Patents by Inventor Sinichi Suto

Sinichi Suto 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).

  • Transaction processing system and transaction processing method
    Patent number: 5854581
    Abstract: This invention relates to a transaction processing system including a host computer (1), a transaction device (2), a first customer card (3) and a second customer card (4). The first card (3) and the second card (4) directly transfer information representing monetary values between them on the basis of signals verifying a transaction processing received from the host computer (1) through the transaction device (2). When the information representing the monetary values are exchanged between the first card (3) and the second card (4), the host computer (1) updates the balance of the account stored in the host computer (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Mori, Seiji Yoshizawa, Yoshinori Koshida, Shusaku Tanabe, Sinichi Suto, Satoshi Hamasaki