Patents by Inventor Mitsuo Sudou

Mitsuo Sudou 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).

  • Electronic rack labeling system
    Patent number: 5537312
    Abstract: An electronic rack labeling system includes a rack for displaying articles, a display device fixed on a front panel of the rack for displaying label information of the articles displayed on the rack, and a control unit for managing the articles displayed on the rack, preparing label information of the articles displayed on the rack, and displaying the label information at predetermined positions on the display device. The display device displays the rack labels of the articles displayed. The content of display includes a name of article and a price. When a display position of the article is changed, the display position of the rack label is changed accordingly, and when the price of the article is changed, the updated price is displayed. The change of the display position and the display content is centrally controlled by a computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Sekiguchi, Mitsuo Sudou, Takashi Sato