Patents by Inventor Hirokazu Kanda

Hirokazu Kanda 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: 20190388727
    Abstract: There is provided a data processing system in which a terminal device and a server apparatus are connected via a network. The terminal device includes a first analysis unit configured to analyze the input data, using software of the terminal device, and a first transmitter configured to transmit the input data and an analysis result. The server apparatus includes a second analysis unit configured to analyze, using software of the server apparatus, the data received from the terminal device, and a second transmitter configured to transmit information for updating the software of the terminal device, based on the analysis result received from the terminal device and an analysis result obtained by the second analysis unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventor: Hirokazu Kanda
  • Patent number: 10356488
    Abstract: An output control system and the like that can control output of a content having a quality the user desires is provided. A client transmits a video content output request to a server. Receiving the output request from the client, the server transmits an advertising content to the client. The client transmits output information presenting the viewing time of the advertising content to the server. The server outputs to the client a video content having a quality corresponding to the viewing time presented by the acquired output information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Kanda, Akihito Iwadate, Shigekatsu Moriya, Yuji Abe
  • Patent number: 10349022
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a hardware processor. The hardware processor is configured to acquire a captured image of an area that includes a display area in which content is displayed by a display device and a peripheral area of the display area; acquire a content image data corresponding to the content; specify a display area in the captured image; produce process information based on the captured image; and perform image processing that includes combining an image based on the content image data with the display area of the captured image by using the process information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihito Iwadate, Hirokazu Kanda, Kenji Sato, Shoichi Okaniwa
  • Patent number: 10304439
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a controller and a display. The controller adds an expression to a displayed face image in accordance with an audio when the audio is output. Further, the controller generates an animation in which a mouth contained in the face image with the expression moves in sync with the audio. The display displays the generated animation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoichi Okaniwa, Hiroaki Negishi, Shigekatsu Moriya, Hirokazu Kanda
  • Publication number: 20180278903
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a hardware processor. The hardware processor is configured to acquire a captured image of an area that includes a display area in which content is displayed by a display device and a peripheral area of the display area; acquire a content image data corresponding to the content; specify a display area in the captured image; produce process information based on the captured image; and perform image processing that includes combining an image based on the content image data with the display area of the captured image by using the process information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihito IWADATE, Hirokazu KANDA, Kenji SATO, Shoichi OKANIWA
  • Publication number: 20170366871
    Abstract: An output control system and the like that can control output of a content having a quality the user desires is provided. A client transmits a video content output request to a server. Receiving the output request from the client, the server transmits an advertising content to the client. The client transmits output information presenting the viewing time of the advertising content to the server. The server outputs to the client a video content having a quality corresponding to the viewing time presented by the acquired output information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu KANDA, Akihito IWADATE, Shigekatsu MORIYA, Yuji ABE
  • Publication number: 20170270701
    Abstract: An image processing device includes a controller and a display. The controller adds an expression to a displayed face image in accordance with an audio when the audio is output. Further, the controller generates an animation in which a mouth contained in the face image with the expression moves in sync with the audio. The display displays the generated animation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoichi OKANIWA, Hiroaki NEGISHI, Shigekatsu MORIYA, Hirokazu KANDA
  • Publication number: 20170251043
    Abstract: A communication device includes: a receiving section which receives beacon information; and a control section which controls access to a predetermined Web page based on an elapsed time from reception of the beacon information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventor: Hirokazu Kanda
  • Publication number: 20170150105
    Abstract: An image delivery method comprising: an acceptance step (S102) of accepting a delivery request of content from an external device, a shape acquisition step (S102, 5109) of acquiring information indicating a shape of a screen which the external device includes, a detection step (S109) of detecting the shape of the screen which is suited to image projection of the content stored in a database (DB), and a delivery step (S112) of delivering the content, which is stored in the database (DB), to the external device accepted in the acceptance step (S102), in accordance with the information acquired in the shape acquisition step (S102, 5109) and the shape of the screen detected in the detection step (S109).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu KANDA, Atsushi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20160277809
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, an information output apparatus includes a content output unit configured to output a content, and a broadcast unit configured to broadcast information related to the content which is being output by the content output unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Yoichi Murayama, Hirokazu Kanda, Akihito Iwadate, Yoshinari Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20160156884
