Patents by Inventor Naoki IWASAWA

Naoki IWASAWA 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).

  • Guiding server, guiding method and recording medium recording guiding program
    Patent number: 9354076
    Abstract: A guiding server according to this application includes an image storing unit, a retrieving unit, and a generating unit. The image storing unit stores a signboard image of a signboard. The retrieving unit retrieves, from the image storing unit, a signboard image of a signboard on a way to a destination based on location information and destination information of a user terminal. The generating unit generates guiding information including the signboard image based on the retrieved signboard image, the location information and the destination information and transmits the guiding information to the user terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Iwasawa, Miki Hirai, Katsufumi Asai, Shinsuke Itoh
  • GUIDING SERVER, GUIDING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING GUIDING PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20140288827
    Abstract: A guiding server according to this application includes an image storing unit, a retrieving unit, and a generating unit. The image storing unit stores a signboard image of a signboard. The retrieving unit retrieves, from the image storing unit, a signboard image of a signboard on a way to a destination based on location information and destination information of a user terminal. The generating unit generates guiding information including the signboard image based on the retrieved signboard image, the location information and the destination information and transmits the guiding information to the user terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki IWASAWA, Miki HIRAI, Katsufumi ASAI, Shinsuke ITOH