Patents by Inventor Kazushige Ito
Kazushige Ito 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: 11587541Abstract: The present disclosure provides method and apparatus for providing personalized songs in automated chatting. A message may be received in a chat flow. Personalized lyrics of a user may be generated based at least on a personal language model of the user in response to the message. A personalized song may be generated based on the personalized lyrics. The personalized song may be provided in the chat flow.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Xianchao Wu, Kazushige Ito, Kazuna Tsuboi
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Patent number: 11341174Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for providing voice-based knowledge through intelligent automated chatting. An input is received. A knowledge message is selected from a set of knowledge messages in response to the input, wherein a length of a voice corresponding to each of the set of knowledge messages is no more than a predefined length. The voice corresponding to the knowledge message is output in a conversation of the intelligent automated chatting.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Xianchao Wu, Kazushige Ito, Daigo Hamura, Keizo Fujiwara, Mina Miyoshi
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Patent number: 11233756Abstract: The present disclosure provides method and apparatus for voice forwarding in automated chatting. A first request for transmitting a voice segment may be received from a first entity in a service group. The voice segment may be received from the first entity. A voice message may be generated based on the voice segment. The voice message may be transmitted based on the first request.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2017Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Xianchao Wu, Kazushige Ito
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Publication number: 20210158789Abstract: The present disclosure provides method and apparatus for providing personalized songs in automated chatting. A message may be received in a chat flow. Personalized lyrics of a user may be generated based at least on a personal language model of the user in response to the message. A personalized song may be generated based on the personalized lyrics. The personalized song may be provided in the chat flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2017Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Xianchao WU, Kazushige ITO, Kazuna TSUBOI
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Publication number: 20210141818Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for providing voice-based knowledge through intelligent automated chatting. An input is received. A knowledge message is selected from a set of knowledge messages in response to the input, wherein a length of a voice corresponding to each of the set of knowledge messages is no more than a predefined length. The voice corresponding to the knowledge message is output in a conversation of the intelligent automated chatting.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Xianchao Wu, Kazushige Ito, Daigo Hamura, Keizo Fujiwara, Mina Miyoshi
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Patent number: 10734818Abstract: An equalization circuit system having a system configuration simplified through reduction of the total number of switches is provided. An electricity storage cell voltage equalization circuit is operated with a square wave voltage generated at a switching node in an electricity storage module voltage equalization circuit as an input voltage, thereby achieving an electricity storage cell voltage equalization circuit without a switch. Typically, the electricity storage cell voltage equalization circuit may be a resonance voltage-doubling rectifier circuit, and the electricity storage module voltage equalization circuit may be a switched capacitor, a resonance voltage-doubling rectifier circuit, a buck-boost converter or the like.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignees: JAPAN CAPACITOR INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyInventors: Masatoshi Uno, Akio Kukita, Kazushige Ito, Tsutomu Sekido
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Publication number: 20200044999Abstract: The present disclosure provides method and apparatus for voice forwarding in automated chatting. A first request for transmitting a voice segment may be received from a first entity in a service group. The voice segment may be received from the first entity. A voice message may be generated based on the voice segment. The voice message may be transmitted based on the first request.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Xianchao Wu, Kazushige Ito
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Publication number: 20180205238Abstract: An equalization circuit system having a system configuration simplified through reduction of the total number of switches is provided. An electricity storage cell voltage equalization circuit is operated with a square wave voltage generated at a switching node in an electricity storage module voltage equalization circuit as an input voltage, thereby achieving an electricity storage cell voltage equalization circuit without a switch. Typically, the electricity storage cell voltage equalization circuit may be a resonance voltage-doubling rectifier circuit, and the electricity storage module voltage equalization circuit may be a switched capacitor, a resonance voltage-doubling rectifier circuit, a buck-boost converter or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2016Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicants: JAPAN CAPACITOR INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyInventors: Masatoshi UNO, Akio KUKITA, Kazushige ITO, Tsutomu SEKIDO
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Patent number: 9445519Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thick-film electrode comprising steps of: (a) applying a conductive paste onto a substrate comprising, (i) 100 parts by weight of a conductive powder, wherein the conductive powder is 16 to 49 weight percent based on the weight of the conductive paste; (ii) 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of a metal additive comprising bismuth (Bi); (iii) 1 to 25 parts by weight of a glass frit; and (iv) 50 to 300 parts by weight of an organic medium; and (b) firing the applied conductive paste to form the thick-film electrode, wherein thickness of the thick-film electrode is 0.5 to 15 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2013Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Kazushige Ito, Kazutaka Ozawa
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Patent number: 9318779Abstract: An electric energy storage system is designed to equally utilize electric energy storage banks during charging/discharging, and keep fluctuation of an input voltage from a charger or an output voltage to a load, within an arbitrary range, while equally utilizing the electric energy storage banks during charging/discharging. The electric energy storage system comprises an electric energy storage module, a charger, a balancing circuit, a voltage detection section, taps led out, respectively, from one of opposite terminals of the electric energy storage module and/or the other terminal of the electric energy storage module and/or one or more of series-connection points between the electric energy storage units, through respective switches, and a switch control section for switching the switches such that one of the taps is connected to one of opposite terminals of the charger. The switch control section is operable to sequentially switch the switches according to progress of the charging.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2012Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignees: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan Capacitor Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi Uno, Akio Kukita, Kazushige Ito, Tsutomu Sekido
