Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Shinoda

Hiroaki Shinoda 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).

  • Promotion method and system
    Patent number: 7216089
    Abstract: Upon the sale of merchandise by a vending machine, encrypted point information expressing prescribed points is presented to a user. The user transmits the presented point information, together with identification information for the user, to a center device by means of the user's portable telephone set. The center device decrypts the transmitted and encrypted point information, stores and manages points corresponding to the point information for the user, and offers prescribed service to the user based on the points stored and managed for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux
    Inventors: Michihiro Ota, Hiroaki Yoshida, Hiroaki Shinoda