Patents by Inventor Kohji KUMETANI

Kohji KUMETANI 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).

  • Publication number: 20230023740
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including an input detector that detects a designated position of a display, a tag generator that generates a tag image by associating the position detected by the input detector with input information to be input and displays the generated tag image on the display, and a display processor that displays, on the display, a plurality of pieces of the input information associated with each of a plurality of the tag images generated by the tag generator, based on each of attributes of the plurality of tag images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventor: KOHJI KUMETANI
  • Patent number: 11113018
    Abstract: The content display system of the present invention includes: a first controller which displays content on a display; a second controller which receives a voice; a third controller which generates a command corresponding to the voice received by the second controller, and determines whether the generated command is a change command to change first content being displayed on the display; and a fourth controller which distributes, to the first controller, second content corresponding to the change command when the third controller determines that the command is the change command. The first controller changes a material being displayed on the display from the first content to the second content distributed by the fourth controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kohji Kumetani
  • Publication number: 20210264462
    Abstract: A learning data generation device includes an image acquirer that acquires the captured image of a person in front of a displayer that displays content, a person determiner that determines the behavior of the person on the basis of the captured image acquired by the image acquirer, an evaluation value setter that sets an evaluation value for the content on the basis of the behavior of the person determined by the person determiner, and a learning data generator that generates learning data in which the content and the evaluation value are associated with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: KOHJI KUMETANI
  • Patent number: 11039188
    Abstract: Provided is a content distribution system in which content is distributed from a content distribution apparatus to a plurality of display apparatuses, in which the content distribution apparatus stores the content, acquires information on a connection request source, as connection information on the display apparatus, when a connection request from each of the plurality of display apparatuses is present, groups display apparatuses to which the same content is to be distributed, into one group, among the plurality of display apparatuses, manages one display apparatus, which belongs to the group, as a master display apparatus, and the other display apparatuses as slave display apparatuses, and transmits the content and connection information on the slave display apparatus that belongs to the group, to the master display apparatus. The master display apparatus distributes the content to the slave display apparatus based on the connection information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kohji Kumetani
  • Patent number: 10971150
    Abstract: A speech input device includes a speech input transducer that inputs first speech, a first communicator that transmits first speech data corresponding to the first speech to an external device, a second communicator that receives second speech data from a speech transmission-reception device, a speech output transducer that outputs second speech corresponding to the second speech data, and a controller that generates the first speech data from the first speech and generates the second speech from the second speech data. The controller determines whether or not the second speech data indicates an activation command, and in a case of determining that the second speech data indicates the activation command, the control module prohibits a transmission of the first speech data to the external device for a predetermined period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kohji Kumetani
  • Patent number: 10965973
    Abstract: A content management apparatus manages a content display schedule specifying a time frame for displaying content on a display device. The content management apparatus can reserve to-be-displayed content in an available time frame of the content display schedule. At this time, it is determined whether an attribute of the to-be-reserved content overlaps an attribute of other content in a time frame before or after the time frame where the content is reserved. When the two attributes do not overlap each other, reservation of the content is acceptable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kohji Kumetani
  • Publication number: 20200380198
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including an input detector that detects a designated position of a display, a tag generator that generates a tag image by associating the position detected by the input detector with input information to be input and displays the generated tag image on the display, and a display processor that displays, on the display, a plurality of pieces of the input information associated with each of a plurality of the tag images generated by the tag generator, based on each of attributes of the plurality of tag images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventor: KOHJI KUMETANI
  • Patent number: 10726094
    Abstract: A content distribution system includes: a server device that distributes a content; a display device capable of displaying the content; and a display control device that controls display of the content received from the server device on the display device, in which, in a case where the display control device receives the content from the server device, the display device displays an alternative content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kohji Kumetani
  • Patent number: 10657849
    Abstract: There is provided a contents display apparatus capable of receiving signage data including contents from a contents management apparatus, the contents display apparatus including: an alternative contents storage unit which receives alternative contents from the contents management apparatus and stores the alternative contents; an acknowledgement unit which causes the contents management apparatus to acknowledge validity of the signage data; and a contents display unit which displays contents based on the signage data in a case where the validity of the signage data is acknowledged by the acknowledgement unit and displays the alternative contents in other cases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kohji Kumetani
  • Publication number: 20200120374
    Abstract: A content management apparatus manages a content display schedule specifying a time frame for displaying content on a display device. The content management apparatus can reserve to-be-displayed content in an available time frame of the content display schedule. At this time, it is determined whether an attribute of the to-be-reserved content overlaps an attribute of other content in a time frame before or after the time frame where the content is reserved. When the two attributes do not overlap each other, reservation of the content is acceptable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventor: Kohji KUMETANI
  • Publication number: 20200066227
