Patents by Inventor Masanori Sambe
Masanori Sambe 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).
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Patent number: 11640594Abstract: A method of processing a purchase transaction includes generating a transaction file containing a product code, which is transmitted from a user computing device when an image of a product code identifier is captured by the user computing device, a first user ID of the customer, and an indicator of whether or not the customer has opted in to receive electronic receipts. The method further includes generating an electronic receipt based on the transaction file, storing a conversion table containing the first and second user IDs of the customer, converting the first user ID contained in the transaction file to the second user ID based on the conversion table, when the indicator indicates that the customer has opted in, and storing the electronic receipt in association with the second user ID. The electronic receipt is transmitted in response to a request for electronic receipts associated with the second user ID.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2022Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masanori Sambe
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Publication number: 20220138718Abstract: A method of processing a purchase transaction includes generating a transaction file containing a product code, which is transmitted from a user computing device when an image of a product code identifier is captured by the user computing device, a first user ID of the customer, and an indicator of whether or not the customer has opted in to receive electronic receipts. The method further includes generating an electronic receipt based on the transaction file, storing a conversion table containing the first and second user IDs of the customer, converting the first user ID contained in the transaction file to the second user ID based on the conversion table, when the indicator indicates that the customer has opted in, and storing the electronic receipt in association with the second user ID. The electronic receipt is transmitted in response to a request for electronic receipts associated with the second user ID.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventor: Masanori SAMBE
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Patent number: 11257060Abstract: A method of processing a purchase transaction includes generating a transaction file containing a product code, which is transmitted from a user computing device when an image of a product code identifier is captured by the user computing device, a first user ID of the customer, and an indicator of whether or not the customer has opted in to receive electronic receipts. The method further includes generating an electronic receipt based on the transaction file, storing a conversion table containing the first and second user IDs of the customer, converting the first user ID contained in the transaction file to the second user ID based on the conversion table, when the indicator indicates that the customer has opted in, and storing the electronic receipt in association with the second user ID. The electronic receipt is transmitted in response to a request for electronic receipts associated with the second user ID.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2021Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masanori Sambe
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Publication number: 20210224775Abstract: A method of processing a purchase transaction includes generating a transaction file containing a product code, which is transmitted from a user computing device when an image of a product code identifier is captured by the user computing device, a first user ID of the customer, and an indicator of whether or not the customer has opted in to receive electronic receipts. The method further includes generating an electronic receipt based on the transaction file, storing a conversion table containing the first and second user IDs of the customer, converting the first user ID contained in the transaction file to the second user ID based on the conversion table, when the indicator indicates that the customer has opted in, and storing the electronic receipt in association with the second user ID. The electronic receipt is transmitted in response to a request for electronic receipts associated with the second user ID.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventor: Masanori SAMBE
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Publication number: 20200082374Abstract: A method of processing a purchase transaction includes generating a transaction file containing a product code, which is transmitted from a user computing device when an image of a product code identifier is captured by the user computing device, a first user ID of the customer, and an indicator of whether or not the customer has opted in to receive electronic receipts. The method further includes generating an electronic receipt based on the transaction file, storing a conversion table containing the first and second user IDs of the customer, converting the first user ID contained in the transaction file to the second user ID based on the conversion table, when the indicator indicates that the customer has opted in, and storing the electronic receipt in association with the second user ID. The electronic receipt is transmitted in response to a request for electronic receipts associated with the second user ID.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventor: Masanori SAMBE
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Patent number: 10497017Abstract: A method of distributing purchase recommendations to a user terminal and tracking their effectiveness includes receiving an image of a product code captured from a user terminal at a store server through a wireless device, the store server connected to a first database from which the store server retrieves product information relating to the product code, the product information including one or more recommended products associated with the product, and a second database that tracks effectiveness of recommendations for each product, and transmitting the product information to the user terminal through the wireless device. The presence of at least one recommended product in the product information causes the self-registration program in the user terminal to display a user interface for accessing information about the recommended product on the user terminal and enable the store server to update the second database by tracking the user inputs made through the user interface.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2016Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masanori Sambe
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Patent number: 10482448Abstract: A method of processing a purchase transaction includes generating a transaction file containing a product code, which is transmitted from a user computing device when an image of a product code identifier is captured by the user computing device, a first user ID of the customer, and an indicator of whether or not the customer has opted in to receive electronic receipts. The method further includes generating an electronic receipt based on the transaction file, storing a conversion table containing the first and second user IDs of the customer, converting the first user ID contained in the transaction file to the second user ID based on the conversion table, when the indicator indicates that the customer has opted in, and storing the electronic receipt in association with the second user ID. The electronic receipt is transmitted in response to a request for electronic receipts associated with the second user ID.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masanori Sambe
