Patents by Inventor Hiroki Munetomo

Hiroki Munetomo 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: 11861140
    Abstract: A system including: a control device; a storage device that stores a file; a display device; and a voice device, wherein the control device displays a list of first identification display for specifying the file on the display device when voice of a command for displaying a list is input from a user via the voice device, the control device assigns an identification code to the file displayed in the list, and displays the identification code as second identification display, and the control device selects the file corresponding to the identification code when voice including the identification code is input from the user via the voice device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Munetomo, Keiko Hirukawa, Yuuki Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 11700340
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus operable by an operation device includes a storage that stores a plurality of operations, a detector that detects an operation, and a controller. The controller registers a terminal as the operation device if an operation detected by the detector conforms with an operation stored in the storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Okumura, Hiroki Munetomo
  • Publication number: 20230134080
    Abstract: A system including: a control device; a storage device that stores a file; a display device; and a voice device, wherein the control device displays a list of first identification display for specifying the file on the display device when voice of a command for displaying a list is input from a user via the voice device, the control device assigns an identification code to the file displayed in the list, and displays the identification code as second identification display, and the control device selects the file corresponding to the identification code when voice including the identification code is input from the user via the voice device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: HIROKI MUNETOMO, KEIKO HIRUKAWA, YUUKI IWAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11630634
    Abstract: A content reproduction system for reproducing content on a display device installed at a predetermined location in accordance with a predetermined reproduction schedule includes a user information acquiring circuit that acquires user information from a user terminal, a content acquiring circuit that acquires first content corresponding to the user information acquired by the user information acquiring circuit and a first reproduction schedule for reproducing the first content, and a display circuit that causes the user terminal to display the first content acquired by the content acquiring circuit, in accordance with the first reproduction schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroki Munetomo
  • Patent number: 11567629
    Abstract: A system including: a control device; a storage device that stores a file; a display device; and a voice device, wherein the control device displays a list of first identification display for specifying the file on the display device when voice of a command for displaying a list is input from a user via the voice device, the control device assigns an identification code to the file displayed in the list, and displays the identification code as second identification display, and the control device selects the file corresponding to the identification code when voice including the identification code is input from the user via the voice device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Munetomo, Keiko Hirukawa, Yuuki Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 11403385
    Abstract: A meeting system includes an identification information acquirer that acquires a card ID, based on a user's operation of touching a reader with an ID card 5 for identifying the user, an authentication process operator that determines whether or not to grant an authentication of the user, based on the card ID acquired by the identification information acquirer, and a command process operator that issues a command for commanding an operation corresponding to a desired operation of the user, where the command is associated with the card ID corresponding to the user, if the authentication of the user is granted by the authentication process operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Sato, Hiroki Munetomo
  • Publication number: 20220182507
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus operable by an operation device includes a storage that stores a plurality of operations, a detector that detects an operation, and a controller. The controller registers a terminal as the operation device if an operation detected by the detector conforms with an operation stored in the storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: MAKOTO OKUMURA, HIROKI MUNETOMO
  • Publication number: 20220147299
    Abstract: A content reproduction system for reproducing content on a display device installed at a predetermined location in accordance with a predetermined reproduction schedule includes a user information acquiring circuit that acquires user information from a user terminal, a content acquiring circuit that acquires first content corresponding to the user information acquired by the user information acquiring circuit and a first reproduction schedule for reproducing the first content, and a display circuit that causes the user terminal to display the first content acquired by the content acquiring circuit, in accordance with the first reproduction schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventor: HIROKI MUNETOMO
  • Patent number: 11310375
    Abstract: In an image forming apparatus including a controller, a display, and an image former, and being capable of executing a processing function by a voice operation, the controller performs controls to display, on the display, a voice operation screen including a command in response to a command to start an operation through a voice operation of a user, and execute a job in the image former in response to a command to execute the job being input by voice through a voice operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Okumura, Hiroki Munetomo, Hiroyuki Kageyama
  • Publication number: 20220068276
    Abstract: An acquirer that acquires a keyword recognized from an input first voice, a narrower that narrows down a file by using the keyword, a voicing processor that executes a process of voicing a voicing content which is based on the file narrowed down by the narrower, and an identifier that identifies the file based on a second voice inputted after the voicing content is voiced are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: HIROKI MUNETOMO
  • Patent number: 11113027
