Patents by Inventor Reiko Kawachi

Reiko Kawachi 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: 11404060
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device determines whether one or more devices should be controlled based on a second utterance input subsequent to a first utterance input from outside in accordance with the first utterance. The electronic device includes a management unit and a controller. The management unit prepares and manages a determination audio data item for determining whether the first utterance is a desired utterance by utterances input from outside at a plurality of times, and determines whether the first utterance is the desired utterance using the prepared and managed determination audio data item. The controller controls the one or more devices based on the second utterance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidehito Izawa, Reiko Kawachi, Kunio Honsawa, Hiroyuki Nomoto
  • Patent number: 11302328
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a voice interactive device configure to transmit a voice content to a plurality of voice interactive services through a network, wherein the plurality of voice interactive services are selected based at least in part on the voice content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., TOSHIBA VISUAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takero Kobayashi, Kunio Honsawa, Hidehito Izawa, Reiko Kawachi, Hiroyuki Nomoto
  • Publication number: 20200380986
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a voice interactive device configure to transmit a voice content to a plurality of voice interactive services through a network, wherein the plurality of voice interactive services are selected based at least in part on the voice content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicants: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., TOSHIBA VISUAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takero Kobayashi, Kunio Honsawa, Hidehito Izawa, Reiko Kawachi, Hiroyuki Nomoto
  • Patent number: 10748545
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an interactive electronic device control system includes an interactive electronic device and an authentication manager. The interactive electronic device sends input voice data to a voice recognition service server and receives a response generated based at least in part on a result of recognizing the voice data by the voice recognition service server and the authentication manager authenticates a mobile terminal connected to the interactive electronic device via a network as an authenticated user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., TOSHIBA VISUAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Reiko Kawachi
  • Patent number: 10726837
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a voice interactive device configure to transmit a voice content to a plurality of voice interactive services through a network, wherein the plurality of voice interactive services are selected based at least in part on the voice content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignees: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., TOSHIBA VISUAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takero Kobayashi, Kunio Honsawa, Hidehito Izawa, Reiko Kawachi, Hiroyuki Nomoto
  • Publication number: 20200135202
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device determines whether one or more devices should be controlled based on a second utterance input subsequent to a first utterance input from outside in accordance with the first utterance. The electronic device includes a management unit and a controller. The management unit prepares and manages a determination audio data item for determining whether the first utterance is a desired utterance by utterances input from outside at a plurality of times, and determines whether the first utterance is the desired utterance using the prepared and managed determination audio data item. The controller controls the one or more devices based on the second utterance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hidehito ZAWA, Reiko KAWACHI, Kunio HONSAWA, Hiroyuki NOMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200029412
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a device includes an instruction unit which records in a recording medium, event-related data of when an event is detected and monitoring data of when the event occurs, and a display data output unit which outputs from the recording medium and plays as display data, the event-related data and a part of the monitoring data corresponding to the event-related data. If there is a specification input to the displayed event-related data, the monitoring data corresponding to the event-related data is played.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Reiko Kawachi, Hidehito Izawa, Kunio Honsawa, Hiroyuki Nomoto
  • Patent number: 10522139
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device determines whether one or more devices should be controlled based on a second utterance input subsequent to a first utterance input from outside in accordance with the first utterance. The electronic device includes a management unit and a controller. The management unit prepares and manages a determination audio data item for determining whether the first utterance is a desired utterance by utterances input from outside at a plurality of times, and determines whether the first utterance is the desired utterance using the prepared and managed determination audio data item. The controller controls the one or more devices based on the second utterance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignees: QINGDAO HISENSE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TOSHIBA VISUAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidehito Izawa, Reiko Kawachi, Kunio Honsawa, Hiroyuki Nomoto
  • Patent number: 10452047
    Abstract: According to one embodiment described herein aim to provide a mobile assist device capable of comprehensively determining (or judging) data output from various sensors, thereby determining (or judging) an item which should be controlled next. The mobile assist device includes a movable body, a sensors mounted on the movable body, and a control module which determines the brightness of the surroundings from an output of the sensor, and also outputs a control signal for controlling the operation of the other instrument based on a result of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignees: QINGDAO HISENSE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Toshiba Visual Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nomoto, Shun Hirao, Hidehito Izawa, Reiko Kawachi, Kunio Honsawa
  • Publication number: 20190130906
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a voice interactive device configure to transmit a voice content to a plurality of voice interactive services through a network, wherein the plurality of voice interactive services are selected based at least in part on the voice content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Takero Kobayashi, Kunio Honsawa, Hidehito Izawa, Reiko Kawachi, Hiroyuki Nomoto
  • Publication number: 20190103116
