Patents by Inventor Mutsuo Innami

Mutsuo Innami 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).

  • Procurement system which automatically calls for bids on predetermined subjects
    Patent number: 7483853
    Abstract: A procurement system for procuring a plurality of subjects, comprises a storage, a relation processor, a determining processor, and a bidding processor. The storage is configured to store information on a price, a function, and a quantity of each of the subjects. The relation processor is configured to obtain a relation between prices and functions of the subjects, based on the information stored in the storage. The determining processor is configured to determine a priority, for at least one of the subjects each of whose price is higher than a reference value which corresponds to the function of the each subject. The priority is obtained from the relation obtained by the relation processor. Further, the priority is determined based on the quantity of the each subject stored in the storage and a divergence between the price and the reference value of the each subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Yamashita, Yoshimi Akai, Mutsuo Innami
  • Procurement system which automatically calls for bids on predetermined subjects
    Publication number: 20030078876
    Abstract: A procurement system for procuring a plurality of subjects, comprises a storage, a relation processor, a determining processor, and a bidding processor. The storage is configured to store information on a price, a function, and a quantity of each of the subjects. The relation processor is configured to obtain a relation between prices and functions of the subjects, based on the information stored in the storage. The determining processor is configured to determine a priority, for at least one of the subjects each of whose price is higher than a reference value which corresponds to the function of the each subject. The priority is obtained from the relation obtained by the relation processor. Further, the priority is determined based on the quantity of the each subject stored in the storage and a divergence between the price and the reference value of the each subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Yamashita, Yoshimi Akai, Mutsuo Innami