Patents by Inventor Katsuhiro Amano

Katsuhiro Amano 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: 9473552
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a device, perform processes including a first generation operation generating first sound data, a storage operation storing the first sound data in a storage device, an acquisition operation acquiring a first value defined based on a storage amount, a determination operation determining whether the first value is larger than a threshold value, a setting operation setting a total time to a first total time in response to the determination operation determining that the first value is larger than the threshold value and to a second total time, which is shorter than the first total time, in response to the determination operation determining that the first value is not larger than the threshold value, and a second generation operation generating the second sound data from a specified number of pieces of the first sound data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Amano
  • Patent number: 9288328
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer readable instructions, when executed by a processor of a communication terminal, perform processes including a first obtaining operation, a second obtaining operation, a first storing operation, a third obtaining operation, a second storing operation, and a communicating operation. The first obtaining operation obtains identification information of wireless modules provided in the communication terminal. The second obtaining operation obtains a transmission channel capacity and/or a delay time for the wireless modules. The first storing operation stores the transmission channel capacities and/or the delay time in association with the identification information of the wireless modules. The third obtaining operation obtains data type information corresponding to plural types of communication data in a remote conference. The second storing operation stores the data type information in association with the identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Amano
  • Patent number: 9264665
    Abstract: A teleconferencing system includes a plurality of teleconferencing servers, a plurality of teleconferencing terminals, and a specification server. The plurality of teleconferencing servers are configured to be connected to one another through a network. Each of the plurality of teleconferencing terminals are configured to conduct a teleconference by transmitting and receiving media data to and from one another. Each one of the plurality of teleconferencing terminals is configured to be connected to one of the plurality of teleconferencing servers. The specification server is configured to be connected to the plurality of teleconferencing servers and is configured to specify a recording server that is configured to record the media data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Amano
  • Patent number: 9148356
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed, instruct the communication apparatus to execute steps comprising acquiring a type of transmission data referring to information about the transmission data, and limiting a search range of a network bandwidth, in response to the acquired type of the transmission data, wherein the network bandwidth is measured by a transmission interval of a transmission of a plurality of packets via a network, and a reception interval of a reception of the plurality of packets via a network. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that further instruct the communication apparatus to execute steps comprising setting the search range according to the limited search range, and transmitting a packet within the limited search range for measuring the network bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Amano, Go Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 9094312
    Abstract: A communication device includes a controller configured to control the communication device to determine whether to permit measurement of a transmission channel bandwidth which is a usable bandwidth in a transmission channel to and from another communication device via a network, based on whether the other communication device satisfies a specified condition, in response to receiving an establishment request that requests establishment of a session from the other communication device, measure the transmission channel bandwidth to and from the other communication device, in response to determining that the measurement of the transmission channel bandwidth is permitted, and communicate with the other communication device using the measured transmission channel bandwidth, in response to measuring the transmission channel bandwidth and receiving a permit command that is a command to permit the establishment of the session with the other communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Amano
  • Publication number: 20150154207
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a device, perform processes including a first generation operation generating first sound data, a storage operation storing the first sound data in a storage device, an acquisition operation acquiring a first value defined based on a storage amount, a determination operation determining whether the first value is larger than a threshold value, a setting operation setting a total time to a first total time in response to the determination operation determining that the first value is larger than the threshold value and to a second total time, which is shorter than the first total time, in response to the determination operation determining that the first value is not larger than the threshold value, and a second generation operation generating the second sound data from a specified number of pieces of the first sound data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Amano
  • Publication number: 20140295780
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer readable instructions, when executed by a processor of a communication terminal, perform processes including a first obtaining operation, a second obtaining operation, a first storing operation, a third obtaining operation, a second storing operation, and a communicating operation. The first obtaining operation obtains identification information of wireless modules provided in the communication terminal. The second obtaining operation obtains a transmission channel capacity and/or a delay time for the wireless modules. The first storing operation stores the transmission channel capacities and/or the delay time in association with the identification information of the wireless modules. The third obtaining operation obtains data type information corresponding to plural types of communication data in a remote conference. The second storing operation stores the data type information in association with the identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Amano
  • Patent number: 8811209
    Abstract: Determining and configuration a transmission period for a communication device may include transmitting measurement data to measure a relay period of a relay device in the network, where the relay period corresponds to an interval of relaying data to another communication device configured to connectable to network. Additionally, the communication device may receive result data indicative of the relay period of the relay device in response to the measurement data from the other communication device, determine the transmission period at which the communication device transmits data to the other communication device based on the relay period, and transmit data to the other communication device via the relay device based on the determined transmission period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Amano
  • Patent number: 8699347
    Abstract: A communication apparatus can perform reliable and stable communication with one or more counterpart apparatuses in a communication network, where the network has plural communication paths in which data communication transmissions are performed according to a predetermined transmission condition. The transmission condition of a communication packet for at least one of the plural communication paths is determined to be different from the predetermined transmission condition if bandwidth measurement is not performed on that communication path while bandwidth measurement is performed on one or more of the other communication paths. Accuracy of measuring available bandwidth in the communication network can be improved because communication paths that perform bandwidth measurements are less impacted by communication paths that do not perform bandwidth measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Amano
  • Publication number: 20130258043
    Abstract: A teleconferencing system includes a plurality of teleconferencing servers, a plurality of teleconferencing terminals, and a specification server. The plurality of teleconferencing servers are configured to be connected to one another through a network. The plurality of teleconferencing terminals are configured to conduct a teleconference by transmitting and receiving media data to and from one another. Each one of the plurality of the teleconferencing terminals is configured to be connected to one of the plurality of the teleconferencing servers. The specification server is configured to be connected to the plurality of the teleconferencing servers and is configured to specify a recording server that is configured to record the media data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Amano
