Point Organization, Inc, Three multiple integration patents conceived by Yuki Takeuchi, President and CEO, which could be the cutting edge of point & coupon and similar 23 different patent infringing activities (scope of activities) are disclosed (chat GPT analysis).

The Point Organization, Inc. (Head office: Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Capital: 925.7 million yen including capital reserve) announces that it has disclosed the details of 23 patent infringements (scope of activity) that may be the cutting edge of three integration patents, points & coupons and similar patents conceived by Yuki Takeuchi, CEO of the company. The list is as follows.

The most comprehensive list: List of infringing activities.

No.] Applicable Acts (Examples of Conflicts of Rights and Similar Acts)

Type: Patent

A. Circular structure of "issue - use - reward" of coupons and points

1] Distributing points or coupons free of charge or in response to payment, and returning the reward to the issuer after the points or coupons have been used

Conflict: Patent No. 7244817 / Patent No. 7315938 | Claims 1, 8, 10, and 11 apply.

2] Structure in which "sales promotion commissions" or "performance-based rewards" are returned to the issuing company for points used by another company.

Infringement: Patent No. 7244817 / Patent No. 7315938 | Claims 1 and 8 apply.

3] A system that allows users to use benefits (gifts, discount coupons) distributed to them free of charge at other stores, and then reimburses them for the results.

Similarity Conflicts: Patent No. 7315938 | Claim 1 applies.

B. Exclusion of sales promotion effects based on retention and usage history (self-promotion/repeat customers)

4] Logic to exclude promotional rewards for customers who are presumed to be repeat customers (regular customers)

Conflicts with: Patent No. 7244817 | Claim 2 applies.

5】Identification of self-promotion customers (customers who have received the reward from the same company in the past) and exclusion of them from rewarding.

Infringement: Patent No. 7315938

6] Design that controls sales promotion results by classifying new/existing customers based on CRM/AI/past purchase history, etc.

Similarity Conflicts: Patent No. 7244817 / Patent No. 7315938 | Falls under claim 2

C. Reward distribution structure based on ownership/usage ratio

7] Dividing rewards based on the "ownership ratio" of points/coupons held by users

Infringement: Patent No. 7244817 / Patent No. 7315938 | Falls under claim 3

8】Allocation of promotional rewards based on the "used" source of the coupons.

Conflict: Patent No. 7244817 / Patent No. 7315938 | Claim 5 applies.

9】Evaluating each issuer based on AI scores related to ownership and usage, and allocating incentives.

Similarity Conflicts: Patent No. 7244817 / Patent No. 7315938 | Claims 3 and 5 apply

D. Treatment of Unique Coupons and Limited Usage

10] Exclusion of "proprietary points and coupons" with limited usable range from sales promotion contribution

Conflict: Patent No. 7244817 / Patent No. 7315938 | Claim 4 applies.

11】Logic to exclude a coupon only for a specific merchant from the calculation of rewards

Similar Conflicts: Patent No. 7315938 | Claim 4 applies

E. Guarantee and Underwriting Deposit Management at the Time of Issue and Compensation at the Time of Use

12] Structure in which a company prepays the deposit/underwriting fee at the time of issuance and makes up for the deposit/underwriting fee at the time of use

Conflict: Patent No. 6964304 / Patent No. 7244817 / Patent No. 7315938 | Claim 6 applies.

13】The coupon issuer keeps a "balance for clearing" and automatically settles the balance with the store where the coupon is used.

Conflicts with: Patent No. 7315938 | Fits under claim 6

14] A model in which the issuing company bears a financial burden in advance for the use of points or coupons.

Similarity Conflict: Patent No. 7244817 / Patent No. 7315938 | Claim 6 applies

F. Coupon/points expiration -> regeneration -> reuse (avoidance of circulation and deposition)

15] Convert expired points into "reserve points" or other reusable points.

Conflicts with: Patent No. 6964304 | Claim 1 applies.

16] A structure that applies a circulation rate to expired points and converts them back to reserve points.

Infringement: Patent No. 6964304

17] A design that allows users to spend their points at other stores just before they expire, or to exhaust their balance through forced redemption in a campaign.

