Patents by Inventor Kaori Shibatani

Kaori Shibatani 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).

  • Method and apparatus for fluency language training
    Publication number: 20020072039
    Abstract: A method for language fluency training on a computer system having an audio output device includes invoking a web browser program, receiving a pre-recorded file including a message in a spoken language from a conversation partner, playing the message to a user seeking fluency training in the spoken language from within the web browser program on the audio output device, asynchronously with playing the message, recording a user file including a message in the spoken language from the user in response to the message from within the web browser program, outputting the user file to the conversation partner and to a language instructor, receiving an instruction file including an instruction message in the spoken language from the language instructor in response to the user message and playing the instruction message to the user from within the web browser program on the audio output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Applicant: Minds and Technology
    Inventors: Dimitry Rtischev, Philip L. Hubbard, Leonardo Neumeyer, Kaori Shibatani
  • Method and apparatus for language training
    Patent number: 6302695
    Abstract: A method for language fluency training on a computer system having an audio output device includes invoking a web browser program, receiving a pre-recorded file including a message in a spoken language from a conversation partner, playing the message to a user seeking fluency training in the spoken language from within the web browser program on the audio output device, asynchronously with playing the message, recording a user file including a message in the spoken language from the user in response to the message from within the web browser program, outputting the user file to the conversation partner and to a language instructor, receiving an instruction file including an instruction message in the spoken language from the language instructor in response to the user message and playing the instruction message to the user from within the web browser program on the audio output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Minds and Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dimitry Rtischev, Philip L. Hubbard, Leonardo Neumeyer, Kaori Shibatani