Patents by Inventor Tooru Tanabe

Tooru Tanabe 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).

  • Payment system and method, server apparatus, payment processing method, and computer program product
    Patent number: 7702582
    Abstract: A payment system having a server apparatus (50) capable of transmitting and receiving information via a communication network (1), a first terminal apparatus (10) for a purchase application, a second terminal apparatus (20) for an installment payment organization and a third terminal apparatus (30) for a settlement service organization. The first terminal apparatus includes an inputting device (104) for prompting to input desirable one of a plurality of payment plan informations each indicating a combination of (i) a part of an installment payment for a purchase price of a product, and (ii) a part of a settlement service for a price of a service, as well as for prompting to input personal information and the credit card number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Ichiro Hatano, Tooru Tanabe
  • Payment system and method, server apparatus, payment processing method, and computer program product
    Patent number: 7693792
    Abstract: A payment system having a server apparatus (50) capable of transmitting and receiving information via a communication network (1), a first terminal apparatus (10) for a purchase application, a second terminal apparatus (20) for an installment payment organization and a third terminal apparatus (30) for a settlement service organization. The first terminal apparatus includes an inputting device (104) for prompting to input desirable one of a plurality of payment plan informations each indicating a combination of (i) a part of an installment payment for a purchase price of a product, and (ii) a part of a settlement service for a price of a service, as well as for prompting to input personal information and the credit card number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Ichiro Hatano, Tooru Tanabe
  • PAYMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD, SERVER APPARATUS, PAYMENT PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20080208708
    Abstract: A payment system having a server apparatus (50) capable of transmitting and receiving information via a communication network (1), a first terminal apparatus (10) for a purchase application, a second terminal apparatus (20) for an installment payment organization and a third terminal apparatus (30) for a settlement service organization. The first terminal apparatus includes an inputting device (104) for prompting to input desirable one of a plurality of payment plan informations each indicating a combination of (i) a part of an installment payment for a purchase price of a product, and (ii) a part of a settlement service for a price of a service, as well as for prompting to input personal information and the credit card number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Ichiro HATANO, Tooru Tanabe
  • Payment system and method, server apparatus, payment processing method, and computer program product
    Publication number: 20040059674
    Abstract: A payment system having a server apparatus (50) capable of transmitting and receiving information via a communication network (1), a first terminal apparatus (10) for a purchase application, a second terminal apparatus (20) for an installment payment organization and a third terminal apparatus (30) for a settlement service organization. The first terminal apparatus includes an inputting device (104) for prompting to input desirable one of a plurality of payment plan informations each indicating a combination of (i) a part of an installment payment for a purchase price of a product, and (ii) a part of a settlement service for a price of a service, as well as for prompting to input personal information and the credit card number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ichiro Hatano, Tooru Tanabe