Patents by Inventor Katsuyuki Shiga

Katsuyuki Shiga 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).

  • Method, computer program, and device for processing e-mail addressed to multiple destination addresses
    Patent number: 8799376
    Abstract: To allow a receiver of e-mail addressed to a plurality of destination addresses to readily specify a message of his/her interest included therein. A device for processing e-mail containing a plurality of destination addresses, contents corresponding respectively to the destination addresses, and display attributes for displaying the corresponding contents on a display device is provided. The e-mail processing device includes a unit for acquiring the degree of association between a first destination address, which is one of the plurality of destination addresses and at least one of the other destination addresses, and a unit for modifying the display attributes for the contents in accordance with the degree of association.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Shiga, Takeyuki Shimura, Masami Tada, Yuhichi Takahashi
  • METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING E-MAIL ADDRESSED TO MULTIPLE DESTINATION ADDRESSES
    Publication number: 20110125857
    Abstract: To allow a receiver of e-mail addressed to a plurality of destination addresses to readily specify a message of his/her interest included therein. A device for processing e-mail containing a plurality of destination addresses, contents corresponding respectively to the destination addresses, and display attributes for displaying the corresponding contents on a display device is provided. The e-mail processing device includes a unit for acquiring the degree of association between a first destination address, which is one of the plurality of destination addresses and at least one of the other destination addresses, and a unit for modifying the display attributes for the contents in accordance with the degree of association.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Shiga, Takeyuki Shimura, Masami Tada, Yuhichi Takahashi