    Abstract: An operational support apparatus includes a speech recognizer and a command generator. The speech recognizer converts speech data into text information. In a case where the text information contains a keyword that indicates application software, the command generator identifies which of input terminals of a display apparatus is associated with the application software. The command generator generates, as a control command, a switching command to activate the input terminal thus identified and a start-up command to start the application software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akinori Ohnishi, Hiroki Munetomo
  • Publication number: 20210243314
    Abstract: A system including: a control device; a storage device that stores a file; a display device; and a voice device, wherein the control device displays a list of first identification display for specifying the file on the display device when voice of a command for displaying a list is input from a user via the voice device, the control device assigns an identification code to the file displayed in the list, and displays the identification code as second identification display, and the control device selects the file corresponding to the identification code when voice including the identification code is input from the user via the voice device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: HIROKI MUNETOMO, KEIKO HIRUKAWA, YUUKI IWAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11037575
    Abstract: Identification information is stored in association with a user. The identification information is received from an identification device, speech data is received from a speech input and output device, and speech identification information is recognized from the speech data. At this time, when the identification information and the speech identification information match each other, the user corresponding to the identification information is permitted to log in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Kondoh, Akinori Ohnishi, Hiroki Munetomo
  • Patent number: 11037569
    Abstract: An operational support apparatus includes a speech recognizer and a controller. The speech recognizer converts speech data into text information. In a case where the text information contains a keyword that indicates a person, the controller identifies which of input terminals of the display apparatus is associated with the person. The controller generates a switching command to activate the input terminal thus identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Sato, Hiroki Munetomo
  • Patent number: 11012588
    Abstract: A controller of an information processing device displays, on a display, a display screen having a first display region that displays a list of files, and a second display region that displays an operation button; selects one or more files from among the displayed list of files; and in response to selection of the operation button after a file is selected, renames the file in accordance with additional information associated with the operation button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryohji Murata, Atsushi Matsuo, Akinori Ohnishi, Hiroki Munetomo
  • Patent number: 10979593
    Abstract: An output method for receiving output data that is associated with acquired identification information from a server and outputting an image based on the output data from an image forming apparatus is provided. The output method includes: accepting posting of a message from a terminal to a messaging service; sending attachment data to the server when the message includes the attachment data; and issuing identification information that is associated with output data based on the attachment data when the attachment data is in a format that can be accepted for registration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takayuki Kanoh, Takaya Nakatani, Yuusuke Nakatani, Hiroki Munetomo
  • Patent number: 10965833
    Abstract: A connection system includes a terminal device and an image processing apparatus. The terminal device includes a first controller, a first communicator, and a first display. The image processing apparatus includes a second controller, a second communicator, and a second display. The first controller of the terminal device causes the first display to display information of the terminal device when the terminal device is connected to the image processing apparatus through the first communicator. The second controller of the image processing apparatus causes the second display to display the information of the terminal device when the terminal device is connected to the image processing apparatus through the second communicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuusuke Nakatani, Hiroki Munetomo
  • Patent number: 10942631
    Abstract: A content transmission apparatus displays, on the display screen, an image created based on content. The content transmission apparatus detects a move operation on a selected image. The content transmission apparatus determines whether or not the selected image has been moved to a predetermined transmission-side specified area on the display screen. When the selected image has been moved to the transmission-side specified area, the content transmission apparatus changes the display form of the image, and transmits the content corresponding to the selected image, to a storage area associated with the transmission-side specified area. A content reception apparatus obtains the content from the storage area for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kiho Sakamoto, Hiroki Munetomo, Noriyuki Koyama
  • Patent number: 10831681
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a display that displays messages includes a message retrieval unit that retrieves messages by accessing a message management server, a display method selection unit that selects a display method for the retrieved messages in response to a count of the retrieved messages, and a display controller that performs control to display on the display the messages retrieved from the message management server in the display method selected by the display method selection unit. The display method selection unit selects a first display method that displays the retrieved messages while scrolling the retrieved messages repeatedly if the count of the retrieved messages is equal to or below a display switching threshold value, and selects a second display method that displays the retrieved messages while scrolling the retrieved messages if the count of the retrieved messages is above the display switching threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukio Matsuda, Hiroki Munetomo
  • Publication number: 20200344369
    Abstract: In an image forming apparatus including a controller, a display, and an image former, and being capable of executing a processing function by a voice operation, the controller performs controls to display, on the display, a voice operation screen including a command in response to a command to start an operation through a voice operation of a user, and execute a job in the image former in response to a command to execute the job being input by voice through a voice operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: MAKOTO OKUMURA, HIROKI MUNETOMO, HIROYUKI KAGEYAMA