Patents by Inventor Atsuhiko Hirota

Atsuhiko Hirota 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: 7057602
    Abstract: An interactive computer system with plural displays includes a first computer, having an input device and an output including a display and a second computer having an output including display coupled to the first computer. A voice recorder is provided to create an icon representing a recorded voice, and the icon is displayed on the display of the first computer. The input device of the first computer, which may be a mouse, is adapted to drag the icon from the display of the first computer to the display of the second computer, and to reproduce the recorded voice in response to a pointer displayed on the displays and controlled by the input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Tani, Kimiya Yamaashi, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masato Horita, Masayasu Futakawa, Harumi Uchigasaki, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
  • Patent number: 6965376
    Abstract: In a remote operation monitoring system and the like, it is a video processing apparatus capable of intuitively grasping an object operated by an operator and an operation result. The video processing apparatus includes a unit (310, 320, 2104, 2202) for storing information about at least one object displayed on a screen of a display unit; a unit (12, 2105) for designating information about the object; a unit (300, 2201) for searching the store unit based upon the designated information, and for obtaining information within the store unit corresponding to the designated information; and also a unit (20, 2103) for performing a process related to the object based on the obtained information. An operator can readily grasp an object to be operated and a result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Tani, Kimiya Yamaashi, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masayasu Futakawa, Shinya Tanifuji, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
  • Publication number: 20040227739
    Abstract: In a remote operation monitoring system and the like, it is a video processing apparatus capable of intuitively grasping an object operated by an operator and an operation result. The video processing apparatus includes a unit (310, 320, 2104, 2202) for storing information about at least one object displayed on a screen of a display unit; a unit (12, 2105) for designating information about the object; a unit (300, 2201) for searching the store unit based upon the designated information, and for obtaining information within the store unit corresponding to the designated information; and also a unit (20, 2103) for performing a process related to the object based on the obtained information. An operator can readily grasp an object to be operated and a result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Masayuki Tani, Kimiya Yamaashi, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masayasu Futakawa, Shinya Tanifuji, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
  • Publication number: 20040085257
    Abstract: An interactive computer system with plural displays includes a first computer, having an input device and an output including a display and a second computer having an output including display coupled to the first computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Tani, Kimiya Yamaashi, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masato Horita, Masayasu Futakawa, Harumi Uchigasaki, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
  • Publication number: 20020171628
    Abstract: An interactive computer system with plural displays includes a first computer, having an input device and an output including a display and a second computer having an output including display coupled to the first computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Tani, Kimiya Yamaashi, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masato Horita, Masayasu Futakawa, Harumi Uchigasaki, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
  • Patent number: 6441802
    Abstract: An interactive control system with plural displays comprising a plurality of first interactive control apparatus having input device and output device and a second interactive control apparatus connected to the first interactive control apparatus, characterized in having a registering device for registering an attribute of the first interactive control apparatus, a process executing device for executing an input process from the input device of the first interactive control apparatus to the second interactive control apparatus based on the attribute, and an output selecting device for outputting an executing result of the input process by said process executing device to the output device of the first interactive control apparatus corresponding to the attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Tani, Kimiya Yamaashi, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masato Horita, Masayasu Futakawa, Harumi Uchigasaki, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
  • Publication number: 20020075244
    Abstract: In a remote operation monitoring system and the like, it is a video processing apparatus capable of intuitively grasping an object operated by an operator and an operation result. The video processing apparatus includes a unit (310, 320, 2104, 2202) for storing information about at least one object displayed on a screen of a display unit; a unit (12, 2105) for designating information about the object; a unit (300, 2201) for searching the store unit based upon the designated information, and for obtaining information within the store unit corresponding to the designated information; and also a unit (20, 2103) for performing a process related to the object based on the obtained information. An operator can readily grasp an object to be operated and a result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Masayuki Tani, Kimiya Yamaashi, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masayasu Futakawa, Shinya Tanifuji, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
  • Patent number: 6335722
