Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Aizu

Hiroyuki Aizu 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: 20150381720
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a data sharing device includes a first storage to store first information; a second storage to store second information that is a copy of the first information; a difference generator to compare, when the first information stored in the first storage is changed, the changed first information with the second information, extract a difference therebetween if any, and generate first difference information indicating the difference; a difference transmitter to transmit the first difference information to another data sharing device; a difference receiver to receive second difference information generated in another data sharing device; a difference reflector to reflect a difference indicated by the second difference information in the first information stored in the first storage, and cause the first difference generator not to generate the first difference information when the difference indicated by the second difference information is reflected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Narumichi SAKAI, Hiroyuki AIZU
  • Publication number: 20150370524
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a content providing device includes a detector, a determination processor, a generator, and a communicating unit. The detector is configured to detect update objects included in a content to be displayed across a plurality of display devices. The update objects are dynamically updated. The determination processor is configured to determine update order in which the update objects are updated. The generator is configured to generate update order information when there is a change in the update order. The update order information includes the update order and information indicating the update objects. The communicating unit is configured to deliver the content to the display devices, and deliver the update order information to the display devices when there is a change in the update order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Mika MINEMATSU, Hiroyuki AIZU
  • Publication number: 20150269131
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a content conversion apparatus includes a converting unit, an analyzing unit, and a program generating unit. The converting unit is configured to convert a graphic element of content. The analyzing unit is configured to analyze a trigger at which a change occurs in a display of the content. The program generating unit is configured to generate a program for realizing the change in response to an input operation corresponding to the trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Mika MINEMATSU, Hiroyuki AIZU, Kotaro ISE
  • Publication number: 20150264150
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus communicates with a first device including a first data file via a network. The communication apparatus includes an indication unit and a request sending unit. The indication unit indicates a first data sending request to send first data from a first position as a start position of the first data file toward a second position as an end position of the first data file. Furthermore, the indication unit indicates a second data sending request to send second data from the second position toward the first position in the first data file. The request sending unit sends the first data sending request and the second data sending request to the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Shunichi GONDO, Hiroyuki AIZU, Hiroshi KAWAZOE
  • Publication number: 20150256626
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a communication device includes a connection establishment unit, a forwarder, and a generator. The connection establishment unit is configured to receive, from a terminal device, a connection request containing identification information of the terminal device, establish a communication connection with the terminal device, and store the identification information and terminal connection information. The forwarder is configured to receive, from a first terminal device, a message to be transmitted from the first terminal device to a second terminal device, and forward the message to the second terminal device, based on forwarding information containing the terminal connection information corresponding to the identification information of the first terminal device, and the terminal connection information corresponding to the identification information of the second terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Daisuke AJITOMI, Keisuke Minami, Hiroshi Kawazoe, Hiroyuki Aizu
  • Patent number: 9131261
    Abstract: An information processor includes a receiver configured to receive, from a first device, a response information request including content identification information for identifying a content in a network; an extraction portion configured to extract a plurality of element information pieces included in the content identification information; a storage to store therein each of conditions for a first element information piece among the plurality of element information pieces, and a response information piece in association with each other; and a generator configured to generate a response message including the response information piece stored in association with a condition that the first element information piece extracted by the extraction portion satisfies among the conditions for the first element information piece stored in the storage portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Daisuke Ajitomi, Hiroyuki Aizu, Keisuke Minami, Kotaro Ise
  • Publication number: 20150249722
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a content providing apparatus includes a receiving unit, an analyzing unit, a determining unit, a changing unit, and a transmitting unit. The receiving unit receives a request for content from a communication terminal. The analyzing unit analyzes the content requested by the communication terminal. The determining unit determines a method for changing the content, based on a result of the analysis by the analyzing unit and communication terminal information indicating performance or state of the communication terminal. The changing unit changes the content by the change method determined by the determining unit. The transmitting unit transmits the content changed by the changing unit to the communication terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Mika MINEMATSU, Hiroyuki AIZU, Narumichi SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20150248347
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a content providing apparatus includes: a receiving unit that receives a request for content from a communication terminal; an obtaining unit that obtains the content according to the request; a rendering unit that renders the content and generates rendering information; a storage that stores therein the rendering information of the content; a judging unit that judges, according to the content, whether a storage area, which stores therein the rendering information, of the storage is overwritable; a allocating unit that allocates the storage area as an overwritable or non-overwritable storage area, according to the judgment result; a determining unit that determines whether to change the content, and determines a change method used when the content is changed; a content changing unit that changes the content, using the rendering information, according to the change method; and a transmitting unit that transmits the changed content to the communication terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Mika MINEMATSU, Hiroyuki Aizu
  • Patent number: 9122544
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus which the communication unit receives a usage request of a resource described in a first format from a program providing apparatus, the conversion unit identifies a resource providing apparatus having the resource as indicated and converts the usage request described in the first format into the usage request described in a second format that can be interpreted by the resource providing apparatus identified, the communication unit transmits the usage request described in the second format to the resource providing apparatus and receives a processing result of the usage request described in the second format from the resource providing apparatus, the conversion unit converts the processing result described in the second format into the processing result described in the first format, and the program execution unit performs an operation according to the processing result described in the first format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daisuke Ajitomi, Kotaro Ise, Hiroyuki Aizu
  • Patent number: 9100688
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a reception apparatus includes a discrimination data receiver configured to receive discrimination data that is transmitted from outside the reception apparatus and that has been associated with display information to be displayed; and an output controller configured to control output of the display information to two or more display screens according to the discrimination data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Chihoko Shigeta, Hiroyuki Aizu, Michihiro Fukushima, Noriya Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20150127719
