Patents by Inventor Toru TAKATA

Toru TAKATA 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).

  • Patent number: 10318996
    Abstract: An auction apparatus according to the application includes a plan receiving unit and an auction providing unit. The plan receiving unit receives plan information indicating a plan of content from a content creator who creates the content. The auction providing unit presents the plan information received by the plan receiving unit and provides an auction service in which bid targets are a right to display an advertisement in an advertising space that is set to the content and a right to replace the advertisement displayed in the advertising space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Takata, Nobuyuki Akashi, Akira Tajima, Koji Tsukamoto, Nari Woo, Akihiro Tanabe, Shinichiro Sega, Rin Katou
  • Patent number: 10181155
    Abstract: An evaluation device according to the present application includes an acquisition unit and an evaluation unit. The acquisition unit acquires information related to an enterprise among information which is based on user behavior on a communication network. The evaluation unit evaluates credit of the enterprise based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit. For example, the acquisition unit acquires, as the information which is based on user behavior on the communication network, information transmitted from a user in utilization of a service which is provided by various websites and which is related to the enterprise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toru Takata
  • Patent number: 9916600
    Abstract: An auction apparatus according to the application includes a plan receiving unit and a providing unit. The plan receiving unit gradually receives plan information indicating a plan of content from a content creator who creates the content a plurality of times. The providing unit additionally presents the plan information which is gradually received by the plan receiving unit and provides an auction service in which a bid target is a right to display an advertisement in an advertising space set to the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Takata, Nobuyuki Akashi, Akira Tajima, Koji Tsukamoto, Nari Woo, Akihiro Tanabe, Shinichiro Sega, Rin Katou
  • Publication number: 20160210666
    Abstract: A delivery device according to the invention includes a delivering unit, which delivers control information to a terminal device that includes a display unit. The control information makes the terminal device to perform display control for controlling the display format of an advertising content having a bigger display size than size of the display unit. As a result, the delivery device according to the invention can enhance the advertisement effectiveness of the advertising content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuto ATAKA, Toru TAKATA, Masatsugu SHIDACHI, Nari WOO, Yuki TAKI, Naoya KURITA
  • Publication number: 20160180455
    Abstract: A generating device according to the present application includes an acquisition unit, and a generation unit. The acquisition unit acquires information concerning a company from information transmitted on a communication network. The generation unit generates a model for predicting an index value indicating credit to a first company based on information concerning the first company acquired by the acquisition unit, based on a correlation between information concerning a second company acquired by the acquisition unit and an index value indicating credit to the second company given by a third party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toru TAKATA
  • Publication number: 20160140656
    Abstract: An evaluation device according to the present application includes an acquisition unit and an evaluation unit. The acquisition unit acquires information related to an enterprise among information which is based on user behavior on a communication network. The evaluation unit evaluates credit of the enterprise based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit. For example, the acquisition unit acquires, as the information which is based on user behavior on the communication network, information transmitted from a user in utilization of a service which is provided by various websites and which is related to the enterprise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventor: Toru TAKATA
  • Publication number: 20150081456
    Abstract: A service providing apparatus has a plan receiving unit and a service providing unit. The plan receiving unit receives advertising space information relating to an advertising space set to content by a content creator who creates the content and a targeting condition set to the advertising space by the content creator. The service providing unit provides an auction service in which a bid target is a right to display an advertisement in the advertising space for each targeting condition on the basis of the advertising space information received by the receiving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Toru TAKATA, Nobuyuki AKASHI, Akira TAJIMA, Koji TSUKAMOTO, Nari WOO, Akihiro TANABE, Shinichiro SEGA
  • Publication number: 20150081454
    Abstract: A service providing apparatus includes a request receiving unit and a service providing unit. The request receiving unit receives, from an advertiser having the right to display an advertisement on content, a resale request to resell a right to be resold to other advertisers. When the resale request is received by the request receiving unit, the service providing unit provides a resale service for reselling the right to be resold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Toru TAKATA, Nobuyuki AKASHI, Akira TAJIMA, Koji TSUKAMOTO, Nari WOO, Akihiro TANABE, Shinichiro SEGA
