Patents by Inventor Eijiro Hoshi

Eijiro Hoshi 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).

  • API charging system, API charging management method, and API charging program
    Patent number: 11315086
    Abstract: An API management device includes: a reception unit configured to receive a selection of a charging condition when using an API; a receiver configured to receive a request for the API from the application; a transmitter configured to transmit a response according to the request to the application; and a history storage configured to store a history of the request for the API and the response for each of the applications that use the API. A charging management device includes: a charging condition storage configured to store the charging condition received by the reception unit for each of the applications that use the API when using the API; an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on the history from the history storage; and a determination unit configured to determine a charge value for the application that uses the API based on the charging condition and the information on the history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SoftBank Corp.
    Inventors: Keita Omori, Kohei Kato, Eijiro Hoshi
  • API CHARGING SYSTEM, API CHARGING MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND API CHARGING PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20200380478
    Abstract: An API management device includes: a reception unit configured to receive a selection of a charging condition when using an API; a receiver configured to receive a request for the API from the application; a transmitter configured to transmit a response according to the request to the application; and a history storage configured to store a history of the request for the API and the response for each of the applications that use the API. A charging management device includes: a charging condition storage configured to store the charging condition received by the reception unit for each of the applications that use the API when using the API; an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on the history from the history storage; and a determination unit configured to determine a charge value for the application that uses the API based on the charging condition and the information on the history.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Keita Omori, Kohei Kato, Eijiro Hoshi