Patents by Inventor Naoko Shimojima

Naoko Shimojima 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).

  • Election terminal apparatus
    Patent number: 5732222
    Abstract: An election terminal apparatus includes an integral-type display/input unit constituted by a liquid crystal display unit and a tablet unit for input data. The display unit displays a first screen including icons corresponding to candidates. A voter operates the tablet unit to designate a candidate for whom he/she wants to vote. The election terminal apparatus discriminates the candidate designated by the voter, and causes the liquid crystal display unit to display an image for allowing the voter to input the candidate name or the like with handwriting. When the voter handwrites the candidate name or the like on the table unit, the election terminal apparatus performs character recognition with respect to the handwritten pattern. When a candidate specified by the recognized characters coincides with the candidate designated first, the election terminal apparatus increments the vote count of the candidate by one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, The Center for Political Public Relations, Inc.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Miyagawa, Shigenori Matsushita, Takayuki Tsuchida, Yoshiyuki Miura, Naoko Shimojima, Katsutoshi Ishikawa, Kunio Ueda
  • Election terminal apparatus
    Patent number: 5497318
    Abstract: An election terminal apparatus includes an integral-type display/input unit constituted by a liquid crystal display unit and a tablet unit for input data. The display unit displays a first screen including icons corresponding to candidates. A voter operates the tablet unit to designate a candidate for whom he/she wants to vote. The election terminal apparatus discriminates the candidate designated by the voter, and causes the liquid crystal display unit to display an image for allowing the voter to input the candidate name or the like with handwriting. When the voter handwrites the candidate name or the like on the table unit, the election terminal apparatus performs character recognition with respect to the handwritten pattern. When a candidate specified by the recognized characters coincides with the candidate designated first, the election terminal apparatus increments the vote count of the candidate by one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, The Center for Political Public Relations, Inc.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Miyagawa, Shigenori Matsushita, Takayuki Tsuchida, Yoshiyuki Miura, Naoko Shimojima, Katsutoshi Ishikawa, Kunio Ueda