Patents by Inventor Rakuten, Inc.

Rakuten, Inc. 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).

  • COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RELAY DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING RELAY PROGRAM, AS WELL AS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RELAY METHOD
    Publication number: 20130198291
    Abstract: An intermediate relay device includes a corresponding information adder that adds, after receiving an outgoing message, an address assigned to the relay device to a list included in the outgoing message, and an outgoing message transmitter that specifies the address of a transmission destination and transmits the outgoing message to which the address has been added. The intermediate relay device further includes a return message transmitter that transmits, after receiving a return message, the return message based on a predetermined address corresponding to a device located at a prior stage to the intermediate relay device in a relay route for the outgoing message among addresses in the list included in the received return message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: RAKUTEN, INC.
    Inventor: Rakuten, Inc.