Toshiba had 96 patents in ecommerce during Q4 2023. Toshiba Corp’s patents in Q4 2023 focus on improving retail shopping experiences through mobile terminals, transaction processing systems, collaborative shopping lists, sales data processing, and merchandise processing devices. These innovations aim to enhance customer convenience, streamline transactions, and personalize shopping experiences through technology integration. GlobalData’s report on Toshiba gives a 360-degreee view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.

Toshiba grant share with ecommerce as a theme is 45% in Q4 2023. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.

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Application: Information processing apparatus and information processing method (Patent ID: US20230419361A1)

The patent filed by Toshiba Corp. describes an information processing apparatus that supports shopping by displaying a flyer and generating a product list on a display device. The system allows for the selection of products by an operator, creation of a shopping note for selected products, and display of the shopping note on the same screen. The apparatus can store data of the shopping note for each store corresponding to the flyer and display the shopping note in list or calendar format.

Additionally, the patent outlines a shopping note support system that includes a mobile terminal, payment terminal, and server apparatus connected via a network. The mobile terminal displays shopping information, generates product lists, and creates shopping notes based on selected products. The server apparatus communicates with the mobile terminal and payment terminal, stores product registration data, and shopping note data. It compares payment completion information with registered product information to determine purchased products and deletes purchased product information from the shopping note data. This system streamlines the shopping process and enhances efficiency by integrating product selection, payment processing, and data management.

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