Patents by Inventor Kouhei Awaya

Kouhei Awaya 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).

  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20080133238
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention include an information processing apparatus comprising a setting unit configured to set first retrieval criteria including a plurality of items; a storage unit configured to store a designated word in relation to the first retrieval criteria set by the setting unit, into a memory; and a retrieval unit configured to receive a speech input including the word stored in relation to the first retrieval criteria and second retrieval criteria different from the first retrieval criteria, and retrieve data based on both the first retrieval criteria and the second retrieval criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Yamamoto, Kouhei Awaya
  • Information processing apparatus
    Publication number: 20060242331
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided which includes a holding unit configured to hold a setting of the information processing apparatus; a resetting unit configured to reset the setting; a detecting unit configured to detect whether the resetting unit has been operated for a predetermined period of time; and a setting unit configured to set a speech mode when the resetting unit has been operated for the predetermined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayuki Yamada, Yasuo Okutani, Satoshi Ookuma, Tsuyoshi Yagisawa, Kouhei Awaya