Patents by Inventor Keiichi Toiyama

Keiichi Toiyama 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: 10304456
    Abstract: A voice command input device includes a first voice input unit, a second voice input unit, and a voice command identifier. The first voice input unit converts a voice into first voice command information, and outputs first identification information and the first voice command information. The second voice input unit converts a voice into second voice command information, and outputs second identification information and the second voice command information. The voice command identifier refers to the first identification information and the second identification information, and generates a control signal for controlling an operation target appliance based on the result of referring, the first voice command information, and the second voice command information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Keiichi Toiyama
  • Publication number: 20180350367
    Abstract: A voice command input device includes a first voice input unit, a second voice input unit, and a voice command identifier. The first voice input unit converts a voice into first voice command information, and outputs first identification information and the first voice command information. The second voice input unit converts a voice into second voice command information, and outputs second identification information and the second voice command information. The voice command identifier refers to the first identification information and the second identification information, and generates a control signal for controlling an operation target appliance based on the result of referring, the first voice command information, and the second voice command information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventor: Keiichi TOIYAMA
  • Patent number: 10074367
    Abstract: A voice command input device includes a first voice input unit, a second voice input unit, and a voice command identifier. The first voice input unit converts a voice into first voice command information, and outputs first identification information and the first voice command information. The second voice input unit converts a voice into second voice command information, and outputs second identification information and the second voice command information. The voice command identifier refers to the first identification information and the second identification information, and generates a control signal for controlling an operation target appliance based on the result of referring, the first voice command information, and the second voice command information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Keiichi Toiyama
  • Publication number: 20170069321
    Abstract: The A voice command input device includes a first voice input unit, a second voice input unit, and a voice command identifier. The first voice input unit converts a voice into first voice command information, and outputs first identification information and the first voice command information. The second voice input unit converts a voice into second voice command information, and outputs second identification information and the second voice command information. The voice command identifier refers to the first identification information and the second identification information, and generates a control signal for controlling an operation target appliance based on the result of referring, the first voice command information, and the second voice command information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventor: KEIICHI TOIYAMA
  • Patent number: 9576402
    Abstract: An image processing device which compensates for a stereoscopic effect of a stereoscopic image, the image processing device including: an obtaining unit which obtains a left-eye image and a right-eye image which are included in the stereoscopic image; a recognition image generating unit which generates a recognition image corresponding to the stereoscopic image by applying a pattern to a virtual stereoscopic structure generated based on a depth represented in the stereoscopic image; a right/left recognition image generating unit which generates, from the recognition image, a right-eye recognition image and a left-eye recognition image according to a disparity of the stereoscopic image for stereoscopically viewing the recognition image; and an image combining unit which combines the right-eye recognition image with the right-eye image obtained by the obtaining unit and combines the left-eye recognition image with the left-eye image obtained by the obtaining unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Keiichi Toiyama
  • Publication number: 20170004296
    Abstract: This A biometric authentication system includes manipulation equipment and terminal equipment configured to communicate with each other, wherein the manipulation equipment is configured such that biometric information of a user can be input thereto as first biometric information, the terminal equipment is configured such that the biometric information of the user can be registered beforehand as second biometric information, and the manipulation equipment is configured to transmit the first biometric information input by the user to the terminal equipment and request the terminal equipment to collate the first biometric information with the second biometric information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventor: KEIICHI TOIYAMA
  • Patent number: 8875217
    Abstract: A delay controller performs a delay control so as to stepwise increase a first delay amount in a first delay generator or second delay generator so as to minimize the delay amount of a video signal and an audio signal output from a first AV decoder and a second AV decoder. Thus, immediately after channel selection, the first video signal and the first audio signal or the second video signal and the second audio signal are output without a delay. This can provide a receiver capable of synchronizing the video signal output and the audio signal output between a plurality of receivable broadcast methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Keiichi Toiyama
  • Publication number: 20140306951
