Patents by Inventor Katsumi YOKOMICHI

Katsumi YOKOMICHI 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).

  • Signal processing apparatus, communication system, method performed by signal processing apparatus, storage medium for signal processing apparatus, method performed by communication terminal, and storage medium for communication terminal to receive text data from another communication terminal in response to a unique texting completion notice
    Patent number: 11836457
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a signal processing apparatus correlates a plurality of communication terminals as a group and enables one-to-many communications in the group. The signal processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry assigns a transmission right to one of the communication terminals in the group. The processing circuitry generates text data based on voice data from said one of the communication terminals in possession of the transmission right. The processing circuitry gives a texting completion notice indicative of completion of texting processing to the communication terminals in the group. The processing circuitry transmits, after the texting completion notice is given, the generated text data to at least one of the communication terminals in the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventors: Hidekazu Hiraoka, Kazuaki Okimoto, Katsumi Yokomichi
  • Signal Processing Apparatus, Communication System, Method Performed By Signal Processing Apparatus, Storage Medium For Signal Processing Apparatus, Method Performed By Communication Terminal, And Storage Medium For Communication Terminal
    Publication number: 20230153549
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a signal processing apparatus correlates a plurality of communication terminals as a group and enables one-to-many communications in the group. The signal processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry assigns a transmission right to one of the communication terminals in the group. The processing circuitry generates text data based on voice data from said one of the communication terminals in possession of the transmission right. The processing circuitry gives a texting completion notice indicative of completion of texting processing to the communication terminals in the group. The processing circuitry transmits, after the texting completion notice is given, the generated text data to at least one of the communication terminals in the group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Hidekazu HIRAOKA, Kazuaki OKIMOTO, Katsumi YOKOMICHI
  • Signal processing apparatus, communication system, method performed by signal processing apparatus, storage medium for signal processing apparatus, method performed by communication terminal, and storage medium for communication terminal to receive text data from another communication terminal in response to a unique texting completion notice
    Patent number: 11568154
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a signal processing apparatus correlates a plurality of communication terminals as a group and enables one-to-many communications in the group. The signal processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry assigns a transmission right to one of the communication terminals in the group. The processing circuitry generates text data based on voice data from said one of the communication terminals in possession of the transmission right. The processing circuitry gives a texting completion notice indicative of completion of texting processing to the communication terminals in the group. The processing circuitry transmits, after the texting completion notice is given, the generated text data to at least one of the communication terminals in the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Science Arts, Inc.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Hiraoka, Kazuaki Okimoto, Katsumi Yokomichi
  • One-to-many communication system
    Patent number: 11490142
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a signal processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry correlates a plurality of communication terminals as a group. The processing circuitry assigns a first transmission right to one of the communication terminals in the group and a second transmission right to one of the communication terminals in the group. The processing circuitry transmits, through a first channel, image data transmitted from the communication terminal which is assigned with the first transmission right to the other communication terminals in the group. The processing circuitry transmits, through a second channel, voice data transmitted from the communication terminal which is assigned with the second transmission right to the other communication terminals in the group. The processing circuitry is configured to permit a single communication terminal to be assigned with both the first and second transmission rights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Science Arts, Inc.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Hiraoka, Kazuaki Okimoto, Katsumi Yokomichi
  • SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD PERFORMED BY SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM FOR SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD PERFORMED BY COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATION TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20190347332
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a signal processing apparatus correlates a plurality of communication terminals as a group and enables one-to-many communications in the group. The signal processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry assigns a transmission right to one of the communication terminals in the group. The processing circuitry generates text data based on voice data from said one of the communication terminals in possession of the transmission right. The processing circuitry gives a texting completion notice indicative of completion of texting processing to the communication terminals in the group. The processing circuitry transmits, after the texting completion notice is given, the generated text data to at least one of the communication terminals in the group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Hidekazu HIRAOKA, Kazuaki OKIMOTO, Katsumi YOKOMICHI
  • Signal processing apparatus, communication system, communication method and storage medium
    Publication number: 20190297361
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a signal processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry correlates a plurality of communication terminals as a group. The processing circuitry assigns a first transmission right to one of the communication terminals in the group and a second transmission right to one of the communication terminals in the group. The processing circuitry transmits, through a first channel, image data transmitted from the communication terminal which is assigned with the first transmission right to the other communication terminals in the group. The processing circuitry transmits, through a second channel, voice data transmitted from the communication terminal which is assigned with the second transmission right to the other communication terminals in the group. The processing circuitry is configured to permit a single communication terminal to be assigned with both the first and second transmission rights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Hidekazu HIRAOKA, Kazuaki OKIMOTO, Katsumi YOKOMICHI