Patents by Inventor Yoshio IKAI

Yoshio IKAI 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: 10354693
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine a playback mode of sound included in content. The information processing apparatus includes a playback unit configured to play back the sound included in the content in the playback mode determined by the determination unit, at playback of the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ai Matsubara, Kenichi Kuromusha, Yoshihito Nishikawa, Yoshio Ikai, Kazutaka Kimura, Kanta Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9705460
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a learning unit which learns sound level manipulation relating to a sound level of a terminal device used by a user based on information relating to the user. The information processing apparatus includes a determination unit which determines a reproduction mode at the time when the terminal device reproduces an audio contained in a content according to a learning result of the learning unit. The information processing apparatus includes a controller which controls an audio contained in the content in the reproduction mode determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Kuromusha, Yoshihito Nishikawa, Yoshio Ikai, Toru Takei, Kazutaka Kimura, Kanta Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20160072466
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a learning unit which learns sound level manipulation relating to a sound level of a terminal device used by a user based on information relating to the user. The information processing apparatus includes a determination unit which determines a reproduction mode at the time when the terminal device reproduces an audio contained in a content according to a learning result of the learning unit. The information processing apparatus includes a controller which controls an audio contained in the content in the reproduction mode determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Kenichi KUROMUSHA, Yoshihito NISHIKAWA, Yoshio IKAI, Toru TAKEI, Kazutaka KIMURA, Kanta SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20160065888
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine a playback mode of sound included in content. The information processing apparatus includes a playback unit configured to play back the sound included in the content in the playback mode determined by the determination unit, at playback of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Ai MATSUBARA, Kenichi KUROMUSHA, Yoshihito NISHIKAWA, Yoshio IKAI, Kazutaka KIMURA, Kanta SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20150220968
    Abstract: A delivery device according to the present disclosure includes a submission receiving unit, a request receiving unit, and a delivering unit. The submission receiving unit receives submission of second content (for example, an advertisement) provided together with first content (for example, a movie) in a facility (for example, a movie theater). The request receiving unit receives an acquisition request to acquire the second content. The delivering unit delivers information related to the second content corresponding to the acquisition request received by the request receiving unit among pieces of the second content received by the submission receiving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshio IKAI, Katsuhiko WAGA
  • Publication number: 20150220967
    Abstract: A delivery device according to the present disclosure includes a providing unit and a delivering unit. The providing unit provides a sales service related to a space (for example, an advertisement space) of second content (for example, an advertisement) provided together with first content (for example, a movie) in a facility (for example, a movie theater) providing the first content. The delivering unit delivers associated information in which the second content corresponding to a right holder that has acquired a right related to the space in the sales service provided by the providing unit is associated with space information related to the space to the facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshio IKAI, Katsuhiko WAGA