Patents by Inventor Bunzo GOTO

Bunzo GOTO 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).

  • Payment terminal
    Patent number: 11935026
    Abstract: A payment terminal includes a magnetic card reader slot having a magnetic head, an IC card reader slot configured to be front of a user, and a first board with a touch area for a contactless payment arranged diagonally upward toward the user. The magnetic card reader slot is arranged toward the user obliquely upward with respect to a direction parallel to the plane. The magnetic card reader slot and the IC card reader slot are arranged, so that a swipe direction of the magnetic card into the magnetic card reader slot and an insertion direction of an IC card into the IC card reader slot are substantially perpendicular to each other. The magnetic card reader slot, the IC card reader slot, and the first board are arranged in this order from the plane in a height direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenya Yasutomi, Bunzo Goto, Takeshi Goto, Tadayuki Takanashi, Akihito Shimode, Ryota Minami
  • PAYMENT TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20220012705
    Abstract: A payment terminal includes a magnetic card reader slot having a magnetic head, an IC card reader slot configured to be front of a user, and a first board with a touch area for a contactless payment arranged diagonally upward toward the user. The magnetic card reader slot is arranged toward the user obliquely upward with respect to a direction parallel to the plane. The magnetic card reader slot and the IC card reader slot are arranged, so that a swipe direction of the magnetic card into the magnetic card reader slot and an insertion direction of an IC card into the IC card reader slot are substantially perpendicular to each other. The magnetic card reader slot, the IC card reader slot, and the first board are arranged in this order from the plane in a height direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenya YASUTOMI, Bunzo GOTO, Takeshi GOTO, Tadayuki TAKANASHI, Akihito SHIMODE, Ryota MINAMI
  • Payment terminal
    Patent number: 11176530
    Abstract: A payment terminal includes a magnetic card reader slot having a magnetic head, an IC card reader slot configured to be front of a user, and a first board with a touch area for a contactless payment arranged diagonally upward toward the user. The magnetic card reader slot is arranged toward the user obliquely upward with respect to a direction parallel to the plane. The magnetic card reader slot and the IC card reader slot are arranged, so that a swipe direction of the magnetic card into the magnetic card reader slot and an insertion direction of an IC card into the IC card reader slot are substantially perpendicular to each other. The magnetic card reader slot, the IC card reader slot, and the first board are arranged in this order from the plane in a height direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenya Yasutomi, Bunzo Goto, Takeshi Goto, Tadayuki Takanashi, Akihito Shimode, Ryota Minami
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20210272090
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first area being a security protection area in the information processing apparatus; a second area being outside the security protection area in the information processing apparatus; a first processor arranged in the first area; a second processor arranged in the second area and connected to the first processor; a reader arranged in the first area and connected to the first processor; and a speaker arranged in the second area and connected to the second processor. The first processor acquires a read information from the reader and sends an information on a payment processing related the payment to the second processor. The second processor sends a payment sound information which is a sound related to the payment to the speaker based on the payment processing, and the speaker outputs the payment sound based on the payment sound information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihito SHIMODE, Bunzo GOTO, Masato SHIGEMURA
  • PAYMENT TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20200342433
    Abstract: A payment terminal includes a magnetic card reader slot having a magnetic head, an IC card reader slot configured to be front of a user, and a first board with a touch area for a contactless payment arranged diagonally upward toward the user. The magnetic card reader slot is arranged toward the user obliquely upward with respect to a direction parallel to the plane. The magnetic card reader slot and the IC card reader slot are arranged, so that a swipe direction of the magnetic card into the magnetic card reader slot and an insertion direction of an IC card into the IC card reader slot are substantially perpendicular to each other. The magnetic card reader slot, the IC card reader slot, and the first board are arranged in this order from the plane in a height direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenya YASUTOMI, Bunzo GOTO, Takeshi GOTO, Tadayuki TAKANASHI, Akihito SHIMODE, Ryota MINAMI