Patents by Inventor Shiyouichirou Funato

Shiyouichirou Funato 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).

  • CD-ROM retrieval apparatus
    Patent number: 5499221
    Abstract: A portable CD-ROM retrieval apparatus, is provided wherein a CD-ROM drive for loading a CD medium, a display for displaying characters and images, an input specifying section for specifying a desired input operation, an audio section for producing sounds, and a data storage for storing data from the CD-ROM drive and the like are connected together through a control section, these devices being housed in a single cabinet. In accordance with one feature, the apparatus can calculate and display statistical information which depends on frequency of data access to the CD medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1996
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tamotsu Ito, Toshiyuki Oda, Takashi Takeuchi, Shiyouichirou Funato