Patents by Inventor Akitomo Kiriyama

Akitomo Kiriyama 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).

  • ROM circuit for reducing sound data
    Patent number: 5038377
    Abstract: A voice synthesis system includes the use of a group of representative sound data for synthesizing voice data. A ROM circuit in the system includes a multilevel address system that stores starting addresses of the representative sound data. The memory capacity required for storing the representative voice data synthesized is reduced by accessing nondistinguishable data through a multilevel address system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiro Kihara, Sigeaki Masuzawa, Takao Maeda, Akitomo Kiriyama