Patents by Inventor Katsuhito Mochizuki
Katsuhito Mochizuki 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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Publication number: 20220358483Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a transaction processing system includes a plurality of terminal devices, a transaction processing apparatus, and a management processing apparatus. The plurality of terminal devices includes a terminal device belonging to a first type and a terminal device belonging to a second type. The transaction processing apparatus performs concurrently a plurality of transaction processes for processing transactions in accordance with instructions from the plurality of terminal devices. The management processing apparatus performs a management process for managing the transaction processes performed concurrently by the transaction processing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Kentaro KOHNO, Katsuhito MOCHIZUKI, Shigeki NIMIYA, Fumio NAKATSUKASA, Mikio ITO, Tsuyoshi KAWAMOTO, Kiyomitu YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20210248585Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a transaction processing system includes a plurality of terminal devices, a transaction processing apparatus, and a management processing apparatus. The plurality of terminal devices includes a terminal device belonging to a first type and a terminal device belonging to a second type. The transaction processing apparatus performs concurrently a plurality of transaction processes for processing transactions in accordance with instructions from the plurality of terminal devices. The management processing apparatus performs a management process for managing the transaction processes performed concurrently by the transaction processing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Kentaro KOHNO, Katsuhito MOCHIZUKI, Shigeki NIMIYA, Fumio NAKATSUKASA, Mikio ITO, Tsuyoshi KAWAMOTO, Kiyomitu YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20210081820Abstract: An area transition prediction device includes at least one processor having an acquisition unit, and an information processing unit, and an output unit. The at least one processor acquires behavior history information, the behavior history information including positional information of a user and date information corresponding to the positional information. The at least one processor predicts transition from a current position to a first area of the user based on the behavior history information and map information, the map information including a plurality of areas. The output unit outputs information based on the prediction of the transition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Katsuhito MOCHIZUKI
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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: 20190205860Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Tsuyoshi GOTANDA, Taro ANDO, Yumiko OKUMA, Yasutsugu SASAKI, Katsuhito MOCHIZUKI, Shigeki NIMIYA
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Patent number: 10229405Abstract: 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: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsuyoshi Gotanda, Taro Ando, Yumiko Okuma, Yasutsugu Sasaki, Katsuhito Mochizuki, Shigeki Nimiya
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Publication number: 20180240091Abstract: According to an embodiment, a tax-exempt processing apparatus includes a memory device, an output device, and a processor. The processor determines, in a case where the processor determines that the customer is a person-being-exempt-from-paying-tax, whether the tax amount of products that the customer purchases reaches a predetermined tax-exempt amount or not on a basis of the tax-exempt condition stored in the memory device. Further, the processor causes, in a case where the processor determines that the calculated tax amount is less than the predetermined money amount, the output device to output an insufficient amount of the calculated tax amount insufficient for the predetermined money amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventor: Katsuhito MOCHIZUKI
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Publication number: 20170221033Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a memory unit which stores information corresponding to at least a first predetermined position, and a display. A transmitter periodically transmits a signal indicating a position movement of the transmitter at predetermined intervals. A controller determines whether the transmitter is substantially paused at the first predetermined position based on the current position and acceleration indicated in the periodically transmitted signals. The controller controls the display to display a predetermined first screen when the transmitter is determined to be substantially paused at the first predetermined position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventor: Katsuhito MOCHIZUKI
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Publication number: 20170132605Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2017Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Tsuyoshi GOTANDA, Taro ANDO, Yumiko OKUMA, Yasutsugu SASAKI, Katsuhito MOCHIZUKI, Shigeki NIMIYA
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Publication number: 20160260350Abstract: A server for providing nutrition data to a user includes a communication interface, a memory, and a processor. The server receives from a user device a request for nutrition information of food and drink purchased by the user and user identification. The server retrieves receipt data corresponding to the user identification including a first data for identifying the food and drink purchased by the user. The server also retrieves nutrition data corresponding to the foods and drink purchased by the user. The server then calculates a revised nutrition value based on dividing a value of the nutrition data corresponding to the foods and drink purchased by the user by the person count number. The server generates and sends to the user device an image data that includes the revised nutrition value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Yumiko OKUMA, Mahina NAKAMURA, Yasutsugu SASAKI, Masanori SAMBE, Katsuhito MOCHIZUKI, Kyoshin SAI
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Publication number: 20160260076Abstract: A point of sale apparatus includes a scanner for scanning a code on a commodity, a communication interface, and a processor. The apparatus retrieves commodity data based on the scanned code, the commodity data including a name and a price of the commodity. The processor generates a first receipt information based at least on the retrieved commodity data. The first receipt information is transmitted to a printer for printing a paper receipt that includes the name and price of the commodity. The processor converts the first receipt information to a second receipt information having a different format from the first receipt information. The apparatus retrieves classification data corresponding to the commodity based on the second receipt information, the classification data including data not included in the first receipt information. A storage unit stores the classification data in correspondence with the second receipt information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Katsuhito MOCHIZUKI, Mahina NAKAMURA, Yumiko OKUMA, Yasutsugu SASAKI
