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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Publication number: 20140195360Abstract: A sales system includes a display unit and a selection unit configured to provide for display on the display unit a selection screen including at least one product image, and accept a user selection of one or more product images in the selection screen. The sales system further includes a control unit configured to calculate and provide for display on the display unit a total purchase price of products corresponding to the product images which are selected in the selection unit, and an accounting unit configured to settle payment for the total purchase price of the products.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2013Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: TAKAHIDE KUBOTA, Takeshi SHIMAZAKI, Masanori SAMBE, Rintaro NAKANE, Hajime TOMIZAWA, Yun WANG, Maki SATO, Mahina NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 8650504Abstract: An order receiving apparatus includes: a display unit configured to display an order input screen including a menu item space in which operation images for receiving orders of menu items are allocated and a menu allocation screen including the menu item space and a list of menu items for which the operation images can be allocated to the menu item space; a first selecting unit configured to select a menu item from among the menu items included in the list; a second selecting unit configured to select an allocation position to which the selected operation image of is allocated in the menu item space; and an updating unit configured to update the definition information according to the selected menu item and the selected allocation position.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2010Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenji Shimizu, Masanori Sambe, Takashi Makiyama, Yumiko Okuma, Hisashi Sato
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Publication number: 20130246968Abstract: An operation supporting display apparatus comprises: an action recognition apparatus configured to recognize the position and action of a user; a display control unit configured to display after superimposing sub window for displaying an operation guidance showing the state of replacing the recognition action information recognized by the action recognition apparatus with an operation that corresponds to the output of a pointing device for the image displaying on a display unit over the image; and an action reflection unit configured to reflect the position and action of the user based on the recognition action information recognized by the action recognition apparatus as the user operation; wherein the display control unit updates the operation guidance of the sub window in accordance with the user operation reflected by the action reflection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Katsuhito Mochizuki, Masanori Sambe
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Publication number: 20130093869Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2012Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Nobuhiro Inagawa, Masanori Sambe
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Patent number: 8397174Abstract: An order receiving apparatus includes: a receiving unit configured to receive selection of a task other than an order task related to an order of a menu item; and a display control unit configured to display an order input screen including an area in which an operation image for operating execution of the order task is displayed and an area in which an operation image for operating execution of the task, the selection of which is received, is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2010Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takahide Kubota, Yumiko Okuma, Masanori Sambe, Hisashi Sato, Takashi Makiyama
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Patent number: 8397178Abstract: An order receiving apparatus includes: a display unit configured to display an order input screen including an order list in which order information indicating ordered menu items is list-displayed; a receiving unit configured to receive the order information indicating a menu item, an order of which is to be cancelled, among the pieces of order information list-displayed in the order list; a canceling unit configured to cancel the order of the menu item indicated by the received order information; and a changing unit configured to change display of the order information indicating the menu item, the order of which is cancelled, among the pieces of order information list-displayed in the order list to special display.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2010Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takahide Kubota, Yumiko Okuma, Masanori Sambe, Hisashi Sato, Takashi Makiyama
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Publication number: 20130057492Abstract: An information display apparatus comprises a display unit, a position recognition unit configured to recognize the position where a operator operates the display unit and a sub-screen display unit configured to display the sub-screen on the display unit and on the position correspond to the position of the operator identified by the position recognition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahide Kubota, Katsuhito Mochizuki, Masanori Sambe
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Patent number: 8380746Abstract: According to one embodiment, a database system includes first, second and third storing units, and an image generating unit. The first storing unit stores a first data table that describes plural first data records respectively including information concerning plural information fields. The second storing unit stores a second data table that describes second data records each including plural kinds of attribute information respectively representing display attributes concerning the information fields. The third storing unit stores, concerning the information, display definition data that describes plural kinds of attribute information respectively representing display attributes set independently of the display attributes represented by the attribute information.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenji Shimizu, Masanori Sambe, Masao Hiruma
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Patent number: 8375057Abstract: According to one embodiment, a database system includes a first and second storage unit, a reading unit, and a generating unit. The first storage unit stores a first data table in which first data records, each including information about information fields, are described. The second storage unit stores a second data table in which second data records including pieces of attribute information, each representing a display attribute about the information field included in the first data record, are described. The reading unit reads out the first and second data records from the first and second storage units in accordance with the fact that displaying the information included in the first data table is requested. The generating unit generates an image for displaying the information included in the read first data record in accordance with the display attribute represented by the attribute information included in the read second data.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2010Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenji Shimizu, Masanori Sambe
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Publication number: 20120219939Abstract: A training device comprising an operation record storage unit configured to store an image simulating a user interface for inputting the operation to an input device for accepting an inputting of commodity with an operation information which is input to a user interface according to the continuous display of a dynamic image which is represented an opportunity phenomenaa as the opportunity of the operation or a still images in a memory unit and a regeneration unit configured to regenerate a operation condition based on the operation information of an operator and stored by the operation record storage unit by identification marking a matched part of the image simulating a user interface. By using the training device, the training progress can be confirmed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki Aikawa, Masanori Sambe, Takesi Kawaguti
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Publication number: 20120213428Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daigo Kudou, Masanori Sambe, Takesi Kawaguti