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Publication number: 20180330352Abstract: A method of processing a purchase transaction includes generating a transaction file containing a product code, which is transmitted from a user computing device when an image of a product code identifier is captured by the user computing device, a first user ID of the customer, and an indicator of whether or not the customer has opted in to receive electronic receipts. The method further includes generating an electronic receipt based on the transaction file, storing a conversion table containing the first and second user IDs of the customer, converting the first user ID contained in the transaction file to the second user ID based on the conversion table, when the indicator indicates that the customer has opted in, and storing the electronic receipt in association with the second user ID. The electronic receipt is transmitted in response to a request for electronic receipts associated with the second user ID.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventor: Masanori SAMBE
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Publication number: 20180225706Abstract: A method of distributing purchase recommendations to a user terminal and tracking their effectiveness includes receiving an image of a product code captured from a user terminal at a store server through a wireless device, the store server connected to a first database from which the store server retrieves product information relating to the product code, the product information including one or more recommended products associated with the product, and a second database that tracks effectiveness of recommendations for each product, and transmitting the product information to the user terminal through the wireless device. The presence of at least one recommended product in the product information causes the self-registration program in the user terminal to display a user interface for accessing information about the recommended product on the user terminal and enable the store server to update the second database by tracking the user inputs made through the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventor: Masanori SAMBE
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Patent number: 10032154Abstract: A method of processing a purchase transaction includes generating a transaction file containing a product code, which is transmitted from a user computing device when an image of a product code identifier is captured by the user computing device, a first user ID of the customer, and an indicator of whether or not the customer has opted in to receive electronic receipts. The method further includes generating an electronic receipt based on the transaction file, storing a conversion table containing the first and second user IDs of the customer, converting the first user ID contained in the transaction file to the second user ID based on the conversion table, when the indicator indicates that the customer has opted in, and storing the electronic receipt in association with the second user ID. The electronic receipt is transmitted in response to a request for electronic receipts associated with the second user ID.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2017Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Toshiba TEC Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masanori Sambe
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Publication number: 20170221039Abstract: A method of processing a purchase transaction includes generating a transaction file containing a product code, which is transmitted from a user computing device when an image of a product code identifier is captured by the user computing device, a first user ID of the customer, and an indicator of whether or not the customer has opted in to receive electronic receipts. The method further includes generating an electronic receipt based on the transaction file, storing a conversion table containing the first and second user IDs of the customer, converting the first user ID contained in the transaction file to the second user ID based on the conversion table, when the indicator indicates that the customer has opted in, and storing the electronic receipt in association with the second user ID. The electronic receipt is transmitted in response to a request for electronic receipts associated with the second user ID.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventor: Masanori SAMBE
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Patent number: 9619976Abstract: A method of processing a purchase transaction includes generating a transaction file containing a product code, which is transmitted from a user computing device when an image of a product code identifier is captured by the user computing device, a first user ID of the customer, and an indicator of whether or not the customer has opted in to receive electronic receipts. The method further includes generating an electronic receipt based on the transaction file, storing a conversion table containing the first and second user IDs of the customer, converting the first user ID contained in the transaction file to the second user ID based on the conversion table, when the indicator indicates that the customer has opted in, and storing the electronic receipt in association with the second user ID. The electronic receipt is transmitted in response to a request for electronic receipts associated with the second user ID.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2016Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Toshiba TEC Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masanori Sambe
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Publication number: 20170038924Abstract: A computing device is configured to display a graphical user interface on a display unit thereof based on purchase data of one or more consumable items that have been received through a communication interface thereof and a user input that has been made. The graphical user interface includes a background layer including a virtual image of storage, an item layer including one or more virtual images of said one or more consumable items, the item layer being overlaid on the background layer, so as to virtually indicate that said one or more consumable items are stocked in the storage, and an indicator layer including one or more indicators, each of which corresponding to one of said one or more consumable items, the indicator layer being overlaid on the item layer, so that each of said one or more indicators indicates a consumption state of a corresponding consumable item.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Yumiko OKUMA, Mahina NAKAMURA, Masanori SAMBE
