Patents by Inventor Megumi Nozu

Megumi Nozu 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).

  • Graphical user interface for an information mediation system
    Patent number: 8230346
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for an information mediation system is provided for assisting the user to discover an information source that matches a sense of value of the user which normally can not be explicitly expressed in language, from a plurality of information sources such as bulletin board sites. The information mediation apparatus collects information from the plurality of information sources, analyzes the information, and generates one or more guideposts corresponding to information values thereof and data indicating a correlation between the plurality of information sources relative to the guideposts. A client apparatus receives one or more guideposts and a set of data containing information indicating the correlation of the information sources relative to the guidepost from the information mediation apparatus, and displays the correlation between these information sources in such a mode that the user can easily understand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Ishida, Yoshiharu Dewa, Megumi Nozu, Hiroki Kato, Hirotoshi Maegawa
  • Graphical user interface for an information mediation system
    Patent number: 7958451
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for an information mediation system is provided for assisting the user to discover an information source that matches a sense of value of the user which normally can not be explicitly expressed in language, from a plurality of information sources such as bulletin board sites. The information mediation apparatus collects information from the plurality of information sources, analyzes the information, and generates one or more guideposts corresponding to information values thereof and data indicating a correlation between the plurality of information sources relative to the guideposts. A client apparatus receives one or more guideposts and a set of data containing information indicating the correlation of the information sources relative to the guidepost from the information mediation apparatus, and displays the correlation between these information sources in such a mode that the user can easily understand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Ishida, Yoshiharu Dewa, Megumi Nozu, Hiroki Kato, Hirotoshi Maegawa
  • Graphical user interface for an information mediation system
    Publication number: 20080092072
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for an information mediation system is provided for assisting the user to discover an information source that matches a sense of value of the user which normally can not be explicitly expressed in language, from a plurality of information sources such as bulletin board sites. The information mediation apparatus collects information from the plurality of information sources, analyzes the information, and generates one or more guideposts corresponding to information values thereof and data indicating a correlation between the plurality of information sources relative to the guideposts. A client apparatus receives one or more guideposts and a set of data containing information indicating the correlation of the information sources relative to the guidepost from the information mediation apparatus, and displays the correlation between these information sources in such a mode that the user can easily understand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Takayuki Ishida, Yoshiharu Dewa, Megumi Nozu, Hiroki Kato, Hirotoshi Maegawa
  • Graphical user interface for an information mediation system
    Publication number: 20030160817
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for an information mediation system is provided for assisting the user to discover an information source that matches a sense of value of the user which normally can not be explicitly expressed in language, from a plurality of information sources such as bulletin board sites. The information mediation apparatus collects information from the plurality of information sources, analyzes the information, and generates one or more guideposts corresponding to information values thereof and data indicating a correlation between the plurality of information sources relative to the guideposts. A client apparatus receives one or more guideposts and a set of data containing information indicating the correlation of the information sources relative to the guidepost from the information mediation apparatus, and displays the correlation between these information sources in such a mode that the user can easily understand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Takayuki Ishida, Yoshiharu Dewa, Megumi Nozu, Hiroki Kato, Hirotoshi Maegawa