Patents by Inventor Masahiro Itaba

Masahiro Itaba 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).

  • Relationship support apparatus, relationship support method, and storage medium
    Patent number: 8903907
    Abstract: Provided is a relationship support apparatus capable of preventing a user from inconsistently applying for relationships. An receiving section (32) receives an input of identification information of a desired relationship partner user, and further receives an input of identification information of the relationship-seeking user. A determination section (38) determines, based on the identification information of the relationship-seeking user and the identification information of the desired relationship partner user, whether or not an agreement has been reached on the relationship between the relationship-seeking user and the desired relationship partner user. A suspension section (40) suspends, based on a result of the determining performed by the determination section (38), the relationship-seeking user and the desired relationship partner user from carrying out a relationship-seeking activity with respect to another user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiro Itaba, Noriaki Kawahara, Yuji Tomita
  • Server device and information registration method
    Patent number: 8824456
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information registration system, a server device, a server processing program, and an information registration method which are capable of efficiently registering a telephone number without hesitation of the user and recognizing an identical person using the telephone number thus registered. According to the present invention, an information registration system is provided with a server device and a terminal device which has a browser function and is connectable to the server device through a communication means. The terminal device is provided with a display means for displaying a specified page and a determination request sending means for sending to the server device a telephone number registration determination request including a telephone number designated by a user through thus displayed page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventor: Masahiro Itaba
  • Relationship support apparatus, relationship support method, and storage medium
    Patent number: 8612519
    Abstract: Provided is a relationship support apparatus capable of preventing a user from inconsistently applying for relationships. An receiving section (32) receives an input of identification information of a desired relationship partner user, and further receives an input of identification information of the relationship-seeking user. A determination section (38) determines, based on the identification information of the relationship-seeking user and the identification information of the desired relationship partner user, whether or not an agreement has been reached on the relationship between the relationship-seeking user and the desired relationship partner user. A suspension section (40) suspends, based on a result of the determining performed by the determination section (38), the relationship-seeking user and the desired relationship partner user from carrying out a relationship-seeking activity with respect to another user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventors: Masahiro Itaba, Noriaki Kawahara, Yuji Tomita
  • RELATIONSHIP SUPPORT APPARATUS, RELATIONSHIP SUPPORT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20120005272
    Abstract: Provided is a relationship support apparatus capable of preventing a user from inconsistently applying for relationships. An receiving section (32) receives an input of identification information of a desired relationship partner user, and further receives an input of identification information of the relationship-seeking user. A determination section (38) determines, based on the identification information of the relationship-seeking user and the identification information of the desired relationship partner user, whether or not an agreement has been reached on the relationship between the relationship-seeking user and the desired relationship partner user. A suspension section (40) suspends, based on a result of the determining performed by the determination section (38), the relationship-seeking user and the desired relationship partner user from carrying out a relationship-seeking activity with respect to another user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: RAKUTEN, INC.
    Inventors: Masahiro ITABA, Noriaki KAWAHARA, Yuji TOMITA
  • SERVER DEVICE AND INFORMATION REGISTRATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20100202445
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information registration system, a server device, a server processing program, and an information registration method which are capable of efficiently registering a telephone number without hesitation of the user and recognizing an identical person using the telephone number thus registered. According to the present invention, an information registration system is provided with a server device and a terminal device which has a browser function and is connectable to the server device through a communication means. The terminal device is provided with a display means for displaying a specified page and a determination request sending means for sending to the server device a telephone number registration determination request including a telephone number designated by a user through thus displayed page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: RAKUTEN, INC.
    Inventor: Masahiro Itaba