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Publication number: 20170004572Abstract: A method for unifying formats of electronic receipts, includes the steps of receiving, from a first processing device, first electronic receipt data in a structured data format, the first electronic receipt data containing a user ID and transaction content corresponding to one transaction, receiving, from a second processing device, second electronic receipt data in a non-structured data format, converting the received second electronic receipt data into the structured data format, the converted second electronic receipt data containing a user ID and transaction content corresponding to one transaction, and storing the first electronic receipt data in the structured data format and the second electronic receipt data in the structured data format in a table, each entry of the table containing a user ID and transaction content corresponding to one transaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventor: Masanori SAMBE
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Publication number: 20160260351Abstract: A server for providing nutrition data to a user includes a communication interface, a memory, and a processor. The server receives from a user device a request for nutrition information of food and drink purchased by the user and user identification. The server determines a time period of the requested nutrition information. The server retrieves receipt data corresponding to the user identification and determined time period. The receipt data includes a first data for identifying the food and drink purchased by the user. The server also retrieves nutrition data corresponding to the foods and drink purchased by the user. The server generates and sends to the user device an image data that includes the nutrition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Yumiko OKUMA, Mahina NAKAMURA, Yasutsugu SASAKI, Masanori SAMBE, Katsuhito MOCHIZUKI, Kyoshin SAI
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Publication number: 20160260350Abstract: A server for providing nutrition data to a user includes a communication interface, a memory, and a processor. The server receives from a user device a request for nutrition information of food and drink purchased by the user and user identification. The server retrieves receipt data corresponding to the user identification including a first data for identifying the food and drink purchased by the user. The server also retrieves nutrition data corresponding to the foods and drink purchased by the user. The server then calculates a revised nutrition value based on dividing a value of the nutrition data corresponding to the foods and drink purchased by the user by the person count number. The server generates and sends to the user device an image data that includes the revised nutrition value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Yumiko OKUMA, Mahina NAKAMURA, Yasutsugu SASAKI, Masanori SAMBE, Katsuhito MOCHIZUKI, Kyoshin SAI
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Publication number: 20160203508Abstract: A method of distributing purchase recommendations to a user terminal and tracking their effectiveness includes receiving an image of a product code captured from a user terminal at a store server through a wireless device, the store server connected to a first database from which the store server retrieves product information relating to the product code, the product information including one or more recommended products associated with the product, and a second database that tracks effectiveness of recommendations for each product, and transmitting the product information to the user terminal through the wireless device. The presence of at least one recommended product in the product information causes the self-registration program in the user terminal to display a user interface for accessing information about the recommended product on the user terminal and enable the store server to update the second database by tracking the user inputs made through the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2016Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventor: Masanori SAMBE
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Publication number: 20160203680Abstract: A method of processing a purchase transaction includes generating a transaction file containing a product code, which is transmitted from a user computing device when an image of a product code identifier is captured by the user computing device, a first user ID of the customer, and an indicator of whether or not the customer has opted in to receive electronic receipts. The method further includes generating an electronic receipt based on the transaction file, storing a conversion table containing the first and second user IDs of the customer, converting the first user ID contained in the transaction file to the second user ID based on the conversion table, when the indicator indicates that the customer has opted in, and storing the electronic receipt in association with the second user ID. The electronic receipt is transmitted in response to a request for electronic receipts associated with the second user ID.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2016Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventor: Masanori SAMBE
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Patent number: 9092795Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus comprises a customer specification section, a salesclerk specification section and a notification section. The customer specification section specifies a customer as a received target is watching an advertising information displayed on an advertising apparatus advertising a commodity. The salesclerk specification section specifies a salesclerk as a notified target based on at least one of the advertising information that the customer as the received target is watching specified by the customer specification section and the position of each salesclerk. The notification section notifies the existence of the customer as the received target specified by the customer specification section to a portable communication terminal carried by the salesclerk as the notified target specified by the salesclerk specification section.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2012Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nobuhiro Inagawa, Masanori Sambe
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Patent number: 9020245Abstract: A training device comprises a first regenerating unit regenerates at least one of an image and a voice for training during the training courses which lead the user to train the operation of an input device, an operation accepting unit accepts the user operation for at least one of the image and the voice for training from a simulated user interface which simulates a user interface of the input device during training, a second regenerating unit regenerates at least one of the image and the voice for training when the training is ended, and a normal operation instructing unit instructs a normal operation to the user by outputting at least one of the image and the voice of the normal operation of the user, which show at least one of the image and the voice for training, which is synchronous with the regeneration of the second regenerating unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Daigo Kudou, Masanori Sambe, Takesi Kawaguti