Patents by Inventor Shouji Igeta

Shouji Igeta 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).

  • Method of managing layout of goods
    Patent number: 4947322
    Abstract: A goods layout planning method for making a layout for a quantity of goods arranged on gondolas in a store by using a terminal device including a display and a processor. Rules regarding goods layouts are stored in a knowledge base. The effort to make layout plans for goods can be simplified and the efficiency thereof improved by using sales data for each of the goods, attributes of goods, attributes of gondolas, and the rules with respect to the goods layouts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1990
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Tenma, Kichizo Akashi, Tetsuo Kusuzaki, Shouji Igeta, Isao Tsushima, Norihisa Komoda