Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Toki
Hiroyuki Toki 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).
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Patent number: 11729565Abstract: Method and devices for processing audio signals based on sound profiles are provided. A sound profile can include data related to haptic movement of the audio data which is specific to a left ear or a right ear, demographic information, ethnicity information, age information, location information, social media information, intensity score of the audio data, previous usage information, or device information. A sound profile can be customized for individual user to include the inaudible frequency range at high frequency end and low frequency end. Audio data within the inaudible frequency range can be compensated by haptic movement corresponding to the inaudible frequency range. A sound profile can further include an audio frequency range and its lowest audible volume for a user. A sound profile can be provided to a user without any action from the user's part.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF SILICON VALLEY, INC.Inventors: Rocky Chau-Hsiung Lin, Thomas Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Toki, Koichiro Kanda
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Publication number: 20210352422Abstract: Method and devices for processing audio signals based on sound profiles are provided. A sound profile can include data related to haptic movement of the audio data which is specific to a left ear or a right ear, demographic information, ethnicity information, age information, location information, social media information, intensity score of the audio data, previous usage information, or device information. A sound profile can be customized for individual user to include the inaudible frequency range at high frequency end and low frequency end. Audio data within the inaudible frequency range can be compensated by haptic movement corresponding to the inaudible frequency range. A sound profile can further include an audio frequency range and its lowest audible volume for a user. A sound profile can be provided to a user without any action from the user's part.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Rocky Chau-Hsiung Lin, Thomas Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Toki, Koichiro Kanda
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Patent number: 10986454Abstract: Method and devices for processing audio signals based on sound profiles are provided. A sound profile can include data related to haptic movement of the audio data which is specific to a left ear or a right ear, demographic information, ethnicity information, age information, location information, social media information, intensity score of the audio data, previous usage information, or device information. A sound profile can be customized for individual user to include the inaudible frequency range at high frequency end and low frequency end. Audio data within the inaudible frequency range can be compensated by haptic movement corresponding to the inaudible frequency range. A sound profile can further include an audio frequency range and its lowest audible volume for a user. A sound profile can be provided to a user without any action from the user's part.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF SILICON VALLEY, INC.Inventors: Rocky Chau-Hsiung Lin, Thomas Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Toki, Koichiro Kanda
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Patent number: 10809880Abstract: A method of managing data of an electronic device includes capturing contents from user interfaces of programs displayed on a display of the electronic device. An application layer is displayed on the display when each content is captured. Each content is moved to the application layer in response to a predetermined input. Contents in the application layer are arranged in a first layout, and can be arranged in a second layout when the second layout is selected.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.Inventors: Elizabeth Ann Dykstra Erickson, Hiroyuki Toki, Hsin-Chieh Lin, Hui-Hsuan Lien, Erik Paul Anderson, Chih-Yu Chueh, Yu-Hua Hung
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Publication number: 20180255411Abstract: Method and devices for processing audio signals based on sound profiles are provided. A sound profile can include data related to haptic movement of the audio data which is specific to a left ear or a right ear, demographic information, ethnicity information, age information, location information, social media information, intensity score of the audio data, previous usage information, or device information. A sound profile can be customized for individual user to include the inaudible frequency range at high frequency end and low frequency end. Audio data within the inaudible frequency range can be compensated by haptic movement corresponding to the inaudible frequency range. A sound profile can further include an audio frequency range and its lowest audible volume for a user. A sound profile can be provided to a user without any action from the user's part.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Rocky Chau-Hsiung Lin, Thomas Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Toki, Koichiro Kanda
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Publication number: 20170315684Abstract: A method of managing data of an electronic device includes capturing contents from user interfaces of programs displayed on a display of the electronic device. An application layer is displayed on the display when each content is captured. Each content is moved to the application layer in response to a predetermined input. Contents in the application layer are arranged in a first layout, and can be arranged in a second layout when the second layout is selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: ELIZABETH ANN DYKSTRA ERICKSON, HIROYUKI TOKI, HSIN-CHIEH LIN, HUI-HSUAN LIEN, ERIK PAUL ANDERSON, CHIH-YU CHUEH, YU-HUA HUNG