Similarity Conflict: Patent No. 6964304 | Claims 1 and 4 apply.

G. Redemption process for the purpose of avoiding deposit money (balance control)

18] A system that automatically makes users spend points before the controlled balance exceeds the standard amount.

Conflicts with: Patent No. 6964304 | Falls under claim 4

19】Process to return or distribute points to a third party just before a specified date and remove them from the deposit.

Infringement: Patent No. 6964304 | Claim 4 applies.

20】Process to automatically adjust the circulation rate in order to keep the user's balance below the upper limit curve.

Infringement: Patent No. 6964304 | Falls under claim 1

H. Overall software/system implementation (app, API, cloud)

21] The above sales promotion structure is operated by App, SaaS, and API.

Conflicts with: Patent No. 7244817 / Patent No. 7315938 | Falls under claims 7 and 10

22】The above structure is operated by a system consisting of an "issue section/clearing section/reward distribution section

Conflict: Patent No. 7244817 / Patent No. 7315938 / Patent No. 6964304 | Falls under Claims 8, 11 and 6

23] Circulation of points/coupons across multiple businesses, local governments, and industries

Conflicts: All patents | Entire composition

Total: 23 distinct or similarly infringing acts (Infringement can be found on a compositional basis)

Definition of "remuneration for performance" in the patent structure

According to Patent Nos. 7244817/7315938, etc.: "Reward for performance" means "compensation that is returned or distributed based on 'results' such as usage history, inducement history, contact history, etc. of points or coupons.

The "reduction target" is as follows:

Money (commission, contingency fee, redemption)

Re-award of points or new points

Giving away goods, discounts, or coupons

Displaying, recommending, or bannering your company's advertisements

Referral links/reward rewards

Support on behalf of third parties (municipalities, donation recipients, etc.)

The scope of the program covers a wide range of activities, including the following.

The structure of the relationship between the 23 types of actions and performance fees

Classification of acts: Relevant claims: Form of remuneration: Relationship with issue amount: Examples of non-monetary remuneration: Patent implications

(1) Issue -> Use -> Reward return: Claims 1, 8, 10, 11 (Patent No. 7244817, Patent No. 7315938)

Points/money/performance fees: All below/equivalent/excess are allowed: Protects the distribution logic for each route of ◯Discount, ◯Gift, ◯Referral, ◯Donation→Performance.

(2) Historical exclusion control: Claim 2 (Patent No. 7315938)

Exclusion from evaluation of results: Controlling whether or not return is made, non-targeted, and evaluated → History analysis is a condition for rewarding results.

(3) Retention/use ratio control: Claims 3 and 5 (Patent No. 7244817 and Patent No. 7315938)

Reward distribution based on usage ratios: Value proportion or value score: ◯◯ Advertisement, ◯◯ historical value, ◯◯ action score → Core-based incentive evaluation

(4) Exclusion of coupon types: Claim 4 (Patent No. 7315938)

Exclusion of limited type = Non-results, out of scope, non-target → Open usage promotion structure

(5) Clearing and Replacement: Claim 6 (common to all three claims)

Offsetting of issued balance and actual usage: Clear monetary relationship = ◯◯◯ physical compensation / ◯◯◯ discount → System liquidation control

(6) Revocation→Circulation→Reutilization: Claim 1 (Patent No. 6964304)

Partial reimbursement (%), many cases of less than the amount: ◯Regrant, ◯Bonus conversion → Indirect compensation by adjusting the balance

(7) Deposit avoidance design: Claim 4 (Patent No. 6964304)

Automatic redemption to make the threshold value less than or equal to the threshold value, operated by the following: ◯ ◯ ◯ urgent redemption ◯ ◯ ◯ sub-reward → indirect result processing

(8) SaaS/API/application: Claims 7, 10, 11 (2 patents)

Controlled by system allocation/processing and logic design: ◯ Advertisement ◯Referral ◯External transmission ◯UI/UX output is treated as a performance-based reward

Non-pecuniary performance-based remuneration: What exactly does it mean?

Giving something (a product/gift) → Economic compensation for contribution Purchase of a product gives one a bottle of coffee.

