Patents by Inventor Kimiko Tanabe

Kimiko Tanabe 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 for outputting voice of object and device used therefor
    Patent number: 6973430
    Abstract: The present invention detects a voice tone of a player based on input voice information, and then outputs voice data having a voice tone corresponded to the detected voice tone as voice data of an object, to thereby allow the player to operate a game object through voice input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Manabu Nishizawa, Masaki Hirabayashi, Kimiko Tanabe, Kazuya Koshimo
  • Method for outputting voice of object and device used therefor
    Publication number: 20020099539
    Abstract: The present invention detects a voice tone of a player based on input voice information, and then outputs voice data having a voice tone corresponded to the detected voice tone as voice data of an object, to thereby allow the player to operate a game object through voice input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Manabu Nishizawa, Masaki Hirabayahsi, Kimiko Tanabe, Kazuya Koshimo