Patents by Inventor Iwao Otsuka

Iwao Otsuka 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).

  • Apparatus and method for providing information about two-way computer communication services
    Patent number: 6751656
    Abstract: A plurality of user terminals regularly accessing Internet Relay Chat (IRC) services are also in communication with a service selecting host. The service selecting host is configured to collect data from the plurality of user terminals. The collected data includes information about the users at the user terminals and information about the user terminals activity in the accessing of the IRC services. The service selecting host compiles and sorts the collected data concerning IRC services to produce information provided to the user terminals. The information provided to the user terminals allows users at the user terminals to more easily select sorted IRC services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Youji Kohda, Kazuki Matsui, Kenichi Sasaki, Ryuichi Matsukura, Yasuhide Matsumoto, Iwao Otsuka, Akihiko Obata, Makoto Okada, Satoshi Okuyama
  • Apparatus and method for providing information about two-way computer communication services
    Publication number: 20010011299
    Abstract: A plurality of user terminals regularly accessing Internet Relay Chat (IRC) services are also in communication with a service selecting host. The service selecting host is configured to collect data from the plurality of user terminals. The collected data includes information about the users at the user terminals and information about the user terminals activity in the accessing of the IRC services. The service selecting host compiles and sorts the collected data concerning IRC services to produce information provided to the user terminals. The information provided to the user terminals allows users at the user terminals to more easily select sorted IRC services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Youji Kohda, Kazuki Matsui, Kenichi Sasaki, Ryuichi Matsukura, Yasuhide Matsumoto, Iwao Otsuka, Akihiko Obata, Makoto Okada, Satoshi Okuyama
  • Apparatus and method for providing information about two-way computer communication services
    Patent number: 6249806
    Abstract: A plurality of user terminals regularly accessing Internet Relay Chat (IRC) services are also in communication with a service selecting host. The service selecting host is configured to collect data from the plurality of user terminals. The collected data includes information about the users at the user terminals and information about the user terminals activity in the accessing of the IRC services. The service selecting host compiles and sorts the collected data concerning IRC services to produce information provided to the user terminals. The information provided to the user terminals allows users at the user terminals to more easily select sorted IRC services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Youji Kohda, Kazuki Matsui, Kenichi Sasaki, Ryuichi Matsukura, Yasuhide Matsumoto, Iwao Otsuka, Akihiko Obata, Makoto Okada, Satoshi Okuyama