    Abstract: In a content display system, a server device transmits, to a display device, a plurality of alternative content items including first alternative content corresponding to content, the display of which is controlled by a display control device, and second alternative content other than the first alternative content, and an alternative content display request for requesting display of at least one of the alternative content items. The display device stores the alternative content items received from the server device, determines the alternative content to be displayed from among the alternative content items when the alternative content display request is received, and displays the determined alternative content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventor: KOHJI KUMETANI
  • Publication number: 20200050415
    Abstract: Provided is a content transmission system including a content transmission device and a plurality of display devices. The content transmission device includes a content storage that stores content, a group storage that performs grouping of the plurality of display devices into one or more groups, and stores information relating to the grouping, and a first controller that transmits, to one display device among the grouped display devices, grouping inform nation relating to the grouped display devices, and the content. The one display device includes a receiver that receives the grouping information and the content from the content transmission device, and a second controller that transmits the received content to another display device included in the group based on the grouping information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: Kohji Kumetani
  • Patent number: 10542308
    Abstract: A content management apparatus manages a content display schedule specifying a time frame for displaying content on a display device. The content management apparatus can reserve to-be-displayed content in an available time frame of the content display schedule. At this time, it is determined whether an attribute of the to-be-reserved content overlaps an attribute of other content in a time frame before or after the time frame where the content is reserved. When the two attributes do not overlap each other, reservation of the content is acceptable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kohji Kumetani
  • Publication number: 20200012470
    Abstract: The content display system of the present invention includes: a first controller which displays content on a display; a second controller which receives a voice; a third controller which generates a command corresponding to the voice received by the second controller, and determines whether the generated command is a change command to change first content being displayed on the display; and a fourth controller which distributes, to the first controller, second content corresponding to the change command when the third controller determines that the command is the change command. The first controller changes a material being displayed on the display from the first content to the second content distributed by the fourth controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: KOHJI KUMETANI
  • Patent number: 10484443
    Abstract: A network system includes a server, and the server distributes content and its presentation schedule to a content presentation apparatus at a distribution destination in accordance with an operation performed by an administrator. At this time, not only the business hours in a place where the server is installed and the business hours in a place where the content presentation apparatus is installed, but also the time difference is taken into consideration. When the time difference is taken into consideration, the server distributes content and its presentation schedule to the content presentation apparatus at the distribution destination outside the overlapping business hours in both places.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kohji Kumetani
  • Publication number: 20190333503
    Abstract: A speech input device includes a speech input transducer that inputs first speech, a first communicator that transmits first speech data corresponding to the first speech to an external device, a second communicator that receives second speech data from a speech transmission-reception device, a speech output transducer that outputs second speech corresponding to the second speech data, and a controller that generates the first speech data from the first speech and generates the second speech from the second speech data. The controller determines whether or not the second speech data indicates an activation command, and in a case of determining that the second speech data indicates the activation command, the control module prohibits a transmission of the first speech data to the external device for a predetermined period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventor: KOHJI KUMETANI
  • Publication number: 20190141101
    Abstract: Provided is a content distribution system in which content is distributed from a content distribution apparatus to a plurality of display apparatuses, in which the content distribution apparatus stores the content and connection information on each of the plurality of display apparatuses, groups display apparatuses to which the same content is to be distributed, into one group, among the plurality of display apparatuses, manages one display apparatus, which belongs to the group, as a master display apparatus, and the other display apparatuses as slave display apparatuses, and transmits the content and the connection information on the slave display apparatus that belongs to the group, to the master display apparatus. The master display apparatus makes a connection the slave display apparatus based on the received connection information, and distributes the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventor: KOHJI KUMETANI
  • Publication number: 20190141376
    Abstract: Provided is a content distribution system in which content is distributed from a content distribution apparatus to a plurality of display apparatuses, in which the content distribution apparatus stores the content, acquires information on a connection request source, as connection information on the display apparatus, when a connection request from each of the plurality of display apparatuses is present, groups display apparatuses to which the same content is to be distributed, into one group, among the plurality of display apparatuses, manages one display apparatus, which belongs to the group, as a master display apparatus, and the other display apparatuses as slave display apparatuses, and transmits the content and connection information on the slave display apparatus that belongs to the group, to the master display apparatus. The master display apparatus distributes the content to the slave display apparatus based on the connection information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventor: KOHJI KUMETANI
  • Publication number: 20190065617
    Abstract: A content distribution system includes: a server device that distributes a content; a display device capable of displaying the content; and a display control device that controls display of the content received from the server device on the display device, in which, in a case where the display control device receives the content from the server device, the display device displays an alternative content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: KOHJI KUMETANI
  • Publication number: 20180301069
    Abstract: There is provided a contents display apparatus capable of receiving signage data including contents from a contents management apparatus, the contents display apparatus including: an alternative contents storage unit which receives alternative contents from the contents management apparatus and stores the alternative contents; an acknowledgement unit which causes the contents management apparatus to acknowledge validity of the signage data; and a contents display unit which displays contents based on the signage data in a case where the validity of the signage data is acknowledged by the acknowledgement unit and displays the alternative contents in other cases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Kohji KUMETANI