Patents by Inventor Shunzoh Mogi

Shunzoh Mogi 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).

  • Publication confirming method, publication information acquisition apparatus, publication information providing apparatus and database
    Patent number: 7031982
    Abstract: A publication information acquisition apparatus used by a user of a service converts information extracted from a newspaper into electronic information and transmits the electronic information to a publication information providing apparatus. The publication information providing apparatus decodes the electronic information, acquires key information for searching for characters and/or an image from the decoded electronic information, and searches newspaper information in a database based on the key information. The publication information providing apparatus acquires the name of a newspaper and the date of issue thereof as confirmation information and transmits the confirmation information to the publication information acquisition apparatus. It is therefore possible to easily know from which newspaper the extraction is acquired and when the newspaper was issued.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuroh Tanigawa, Mikuni Murata, Shunzoh Mogi, Tohru Shimizu
  • Publication confirming method, publication information acquisition apparatus, publication information providing apparatus and database
    Publication number: 20020174271
    Abstract: A publication information acquisition apparatus used by a user of a service converts information extracted from a newspaper into electronic information and transmits the electronic information to a publication information providing apparatus. The publication information providing apparatus decodes the electronic information, acquires key information for searching for characters and/or an image from the decoded electronic information, and searches newspaper information in a database based on the key information. The publication information providing apparatus acquires the name of a newspaper and the date of issue thereof as confirmation information and transmits the confirmation information to the publication information acquisition apparatus. It is therefore possible to easily know from which newspaper the extraction is acquired and when the newspaper was issued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Tetsuroh Tanigawa, Mikuni Murata, Shunzoh Mogi, Tohru Shimizu