Patents by Inventor Yasuaki Shirogane

Yasuaki Shirogane 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: 11601786
    Abstract: A posting right giving device acquires region information indicating a region designated by an establisher requesting creation of a community. The posting right giving device stores the acquired region information and community identification information for identifying the community in association with each other in a storage. The posting right giving device acquires positional information indicating a position of a terminal device used by a user different from the establisher. The posting right giving device executes, when the position indicated by the acquired positional information is included in the region indicated by the stored region information, processing for giving the user a right to post information to the community identified with the community identification information stored in association with the region information. The right to post information allows the user to post the information regardless of whether the terminal device is located within the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Raukten Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Hirata, Yasuaki Shirogane, Takashi Shirota, Yutaka Tachi, Kenji Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20210152987
    Abstract: A posting right giving device acquires region information indicating a region designated by an establisher requesting creation of a community. The posting right giving device stores the acquired region information and community identification information for identifying the community in association with each other in a storage. The posting right giving device acquires positional information indicating a position of a terminal device used by a user different from the establisher. The posting right giving device executes, when the position indicated by the acquired positional information is included in the region indicated by the stored region information, processing for giving the user a right to post information to the community identified with the community identification information stored in association with the region information. The right to post information allows the user to post the information regardless of whether the terminal device is located within the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: RAKUTEN, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro HIRATA, Yasuaki SHIROGANE, Takashi SHIROTA, Yutaka TACHI, Kenji FUKUDA
  • Patent number: 10540695
    Abstract: There is provided an information providing device which, even when one advertisement display area is shared between a plurality of advertisers, can increase the probability that, for example, a banner advertisement of each advertiser is specified and efficiently display information matching each advertiser. The information providing device is configured to, when a user of a terminal device specifies an advertisement display area, specify a partial area including a position specified in the advertisement display area, and transmit information matching a provider allocated to the partial area to the terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Sugiura, Yasuaki Shirogane
  • Patent number: 9560182
    Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus according to this invention comprises an acceleration sensor 14 that detects applied acceleration; a storing unit 12 that stores an acceleration condition set in advance for the detected acceleration and stores an alarm condition set in advance for the stored information; and control unit 11 and sound generating unit 16 that alarm about stored information in accordance with an alarming method set in advance so as to correspond to the alarm condition, when the detected acceleration satisfies the stored acceleration condition and the stored information satisfies the stored alarm condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Sugiura, Takao Oyobe, Yasuko Oishi, Megumi Matsuura, Fumie Suzuki, Yasuaki Shirogane
  • Patent number: 8793157
    Abstract: An information providing device can provide an arrangement, in addition to conventional affiliate programs, through which affiliators or the like can get rewards. In the information providing device, when a user of a terminal device specifies an advertisement display area, a partial area including a position specified in the advertisement display area is specified such that a reward is paid to the user allocated to the partial area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Sugiura, Yasuaki Shirogane
  • Publication number: 20130110649
    Abstract: There is provided an information providing device which, even when one advertisement display area is shared between a plurality of advertisers, can increase the probability that, for example, a banner advertisement of each advertiser is specified and efficiently display information matching each advertiser. The information providing device is configured to, when a user of a terminal device specifies an advertisement display area, specify a partial area including a position specified in the advertisement display area, and transmit information matching a provider allocated to the partial area to the terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: RAKUTEN, INC.
    Inventors: Kenji Sugiura, Yasuaki Shirogane
  • Publication number: 20130110645
    Abstract: An information providing device can provide an arrangement, in addition to conventional affiliate programs, through which affiliators or the like can get rewards. In the information providing device, when a user of a terminal device specifies an advertisement display area, a partial area including a position specified in the advertisement display area is specified such that a reward is paid to the user allocated to the partial area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: RAKUTEN, INC.
    Inventors: Kenji Sugiura, Yasuaki Shirogane
  • Publication number: 20130110601
    Abstract: An information providing device which provides screen data including an advertisement display area, to a terminal device through a network, acquires posting information registered in a site on the network, and specifies a commercial transaction target based on the acquired posting information. The information providing device calculates the degree of attention of the commercial transaction target specified based on the acquired posting information, and determines the commercial transaction target which is an advertisement display target, based on the calculated degree of attention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: RAKUTEN, INC.
    Inventors: Kenji Sugiura, Yasuaki Shirogane
  • Publication number: 20130027329
    Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus according to this invention comprises an acceleration sensor 14 that detects applied acceleration; a storing unit 12 that stores an acceleration condition set in advance for the detected acceleration and stores an alarm condition set in advance for the stored information; and control unit 11 and sound generating unit 16 that alarm about stored information in accordance with an alarming method set in advance so as to correspond to the alarm condition, when the detected acceleration satisfies the stored acceleration condition and the stored information satisfies the stored alarm condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2010
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: RAKUTEN, INC.
    Inventors: Kenji Sugiura, Takao Oyobe, Yasuko Oishi, Megumi Matsuura, Fumie Suzuki, Yasuaki Shirogane