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).
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Patent number: 7057602Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 27, 2003Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Tani, Kimiya Yamaashi, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masato Horita, Masayasu Futakawa, Harumi Uchigasaki, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
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Patent number: 6965376Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 1, 2001Date of Patent: November 15, 2005Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Tani, Kimiya Yamaashi, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masayasu Futakawa, Shinya Tanifuji, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
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Publication number: 20040227739Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2004Publication date: November 18, 2004Inventors: Masayuki Tani, Kimiya Yamaashi, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masayasu Futakawa, Shinya Tanifuji, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
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Publication number: 20040085257Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2003Publication date: May 6, 2004Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Tani, Kimiya Yamaashi, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masato Horita, Masayasu Futakawa, Harumi Uchigasaki, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
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Publication number: 20020171628Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2002Publication date: November 21, 2002Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Tani, Kimiya Yamaashi, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masato Horita, Masayasu Futakawa, Harumi Uchigasaki, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
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Patent number: 6441802Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 19, 2000Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Tani, Kimiya Yamaashi, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masato Horita, Masayasu Futakawa, Harumi Uchigasaki, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
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Publication number: 20020075244Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2001Publication date: June 20, 2002Inventors: Masayuki Tani, Kimiya Yamaashi, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masayasu Futakawa, Shinya Tanifuji, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
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Patent number: 6335722Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 24, 1994Date of Patent: January 1, 2002Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Tani, Kimiya Yamaashi, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masayasu Futakawa, Shinya Tanifuji, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
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Patent number: 6100857Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 16, 1999Date of Patent: August 8, 2000Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Tani, Kimiya Yamaashi, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masato Horita, Masayasu Futakawa, Harumi Uchigasaki, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
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Patent number: 5969697Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 13, 1997Date of Patent: October 19, 1999Assignee: Hitachi Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Tani, Kimiya Yamaashi, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masato Horita, Masayasu Futakawa, Harumi Uchigasaki, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
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Patent number: 5880728Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 9, 1997Date of Patent: March 9, 1999Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kimiya Yamaashi, Masayuki Tani, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masayasu Futakawa, Masato Horita, Harumi Uchigasaki, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
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Patent number: 5621429Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 15, 1994Date of Patent: April 15, 1997Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kimiya Yamaashi, Masayuki Tani, Koichiro Tanikoshi, Masayasu Futakawa, Masato Horita, Harumi Uchigasaki, Atsuhiko Nishikawa, Atsuhiko Hirota
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Patent number: 4791554Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 7, 1986Date of Patent: December 13, 1988Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Atsuhiko Hirota, Takashi Owaki, Yasutaka Yamaguchi, Toshihiro Hayashi