Patents by Inventor Katsumi Hanashima

Katsumi Hanashima 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).

  • Message transmission system using an area address to transmit messages
    Patent number: 7953408
    Abstract: A sender of a message can transmit a message to an unspecified user merely by specifying a condition of space without specifying a recipient of the message, using an information processing terminal transmitting a message not with a user address to specify a user but with an area address (a condition of space) to specify an area within an electric wave reachable range of a radio base station; and a server converting the area address to a user address which specifies a PHS terminal currently located in the area represented by said area address and transmitting the message with a converted address to a switching equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Emiko Kobayashi, Tomoichi Ebata, Minoru Koizumi, Katsumi Hanashima
  • Communication support system, information processing terminal, radiotelephone network, message server, and recording medium
    Publication number: 20080057951
    Abstract: A sender of a message can transmit a message to an unspecified user merely by specifying a condition of space without specifying a recipient of the message, using an information processing terminal transmitting a message not with a user address to specify a user but with an area address (a condition of space) to specify an area within an electric wave reachable range of a radio base station; and a server converting the area address to a user address which specifies a PHS terminal currently located in the area represented by said area address and transmitting the message with a converted address to a switching equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Emiko Kobayashi, Tomoichi Ebata, Minoru Koizumi, Katsumi Hanashima
  • Communication support system, information processing terminal, radiotelephone network, message server, and recording medium
    Patent number: 7292851
    Abstract: A sender of a message can transmit a message to an unspecified user merely by specifying a condition of space without specifying a recipient of the message, using an information processing terminal transmitting a message not with a user address to specify a user but with an area address (a condition of space) to specify an area within an electric wave reachable range of a radio base station; and a server converting the area address to a user address which specifies a PHS terminal currently located in the area represented by said area address and transmitting the message with a converted address to a switching equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Emiko Kobayashi, Tomoichi Ebata, Minoru Koizumi, Katsumi Hanashima
  • Communication support system, information processing terminal, radiotelephone network, message server, and recording medium
    Patent number: 7076247
    Abstract: A sender of a message can transmit a message to an unspecified user merely by specifying a condition of space without specifying a recipient of the message, using an information processing terminal transmitting a message not with a user address to specify a user but with an area address (a condition of space) to specify an area within an electric wave reachable range of a radio base station; and a server converting the area address to a user address which specifies a PHS terminal currently located in the area represented by said area address and transmitting the message with a converted address to a switching equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Emiko Kobayashi, Tomoichi Ebata, Minoru Koizumi, Katsumi Hanashima
  • Communication support system, information processing terminal, radiotelephone network, message server, and recording medium
    Publication number: 20060116141
    Abstract: A sender of a message can transmit a message to an unspecified user merely by specifying a condition of space without specifying a recipient of the message, using an information processing terminal transmitting a message not with a user address to specify a user but with an area address (a condition of space) to specify an area within an electric wave reachable range of a radio base station; and a server converting the area address to a user address which specifies a PHS terminal currently located in the area represented by said area address and transmitting the message with a converted address to a switching equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Emiko Kobayashi, Tomoichi Ebata, Minoru Koizumi, Katsumi Hanashima
  • Communication support system, information processing terminal, radiotelephone network, message server, and recording medium
    Publication number: 20020193109
    Abstract: A sender of a message can transmit a message to an unspecified user merely by specifying a condition of space without specifying a recipient of the message, using an information processing terminal transmitting a message not with a user address to specify a user but with an area address (a condition of space) to specify an area within an electric wave reachable range of a radio base station; and a server converting the area address to a user address which specifies a PHS terminal currently located in the area represented by said area address and transmitting the message with a converted address to a switching equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Emiko Kobayashi, Tomoichi Ebata, Minoru Koizumi, Katsumi Hanashima
  • System for providing a same user interface and an appropriate graphic user interface for computers having various specifications
    Patent number: 6081265
    Abstract: A method or system to change a display output by a program without modifying the program. The invention also provides a program or computer to accomplish this change in display output. The invention intercepts and converts a graphics display command into the desired configuration and also performs reverse conversion of input data in compliance with computer environment assumed from the program. Additionally the invention converts data exchanged between the program and computer system mutually as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Nakayama, Emiko Yanagisawa, Minoru Koizumi, Naomichi Nonaka, Katsumi Hanashima