Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Saito

Hiroaki Saito 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).

  • Publication number: 20200389709
    Abstract: The purpose of this disclosure is to reduce viewer dissatisfaction caused by delays in communication, processing or the like in a system in which a server relays data reception and transmission between a terminal used by a distributor and a terminal used by a viewer. A command processing server which is connected to a command issuing terminal and a command executing terminal comprises: a reception unit which receives a command pertaining to a command execution terminal from a command issuing terminal; a notification unit which notifies the command execution terminal that a command has been received; and an execution instruction unit which transmits, to the command execution terminal, an instruction to execute a command on a command execution terminal, after the command execution terminal has been notified that a command has been received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: DWANGO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo KAWAKAMI, Hiroaki SAITO, Takashi KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20200382821
    Abstract: A content distribution server (111), includes: a communicator (112) that receives live contents transmitted through a network NW from a distributor terminal (121) used by a distributor of a live content; a designator (115) that designates an area in the live content, where another content is superimposed and played; a selector (116) that selects the other content to be played in the area designated; and a controller (113) that generates a distribution content by superimposing the other content selected by the selector (116) in the area designated by the designator (115) in the live content, wherein the communicator (112) distributes the distribution content to a viewer terminal (131) through the network NW.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Nobuo KAWAKAMI, Hiroaki SAITO, Takashi KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20200351527
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a virtual processing server with which comments are randomly posted to the content which has a small number of viewers and comment posts, thereby liven up the content, a control method for a virtual processing server, a content delivery system, and an application program for a terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Hiroaki Saito
  • Patent number: 10807008
    Abstract: A content delivery server that delivers a content screen image of content played by a player terminal to a plurality of viewer terminals, wherein the content delivery server includes a control unit for displaying, on the viewer terminals, options for manipulating an object in the content; and a communication unit that receives, from the viewer terminals, the result selected from among the options; the control unit performing an operation on the object within the content on the basis of the selected result, and the content screen image following the operation on the object being delivered from the communication unit to the player terminal and the viewer terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: DWANGO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Kawakami, Hiroaki Saito, Takashi Kojima, Kenichi Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20200304881
    Abstract: A content distribution server, includes: a storage that stores live content received; a controller that controls distributing the live content stored in the storage as chase content to be played in a delayed manner from the live content received; and a communicator that distributes the live content and the chase content to a viewer terminal, wherein the controller changes a sound of the live content and distributes the sound having been changed to the viewer terminal through the communicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Nobuo KAWAKAMI, Hiroaki SAITO, Takashi KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20200296466
    Abstract: Communications are established between a referring content and a referred content. A content providing server 1 includes an obtainer 11 configured to obtain first post data P1 from a first user terminal 3 on which first content data M1 is being viewed, and second post data P2 from a second user terminal 4 on which second content data M2 is being viewed; and an output unit 12 configured to output the first content data M1 and the first post data P1 to the first user terminal 3, and the second content data M2 and the second post data P2 to the second user terminal 4, and to output, if referring to and outputting the second content data M2 on the first content data M1, the second content data M2 to the first user terminal 3, and the first post data P1 to the second user terminal 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Nobuo KAWAKAMI, Hiroaki SAITO, Takashi KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20200282311
    Abstract: An intervention server according to an aspect of the present invention includes a receiver, a filter, and an intervener. The receiver receives pieces of first user input information from a plurality of audience terminals to which a live play video of a game is distributed. The filter filters the pieces of the first user input information. The intervener intervenes in a progress of the game based on the filtered pieces of the first user input information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Nobuo KAWAKAMI, Hiroaki SAITO, Takashi KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20200277416
