Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Masui
Toshiyuki Masui 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).
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Publication number: 20240020471Abstract: An information processing device, method and program enabling a user to arrive easily at a desired target text is described. A keyword accepting unit accepts a keyword relating to a target text, where the target text is an answer to a FAQ or a product description. A guidance text candidate extracting unit extracts a guidance text candidate including the keyword from within a guidance text dictionary containing guidance text candidates intended for the user to reach a target text have been registered in advance in association with a plurality of target texts. A guidance text candidate presenting unit presents guidance text candidates based on the extracted guidance text candidates to the user. A target text presenting unit extracts from the guidance text dictionary a target text associated with a guidance text candidate selected by the user from the presented guidance text candidates and presents the target text to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventor: Toshiyuki MASUI
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Publication number: 20240020326Abstract: An information processing device, method and program enabling a user to easily arrive at a desired goal sentence or similar is described. An FAQ answer or product explanation page is treated as a goal sentence, said goal sentence being presented to a user to achieve a user goal with regard to an FAQ answer or a product explanation, and keywords, guidance sentence candidates, and goal sentences are associated and stored in a guidance sentence dictionary, such that when a keyword that, more than being related to a goal sentence or similar, is common and easy to think of has been input, a guidance sentence candidate intended to have the user arrive at the goal sentence is extracted, said guidance sentence candidate including said keyword or a similar keyword.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventor: Toshiyuki MASUI
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Publication number: 20170024126Abstract: Text input is corrected on a touch-sensitive display by presenting a list of candidate words in the interface which can be selected by touch input. The candidate list can include candidate words having two or more character types (e.g., Roman, kana, kanji). In one aspect, the candidate list can be scrolled using a finger gesture. When a user's finger traverses a candidate word and the touch is released, the candidate word is inserted into a document being edited. In another aspect, characters can be erased by touching a key (e.g., a backspace or delete key) and making a sliding, swiping, or other finger gesture. A number of characters proportional to a distance (e.g., a linear distance) of the finger gesture across the display are erased. If there are characters in a text input area, those characters are erased first, followed by characters in the document being edited.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Deborah Eileen GOLDSMITH, Takumi TAKANO, Toshiyuki MASUI, Leland Douglas COLLINS, JR., Yasuo KIDA, Kenneth KOCIENDA
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Patent number: 9465536Abstract: Text input is corrected on a touch-sensitive display by presenting a list of candidate words in the interface which can be selected by touch input. The candidate list can include candidate words having two or more character types (e.g., Roman, kana, kanji). In one aspect, the candidate list can be scrolled using a finger gesture. When a user's finger traverses a candidate word and the touch is released, the candidate word is inserted into a document being edited. In another aspect, characters can be erased by touching a key (e.g., a backspace or delete key) and making a sliding, swiping, or other finger gesture. A number of characters proportional to a distance (e.g., a linear distance) of the finger gesture across the display are erased. If there are characters in a text input area, those characters are erased first, followed by characters in the document being edited.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Deborah Eileen Goldsmith, Takumi Takano, Toshiyuki Masui, Leland Douglas Collins, Jr., Yasuo Kida, Kenneth L. Kocienda
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Patent number: 8949743Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and apparatus, including computer program products, for inputting text. A user interface element is presented on a touch-sensitive display of a device. The user interface element is associated with a plurality of characters, at least a subset of which is associated with respective gestures. A user input performing a gesture with respect to the user interface element is received. The character from the subset that is associated with the gesture performed with respect to the user interface element is inputted.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2008Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yasuo Kida, Deborah Eileen Goldsmith, Elizabeth Caroline Furches, Leland Douglas Collins, Jr., Ken Kocienda, Bas Ording, Toshiyuki Masui, Yosuke Kurita, Shin Nishibori, Takumi Takano, Hongwei Guo, Maria Celia Vigil
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Publication number: 20140173494Abstract: Text input is corrected on a touch-sensitive display by presenting a list of candidate words in the interface which can be selected by touch input. The candidate list can include candidate words having two or more character types (e.g., Roman, kana, kanji). In one aspect, the candidate list can be scrolled using a finger gesture. When a user's finger traverses a candidate word and the touch is released, the candidate word is inserted into a document being edited. In another aspect, characters can be erased by touching a key (e.g., a backspace or delete key) and making a sliding, swiping, or other finger gesture. A number of characters proportional to a distance (e.g., a linear distance) of the finger gesture across the display are erased. If there are characters in a text input area, those characters are erased first, followed by characters in the document being edited.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2014Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Deborah Eileen Goldsmith, Takumi Takano, Toshiyuki Masui, Leland Douglas Collins, Jr., Yasuo Kida, Kenneth L. Kocienda
