Patents by Inventor Hirotada Hirabayashi

Hirotada Hirabayashi 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: 9606981
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a display processor. The display processor is configured to display one or more first strokes on a screen. The display processor is configured to display a plurality of candidates each indicative of one or more handwritten characters in a handwritten document, the plurality of candidates retrieved from the handwritten document by using the one or more first strokes, and is configured to arrange the plurality of candidates in an order determined by using number of strokes of each of the plurality of candidates and to display the plurality of arranged candidates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hirotada Hirabayashi, Yukihiro Kurita
  • Patent number: 9378427
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a display processor, a determiner and a storage processor. The display processor displays on a screen a plurality of strokes input by handwriting. The determiner determines a top-and-bottom direction for each of the plurality of strokes. The storage processor is configured to store in a storage medium handwritten data. The handwritten data includes a plurality of stroke data corresponding to the plurality of strokes, and a plurality of pieces of direction information relating to a top-and-bottom direction each of the plurality of strokes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Hirotada Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20160154580
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method includes displaying a document; receiving first strokes representing a first character made on document, wherein a stroke count of the first strokes is a first number; determining a first handwriting candidate comprising second strokes representing the first character whose stroke count is the first number; determining a second handwriting candidate comprising fourth strokes representing the first character whose stroke count is a second number; displaying the first and second handwriting candidates on; entering the first handwriting candidate into the document, if the first handwriting candidate is selected; and entering the second handwriting candidate into the document, if the second handwriting candidate is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventor: Hirotada Hirabayashi
  • Patent number: 9298366
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device determines, in response to completion of input of Mth stroke, first input candidates of stroke groups by using the 1st to Mth strokes; executes process for displaying at least one of the first input candidates; determine, in response to completion of input of Nth (N>M) stroke, second input candidates by using the 1st to Nth strokes; and executes, process for displaying at least one of the second input candidates on the screen to eliminate overlap with the at least one of the first input candidates displayed on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Hirotada Hirabayashi
  • Patent number: 9274704
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by an electronic apparatus, first stroke data corresponding to a first handwritten stroke and if the first stroke data is received, displaying on a screen a first candidate of a first character string corresponding to a first query of the first handwritten stroke, wherein if second stroke data corresponding to a second handwritten stroke is received continuously after a reception of the first stroke data, and if the first candidate is different from a second candidate of a second character string corresponding to a second query of both the first stroke data and the second stroke data, the second candidate is displayed on the screen with higher priority than the first candidate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Hirotada Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20150278216
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device determines, in response to completion of input of Mth stroke, first input candidates of stroke groups by using the 1st to Mth strokes; executes process for displaying at least one of the first input candidates; determine, in response to completion of input of Nth (N>M) stroke, second input candidates by using the 1st to Nth strokes; and executes, process for displaying at least one of the second input candidates on the screen to eliminate overlap with the at least one of the first input candidates displayed on the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Hirotada Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20150242114
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to input one or more characters corresponding to a plurality of handwritten strokes in a region of a display comprising a plurality of ruled lines at first intervals. The circuitry is configured to adjust a shape of the one or more characters when the size of the one or more characters is n times larger than the first interval, wherein n is greater than 0. The circuitry is configured to display the adjusted one or more characters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Hirotada Hirabayashi, Junichi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20150135065
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a display processor. The display processor is configured to display one or more first strokes on a screen. The display processor is configured to display a plurality of candidates each indicative of one or more handwritten characters in a handwritten document, the plurality of candidates retrieved from the handwritten document by using the one or more first strokes, and is configured to arrange the plurality of candidates in an order determined by using number of strokes of each of the plurality of candidates and to display the plurality of arranged candidates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hirotada Hirabayashi, Yukihiro Kurita
  • Patent number: 9025878
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a display processor configured to display a first locus input by handwriting with a second color equal to a color of a background in an input mode, and to display a second locus input by handwriting with the first color in an erase mode, and a storage module configured to store a first stroke data corresponding to the first locus and a second stroke data corresponding to the second locus, wherein the display processor is configured display an area in which the first locus crosses the second locus with the second color if the first locus is input later than the second locus, and to display the area with the first color if the first locus is input earlier than the second locus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Hirotada Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20150035765
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by an electronic apparatus, first stroke data corresponding to a first handwritten stroke and if the first stroke data is received, displaying on a screen a first candidate of a first character string corresponding to a first query of the first handwritten stroke, wherein if second stroke data corresponding to a second handwritten stroke is received continuously after a reception of the first stroke data, and if the first candidate is different from a second candidate of a second character string corresponding to a second query of both the first stroke data and the second stroke data, the second candidate is displayed on the screen with higher priority than the first candidate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Hirotada Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20140325351