    Abstract: A method for producing a vinyl polymer including a polymerization step of using a composition including a microcapsule and polymerizing a vinyl monomer by radical reaction to produce a vinyl polymer, in which the microcapsule has a core/shell structure, and the shell includes a water-soluble polymer and the core includes an organic peroxide. The water-soluble polymer is preferably at least one water-soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, cellulose derivatives, gelatin, poly(meth)acrylic acid derivatives, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and polyethylene oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki SAITO, Toshihiko KAWAKUBO
  • Publication number: 20200276554
    Abstract: A microcapsule includes a core/shell structure, in which the shell includes a water-soluble polymer and the core includes an organic peroxide. The water-soluble polymer is preferably at least one water-soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, gelatin, poly(meth)acrylic acid derivatives, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, and polyethylene oxide. The polyvinyl alcohol is preferably partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol having a degree of saponification of 80% by mole or more and 99.5% by mole or less and an average degree of polymerization of 1,500 or more and 3,500 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Saito, Toshihiko Kawakubo
  • Publication number: 20200252692
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a sense of togetherness to a user viewing content in which a plurality of targets appears. A post providing method comprises: a step in which a user terminal receives post data related to content data in which a plurality of targets appear from an input device and sends the post data to a post providing server; a step in which the post providing server receives the post data related to content data in which a plurality of targets appear from the user terminal; a step in which the post providing server sends post data to the user terminal; and a step in which the user terminal displays the post data received from the post providing server in a display format based on the target corresponding to the user of the user terminal among the plurality of targets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: DWANGO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo KAWAKAMI, Hiroaki SAITO, Takashi KOJIMA
  • Patent number: 10714407
    Abstract: An amplification apparatus includes: a signal splitter for splitting an input radio frequency signal and outputting the resulting split radio frequency signals; a plurality of amplifier units for amplifying the radio frequency signals outputted from the signal splitter, the amplifier units being disposed circularly to form a generally cylindrical shape; a plurality of water cooling heat sinks disposed circularly at positions corresponding to the positions of the plurality of amplifier units so as to cool the plurality of amplifier units by cooling water; and a signal combiner for combining the radio frequency signals outputted from the plurality of amplifier units, respectively, and outputting the resulting combined radio frequency signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: TOKYO KEIKI INC.
    Inventors: Takayuki Ushikubo, Hajime Tamura, Hiroaki Saito, Shunichi Hirano
  • Publication number: 20200171393
    Abstract: A content delivery server that delivers a content screen image of content played by a player terminal to a plurality of viewer terminals, wherein the content delivery server includes a control unit for displaying, on the viewer terminals, options for manipulating an object in the content; and a communication unit that receives, from the viewer terminals, the result selected from among the options; the control unit performing an operation on the object within the content on the basis of the selected result, and the content screen image following the operation on the object being delivered from the communication unit to the player terminal and the viewer terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: DWANGO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo KAWAKAMI, Hiroaki SAITO, Takashi KOJIMA, Kenichi MIYAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10645274
    Abstract: A server apparatus performs communication with a distributor terminal that is used by a distributor of live content, and a viewer terminal that is used by a viewer of the live content. The server apparatus includes a photographing condition acquisition unit, a photographing instruction signal transmission unit, and a photographed image acquisition unit. The photographing condition acquisition unit acquires a photographing condition set by the distributor from the distributor terminal. The photographing instruction signal transmission unit transmits a photographing instruction signal, which allows a photographing operation to be executed in a case where the viewer satisfies the photographing condition, to the viewer terminal. The photographed image acquisition unit acquires a photographed image obtained by the photographing operation from the viewer terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: DWANGO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Kawakami, Hiroaki Saito, Takashi Kojima
  • Publication number: 20200099963
    Abstract: A server controlling a live distribution content that is distributed to a spectator terminal for a cruise service allowing a spectator to cruise around a plurality of live distribution contents is provided. The server includes a selection unit and a determination unit. The selection unit selects a plurality of candidates with respect to each selection opportunity for the spectator to select the live distribution content to be distributed to the spectator terminal. The determination unit determines the live distribution content to be distributed to the spectator terminal on the basis of information indicating an option that is selected by the spectator from a plurality of options. At least one of the plurality of candidates selected in at least one selection opportunity includes a common live distribution content regardless of the live distribution content that is viewed by the spectator at the time of selecting the plurality of candidates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: DWANGO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo KAWAKAMI, Hiroaki SAITO, Takashi KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20200038425