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Publication number: 20160260351Abstract: A server for providing nutrition data to a user includes a communication interface, a memory, and a processor. The server receives from a user device a request for nutrition information of food and drink purchased by the user and user identification. The server determines a time period of the requested nutrition information. The server retrieves receipt data corresponding to the user identification and determined time period. The receipt data includes a first data for identifying the food and drink purchased by the user. The server also retrieves nutrition data corresponding to the foods and drink purchased by the user. The server generates and sends to the user device an image data that includes the nutrition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Yumiko OKUMA, Mahina NAKAMURA, Yasutsugu SASAKI, Masanori SAMBE, Katsuhito MOCHIZUKI, Kyoshin SAI
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Publication number: 20160260178Abstract: According to an embodiment, a terminal device includes a display, an communication interface, a memory and a controller. The communication interface receives extended receipt information that identifies a commodity subject to a transaction and a classification data for classifying the commodity. The memory stores the extended receipt information, a commodity image data representing the commodity, and at least one of a plurality of screen data each representing a different possible virtual management location of the commodity. The controller determines a specific virtual management location of the commodity from the different possible virtual management locations based on the classification data, and controls the display to display the commodity image included in a screen based on the screen data corresponding to the determined specific virtual management location of the commodity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Katsuhito MOCHIZUKI, Mahina NAKAMURA, Yumiko OKUMA, Yasutsugu SASAKI
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Patent number: 9261253Abstract: A vehicle headlamp includes a light source configured to emit light, a reflector configured to reflect the light, a projection lens through which the light is projected, and a lens holder holding the projection lens. The projection lens has a positioning portion, and the lens holder is formed with a jig insertion hole at a location corresponding to the positioning portion in a direction around an optical axis of the projection lens such that the positioning portion is visible through the jig insertion hole. When mounting the projection lens to the lens holder, a positioning jig is inserted through the jig insertion hole and is engaged with the positioning portion to position the projection lens in the direction around the optical axis of the projection lens.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2012Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Katsuhito Mochizuki, Yukio Nomura
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Publication number: 20150348100Abstract: A server includes a database including a first table in which each of one or more merchandise codes is associated with one or more keywords and a second table in which each of one or more promotional programs is associated with one or more keywords and a time period, a communication unit that receives a command including a merchandise code from a mobile device, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to access the first table to retrieve one or more keywords associated with the received merchandise code, search the second table for one or more promotional programs associated with the retrieved keywords, and extract one or more promotional programs having an effective time period that includes a current time. When at least one promotional program is extracted, the communication unit transmits a response indicating that the merchandise code in the command is associated with a promotional program.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventor: Katsuhito MOCHIZUKI
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Publication number: 20150113365Abstract: A method for composing an image to be displayed on a display unit of a signage terminal includes acquiring, at a mobile terminal, one or more templates, receiving, at the mobile terminal, a user input of display elements to be added to one of the acquired templates, generating, at the mobile terminal, a composite image that includes an image of the acquired template with the display elements added thereto, and transmitting wirelessly, from the mobile terminal to the signage terminal, data of the composite image for display on the display unit of the signage terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventor: Katsuhito MOCHIZUKI
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Publication number: 20140249951Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsuyoshi GOTANDA, Taro ANDO, Yumiko OKUMA, Yasutsugu SASAKI, Katsuhito MOCHIZUKI, Shigeki NIMIYA
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Publication number: 20140207589Abstract: An order receiving apparatus comprises a first storage section configured to store an amount obtained by adding up the prices of the menu items the order on which is received and a second storage section configured to store an amount obtained by adding up the prices of the menu items the order on which is determined. The apparatus adds the price of each menu item to the first storage section every time the order on the menu item is received, adds the amount in the first storage section to the second storage section in response to the determination of the order, and then clears the first storage section. The apparatus outputs the amounts stored in the first and second storage sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shigeki Nimiya, Katsuhito Mochizuki
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Publication number: 20140201393Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a connection section capable of connecting an input/output device; a communication section capable of communicating with an external apparatus; a receiving section configured to receive a request from the external apparatus through the communication section; and a control section configured to enable the input/output device connected to the connection section to execute the processing indicated by the request received by the receiving section.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiromasa Suzuki, Takahide Kubota, Katsuhito Mochizuki
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Patent number: 8675260Abstract: According to one embodiment, the image processing apparatus includes a printing control unit, an image reading unit, an extracting unit, a difference image extracting unit, and a determination unit. The printing control unit controls printing of a plurality of pages on one sheet of paper according to a print setting information which indicates a printing form, and printing of a code indicating the print setting information on the paper. The image reading unit read the paper. The extracting unit extracts the code from the read image. The difference image extracting unit extracts a difference image between the printed image and the read image.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2012Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shigeo Uchida, Taira Ashikawa, Satoshi Oyama, Katsuhito Mochizuki