    Abstract: In a remote operation monitoring system and the like, it is a video processing apparatus capable of intuitively grasping an object operated by an operator and an operation result. The video processing apparatus includes a unit (310, 320, 2104, 2202) for storing information about at least one object displayed on a screen of a display unit; a unit (12, 2105) for designating information about the object; a unit (300, 2201) for searching the store unit based upon the designated information, and for obtaining information within the store unit corresponding to the designated information; and also a unit (20, 2103) for performing a process related to the object based on the obtained information. An operator can readily grasp an object to be operated and a result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Tani, Kimiya Yamaashi, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masayasu Futakawa, Shinya Tanifuji, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
  • Patent number: 6100857
    Abstract: An interactive control system with plural displays comprising a plurality of first interactive control apparatus having input device and output device and a second interactive control apparatus connected to the first interactive control apparatus, characterized in having a registering device for registering an attribute of the first interactive control apparatus, a process executing device for executing an input process from the input device of the first interactive control apparatus to the second interactive control apparatus based on the attribute, and an output selecting device for outputting an executing result of the input process by said process executing device to the output device of the first interactive control apparatus corresponding to the attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Tani, Kimiya Yamaashi, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masato Horita, Masayasu Futakawa, Harumi Uchigasaki, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
  • Patent number: 5969697
    Abstract: An interactive control system with plural displays comprising a plurality of first interactive control apparatus having input device and output device and a second interactive control apparatus connected to the first interactive control apparatus, characterized in having a registering device for registering an attribute of the first interactive control apparatus, a process executing device for executing an input process from the input device of the first interactive control apparatus to the second interactive control apparatus based on the attribute, and an output selecting device for outputting an executing result of the input process by said process executing device to the output device of the first interactive control apparatus corresponding to the attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Tani, Kimiya Yamaashi, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masato Horita, Masayasu Futakawa, Harumi Uchigasaki, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
  • Patent number: 5880728
    Abstract: A video data display controlling method and system in which an image in each image area or in each partial image area of each image area to be displayed on a display screen and designated by a user is displayed at a display quality differentiated from other areas not designated. A video data display control unit stores display state data of each displayed image in a display state management table. The video data display control unit changes the display specification or attribute of each image so as to display an image having a high user interest degree with a high display quality and display an image having a low user interest with a low display quality, and transfers the changed display specification to a display specification management table of a video data input unit. A video data input unit controls a video data compressing unit to compress digital video data in accordance with the changed display specification or attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimiya Yamaashi, Masayuki Tani, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masayasu Futakawa, Masato Horita, Harumi Uchigasaki, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
  • Patent number: 5621429
    Abstract: A video data display controlling method and system in which an image in each image area or in each partial image area of each image area to be displayed on a display screen and designated by a user is displayed at a display quality differentiated from other areas not designated. A video data display control unit stores display state data of each displayed image in a display state management table. The video data display control unit changes the display specification or attribute of each image so as to display an image having a high user interest degree with a high display quality and display an image having a low user interest with a low display quality, and transfers the changed display specification to a display specification management table of a video data input unit. A video data input unit controls a video data compressing unit to compress digital video data in accordance with the changed display specification or attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimiya Yamaashi, Masayuki Tani, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masayasu Futakawa, Masato Horita, Harumi Uchigasaki, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
  • Patent number: 4791554
    Abstract: In a computer system for parallelly executing a plurality of tasks by sharing a plurality of resources in a data base of a computer, a use sequence of the resources to be used by each task is inputted to the computer prior to the execution of the tasks. A possibility of deadlock due to sharing of common resources amojng the tasks is checked based on the information on the use sequence, and a deadlock avoidance information table is prepared. When the task issues a start request, the deadlock avoidance information table is referred and the start of the task which has the possibility of the deadlock is delayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Hirota, Takashi Owaki, Yasutaka Yamaguchi, Toshihiro Hayashi