Patents by Inventor KAIKO KUWAMURA

KAIKO KUWAMURA 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: 20210304731
    Abstract: A control device controls an electronic apparatus capable of communicating with an external server and receiving an input of voice information. The control device includes a voice recognition unit and a voice recognition control unit. The voice recognition unit is configured to perform voice information recognition on the inputted voice information. The voice recognition control unit is configured to transmit to the server the voice information and a voice recognition request that the server perform voice information recognition on the voice information and to determine whether or not there has occurred a recognition error in a voice recognition result produced by the server. When there have occurred more recognition errors than a prescribed number, the voice recognition control unit suspends the transmission of the voice recognition request to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Shinya Satoh, Kaiko Kuwamura, Hiroshi Wada
  • Patent number: 11014246
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to urge a user, in a manner easily recognizable to the user, to stop speaking. A control section obtains a voice. The control section includes: a concurrence determination section configured to determine, on the basis of the voice, whether or not concurrent occurrence of speech has taken place; and a driving control section configured to, in a case where the concurrent occurrence of speech has taken place, control a driving section of a robot so as to cause a movable part of the robot to make a deterrence motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kaiko Kuwamura
  • Publication number: 20190111567
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to urge a user, in a manner easily recognizable to the user, to stop speaking. A control section obtains a voice. The control section includes: a concurrence determination section configured to determine, on the basis of the voice, whether or not concurrent occurrence of speech has taken place; and a driving control section configured to, in a case where the concurrent occurrence of speech has taken place, control a driving section of a robot so as to cause a movable part of the robot to make a deterrence motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventor: KAIKO KUWAMURA