    Abstract: An image processing device which compensates for a stereoscopic effect of a stereoscopic image, the image processing device including: an obtaining unit which obtains a left-eye image and a right-eye image which are included in the stereoscopic image; a recognition image generating unit which generates a recognition image corresponding to the stereoscopic image by applying a pattern to a virtual stereoscopic structure generated based on a depth represented in the stereoscopic image; a right/left recognition image generating unit which generates, from the recognition image, a right-eye recognition image and a left-eye recognition image according to a disparity of the stereoscopic image for stereoscopically viewing the recognition image; and an image combining unit which combines the right-eye recognition image with the right-eye image obtained by the obtaining unit and combines the left-eye recognition image with the left-eye image obtained by the obtaining unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventor: Keiichi Toiyama
  • Patent number: 8370150
    Abstract: The text information presentation device calculates an optimum readout speed on the basis of the content of text information being input, its arriving time, and its previous arriving time; speech-synthesizes text information being input, at the readout speed calculated; and outputs it as an audio signal, or alternatively controls the speed at which a video signal is output according to an output state of the speech synthesizing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi Toiyama, Mitsuteru Kataoka, Kohsuke Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8194795
    Abstract: A digital broadcast reception device mounted on a mobile body includes a position information detection unit for detecting the position of the digital broadcast reception device, a database holding unit for storing reception quality of the digital broadcast in advance, a switching point calculation unit for obtaining a hierarchy switching point, and output switching unit for performing a hierarchy switching. The digital broadcast reception device acquires the hierarchy switching frequency generated during movement in advance based on reception quality information previously stored in the database holding unit, and controls the hierarchy switching so as to reduce the switching frequency, thereby reducing disconnections of video and audio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kohsuke Yamamoto, Keiichi Toiyama
  • Publication number: 20100220818
    Abstract: A digital broadcast reception device mounted on a mobile body includes a position information detection unit for detecting the position of the digital broadcast reception device, a database holding unit for storing reception quality of the digital broadcast in advance, a switching point calculation unit for obtaining a hierarchy switching point, and output switching unit for performing a hierarchy switching. The digital broadcast reception device acquires the hierarchy switching frequency generated during movement in advance based on reception quality information previously stored in the database holding unit, and controls the hierarchy switching so as to reduce the switching frequency, thereby reducing disconnections of video and audio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohsuke Yamamoto, Keiichi Toiyama
  • Publication number: 20100191533
    Abstract: The text information presentation device calculates an optimum readout speed on the basis of the content of text information being input, its arriving time, and its previous arriving time; speech-synthesizes text information being input, at the readout speed calculated; and outputs it as an audio signal, or alternatively controls the speed at which a video signal is output according to an output state of the speech synthesizing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Keiichi Toiyama, Mitsuteru Kataoka, Kohsuke Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20100100923
    Abstract: A delay controller performs a delay control so as to stepwise increase a first delay amount in a first delay generator or second delay generator so as to minimize the delay amount of a video signal and an audio signal output from a first AV decoder and a second AV decoder. Thus, immediately after channel selection, the first video signal and the first audio signal or the second video signal and the second audio signal are output without a delay. This can provide a receiver capable of synchronizing the video signal output and the audio signal output between a plurality of receivable broadcast methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Keiichi Toiyama
  • Patent number: 7587006
    Abstract: A receiving device receives by multiple antennas a signal carrier-modulated with digital multivalued modulation, compares the distance between received signal points with a threshold preliminarily stored, to select complex signals to be synthesized when demodulating, and adjusts a ratio for synthesizing to correct likelihood for error correction. With such a makeup, a receiving device is provided that is resistant to a noise signal to ensure a favorable reception state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiko Taniguchi, Keiichi Toiyama, Kazuya Ueda
  • Publication number: 20070216762
    Abstract: A video device having a screen for displaying an image thereon scales up and down the image by actions, such as the moving of the device or the moving of the face of a user to the device. An image storage unit stores the image to be displayed. A movement detector detects movement of the video device. A position detector detects a position of a user. A pixel-converting display unit reads the image from the image storage unit, clip, scale up, and scale down a portion of the image based on the movement detected by the movement detector and the position detected by the position detector, and display the portion of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventor: Keiichi Toiyama
  • Publication number: 20060286948
    Abstract: A receiving device receives by multiple antennas a signal carrier-modulated with digital multivalued modulation, compares the distance between received signal points with a threshold preliminarily stored, to select complex signals to be synthesized when demodulating, and adjusts a ratio for synthesizing to correct likelihood for error correction. With such a makeup, a receiving device is provided that is resistant to a noise signal to ensure a favorable reception state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tomohiko Taniguchi, Keiichi Toiyama, Kazuya Ueda