    Abstract: The invention relates to inhibitors of microRNAs 19a and 19b and their use for treating or preventing conditions or diseases which are associated with bone loss, in particular osteoporosis and osteogenesis imperfect (01). The inhibitors are also useful for inducing an anabolic effect in bone, either alone or when administered in combination with parathyroid hormone or a recombinant fragment thereof. The invention further relates to inhibitors of microRNAs 19a and 19b and their use for treating or preventing conditions or diseases which are associated with reduced muscle function, in particular muscle degeneration and muscle atrophy. The inhibitors are also useful for stabilizing and/or strengthening muscle function. In addition, inhibitors of microRNAs 19a and 19b can be used for treating or preventing cancer-related bone destruction or bone metastasis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Hesse, Hanna Taipaleenmäki, Hiroaki Saito
  • Publication number: 20190338773
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a rotary displacement compressor capable of determining whether a check valve has failed, and preventing the life of a compressor body from being reduced when a compression operation stops. In order to achieve the object, a rotary displacement compressor includes a compressor body that compresses a medium by reducing a volume of the medium using rotation; a discharge pipe through which a compressed medium, which is discharged through a discharge port of the compressor body, flows; a check valve that shuts off the compressed medium flowing backward to the compressor body; and a backflow control valve that allows a predetermined rate of the compressed medium to flow backward. The check valve and the backflow control valve are disposed in series via the discharge pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Fuminori KATO, Yoshiyuki KANEMOTO, Hiroaki SAITO, Akihiro YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190298642
    Abstract: Provided is a hair cosmetic to be used by spraying, comprising components (A) and (B), with a content of the component (B) being 50% by mass or more. (A) a non-associating copolymer containing constituent units (a) and (b) and having a neutralization degree of 50% or more and 90% or less. (a) a constituent unit derived from a C3-5 unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid. (b) a constituent unit derived from at least one selected from (b1) and (b2). (b1) a C1-12 fatty acid vinyl ester or a C1-12 aliphatic vinyl ether. (b2) a C3-5 unsaturated monocarboxylic acid C1-6 aliphatic ester or a C3-5 unsaturated monocarboxylic acid C1-6 aliphatic amide, which is optionally substituted with a hydroxy group. (B) water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroaki SAITO
  • Publication number: 20190122957
    Abstract: An amplification apparatus includes: a signal splitter for splitting an input radio frequency signal and outputting the resulting split radio frequency signals; a plurality of amplifier units for amplifying the radio frequency signals outputted from the signal splitter, the amplifier units being disposed circularly to form a generally cylindrical shape; a plurality of water cooling heat sinks disposed circularly at positions corresponding to the positions of the plurality of amplifier units so as to cool the plurality of amplifier units by cooling water; and a signal combiner for combining the radio frequency signals outputted from the plurality of amplifier units, respectively, and outputting the resulting combined radio frequency signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Takayuki USHIKUBO, Hajime TAMURA, Hiroaki SAITO, Shunichi HIRANO
  • Publication number: 20190104249
    Abstract: A server apparatus performs communication with a distributor terminal that is used by a distributor of live content, and a viewer terminal that is used by a viewer of the live content. The server apparatus includes a photographing condition acquisition unit, a photographing instruction signal transmission unit, and a photographed image acquisition unit. The photographing condition acquisition unit acquires a photographing condition set by the distributor from the distributor terminal. The photographing instruction signal transmission unit transmits a photographing instruction signal, which allows a photographing operation to be executed in a case where the viewer satisfies the photographing condition, to the viewer terminal. The photographed image acquisition unit acquires a photographed image obtained by the photographing operation from the viewer terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: DWANGO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Kawakami, Hiroaki Saito, Takashi Kojima
  • Patent number: 9981564
    Abstract: A foreign object detector includes a plurality of first coils and a plurality of second coils. The plurality of first coils are arranged along an upper surface of a power transmission coil. The plurality of second coils are provided to correspond to the plurality of first coils, with the second coils each being arranged to face a corresponding one of the first coils. An outer shape of each of the plurality of first coils and each of the plurality of second coils is smaller than an outer shape of the power transmission coil when the power transmission coil is viewed two-dimensionally from above the power transmission coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KOJIMA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Nakamura, Hideaki Yamada, Makoto Kawaide, Satoru Horiuchi, Hiroaki Saito