Patents by Inventor Massaki Kobayashi

Massaki Kobayashi 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).

  • Metadata preparing device, preparing method therefor and retrieving device
    Publication number: 20050228665
    Abstract: A metadata preparing device comprising a content reproducing unit (1) for reproducing and outputting content, a monitor (3) for monitoring the content reproduced by the content reproducing unit, a voice input unit (4), a voice recognition unit (5) for recognizing a voice signal input from the voice input unit, a metadata generation unit (6) for converting information recognized by the voice recognition unit into metadata, and an identification information imparting unit (7) for acquiring identification information that identifies respective parts in the content from the reproduced content supplied from the content reproducing unit, for imparting to metadata, wherein the generated metadata is so constructed as to be associated with respective parts in the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSRIAL CO, LTD.
    Inventors: Massaki Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Sakai, Kenji Matsui, Hiroyasu Kuwano, Masafumi Shimotashiro, Mitsuru Yasukata, Mitsuru Endoh