Patents by Inventor Taizo Son

Taizo Son 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 number: 20080195686
    Abstract: Information data accumulated in a content database 9 arranged on the Internet 7 is acquired in a relay device 6. A music file 3 is outputted from a street loudspeaker 5 connected to the relay device 6. Simultaneously with or prior to the output processing via the street loudspeaker 5 by a radio LAN base 4 connected to the relay device 6, the music file 3 is distributed by radio communication. In a user terminal 2 used by a user, one information data received from the distribution device is temporarily stored in a cache memory 25. According to a user operation, the music file 3 accumulated in the cache memory 25 is written into a memory 24. Thus, by push-type distribution, it is possible to enhance the user willingness to buy and distribute a content without missing the chance to sell the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: SOFTBANK BB CORP.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Son, Taizo Son