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Patent number: 9246027Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solar electrode comprising steps of:(a) stencil printing a conductive paste onto a front side of a semiconductor substrate through a printing mask comprising: (i) 60 wt % to 95 wt % of a conductive powder, (ii) 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of glass frit, (iii) 3 wt % to 30 wt % of an organic medium, (iv) 0.4 wt % to 1.7 wt % of an amide compound, based on the total weight of the conductive paste and (b) firing the applied conductive paste to form an electrode.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2014Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Kazushige Ito, Jean Yang
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Publication number: 20150333197Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solar cell electrode comprising steps of: preparing an N-type solar cell substrate, wherein the N-type solar cell substrate comprises an n-doped semiconductor substrate, a p-type emitter formed on one side of the semiconductor substrate, and a passivation layer formed on the p-type emitter; stencil printing a conductive paste onto the passivation layer through a printing mask, the conductive paste comprising, (i) 60 to 95 wt % of a conductive powder, (ii) 0.4 to 3.0 wt % of an aluminum powder, (iii) 0.1 to 10 wt % of a glass frit, (iv) 3 to 30 wt % of an organic medium, (v) 0.4 to 1.7 wt % of an amide compound, based on the total weight of the conductive paste; and firing the applied conductive paste to form a solar cell electrode in electric contact with the p-type emitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: NORIHIKO TAKEDA, KAZUSHIGE ITO
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Patent number: 9083187Abstract: An electric energy storage apparatus can generate an AC output in a low-loss and low-noise manner without using a DC-DC converter or an inverter. The electric energy storage apparatus comprises: an electric energy storage module group formed by connecting in series electric energy storage modules each comprising one or more electric energy storage elements; a balancing circuit electrically connected to the electric energy storage module group and configured to adjust a voltage to be applied to each of the electric energy storage modules; a first switch group comprising switches each in a path connecting a first terminal and a terminal of one of the series-connected electric energy storage modules; and a second switch group comprising switches each in a path connecting a second terminal and a terminal of one of the series-connected electric energy storage modules. The electric energy storage apparatus may perform a switch changeover in the switch groups.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2012Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignees: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan Capacitor Industrial Co., LTD.Inventors: Kazushige Ito, Tsutomu Sekido, Masatoshi Uno, Akio Kukita
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Publication number: 20140352768Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solar electrode comprising steps of: (a) stencil printing a conductive paste onto a front side of a semiconductor substrate through a printing mask comprising, (i) 60 wt % to 95 wt % of a conductive powder, (ii) 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of glass frit, (iii) 3 wt % to 30 wt % of an organic medium, (iv) 0.4 wt % to 1.7 wt % of polyamide, based on the total weight of the conductive paste and (b) firing the applied conductive paste to form an electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: KAZUSHIGE ITO, JEAN YANG
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Publication number: 20140352774Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solar electrode comprising steps of:(a) stencil printing a conductive paste onto a front side of a semiconductor substrate through a printing mask comprising: (i) 60 wt % to 95 wt % of a conductive powder, (ii) 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of glass frit, (iii) 3 wt % to 30 wt % of an organic medium, (iv) 0.4 wt % to 1.7 wt % of an amide compound, based on the total weight of the conductive paste and (b) firing the applied conductive paste to form an electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: KAZUSHIGE ITO, JEAN YANG
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Publication number: 20140196781Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thick-film electrode comprising steps of: (a) applying a conductive paste onto a substrate comprising, (i) 100 parts by weight of a conductive powder, wherein the conductive powder is 16 to 49 weight percent based on the weight of the conductive paste; (ii) 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of a metal additive comprising bismuth (Bi); (iii) 1 to 25 parts by weight of a glass frit; and (iv) 50 to 300 parts by weight of an organic medium; and (b) firing the applied conductive paste to form the thick-film electrode, wherein thickness of the thick-film electrode is 0.5 to 15 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Kazushige ITO, Kazutaka OZAWA
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Patent number: 8753160Abstract: A method is disclosed for forming a PDP front electrode by applying a particular type of photopolymerizable black paste, drying the black paste, and applying a particular type of photopolymerizable white paste on top of the dried black paste.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Kazushige Ito, Tomonori Ohki
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Patent number: 8716894Abstract: It is an object to provide a circuit for equalizing voltages of energy storage cells, with less number of element and simpler circuit configuration than ever before. A plurality of field-effect transistors are arranged such that each of a plurality of parallel circuits formed, in one of connection states attained by switching of the switches, by connecting in parallel energy storage cells to perform mutual charging and discharging, includes a field-effect transistor adapted to avoid blocking a current having one of opposite polarities in the each of the plurality of parallel circuits, and a field-effect transistor adapted to avoid blocking a current having the other polarity in the each of the plurality of parallel circuits. This makes it possible to perform a voltage equalization operation using a small number of transistors.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2011Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignees: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan Capacitor Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi Uno, Akio Kukita, Kazushige Ito, Tsutomu Sekido, Kaoru Nagata, Kazuhiro Shoji
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Publication number: 20130076225Abstract: A method is disclosed for forming a PDP front electrode by applying a particular type of photopolymerizable black paste, drying the black paste, and applying a particular type of photopolymerizable white paste on top of the dried black paste.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Kazushige Ito, Tomonori Ohki
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Publication number: 20120286578Abstract: [Object] It is an object to provide a circuit for equalizing voltages of energy storage cells, with less number of element and simpler circuit configuration than ever before. [Solution] A plurality of field-effect transistors are arranged such that each of a plurality of parallel circuits formed, in one of connection states attained by switching of the switches, by connecting in parallel energy storage cells to perform mutual charging and discharging, includes a field-effect transistor adapted to avoid blocking a current having one of opposite polarities in the each of the plurality of parallel circuits, and a field-effect transistor adapted to avoid blocking a current having the other polarity in the each of the plurality of parallel circuits. This makes it possible to perform a voltage equalization operation using a small number of transistors.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: November 15, 2012Inventors: Masatoshi UNO, Akio Kukita, Kazushige Ito, Tsutomu Sekido, Kaoru Nagata, Kazuhiro Shoji