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a display processor, a determiner and a storage processor. The display processor displays on a screen a plurality of strokes input by handwriting. The determiner determines a top-and-bottom direction for each of the plurality of strokes. The storage processor is configured to store in a storage medium handwritten data. The handwritten data includes a plurality of stroke data corresponding to the plurality of strokes, and a plurality of pieces of direction information relating to a top-and-bottom direction each of the plurality of strokes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Hirotada Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20140304586
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device acquires a file, and displays a page on a screen, based on layer information in the file. The file includes first and second layer information. The first layer information includes handwritten data including a plurality of stroke data, a first character string corresponding to the plurality of stroke data, and first information designating a first display area on the page for displaying the first character string or the plurality of the stroke data. The second layer information includes information for displaying content data, a second character string corresponding to the content data, and second information designating a second display area on the page for displaying the second character string or the content data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Hirotada Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20140152543
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system includes a receiver, a controller, and a transmitter. The receiver receives a plurality of stroke data, which correspond to a plurality of strokes handwritten on first contents in a plurality of terminals, from the plurality of terminals. The controller stores the plurality of stroke data in a storage medium, the plurality of stroke data associated with an identifier of a terminal which is a sender. The transmitter transmits to a first terminal of the plurality of terminals one or more first stroke data of the plurality of stroke data. The one or more first stroke data are stroke data associated with an identifier of a terminal other than the first terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Hirotada Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20140079317
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a display processor configured to display a first locus input by handwriting with a second color equal to a color of a background in an input mode, and to display a second locus input by handwriting with the first color in an erase mode, and a storage module configured to store a first stroke data corresponding to the first locus and a second stroke data corresponding to the second locus, wherein the display processor is configured display an area in which the first locus crosses the second locus with the second color if the first locus is input later than the second locus, and to display the area with the first color if the first locus is input earlier than the second locus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Hirotada Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20130300943
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a receiver is configured to calculate first moving average of reception quality information output within first period, to calculate second moving average of the information output within second period, to reproduce a broadcast program based on the strong-layer broadcast signal if the first moving average is lower than first threshold corresponding to the first moving average, and to reproduce a broadcast program based on the weak-layer broadcast signal if the second moving average is higher than second threshold corresponding to the second moving average.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Hirotada Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20110320612
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus comprises a communication device, a first controller, a second controller, and a player. The communication device has a close proximity wireless communication function. The first controller establishes connection between a wireless device and the communication device in a proximity state. The second controller connects the electronic apparatus to a server through the close proximity wireless communication function and a wireless communication function of the wireless device. The player plays a content received from the server through the close proximity wireless communication function and the wireless communication function of the wireless device, to halt playing the content when the proximity state is released during the playing, and resume playing the content when the proximity state is restored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicants: NTT DOCOMO, INC., KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Oka, Ryo Hatano, Hirotada Hirabayashi, Kotaro Fukui, Masaharu Nakatsuchi, Toshiyuki Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20090196339
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transcoding apparatus includes an acquisition module configure to acquire one or more pieces of setting data each including a profile and information on a genre of video content made public on a network, the profile including information on a compression codec, bit rate, and resolution pertaining to transcoding of the video content, and a transcoding module configure to transcode video content based on the profile included in one piece of setting data selected from the setting data acquired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Hirotada Hirabayashi
  • Publication number: 20070222900
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a TV signal receiving apparatus includes a plurality of tuners which receive TV signals and an auto scan controller. The controller executes an auto scan function of scanning an entire range of a frequency band, which is receivable by said plurality of tuners, by scanning a predetermined unit of a frequency and of detecting a channel viewable at an area located therein at the time of scanning, in parallel by using the plurality of tuners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Tatsuo Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Oka, Hirotada Hirabayashi, Yuki Kanbe
  • Publication number: 20040215636
    Abstract: A display control method includes displaying a plurality of saved files and a plurality of folders representing categories which classify the plurality of files on a window, causing to select one of the plurality of displayed folders, and clearing the plurality of folders and the plurality of files which are displayed, and displaying a plurality of other folders as selective candidates in a category represented by a selected folder and the plurality of files, when one of the plurality of displayed folders is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Takehiro Ogawa, Seiichi Nakamura, Hirotada Hirabayashi, Kunio Baba
  • Publication number: 20040205220
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus executes communication with a data storage device via a network. The information processing apparatus includes a unit that designates a section of a stream of data stored in the data storage device, the section being to be downloaded into the information processing apparatus, and a unit that acquires partial data, which includes a stream belonging to the designated section within the stream of the data, from the data storage device via the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Seiichi Nakamura, Hirotada Hirabayashi, Kunio Baba, Takehiro Ogawa