Patents by Inventor Shinya Takami

Shinya Takami 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).

  • Patent number: 11263271
    Abstract: There are provided a digital content viewing system, a digital content viewing method, and a computer program, all of which make it possible to update a digital content that has been downloaded without downloading the entire digital content again if the digital content is updated. A digital content viewing system 1 includes a viewer terminal 5. The viewer terminal 5 includes: a configuration information file acquisition section 57A configured to check if a configuration information file corresponding to a digital content is stored in a data storage section 55 when the digital content is designated, and download the configuration information file OPF as necessary; and a content file acquisition section 57B configured to specify a corresponding content file on a basis of the configuration information file when the content file is designated, check if the content file having the same file name is stored in the data storage section 55, and download the content file as necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: BOOK WALKER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinya Takami
  • Publication number: 20200250240
    Abstract: There are provided a digital content viewing system, a digital content viewing method, and a computer program, all of which make it possible to update a digital content that has been downloaded without downloading the entire digital content again if the digital content is updated. A digital content viewing system 1 includes a viewer terminal 5. The viewer terminal 5 includes: a configuration information file acquisition section 57A configured to check if a configuration information file corresponding to a digital content is stored in a data storage section 55 when the digital content is designated, and download the configuration information file OPF as necessary; and a content file acquisition section 57B configured to specify a corresponding content file on a basis of the configuration information file when the content file is designated, check if the content file having the same file name is stored in the data storage section 55, and download the content file as necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventor: Shinya TAKAMI
  • Patent number: 10705710
    Abstract: Provided are a device and a method which facilitate continued focusing of a used on specific content information by increasing the opportunities for said content information to appear (be exposed) even in case that said specific content information has been moved off the display screen by scrolling. At least one set of copy content information is generated which is a copy of focus content information identified from content information contained in a content list displayed on the display screen of a terminal device. Then, said generated copy content information is inserted at any insertion position in the sequence of the content list, and said inserted copy content information is displayed on the display screen in response to operations in which the user scrolls the display content on the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinya Takami
  • Patent number: 10466875
    Abstract: Provided are a device and a method which facilitate continued focusing of a user on specific content information even when said specific content information has been moved off the display screen by scrolling or page transitioning. Focus content information, which is identified from content information displayed on the display screen of the terminal device, is set in advance as content information for user focus. Then, in response to user operations which transition said focus content information out of the display area, copy content information, being a copy of said focus content information, is displayed for a certain period of time on the display screen of said terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinya Takami
  • Patent number: 10360270
    Abstract: A server apparatus transmits a web page to a terminal apparatus through a network, and monitors user operation information for the web page displayed on the terminal apparatus. The server apparatus determines whether or not the monitored user operation information satisfies a predetermined condition, and when determining that the condition is satisfied, inserts the insertion information into a predetermined display position on the web page displayed on the terminal apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinya Takami
  • Patent number: 10169766
    Abstract: A server apparatus according to the invention obtains, from a terminal apparatus, scroll operation information conducted on a display area of the terminal apparatus, and obtains content identification information for identifying the content displayed at the display area, and calculates the user's degree of interest in the content identified by the obtained content identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinya Takami
  • Patent number: 9886789
    Abstract: An information providing device can efficiently search for image data which includes an image of an object matching a user's preference, or can efficiently recommend information related to an image-capturing spot matching the user's preference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinya Takami
  • Patent number: 9671952
    Abstract: There are provided a function execution program, a terminal device, a function execution method, a recording medium and an information processing system capable of providing a more convenient touch panel operation method to a user. A computer is caused to function as a time measure means that detects a contact on an input means integral with a display means and measures contact duration at the contact point, a distance measure means that detects a continuous movement of the contact point and measures a moving distance, and an execution means that when the contact duration is a predetermined time or more and the moving distance is a predetermined distance or more, executes a preset function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinya Takami
  • Patent number: 9530144
    Abstract: An information providing device associates in advance and stores a characteristic element which is a candidate to be specified from an image, with content. Further, the information providing device is configured to specify a difference between characteristic elements by comparing a characteristic element specified from a currently acquired image with a characteristic element specified from an image acquired prior to (in the past) the image, and acquire content associated with the characteristic element related to the difference, and display the content on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinya Takami
  • Patent number: 9503609
    Abstract: Data is generated which can prevent content displayed on a screen from being accurately replicated. A data-generating device has: an acquiring means that acquires still image data; a still image data generating means that generates a predetermined number of items of still image data in which at least part of pixel values of the acquired still image data are changed, and that makes an average of pixel values of matching display positions between the predetermined number of items of still image data equal to pixel values of matching display positions in the acquired still image data; and a movie data generating means that generates movie data for which each of the generated still image data is displayed at a predetermined frame rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventors: Takamasa Takenaka, Shinya Takami
