Patents by Inventor Kentaro Shinto

Kentaro Shinto 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).

  • Secure ID badge system
    Patent number: 9721405
    Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for displaying and erasing an ID badge image on an ID badge. An entry terminal device of a target area receives from an ID badge a transmission of an ID number and confirms the ID numbers. In response to determining that the ID number is confirmed, the entry terminal device obtains an ID badge image for the ID number. The entry terminal device transmits the ID badge image to the ID badge, wherein the ID badge image is displayed on the ID badge when the ID badge is carried into the target area. An exit terminal device of the target area transmits an instruction of erasing a display of the ID badge image on the ID badge, wherein the ID badge image is erased from the ID badge when the ID badge is carried out of the target area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Kentaro Shinto