Giving a discount → indirect compensation in terms of monetary value / distribution of a 10% off coupon for members only → transformation of points re-granting (claim 6)

Advertisement placement/provision of advertising space Compensation based on prestige/social recognition → "Listing in the list of cooperating companies" → Evaluation of results based on history (claim 3)

Customer referrals Results from third-party inducements → benefits for both parties upon signing a contract / referral link → contribution history structure (claim 1)

Donation to other companies/third parties→transfer of indirect result evaluation→100 yen donation to 00 fund for use→route branching type return (claim 10)

Support points/support system→Regrant of third-party contribution type (Claims 1, 4)

Community support type points (e.g., buy and support) → support distribution based on evaluation of usage history (claims 1, 4)

Is it legally applicable?

→Yes, in both civil/administrative/commercial transactions. In both civil, administrative, and commercial transactions, if there is "some kind of compensation with economic value," it is recognized as a "reward for performance. Patent language is written in terms of "points," "amount," "percentage," "valuation," "grant," etc., but it is the "structure," not the "form," that is the subject matter, no matter what the form of the offer is.

Conclusion: The performance fee for the 23 types of conflicts is...

Is it applicable even if the issue amount is "less than" the issue amount? →Yes (matching structure)

Is it applicable even if the issue amount is "more than" the issue amount? →Yes (contingency fee type)

Does it apply even if the amount is not monetary? →Yes (including advertisements, referrals, and donations)

If it matches the patent structure? →Yes, all of them fall under the legal pay-for-performance structure and constitute infringement.

The term "remuneration for performance" includes all remunerative acts that are valued or offered in exchange for results, whether in the form of money, goods, advertisements, or returns to others.

Legal Basis: Prior User's Right (Article 79 of the Patent Law)

A person who has "worked the invention as a business" prior to the registration of a patent may continue to work the invention within the scope of that business. This is called "prior user's right. However, since a "business model patent" is a system-based patent, the patent is infringed from the time of system modification, addition of functions, etc.

Conditions for the establishment of a right of prior use: Requirements, contents, and degree of difficulty in determining the right of prior use.

(1) Implementation must have taken place prior to the filing of the patent application→Business must have started prior to the "filing date," not the registration date→High (evidence required)

(2) "Implementation as a business" has been carried out → actual continuous commercial operation, not trial operation → high (proof of sales, contracts, etc.)

(3) The structure of the invention and its implementation must match→Even if the invention is prior, if the structure is different, it is not covered→High (technical analysis is required)

(4) No extension or modification must be made → If the structure is changed after the patent registration, it is not covered by the protection → Very expensive (update history can be used as evidence)

Patterns of finding of infringement even if there is prior business] Patterns and judgments

If the implementation started "after the filing date" → Complete patent infringement

If the implementation is not regarded as "business implementation" such as free distribution/experimental use, prior user right is not established.

If the composition of the application is changed by updating the application or adding functions after registration → damages will be awarded after the date of updating the application

When the configuration is the same only by changing the UI or name→Copycat infringement

Conclusion: If the business is in operation after the registration of the patent, or if the business is updated after the registration of the patent, it is "infringement even if it is prior to the registration.

Therefore, the following expressions are basically unacceptable: "We have been doing this for a long time" or "Our service has been publicly available for a long time" are not acceptable: "When did the configuration coincide? What was the patent registration status at that time? The risk of a finding of infringement is very high.

Comments by inventor/deviser (our representative: Yuki Takeuchi)

These three cases are not mere "technology patents. They are an attempt to 'redesign' human behavior, systems, rewards, and convictions, and are the foundation for all industries to evolve into a 'no-loss' and 'convincing' economy.

Mr. Takeuchi is currently developing the "A-GEL Gift Point" and "A-GEL Gift Card" services using patented rights at The Point Organization, Inc.

Patent Information (Official Record) No.: Patent No.: Registered: Inventor/deviser

1 Patent No. 6964304 October 21, 2021 Yuki Takeuchi (inventor/inventor)

2 Patent No.7244817 Mar 14, 2023 Takeuchi Yuki (Inventor/Inventor)

3 Patent No.7315938 Jul 19, 2023 Yuki Takeuchi (Inventor/Inventor)