  • Publication number: 20130003594
    Abstract: A communication apparatus may comprise a processor and a memory. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed, instruct the communication apparatus to execute steps comprising acquiring a type of transmission data referring to information about the transmission data, and limiting a search range of a network bandwidth, in response to the acquired type of the transmission data, wherein the network bandwidth is measured by a transmission interval of a transmission of a plurality of packets via a network, and a reception interval of a reception of the plurality of packets via a network. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that further instructs the communication apparatus to execute steps comprising setting the search range according to the limited search range, and transmitting a packet within the limited search range for measuring the network bandwidth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Amano, Go Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 8296662
    Abstract: The image display includes a bandwidth calculating means that calculates bandwidth of image data transmitted from a plurality of computer devices, based on at least any one piece of information about the position and movement of a cursor displayed in a display image and a transmission amount control means that controls data transmission amounts of the plurality of computer devices, based on the bandwidth of the image data. Incidentally, the bandwidth calculating means calculates a priority level from the number of cursors existing in a display frame of each of the computer devices, and determines the bandwidth based on the priority level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Amano
  • Publication number: 20120221714
    Abstract: A communication device includes a controller configured to control the communication device to determine whether to permit measurement of a transmission channel bandwidth which is a usable bandwidth in a transmission channel to and from another communication device via a network, based on whether the other communication device satisfies a specified condition, in response to receiving an establishment request that requests establishment of a session from the other communication device, measure the transmission channel bandwidth to and from the other communication device, in response to determining that the measurement of the transmission channel bandwidth is permitted, and communicate with the other communication device using the measured transmission channel bandwidth, in response to measuring the transmission channel bandwidth and receiving a permit command that is a command to permit the establishment of the session with the other communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Katsuhiro AMANO
  • Patent number: 8246172
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image display device which detects projection region suitable for performing a display of an image and displays an image on the detected projection region. The present invention provides an image display device which displays an image on a projection surface by projecting light on the projection surface. The image display device includes an aptitude detection part which detects an aptitude as the projection surface, and a projection control part which controls projection light such that the an image to be displayed on the projection surface falls within a predetermined projection region in response to a detection result by the aptitude detection part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Amano
  • Publication number: 20120188893
    Abstract: Determining and configuration a transmission period for a communication device may include transmitting measurement data to measure a relay period of a relay device in the network, where the relay period corresponds to an interval of relaying data to another communication device configured to connectable to network. Additionally, the communication device may receive result data indicative of the relay period of the relay device in response to the measurement data from the other communication device, determine the transmission period at which the communication device transmits data to the other communication device based on the relay period, and transmit data to the other communication device via the relay device based on the determined transmission period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Amano
  • Patent number: 8184529
    Abstract: A communication apparatus that includes a media processing device that includes at least one codec and that encodes data, a packet processing device that transmits and receives packet data, a correlation value computation device that computes a correlation value between jitter of packet data transmitted to a partner communication apparatus and jitter of packet data transmitted from the partner communication apparatus, and a session control device that, in a case where the correlation value computed by the correlation value computation device is equal to or larger than a specified value, performs one of an encoding speed conversion within a codec in use, a transmission packet length conversion, a packet transmission interval conversion, a packet transmission priority conversion, and a codec type conversion from the codec in use to another type of codec, based on QoS information of the packet data transmitted from the partner communication apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Amano
  • Publication number: 20120002565
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a communication apparatus that can perform reliable and stable communication with one or more counterpart apparatuses in a communication network, where the network has plural communication paths in which data communication transmissions are performed according to a predetermined transmission condition. The transmission condition of a communication packet for at least one of the plural communication paths is determined to be different from the predetermined transmission condition if bandwidth measurement is not performed on that communication path while bandwidth measurement is performed on one or more of the other communication paths. Accuracy of measuring available bandwidth in the communication network can be improved because communication paths that perform bandwidth measurements are less impacted by communication paths that do not perform bandwidth measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Katsuhiro AMANO
  • Publication number: 20100185955
    Abstract: Included are a receiving unit and a screen resolution mediation means. The receiving unit receives window image data as image data of windows on virtual screens and screen resolution signals of the virtual screens from a plurality of computer devices. When it is determined, based on the screen resolution signals received by the receiving unit, that virtual screens of the plurality of computer devices have different resolutions, the screen resolution mediation means sends screen resolution mediation signals for mediating between the screen resolutions of the virtual screens to a plurality of computer devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masashi Kato, Hirotaka Asakura, Katsuhiro Amano
  • Publication number: 20100097960
    Abstract: A communication apparatus that includes a media processing device that includes at least one codec and that encodes data, a packet processing device that transmits and receives packet data, a correlation value computation device that computes a correlation value between jitter of packet data transmitted to a partner communication apparatus and jitter of packet data transmitted from the partner communication apparatus, and a session control device that, in a case where the correlation value computed by the correlation value computation device is equal to or larger than a specified value, performs one of an encoding speed conversion within a codec in use, a transmission packet length conversion, a packet transmission interval conversion, a packet transmission priority conversion, and a codec type conversion from the codec in use to another type of codec, based on QoS information of the packet data transmitted from the partner communication apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Katsuhiro AMANO
  • Publication number: 20100064260
    Abstract: The image display includes a bandwidth calculating means that calculates bandwidth of image data transmitted from a plurality of computer devices, based on at least any one piece of information about the position and movement of a cursor displayed in a display image and a transmission amount control means that controls data transmission amounts of the plurality of computer devices, based on the bandwidth of the image data. Incidentally, the bandwidth calculating means calculates a priority level from the number of cursors existing in a display frame of each of the computer devices, and determines the bandwidth based on the priority level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Amano