Patents by Inventor Ryuichi Shirasaki

Ryuichi Shirasaki 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).

  • Checkout apparatus, shopping cart, checkout method, and program for causing computer to execute the method
    Patent number: 7953606
    Abstract: A checkout apparatus is arranged in a shopping cart. The checkout apparatus includes an ID information inputting section to input customer ID information, an article identification information reading section that reads article identification information, an article information acquiring section which acquires article information of the article, and a checkout process section which performs a checkout process of the cost of the article on the basis of the acquired article information by using the input customer ID information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: The Japan Research Institute, Limited
    Inventor: Ryuichi Shirasaki
  • Settlement apparatus, shopping cart, settlement method, and program for causing computer to execute the method
    Publication number: 20040249717
    Abstract: A checkout apparatus is arranged in a shopping cart. The checkout apparatus includes an ID information inputting section to input customer ID information, an article identification information reading section that reads article identification information, an article information acquiring section which acquires article information of the article, and a checkout process section which performs a checkout process of the cost of the article on the basis of the acquired article information by using the input customer ID information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventor: Ryuichi Shirasaki