Patents by Inventor Sohichi Yokota

Sohichi Yokota 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: 6877074
    Abstract: A data server system and a computer apparatus is provided that can process external accesses reliably during mobile use. A main PC set in the suspend or hibernation mode during mobile use is configured so as to read/write data only from/to an MRAM having no mechanically movable parts and capable of withstanding higher levels of vibration than a hard disk drive (HDD) in response to a predetermined operation from a hand-held terminal. A power supply controller keeps power supplied to the MRAM and stops the supply of power to the HDD having mechanically movable parts. Whether or not the main PC is moving is decided automatically by detecting if the main PC is connected to an AC power source, a LAN cable, and a telephone cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Arimasa Naitoh, Shinji Matsushima, Sohichi Yokota
  • Patent number: 6604049
    Abstract: A system using spatial information utilizing a client apparatus carried by a movable body and possessing a central system for providing predetermined information to the client apparatus. The client apparatus consists of a camera for obtaining image information and a positional information obtaining device for obtaining positional information about the location of the client apparatus from a GPS satellite. The apparatus sends the obtained image information obtained and positional information to a central system; and the central system extracts additional information about an object contained in the image information based on the image information and the positional information received and sends the additional information to the client apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Sohichi Yokota
  • Publication number: 20020083280
    Abstract: A data server system and a computer apparatus is provided that can process external accesses reliably during mobile use. A main PC set in the suspend or hibernation mode during mobile use is configured so as to read/write data only from/to an MRAM having no mechanically movable parts and capable of withstanding higher levels of vibration than a hard disk drive (HDD) in response to a predetermined operation from a hand-held terminal. A power supply controller keeps power supplied to the MRAM and stops the supply of power to the HDD having mechanically movable parts. Whether or not the main PC is moving is decided automatically by detecting if the main PC is connected to an AC power source, a LAN cable, and a telephone cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Arimasa Naitoh, Shinji Matsushima, Sohichi Yokota
  • Publication number: 20020045988
    Abstract: Allows a user moving in the open air to obtain information the user wants to obtain about an object in real time. In an example embodiment a spatial information using system comprising a client apparatus carried by a movable body and a central system for providing predetermined information to the client apparatus is provided, wherein: the client apparatus comprises a camera for obtaining image information and a positional information obtaining device for obtaining positional information about the client apparatus from a GPS satellite and sends the obtained image information obtained and positional information to the central system; and the central system extracts additional information about an object contained in the image information based on the image information and the positional information received and sends the additional information to the client apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Sohichi Yokota