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Patent number: 8661340Abstract: Text input is corrected on a touch-sensitive display by presenting a list of candidate words in the interface which can be selected by touch input. The candidate list can include candidate words having two or more character types (e.g., Roman, kana, kanji). In one aspect, the candidate list can be scrolled using a finger gesture. When a user's finger traverses a candidate word and the touch is released, the candidate word is inserted into a document being edited. In another aspect, characters can be erased by touching a key (e.g., a backspace or delete key) and making a sliding, swiping, or other finger gesture. A number of characters proportional to a distance (e.g., a linear distance) of the finger gesture across the display are erased. If there are characters in a text input area, those characters are erased first, followed by characters in the document being edited.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2008Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Deborah Eileen Goldsmith, Takumi Takano, Toshiyuki Masui, Leland Douglas Collins, Yasuo Kida, Ken Kocienda
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Patent number: 7770557Abstract: A throttle body (2) includes a resin main body (3) defining a bore (7) through which intake air flows, a valve body (60) having a shaft part (20) rotatably supported by the resin body (3) and a valve part (4) for opening and closing the bore (7) of the main body (3), and a resin cover body (40) attached to the main body (3). The cover body (4) is attached to the main body (3) by welding.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2005Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tsutomu Ikeda, Hideki Asano, Mamoru Tateishi, Toshiyuki Masui, Koichi Suzuki, Takashi Tsuge, Tuneaki Aoki, Mikiharu Yoshizaka, Masashi Ozeki
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Publication number: 20090265669Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and apparatus, including computer program products, for inputting text. A user interface element is presented on a touch-sensitive display of a device. The user interface element is associated with a plurality of characters, at least a subset of which is associated with respective gestures. A user input performing a gesture with respect to the user interface element is received. The character from the subset that is associated with the gesture performed with respect to the user interface element is inputted.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2008Publication date: October 22, 2009Inventors: Yasuo Kida, Deborah Eileen Goldsmith, Elizabeth Caroline Furches, Leland Douglas Collins, JR., Ken Kocienda, Bas Ording, Toshiyuki Masui, Yosuke Kurita, Shin Nishibori, Takumi Takano, Hongwei Guo, Maria Celia Vigil
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Patent number: 7581180Abstract: A portable terminal in which the labor in inputting plural characters and a variety of information can be relieved in case limitations are imposed on the number of available keys. The portable terminal includes an LCD 26, a memory 17 for storing the dictionary information comprised of plural words and exemplary sentences, a key input unit 29 for inputting unit characters, a CPU 13 for retrieving from the memory the words and/or exemplary sentences displayed on the LCD 26 based on the input from the key input unit 29 and/or on the character string already finalized, and a jog dial 40. A desired word and/or exemplary sentence is selected from the plural words and/or exemplary sentences retrieved by the CPU 13 responsive to rotation of the jog dial 40 and displayed on the LCD 26 and the information on the finalized character string is generated.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2001Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshiyuki Masui, Tetsuya Kohno, Osamu Sakurai
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Publication number: 20090159043Abstract: A throttle body includes a resin body (3) defining a bore (7) through which intake air flows, and a valve body (60) having a shaft part (20) rotatably supported by the body (3) via a pair of bearing members (24) and a resin valve part (4) for opening and closing the bore (7). End faces (67) of the valve part (4) slidably contacting with end faces (69) of the bearing members (24). The end faces (67) and (69) of at least one of the valve part (4) and the bearing members (24) slidably contacting with each other are formed to have a radius (69r) equal to or larger than a radius (68r) of paths of rotation (68) of radially outer ends (67a) of the end faces (67) of the valve part (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2005Publication date: June 25, 2009Inventors: Hiroshi Asanuma, Toshiyuki Masui, Takashi Tsuge, Masami Tatsukawa, Mikiharu Yoshizaka, Masashi Ozeki
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Publication number: 20090077464Abstract: Text input is corrected on a touch-sensitive display by presenting a list of candidate words in the interface which can be selected by touch input. The candidate list can include candidate words having two or more character types (e.g., Roman, kana, kanji). In one aspect, the candidate list can be scrolled using a finger gesture. When a user's finger traverses a candidate word and the touch is released, the candidate word is inserted into a document being edited. In another aspect, characters can be erased by touching a key (e.g., a backspace or delete key) and making a sliding, swiping, or other finger gesture. A number of characters proportional to a distance (e.g., a linear distance) of the finger gesture across the display are erased. If there are characters in a text input area, those characters are erased first, followed by characters in the document being edited.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Deborah Eileen Goldsmith, Takumi Takano, Toshiyuki Masui, Leland Douglas Collins, JR., Yasuo Kida, Ken Kocienda
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Publication number: 20080063329Abstract: The present invention includes a bearing fixing structure for fixing a bearing in position relative to a resin housing by press-fitting the bearing into a recess formed in the housing. The bearing fixing structure includes a non-contact face formed along the entire inner circumference of the recess of the housing and constructed not to contact with an outer circumferential face of the bearing. Projections are formed on the non-contact face and are arranged along the circumference of the non-contact face. Each projection extends along a press-fitting direction for the bearing, so that the projections can be crushed by the outer circumferential face of the bearing as the bearing is press-fitted into the recess. A sealing face is formed in the recess on the front side of the non-contact face with respect to the press-fitting direction, so that the entire circumference of the outer circumferential face of the bearing can closely contact with the sealing face.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2007Publication date: March 13, 2008Applicants: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hideki ASANO, Hiroshi ASANUMA, Toshiyuki MASUI, Hiroshi TANIMURA
