Patents by Inventor Chiharu Takeda

Chiharu Takeda 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).

  • Voice recognition dictionary generation apparatus and voice recognition dictionary generation method
    Patent number: 8706484
    Abstract: A voice recognition dictionary generation apparatus and method for suppressing reduction of processing speed at the time of updating. The apparatus includes an input unit configured to receive a text subjected to voice recognition, a storage unit configured to store the text with respect to each file of a predetermined item, a reading data generation unit configured to analyze the text and generate a reading data, and a voice recognition dictionary configured to include content dictionaries that store therein the reading data of the text with respect to each file of the predetermined item. When the file of the predetermined item including the text stored in the storage unit is updated, a control unit detects a total number of the content dictionaries, and when the total number is smaller than a predetermined limit, the control unit generates the content dictionaries with respect to each updated predetermined item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chiharu Takeda, Fumihiko Aoyama
  • Voice Recognition Dictionary Generation Apparatus and Voice Recognition Dictionary Generation Method
    Publication number: 20100299143
    Abstract: A voice recognition dictionary generation apparatus and method for suppressing reduction of processing speed at the time of updating. The apparatus includes an input unit configured to receive a text subjected to voice recognition, a storage unit configured to store the text with respect to each file of a predetermined item, a reading data generation unit configured to analyze the text and generate a reading data, and a voice recognition dictionary configured to include content dictionaries that store therein the reading data of the text with respect to each file of the predetermined item. When the file of the predetermined item including the text stored in the storage unit is updated, a control unit detects a total number of the content dictionaries, and when the total number is smaller than a predetermined limit, the control unit generates the content dictionaries with respect to each updated predetermined item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Chiharu Takeda, Fumihiko Aoyama