  • Patent number: 9396165
    Abstract: The present invention includes: receiving, from a terminal, display position information for specifying a display area 31 of content information displayed on a display unit among content information to be displayed on the display unit 23 of the terminal 20 (S5); receiving, from the terminal, operation position information related to an operation position operated on a screen of a display area by a user (S5); specifying a gaze area 34 of a display portion gazed by the user, based on operation position information (S6); extracting a feature element from the gaze area (S7); specifying an undisplay area of content information which is not yet displayed on the display unit, from display position information (S8); generating condensed information of content information included in the non-display area, based on the feature element (S9); and transmitting condensed information to the terminal (S10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinya Takami
  • Patent number: 9348986
    Abstract: An authentication server apparatus is capable of simply and accurately assessing whether a user terminal is being operated by a person. In the authentication server apparatus connected to the user terminal, operating instructions for instructing operation by an operator by using objects are associated with operation information and stored. A session ID is imparted for each session with the user terminal, operating instructions are selected for each session, a page provided with the selected operating instructions and the objects is generated, and position information is received corresponding to operations executed at the user terminal that has displayed the page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinya Takami
  • Patent number: 9275209
    Abstract: To provide an information processing device that is capable of restricting the use of an application or content in an unauthorized device to which the application or the content is copied. A storage situation information storing unit (32) stores, in a storage unit (30) where an application or content is stored, storage situation information which indicates a storage situation of the application or the content at predetermined reference timing, as one of components of the application or the content. An execution restricting unit (34) restricts execution of the application or the content in a case where the execution of the application or the content is instructed and a current storage situation of the application or the content differs from a storage situation that is indicated by the storage situation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinya Takami
  • Patent number: 9251526
    Abstract: A server apparatus according to the invention obtains, from a terminal apparatus, scroll operation information conducted on a display area of the terminal apparatus, and obtains content identification information for identifying the content displayed at the display area, and calculates the user's degree of interest in the content identified by the obtained content identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinya Takami
  • Patent number: 9240064
    Abstract: Provided is an image processing device capable of obtaining a trimming image including a characteristic part of a target image without having a person to select the characteristic part of the target image. A setting unit sets a plurality of trimming candidate areas in a target image. A calculation unit calculates, with respect to each of a plurality of trimming candidate areas, a total value of edge amounts of pixels in the trimming candidate area. A determination unit determines a trimming area from among the plurality of trimming candidate areas, based on the total value of each of the plurality of trimming candidate areas. An obtaining unit obtains an image in the trimming area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: RAKUTEN, INC.
    Inventors: Keita Yaegashi, Soh Masuko, Shinya Takami
  • Publication number: 20150350294
    Abstract: A server apparatus according to the invention obtains, from a terminal apparatus, scroll operation information conducted on a display area of the terminal apparatus, and obtains content identification information for identifying the content displayed at the display area, and calculates the user's degree of interest in the content identified by the obtained content identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: RAKUTEN, INC.
    Inventor: Shinya TAKAMI
  • Patent number: 9069826
    Abstract: To provide an information provision system capable of improving a users operability in obtaining a list of desired information. A designated position obtaining unit (50) obtains a position in a screen designated by the user. In the case where the user designates a position in the screen and thereafter moving the designated position to thereby input a trace, a trace obtaining unit (51) obtains the trace input by the user. A character string extraction unit (52) extracts a character string from content shown in the screen, based on the position obtained by the designated position obtaining unit (50) or the trace obtained by the trace obtaining unit (51). A list obtaining unit (53) obtains a list of information, based on the character string extracted by the character string extraction unit (52) and the trace obtained by the trace obtaining unit (51). A display control unit (54) displays a list screen showing a list of information obtained by the list obtaining unit (53) on a display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: RAKUTEN, INC.
    Inventor: Shinya Takami
  • Patent number: 9064020
    Abstract: There are provided an information providing device, an information providing processing program, and an information providing method which can efficiently recommend information related to a shooting spot matching a user's preference. An information providing server is configured to decide a coincidence between user object information included in image data registered by a given user, and representative object information of a location whose position can be specified, and notify location information associated with the representative object information, to the user based on a decision result of the coincidence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinya Takami
  • Patent number: 9043885
    Abstract: To provide a system for providing content or an application capable of restricting a terminal device in which the content or the application is able to be used to a single terminal device among one authorized terminal device and one or more unauthorized terminal devices. According to a generation rule, a new authentication symbol string is generated based on at least a part of an authentication symbol string stored in a first authentication symbol string storage unit (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinya Takami
  • Patent number: 8918414
    Abstract: There are provided an information providing device, an information providing processing program, and an information providing method which can efficiently recommend information related to a shooting spot matching a user's preference. The information providing device is configured to search for image data based on object information specified by a user with respect to a frame, and an arrangement of the object information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinya Takami