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an interactive electronic device control system includes an interactive electronic device and an authentication manager. The interactive electronic device sends input voice data to a voice recognition service server and receives a response generated based at least in part on a result of recognizing the voice data by the voice recognition service server and the authentication manager authenticates a mobile terminal connected to the interactive electronic device via a network as an authenticated user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventor: Reiko Kawachi
  • Publication number: 20190045611
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a device includes an instruction unit which records in a recording medium, event-related data of when an event is detected and monitoring data of when the event occurs, and a display data output unit which outputs from the recording medium and plays as display data, the event-related data and a part of the monitoring data corresponding to the event-related data. If there is a specification input to the displayed event-related data, the monitoring data corresponding to the event-related data is played.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Reiko Kawachi, Hidehito Izawa, Kunio Honsawa, Hiroyuki Nomoto
  • Patent number: 10121516
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a device includes an instruction unit which records in a recording medium, event-related data of when an event is detected and monitoring data of when the event occurs, and a display data output unit which outputs from the recording medium and plays as display data, the event-related data and a part of the monitoring data corresponding to the event-related data. If there is a specification input to the displayed event-related data, the monitoring data corresponding to the event-related data is played.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Toshiba Visual Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Reiko Kawachi, Hidehito Izawa, Kunio Honsawa, Hiroyuki Nomoto
  • Publication number: 20180102145
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a device includes an instruction unit which records in a recording medium, event-related data of when an event is detected and monitoring data of when the event occurs, and a display data output unit which outputs from the recording medium and plays as display data, the event-related data and a part of the monitoring data corresponding to the event-related data. If there is a specification input to the displayed event-related data, the monitoring data corresponding to the event-related data is played.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Reiko Kawachi, Hidehito Izawa, Kunio Honsawa, Hiroyuki Nomoto
  • Publication number: 20180101154
    Abstract: According to one embodiment described herein aim to provide a mobile assist device capable of comprehensively determining (or judging) data output from various sensors, thereby determining (or judging) an item which should be controlled next. The mobile assist device includes a movable body, a sensors mounted on the movable body, and a control module which determines the brightness of the surroundings from an output of the sensor, and also outputs a control signal for controlling the operation of the other instrument based on a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nomoto, Shun Hirao, Hidehito Izawa, Reiko Kawachi, Kunio Honsawa
  • Publication number: 20180102914
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a home network includes an information processor which specifies a device to be operated in association with input information, and outputs a control signal to control an operation of the device, and a storage which stores a condition for the information processing unit to control the operation of the device and information to specify the device based on the input information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Reiko Kawachi, Hidehito Izawa, Kunio Honsawa, Hiroyuki Nomoto, Yukinori Yakuwa
  • Publication number: 20180102127
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device determines whether one or more devices should be controlled based on a second utterance input subsequent to a first utterance input from outside in accordance with the first utterance. The electronic device includes a management unit and a controller. The management unit prepares and manages a determination audio data item for determining whether the first utterance is a desired utterance by utterances input from outside at a plurality of times, and determines whether the first utterance is the desired utterance using the prepared and managed determination audio data item. The controller controls the one or more devices based on the second utterance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Hidehito Izawa, Reiko Kawachi, Kunio Honsawa, Hiroyuki Nomoto
  • Publication number: 20080080354
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an optical disc playback equipment includes a reading section which outputs read information based on reflected light of laser light applied to an optical disc, an extracting section which extracts an URL from the read information output from the reading section, a communicating section which communicates with an external device via a network, and a control section which accesses the external device indicated by the URL by use of the communicating section and determines whether or not information can be downloaded when the extracting section detects the URL and generates and outputs a display signal indicating that attention is paid to setting of connection since information cannot be downloaded if the result of determination indicates that information cannot be downloaded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Reiko Kawachi
  • Publication number: 20080080336
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an optical disk reproducing apparatus including a read unit which outputs read information based on a reflected beam of a laser beam irradiated on an optical disk, an extracting unit which extracts URL information from the read information from the read unit, a communication unit which communicates with an external apparatus through a network, and a control unit which, when the extracting unit detects the URL information, compares the URL information with URL information of an access blocking list, downloads a resource through the communication unit depending on the URL information when the URL information is not included in the access blocking list, and stops access when the URL information is included in the access blocking list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Reiko Kawachi, Manabu Koarai
  • Publication number: 20070147770
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a moving image reproducing apparatus which reproduces content including a plurality of compressed streams comprises a display section which generates and outputs a display signal for displaying in list form configurations of a plurality of streams in the content and a plurality of reproducing conditions each stream has extracted by a extracting section, an input section which receives a selection of a stream and a reproducing condition of the stream by a selection on the list display, and a reproducing section which carries out a reproducing operation according to the selection of the stream and its reproducing condition received by the input section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventor: Reiko Kawachi