recognition unit) recognizes the commodity from the images. Further, a commodity identification unit (commodity identification unit) identifies the commodity appearing in the images based on at least one of a reading result of the code symbol reading unit, a reading result of the electronic watermark reading unit, and a recognition result of the object recognition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2019Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Hitoshi Iizaka, Jun Kikuchi, Makoto Nozawa, Tsuyoshi Gotanda, Tomonori Sugiyama, Shota Konishi
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Patent number: 10719821Abstract: A merchandise sales data processing apparatus includes a code reading unit configured to read a code of a customer purchasing a merchandise, an electronic receipt issuing instruction unit configured to receive an instruction for issuing electronic receipt information associated with merchandise sales data, an electronic receipt generation unit configured to generate the electronic receipt information in correlation with the code of the customer when the instruction for issuing the electronic receipt information is received by the electronic receipt issuing instruction unit, a transmission unit configured to transmit a company code indicating a company and the electronic receipt information generated by the electronic receipt generation unit to an electronic receipt server, and a receipt printing unit configured to print a paper receipt associated with the merchandise sales data when the instruction for issuing the electronic receipt information is not received by the electronic receipt issuing instruction uniType: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsuyoshi Gotanda, Taro Ando, Yumiko Okuma, Yasutsugu Sasaki, Katsuhito Mochizuki, Shigeki Nimiya
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Publication number: 20200226389Abstract: A computing device installed in or mountable to a shopping cart, includes a camera configured to capture an image, and a processor configured to acquire commodity data of a registered commodity, when an object is placed in the shopping cart, perform object recognition on an image of the object captured by the camera, and determine whether the recognized object is a commodity corresponding to the acquired commodity data, and upon determining that the recognized object is not the commodity corresponding to the acquired commodity data, issue a request for displaying a message instructing registration of the recognized object as a registered commodity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Kenya HIRAMATSU, Akiko SUSAKI, Tsuyoshi GOTANDA, Takashi NAKAJIMA
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Patent number: 10706657Abstract: A management apparatus according to an embodiment includes an interface for communicating with an automatic change machine in a store. The automatic change machine receives money and provides withdrawal of money. A storage device stores first statistical information indicating a number of customers in the store during past time periods, and second statistical information indicating an amount of money stored in the automatic change machine during past time periods. A processor is programmed to perform a prediction processing including: predicting, based on the first statistical information and the second statistical information, at least one of an appropriate collection time period during a current day for collecting money from the automatic change machine and an appropriate refill time period for refilling money in the automatic change machine, and outputting information for displaying an image indicating the at least one of the predicted collection time period and the predicted refill time period.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yumiko Okuma, Tsuyoshi Gotanda, Mayuko Tsunoda, Jun Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20200202657Abstract: A receipt printer management apparatus includes a first interface for communicating with a receipt printer in a store, a storage device which stores first statistical information indicating a number of customers in the store during past time periods, and second statistical information indicating an amount of paper used by the receipt printer during past time periods, and a processor programmed to perform a prediction processing including: calculating, based on the first and second statistical information, a replacement time period for replacing paper in the receipt printer, and outputting information indicating the calculated replacement time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Yumiko OKUMA, Tsuyoshi GOTANDA, Mayuko TSUNODA, Jun KIKUCHI
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Patent number: 10671990Abstract: A register apparatus includes a scanner, an operation panel, a status indicator, and a processor. The processor is configured to process a product code of a product for a transaction obtained through the scanner or the operation panel, to determine whether or not the product code is associated with a predetermined sales restriction and whether or not sale is allowed for the product. The processor is also configured to control the status indicator to perform a first indication when the product code is determined to be not associated with the predetermined sales restriction, a second indication when the product code is determined to be associated with the predetermined sales restriction and sales is determined to be allowed for the transaction, and a third indication when the product code is determined to be associated with the predetermined sales restriction and sales is determined to be not allowed for the transaction.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsuyoshi Gotanda, Jun Kikuchi, Akiko Susaki, Jun Miyazaki, Jun Yoshitomi, Shun Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20200167754Abstract: A settlement apparatus in an embodiment includes a settling section, a discharging section, an article detecting section, and a processing section. The settling section performs settlement processing for settlement concerning a commercial transaction. The discharging section discharges a prescribed article to a receiving section after the end of the settlement processing by the settling section. The article detecting section detects remaining of the article in the receiving section. The processing section performs, if the article detecting section detects the remaining of the article at a point in time when a prescribed time elapses after the article is discharged by the discharging section, predetermined processing for making it possible to check the remaining of the article afterwards.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2020Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Tsuyoshi Gotanda, Akiko Susaki, Norifumi Shishido
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Publication number: 20200160287Abstract: According to an embodiment, a system for dynamically generating user interfaces for electronic receipts is disclosed. An electronic receipt management server receives and stores a first electronic receipt generated for a transaction made by a customer at a physical store, a customer identifier, and first additional information unique to the physical store. The server receives and stores a second electronic receipt for a transaction made by the customer at an online store, the customer identifier, and second additional information unique to the online store. The server transmits the first and second electronic receipts, the customer identifier, and the first and second additional information, in response to an inquiry containing the customer code. A client device displays a first graphical user interface including a first selectable object to view an image of the first electronic receipt and a second selectable object to view an image of the second electronic receipt.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2020Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Akiko SUSAKI, Shinya TAKAKURA, Hiroaki IMAI, Kunihiro YAMADA, Masayoshi NAKATANI, Takamitsu MUKUNASHI, Tsuyoshi GOTANDA, Keiko AKAMINE, Yuko TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20200134577Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a member correlating unit that correlates a membership code to a user, an electronic receipt receiving unit that receives electronic receipt information correlated with the membership code from an electronic receipt managing server that manages the electronic receipt information, and an electronic receipt displaying unit that displays a plurality of selectable process categories corresponding to the electronic receipt information received from the electronic receipt receiving unit in a menu on a display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Tsuyoshi GOTANDA, Akiko SUSAKI
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Patent number: 10621441Abstract: A portable computing device is installed in or mountable to a shopping cart and linked for communication with a hand-held commodity registration apparatus. The portable computing device includes a wireless interface, a camera configured to capture an image, and a processor configured to establish a communication link with the hand-held commodity registration apparatus through the wireless interface, to perform object recognition on objects in the image captured by the camera, and to confirm that the objects recognized in the image correspond to commodities identified in registered commodity data received from the hand-held commodity registration apparatus through the wireless interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenya Hiramatsu, Akiko Susaki, Tsuyoshi Gotanda, Takashi Nakajima
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Patent number: 10607205Abstract: A settlement apparatus in an embodiment includes a settling section, a discharging section, an article detecting section, and a processing section. The settling section performs settlement processing for settlement concerning a commercial transaction. The discharging section discharges a prescribed article to a receiving section after the end of the settlement processing by the settling section. The article detecting section detects reaining of the article in the receiving section. The processing section performs, if the article detecting section detects the remaining of the article at a point in time when a prescribed time elapses after the article is discharged by the discharging section, predetermined processing for making it possible to check the remaining of the article afterwards.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2016Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsuyoshi Gotanda, Akiko Susaki, Norifumi Shishido