Patents by Inventor Kikuo Mitsubo

Kikuo Mitsubo 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).

  • Voice command processing system and computer therefor, and voice command processing method
    Patent number: 7299187
    Abstract: When a user issued voice command does not match grammars registered in advance, the voice command is identified as a sentence (step S305). This sentence is compared with the registered grammars to calculate a similarity (step S307). When the similarity is higher than a first threshold value (TH1), the voice command is executed (step S315). When the similarity is equal to or lower than the first threshold value (TH1) and higher than a second threshold value (TH2), command choices are displayed for the user and the user is permitted to select a command to be executed (step S319). When the similarity is equal to or lower than the second threshold value (TH2), the command is not executed (step S321). Furthermore, once a command has been executed it is added as a grammar, so that it can be identified when next it is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Tahara, Daisuke Tomoda, Kikuo Mitsubo, Yoshinori Atake
  • Voice command processing system and computer therefor, and voice command processing method
    Publication number: 20030154077
    Abstract: When a user issued voice command does not match grammars registered in advance, the voice command is identified as a sentence (step S305). This sentence is compared with the registered grammars to calculate a similarity (step S307). When the similarity is higher than a first threshold value (TH1), the voice command is executed (step S315). When the similarity is equal to or lower than the first threshold value (TH1) and higher than a second threshold value (TH2), command choices are displayed for the user and the user is permitted to select a command to be executed (step S319). When the similarity is equal to or lower than the second threshold value (TH2), the command is not executed (step S321). Furthermore, once a command has been executed it is added as a grammar, so that it can be identified when next it is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Tahara, Daisuke Tomoda, Kikuo Mitsubo, Yoshinori Atake