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Publication number: 20120148990Abstract: In one embodiment, a practice includes a display device, a first controller, an input device and a second controller. The first controller, which controls the display device by displaying an input interface image in the first display area of the display device. The second controller, which controls the display device by playback a dynamic image representing a cue event indicating a cue of the operation in the second display area of the display device, or by continuously displaying a plurality of still images including an image related to a cue event. The second controller stops the playback of the dynamic image or the continuous display of the still images during the period from the moment an image related to a cue event is displayed to the moment an operation is input through the input device that is to be carried out by taking the cue event as a cue.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takesi Kawaguti, Masanori Sambe
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Publication number: 20120133679Abstract: According to one embodiment, a client apparatus, includes an image acquisition unit, a use reception unit, an image size detection unit, a size change unit and a sending unit. The image acquisition unit acquire an image file from externally. The use reception unit receipt a selection of a use for the image file from various image-related uses. The image size detection unit detect the size information of an image corresponding to the use selected by the use reception unit from various size information and respectively corresponding to images for the various uses. The size change unit change the size of the image data stored in the image file acquired by the image acquisition unit to the size. The sending unit upload the image file in which the image data the size of which is changed by the size changing unit is stored to a server.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takahide Kubota, Masanori Sambe, Takashi Makiyama
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Publication number: 20120047354Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: a first verification section configured to perform true-false determination for a predetermined verification target using a verification item obtained by combining specified one of plural verification libraries respectively defining plural verification matters and an affirmative operator or a negative operator; a second verification section configured to subject, concerning the verification target, a true-false determination result of each of a plurality of the verification items verified by the first verification section to an arithmetic operation using a predetermined logical operator and obtain one arithmetic operation result; and an output section configured to output the arithmetic operation result of the second verification section.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2011Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenji Shimizu, Masanori Sambe
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Publication number: 20110289447Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: an operation unit configured to receive operation by a user; a display unit configured to display an editing screen including plural cells included in table data and a cursor indicating a place where editing corresponding to the operation is executed; and a cursor moving unit configured to move, if cursor moving operation for moving the cursor among the cells is received, the cursor to an editable cell on the basis of setting information indicating possibility of editing set in advance for each element of at least one of a row, a column, and a cell of a table including the plural cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takesi Kawaguti, Masanori Sambe
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Publication number: 20110207096Abstract: In one embodiment, a training apparatus includes first to third control units, an input device, and a determining unit. The first control unit controls a display device to display an input interface image, which imitates an external appearance of a user interface for inputting operation in an input apparatus. The second control unit controls the display device to play a moving image representing opportunity event, which is an opportunity for the operation, or continuously display plural still images including still image concerning the opportunity event. The input device inputs operation by an operator on the input interface image. The determining unit determines consistency between at least one kind of the operation input by the input device and at least one kind of specified operation. The third control unit controls the display device to display a result image representing a determination result in the determining unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takesi Kawaguti, Masanori Sambe
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Publication number: 20110208598Abstract: According to one embodiment, an order input apparatus includes: a first storing unit configured to store therein plural menu items and plural sub-menu items in association with one another, the sub-menu items accompanying the menu items; a first display control unit configured to display a list of the plural menu items in a first area in a display screen of a display unit; a first receiving unit configured to receive selection of any menu item out of the list of the menu items displayed in the first area; a second display control unit configured to display a list of the sub-menu items accompanying the menu item, the selection of which is received by the first receiving unit, in a second area in the display screen; a second receiving unit configured to receive selection of any sub-menu item out of the list of the sub-menu items displayed in the second area; and an order processing unit configured to manage, as order menu item information, the menu item and the sub-menu item, the selection of which is receivedType: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hisashi Sato, Takashi Makiyama, Yumiko Okuma, Masanori Sambe
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Publication number: 20110209086Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a generating unit, a display unit, an input unit, and a processing unit. The generating unit generates a graphical user interface image including an operation area in which display components respectively associated with instructions by a user are arrayed. The display unit displays the graphical user interface image. The input unit inputs operation by the user for designating one of the display components. The processing unit executes processing corresponding to an instruction associated with the display component designated by the operation. The generating unit changes, in a period in which display of an explanation is designated by the user, the graphical user interface image to show the operation area reduced in size by reducing the sizes of the display components and an explanation image showing the explanation without superimposing the operation area and the explanation image on each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masanori Sambe, Hisashi Sato, Takashi Makiyama, Yumiko Okuma
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Publication number: 20110209059Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a changing unit. A graphical user interface image is displayed by a display unit and includes an operation image and an explanation image. The operation image shows plural display components respectively associated with instructions by an operator. The explanation image shows explanations concerning operations performed by using the operation image and associate any one of the plural display components with an associating area in the explanation image. The changing unit changes, according to designation on the associating areas by the operator, the graphical user interface image to make it possible to distinguish the display component associated with the associating area from the other display components.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masanori Sambe
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Publication number: 20110173170Abstract: According to one embodiment, a database system includes first, second and third storing units, and an image generating unit. The first storing unit stores a first data table that describes plural first data records respectively including information concerning plural information fields. The second storing unit stores a second data table that describes second data records each including plural kinds of attribute information respectively representing display attributes concerning the information fields. The third storing unit stores, concerning the information, display definition data that describes plural kinds of attribute information respectively representing display attributes set independently of the display attributes represented by the attribute information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2010Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akio Hiruma, Masao Hiruma, Kenji Shimizu, Masanori Sambe