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Publication number: 20150193195Abstract: Method and devices for processing audio signals based on sound profiles are provided. A reproduction device can request a sound profile based on user information, device information, media metadata or a combination. The sound profiles can be customized and shared across multiple devices. User interfaces allow for the input of information that allows the reproduction device or a server in the cloud to select, modify, store, and analyze sound profiles. Deeper analysis allows for the improvement of sound profiles for individuals and groups. Intensity scoring of a music library can also be conducted.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Rocky Chau-Hsiung Lin, Thomas Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Toki, Koichiro Kanda
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Publication number: 20150193196Abstract: Method and devices for processing audio signals based on intensity of an audio file are provided. A user interface is provided that allows for the intuitive navigation of audio files based on their intensity. A screen of the user interface is displayed, containing a plurality of selection regions. One or more selection regions display a selection option in the selection region to select a group of audio files associated with a similar intensity score. An intensity score of an audio file can be manually changed or assigned by a microprocessor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Rocky Chau-Hsiung Lin, Thomas Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Toki, Koichiro Kanda
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Publication number: 20150195663Abstract: Method and devices for processing signals based on sound and haptic profiles are provided. A reproduction device can request a sound profile or haptic profile based on user information, device information, media metadata or a combination. The sound or haptic profiles can be customized and shared across multiple devices. User interfaces allow for the input of information that allows the reproduction device or a server in the cloud to select, modify, store, and analyze sound profiles. Deeper analysis allows for the improvement of sound and haptic profiles for individuals and groups. Intensity scoring of a music library can also be conducted.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2014Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Rocky Chau-Hsiung Lin, Thomas Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Toki, Koichiro Kanda
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Patent number: 8892233Abstract: Method and devices for processing audio signals based on sound profiles are provided. A reproduction device can request a sound profile based on user information, device information, media metadata or a combination. The sound profiles can be customized and shared across multiple devices. User interfaces allow for the input of information that allows the reproduction device or a server in the cloud to select, modify, store, and analyze sound profiles. Deeper analysis allows for the improvement of sound profiles for individuals and groups. Intensity scoring of a music library can also be conducted.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2014Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Alpine Electronics of Silicon Valley, Inc.Inventors: Rocky Chau-Hsiung Lin, Thomas Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Toki, Koichiro Kanda
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Patent number: 8891794Abstract: Method and devices for processing audio signals based on sound profiles are provided. A reproduction device can request a sound profile based on user information, device information, media metadata or a combination. The sound profiles can be customized and shared across multiple devices. User interfaces allow for the input of information that allows the reproduction device or a server in the cloud to select, modify, store, and analyze sound profiles. Deeper analysis allows for the improvement of sound profiles for individuals and groups. Intensity scoring of a music library can also be conducted.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2014Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Alpine Electronics of Silicon Valley, Inc.Inventors: Rocky Chau-Hsiung Lin, Thomas Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Toki, Koichiro Kanda
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Patent number: 8051388Abstract: There is provided a device having a function of browsing contents obtained through a network. The device includes a display unit, an operation unit, a storing unit configured to store a thumbnail corresponding to a part of a captured image of contents as a bookmark, and a thumbnail rearrangement control unit configured to form a screen displaying stored thumbnails on the display unit while arranging the thumbnails in a ring shape, to accept user designation of a target thumbnail to be moved through the operation unit, to rotate the thumbnails arranged in the ring shape on the screen in response to a user operation through the operation unit while keeping a potion of the target thumbnail at a predetermined position in the screen, and to accept user designation of a target position to which the target thumbnail is to be moved through the operation unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Access Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroyuki Toki