    Abstract: According to a digital signage apparatus, when an instruction for switching of content output on an image formation unit is provided by a switch button on an operation unit, a control unit evaluates the content based on the switch operation. Specifically, when the switch button is pressed during the output of the content by the image formation unit, the control unit gives a minus evaluation point to the section of the content being output at the time of the switch operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Chihiro Toyama, Kazuto Yamamoto, Hirokazu Kanda, Akihito Iwadate, Kazuma Kawahara
  • Patent number: 8453069
    Abstract: A thin client system transmits screen data including one or more windows operated in a server apparatus to a client apparatus, and displays the screen data in the client apparatus. The system includes a list display section, a selection information transmitting section, and an active state setting section. The list display section displays, in the client apparatus, a list of window names of the windows operated in the server apparatus, in response to a list display instruction operation by the user. The selection information transmitting section transmits information that a desired window is selected, when a name of the desired window is selected by the user among the window names displayed by the list display section. The active state setting section renders a window corresponding to the information active in the server apparatus, when the information that the window is selected is transmitted by the selection information transmitting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hirokazu Kanda
  • Patent number: 8078675
    Abstract: A display-operation setting database for defining key arrangements on the input unit (soft keyboard) of a client according to the type of an application which runs on a server is stored in the server beforehand. When the application running on the server is changed according to an input event from the client, definition information on the key arrangement corresponding to the operation application is read from the stored database and transmitted to the client. The key arrangement displayed on the input unit (soft keyboard) of the client is changed to a key arrangement corresponding to the operation application on the basis of the definition information received from the server. Then, a key signal corresponding to the user operation on the basis of the key arrangement is transmuted to the server, thereby specifying the processing of the operation application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hirokazu Kanda
  • Publication number: 20110078621
    Abstract: A thin client system transmits screen data including one or more windows operated in a server apparatus to a client apparatus, and displays the screen data in the client apparatus. The system includes a list display section, a selection information transmitting section, and an active state setting section. The list display section displays, in the client apparatus, a list of window names of the windows operated in the server apparatus, in response to a list display instruction operation by the user. The selection information transmitting section transmits information that a desired window is selected, when a name of the desired window is selected by the user among the window names displayed by the list display section. The active state setting section renders a window corresponding to the information active in the server apparatus, when the information that the window is selected is transmitted by the selection information transmitting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hirokazu Kanda
  • Patent number: 7904513
    Abstract: A client apparatus which transmits a service request to a server apparatus via a network, the server apparatus generating screen information to be displayed on a virtual screen, the screen information including display data and coordinate data corresponding to the service request, the client apparatus comprises an extraction unit configured to extract screen information corresponding to a designated area, which is a partial area of the virtual screen, from the screen information generated by the server apparatus, and a display unit configured to constantly display the screen information extracted by the extraction unit on a constant display area, which is a partial area of a client screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Kanda, Junichi Maeda
  • Publication number: 20090287769
    Abstract: A display-operation setting database for defining key arrangements on the input unit (soft keyboard) of a client according to the type of an application which runs on a server is stored in the server beforehand. When the application running on the server is changed according to an input event from the client, definition information on the key arrangement corresponding to the operation application is read from the stored database and transmitted to the client. The key arrangement displayed on the input unit (soft keyboard) of the client is changed to a key arrangement corresponding to the operation application on the basis of the definition information received from the server. Then, a key signal corresponding to the user operation on the basis of the key arrangement is transmuted to the server, thereby specifying the processing of the operation application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hirokazu Kanda
  • Publication number: 20080059569
    Abstract: A client apparatus which transmits a service request to a server apparatus via a network, the server apparatus generating screen information to be displayed on a virtual screen, the screen information including display data and coordinate data corresponding to the service request, the client apparatus comprises an extraction unit configured to extract screen information corresponding to a designated area, which is a partial area of the virtual screen, from the screen information generated by the server apparatus, and a display unit configured to constantly display the screen information extracted by the extraction unit on a constant display area, which is a partial area of a client screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Kanda, Junichi Maeda
  • Publication number: 20070211066
    Abstract: A screen display control apparatus receives screen update information which represents content of display update. Screen image is updated in an update area in accordance with the received screen update information. When the update area is not in a display range of the display screen and a size of the update area is greater than a predetermined size, the display range of the display screen is moved in order that the display range contains the update area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hirokazu Kanda