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Publication number: 20080029060Abstract: A throttle body (2) includes a resin main body (3) defining a bore (7) through which intake air flows, a valve body (60) having a shaft part (20) rotatably supported by the resin body (3) and a valve part (4) for opening and closing the bore (7) of the main body (3), and a resin cover body (40) attached to the main body (3). The cover body (4) is attached to the main body (3) by welding.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2005Publication date: February 7, 2008Inventors: Tsutomu Ikeda, Hideki Asano, Mamoru Tateishi, Toshiyuki Masui, Koichi Suzuki, Takashi Tsuge, Tuneaki Aoki, Mikiharu Yoshizaka, Masashi Ozeki
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Patent number: 7137614Abstract: A valve device controls a flow of intake air within a surge tank connected to an engine. The surge tank is divided into a plurality of tank chambers by a partition wall disposed within the surge tank. The valve devices include a valve body and a valve member. The valve body has a frame mounted within a communication opening defined within the partition wall. The valve member is rotatably mounted to the valve body in order to open and close a frame opening defined in the frame. A motor is coupled to the valve member in order to rotate the valve member. The motor includes a stator molded integrally with the valve body.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2004Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshiyuki Masui, Katsuji Ishikawa
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Patent number: 6964018Abstract: A document editing processing apparatus which enables formulation of a hybrid multimedia document containing e.g., an image readily and speedily. Each time a character is input, dictionary retrieval is performed with e.g., an undefined character as a retrieving condition, at the same time as a filename of a multimedia information file is retrieved. The results obtained on dictionary retrieval and the results obtained on file searching are demonstrated on a menu as conversion candidates. Alternatively, a multimedia dictionary is retrieved, using a multimedia dictionary in which the multimedia information has been registered in association with the reading, with the retrieved results being conversion candidates. Still alternatively, dictionary retrieval is executed, with e.g., an undefined character as a retrieving condition, using a word dictionary having the reading associated with multimedia information identifiers. This enables formulation of a hybrid multimedia document containing e.g.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2000Date of Patent: November 8, 2005Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Toshiyuki Masui
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Publication number: 20050188296Abstract: A document editing processing apparatus which enables formulation of a hybrid multimedia document containing e.g., an image readily and speedily. Each time a character is input, dictionary retrieval is performed with e.g., an undefined character as a retrieving condition, at the same time as a filename of a multimedia information file is retrieved. The results obtained on dictionary retrieval and the results obtained on file searching are demonstrated on a menu as conversion candidates. Alternatively, a multimedia dictionary is retrieved, using a multimedia dictionary in which the multimedia information has been registered in association with the reading, with the retrieved results being conversion candidates. Still alternatively, dictionary retrieval is executed, with e.g., an undefined character as a retrieving condition, using a word dictionary having the reading associated with multimedia information identifiers. This enables formulation of a hybrid multimedia document containing e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2005Publication date: August 25, 2005Inventor: Toshiyuki Masui
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Publication number: 20050182794Abstract: A document editing processing apparatus which enables formulation of a hybrid multimedia document containing e.g., an image readily and speedily. Each time a character is input, dictionary retrieval is performed with e.g., an undefined character as a retrieving condition, at the same time as a filename of a multimedia information file is retrieved. The results obtained on dictionary retrieval and the results obtained on file searching are demonstrated on a menu as conversion candidates. Alternatively, a multimedia dictionary is retrieved, using a multimedia dictionary in which the multimedia information has been registered in association with the reading, with the retrieved results being conversion candidates. Still alternatively, dictionary retrieval is executed, with e.g., an undefined character as a retrieving condition, using a word dictionary having the reading associated with multimedia information identifiers. This enables formulation of a hybrid multimedia document containing e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2005Publication date: August 18, 2005Inventor: Toshiyuki Masui
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Publication number: 20050109970Abstract: A valve device controls a flow of intake air within a surge tank connected to an engine. The surge tank is divided into a plurality of tank chambers by a partition wall disposed within the surge tank. The valve devices include a valve body and a valve member. The valve body has a frame mounted within a communication opening defined within the partition wall. The valve member is rotatably mounted to the valve body in order to open and close a frame opening defined in the frame. A motor is coupled to the valve member in order to rotate the valve member. The motor includes a stator molded integrally with the valve body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2004Publication date: May 26, 2005Inventors: Toshiyuki Masui, Katsuji Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20030030743Abstract: The image sensing device adapted to compose an appropriate single picture from a plurality of pictures of different exposures obtained from the same subject, wherein the camera operation is controlled using as a reference the signal of one of said plurality of pictures of different exposures.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2002Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventors: Koji Takahashi, Teruo Hieda, Chikara Satoh, Toshiyuki Masui, Takashi Kobayashi, Katsuji Yoshimura