  • Publication number: 20150081455
    Abstract: A service providing apparatus includes a calculating unit, a plan receiving unit, and a service providing unit. The calculating unit calculates an evaluation value for a content creator that creates content. The plan receiving unit receives plan information indicating a plan of the content planned by the content creator. The service providing unit presents the evaluation value calculated by the calculating unit and the plan information received by the plan receiving unit, and provides an auction service in which a bid target is a right to display an advertisement on the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Toru TAKATA, Nobuyuki AKASHI, Akira TAJIMA, Koji TSUKAMOTO, Nari WOO, Akihiro TANABE, Shinichiro SEGA
  • Publication number: 20150081422
    Abstract: A service providing apparatus includes a plan receiving unit, a calculating unit, and a service providing unit. The plan receiving unit receives plan information indicating a plan of content planned by a content creator. The calculating unit calculates the number of predicted views that is a predicted value of the number of times at which the content is viewed by a user. The service providing unit presents the number of predicted views calculated by the calculating unit and the plan information received by the plan receiving unit, and provides an auction service in which a bid target is a right to display an advertisement on the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Toru TAKATA, Nobuyuki AKASHI, Akira TAJIMA, Koji TSUKAMOTO, Nari WOO, Akihiro TANABE, Shinichiro SEGA
  • Publication number: 20140379493
    Abstract: An auction apparatus according to the application includes a plan receiving unit and an auction providing unit. The plan receiving unit receives plan information indicating a plan of content from a content creator who creates the content. The auction providing unit presents the plan information received by the plan receiving unit and provides an auction service in which bid targets are a right to display an advertisement in an advertising space that is set to the content and a right to replace the advertisement displayed in the advertising space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: Yahoo Japan Corporation
    Inventors: Toru TAKATA, Nobuyuki AKASHI, Akira TAJIMA, Koji TSUKAMOTO, Nari WOO, Akihiro TANABE, Shinichiro SEGA, Rin KATOU
  • Publication number: 20140379494
    Abstract: An auction apparatus according to the application includes a communication unit and an auction providing unit. The communication unit communicates with a communication network. The auction providing unit presents a portion of plan information indicating a plan of content which is created by a content creator, presents the other plan information when a request is received from an advertiser who has browsed the portion of the plan information, and provides an auction service in which a bid target is a right to display an advertisement in an advertising space set to the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru TAKATA, Nobuyuki AKASHI, Akira TAJIMA, Koji TSUKAMOTO, Nari WOO, Akihiro TANABE, Shinichiro SEGA, Rin KATOU
  • Publication number: 20140379491
    Abstract: An auction apparatus according to the application includes a plan receiving unit and an auction providing unit. The plan receiving unit receives plan information indicating a plan of content from a content creator who creates the content. The auction providing unit presents the plan information received by the plan receiving unit and provides an auction service in which a bid target is a right to display an advertisement in an advertising space that is set to the content by the content creator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru TAKATA, Nobuyuki AKASHI, Akira TAJIMA, Koji TSUKAMOTO, Nari WOO, Akihiro TANABE, Shinichiro SEGA, Rin KATOU
  • Publication number: 20140379492
    Abstract: An auction apparatus according to the application includes a plan receiving unit and a providing unit. The plan receiving unit gradually receives plan information indicating a plan of content from a content creator who creates the content a plurality of times. The providing unit additionally presents the plan information which is gradually received by the plan receiving unit and provides an auction service in which a bid target is a right to display an advertisement in an advertising space set to the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru TAKATA, Nobuyuki AKASHI, Akira TAJIMA, Koji TSUKAMOTO, Nari WOO, Akihiro TANABE, Shinichiro SEGA, Rin KATOU
  • Publication number: 20140244403
    Abstract: An advertising charge adjusting device is configured to set a minimum delivery price which determines a lower limit of a bid price. The advertising charge adjusting device includes a minimum delivery price calculating unit configured to calculate the minimum delivery price for each targeting element, based on bid information for using a targeting function and bid information for not using the targeting function, pieces of bid information being submitted by a plurality of advertisers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsaku ASANO, Toru TAKATA, Takeshi AMANO, Yuki TAKI