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Publication number: 20110005227Abstract: An exhaust gas heat recovery unit includes a plurality of heat pipes (23) each of which includes a heater-side heat pipe portion (23a) positioned on the side of a heater (21) which heats pure water using heat of exhaust gas discharged from an engine and an evaporator-side heat pipe portion (23b) positioned on the side of an evaporator (22) which evaporates the pure water, heated at the heater-side heat pipe portion (23a), using the heat of the exhaust gas. The pitch of heater-side corrugated fins (28a) on the outer periphery of the heater-side heat pipe portion (23a) is set to substantially half the pitch of evaporator-side corrugated fins (28b) on the outer periphery of the evaporator-side heat pipe portion (23b).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2009Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masao Toi, Tomoki Mabuchi, Hiroyuki Toki, Yasutoshi Yamanaka
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Publication number: 20100282445Abstract: A heat pipe 23 has seven heating unit side heat pipe portions 23a on the side of a heating unit 21 for heating pure water using heat of exhaust gas discharged from an engine, six evaporation unit side heat pipe portions 23b on the side of an evaporation unit 22 for evaporating the pure water heated by each heating unit side heat pipe portion 23a using heat of exhaust gas, and flow rate retardation means 4 for retarding the flow rate of the pure water flowing in the evaporation unit side heat pipe portions. The flow rate retardation means 4 is provided with a merging portion 23c that merges the pure water heated by each heating unit side heat pipe portion, on the evaporation unit side, and whose a flow path cross-sectional area is set to be larger than that of each heating unit side heat pipe portion 23a.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2008Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Tomoki Mabuchi, Masao Toi, Hiroyuki Toki
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Publication number: 20100005387Abstract: A terminal device adapted to display content, comprising a display; a content display means for analyzing data of the content, and rendering and displaying the content on the display based on a result of analyzing; an area designation means for designating an area in the content displayed on the display; an element extraction means for extracting an element which forms the content and at least a part of which is included in the designated area; and a content enlarging and displaying means for enlarging the extracted element relative to a size defined when the area is designated and for displaying the extracted element on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2007Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: Access Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroyuki Toki
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Publication number: 20080282205Abstract: A unified launcher user interface system and method for integrating a plurality of applications in different runtime environments on an electronic device, for example a mobile device is disclosed. The unified launcher user interface system includes a user interface presenting icons representing the plurality of applications configured to run in separate runtime environments, wherein the applications are launched from the unified launcher user interface system within a normalized environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2008Publication date: November 13, 2008Applicant: ACCESS SYSTEMS AMERICAS, INC.Inventors: Elizabeth Dykstra-Erickson, Hiroyuki Toki, Tom Chavez
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Publication number: 20080276194Abstract: A method for fully exposing fully editable text fields on a mobile device is disclosed. The text fields are configured for flags where the flags indicate the type of content stored in the text fields. The method includes assigning a third flag to a disclose property where the disclose property configures the display of editable text in the text field and exposing the text fields according to the third flag.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2008Publication date: November 6, 2008Applicant: ACCESS SYSTEMS AMERICAS, INC.Inventors: Elizabeth Dykstra-Erickson, Hiroyuki Toki, Alison Mettler
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Publication number: 20080059906Abstract: There is provided a device having a function of browsing contents obtained through a network. The device includes a display unit, an operation unit, a storing unit configured to store a thumbnail corresponding to a part of a captured image of contents as a bookmark, and a thumbnail rearrangement control unit configured to form a screen displaying stored thumbnails on the display unit while arranging the thumbnails in a ring shape, to accept user designation of a target thumbnail to be moved through the operation unit, to rotate the thumbnails arranged in the ring shape on the screen in response to a user operation through the operation unit while keeping a potion of the target thumbnail at a predetermined position in the screen, and to accept user designation of a target position to which the target thumbnail is to be moved through the operation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2006Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicant: Access Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroyuki Toki
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Patent number: 5468522Abstract: A method of manufacturing composite magnetic component comprising: a magnetic member or a magnetic base member made of a magnetic material; and a non-magnetic region as a modified magnetic property section being provided in a portion of said magnetic member or magnetic base member in the entire thickness thereof and having a magnetic property modified though composition modified by means of irradiation of an energy beam.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1993Date of Patent: November 21, 1995Assignee: Aichi Steel Works, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshinobu Honkura, Hiroyuki Toki, Toyokatsu Usami