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing system includes a unique information collector, a response changer, and a response transmitter. The unique information collector is configured to transmit a unique information request to a client apparatus, and receive unique information from the client apparatus. The unique information request is for requesting the unique information of the client apparatus. The response changer is configured to change, based on the unique information, a page included in a page response received from a server apparatus, and output the changed page, the page response responding to a page request transmitted from the client apparatus. The response transmitter is configured to transmit the changed page to the client apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Narumichi SAKAI, Hiroyuki Aizu
  • Publication number: 20140306977
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image drawing region determining module, a virtual buffer allocation module, a physical buffer allocation module, a first converter, and an image drawing module. The image drawing region determining module determines an image drawing region based on first image information. The virtual buffer allocation module allocates virtual addresses to a virtual buffer configured to store the first image information virtually. The physical buffer allocation module allocates physical addresses to a physical buffer configured to store second image information corresponding to the determined image drawing region. The first converter converts at least a part of the allocated virtual addresses into at least a part of the allocated physical addresses. The at least part of the virtual addresses corresponds to the second image information. The image drawing module stores he second image information in the physical buffer based on the physical addresses obtained through the conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Mika Minematsu, Masataka Goto, Hiroyuki Aizu
  • Patent number: 8862607
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a receiving apparatus includes a memory, a first generator, a second generator, a transmitter, a receiver. The memory stores service information including search criteria set in a memory device and a connection method for connecting with the memory device. The first generator generates a common search query that is a search query expressing search conditions used in searching contents and that includes at least a pair of a common search condition attribute and a common search condition attribute value. The second generator generates a search query according to the search criteria specified in the service information with the use of the generated common search query. The transmitter transmits the generated search query to the memory device based on the connection method specified in the service information. The receiver receives, from the memory device, the attribute information obtained as a result of executing the search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Daisuke Ajitomi, Yuji Irie, Hiroyuki Aizu, Naoki Esaka, Kohji Saiki
  • Patent number: 8776203
    Abstract: An access authorizing apparatus includes a receiving unit, a first transmitting/receiving unit, a token issuer and a transmitting unit. A receiving unit receives first approval information indicating that access to the resource in the device has been approved by an access approver, from the first application via the network. A first transmitting/receiving unit transmits an access approval request including the first approval information to the access approving apparatus, and receives access enable/disable information indicating whether the access to the resource by the first application is permitted, from the access approving apparatus. A token issuer, when the access enable/disable information indicates that the access to the resource is permitted, issues token information that gives authority to access the resource to the first application. A transmitting unit transmits the token information issued by the token issuer, to the first application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Daisuke Ajitomi, Keisuke Minami, Shunichi Gondo, Hiroyuki Aizu, Kotaro Ise
  • Publication number: 20140164908
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a content reproducing apparatus includes a determination unit, a decision unit, an acquisition unit and a reproducing unit. The determination unit determines a reproduction condition for first content scheduled to be reproduced. The decision unit decides first acquisition information for acquiring the first content based on the reproduction condition. The acquisition unit acquires the first content using the first acquisition information. The reproducing unit reproduces the first content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shunichi GONDO, Hiroyuki Aizu, Shinya Murai
  • Publication number: 20140143315
    Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment, a communication device conducts connection type data communications. The device includes an application configured to supply or request data by using a connection. The device also includes a termination unit that receives a request of terminating the data communications, and reports, to the application, termination of the connection without terminating the connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi KAWAZOE, Shunichi GONDO, Hiroyuki AIZU
  • Patent number: 8644553
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image display device that displays acquired image frames includes: an image processing unit that detects a location of a target in a first image frame among the image frames and generates a first predicted location of the target in a second image frame acquired at a first time when a predetermined number of frames or predetermined period of time has passed since the first image frame is acquired; a script processing unit that generates at least one tracking image that starts from the location of the target in the first image frame and heads toward the first predicted location in the second image frame; a synthesis unit that generates combined images where the at least one tracking image is put on image frames between the first and second image frame; and a display unit that displays the combined images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Munehiro Tokikura, Hiroyuki Aizu
  • Publication number: 20140009472
    Abstract: An example information processing device includes a first memory that can store graph data indicating at least either nodes or edges constituting a graph and a second memory that can store graph data at an access speed faster than an access speed of the first memory. An obtaining unit obtains relational data containing relationships that can be converted into at least one graph. A determining unit determines whether to store certain graph data in the first or second memory, based on at least any of specification information specifying a storage destination for the certain graph data, or relations of connection with respect to the graph data stored in the first or second memory, and a data size of the relational data. A memory controller stores the certain graph data in the first or second memory based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daisuke AJITOMI, Keisuke MINAMI, Shinya MURAI, Hiroyuki AIZU
  • Publication number: 20130276009
    Abstract: An information processor includes a receiver configured to receive, from a first device, a response information request including content identification information for identifying a content in a network; an extraction portion configured to extract a plurality of element information pieces included in the content identification information; a storage to store therein each of conditions for a first element information piece among the plurality of element information pieces, and a response information piece in association with each other; and a generator configured to generate a response message including the response information piece stored in association with a condition that the first element information piece extracted by the extraction portion satisfies among the conditions for the first element information piece stored in the storage portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daisuke Ajitomi, Hiroyuki Aizu, Keisuke Minami, Kotaro Ise
  • Publication number: 20130247152
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an access device includes a first obtaining unit configured to obtain a first authorization as user authorization; and a second obtaining unit configured to obtain a second authorization as authorization other than the user authorization through communication with a server via an external network. The access device also includes an accessing unit configured to access a function of an access target device via a local network by using the first authorization and the second authorization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Keisuke Minami, Daisuke Ajitomi, Hiroyuki Aizu, Kotaro Ise