Patents by Inventor Ken Masumitus

Ken Masumitus 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).

  • Target object information provision system, terminal device, object location information provision method, object information provision system, computer program, storage medium and program transmission apparatus
    Publication number: 20020059181
    Abstract: A target information provision system comprises: a target information manager for storing information concerning a predetermined target object present on a communication network; a radar information generator for obtaining information concerning the target object from the target information manager, and for generating radar information indicating the ease with which the target object can be reached; and a radar display unit for employing the radar information generated by the radar information generator to furnish the location of the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Takenori Kohda, Teruo Koyanagi, Ken Masumitus
  • User guidance method, content advertizing method, user guidance system, object control system, moving object, storage medium and program transmission apparatus
    Publication number: 20010056498
    Abstract: A user guidance system comprises: a moving object manager for managing the location of a moving object on a network; a radar information generator for generating information concerning the location of the moving object, and for providing the information to a user who is accessing the network; and a zero distance performer for, when the moving object is found by a predetermined user, performing a predetermined process associated with the discovery of the moving object, wherein the moving object manager arranges the moving object at a desired location in order to guide the user to desired contents on the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Takenori Kohda, Teruo Koyanagi, Ken Masumitus